In the sport of Queensland politics, Noosa is a bit like some Olympic water polo games you might have seen on TV. Hands waving and heads bobbing calmly on the surface. Just beneath the waves…kicking, gouging and blood in the
Just how much say in the political behaviour of Tourism Noosa does our Council get for its massive subsidy of $2.5 million dollars a year? It appears the answer is – not much, if any. Last week we reported on
In what’s already being described as one of the biggest own-goals of the local election campaign, Tourism Noosa – the shire’s most powerful lobby group – has rolled up its sleeves and brought out the equivalent of a sledgehammer. Or
One of the more powerful injections into the Noosa election campaign this week came from a group of accomplished local women calling themselves ‘Team Frank’. Yes, it was clear who they were barracking for, but this was a heartfelt call
One of the more intriguing participants in the whirlpool of local election politics is the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It’s entered the election fray as a no-holds barred backer of one of the mayoral candidates. The Chamber’s President
Noosa Mayoral candidate Nick Hluszko’s 66 Facebook followers may see him as a serious contender, but this weekend he may have seen his campaign self-destruct before it even gathered speed. One of Noosa’s most notorious local government names has appeared on
No one could have missed this week’s public call to action to arrest the decline in a range of ‘lifestyle’ issues and the way we manage Noosa as a tourism destination. It was a clear message that even our most
There’s a reason we don’t ask kids to mark their own exam papers. Outgoing Mayor Clare Stewart this week marked herself on her list of 10 promises made in her 2020 election campaign. And guess what? “It shows that overwhelmingly
The disintegration of cooperative, effective governance in this term of a deeply fractured Noosa Council has been disturbing to witness. Never more so than during what passed for a Council “ordinary’ meeting in October; a meeting in which any attempt
A ‘mystery’ phone survey testing the water for a mayoral run Will popular Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie have an unopposed run at the top job in March? Well, we will know soon enough after a wave of those expensive and
In the sport of Queensland politics, Noosa is a bit like some Olympic water polo games you might have seen on TV. Hands waving and heads bobbing calmly on the surface. Just beneath the waves…kicking, gouging and blood in the
Just how much say in the political behaviour of Tourism Noosa does our Council get for its massive subsidy of $2.5 million dollars a year? It appears the answer is – not much, if any. Last week we reported on
In what’s already being described as one of the biggest own-goals of the local election campaign, Tourism Noosa – the shire’s most powerful lobby group – has rolled up its sleeves and brought out the equivalent of a sledgehammer. Or
One of the more powerful injections into the Noosa election campaign this week came from a group of accomplished local women calling themselves ‘Team Frank’. Yes, it was clear who they were barracking for, but this was a heartfelt call
One of the more intriguing participants in the whirlpool of local election politics is the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It’s entered the election fray as a no-holds barred backer of one of the mayoral candidates. The Chamber’s President
Noosa Mayoral candidate Nick Hluszko’s 66 Facebook followers may see him as a serious contender, but this weekend he may have seen his campaign self-destruct before it even gathered speed. One of Noosa’s most notorious local government names has appeared on
No one could have missed this week’s public call to action to arrest the decline in a range of ‘lifestyle’ issues and the way we manage Noosa as a tourism destination. It was a clear message that even our most
There’s a reason we don’t ask kids to mark their own exam papers. Outgoing Mayor Clare Stewart this week marked herself on her list of 10 promises made in her 2020 election campaign. And guess what? “It shows that overwhelmingly
The disintegration of cooperative, effective governance in this term of a deeply fractured Noosa Council has been disturbing to witness. Never more so than during what passed for a Council “ordinary’ meeting in October; a meeting in which any attempt
A ‘mystery’ phone survey testing the water for a mayoral run Will popular Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie have an unopposed run at the top job in March? Well, we will know soon enough after a wave of those expensive and