Sunshine Coast business urgently need a clear road map to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions start to lift, State MP Fiona Simpson has said. Ms Simpson, the LNP Shadow Minister for Small Business and Member for Maroochydore, said the State Government needed to give greater clarity about how and when businesses which are currently closed or…
State MP, Fiona Simpson, is calling on Sunshine Coast residents to stand up for small businesses that have been ignored by the Palaszczuk Labor Government in the covid-19 crisis. Ms Simpson speaking with Joe Da Silva from The Silva Spoon said Queensland was the only state where small businesses were not being given emergency assistance…
It’s good news for the local residents crossing to the beach at David Low Way, Marcoola, says Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson. Ms Simpson said: “The Queensland Transport Department has confirmed funding has been approved for a pedestrian refuge just south of the Mudjimba Esplanade intersection. “The pedestrian refuge will help make it safer and easier…
With so many Australians looking to honour ANZAC Day in new ways this year due to coronavirus restrictions, State MP Fiona Simpson has written and released a special song to mark the occasion. Called, “Lest We Forget”, the song poignantly references the lighting of candles at dawn which the RSL is encouraging people to do…
The State Government needs to stop the cover-up on investigating redevelopment options on the publicly owned land at the end of Mooloolaba Spit. State MP for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has evidence obtained under the Right to Information Act that confirms that the “Commercial advice provided by Ernst & Young was based on the department’s instruction…
Displaced workers and people forced to stay home during the coronavirus restrictions should be able to unlock their own skills with free online training courses, the LNP said today. LNP Training Shadow Minister and Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has called on the State Government to help workers turn the tough times of home-isolation into…
THE poll debacle that saw people denied a vote during the Council election due to the Electoral Commission’s failures loomed for a repeat at the State Election unless urgent action happened now, State MP Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said. Ms Simpson said it was disgraceful that Sunshine Coast voters were coming forward telling of…
Flaws in the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s COVID-19 package for business must be urgently fixed to allow recently-founded firms to apply for interest-free loans. Shadow Small Business Minister Fiona Simpson and Nicklin MP Marty Hunt have called on the State Government to cut redtape blocking companies such as Terella Brewing of North Arm from accessing the…
Reports that the Palaszczuk Labor Government are releasing a State-wide juvenile crime plan that ignores the Sunshine Coast has been attacked as a political joke. State MP for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that reports 10 centres would get funding but not the Sunshine Coast, where juvenile crime issues had made the Maroochydore Bus Station a…
The State Government must slash red tape to urgently approve the cleaning out of drains in Mount Coolum and surrounding area to improve safety and cut risk of flooding, State MP Fiona Simpson said. Ms Simpson said that local residents had contacted her as they were concerned the drains were compromised due to red tape which had…