𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 🎀💗The Pink up Cooroy Fundraising Breakfast was as always sensational! Courage, connection and community united to fight against breast cancer🌸 with proceeds to the McGrath Foundation for our breast care nurses. 🩷 Ambassador Tracey, an incredible friend of the late Jane, shared how the Foundation has supported over 161,000 families and continues to expand with now 302 breast care nurses and 52 all-cancer nurses. 💞Between mega raffles 🎟️, incredible Brasterpieces that left us in awe 👏super auctioneering from Richard and the bottomless generosity and love from all who attended💕it was a brekky to always remember. Gratitude to Carol and her band of merry helpers, Leanne and the Cooroy RSL team who volunteered their time, sponsors and all who supported the three fundraisers. As always, we look forward to the final amount raised being another record breaker! 🌷👏👏👏👏👉 To add to fundraising efforts, visit www.cooroyrsl.com.au/pink-up-cooroy👉 For more information on the McGrath Foundation, visit www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au👉 To find a McGrath Foundation Cancer Care Nurse near you, visit www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/get-support/find-a-nurse... See MoreSee Less
𝐌𝐏 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 📰 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 — Packed with updates! From shark control and police operations at Teewah, all the way to QLD’s Energy Roadmap, takeouts from the Parliamentary Conference and Chamber, plus much more! Stay ‘in the loop’ and share with neighbours and friends 😃👍 👉 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: www.sandybolton.com/october-2025-newsletter-85/📌𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: To avoid missing out, subscribe to this monthly newsletter via www.sandybolton.com/newsletters. This will also ensure you are advised when Noosa MP specific surveys are open. Paper copies can be picked up from our office at Noosa Civic at the start of every month or posted via ‘snail mail’ by calling our office on 53193100. 🙏𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙖 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘢. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 ... See MoreSee Less
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓 🏛️💬 takes a brave, transparent and committed government, prepared to address the underpinning failings of our governance. From deceptive election marketing, banning donations, all the way to ensuring independent data, reviews, and committee chairs – the list I raised was long. However, all are vital to end what is so wrong, and take us into a modern, envied democracy that puts people ahead of power, control and vested interests ⚠️See my full speech below 👇 ... See MoreSee Less
48 HRS LATER@NORTH SHORE🫣❤️Immense gratitude to all🙏 for the heartwarming parts of the ‘during’ and ‘after’ including our disaster teams, SES/Rural Firies volunteers and buds/neighbours, our ferry operators, Energex who got our power back, Noosa Council team for clearing the roads quickly and to Brett who came and got that tree off our roof! 👏👏The ‘not so heartwarming’ is the physical pain after 2 days of cleanup (and still more to do 😫), having to dash from Dylan and Moniques wedding 👰🤵♂️ last night when another alert came through, missing the Triathlon this morning and filling in yet another insurance claim form 😭 Relief was a quick walk with the pooches where we encountered a very laid-back sea eagle 🦅 and a duo who were feasting in the dunes, and when I got to take my boots off for a juice sugar hit! 🙏 A welcomed surprise was that I have constrained myself to NOT post wedding pics, however I am sure (hope?) I will be forgiven for just one where on arrival staffers Lisa and Jack were matching Shoey and I in blue?😍Thank you again everyone, and a reminder to keep those important contact numbers handy as we are just at the start of the season, and to those who have lost loved ones to these storms, we are thinking of you and continue to send our love and thoughts as we can replace 'things', not people💔 ... See MoreSee Less
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 @ 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 📰 Always a big read as there is so much to share that is vital for your knowledge bank! Disaster readiness 👨🚒 cyber scam awareness 🧑💻and updates including on our river 🚤 shark control advocacy 🦈 plus, plus, plus! 👍Grab a cuppa and a shady spot to stay informed 😃 Noosa Today👉https://issuu.com/starnewsgroup/docs/2025-10-31_nty_663/15 ... See MoreSee Less
𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘'𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 ‘𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏' – 𝟑𝟏 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Amongst the chaos of the storm supercell that just hit parts of our community including my own house (see previous post), our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of one of our own who was tragically struck by lightning last night in Cooroy 💔😢 Please, can I ask everyone to give some space and privacy in their grief, and desist from online commentary and assumptions. In the meantime, we are looking to what extra measures we can all take to lessen risks during storm season, and whether any issues with the new BOM site had any relevance to this heartbreaking tragedy which would be part of the coroners inquiry. With ongoing forecasts for wild weather this weekend, below are links for local updates and warnings, and please ensure you have essential supplies on hand, outdoor items secured and the emergency numbers we posted this afternoon handy. 🔗 Old BOM site: reg.bom.gov.au🚨 ABC Emergency: abc.net.au/emergency⚠️ QLD Gov Disaster Warnings: disaster.qld.gov.au/warnings🏠 Noosa Disaster Dashboard: disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au👉 Also to check on outages, visit energex.com.au/outages/outage-finder/outage-finder-map🔴 DAY FOR DANIEL – Today we wore red to honour Daniel Morcombe and raise awareness about child safety across Australia. The Daniel Morcombe Foundation is encouraging schools, families and workplaces to get involved by taking part in Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson, which helps children learn simple, practical ways to stay safe through free online videos and resources.It’s a powerful reminder to keep conversations about safety open with the young people in our lives. ❤️👉 danielmorcombe.com.au/keeping-kids-safe/keeping-kids-safe/australias-biggest-child-safety-lesson📃𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗪 – As posted earlier today, Chamber passed legislation to establish a public child sex offender register with three tiers, which includes a public website listing reportable offenders whose whereabouts are unknown, an online tool that will allow residents to view offenders in their local area, and a secure check for parents or guardians to confirm if someone in contact with their child is a reportable offender. 👉 Read the bill, via documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/bills/2025/3263/Community-Protection-and-Public-Child-Sex-Offende...🐋 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 – Following my speech in Parliament calling on the Government to progress a trial of replacing shark nets with safe alternatives during whale migration season, the LGAQ Annual Conference endorsed this direction, with a motion from Cr Amelia Noosa Council receiving 204 votes in favour and only 7 opposed. This strong outcome highlights the growing support across Queensland to modernise the Shark Control Program and implement evidence-based measures.👉 Read our latest update, via www.sandybolton.com/shark-nets-and-control-measures-update-november-2025/🚲 E-BIKE SAFETY REMINDER – The heartbreaking news of a young Sunshine Coast boy who tragically lost his life in an e-bike crash, is a reminder of how important it is to understand the rules and risks around these devices. Parents please! Know what you children are doing/ riding, make sure helmets are worn, and talk openly about safe, responsible riding habits to prevent future tragedies.👉 streetsmarts.initiatives.qld.gov.au/initiatives/pmd-rules🏃 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 – One of Noosa’s biggest events returns this weekend, so please plan ahead and allow extra travel time for the changed traffic conditions and road closures in place across Noosa Saturday and Sunday.👉 View traffic changes: noosatri.com.au/travel/changed-traffic-conditions/👉 More info on the Noosa Tri: noosatri.com.au/🏄 CAMPBELL DESIGNED MAKES HISTORY – Noosa’s @Campbell Designed has become the first surfboard manufacturer in over 65 years to win a Gold Award at the Australian Good Design Awards, thanks to its ground-breaking “Exo-Flex” technology. Congratulations team 👏👏. 👉 www.campbelldesigned.com/blogs/memoir/campbell-designed-makes-surf-history-wins-gold-at-the-austr...🔥 𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 – Open campfires have been banned along the full length of Teewah Beach for some years, including camping zones 1–7, until 9 October 2026. Only fully enclosed gas or manufactured-fuel appliances may be used for cooking, with fines of $806 applying for breaches.👉 parks.qld.gov.au/park-alerts/20766🛣️𝗞𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 – Stages 2 & 3 of this project require referral under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act due to potential impacts on matter of national environmental significance, which may influence the overall construction timeline currently anticipated to commence in later 2027. 👉 www.sandybolton.com/kin-kin-road-widening-capital-works-update-october-2025/?utm_source=chatgpt.com🚆 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 – 𝗣𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘 – Queensland Rail will undertake maintenance works in November to improve track safety and ride quality. Residents may notice some noise and lighting during night operations.👉www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Projects/Works%20Notices/Rail%20grinding%20notices%20November%20-%20Pomona%20to%20Tamaree.pdf🐨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘 – With warmer weather, koalas and other wildlife are more active, especially at dawn and dusk. Drivers are urged to take extra care to help prevent vehicle strikes. If you find injured animals, contact RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625) or Wildcare on 07 5527 2444. 👉 For more wildlife carers and rescue websites, visit www.sandybolton.com/keycontacts/ and navigate to the Animal Welfare & Wildlife Services section. 🌿 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – Celebrate the people, projects and organisations making a difference for our environment and community at the Noosa Biosphere Awards, recognising leadership in sustainability, innovation and conservation across the shire on Friday 29 November 2025.️👉 Tickets available now: events.humanitix.com/2025-noosa-biosphere-awards🎭 NOOSA ARTS THEATRE GALA NIGHT – Join the Noosa Arts Theatre on Wednesday 13 November for a special Gala Night supporting the Noosa Foundation and enjoy a performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 🌟👉 Tickets and details: www.noosaartstheatre.org.au🏖️ BEACH SAFETY REMINDER – A new Surf Life Saving Australia report shows an increase in coastal drownings, particularly among Australians over 55. Please remember to swim between the red and yellow flags, follow lifesavers’ directions, and never swim alone. 👉 Older beachgoers are encouraged to stay active and confident through the Silver Salties program, offering fun, low-impact activities at local surf clubs, with more information via sls.com.au/silver-salties👉 View the National Coastal Safety Report via www.surflifesaving.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/NCSR24_Digital.pdf💛 FUNDRAISING SUPPORT – Got a great idea for a local charity but find the admin daunting? The Noosa Foundation offers free tools and services to handle the backend while you focus on fundraising. Available for charities and community fundraisers alike.👉 tyfd-hgp.maillist-manage.com.au/click/16adadf4505f57e/16adadf4505ee15♻️ 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 – Schools and community groups are invited to share creative ideas to cut waste and boost recycling, with prizes for the most innovative entries. Closes 29 November 2025.👉 resourcerecovery.org.au/competition🌿 𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 – Celebrating young Sunshine Coast residents taking action for our environment, this award honours outstanding contributions to conservation and sustainability. Nominations close 15 November 2025.👉 www.scec.org.au/take-action/les-hall-young-conservationist-award✏️ 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 – The Queensland Government has released this new plan outlining proposed steps to reduce administrative workloads for teachers and streamline school processes.👉 education.qld.gov.au/initiatives-and-strategies/strategies-and-programs/red-tape-reduction🩷 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗬 – BreastScreen Queensland Sunshine Coast is bringing its mobile breast screening service back to Cooroy from 20 October to 13 November 2025, providing free, high-quality screening to women aged 40 and over.👉 Appointments can be made by calling 13 20 50 or by visiting www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au/find-a-location/cooroy📜 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 – Public submissions for the following inquiries are still open. Don’t forget you can 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/Subscribe.👉 Health, Environment and Innovation Committee – Call for submissions on the Health Legislation Bill (No. 3) 2025. Closing 4 November 2025.www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=274&id=4556𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝟑𝟔𝟎 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: (www.sandybolton.com/noosa360) 📌SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES 📌KIN KIN ROAD WIDENING – CAPITAL WORKS𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐏 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑: (www.sandybolton.com/newsletters) 📌Subscribe to ensure you are kept ‘in the loop’ when Noosa MP surveys are held.📌Paper copies available from our office or posted via ‘snail mail’ by calling our office on 53193100.📌Latest newsletter: www.sandybolton.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Newsletter-September-2025-5.pdf𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒:📌QLD Government: www.grants.services.qld.gov.au📌Federal Government: www.grants.gov.au📌Noosa Council: www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/council-grants📌Regional Development Australia: www.rdasunshinecoast.org.au/grants-and-fundingTo finish. I just found out that I have been nominated for the Sunshine Coast Woman of the Year, and as much as I am humbled, I encourage everyone to put their votes towards other nominees as I am so fortunate every day to be acknowledged 💖 Let’s keep sharing the message to support and uplift all of the amazing women and men in our community who work so hard to make our world even better ❤️ Nearly finished! Today besides being a Day for Daniel, it was also World Teachers’ Day, and I was really blessed to provide cuppas ☕and some bikkies, whilst sharing my gratitude to them as they inspire, guide and make a difference in the lives of our children and grandies every day, at every age! 🥳🎓👏And PS!! Amongst the Parliament week, it was really lovely to get together with female MP's (pic below) from both sides of the house, to learn more about how we can effect change in our Chamber, and communities! 👍Stay safe everyone over the weekend, and as I am about to run out of power on both my laptop and phone, will hopefully be back late tonight when our fabulous Energex teams finish some really difficult work to restore our ‘juice’ 👍🙏 𝑺𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 🙏𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙖 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘢. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 ... See MoreSee Less
𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 – 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⛈️The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of the Sunshine Coast and Noosa this afternoon, with the potential for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hailstones. Please stay indoors and look out for one another. 💛Safety advice:📌 Park vehicles undercover and away from trees.📌 Close doors and windows.📌 Keep asthma medication close by, as storms and wind can trigger attacks.📌 Charge mobile phones and power banks in case of outages.📌 Secure pets and ensure they can be identified if lost.📌 Avoid driving unless necessary, as conditions are dangerous.📌 Check in on friends, family and neighbours.📌 Move indoors to a strong building and stay inside until the storm passes.Stay informed:👉 Warnings: www.bom.gov.au/warning/severe-thunderstorm-warning/IDQ21035👉 Local updates and emergency info: disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au... See MoreSee Less