Cooke Park Maleny gets shaded

The upgrade of Cooke Park, Maleny has now been completed.The playground shade sail will provide much needed UV protection to our younger generation as they enjoy the facilities.

Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve hybrid palm removal

When the Rainforest Discovery Centre was first built some mature Piccabeen palms were planted as part of the landscaping. Unfortunately it has turned out these palms are hybrid Piccabeen and Alex Palms. Alex Palms are not local to the Sunshine Coast and are an environmental weed here.

The hybrid palms will be removed later this month. The plan is to verify and remove the hybrid palm.

You can tune into the meeting live by visiting Council’s website at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrAop7lu5Q4

Mr. Andrew Wallace Federal MP for Fisher Federal Member for Fisher

Coalition observations of the Federal 2023 -2024 budget

In the opposition reply to the 2023 - 2024 Australian budget the coalition makes these comments: https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News with

1. 10 million Australians face a tax hike this year and around 175,000 are projected to lose their jobs.

2. This Government is spending an additional $185 billion dollars, but millions of middle-income Australians won’t receive a cent.

3. Amidst a housing and rental crisis, migration will increase by 1.5 million people over five years. (More than the population of Adelaide).

4. Your power bills are going up by more than $500 dollars.

5. The Government’s policies will cause inflation to stay higher for longer, putting pressure on interest rates.

What the Treasurer didn’t say, but what is now clear, is that Labor continues to break its promises to Australians who are hurting – including cheaper mortgages and a $275 cut to your power bill. Labor has squandered the opportunities they inherited on coming to office. This included the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years. And they have benefited from soaring revenues from coal, gas and other resources. Labor’s Budget reveals a deteriorating economy. Australia’s core inflation is now higher than every major advanced economy.

Anthony Albanese has no plan to tackle the challenges our nation faces.

But the Coalition does.

The present Australian “Cost O fLivingCrisis” is crippling families and businesses. The Federal Government could pull the right levers to ease the burden on hard-working Australians. Instead, they're playing political games.