Fiona
SIMPSON
State Member for MAROOCHYDORE
Safety Where
You Live
- Establishing a Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority to provide a one-stop shop for local input into waterway management.
- Supporting aerial crime-fighting capability in the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Cairns regions to enhance safety in Queensland communities.
- Upgrading Maroochydore Courthouse to provide better safety and support to victims of domestic and family violence.
- Implementing Daniel’s Law, Queensland’s first public child sex offender register
A Plan for
Queensland's future
- Fire Hydrant Water Main project for Maroochy Research Facility
- Delivering upgrades to the Mooloolaba Road between Syd Lingard Drive and Tantula Road West.
- Delivering generational infrastucture for the Sunshine Coast, with a new direct heavy rail line from Beerwah to Birtinya linking with The Wave metro hub that will connect to the Sunshine Coast Airport through Maroochydore.
- Delivering the natural disaster program across Queensland.
- Investing in the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade to address long-standing safety and congestion issues on the Sunshine Motorway to support population growth and development on the Sunshine Coast.
- $82.9 million residential activation fund to build civil and trunk infrastructure in Maroochydore’s CBD to accelerate the delivery of more than 18,000 apartments.
Health Services
When You Need Them
- Enhancing the critical health workforce by employing 78 new junior doctors at the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service.
- Delivering new and replacement ambulance vehicles.
- Upgrading, improving and modifying accommodation facilities for disability services clients and fitting out office accommodation.
- Expanding the Healthy Kindy Kids program state-wide, with free vision, hearing and speech development checks for children in kindergarten, giving them the best chance to be ready for school.
- $6.3 million State-of-the art Health Hub, co-locating Breast Screen and Oral Health Service under one roof at 100 Sixth Avenue, Maroochydore.
A better lifestyle through
a stronger economy
- Fast-tracking the Taroom Trough Development Plan and investing in new refining and storage capability on Queensland soil.
- Progressing partnerships with local government to upgrade stormwater network infrastructure by installing at least 100 filtration devices to prevent plastics and litter larger than 5mm escaping into Moreton Bay by 2030 ($35 million over five years).
$1 million to protect the unique coral ecosystem with safe moorings, marine research and education.
Improving our tourism landscape by investing in innovative infrastructure products and experiences that will help boost growth and transformation within Queensland’s tourism industry.
Local News
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Traffic signals and improved pedestrian crossings on the two Mayfield Street intersections – at Alexandra Parade and Buderim Avenue/Pettigrew Street – are planned and your feedback on the design is...