You probably wouldn’t spend 5, 10 or 20 million dollars on a house with broken windows. But how about one with broken ethics? Would you buy, or sell, a house that you knew was causing environmental damage? This is a
Our new Noosa Councillors will soon be getting up to speed on the Queensland-wide Conflicts of Interest Policy that is one of the guide rails that keeps our Council on track. But those rails don’t always follow a straight line.
It’s become a common refrain as you walk around Noosa; here comes another consultation -for another plan, more well-meaning words…but if you want to see action that benefits our community – don’t hold your breath. Councillors pass motions indicating serious
Words matter. Do you live in Noosa because it’s a tourism mecca, or because it is a great ‘place’ to live? Does Noosa need a Destination Management Plan (for Tourism) (DMP) or do we actually need a Noosa Shire Management
Just to our South, the residents of Coolum and Yaroomba are engaged – once again – in an epic community battle against a giant developer, their own Council and the findings of the same judge – twice – that their
The bulldozers have done their job. The Glossy Black cockatoo feed trees are obliterated. But, do we have a right to know exactly what happened within Noosa Council to allow this process? More precisely, do 12 year old Spencer Hitchen,
The Draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan to be discussed by Noosa Council this week will be a test for our Councillors watched closely by our community waiting for action. Is this Council ready to do something about the environmental
At its heart, the BlueCare development saga at Sunrise Beach is the story of a cynical developer, an enraged community, a Council trying to dig itself out of an amalgamation-period hole…and a steady leak in Noosa’s environment reputation. Let’s bring
The controversial BlueCare development and Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat destruction at Sunrise Beach continues to be a major reputational embarrassment for Noosa, our Council and for the developer BlueCare. But we might, just might, now have an opportunity to reset.
While Blue Care, the developers, have already bulldozed part of the Glossy Black cockatoo habitat at Sunrise Beach, the battle over the rest of the big site may not be over. Retired barrister and Peregian Beach Community Association President Barry
You probably wouldn’t spend 5, 10 or 20 million dollars on a house with broken windows. But how about one with broken ethics? Would you buy, or sell, a house that you knew was causing environmental damage? This is a
Our new Noosa Councillors will soon be getting up to speed on the Queensland-wide Conflicts of Interest Policy that is one of the guide rails that keeps our Council on track. But those rails don’t always follow a straight line.
It’s become a common refrain as you walk around Noosa; here comes another consultation -for another plan, more well-meaning words…but if you want to see action that benefits our community – don’t hold your breath. Councillors pass motions indicating serious
Words matter. Do you live in Noosa because it’s a tourism mecca, or because it is a great ‘place’ to live? Does Noosa need a Destination Management Plan (for Tourism) (DMP) or do we actually need a Noosa Shire Management
Just to our South, the residents of Coolum and Yaroomba are engaged – once again – in an epic community battle against a giant developer, their own Council and the findings of the same judge – twice – that their
The bulldozers have done their job. The Glossy Black cockatoo feed trees are obliterated. But, do we have a right to know exactly what happened within Noosa Council to allow this process? More precisely, do 12 year old Spencer Hitchen,
The Draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan to be discussed by Noosa Council this week will be a test for our Councillors watched closely by our community waiting for action. Is this Council ready to do something about the environmental
At its heart, the BlueCare development saga at Sunrise Beach is the story of a cynical developer, an enraged community, a Council trying to dig itself out of an amalgamation-period hole…and a steady leak in Noosa’s environment reputation. Let’s bring
The controversial BlueCare development and Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat destruction at Sunrise Beach continues to be a major reputational embarrassment for Noosa, our Council and for the developer BlueCare. But we might, just might, now have an opportunity to reset.
While Blue Care, the developers, have already bulldozed part of the Glossy Black cockatoo habitat at Sunrise Beach, the battle over the rest of the big site may not be over. Retired barrister and Peregian Beach Community Association President Barry