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    Update to Maroochy River Conservation Park Plan long over-due

    Better management of the Maroochy River Conservation Park is a priority for the LNP in Government after the State Labor Government has failed to update the 1999 Management Plan for the park. I have been pursuing the current Minister for failing to update this plan and get community input on key issu... ... (22-Feb)

    Getting the Sunshine Coast’s jobs back on track - LNP’s economic blueprint

    Small business owners who attended my forum last year will be pleased to know that their voices were heard with the LNP’s new economic blueprint focussing on cutting payroll tax, red tape and onerous regulation. The LNP believes it's time for government to get off the back of small businesses and al... ... (22-Feb)

    Restore Accountability in Government.

    Ministers will be accountable for their Departments and our decisions will be open and transparent. ... (22-Feb)

    Revitalise Front Line Services for Families.

    We will get back to basics and deliver quality services such as health, transport, police and education. ... (22-Feb)

    Deliver Better Infrastructure and Better Planning

    We will share the proceeds of the mining boom to build roads and provide critical local infrastructure, open up National Parks so that all Queenslanders can enjoy them, and protect prime agricultural land. ... (22-Feb)

    Lower the Cost of Living by Cutting Government Waste

    A CanDo LNP Government will slash the cost of living and save average Queensland families around $250 – $330 a year through: • Responsible economic management to ensure costs of electricity, water and family car registration are controlled. • Effective planning of water and electricity supplies to c... ... (22-Feb)

    Grow our Four Pillar Economy - centred on Tourism, Agriculture, Resources and Construction

    A CanDo LNP Government will transform Queensland into the engine room of Australia's economy and reduce unemployment in Queensland to 4 per cent in six years.The Bligh Government has failed to meet its last election promise to create 100,000 new full-time jobs in Queensland and instead imposed new t... ... (22-Feb)

    New pay deal stirs community service concerns

    The LNP has called for more assistance from the Federal Government to help community organisations to meet substantial wage rises following Fair Work Australia’s recent ruling. As Shadow Minister for Community Services and Housing and Women, I support fair pay for workers who serve Queensland’s most... ... (22-Feb)

    Maroochydore CBD transport audit may help find solution to parking problem

    I recently called together representatives from various government departments to work out some alternative solutions to the car parking problems in the Cornmeal Parade area for staff working in the government precinct in central Maroochydore. It was agreed that the Department of Public Works would ... ... (14-Dec)

    Tell me what red tape you want to see cut

    With Queensland businesses to be hit with yet a new set of Workplace Health and Safety laws effective from January 1, it's time for red tape to be put under scrutiny. I want to hear from small businesses, employers, tradespeople, employees, landowners, volunteers and retirees about what examples of ... ... (14-Dec)

    Build the Sunshine Coast Hospital

      The LNP team is strongly committed to building the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.  This is some of the Coast’s most important infrastructure and is desperately needed to address the current needs of our population and future growth.  The LNP is committed to: Build the ... ... (14-Nov)

    Listening Posts - 23 and 25 November

    I'll be out and about in the Maroochydore electorate conducting "listening posts" to hear the views of our community, so that I can best represent you in Parliament. Feel free to come along and say "G'day". Wednesday 23 November 7.00 - 7.45 am Cotton Tree Opp Coffee Club, Cnr of King St & E... ... (09-Nov)

    LNP's plan to cut the cost of water

    Queenslander's who have been carefully conserving water in an effort to keep down their bills may be rewarded with a nasty price shock in coming years, warns LNP Shadow Minister for Energy and Water, Steve Dickson. The Bligh Government has been caught out trying to conceal a further 15% bulk water p... ... (09-Nov)

    LNP announce discounted weekly fares for go card users

    The LNP is committed to reducing the cost of public transport for regular go card users. Leader Campbell Newman recently announced a policy to give free travel for additional trips if you use your go card more than nine times in a week. For regular rail commuters from Palmwoods to Brisbane, this wil... ... (09-Nov)

    Government bungles bus hub design

    Plans for the biggest bus hub on the Sunshine Coast are at a standstill due to the State Government's haphazard timetabling for the upgrade to fix the current safety problems. I've been pursuing the Minister for a start date and I've now been advised that they are still working on a revised concept ... ... (09-Nov)

    Sunshine Coast Airport upgrade

    Last week's announcement by the Coordinator-General declaring the proposed $419 million upgrade to the Sunshine Coast Airport as a "significant project" is great news for the Sunshine Coast. While this does not constitute project approval, this is certainly a step in the right direction to enable ou... ... (09-Nov)

    Good news for North Shore cyclists and pedestrians

    I welcome news that construction of the new Pacific Paradise shared pedestrian and cycle path on the Sunshine Motorway has now started. Maroochy North Shore residents have been waiting over two years for work to begin on the "missing link" 2.3km pathway between the Maroochy River Bridge and Ocean Dr... ... (09-Nov)

    Labor’s IT bungle costs Queenslanders $220m

    Labor’s decision to proceed with a faulty multi-million dollar health payroll system, despite IT experts warning of a ‘catastrophic’ failure, was yet another example of Bligh Government waste, Fiona said. Fiona, who revealed the leaked document which showed Labor knew about the size of the problems ... ... (03-Oct)

    Blow the Whistle On Waste

    Fiona is calling on public servants and community members to blow the whistle on Government waste She urged them to share their ideas about how to reform Government and cut the waste by confidentially going to the LNP Waste Watch website www.stoplaborwaste.com. Following a series of Waste Watch fo... ... (03-Oct)

    Charities Saved From Retrospective Pay Bungle

      Click on TV News linkThe inept Bligh government has been left red faced after the Federal Government identified the reason it back-flipped on a controversial retrospective pay regulation for the community sector. According to the LNP Shadow minister for Community Services Fiona Simpson Canb... ... (30-Sep)

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