OPINION by Noel Playford. Former Noosa Mayor for 11 years. Voting for the future of Noosa starts tomorrow. That might sound dramatic. Some no doubt will say alarmist. But look how resident amenity and quality of life for so many
Thirteen candidates nominated for the 6 councillor positions on Noosa Council at the 2016 elections. They were followed by 20 hopefuls at the 2020 elections. It was pretty close to a Melbourne Cup field of 24 runners but with a
It was bound to come to Noosa some day. Big party politics has smashed its way through the front doors of our little Council chamber on Pelican Street. No doubt the local branch of the LNP were encouraged by the
If you’re a Noosa ratepayer, you may need to sit down for this. Earlier this year Noosa Matters revealed the current council had increased general rates by a whopping 40% in their four budgets since they were elected. That’s right,
Imagine our Noosa River has a giant dam built across it. Not a concrete dam, but one just as solid…built of bureaucracy, indecision and stagnation. This dam prevents us from fixing the river’s worsening problems. It prevents Noosa Council from
If you have young children or grandchildren, you may have been introduced to the episode of Thomas and Friends titled “Too many fire engines”. I am quietly suspicious that this episode may have been written right here in Noosa.
In 30 years Noosa has changed dramatically, but when it comes to the grubby side of local politics, some things haven’t changed much in those three decades. After the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) was established in 1989, frivolous complaints about
Like the proverbial bombshell, the State Government dropped its new population growth targets on South-East Queensland Councils this week. The reverberations are still rattling around Noosa. An extra 2.2 million people for the bottom corner of the state by 2046.
Sadly, we all know that many local residents leave their decision on which Mayor or Councillors to vote for as they make those final few steps to the voting booth, pencil in hand, once every four years. They probably give
Noosa Council’s latest budget is big on rate rises, big on staff cost increases, and big on spin. Not so big on giving us an honest, accurate picture of what they’re up to, starting with how much total rates are
OPINION by Noel Playford. Former Noosa Mayor for 11 years. Voting for the future of Noosa starts tomorrow. That might sound dramatic. Some no doubt will say alarmist. But look how resident amenity and quality of life for so many
Thirteen candidates nominated for the 6 councillor positions on Noosa Council at the 2016 elections. They were followed by 20 hopefuls at the 2020 elections. It was pretty close to a Melbourne Cup field of 24 runners but with a
It was bound to come to Noosa some day. Big party politics has smashed its way through the front doors of our little Council chamber on Pelican Street. No doubt the local branch of the LNP were encouraged by the
If you’re a Noosa ratepayer, you may need to sit down for this. Earlier this year Noosa Matters revealed the current council had increased general rates by a whopping 40% in their four budgets since they were elected. That’s right,
Imagine our Noosa River has a giant dam built across it. Not a concrete dam, but one just as solid…built of bureaucracy, indecision and stagnation. This dam prevents us from fixing the river’s worsening problems. It prevents Noosa Council from
If you have young children or grandchildren, you may have been introduced to the episode of Thomas and Friends titled “Too many fire engines”. I am quietly suspicious that this episode may have been written right here in Noosa.
In 30 years Noosa has changed dramatically, but when it comes to the grubby side of local politics, some things haven’t changed much in those three decades. After the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) was established in 1989, frivolous complaints about
Like the proverbial bombshell, the State Government dropped its new population growth targets on South-East Queensland Councils this week. The reverberations are still rattling around Noosa. An extra 2.2 million people for the bottom corner of the state by 2046.
Sadly, we all know that many local residents leave their decision on which Mayor or Councillors to vote for as they make those final few steps to the voting booth, pencil in hand, once every four years. They probably give
Noosa Council’s latest budget is big on rate rises, big on staff cost increases, and big on spin. Not so big on giving us an honest, accurate picture of what they’re up to, starting with how much total rates are