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- Tony Wellington
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by Noosa residents against overtourism is
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- Ric Jay
Our shire lays claim to some records we can be proud of, but this is not one of them. Noosa is officially ground zero of
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It’s not often the ABC gets it quite this wrong. The broadcaster’s coverage of a contentious development application in Tewantin...
- Ric Jay
Nearly 500 Noosa residents have used written submissions to give a massive thumbs-down to a proposed 40-unit development in Tewantin,...
- Alan Lander
There’s been intense community debate in recent weeks after Noosa councillors narrowly approved a much-needed social housing development in Cooroy,...
- Alan Lander
In this acronym-laden time, SFD is one that Noosa residents should be particularly aware of. It stands for State Facilitated...
- Ric Jay
While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far...
- Michael Gloster
In short; Noosa Council has a long history of planning and consulting the community to get the plans right. Unfortunately,...
- Barry Cotterell
It was around the time Noosa Council was coming back into its own after some five years absorbed into Sunshine...
- Alan Lander
How long must Noosa wait for effective, coordinated action to tidy up the river that is our most precious asset?...
- Michael Gloster
While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far...
- Michael Gloster
The Yurol /Ringtail project is, quite simply, the most significant environmental achievement I will see in my lifetime. Such is...
- Phil Moran
Tourists will willingly queue in their vehicles for lengthy periods on Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive, then compete for limited...
- Tony Wellington
You probably wouldn’t spend 5, 10 or 20 million dollars on a house with broken windows. But how about one...
- Barry Cotterell
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That Elvis song should be playing on high rotation in our...
- Barry Cotterell
When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff....
- Tony Wellington
The absence of any serious discussion about performance reporting at council’s November Ordinary meeting, or on the Audit Committee reports...
- John Hare
As our not-so-new Noosa Council approaches its first full year in March, the settling in period is over. The time...
- Ric Jay
If you’re a large, predatory gambling business desperate to ‘socially wash’ some of the stink off your reputation, here’s an...
- Ric Jay
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been raining in Noosa. A lot. But what I’ve been more concerned about is...
- Noel Playford
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by...
- Tony Wellington
Rarely has a bureaucratic backflip posed such a clear threat to the jewel in Noosa’s crown, our magnificent river system....
- Michael Gloster
Amongst the constant stream of public consultation undertaken by Noosa Council, here’s one question you will not see asked. Do...
- Ric Jay
Noosa Shire has been something of a social experiment for the past four decades, premised on the assumption that high...
- Tony Wellington
On January 26, Noosa Matters published an article of mine in which I proposed a permit system to control the...
- Tony Wellington
Not only has Noosa a strong record of successful community action to protect its natural environment, but it is also...
- John Hare
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