Boosting training opportunities that lead to jobs is a key part of the LNP’s plan to cut unemployment and ensure young people can get a job and get ahead on the Sunshine Coast. Shadow Minister for Training and Skills Development Fiona Simpson was joined on the Sunshine Coast today by LNP Deputy Leader Tim Mander.…
DetailsAfter 10 years of saving for their clubhouse extension, Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club suffered a blow recently when it was discovered midway through the build that the old clubhouse roof had failed requiring urgent and expensive repairs. However, the little club with the big heart reached out publicly and the community which they had…
DetailsQueensland and the Sunshine Coast had some of the worst long-term unemployed and falling apprenticeship numbers before COVID. I am working hard to deliver training that leads to jobs and connecting training to jobs and boost apprenticeship and training numbers through greater support. The unemployment rates are more than just figures, they are lives. On…
DetailsI’ve been talking with many small business owners – whose stories are varied – some can see the light at the end of the tunnel and others are still in the fight of their lives – but, overall their message is strong. Do you think the State Labor Government that made Queensland so economically exposed…
DetailsOne of the Sunshine Coast’s most loved national parks has the views, but it has no loos – leaving many of its 200,000 visitors hopping and hoping for a breakthrough. However, relief is in sight at Mt Coolum National Park after Shadow Environment Minister David Crisafulli met with local MP Fiona Simpson and residents to…
DetailsState MP Fiona Simpson is celebrating a win for the community with the Transport Department’s announcement to scrap the controversial design for the M2M cycleway through Alexandra Headland and go back to the drawing board. “We must get it right. The news came after I tabled the latest M2M Alex cycleway petition in Parliament with…
DetailsThe Sunshine Coast has been on of the hardest hit regions in Australia for COVID-19 job losses. That is why we are working together to rebuild our local economy and create jobs for the Sunshine Coast and want your input. When: Monday, 14 September 2020 Where: Maroochy Surf Club, 34 Alexandra Parade, Maroochydore Time: …
DetailsSomething fishy is going on at the end of Mooloolaba Spit and it’s not the seafood which has made the port so famous. The State LNP say the Mooloolaba Spit’s future remains under threat as long as secrecy continues over State Government’s controversial plans investigating the commercial redevelopment of Mooloolaba Spit. Shadow Environment Minister David…
DetailsLNP Govt Will Scrap Controversial M2M Cycleway Design – $6.7m will Stay Local to Improve Bike and Pedestrian Paths and Develop a New Plan For Alex Beach The Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Steve Minnikin, and local MP Fiona Simpson today pledged an LNP State Government will reject the current design of a…
DetailsSUNSHINE COAST State LNP Members have slammed the Queensland Labor Government for “dragging their heels” on a vital Commonwealth grant scheme to help the residential construction industry bounce back from the Coronavirus crisis. Member for Maroochydore FIona Simpson and Member for Buderim Brent Mickelberg said that the Federal Government announced the time-limited HomeBuilder grant scheme…
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