Noosa 360

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…

The sharing of public space is one of the greatest increasing difficulties to resolve, and possibly one of the most expensive too. When you think back through time, would anyone have conceived it would become the most contentious and at…

Transparency, accountability and good governance are fundamental to a healthy democracy. Queenslanders deserve confidence that public funds are spent wisely, government decisions properly scrutinised, and elected representatives genuine opportunities to hold ministers to account. That is why the Budget Estimates…

As reported in our May update, the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee finalised its review of the Queensland Government’s Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-Mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 and delivered a number of recommendations…

Noosa Queensland Day Awards 2025 Laughter, cheers, and moving tears filled The J Noosa as we celebrated sixty phenomenal volunteers for the Queensland Day Awards. Their tireless contributions shape our community, with combined over 600 years of unpaid time, care…

Rebuilding Trust & Integrity As I shared in a Parliamentary speech, Pope Francis made positive changes in many realms through equity, compassion and collaboration, and our leaders must follow his example. As we saw in the federal election, with a…

Thank you to all 506 Noosans who shared their thoughts and priorities for this year, an increase on the previous annual survey. However as always, we would like to see more and encourage suggestions from our community on how we…

The 58th Parliament is Open! A festive affair with a nineteen-gun salute fired from cannons at Kangaroo Point, announced the Governor’s arrival at Parliament House and her Opening speech in the former Legislative Council Chamber. This was followed by an…

Wow! Our final newsletter for 2023 is here, and a bumper edition! There is so much to celebrate before my staff go on a well-deserved break, thank you to all encountered at the many Christmas events already held, and to…

A VERY big month of Parliament estimates hearings, community events, media requests, meetings, bill research and many messages/texts/calls regarding my intentions in the next state election, which is not until October 2024. To ‘put to bed’ the concerns, rumours, and…

This year’s Queensland Day Awards Ceremony was breathtaking as well record breaking, with 51 awardees and over 130 Noosans in attendance with so much love and appreciation generated. These incredible residents give their skills, time and expertise to us free…

There are many occasions to share this month including ANZAC Day highlighted on Page 4, and the Easter break which happily saw much better statistics behaviour wise. Teewah Beach had 541 Random Breath Tests (RBT’s) resulting in 2 drink and…

Are improvements needed to be made regarding the ‘Sharing of Space’ – whether it be roads, rivers, pathways or other? Just click on the ‘Sharing of Space’ channel in the Noosa 360 site so we can get your views! Unsure…

Thank you to the many people who have posted social media comments and sent emails to me regarding my recent QON relating to cycling. Please before I elaborate on my recent QON that appears to have offended and created some…