๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก Thank you to our Minister for Housing for confirming funding for the Doonella St site, with construction forecast for completion by the middle of 2027. This project aligns with the Noosa Plan, facilitates social housing residents ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ to downsize their tenancies to a wonderful location near shops, services and the river, as well take advantage of the governmentโs incentives of removal costs and rent-free periods. Best of all, it can make available thirty-plus family-sized homes for our low-income worker families that is desperately needed๐ This takes a village, and I ask any of our social housing residents ready to downsize, to contact the Department of Housing to discuss their situation and these incentives ๐ ... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ @ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ We really do need to discuss the need for evidence-based decision making, whether in relation to Adult Time, Adult Crime, or the Shark Control Program ๐ฆ As well, boating infrastructure, the inquiry into e-bikes and e-scooters ๐ด and Destination 2045 which can impact our community in multiple realms. Please take time to read, as this is all about you, your lifestyle, and our future. ๐ noosatoday.com.au/news/13-06-2025/politics-favoured-over-evidence/Noosa Today... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โป Did you know it is predicted that plastics in our oceans by 2050 will outweigh all of the fish in there? ๐ขAs part of ongoing local efforts, the latest from Jen and the Plastic Free Noosa will see those dreaded plastic bottle tops we keep picking up on our shores, recycled into very โNoosafiedโ product! ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ This project, supported by one of our Noosa MP grants ๐ธempowers students, our community, businesses, and visitors by repurposing these โnastiesโ into fab gifts ๐ including surfboard wax combs, pens & coasters, and hopefully in the future, our very own Noosa Christmas tree baubles! ๐Thank you to Jen, Sharon from Tourism Noosa , students from Sunshine Beach State High School and Noosa Council, as well to participating businesses including Containers for Change Noosa - Express Recycling, families and all who collect along our shores. We look forward to updating on this, as well whether efforts to see caps attached to bottles are successful. ๐๐To find out how to donate caps and more on the project, head to plasticfreenoosa.org/precious-plastic-noosa๐To learn more on how plastics are choking our oceans, head to www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/waste/plastics-and-packaging/national-plastics-plan/plas...... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐งโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ QLD Parks and Wildlife Service has advised that Noosa Shire Council is currently conducting a hazard reduction burn near Maximillian Road on Noosa North Shore. The fire is under control, however smoke is currently affecting surrounding areas. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ: ๐ Stay inside and close windows and doors.๐ Keep respiratory medication close by. ๐ Avoid driving through smoke if you can.๐ Watch out for firefighters working in the area. ๐ Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:๐ Information on smoke and dust health action levels and live air quality data can be found at www.qld.gov.au/environment/management/monitoring/air. ๐ For all warnings, updates, and to subscribe to receive further straight to your inbox, visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents. ... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จโโ๏ธ is something I never wanted to do, however, our mental wellness ๐ง is paramount, and diagnosing a condition, then not providing the supports needed, makes no sense. โPeachedโ spent her life after her 5th baby in an asylum due to Post Natal Depression, which was not understood back then, and since 2023, I have raised the declining mental health in our communities and lack of supports ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ. Despite added resources, incidents across QLD and in our own home, such as the tragic murder of John, show our systems are failing, regardless of the efforts of our incredible frontliners ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐จโโ๏ธand facilities, who are overwhelmed. We need to be able to speak openly that neurological chemical imbalances are not a โchoiceโ or something to be ashamed of, and that anyone suffering from them would deeply appreciate monitoring to ensure they do not harm themselves or others, which currently, with long waiting lists, is sadly absent. This is about caring for each other, not stigmatising, nor abandoning ๐ See my full speech below. ๐๐ For an update on our mental health advocacies, visit www.sandybolton.com/mental-health-update-december-2024... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐งโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ QLD Parks and Wildlife Service has advised that Noosa Shire Council is currently conducting a hazard reduction burn near Lancaster Lane in Cooroibah. The fire is under control, however smoke is currently affecting surrounding areas. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ: ๐ Stay inside and close windows and doors.๐ Keep respiratory medication close by. ๐ Avoid driving through smoke if you can.๐ Watch out for firefighters working in the area. ๐ Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:๐ Information on smoke and dust health action levels and live air quality data can be found at www.qld.gov.au/environment/management/monitoring/air. ๐ For all warnings, updates, and to subscribe to receive further straight to your inbox, visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents. ... See MoreSee Less
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค As mentioned on Friday following long term advocacy, Maritime Safety Queensland have installed trial navigational lights on the port and starboard buoys and beacons in the Noosa River, marking the navigation corridor from Woods Bay to the Noosa cable ferry ๐ข. This will assist in making night-time ๐ boating safer on our waterway, however, please remember to โdo your bitโ and ensure your vessel displays the correct navigation lights, whether underway or at anchor! Thank you to the MSQ team ๐๐ www.msq.qld.gov.au/safety/navigation-buoys-marks-and-beacons... See MoreSee Less