Grant funding the bee’s knees at Bli Bli
Ranked in the top ten of school canteens across the State, the award winning Busy Bee Café at Bli Bli State School has struck gold again, securing a $33,487 grant in the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. It joins five other well deserving clubs and groups in
Labor reaches new low in fight to protect the vulnerable
What will it take for the Palaszczuk Labor Government to put our kids before paedophiles? That was the question Ninderry MP Dan Purdie asked this week in Parliament after the LNP’s calls for major child safety reforms were rejected by the Government. “It is one thing to fail on roads,
Coolum’s Aussie Day legends revealed
Coolum’s local champions were celebrated on Saturday, with the announcement of Coolum Beach Lions 2019 Australia Day Award recipients. Ninderry MP Dan Purdie, who took part in the official proceedings, congratulated the award winners, who he said were all great role models for the local community. The Shop’s Gaye Williams
Eumundi: The Original and still the best
From humble beginnings, the growth of arguably the Coast’s most popular cultural institutions, the Original Eumundi Markets, has been showcased in Parliament as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. In a speech in Parliament last night, Ninderry MP Dan Purdie described Eumundi as no longer just a market town, but
Heartless vandals undermine coastal preservation efforts
Hundreds of volunteer hours of restorative work on sensitive coastal foreshore areas has been lost thanks to the actions of heartless vandals. Ninderry MP Dan Purdie inspected several sites at Coolum Beach where vandals had wrecked havoc on native vegetation and damaged signage, leaving behind a trail of broken bottles
All aboard for new Bli Bli school bus service
The daily school commute is set to get easier for dozens of families following months of lobbying to secure a new school bus service for the rapidly growing Bli Bli community. In welcoming the news, Ninderry MP Dan Purdie thanked Good Samaritan Catholic College Principal Greg Myers, along with Bli