Ninderry

LNP since 2017. Northern Sunshine Coast between Bruce Highway and Sunshine Motorway. Coolum Beach, Peregian Springs, Eumundi, Yandina, Bli Bli, Diddillibah, Kuluin, Forest Glen and areas in between. 301 square kilometres.

TIM NIXON has spent many years advocating for drug law reform, and has chosen to lend his heart and voice to the political legalisation movement. A professional primary educator in the independent systems of New South Wales and Queensland for the last nineteen years, twelve years spent educating children within the Ninderry electorate, he holds a double degree in both Education and the Arts, focused on sociology and anthropology.

Tim established his website, Responsible Choice, in 2011 out of concern over the distinct lack of visible debate regarding the illicit status of cannabis in Australian society. It is an educational resource, juxtaposing the relative harms of using alcohol to those from cannabis use.

Invited to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry in 2016 looking at personal and community impacts of legalisation of cannabis in Australia, he took the opportunity to criticise the Federal Health Department directly and publicly about their anti-harm reduction stance on cannabis.

Tim is a medical cannabis patient and has held a personal relationship with cannabis for decades. He believes that robust Australian medical, recreational and industrial cannabis/hemp industries are essential for prosperity into the future.

Tim understands that the harm reduction impact provided by legalisation of cannabis would be a safer, non-carcinogenic alternative to alcohol and tobacco, and believes in the massive positive impact it can have on the use and abuse of pharmaceutical opiates. He advocates for sensible and practical drug laws based on relative harms to the user, rather than laws based on propaganda and discrimination.

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Early Voting Centres

14-18 Oct / 21-25 Oct - Mon to Fri 8am-6pm
| F=Full Disabled Access | A=Assisted Access |

Coolum Peregian RSL Sub Branch, 1906 David Low Way, Coolum Beach (F)
Diddillibah Community Hall, 658 Diddillibah Rd, Diddillibah (F)
Returning Officer - Shop 4, 81-87 Currie St, Nambour (F)

Polling Booths

26 October, 8am-6pm

Bli Bli State School, 12-38 School Rd, Bli Bli (A)
Lakeshore Comm. Church Of Christ Hall, 1 Lakeshore Ave, Buderim (F)
Coolum State School, School Rd, Coolum Beach (F)
Coolum Beach Uniting Church Hall, 22-26 Elizabeth St, Coolum Beach (A)
Diddillibah Community Hall, 658 Diddillibah Rd, Diddillibah (F)
Eumundi State School, 22 Caplick Way, Eumundi (F)
Sunshine Coast Grammar School, 372 Mons Rd, Forest Glen (A)
Kuluin State School, 41-67 Tallow Wood Dve, Kuluin (F)
Peregian Springs State School, 191 The Ave, Peregian Springs (F)
Yandina State School, 48 School Rd, Yandina (A)

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LOCAL MEDIA ARTICLES

SUNSHINE COAST NEWS

Election Q&A: What are your top three priorities for the Sunshine Coast community?

Timothy Nixon, Legalise Cannabis Queensland (Party)

1. Cannabis law reform – we must recognise the damage caused by treating 'drug' use as a legal issue instead of a health issue. Legalising cannabis takes profits away from criminals and puts them into the local community.

2. Cost of living and housing – incentives should support housing alternatives (tiny homes) using products like hemp for more affordable, sustainable and superior building. Community gardens for seasonal fruit and vegetables.

3. Independence and self-sufficiency – a thriving cannabis/hemp industry (perfect for our climate) provides us with an opportunity to become increasingly independent and self-sufficient for our health, clothing, building and energy needs.

Keep an eye out for Tim in and around Ninderry (too many corflutes being taken so he's mobile now)!

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