As part of the Stage Two planning, Sunshine Coast Council wishes to seek further community feedback on two elements from the 2015 Placemaking Mooloolaba Master Plan and 2019 Detailed Design that have since been impacted by social and environmental change. Sunshine Coast Council is seeking your feedback on this next stage in relation to the…
If your organisation or community group is looking for available grants, my office maybe able to assist. I am also happy to provide letters of support, to request a letter of support, please click HERE . Below is some of the Queensland State Grants that are currently available: Community Partnership Innovation Grants – up to $250,000 –…
Over 200,000 locals on the Sunshine Coast will benefit immediately from significant cost of living measures introduced through the Budget. To read my Federal Government Budget review CLICK HERE.
Queensland COVID-19 restrictions are easing further from 1am Thursday, 14 April. From then, most venues that have been open only to vaccinated staff and patrons will be open to everyone, regardless of vaccination status. The venues include: Pubs, clubs, cafés and restaurants Theme parks, casinos and cinemas Weddings Showgrounds Galleries, libraries, museums and stadiums Vaccine…
I can confirm that following the release of the Transport Minister’s private emails on 15 March, I have referred this matter to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC). I have asked the CCC to investigate if confidential cabinet information was disclosed, as the emails raised concerns over Cabinet Confidentiality, whereby revealing strong links between himself…
Firstly, I want to acknowledge that it has been a difficult two plus years for many, in particular for our frontline workers who have put the community ahead of their families and themselves during this pandemic to look after those affected by COVID. I also want to have it noted that I do support the…
The new design for the M2M Cycleway along the foreshore of Alexandra Headland based on community feedback has been released and is now available for review. The Stage 6 design is from Mary Street at Alexandra Headland to Sixth Avenue at Maroochydore and it includes several options for the proposed 2km shared pathway for active…
The Federal Government’s $1.6B commitment to go halves with Queensland State Government to fund heavy rail to Maroochydore is great news. Thank you to my Federal Colleagues, Ted O’Brien MP and Andrew Wallace MP, for delivering the biggest contributions from a Federal Government for the Sunshine Coast in its history for roads and rail, before…
Shocking new figures have revealed that elective surgery patients on the Sunshine Coast now have to wait longer than anywhere in the state for their procedures at Nambour Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) and Gympie Hospital. This means that more than 1 in 3 elective surgery patients don’t get their surgery on at SCUH…
The Sunshine Coast Council Australia Day Awards were held on 22 March 2022. I would like to make a special mention for winner of the Citizen of the Year, Mark Ellis. I have known Mark for many years through his work at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. He has done an amazing job assisting the homeless…