New funding announced for work skills training

Congratulations to  Queensland Churches of Christ on being awarded a  $387,400 grant from the State Government’s Community Learning initiative. Under round one of the funding, Learn to Earn Training Programs will be delivered by Solutions for Learning and Care Training and Consulting at training centres in Maroochydore, Nambour and Gympie. This money will help participants…

New Ambos for the Sunshine Coast

News that extra paramedics will join the Sunshine Coast ranks was welcomed by Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson who also rebuked false claims of staffing cutbacks. “Our area is growing and there has been no cutbacks in ambulance officer numbers. A media story that university students had been used to backfill to cover cutbacks was…

Sporting events are welcome boost to Sunshine Coast tourism

This weekend’s inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 was an exciting addition to the Sunshine Coast’s expanding calendar of sporting events.   I was delighted to help welcome almost 2,000 athletes from around the world to Mooloolaba for the region’s first IRONMAN event on Sunday 15th September. The region’s growing reputation as a great location for sporting events is…

Supporting Women Scholarships program

The Department of Education, Training and Employment has announced the opening of round two of their Supporting Women Scholarship program for women considering future study in agriculture and environmental studies, architecture and building, engineering, earth science, or information technology. Scholarships of up to $20,000 are available for study from Certificate IV through to postgraduate courses…