Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Council

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Sunshine Coast News --> Council budget emphasis on transport and sustainability in biosphere region

Council handed down a $1 billion budget on Thursday, which included money for road improvements, world-class sporting precincts and new community facilities.

Ratepayers are also set to contribute more to the local environment, transport and arts and heritage.

Mayor Mark Jamieson said council was committed to conservation in the region, which is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. ...

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Sunshine Coast Council 2023/24 Budget

https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/council/budget-financial-and-annual-reports/budget/2023-24-budget

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Couriermail --> Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart to run for state parliament for LNP in 2024

Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart is set to make a run for state parliament in a coup for the LNP ahead of next year's October state election.

Ms Stewart, who was elected Noosa's first female mayor in 2020, was preselected on Saturday and will come up against current MP, independent Sandy Bolton.

The former barrister and mum of three told The Sunday Mail she threw her hat into the ring after becoming "incredibly disillusioned" with the government, and the decision was "a no-brainer". "We need a change of government, and to do that we need to win seats," Ms Stewart said. ...

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Sunshine Coast News --> Mark Jamieson announces he will step down as mayor after long stint at the helm

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson has announced he will not run in next year's local government elections.

Cr Jamieson made the announcement this morning outside the Sunshine Coast City Hall.

"After nearly 12 years serving the communities of the Sunshine Coast and vigorously representing the interests of our residents to the other tiers of government, I have decided that it is time to put my family and my personal interests first," he said.

"For this reason – and this alone – I have decided not to contest the next election for mayor of our great Sunshine Coast Council on March 16, 2024." ...

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Couriermail --> Rosanna Natoli announces she will run for Sunshine Coast mayor $

Rosanna Natoli, one of the most well known faces on regional Queensland TV, will run for Sunshine Coast mayor, saying she can no longer sit on the sidelines while the region is neglected for funding for roads and rail to match its rapid population growth.

The long-time Channel 7 journalist, TV presenter, university lecturer, socialite and wife of former mayor, Joe Natoli, announced she was running in the March elections and confirmed her husband, a sitting councillor, would run again in Division 4, which takes in Alexandra Headland, Buddina, Maroochydore, Minyama, Mooloolaba, Parrearra and Warana. ...

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Sunshine Coast News --> Frontrunner emerges to become Coast mayor

... The votes are in and the count is underway in the 2024 Queensland local government elections, which will determine the make-up of the Sunshine Coast and Noosa councils.

Both those local councils will have new mayors, with Mark Jamieson and Clare Stewart respectively stepping down.

As of 11.34pm on Saturday and with 72.88 per cent of the vote counted, Rosanna Natoli had 27.08 per cent of the vote on the Sunshine Coast, ahead of Ashley Robinson with 24.61 per cent and Jason O'Pray with 21.64 per cent. Min Swan had 16.5 per cent, Wayne Parcell had 6.46 per cent and Michael Burgess had 3.71 per cent.

The count was then suspended for the night. ...

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Couriermail --> Rosanna Natoli declared Sunshine Coast Council mayor in 2024 election $

Journalist of 30 years Rosanna Natoli has been declared Sunshine Coast Council mayor after a two-week wait, and has vowed she will not sit in an "ivory tower" away from residents.

After a near two-week wait, Rosanna Natoli has been declared the Sunshine Coast mayor and is promising she will not sit in an "ivory tower" away from residents.

Mrs Natoli announced the decision on her Instagram page after the Queensland Electoral Commission closed postal voting earlier this week and preferences were allocated in the Sunshine Coast Council election.

She garnered more than 27 per cent of the vote (56,822) with Ashley Robinson in second place on more than 24 per cent (50,521 votes). ...

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I can't wait till these ex-media personalities learn that all their "bravado" and "just not good enough" cannot change reality!! 

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ABC News --> Television presenter Rosanna Natoli declared as next mayor of Sunshine Coast Council

In short: Rosanna Natoli is the Sunshine Coast Council's first female mayor, called almost a fortnight after polling closed.

She will earn a salary of nearly $250,000 and serve on council with her husband, councillor Joe Natoli.

What's next: Three councillor positions are still to be declared on the Sunshine Coast. ...

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Brisbanetimes --> Mooloolaba works on hold as new mayor sets vision for Sunshine Coast $

Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli assumed the role on Wednesday and has already asked the council how much the second stage of the Mooloolaba foreshore redevelopment will cost. ...

To do that, however, the Sunshine Coast will need infrastructure, and Natoli was quick to echo her predecessor, Mark Jamieson, in demanding a new rail line.

She said the state government had committed funding to extend it to Caloundra, through the master-planned Aura development, but the project had so far fallen short of money and expectations.

"We need it to come to Maroochydore," Natoli said, pointing to ongoing work to develop a high-tech city centre.

"Stopping at Caloundra creates other problems, such as commuters driving to Caloundra to catch a train and adding to traffic congestion. ...