THIS month we experienced yet another flooding event – the sixth in Queensland since December, putting further strains and delays to repairing damage from February, and reports of very unwelcomed widespread mould. Thank you to everyone who again stepped up and supported friends, family and neighbours, and to our emergency services teams and volunteers who work tirelessly to keep us safe.
Peregian Beach Surf Lifesaving Club has now secured a 10-year lease of the clubhouse, and with the ongoing assistance of Noosa Heads Surf Lifesaving Club members and the community, we look forward to working together for the needed improvements to the building and looking towards a bright future as a hub for all.
The ongoing housing crisis continues to impact our workers, their families and Noosa businesses, with ‘call outs’ to anyone that has a granny flat or investment property to ‘head lease’ with our community housing providers. Our Housing Action Group members are now transitioning into the newly formed Noosa Housing Round Table (as part of Noosa Council’s upcoming ‘Housing Strategy’), and we look forward to seeing the actions that will come from it. For the latest housing updates, please head to Noosa 360 – https://www.sandybolton.com/housing-action-group-update-april-2022/
With COVID-19 continuing to impact all, including my own staff this month at different times, and with winter and the flu season fast approaching, it is important to keep sanitizing and social distancing where possible to reduce the spread. Second boosters are now available for people aged over 65 and those in high-risk categories. If you are eligible, please head to https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/ to book yourself in!
Our Mobile Offices (or ‘Moby’ as we lovingly call them) are always fabulous and packed full of drop-ins to businesses and chats to residents who cannot ordinarily make the journey into our office. We will be heading to Peregian Village and their markets on August 21 from 8:15 am. If you would like to book in, please contact the office on 5319 3100 or email us at noosa@parliament.gov.qld.au.
A reminder that Our ‘Seeds for Change’ grants are open until May 31, 2022. These are for innovative ideas that can benefit the Noosa electorate! There are $500 grants available for small initiatives and seed funding of $10,000 for one large-scale, collaborative project. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.sandybolton.com/mp-funding-partnerships/
And another reminder – if you haven’t already, please take the opportunity to prepare your emergency action plan to ensure you are ready for any disaster via https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/. Being prepared should be a ‘norm’ in our households, as we will all find it much less stressful to have that evacuation kit handy as opposed to chasing sandbags, as I needed to once again!
May the cooler months give our frontline teams a much-needed break, and time for our community to ‘dry out’!