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Youth recidivism
Welcome to 2023 Noosa!
As I sit looking over the vast expanse of inland Australia, there is much to occupy my mind from our...
Housing – the big picture
Affordable housing as most know, is an issue I have spoken/written about and raised in Parliament many times over the years including in these...
Estimations, contemplations and ramifications
So why is the recent Budget Estimates process so important, and why should we all be interested?
It’s all about ramifications – to everyone...
Noosa’s share of State Budget
Trawling through those Service Delivery Statements (SDS’s) to summarise what is good and what is not so good is always a challenge, and this...
Fishing in Noosa
Recently I sat for a briefing with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) regarding the Spanish Mackerel consultation stage one that has just...
Kin Kin triumphs over Council … again
What the play lacked in skill it made up for in style when Kin Kin and Noosa Council went bat to bat in the...
What really is consultation
The word 'consultation’ conjures up different meanings for all of us, however the Cambridge Dictionary defines it as 'discussing something with someone to get...
Parliamentary processes and voting
The ensuing recovery from our floods highlighted the roles each of us play during and after disasters, as well in every aspect of our...
The issues behind the headlines
As most know, I don’t go for one-line grabs nor seek sensational headlines. My focus is on the issues, what underpins them, including decision...
Estimates 2021 Budget
Spring has gloriously sprung, heralding new growth, hope and an end to a month of challenges, from Covid lockdowns through to that favourite ‘Estimates...
The Covid Edition
The July lockdown, and, as of writing, the recent extended lockdown to our region, brought more traumatised businesses, residents who can ill-afford to lose...
The Budget
As I trawled through some 14?? separate documents that comprised the Appropriations Bill for 2021/2022 I asked myself late one night in my delirium...
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Youth crime committee – what Labor says
Premier Steven Miles accused the LNP of putting political interests before community safety in persistently blocking the release of a draft Youth Justice Committee...
