BUDGET 2023 – 24 SUMMARY
Budget Week 2023 again held little in surprises, though a couple of deep disappointments for Noosa...
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Category: Youth, Families and Children
YOUTH CRIME/RECIDIVISM JANUARY 2023
Youth 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 MoreSCHOOL TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE SUBSIDY SCHEME UPDATE AUGUST 2022
Further to our previous update and following ongoing advocacy for improvements to the School Transport Assistance Subsidy Scheme (STAS), we have received the following information from Department of Transport and Main Roads...
Read MoreAFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE MAY 2020
Now that COVID-19 is out of the ‘emergency’ phase, I have contacted Noosa Council and Sunshine Coast Council for updates regarding the reviews that were underway into identified potential sites, including the former House With...
Read MoreDOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE UPDATE APRIL 2020
In March I wrote to Minister Ryan, Minister Farmer and Minister D’Ath with 13 recommendations developed in collaboration with Noosa electorate victims and frontliners to reduce the trauma of domestic violence on victims, their...
Read MoreWOMENS FORUM MARCH 2020
At this stage due to COVID-19 we have postponed the Women’s Forum which was due to take place in May. A working group has been established to identify the challenges facing women in Noosa including affordable housing,...
Read MoreMP NEWS – VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING OCTOBER 2019
MP MEDIA Courier Mail In outlining the importance of a bipartisan approach regarding VAD in my Private Members Statement, I made a plea. This is not about politics. This is about our people, genuine compassion for them and their...
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QLD AMBULANCE SERVICES – DEMENTIA FRIENDLY PACK OCTOBER 2019
Wonderful to meet with our Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) for feedback and input into the...
Read MoreVINNIES SLEEPOUT JUNE 2019
WHY DO WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS? IT'S TIME – We must do more to resolve the ongoing challenge of homelessness. Please join Shoey, myself and a host of decision makers and frontliners at the 2019 Sunshine Coast Vinnies...
Read MoreYOUNG AGENTS OF CHANGE SET TO SHAPE QUEENSLANDS FUTURE JUNE 2019
Evidence of the power of young leaders to sway negative attitudes to violence against women among their peers has been released today. The report, Young people as agents of change in preventing violence against women, evaluated...
Read MoreTOUGHER BLUE CARD LAWS MAY 2019
The State Government has added 15 more crimes to the list of disqualifying offences when applying for a Blue Card, as part of its overhaul of Queensland’s working with children check system. Attorney-General and Minister for...
Read MoreQUEENSLAND ORGANISATIONS CREATING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES MAY 2019
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is funding organisations to deliver Information, Linkages and Capacity building (ILC) activities across communities through their ILC grants program. Minister for Disability...
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