HOUSING ACTION GROUP UPDATE DECEMBER 2021
Noosa Council’s Housing Needs Assessment is now complete and adopted by Council and was updated to this meeting. The full assessment can be accessed at...
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Noosa Council’s Housing Needs Assessment is now complete and adopted by Council and was updated to this meeting. The full assessment can be accessed at...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 17, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection
The following ministerial response has been received by the Queensland Parliament for the “Remove outdated, lethal shark nets and drumlines” petition. Click here to read the response from The Hon Mark Furner MP,...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 16, 2021 | Business & Economy, COVID-19
The Queensland Small Business Commissioner has provided the following update to assist small business with the Non-essential leisure activity public health directionn: Things are set to change for a lot of businesses as of 5am...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 16, 2021 | Newsletters
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Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 16, 2021 | Transport and Main Roads
We have received the following response today from Department of Transport Main Roads in relation to a query on how the works on Beckmans Road will assist with traffic flow: The Cooroy-Noosa Road and Beckmans Road intersection...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 16, 2021 | Transport and Main Roads
In response to questions regarding cannabis use and current road rules, we have received the following advice from the Minister for Transport & Main Roads. In addition to this information, for anyone using medicinal...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 13, 2021 | Newsletters
The holiday season is upon us, and even though it has been a turbulent time, it has not stopped...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Dec 1, 2021 | Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services
Following advocacy after the 2019 Cooroibah and Peregian bushfires and resulting review, QFES have recently updated their Information and Warning System effective from 1 September 2021 Warning action statements have also been...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 26, 2021 | Transport and Main Roads
Design of the project is expected to be completed by early 2022, and then timeframes regarding construction will be advised. A project design layout is available for comment at...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 26, 2021 | Transport and Main Roads
Construction for Stage 1 will commence within the coming weeks, with the duration for completion...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 10, 2021 | Health, Wellbeing and Disability
The SPER Payments Scheme is a way for people experiencing hardship to reduce their SPER debt by doing relevant courses, attending counselling and treatment programs, or completing unpaid work with an approved Hardship Partner....
Read MoreStakeholders gathered to provide feedback on the 5 shortlisted submissions for the reuse of the Tewantin TAFE site which included education, sports, childcare/mixed and training/arts/research. Lack of detail due to the...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 5, 2021 | Newsletters
As our community celebrates the roadmap for our borders reopening, we are mindful of confusion and...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 3, 2021 | Parliamentary Committees
The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the commencement of Queensland’s current portfolio committee system. Having advocated for improvements via a review for now 2 years, it was an honour to sit on a panel with...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Nov 1, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection
This development was first brought to our attention in 2019 at which time we investigated with both the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and the Minister for Environment what was possible to save this habitat. The...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Oct 25, 2021 | Local Government
People often ask about how local government fits into the state government legislation that provides its head of powers and who has oversight of them. These questions are usually asked when something goes wrong, or people feel...
Read MoreWith the ongoing discussion in our community regarding the government response to COVID-19 and the misinterpretations and misinformation being shared, our office has been inundated with queries and concerns. In response, we have...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Oct 6, 2021 | Newsletters
From historic debates in Parliament to magical spring events across the electorate, it has been...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Oct 6, 2021 | Innovation & Digital Technology
Recently, the issue of whether media companies were the ‘publishers’ of comments made by third-party Facebook users on their Facebook pages was determined. On 8 September 2021, the High Court (by a 5:2 majority), held to a...
Read MorePosted by SB Office | Sep 24, 2021 | Transport and Main Roads
A shorter update from this meeting due to notification that Noosa Council has filed their court case against the quarry. There is much related to this that could not be discussed further due to the legal proceedings, however,...
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