Noosa 360

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 16th of March 2024: Consultations, or getting your views on government proposals, projects or provisions, take many forms. On multiple occasions I have called…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 16th of February 2024: Prior to last week’s travels with my parliamentary Youth Justice Reform Select Committee, Shoey and I did a ‘roady’ to…

Sandy’s advocacy has continued on the unified crossbench statement made on 23 May 2023, which called for a number of commitments from the Queensland Government regarding the Olympics including the scrapping of the Gabba rebuild. The Queensland Government has now…

Wow, what a month! Between travelling across Queensland with my Youth Justice Reform Committee, the first sitting of Parliament, and the endless early ruckussing/campaigning/politicking by parties in readiness for the State Election in October, there has never been a dull…

Thank you to all Noosans who had their say regarding priorities for ongoing advocacy going forward this year. A total of 333 responses were recorded for the 2023/24 Noosa MP survey, with 30 responses invalid for the purpose of this…

As mentioned in our June 2023 Noosa 360 update, concerns were expressed by residents that clothing optional beaches attract predators and increased lewd behaviour. Following this our office commissioned the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service to find statistics from…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 22nd of January 2024: Welcome to 2024, and hasn’t it started fabulously in all ways in true Noosa style with headlines and plenty of…

Happy New Year fellow Noosans! To say the festive season so far has been ‘full’ in all ways is an understatement! Locally, from the volume of visitors to hearts overflowing from the kindness and caring shown to each other, there…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 15th of December 2023: Christmas is a wonderful gift! Gratefully, I get to move beyond the standard column of the many serious matters that…

The Youth Justice Reform Select Committee which Sandy chairs has identified its priority areas for consultation at regional hearings to be held in February 2024. The committee has heard from a wide range of experts, practitioners and government officials over…