Noosa 360

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…

As per our February 2024 Noosa 360 update, reforms passed in Parliament, following advocacy, which expands the application of careless riding offences for personal mobility device and bicycle riders from roads to all road-related areas such as footpaths and bicycle…

Local rural fire brigade personnel expressed concerns to our office regarding the Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which has been introduced to Parliament as part of the restructuring that has been occurring across the emergency services space.…

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…

Sandy’s advocacy for safety improvements and better enforcement in shared spaces such as pathways, and also for better compliance monitoring of regulations by users of electric bikes and scooters has continued. As per our October 2023 Noosa 360 update, in…

As per our February 2021 Noosa 360 update, in 2018 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and Noosa Council entered into an agreement whereby council would apply its local laws to Noosa National Park to address concerns about overnight and…

On 21 September 2023, the Federal Government announced an independent inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the stated purpose of identifying lessons learned to improve our preparedness for future pandemics. Sandy provided the below submission to committee…

Changes can and do occur from year to year and it is always recommended to check your child’s bus route at the start of each school year. These can be checked via Translink as shared on our Facebook post on…

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…

Our office has been provided the following enforcement statistics collected during one of the targeted operations for Noosa North shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island between 27/12/2023 and 30/12/2023: Enforcement type Statistics Random breath testing 229 with 1 reading a…