THE CRISAFULLI Government has delivered almost $20 million in grants to more than 800 not-for-profit community organisations across Queensland in the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF), with over 200 groups awarded the maximum grant of $35,000. The program delivers support to a wide range of projects, assisting with financial costs including facility upgrades, purchasing vehicles, equipment and…
Work has begun on the LNP’s $1 million election commitment to protect Mudjimba Island with the installation of 23 moorings commencing last week. The 23 eco-friendly moorings will enable vessels to anchor safely without damaging fragile corals. The moorings are…
VISITORS to the iconic and very popular Mount Coolum will now find the trip even more comfortable with a new amenities block located at the base of the mountain in the car park, finally open to the public. The new…
THE CRISAFULLI Government recently announced that SMEC Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded the detailed design contract to progress the Sunshine Motorway and West Coolum Road interchange upgrade at Mount Coolum. The project will deliver two new south-facing ramps, providing an additional access point to the motorway…
MUDJIMBA Island and its significant environmental assets will be further protected with the Crisafulli Government investing $1 million to deliver 23 moorings around the island, which will provide enhanced marine protection and contribute to safer eco-tourism. The funding will also…
VANESSA HALL EDITOR The Queensland Crisafulli Government will be committing to a raft of strong laws pertaining to e-mobility devices in response to a Parliamentary Inquiry, which found cause for 28 recommendations to be adopted. Under 16s will no longer be…
Vanessa Hall Editor THE INQUIRY into e-mobility safety and use in Queensland, which was overseen by the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee, was released recently, with the report listing a series of key recommendations in an effort to curtail…
Vanessa Hall Editor SUNSHINE Coast Council Division 9 Councillor Maria Suarez has launched an e-petition addressed to the Honourable Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, asking that a raft of reforms be made to the laws surrounding…
THE LONG-AWAITED toilet block for Mount Coolum is set to break ground from March 2, with construction expected to take ten weeks (weather permitting). Both Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson MP and Sunshine Coast Council Division 8 Councillor Taylor Bunnag…
APPLICATIONS are now open for Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program with the Gambling Community Benefit Fund offering grants up to 35,000 to support community organisations across Queensland. The Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants program supports not-for-profit groups to deliver a range of projects , including renovating…