The 2022 Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence for south-east Queensland were held last month and the restaurants in the Maroochydore Electorate really did excel. The awards saw more than 150 local restaurants, cafes and catering businesses gather to celebrate the achievements of their peers who were judged in over 45 categories. The Awards for…
Lifeline as you know is national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Their service has been extremely critical for people during the last couple of years as they worked through the difficulties that the pandemic has represented. Lifeline was launched on the Sunshine Coast…
At a time of record homelessness and great pain in the building industry with a -23% fall in new home approvals and growing insolvencies, the State Government has announced more cost and red tape to make it worse. COVID has increased costs and caused building supply chain disruptions, but Public Works Minister de Brenni has…
The State Government is urging the property sector and the community to have their say regarding the possible introduction of mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) for real estate agents, real estate sales people, real estate property auctioneer and resident letting agents. The options include three different levels of CPD commitment per year, including an option…
A PROJECT for a safer cycle and pedestrian pathway between Alexandra Headland and Maroochydore has been put under a cloud, after the State Government secretly removed funds committed for construction from official government documents. The M2M Stage 6 project had been the subject of controversy due to poor design, but the community won the promise…
At a time of record homelessness and great pain in the building industry with a 13.7% fall in new home approvals in Queensland and 15% fall on the Sunshine Coast as well as growing insolvencies, the State Government has announced more cost and red tape to make it worse. State Member for Maroochydore, Fiona Simpson…
Congestion on the Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek is predicted to grow by more than 50% over the next decade, yet the Palaszczuk Government has no plan to fix it. Around 41,600 vehicles use the two-lane section of the Motorway every day, and Transport and Main Roads predicts that to grow to 68,000 vehicles by…
The rail link to Maroochydore, connecting the Sunshine Coast’s largest city to the SEQ rail network in time for the 2032 Olympics is at grave risk due to delay tactics by this State Government. State MP for Maroochydore, Fiona Simpson MP, is calling on the State Government to release a whole-of-project timeline for the Maroochydore…
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: Tourism Development Fund Grants – $50,000 to $200,000 –…
Small Businesses are encouraged to apply for a grant of up to $15,000 to help boost business turnover, increase their workforce or improve their resilience. The previous grant recipients have used the funds for a range of projects such as introducing an online booking system, redeveloping websites, building a tailor-made workplace health and safety system…