What can we do as a community to stamp out the growing trend of youth thuggery in our area? My grandmother has lived here for the last 40 years and is now to scared to go into Maroochydore to do her shopping. Regards Kyle Dear Kyle Recent disturbing violent incidents near the bus station in…
Disturbing reports of two more sickening and brazen daylight attacks allegedly carried out by young people in Maroochydore has sparked calls for stronger intervention and more resources to crack down on youth crime. Member for Maroochydore was speaking in response to reports of two separate attacks on 15 year old girls by a group of…
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…
Dear Fiona I’m so happy that I’ve finally got my eyes done after waiting for 3 years to have the cataracts removed. Thank you for helping to bump me up the waiting list. Michael Roch, Mt Coolum.
We live in a great State but it should be so much better. If you want jobs for your kids and customers for your small business, you need a State Government that understands the economy. That’s why when the LNP team put the economy front and centre of our motion for debate this week we…
The Palasczcuk Labor Government has cut the police budget by about $80million in the last two budgets at a time when our population on the Sunshine Coast and in Queensland is booming. Meanwhile, the Premier and her ministers have blown their travel and staff budgets by about $1million. The State Government’s priorities are wrong. In…
I exposed Labor’s hypocrisy for calling on business to pay their bills on time when they aren’t leading by example. Many Queensland Government departments still have unacceptably high rates of late payments to their suppliers, many of whom are small business. The Department of Education paid 17.2% of its bills late and for the Department…
I am the full-time carer of my two grandkids and witness first-hand the tragic impact of ICE use on local families. What can the Government do to help? Jill Dear Jill I share your concern about the heart-breaking impact of drug use. Our whole community is affected by this scourge. More needs to be done to…
New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research* released today has uncovered the carnage Labor has wreaked on Queensland’s vocational training industry. Under the Palaszczuk Labor Government, program completion rates at TAFE and other government providers have decreased 42% since 2014. Compared with the LNP Government there are now 16,375 fewer Queenslanders per…
Dear Fiona I’m glad that plastic bags have been banned. This will help us keep our turtles and sea life safe. Thank you for giving us bags we can use to go shopping. Sophie, Mooloolaba State School
