• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Want more local news? Become a Patron.
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • News tip or story suggestion?

View News | viewnews.com.au

Sunshine Coast Local News

  • News
    • Queensland
    • Sunshine Coast
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Life & Style
  • Video
  • Weather
  • Traffic Cameras

MSQ flip flop over action on Mooloolaba Harbour

10th February 2012 by View News

Fiona Simpson - Member for Maroochydore
Fiona Simpson - Member for Maroochydore

Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has today attacked the State Labor Government for their flip flop over promised action to improve safety at the Mooloolah river mouth.

“Only weeks ago, at a meeting I convened with Maritime Safety Queensland, the government said they were investigating more effective upgrades to the dredging programme at the Mooloolaba Harbour.” Ms Simpson said

“Now media reports suggest that a faceless, nameless Government spokesperson is saying that it won’t happen as it’s too costly. I challenge them to release the report of their investigations that have happened since they made that promise to my face.”

Ms Simpson called on the Government to release their reports of the alleged investigations for the upgrade options.

A further build up of the sand bar at the harbour mouth over the last few weeks is proof that there is clearly a need for a more permanent solution or earlier intervention for the shoaling problem in this area.

This is not only dangerous to boaties, but it is costing the commercial and tourism fishing industry heavily as they are forced to reduce their operations due to the dangerously shallow conditions at the sand bar.

Ms Simpson said that the dredge should have been in place last week, as soon as it became evident that sand was building up at the bar again. The Department had promised to arrange for rapid deployment of a dredge to connect to the pipeline , but this hasn’t happened. Unfortunately this has been delayed a week and crucial dredging operations are not expected to commence until the weekend, at the earliest.

“This just isn’t good enough!” Ms Simpson said.

“Lives and people’s livelihoods are at risk.”

“Urgent action on more timely and effective maintenance dredging solutions are needed now,”Ms Simpson said.

 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Print

Location: Sunshine Coast Filed Under: News Topics: Fiona Simpson, Maroochydore, state

Advertisment

Reader Interactions

Primary Sidebar

Sunshine Coast weather info

Advertisement

Top Posts & Pages

  • Sod turned on new Sunshine Coast Airport runway
  • Sunshine Coast Traffic Cameras
  • BOM Radar Loop - Gympie (Mt Kanigan)
  • BOM Radar Loop - Brisbane (Mt Stapylton)
  • Steve Irwin Awarded Hollywood Star

Popular Topics

Andrew Powell art Australia Zoo awards Buderim business Caloundra Caloundra Christian College Christmas Coolum Cooroy council election 2013 Fiona Simpson Fisher food funding fundraisers grants have your say Jenny McKay Kawana libraries Mal Brough Maleny Mark Jamieson Mark McArdle Maroochydore Mooloolaba Nambour Noosa Palmer Coolum Resort parks Peter Slipper police public transport roads SCDL school holidays schools state Tim Dwyer tourism video youtube

Posts by Location

Alexandra Headland Beerwah Brisbane Buderim Caloundra Cambroon Conondale Coolum Cooroy Cotton Tree Currimundi Dicky Beach Glass House Mountains Gympie Hinterland Kawana Kenilworth Maleny Maroochydore Montville Mooloolaba Moreton Bay Nambour National Noosa Palmwoods Queensland Sunshine Coast Yandina

Archives

Footer

Subscribe to View News via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email.

View News

  • Want more local news? Become a Patron.
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • News tip or story suggestion?

Connect on Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2008–2018 View Media

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.