Alan Lander

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Alan knows Council and local politics from the outside - as a journalist for Noosa News and the Sunshine Coast Daily (among others) over a 20-year period, and from the inside - as a media advisor to mayors Bob Abbot and Mark Jamieson.

Solar nights for Noosaville

Noosaville will potentially be the first suburb in Queensland to install a “community battery” which will supply renewable solar power to local households during the evenings, harvested from excess production during the day. Noosa Council has successfully applied for a

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Another hinterland STA given green light

A Tinbeerwah rural-zoned property has been given approval to operate as a short-term accommodation (STA) dwelling for up to eight people, despite having been advertised on an STA online site, prior to approval, allowing up to 15 people to stay

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Noosa 9, then 10 … but none at high tide

What began as a debate on shortlisting 29 “conservation significant” species for fauna management in Noosa Shire, and the selection of a ‘Noosa Nine’ grouping for priority action triggered an all-out war on a very different animal indeed, at Noosa

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Noosa Council Briefs. March 2023

Another hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) applicant has been successful, with Noosa Council approving the application at 132 Solar Road, Cooroy Mountain. The two-storey property on 4.5 hectares is approved for eight guests, to be let when the owners are not

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Noosa Local Law begins to bite

If social media was any guide, the hot topic item on Noosa Council’s recent round of meetings was to be the 12-month review of its local law on short-term accommodation (STA). But there were no fireworks, no dramas – simply

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Noosa adds to “one million” empty properties

Noosa Council’s Draft Noosa Housing Strategy 2022 shows the council recognises the housing shortage is “having a significant social and economic impact on the community”. And it’s not just a housing shortage, or a local problem, with an ABC News

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Solar nights for Noosaville

Noosaville will potentially be the first suburb in Queensland to install a “community battery” which will supply renewable solar power to local households during the evenings, harvested from excess production during the day. Noosa Council has successfully applied for a

Read More »

Another hinterland STA given green light

A Tinbeerwah rural-zoned property has been given approval to operate as a short-term accommodation (STA) dwelling for up to eight people, despite having been advertised on an STA online site, prior to approval, allowing up to 15 people to stay

Read More »

Noosa 9, then 10 … but none at high tide

What began as a debate on shortlisting 29 “conservation significant” species for fauna management in Noosa Shire, and the selection of a ‘Noosa Nine’ grouping for priority action triggered an all-out war on a very different animal indeed, at Noosa

Read More »

Noosa Council Briefs. March 2023

Another hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) applicant has been successful, with Noosa Council approving the application at 132 Solar Road, Cooroy Mountain. The two-storey property on 4.5 hectares is approved for eight guests, to be let when the owners are not

Read More »

Noosa Local Law begins to bite

If social media was any guide, the hot topic item on Noosa Council’s recent round of meetings was to be the 12-month review of its local law on short-term accommodation (STA). But there were no fireworks, no dramas – simply

Read More »

Noosa adds to “one million” empty properties

Noosa Council’s Draft Noosa Housing Strategy 2022 shows the council recognises the housing shortage is “having a significant social and economic impact on the community”. And it’s not just a housing shortage, or a local problem, with an ABC News

Read More »