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- Michael Gloster
How long must Noosa wait for effective, coordinated action to tidy up the river that is our most precious asset? For years Noosa’s residents have
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- Tony Wellington
When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff. These were people who truly
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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
As we begin debating the so-called Destination Management Plan, which arguably should be called the Resident Liveability Plan, I want...
- Tony Wellington
The aesthetic look and feel of Noosa could be permanently destroyed and the Noosa planning scheme effectively neutered if two...
- 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
If you go walking in the Noosa National Park to the west of David Low Way, you will be wandering...
- Tony Wellington
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
To understand some of the big issues facing Noosa Council right now, we need to go back just a little...
- John Hare
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
Arguably the biggest issue currently facing Noosa Shire is overtourism. So-called “destination management” is really about how Noosa can survive...
- Tony Wellington
Frank Wilkie’s supporters saw his convincing election win last March as the beginning of the end of Noosa’s Short Term...
- Rowland Hill
As we begin debating the so-called Destination Management Plan, which arguably should be called the Resident Liveability Plan, I want...
- Tony Wellington
- Ric Jay
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