Noosa 360

In February 2025, Sandy met with Noosa Hospital CEO Karl van der Merwe, Director of Finance and Support Services Dean Moore and Ramsay Health Care Australia CEO Carmel Monaghan to check on the emergency expansion progress, with no concerns raised…

Sandy recently joined Noosa Hospital CEO Karl van der Merwe and Director of Finance and Support Services Dean Moore   for an onsite visit and update after the recent Court judgement to overturn the decision by the previous Noosa Council in…

With many residents raising concerns to Sandy and our office that the Noosa Hospital needs ‘saving’, Sandy has stated emphatically that this is completely incorrect. Please see the following statement by Sandy which has more details: The call put out…

Sandy’s advocacy has continued for the required lease extensions which is crucial for our hospital to deliver to our community into the future. As mentioned in our previous June 2023 Noosa 360 update, transitional demountable buildings have been installed to…

Per our update in October 2022, transitional demountable buildings are now installed to triage patients as part of ensuring the Emergency Department operates as efficiently as possible whilst Ramsay continue negotiations with State Government for an expansion. This will reduce…

Noosa Hospital is undergoing a temporary expansion under a Development Approval with Noosa Council, via demountable buildings. These will increase capacity for the Emergency Department and help avoid the need for bypassing to other hospitals and thereby reduce ramping at…

A progress meeting with Shane Mitchell, CEO of Noosa Hospital regarding the lease renewal for 2020 which is currently being finalised. No items of concern.

As mentioned in our July 2025 Noosa 360 update, the Minister for Health advised the closure of the Noosa Dental Clinic was being considered, with more information at yourwebsitedeveloper.com.au/sandy-bolton/wp/proposed-closure-of-noosa-dental-clinic-july-2025. From resident feedback received, there appears to be a lack of…

The Minister for Health has recently advised the following in italics, which outlines that the closure of the Noosa Dental Clinic is being considered due to its low utilisation rate as part of a broader infrastructure review. To inform advocacy,…

Noosa Today May 2025   Pope Francis made positive changes in many realms through equity, compassion and collaboration, and as I raised in a Matters of Public Interest speech last Parliament, leaders must follow his example. As we saw in the…