The State Government is ramping up its commitment to improving safety around school zones with flashing light signs being installed at seven Sunshine Coast schools. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said the ongoing program aimed at installing school flashing lights at split campuses and on multi-lane roads across Queensland would be finished by June. “I…
The $80 rebate from the State Government appeared in the last water bill for Sunshine Coast residents fulfilling our election commitment. This is a one-off payment of $80 to provide SEQ households with help in reducing cost-of-living expenses. For households receiving a water bill from Unitywater, the rebate will be applied as a deduction on…
Work has now started on the new Maroochydore bus station near the Sunshine Plaza at the Cornmeal and Sunseeker Parade intersection after the official ‘turning of the sod’. This is a significant investment in public transport infrastructure on the Sunshine Coast, and will be a boost for the local economy. The $7.1 million project will…
Congratulations to two local Community Legal Centres who will receive grants from the State Government for the 2013/14 financial year to help provide vital legal support to vulnerable constituents. Centacare in Maroochydore will receive $146,910 in funding and Suncoast Community Legal Service Inc will be granted a total of $210,138. The Government has a responsibility…
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has welcomed news of State Government funding of a total of $165,233 for eight local community groups in her electorate. In the latest round of funding through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund and the Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund money was awarded to: Mooloolaba Coast Guard $19,332 Upgrade IT and weather…
Today the Sunshine Coast entered a new era with the local State Government MPs and councillors forming a regional partnership to drive the Coast forward. In attendance at the leadership roundtable at Lake Kawana Community Centre were Mayor Mark Jamieson and Sunshine Coast councillors, Speaker Fiona Simpson (MP Maroochydore), Energy and Water Supply Minister Mark…
Fiona Simpson MP has announced that two local Community Legal Centres (CLCs) will receive grants from the Legal Practitioner Interest on Trust Accounts Fund (LPITAF) for the 2013/14 financial year. Centacare in Maroochydore will receive $146,910 in funding and Suncoast Community Legal Service Inc will be granted a total of $210,138. Ms Simpson…
Work is set to kick off from next week on the new Maroochydore bus station near Sunshine Plaza. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson today turned the first sod to signal the start of works for the new bus station, near the Cornmeal and Sunseeker Parade intersection. “This is a significant investment in public transport infrastructure…