Author: SB Office
POMONA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPDATE FEBRUARY 2026
Following our previous update in June 2025, further information has been provided regarding proposed pedestrian safety upgrades in Pomona. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has advised that a package of works is...
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NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE JANUARY 2026
The final stage of the Noosa River Management Plan commenced on 1 January 2026, introducing a...
Read MorePLAY ON!, SWIMSTART AND LEARN-TO-SWIM PROGRAMS JANUARY 2026
In response to resident concerns about being unable to use the Queensland Government’s Play On! sports vouchers for swimming lessons, and with the SwimStart program limited to children under four years of age, Sandy submitted a...
Read MoreALLOCATION OF RECREATIONAL BOAT REGISTRATION FEES JANUARY 2026
In response to community enquiries regarding the allocation of revenue generated through vessel and boat registrations, we sought clarification from the Minister for Transport and Main Roads as to how these funds are used,...
Read MoreHOUSING UPDATE DECEMBER 2025
Our advocacy continues for any avenue to address genuine affordable housing, as well as additional emergency and transitional accommodation for our workers sleeping ‘rough’. House with No Steps For many years we have chased the...
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COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN (TEEWAH) UPDATE DECEMBER 2025
Our advocacy on the management of visitation to the Teewah–Noosa North Shore beaches has continued on behalf of Noosa residents and stakeholders. In September 2025, Noosa Council sent us a list of priorities on behalf of Noosa...
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OPERA HOUSE YABBY NETS NOVEMBER 2025
With concerns raised by constituents about the use of opera house yabby traps in Queensland waters, and their impacts on air-breathing aquatic wildlife such as long-necked turtles and platypus, we asked the Minister for Primary...
Read MoreWILDLIFE WARNING SIGNS 2025
As part of our ongoing efforts to reduce wildlife strikes in Noosa which included commissioning and funding a report Noosa MP study, Noosa Wildlife-Vehicle Injuries Investigation (2021-2023) for the use of Noosa Council and the...
Read MoreELECTRIC BIKES AND SCOOTERS UPDATE NOVEMBER 2025
Following a Queensland Police Service (QPS) audit at our local public high schools, which revealed the vast majority of e-bikes and e-scooters were non-compliant with Queensland legislation, Sunshine Beach State High School...
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SC FLIGHT PATHS UPDATE NOVEMBER 2025
As previously posted, the Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project delivered a new runway in 2020,...
Read MoreGOVERNMENT USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) & THE HANDLING OF CUSTOMER DATA NOVEMBER 2025
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more advanced, its ability to streamline and automate processes has seen it become increasingly adopted across government to improve efficiency and service delivery. However, with privacy...
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SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE NOVEMBER 2025
In a recent parliamentary speech, Sandy raised Noosa’s concerns with Queensland’s Shark Control Program and urged the State Government to act on community feedback and Noosa Council’s request for a trial to replace shark nets...
Read MoreKIN KIN ROAD WIDENING – CAPITAL WORKS UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
With Stage 1 of this project completed in July 2023 as previously updated, designs continue to progress on Stages 2 and 3 of the Kin Kin Road Widening Project. Collectively, these works are to provide greater safety to our...
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SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
Two whale entanglements recently occurred in the Noosa Main Beach shark nets, on 17 September and...
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT DELIVERED FOR REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS OCTOBER 2025
Every community is different and its local media outfits should reflect this uniqueness, not a...
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