Damning new data released by the National Productivity Commission shows that the number of Queensland students in VET training has dropped by 33,700 from 2015 to 2017 putting Queensland at odds with the rest of Australia. It is disgraceful that fewer VET students are being trained while the state’s unemployment rate continues to be amongst…
Our public transport system needs fixing and I’m calling for better bus services to support the Sunshine Coast’s growing population stronger action to tackle fare evasion and safety issues. I am asking you to support my on-line petition calling on the State Labor Government to deliver a better public transport system which takes people where…
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson today called for stronger action to tackle fare evasion and safety issues on Sunshine Coast bus services. Speaking at Maroochydore bus station today, Ms Simpson said that the Coast’s public transport system was failing, with fewer people using the bus than five years ago and complaints about bad behaviour and…
THE VOICES of more than a 1000 people who signed a petition calling on the State Government to put toilets at Mt Coolum National Park have been sidelined by the State Government which rejected its responsibility for the facilities when releasing the much anticipated new draft management plan two years late. Member for Maroochydore Fiona…
Dear Fiona I’m sick of people riding on our buses for free. Pensioners like me have to pay, so why should they get away with it. The situation is getting out of control and our poor bus drivers don’t know what to do. We need more inspectors on the buses. Please help. Thank you. Claire…
In damning new data released today by the National Productivity Commission, Queensland students in VET training have dropped by 33,700 from 2015 to 2017. Alarmingly, Queensland was the only mainland state in the nation to experience a decline in training numbers. LNP Skills and Training spokeswoman Fiona Simpson slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s failure to…
It’s alarming that Queensland’s debt bill is expected to hit more than $83 billion in three years, despite record royalties. Astonishingly, employee expenses have blown out by almost $1billion since the Budget just five months ago. New figures show that employee expenses are estimated to come in at $23.987 billion this financial year, up from…
Apprenticeship and training completion rates have dropped by nearly 40 per cent across four years under Palaszczuk and Labor while TAFE Queensland is splurging millions on Commonwealth Games tickets, hospitality expenses, international travel and golden handshakes. READ MORE: I’m concerned that the Palaszczuk Labor Government has its priorities all wrong. Queensland has the highest unemployment…
The Sunshine Coast is booming and we have a great future. But we have to be clear about charting a destiny which maintains our quality of lifestyle and protects our environment while balancing growth and growing jobs. Our great new hospital is a fantastic addition to the Coast but we need more transport infrastructure to keep…
The LNP is getting behind the Queensland seafood industry with a new labelling policy that will promote local jobs and give consumers greater choice. Leader Deb Frecklington has today revealed, if elected in 2020, the LNP would change legislation in Queensland so that any business selling seafood for immediate consumption had to identify where the…