Explosive findings* from the Queensland Audit Office have revealed TAFE Queensland’s ‘financial performance is at risk because of declining student numbers’. LNP Shadow Minister for Training and Skills Development Fiona Simpson slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government for their mismanagement of Queensland TAFE and leading the institution onto the road of insolvency. “Under Annastacia Palaszczuk, TAFE…
DetailsThe Sunshine Coast needs a new Exhibition and Convention Centre and Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has asked the Premier in Parliament if the State Government will commit to funding it. Ms Simpson has championed this project for several years and asked the Premier if the State Labor Government will help fund Council’s plans to…
DetailsThe LNP is calling on the Queensland Labor Government to listen to the concerns of disability organisations and continue the Taxi Subsidy Scheme for people with disabilities beyond June 30. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that it was unfair that Sunshine Coast residents with disabilities would no longer be eligible for a 50% discount…
DetailsMore funding is needed to tackle growing youth crime and violence locally but the Sunshine Coast is missing out, claims Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson. Speaking in Parliament this week, Ms Simpson called on the State Labor Government to provide more funding for youth justice and youth engagement strategies on the Sunshine Coast to help…
DetailsProtecting our children is more important than protecting the anonymity of paedophiles. This week in Parliament, Labor voted against our plan and has failed to protect the community, but the LNP will take our plan to keep children safe to the 2020 election. The Palaszczuk Labor Government has denied parents the ability to identify child…
DetailsSunshine Coast youth have a harder time getting a job under State Labor with youth unemployment rates rising to 15% (up 3.5% in the last year), yet the State Labor Government has cruelly axed desperately needed employment programs for local residents. Annastasia Palaszczuk has stopped Sunshine Coast residents from accessing the Back to Work program,…
DetailsThe Airport Expansion Project is well-underway and due for completion by the end of 2020. The community is invited to provide feedback on the proposed airspace and flight path design for the new runway, which is now being finalised. Information is available online at http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projects/flight-path-changes/sunshine-coast-airport-airspace-changes-runway-1331/ Submissions close on 30 April 2019. Sunshine Coast Council, Airservices…
DetailsViolence should never be tolerated and we all have a right to feel safe and be safe on our streets, buses and trains. Locals tell me they are concerned about street crime and violence, particularly in view of the recent disturbing violent incidents near the bus station in Maroochydore. Bus users are concerned about safety…
DetailsMember 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…
DetailsNew national training data released this week* has revealed Queensland apprentices and trainees are turning away from Labor’s training policy in droves. Queensland recorded the largest fall out of all east coast states with students in training decreasing by 0.6% year on year. LNP Shadow Minister for Training and Skills Development Fiona Simpson hit out…
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