LNP’s $30m plan to bust Coolum congestion

An LNP Government will invest $30m in a major upgrade of Coolum roundabout and new Mt Coolum on-ramps to the Sunshine Motorway to help Queensland build its way out of recession and create nearly 100 new jobs. LNP Deputy Leader and Shadow Treasurer Tim Mander made the announcement today with

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Funds committed for new multi-sports facility

An LNP Government will commit $350,000 to fast-track the development of detailed plans for a new multi-purpose sports facility at Coolum State High School. Ninderry MP Dan Purdie said a new $8million facility located at Coolum High, currently in design phase, would feature two senior AFL ovals, a senior cricket

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Funding commitment secures fauna habitats

An LNP Government will fund the repair and replacement of at least a dozen new nesting boxes and provide additional resources to allow Coolum and North Shore Coast Care to continue their popular community education program. Ninderry MP Dan Purdie made the $20,000 funding commitment with Shadow Environment Minister David

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Delivered! New $2.7m police station for Coolum

It may have taken more than a decade, but the brand new, state of the art $2.7million Coolum Police Station has today been officially opened in what Ninderry MP Dan Purdie is calling a win for the local community. Mr Purdie said he had made the new station one of

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Better Public Transport for Bli Bli Residents

With the Bli Bli population rapidly growing in recent years, local residents have been calling for an extension of bus route 612 to service these new residential areas. I raised this public transport issue with the Minister’s office last year, and was told the proposed route extension would be prioritised.

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Maroochy Roos set to shine thanks to lighting grant

The Maroochy Roos season is set to get brighter, with a $425,000 grant for field lighting thanks to the State’s COVID-19 Works for Queensland program. Sunshine Coast Council will use the funds to install lighting on Oval 4 at the Club’s home grounds at the Maroochy Multi-Sports Complex. Ninderry MP

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End in sight for 20 year road safety campaign

A significant transport infrastructure project and one of Eumundi’s top local priorities is a step closer to being realised, with a funding commitment for a new pedestrian bridge over the North Maroochy River. Ninderry MP Dan Purdie said years of negotiations with Council and the Department of Transport and Main

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Upgrades on the cards for Coolum Tennis

Coolum Tennis Club is set to receive long awaited upgrades thanks to a $350,000 Council grant funded through the State’s COVID-19 Works for Queensland program. The Coolum Tennis Club upgrade is an initiative of the Queensland Government. The funds will be used to resurface four courts, and upgrade fencing and

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