“TAFE Queensland has wasted $230,000 in taxpayer money on tickets to the Commonwealth Games,” Ms Simpson said. “Taxpayers picked up the bill for 2148 tickets – after the Palaszczuk Labor Government ruled out free tickets. “We’ve got a government paying a government education provider to purchase tickets from the government. It’s a money merry-go-round. “This…
The Sunshine Coast’s building industry is bracing for the full force of the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s new taxes and Budget cuts. LNP Shadow Minister for Small Business Fiona Simpson and Shadow Minister for the Environment David Crisafulli visited Maroochydore’s Ausmar Homes to discuss how Labor’s new waste tax and the cut to the First Homeowners…
LNP Leader Deb Frecklington today promised parents, kids and teachers that she will air condition every state school classroom on the Sunshine Coast if she wins the next election. Ms Frecklington said every Queensland kid needed a comfortable environment to learn. “I want our kids to learn and thrive, but it’s hard to do that…
Labor’s decision to axe the Back to Work program in Southeast Queensland is throwing vulnerable young people back on the dole, the Liberal National Party warned today. Shadow Employment Minister Fiona Simpson and Nicklin MP Marty Hunt spoke out while visiting a Sunshine Coast cafe where the jobs of two young people with disabilities are…
The State Government still has questions to answer about the traffic impacts of the Sekisui/Yaroomba Beach development, State MP Fiona Simpson said today. Ms Simpson called on Transport Minister Mark Bailey to explain what he and his department were doing to address these concerns. Ms Simpson said that she supported a new hotel development in…
Shadow Attorney-General David Janetzki said it was disgraceful staff must use umbrellas inside the Maroochydore Courthouse to keep dry when it rains. Mr Janetzki and Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson slammed the Labor Government for ignoring terrible working conditions caused by the building’s leaky roofs and disrepair. “It’s just not good enough that there is…
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has called on the Premier to keep her election promise to be a Premier for all Queensland by giving the Sunshine Coast its fair share of funding for infrastructure. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Simpson asked the Premier to work with the LNP MPs who are the elected representatives of this…
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has called on the Government to release the long-overdue review of the Mt Coolum National Park Management Plan for public consultation. Ms Simpson has been asking the Minister to update the 1998 plan to ensure all issues, including the need for public toilets and parking are being addressed to protect…
Local business owners are invited to join me and a panel of local entrepreneurs at a Small Business Forum at the Sol Bar, Ocean Street, Maroochydore on Tuesday 17th April from 5.00pm – 6.30pm. This is an opportunity to share business stories and let me know what’s important to you. All are welcome to this free event, so…
Sunshine Coast residents are facing another price slug on their water bills to pay for Labor Government’s $9 billion SEQ water grid. Maroochydore MP Fiona Simpson has called on the Premier to reject the $79 price hike over the next three years which the Queensland Competition Authority has recommended. “This is three times the rate…
