So much love and appreciation were generated at our Noosa MP Queensland Day Awards Ceremony where over 120 residents gathered to honour 51 deserving and incredible Noosans who give, free of charge, their skills, time and expertise to us. This from a broad range of community sectors including emergency services, sports, environment, animal welfare, heritage, culture and so much more! Thank you to Noosa Today and Cooroy RSL for making the night possible, to St Teresa’s Catholic College’s band for the awesome performance, Richard Hansen MC and to all attendees. To find out more about our award recipients as well as individual photos, please head Noosa 360 at www.SandyBolton.com/Queensland-Day-Awards-2023-Recipients.
Thank you to residents who participated in the Clothing Optional Beaches Survey, which saw over 84% responses in support of Queensland joining other states in providing. As an Independent MP I strive to represent all of our electorate’s diverse viewpoints, and direct feedback is greatly valued to help inform advocacy as we don’t ascribe to the views or ideology of a particular political party, nor my own! The results are now available on our website via Noosa 360 (www.SandyBolton.com/Noosa360).
Our diverse Queensland Crossbench, consisting of the Katter Party, One Nation, the Greens and this Independent, united for the first time this Parliament term over ongoing concerns regarding the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As requested, the government must be upfront about the social and economic costs and ensure all decision-making is open and transparent, with funding and outcomes equitable for all of Queensland, not just South- East Queensland. The hosting of the Olympics has brought excitement and opportunities to so many, however as I said at the signing, we must get the basics right including to ensure there are no further impacts to our already devastating housing and rental situation, as has occurred following previous games documented in the QShelter research. Currently, we have had no responses to our requests for clarity regarding what will be done to ensure that identified impacts are mitigated, and until such time, every Queenslander should remain genuinely concerned. Nine years may seem a long way away, however, it is not when the Queensland Council of Social Service paper highlighted the need for 11,000 social and affordable homes each year for the next 10 years, with only a portion of this amount committed to by governments.
We will be doing a Mobile Office ‘Moby’ in our fabulous Eastern Beaches on Monday 19 June, holding one-on-one appointments for Noosa Electorate residents in Sunshine (1.30 to 2.30pm) and Peregian Beach (3.30 to 4.30pm). Bookings are essential on 5319 3100. Following these appointments, we will be dropping into businesses at Sunshine, Sunrise, Marcus, and Peregian Beach, ending with an MP update at the Peregian Friends and Family AGM.
With so much time between columns and so much to share, please stay ’in the loop’ via Noosa 360 with updates on a range of important issues we are working on. In addition, follow ‘Sandy Bolton MP’ on Facebook to receive information as soon as available including the Friday ‘Wrap’ with news and grant information, and don’t forget to subscribe to our e-newsletter at www.SandyBolton.com/Newsletters. Always, if you have any questions or require assistance regarding state related matters, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 5319 3100 or email noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au.
We look forward to seeing you all shortly!