Kids Get Started again with sport funding

Maroochydore families have been encouraged to Get in the Game and submit their applications for the fourth round of the hugely popular Get Started funding program that opened today. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said the initiative was successfully lowering the cost of living for local families with 729 vouchers issued in this electorate since…

Have your say on developing Queensland’s future for Education

Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson today invited community members to join the conversation in planning Queensland’s first Education Accord. The Education Accord will bring together ideas that will determine priorities for our schools and ensure students are given the best possible education and job opportunities. Ms Simpson is seeking feedback from the local community on…

Queensland’s future schools revealed

Around a hundred new schools could be required to cater for Queensland’s student growth over the next twenty years. The Queensland Government today released the latest round of demand maps produced by the Queensland Schools Planning Commission identifying where future schools may be needed up to 2031. Premier Campbell Newman and Education, Training and Employment…

Have your say on developing Queensland’s future for Education

The Queensland Government is undertaking extensive consultation with parents, schools, unions and education sectors to map out the future of education and create Queensland’s first Education Accord. All Queenslanders are encouraged to share their ideas that will determine priorities for our schools and ensure students are given the best possible education and job opportunities. You…

Grants of up to $100,000 available for community-based environmental projects

Local organizations who are passionate about our beautiful Sunshine Coast environment are invited to apply for a share of $5 million in funding through the State Government’s Everyone’s Environment grants program. Applications are now open for round three of the Everyone’s Environment grants program for local projects that focus on conservation, environmental research or heritage…