Category: Energy & Water

QUEENSLAND PROCUREMENT POLICY, HEAVY HAULAGE AND LOCAL BENEFITS TEST UPDATE JULY 2025

by SB Office | Jul 11, 2025 | Business & Economy, Energy & Water, Transport and Main Roads | 0

As mentioned in our April 2025 Noosa 360 update, following advocacy, the Queensland Minister for Public Works advised that the Queensland Procurement Policy was currently under review. Our suggestions that the policy should have...

BUDGET 2025 – 26 SUMMARY

by SB Office | Jun 27, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Camping and National Parks, Community Groups, COVID-19, Education, Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Flight Paths, Health, Wellbeing and Disability, Housing, Indigenous & Human Rights, Infrastructure & Planning, Innovation & Digital Technology, Local Government, Media, MP Funding, Newsletters, Parliament, Bills and Legislation, Parliamentary Committees, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services, Recycling & Waste Management, Sport & Recreation, Tourism & Retail, Transport and Main Roads, Treasury & Tax, Youth, Families and Children | 0

Even though inflation is down from post COVID-19 highs and there is some interest rate relief, as...

LAKE MACDONALD DAM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (HEAVY HAULAGE VEHICLES) UPDATE JUNE 2025

by SB Office | Jun 4, 2025 | Energy & Water | 0

With construction now underway, residents have raised concerns regarding the increased number of heavy haulage vehicles travelling along Lake Macdonald Drive, particularly regarding alleged speeding. We have collated the...

QUEENSLAND PROCUREMENT POLICY, HEAVY HAULAGE AND LOCAL BENEFITS TEST APRIL 2025

by SB Office | Apr 8, 2025 | Business & Economy, Energy & Water, Transport and Main Roads | 0

The Queensland Procurement Policy 2023 (QPP) is the state government’s overarching policy for the...

PUBLIC SEX OFFENDER REGISTER/ FLUORIDATION – 2 ISSUE NOOSA MP SURVEY RESULTS MARCH 2025

by SB Office | Mar 22, 2025 | Energy & Water, Parliament, Bills and Legislation, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services | 0

As an Independent Member of Parliament (MP), it is important for Sandy to hear directly from Noosa residents, as she does not adopt the ideology or beliefs of any particular political party, nor her own views, and strives to...

FUEL PRICING & REPORTING UPDATE FEBRUARY 2025

by SB Office | Mar 3, 2025 | Business & Economy, Energy & Water, Transport and Main Roads, Treasury & Tax | 0

View of Noosa State Electorate on PetrolSpy App at 10.49am 26/2/25 Following resident concerns...

SUBSIDISED ROOFTOP SOLAR AND COMMUNITY BATTERIES FEBRUARY 2025

by SB Office | Feb 25, 2025 | Energy & Water | 0

During our recent annual Noosa MP Community Survey, some residents raised the need for increased subsidised rooftop solar, as well the promotion of bidirectional charging and community batteries to store excess solar energy....

NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE FEBRUARY 2025

by SB Office | Feb 6, 2025 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads | 0

Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) have provided the below information in italics on the...

LAKE MACDONALD DAM UPGRADE UPDATE JANUARY 2025

by SB Office | Jan 14, 2025 | Energy & Water, Transport and Main Roads | 0

With preliminary site establishment works nearing completion, Seqwater have provided the below update in italics on the ongoing Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project to advise that works will soon enter the main construction...

NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT (SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION BOATS) UPDATE JANUARY 2025

by SB Office | Jan 9, 2025 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Transport and Main Roads | 0

Following reports on a Facebook post dated 29 December regarding several houseboats being used for short term accommodation on the Noosa River, Sandy contacted Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) and the Australian Maritime Safety...