A high-stakes game of Monopoly that could lead to Noosa becoming just another high-rise hotspot like Maroochydore or Surfers Paradise is well underway. The game kicked off some weeks ago when a local property developer rolled the dice in a bid to win a massive jackpot. As you will already know unless you’ve spent the last month spelunking in
Well, fellow citoyens, this whole foreshore fandango has Noosa natives in a right tizz. The recent rally at the tennis court on Gympie Terrace was a classic example of local revolutionaries doing a bit of carpe diem and bashing the
Love or hate ‘em, tourists are an omnipresent – some residents might say omnishambles – part of Noosa life. Have you heard of ‘Yahoo Syndrome’? That’s the common tendency for normally civilised people travelling overseas or even interstate to unleash
My latest e-death experience came a few weeks ago while strolling down the lane at the rear of The J car park. I was listening to an audio book via earphones when first one, and then a second young girl,
I was struck recently by an advertisement. Odd, because I normally ignore ads in print or social media. And I don’t watch free-to-air TV or commercial radio because of the commercials. But this one little advert did its job superbly
To the best of my knowledge, I don’t know any of the candidates in next month’s Noosa Council election. Never met them. Never rubbed shoulders. Never knowingly broke bread or clinked glasses with them. Indeed, the wannabe politicians are probably
This is going to ruffle the feathers of my Noosa Matters co-contributor Tony Wellington, a distinguished ex-mayor of Noosa and well-known bird-lover. I’m no David Attenborough but I have identified a new species of Alectura lathami – commonly known as
Kudos to Tourism Noosa. You guys are doing an outstanding job. No, really. The place is jumping week after week, all year round. The shops and restaurants are jam-packed, the beaches bristle with CoolCabanas, and the visitors just keep on
Noosa Springs residents who oppose the building of a 106-bed luxury hotel resort close to their estate have challenged the validity of a survey conducted by the developer and presented to Council . Golden Horse Properties, owners of the Noosa
Thirty-five years after Noosa’s first luxury hotel – the Sheraton (now the Sofitel) – was built, two new five-star resort applications with a combined total of 300 rooms are running the gauntlet of Council’s planning process. Six weeks after it
A high-stakes game of Monopoly that could lead to Noosa becoming just another high-rise hotspot like Maroochydore or Surfers Paradise is well underway. The game kicked off some weeks ago when a local property developer rolled the dice in a bid to win a massive jackpot. As you will already know unless you’ve spent the last month spelunking in
Well, fellow citoyens, this whole foreshore fandango has Noosa natives in a right tizz. The recent rally at the tennis court on Gympie Terrace was a classic example of local revolutionaries doing a bit of carpe diem and bashing the
Love or hate ‘em, tourists are an omnipresent – some residents might say omnishambles – part of Noosa life. Have you heard of ‘Yahoo Syndrome’? That’s the common tendency for normally civilised people travelling overseas or even interstate to unleash
My latest e-death experience came a few weeks ago while strolling down the lane at the rear of The J car park. I was listening to an audio book via earphones when first one, and then a second young girl,
I was struck recently by an advertisement. Odd, because I normally ignore ads in print or social media. And I don’t watch free-to-air TV or commercial radio because of the commercials. But this one little advert did its job superbly
To the best of my knowledge, I don’t know any of the candidates in next month’s Noosa Council election. Never met them. Never rubbed shoulders. Never knowingly broke bread or clinked glasses with them. Indeed, the wannabe politicians are probably
This is going to ruffle the feathers of my Noosa Matters co-contributor Tony Wellington, a distinguished ex-mayor of Noosa and well-known bird-lover. I’m no David Attenborough but I have identified a new species of Alectura lathami – commonly known as
Kudos to Tourism Noosa. You guys are doing an outstanding job. No, really. The place is jumping week after week, all year round. The shops and restaurants are jam-packed, the beaches bristle with CoolCabanas, and the visitors just keep on
Noosa Springs residents who oppose the building of a 106-bed luxury hotel resort close to their estate have challenged the validity of a survey conducted by the developer and presented to Council . Golden Horse Properties, owners of the Noosa
Thirty-five years after Noosa’s first luxury hotel – the Sheraton (now the Sofitel) – was built, two new five-star resort applications with a combined total of 300 rooms are running the gauntlet of Council’s planning process. Six weeks after it