Buying local, saving local jobs is quite a tasty affair when you have the best seafood in the world at Mooloolaba Spit with more fishers selling direct to the public to stay afloat. Since COVID-19 turned many businesses upside down, the fishing industry was particularly hard hit with the loss of exports and restaurant trade.…
At just 18, Lachie Smart became the youngest pilot ever to circumnavigate the world in a single engine plane. Four years later this young Sunshine Coast man is helping navigate the 30-year-old family manufacturing business, Smartline Medical, through the turbulent times of COVID-19. Founded by father Will who has always been an innovator looking for…
Local Suppliers Deliver Goods Sourcing local produce isn’t a new trend for Roz White of White’s IGA. That’s why when hand sanitiser became a hot item, Roz already had a supplier stocking her shelves, the Sunshine Coast’s very own Concept Labs. Roz said: “We’ve been able to access a lot of products because of our…
Guardian angels in our midst They are the guardians of the beaches as well as our homes. Marcoola Surf Club is providing free food packs for people in need during the challenging time of COVID-19 from the Maroochy River up to Mt Coolum. I met Tahnee Roach and Lucas Marvel at the club and…
We are still waiting for the Queensland State Government to release their laws to enact the Mandatory Code of Conduct for commercial leasing, meaning they are one of the last State’s to do so. This lack of certainty is causing additional distress for commercial tenants and many mum and dad investors. Early April the National…
On May 6 the State Government released the draft plan for comment for the M2M Cycleway through Alexandra Headland. The design fails the test of making this area safer as it creates more conflict points for pedestrians by removing car parking east of Alexandra Parade and proposing chook-cage fencing up the middle of the centre…
It’s outrageous and ignores top medical advice for Queensland’s state borders to remain closed until September or later. The State Labor Premier’s flipflopping on the border reopening date of July ignored her own published roadmap when she told journos the date could instead be September or later. SIGN THE PETITION TO SEND A MESSAGE https://queensland.typeform.com/to/UmLRKn…
The LNP is calling on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to immediately suspend payroll tax for small and medium-sized businesses in Queensland for six months. We are calling for the payroll tax threshold to be lifted from $1.3m to $6.5m which would provide instant relief for around 15,000 businesses and save jobs threatened by the economic…
I commend the Prime Minister on the stimulus package announced to help businesses keep staff employed, particularly apprentices. For further detail about the package to help them through the challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak go to: Australian Government Economic Stimulus Package The Queensland package can also be found here Queensland Government Immediate Industry Recovery…
