Calling for nominations for Queensland Community Foundation Philanthropist of the Year Awards

This is your opportunity to nominate an individual or organisation for their outstanding contribution to not-for-profit organisations in Queensland.   Categories include:   •    Junior (students from Years 7 – 12) •    Young (individuals 18 – 30 years of age) •    Community (individuals over 30 years of age) •    Corporate (corporate/business entity)   Recipients of the…

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Funding wins for local sports & community groups

Ten not-for-profit organisations in the Maroochydore electorate will be celebrating funding wins from latest quarterly round of the State Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said the funds totalling over $200,000 would help support the vital work of these hardworking local community groups. Ms Simpson said that the funding will be…

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New Year Funding Wins for Local Sports Clubs

Ten local sporting clubs will be celebrating a great start to 2016 with news of State Government funding wins. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that nine clubs in her electorate had been successful in gaining grants of up to $7,500 for new equipment and get more people into sport under round 4 the State…

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Simpson goes trucking in Queensland

Shadow Minister for Main Roads Fiona Simpson has been hitching rides with truckies through some of the highways and byways of this great State this year to see these roads first-hand and hear from those who travel them the most. Speaking in Parliament today, Ms Simpson reported to the House what she has seen over…

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Simpson calls for tougher sentencing for violent thugs

State Member for Maroochydore has called on the Government to appeal the sentence recently handed out to the offender of a violent alcohol-fuelled assault in Maroochydore. Fiona Simpson MP spoke in Parliament this week about concerns raised by members of the Sunshine Coast community that inappropriate sentencing is allowing violent offenders to walk free from…

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