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3 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐€๐‹๐’ & ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿš” Every day we are grateful to our men and women ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™€๏ธ who put themselves in danger to keep us and our community safe. Their dedication, selflessness and courage are a constant, and today was a small way to send a massive thank you and congratulations, with a special call out to those awarded including our very own Sergeant Craig Law. Gratitude ๐ŸŒŸ to all in attendance and to Superintendent Craig Hawkins, our District Officer and Assistant Commissioner Darryl Johnson, as well the whole of the Queensland Police Service ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘‰If you would love to know more about a career in policing, please visit www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au or for general information www.police.qld.gov.au. ... See MoreSee Less
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4 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‰๐Ž๐˜๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„! ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿคต In addition to university placements and school traineeships, we also provide to Year 10 students' work experience๐Ÿ˜€. This year we welcomed Nick St Teresa's Catholic Collegeic College whose research included poultry welfare, Voluntary Assisted Dying and electric bikes, as well drafting social media posts and more! Nick is a very impressive young man with a bright future ahead, and we enjoyed his time with us immensely. ๐Ÿ™ ... See MoreSee Less
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5 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐Œ๐ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐„๐๐“ ๐ŸŒฑ ๐๐„๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐“๐„๐๐๐ˆ๐’ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐ŸŽพ For over 40 years, Peregian Tennis Club has been a vital part of our community with three courts for our community to enjoy, made possible by dedicated volunteers!. โšพ๐Ÿ‘ŸThey were successful in their Noosa MP Quick Start application to fund brand new shade covers to give players and spectators a place to shelter from the elements, whether that be rain โ›ˆor shine โ˜€ Fabulous club, fabulous effort!๐Ÿ‘‰Learn more including how to join at peregiantennisclub.com.au ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐˜'๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐‹๐˜'๐–๐‘๐€๐' โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐๐‘๐ˆ๐‹ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’Happy Friday Noosans! ๐Ÿ˜Š After getting drenched this morning on a 545am walk, and cleaning mould off my suits again to head to Parliament, can we have a couple of weeks of fine weather, please? In addition, we are trying a new format to reduce the length of these updates as they grow each week like the mould! ๐Ÿคฃโœ…SIX MILE BRIDGE #7 UPDATE โ€“ with this long advocated for project now finished, we will have a date for the official opening shortly where I look forward to celebrating with everyone!!๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธPOLAIR & EXTRA OFFICERS COMING OUR WAY โ€“ funding has been secured for a police โ€˜chopperโ€™ for the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, with a procurement process to obtain an appropriate aircraft and operator underway. In addition, nearly 100 officers over the next 3 years, though as I raised recently, we need accommodations for them, as well, an increase in Academy capacity. ๐Ÿ‘‰Other police related updates including recruitment, pursuits and more are available on our Noosa 360 update at www.sandybolton.com/police-recruitment-pursuits-and-general-update-march-2024.๐ŸŸ NATIONAL RALLY AGAINST DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE โ€“ Even though I cannot attend the Cotton Tree rally this weekend due to late notice, if you can it will add to the urgencies that I have advocated for including housing and court delays. ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.whatwereyouwearingaus.org/national-rally What Were You Wearing?๐Ÿง MENโ€™S MENTAL HEALTH โ€“ The Men's Table have are launching two Tables (one Day and one Night) in Noosa/Tewantin to support the building of a safe and confidential space to encourage men to share and connect. ๐Ÿ‘‰Monday 20 May - Noosa Tewantin Table 1 - Noosa Golf Club - DAY Table - 11.45am. Registrations are via themenstable.org/noosatewantin1-mon20may๐Ÿ‘‰Wednesday 29 May - Noosa Tewantin Table 2 - Noosa Golf Club - NIGHT Table - 5.30pm Registrations are via themenstable.org/noosa-tewantin-2-wed29may๐Ÿฅ€SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS ๐Ÿ‘‰www.qld.gov.au/community/getting-support-health-social-issue/veterans ๐Ÿฆˆโœ…SHARK NETS NOOSA MP SURVEY RESULTS ๐Ÿ‘‰www.sandybolton.com/shark-nets-on-noosa-main-beach-noosa-mp-survey-results-april-2024 ๐Ÿ”ดINDEPENDENT MPโ€™s PRIVATE MEMBERS MOTION (PMM) on breaches of your privacy!๐Ÿ‘‰ www.sandybolton.com/electoral-laws-and-poltical-parties-update-april-24 ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš–๏ธCOURT TIMEFRAMES ADVOCACY UPDATE ๐Ÿ‘‰ The Attorney Generalโ€™s response to my Question on Notice (QON): www.sandybolton.com/queensland-court-timeframes-april-2024 ๐Ÿ’ฒHIGH FUEL PRICES UPDATE ๐Ÿ‘‰ The Premierโ€™s response to my QON: www.sandybolton.com/fuel-price-monitoring-update-april-2024 ๐ŸŸขINDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (IEPA) UPDATE ๐Ÿ‘‰The Ministerโ€™s response to my QON: documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tableOffice/questionsAnswers/2024/340-2024.pdf ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผBUSINESS GROWTH FUND PROGRAM โ€“ opens 1 May until 14 May. ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/growth-fund ๐Ÿš†MAY RAIL CLOSURE TIMES & DATES โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰1 to 15 May: www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Projects/Works%20Notices/Early%20May%20Track%20Closures.pdf ๐Ÿ‘‰16 to 31 April: www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Projects/Works%20Notices/Late%20May%20Track%20Closures.pdf ๐Ÿ‘‰If you require assistance boarding or an accessible service, please text 0428 774 636, call 13 12 30 or see station staff. For more information, please email customerfeedback@qr.com.auTransport and Main Roads Queensland๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธWORLD IMMUNISATION WEEK ๐Ÿ‘‰ lungfoundation.com.au/lung-health/pneumonia-cold-flu Lung Foundation Australia๐Ÿ’ฌBILL/ INQUIRY CONSULTATIONS โ€“ Subscribe to parliament committees to be notified when submissions open for new bill inquiries and receive other updates via www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Visit-and-learn/Have-Your-Say/Subscribe๐Ÿ‘‰ Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 closing 2 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=236&id=4411 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Resources Safety and Health legislation Amendment Bill 2024 closing 2 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=236&id=4407 ๐Ÿ‘‰ State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger Amendment Bill 2024 closing 2 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=233&id=4410 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Inquiry into the Termination of Pregnancy (Live Births) Amendment Bill 2024 closing 13 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=238&id=4401 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 closing 13 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=251&id=4412 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Inquiry into the Report on Strategic Review of the Queensland Audit Office closing 1 May โ€“ www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=233&id=4379๐‘๐„๐‚๐„๐๐“ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„๐’: (www.sandybolton.com/noosa360) ๐Ÿ“ŒELECTORAL LAWS AND POLITICAL PARTIES (PRIVATE MEMBERโ€™S MOTION) UPDATE APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“ŒTEEWAH COOLOOLA BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR STUDY โ€“ UPDATE #2 APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“ŒMP MEDIA: THE WHOLE NOOSA RIVER STORY โ€“ NOOSA TODAY APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“Œโ€˜NO SMOKINGโ€™ SIGNS APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“ŒSHARK NETS ON NOOSA MAIN BEACH โ€“ NOOSA MP SURVEY RESULTS APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“ŒFUEL PRICE MONITORING UPDATE APRIL 2024๐Ÿ“ŒQUEENSLAND COURT TIMEFRAMES APRIL 2024๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐“๐Ž๐ ๐Œ๐ ๐๐„๐–๐’๐‹๐„๐“๐“๐„๐‘: (www.sandybolton.com/newsletters) ๐Ÿ“ŒTo avoid missing out on important updates, subscribe to receive our monthly newsletter via email at the link above! This will also ensure you are advised when Noosa MP specific surveys are held.๐Ÿ“ŒPaper copies can be picked up from our office at Noosa Civic at the start of every month or posted via โ€˜snail mailโ€™ by calling our office on 53193100.๐Ÿ“ŒLatest newsletter: www.sandybolton.com/newsletter-march-2024-edition-67 ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’:๐Ÿ“ŒQLD Government: www.grants.services.qld.gov.au๐Ÿ“ŒFederal Government: www.grants.gov.au๐Ÿ“ŒNoosa Council: www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/council-grants๐Ÿ“ŒRegional Development Australia: www.rdasunshinecoast.org.au/grants-and-fundingTo finish. There has been misinformation (and more than a dash of โ€˜politickingโ€™?๐Ÿ˜Š) around both our hospital, as well the Youth Justice Reform Committee which has led to many contacting my office. Clarification to both have been sent through to media, however in short, there has not been, or is, any concerns regarding the future of Noosa Hospital, only the slowness of the expansion of the emergency department. Regarding youth crime, this only requires both government and opposition to commit to the recommendations in the tabled report as part of their electioneering. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜ Have a great weekend everyone and I hope to see you regardless of the weather out and about, including at the Pomona Markets ๐Ÿ’– PS I just had to share this pic of a bud and I yesterday at the Tewantin Anzac Day Parade as it is a โ€˜traditionโ€™ we started many years ago. Love our veterans! ๐Ÿ’—๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ™๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™– ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข. ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐‡๐€๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ ๐’๐“ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐‹๐„ ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ โ€˜๐Œ๐Ž๐๐˜โ€™๐Ÿ–๐Ÿš™ Another great morning with businesses and locals, with โ€˜convosโ€™ around the increase of dangerous electric bike and scooter ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™€๏ธ riding, as well smoking and vape usage near shop entrances. We have since liaised with the Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit for the provision of โ€˜no smoking signsโ€™ as well provided an additional avenue if the problem persists ๐Ÿ‘. ๐Ÿ‘‰For individuals or businesses who would like to order a โ€˜no smokingโ€™ sign, please visit www.sandybolton.com/no-smoking-signs-april-2024๐Ÿ‘‰On the reckless riding, as reported in the โ€˜Weekly Wrapโ€™ ๐Ÿ“ฒ, new laws were passed in February including expanding the application of careless riding offences regardless of age at the discretion of police ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ and courts ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš–๏ธ. I asked a Question on Notice (QON) in last Parliament as to what further consideration is being given to a licensing scheme for operators and riders to improve safety. As relayed on this โ€˜Mobyโ€™, please everyone, if you see this dangerous behaviour, report it to Policelink to assist our officers in determining hotspots for targeted operations (www.police.qld.gov.au/policelink-reporting). More information is available on the new laws at www.sandybolton.com/electric-bikes-and-scooters-update-february-2024.Between enjoying visual retail therapy and many questions including on our shark net survey results posted at www.sandybolton.com/shark-nets-on-noosa-main-beach-noosa-mp-survey-results-april-2024, there was essential hugs and lots of laughter! Thank you to all who chatted with us, and apologies to those who we did not want to interrupt whilst busy with wonderful customers!๐Ÿ’– Progress updates and a wealth of local information for businesses and residents alike is available at www.sandybolton.com/noosa360. To stay in the loop, subscribe to our newsletter at www.sandybolton.com/newsletters, which ensures you receive polls and surveys specific to the Noosa State Electorate, as well follow us on Facebook at Sandy Bolton MP ๐Ÿ™Hastings Street Treasure Store Miss Moneypenny's Noosa Alterior Motif Country Road Aqua Day Spa Witchery Noosa Beach House Okanui Seed Heritage ripcurlnoosaville LiveLife Pharmacy Noosa Heads Blue Illusion Village Bookshop ... See MoreSee Less
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SANDY BOLTON MP
Independent Member for Noosa

Suite CB05 Noosa Civic
28 Eenie Creek Rd,
Noosaville QLD 4566

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