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    LONG-AWAITED MT COOLUM PLAN NEEDS COMMUNITY INPUT

    It's time to update Mt Coolum's management plan but the public must be involved, Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said. Ms Simpson approached the Environment Minister last month, calling for the 1998 management plan to be updated for the iconic national park, with concerns that the park's main... ... (09-Mar)

    SNAPPER BOAT TAX WIN – COAST MPS CLAIM WIN

    FISHERS have scored a win with the State Government’s backdown over a $90 tax on fishing boats used for catching snapper, pearl perch and teraglin, the State Opposition said today. Sunshine Coast LNP parliamentarians Mark McArdle, Jarrod Bleijie and Fiona Simpson who championed the Coast’s fishing ... ... (09-Mar)

    LNP listens to Small Business call for Red tape Cuts

    CUTTING red tape and high compliance costs was critical if the Sunshine Coast was to rebound, Shadow Minister for Small Business Jann Stuckey said today. Ms Stuckey, visiting the Coast with local MP Fiona Simpson to meet with small businesses and appear at a Maroochydore Chamber of Commerce forum, ... ... (03-Mar)

    FIX UNFAIR SPEED TRAP

    Prolonged roadworks and low speed limits on the Bruce Highway have made the national highway a joke through the Sunshine Coast, Shadow Main Roads Minister and Member for Maroochydore, Fiona Simpson said. For more than six months the Bruce Highway through the Sunshine Coast has had prolonged roadwo... ... (02-Mar)

    Sunshine Coast Businesses to meet LNP's Shadow Minister for Small Business

    Fiona Simpson MP, Member for Maroochydore is delighted to welcome the LNP's Shadow Minister for Small Business Jann Stuckey MP who will be visiting the Sunshine Coast this week. "A clear message was received from business owners at my Small Business Forum in November&... ... (02-Mar)

    LNP welcomes CoastConnect plans but asks what about the community’s feedback?

    Three LNP Sunshine Coast Members today welcomed the release of plans for CoastConnect, a government project aimed at improving travel between Caloundra and Maroochydore, although said Labor’s so-called community “consultation” process had been a complete farce. Shadow Minister for Transport and M... ... (17-Feb)

    Important Contact Information

    USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION Emergency - Police, Fire, Ambulance 000 SES 132 500 Travel and Roads Advice Line 131 940 Police (Not urgent) 131 444 Families and Friends Hotline 1300 993 191 Disaster Recovery Hotline 1800 173 349 ESSENTIAL SERVICES ... ... (17-Jan)

    How to help the flood victims

    Queenslanders rally to help - here's how I salute the heroes of these devastating floods - our magnificent emergency workers and volunteers. Our hearts truly go out to all those who have been impacted by their loss. After the immediate crisis has passed and the media spotlight has faded, lives sti... ... (14-Jan)

    Council throws off height limit for its own development

    Council’s decision to raise Maroochydore height limits to 18 storeys in closed meetings on the eve of resuming land in the heart of town was unethical. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson slammed the covert move by Sunshine Coast Regional Council to dramatically increase the height and amend the ... ... (17-Dec)

    Permanent fuel solution needed for Mooloolaba marine industry

    MEMBER for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has welcomed Council's efforts to try to find an interim solution to the closure of the fuel pumping station at The Wharf Mooloolaba. Council's provision of a temporary arrangement will be very much appreciated by local businesses and recreational boat owners ... ... (14-Dec)

    Sunshine Coast MPs call on the Minister to listen to our commuters

    Sunshine Coast MPs are calling on the Transport Minister to meet with them and local commuters to fix the debacle over the new train timetable. Sunshine Coast State Members Fiona Simpson, Mark McArdle, Jarrod Bleijie, Steve Dickson, Glen Elmes and Andrew Powell together with newly appointed Shadow... ... (10-Dec)

    Sunshine Coast Businesses to “Have your say!” & meet Barnaby

    FOR BOOKING DETAILS GO TO: http://www.fionasimpson.com.au/SupportFiona/Functions.aspx When:     Friday 5 NovemberTime:       10.00am – 12 noon (Morning Tea and Forum)            ... ... (13-Oct)

    Water police win for Mooloolaba

    Sunshine Coast water police will soon be able to get to their boats without battling traffic with the arrival of their new building at Mooloolaba Spit overnight. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson who ran the campaign for the Sunshine Coast water police to be shifted to be near their boats at Mo... ... (05-Oct)

    All plans and no action on bus corridor

    The government planning process should be overhauled, Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads Fiona Simpson said today, after $32 million was spent on Sunshine Coast transport projects without one shovel breaking the soil. Ms Simpson said the $7 million for planning the bus corridor and the $... ... (28-Sep)

    Missing link for Pacific Paradise cyclists caught in Labor’s spin cycle

    THE design for the $3 million missing cycle link between the new Maroochy River bridge pathway and Pacific Paradise is due for completion by the end of this year but the construction date is still up in the air. Shadow Minister for Transport and local Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said the ... ... (28-Sep)

    A Casino? Are they serious?

    Maroochydore MP Fiona Simpson said gossip that a Horton Park Golf Club redevelopment could include a casino was probably ‘kite flying’ and ‘fanciful’ and altogether unhelpful to creating real jobs on the Sunshine Coast. Ms Simpson said  the Sunshine Coast economy and many small businesses were real... ... (22-Sep)

    Wait for airport bus soon over for Sunshine Coast residents and tourists

    Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has welcomed the announcement of the new airport bus service. “I am pleased to hear that buses will soon be servicing to the new bus stop at the Sunshine Coast Airport terminal,” Ms Simpson said. “TransLink have advised that they will be operating a temporary ... ... (17-Sep)

    OUTRAGEOUS WATER BILLS LABOR’S FAILED POLICY

    OUTRAGEOUS water bills were due to the Bligh Labor Government’s wasteful SEQ water grid hurting Sunshine Coast ratepayers. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson took up the fight in Parliament today, calling on the State Government to take responsibility rather than buck pass and resolve the issues... ... (18-Aug)

    ARROGANT AND WASTEFUL LABOR GOVT HAS NO SHAME

    MEMBER for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has hit back at Minister Schwarten’s attack in Parliament saying his wasteful spending on a $1/2 billion Traveston Pipeline – despite the dam’s canning – was criminal while Sunshine Coast residents were waiting for a hospital bed. “This waste by the bully boys ... ... (18-Aug)

    HMAS Brisbane unable to Rest in Peace

    The HMAS Brisbane dive area is being used illegally as a fishing location, despite being protected as a Marine Park.   Fiona Simpson, Member for Maroochydore, has condemned the state government for failing to enforce the fishing exclusion zone of the HMAS Brisbane, which was designed to protect bo... ... (28-Jul)

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