MP MEDIA: THE WHOLE NOOSA RIVER STORY – NOOSA TODAY APRIL 2024
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 12th...
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The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 12th...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Apr 22, 2024 | Environment & Animal Protection, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services
The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has commenced a study on beach driving, funded by the Queensland Government’s Motor Accident Insurance Commission, and are seeking participants who have driven on Noosa Northshore,...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Apr 11, 2024 | Environment & Animal Protection, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services
In response to resident concerns regarding the lack of speed cameras on Teewah Beach, Sandy asked a Question on Notice (QON) to the Queensland Minister for Police. Their full response is below and can be viewed in the official...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Mar 22, 2024 | Environment & Animal Protection, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services
Sandy has continued advocacy on the issues impacting Cooloola and the Noosa North Shore including...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Jan 22, 2024 | Environment & Animal Protection, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services, Transport and Main Roads
Our office has been provided the following enforcement statistics collected during one of the targeted operations for Noosa North shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island between 27/12/2023 and 30/12/2023: Enforcement type...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Jan 17, 2024 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads
As mentioned in our September 2023 Noosa 360 update, Maritime Safety QLD (MSQ) initiated new speed...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 21, 2023 | Environment & Animal Protection, Transport and Main Roads
On the lead up to any peak period, Sandy advocates to ensure our frontliners have additional...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Sep 22, 2023 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads
Following community consultation in February 2022, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) have advised...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Sep 22, 2023 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads
In response to our advocacy regarding navigational aids in Noosa River, including whether they can be lit at night, Maritime Safety QLD (MSQ) have advised the following regarding Noosa River being classified as a secondary...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Apr 21, 2023 | Energy & Water
Following advocacy, in recent years the Department of Environment & Science (DES) has...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Jun 23, 2022 | Environment & Animal Protection
Following on from our 9 February 2022 update, a research paper was recently released by CSIRO regarding the dioxins in Noosa River. The report indicates that the dioxins found in Noosa River have a unique ‘signature’...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Mar 10, 2022 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads
In response to queries regarding safety related incidents on Noosa River, we have obtained the following which occurred between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021. ALL AGENCIES COMBINED Infringement Formal warning TOTAL Speed...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Mar 9, 2022 | Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads
A Marine Zone was setup in Noosa in 2009 under Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) legislation to manage certain activities within the Noosa River and to balance the needs of maritime users with local community concerns about...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Feb 15, 2022 | Fishing and Boating
NOOSA RIVER SPEED CONSULTATION UPDATE #1 Marine Safety Queensland (MSQ) has commenced community consultation on proposed speed limit reduction changes in the lower part of the Noosa River (refer previous post). This follows a...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Feb 15, 2022 | Fishing and Boating
As per previous updates, the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) has had discussions with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) about doing consultation on a proposal to permanently reduce speed limits on Noosa River...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Feb 9, 2022 | Environment & Animal Protection
Following on from our 15 April 2021 update, as recommended by Queensland Health in the Department of Environment and Science (DES) 2020 report on the occurrence of dioxins in several Noosa lakes, a follow up survey was...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Sep 22, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection
The Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) is preparing recommendations for Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) as part of its planned safety review of vessel speed in the Noosa River in coming months. In addition, the...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Jul 28, 2021 | Fishing and Boating
The Noosa River Stakeholder Committee (NRSAC) has proposed a suite of anchoring, mooring and live-aboard controls for Maritime Safety Queensland’s(MSQ) consideration. This includes anchoring and mooring caps as well as time...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Jul 23, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating
Below is an initial summary of contacts and reports/studies in relation to the Noosa River. In the first section, they have been collated into entity links. Following that is a categorical list. We will continue to add more as...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Apr 15, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection
Reports are now available for the dioxin testing of our river, and after a long journey of advocacy for this, very welcomed. Head to https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/management/water/catchment-care#toc-3 and scroll down to the...
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