Noosa 360

Sandy has received notification that following her long-time efforts, the recent Government has committed to legislate to establish an Independent Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). She now calls on the LNP to make the same commitment should they form Government after…

Independent Review of Powers and Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act The Independent Review of Powers and Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act conducted by retired Judge Richard Jones and Barrister Susan Hedge is a vital and welcomed piece of…

Much advocacy has been advanced over the last two years for an independent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Queensland, to address failings in our current system of environmental protections. Queensland is the only State in Australia not to have an…

Following our previous Noosa 360 updates, the Environmental Protection (Powers and Penalties) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 has been introduced into Queensland Parliament. This bill doesn’t cover all community concerns including what is needed to address the inadequacies of…

In April 2022 the Government commissioned an Independent Review of Powers and Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act to be conducted by retired Judge Richard Jones and Barrister Susan Hedge. The Final Report found that the Environmental Protection Act 1994…

Following a meeting last week with Transport & Main Roads (TMR) Ministerial staff during Parliament, and as a follow on from our update of 13 May: TMR is looking into options to require contractors to assess haulage routes for future…

TMR has conducted an Australian National Risk Assessment Model (ANRAM) assessment of Kin Kin Road. Preliminary high-level findings from the assessment include: When ranked in terms of FSI (fatal and severe injury crashes) per kilometre, it is number 316 of…

As an Independent Member of Parliament (MP), Sandy at times is asked about her policies and where she stands on a particular issue. Simply put, her policies are to deliver to the Noosa Electorate outcomes in line with community expectations,…

Thank you to all 506 Noosans who shared their thoughts and priorities for this year, an increase on the previous annual survey. However as always, we would like to see more and encourage suggestions from our community on how we…

Planning and Environment Court outcome Sandy joined Noosa Council and the community at the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday 25 November 2024 to hear His Honour Judge Long SC’s decision on the Noosa Council legal case against the operators of…