Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson today asked Transport Minister Mark Bailey to get serious about tackling fare evasion and security issues on our buses and explain why his claims about extra transport officers on Sunshine Coast buses don’t stack up. Referring to the Minister’s response to a Question she asked him in Parliament, Ms Simpson…
DetailsAnnastasia Palaszczuk’s cruel decision to axe Sunshine Coast residents from accessing the Back to Work program is heartlessly punishing local job seekers. LNP Shadow Minister for Employment Fiona Simpson said Labor are blatantly ignoring the needs of residents who are battling their hardest to put food on the table. “There are now over 12,000 Sunshine…
DetailsReports of an attack at the Maroochydore Bus Station on Sunday has sparked calls for more police and transport security resources and no tolerance for bad behaviour. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said urgent intervention was needed to restore public confidence that they would be safe using public transport. “Enough is enough. This reported Sunday…
DetailsLabor’s botched rollout of the Container Deposit Scheme means many Sunshine Coast residents and businesses have no way of doing the right thing by their hip pocket and the environment. Visiting the Sunshine Coast today with Fiona Simpson MP and Andrew Powell MP, LNP Shadow Environment Minister David Crisafulli said Sunshine Coast residents will now…
DetailsMember for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson today called for stronger action to tackle fare evasion and safety issues on Sunshine Coast bus services. Speaking at Maroochydore bus station today, Ms Simpson said that the Coast’s public transport system was failing, with fewer people using the bus than five years ago and complaints about bad behaviour and…
DetailsTHE VOICES of more than a 1000 people who signed a petition calling on the State Government to put toilets at Mt Coolum National Park have been sidelined by the State Government which rejected its responsibility for the facilities when releasing the much anticipated new draft management plan two years late. Member for Maroochydore Fiona…
DetailsMAROOCHYDORE MP Fiona Simpson has urged the public to join the campaign for a better public transport system for the growing Sunshine Coast region to bust congestion on the roads and create a more connected community. Ms Simpson launched a petition calling on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to fix the “broken” public transport system, following…
DetailsTHE Sunshine Coast’s population is booming but they made 120,000 fewer bus trips than five years ago showing the transport system is failing. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that the State Labor Government had dropped the ball on public transport by failing to ensure the services met public need. “About…
DetailsOutraged Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has called on the Palaszczuk Government to provide more police resources to tackle the growing Coast crime problem. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Ms Simpson said that Labor and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk were spending more on their staffing and PR machine and less on police, while people are being shot…
DetailsBusinesses and not-for-profit groups will learn how they can benefit from the new National Insurance Disability Scheme at a free information session being hosted by Sunshine Coast MPs Dan Purdie and Fiona Simpson. The NDIS forum will be held at the Mike Ahern Building on Monday 5th November from 12 noon until 2pm with…
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