Concerns have been raised about the Queensland Government’s charging of payroll tax to GPs. We have been advised that payroll tax is not a new requirement, but rather there has been a pre-existing understanding of QLD’s payroll...
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A massive ‘Happy New Year’ to all fellow Noosans, I trust you enjoyed the holiday season which had...
Read MoreIn response to questions regarding the Queensland Government’s involvement in cloud seeding and whether this has been occurring throughout Southeast Queensland, we can provide the following information. There was a research...
Read MoreIn response to constituent enquires about why Queensland Pensioners pay vehicle registration fees when some other states such as NSW don’t, the Department of Transport and Main Roads have provided the following information: In...
Read MoreFor some years you would be aware we have advocated for improved frequency of rail services from Gympie North to connect to the Nambour services to Brisbane and elsewhere, providing the Noosa electorate via Cooroy an option to...
Read MoreYouth offenders, repeat offenders – their crimes and behaviours across QLD understandably have brought forward calls for greater punishments as part of further deterrence and consequences for their actions. Locally, we...
Read MoreFollowing the release of Blue Water Review report in 2019 on Volunteer Marine Rescue Organisations in QLD, the QLD Government have announced that Marine Rescue Queensland will be our new single integrated state-wide marine...
Read MoreThe following information, in indented italics, has been received from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in response to complaints from residents regarding the standard of road resealing works occurring on state...
Read MoreThis unsealed section, from Como to Wolvi, is managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Southern Queensland Region, who have advised the following; TMR priorities upgrades across the state-controlled road...
Read MoreThe speed limit review process on state-controlled roads, has a strong emphasis on road safety and includes a risk-based approach to the setting of limits. A range of factors are considered including the alignment and geometry,...
Read MoreThe Teewah Cooloola Working Group (TCWG) met in December 2022, with the Department of Environment & Science giving a briefing on the processes following the Cooloola Visitor Capacity Study. We are all eagerly awaiting their...
Read MorePlease find factsheet on the Youth Justice System here More information can also be found at Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (cyjma.qld.gov.au)
Read MoreFollowing a resurgence of interest in the Bradfield Scheme originally proposed in 1938, the State Government established an independent expert panel to provide a report and recommendations to the Minister for Regional...
Read MoreThe Department of Transport and Main Roads has provided the following response in relation to traffic delays on Kin Kin Rd: The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) acknowledges that roadworks can cause disruptions and...
Read MoreThe Premier spoke in Parliament today on the Government’s Outcomes Report from the Queensland Housing Summit, which was held in October and brought together Government Ministers, representative of local government, construction...
Read MoreWith the exception of one small section of Gympie – Kin Kin Rd, all unsealed roads in our area are managed by Noosa Council rather than State Government. The Minister for Local Government’s Office have advised the following in...
Read MoreThe Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised the following in relation to Kin Kin Rd: Vehicle Activated Signs As part of co-ordinated management with Queensland Police Service, our office and key stakeholders of...
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The end of the year has rushed upon us in a flurry with so much to share since our last...
Read MoreThe Department of Environment and Science (DES) have provided the following information in relation to the Cooloola Great Walk and the Kabi Kabi First Nations Traditional Owners Native Title Claim Group. “The State is aware that...
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