Victims of crime should not have to wait years for court-ordered compensation to be paid to them through the State Penalties and Enforcement Agency (SPER). I spoke in Parliament on behalf of local residents Andy and Laurel Leach, who have been waiting over six years to receive a single dollar of the court-ordered restitution payments…
You can show your appreciation for those who serve and have served in the armed services by displaying one of these stickers. Please help to spread the message that we are always grateful and we …remember them throughout the year – not just on Remembrance Day or Anzac Day. Along with some of my colleagues,…
I was delighted to welcome Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Small Business Minister, Scott Emerson to the Sunshine Coast to hear first-hand from small business owners about how to help businesses grow and create jobs. While there are glimmers of hope in the Sunshine Coast business community due to a tourism-led recovery from a lower Australian…
Congratulations to local sports and recreation clubs who have been successful in the latest funding round of the State Government’s Get in the Game program. Two North Shore Clubs will receive large grants to upgrade their facilities and 13 lucky local clubs will receive grants of up to $10,000 to purchase equipment and encourage more…
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester visited the Sunshine Coast to meet with the Sunshine Coast team and see first-hand some of the priority infrastructure projects we are lobbying for, including: · Duplication of the North Coast Rail Line · Six laning of the Bruce Highway from Pine Rivers to Caloundra. …
Our police do such a fantastic job. We want to help them by making sure we have enough police resources. I am concerned about new figures showing a drop in front line police officers across the Sunshine Coast since Labor took office. In response to a question Ms Simpson asked in Parliament, the Police Minister…
The recent boost in local job numbers is very encouraging for the Sunshine Coast region, particularly as it goes against the trend we are seeing in the rest of Queensland. Our unemployment rate has fallen from 6.6% to 4.8% over the 12 months to August 2016 and it is now below national average. Some of…
I am celebrating a win for the environment with the transfer of the old Point Arkwright Police reserve into the adjacent Yinneburra Bushland Conservation Reserve now finalised. This environmentally significant and heavily vegetated block of land on the corner of Andrew Street and David Low Way has now been transferred into Council trusteeship and is…
I recently met with local residents who are desperate to see public toilets provided at our much-loved Mt Coolum National Park. More than 10,000 locals and tourists visit this iconic tourism destination every month to climb to the summit and enjoy the views. Visitors include bus-loads of school children and families with young children and…
Now that vehicle registration labels are no longer sent out by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), there are various tools available to help you ensure your vehicle is registered. Go to https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au or call 13 23 80 for more information. It is important to remember that you can be fined for not…