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SEPARATION OF POWERS, COURTS, QCAT, QBCC, AND OTHER TRIBUNALS
Many residents contact our office seeking help with legal matters; however, it is important to understand the role of a Member of Parliament (MP) and the separation of powers that exists as part of our government system. One of the most important aspects of our legal...
COUNCIL, STATE, FEDERAL – THE 3 LEVELS OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
Each level of government provides different services to Australians. The below table is an example of each level’s responsibilities to assist residents, although at times there can be an overlap in responsibilities between governments. Federal Government State...
OVERSIGHT OF 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 like they have not been listened to. Here...
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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 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...
ELECTRIC 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...
SC FLIGHT PATHS UPDATE NOVEMBER 2025
As previously posted, the Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project delivered a new runway in 2020, which required changes to local flight paths....
GOVERNMENT 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...
October 2025 Newsletter #85
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...
KIN 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...
SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
Two whale entanglements recently occurred in the Noosa Main Beach shark nets, on 17 September and 6 October 2025. Once reported to the Shark Control...