The following is a submission by Noosa Parks Association on Noosa Council’s draft Destination Management Plan. You can take part in the short Council survey here, Or the longer survey here. Or you can email a submission to dmp@noosa.qld.gov.au Noosa
The following appeared in a recent Noosa Parks Association newsletter as a report from NPA President Tony Wellington. Gosh knows there’s enough bad news in the world at the moment, so here is some good news. Noosa Shire looks set
Around the world, local residents are demonstrating against overtourism in their towns and cities. In southern Europe recently, thousands of people took to the streets waving placards, much of it coordinated by the Southern Europe Against Touristification Network. In Barcelona
Noosa Shire enjoys a constant kite festival with these wonderful birds of prey in evidence right across the shire. The term kite reportedly hails from an Old English onomatopoeic word that imitates the call notes of certain European raptors. Of
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by Noosa residents against overtourism is palpable, just as it is in many locales around the planet. The matter is central
Noosa Shire has been something of a social experiment for the past four decades, premised on the assumption that high living amenity derives from two conceptual ideas: maintaining a “village feel” through the avoidance of big city symbols such as
Australasian robins are not really robins at all. However, they looked enough like northern hemisphere robins for early European zoologists to lumber them with the moniker. Now we’re stuck with referring to them by a misnomer. Rose robins are a
If the council were to get serious about considering a permit system such as the one outlined here, I imagine it would take a couple of years to implement. But if something of this nature isn’t started now, then resident amenity and visitor experience will only continue to decline. TONY WELLINGTON explains this community-focussed concept.
When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff. These were people who truly wanted to do the best by the community they served. I am still in touch
Arguably the biggest issue currently facing Noosa Shire is overtourism. So-called “destination management” is really about how Noosa can survive an ever-growing tsunami of tourists. Right now, Noosa residents have an opportunity to tell the State Government what they think
The following is a submission by Noosa Parks Association on Noosa Council’s draft Destination Management Plan. You can take part in the short Council survey here, Or the longer survey here. Or you can email a submission to dmp@noosa.qld.gov.au Noosa
The following appeared in a recent Noosa Parks Association newsletter as a report from NPA President Tony Wellington. Gosh knows there’s enough bad news in the world at the moment, so here is some good news. Noosa Shire looks set
Around the world, local residents are demonstrating against overtourism in their towns and cities. In southern Europe recently, thousands of people took to the streets waving placards, much of it coordinated by the Southern Europe Against Touristification Network. In Barcelona
Noosa Shire enjoys a constant kite festival with these wonderful birds of prey in evidence right across the shire. The term kite reportedly hails from an Old English onomatopoeic word that imitates the call notes of certain European raptors. Of
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by Noosa residents against overtourism is palpable, just as it is in many locales around the planet. The matter is central
Noosa Shire has been something of a social experiment for the past four decades, premised on the assumption that high living amenity derives from two conceptual ideas: maintaining a “village feel” through the avoidance of big city symbols such as
Australasian robins are not really robins at all. However, they looked enough like northern hemisphere robins for early European zoologists to lumber them with the moniker. Now we’re stuck with referring to them by a misnomer. Rose robins are a
If the council were to get serious about considering a permit system such as the one outlined here, I imagine it would take a couple of years to implement. But if something of this nature isn’t started now, then resident amenity and visitor experience will only continue to decline. TONY WELLINGTON explains this community-focussed concept.
When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff. These were people who truly wanted to do the best by the community they served. I am still in touch
Arguably the biggest issue currently facing Noosa Shire is overtourism. So-called “destination management” is really about how Noosa can survive an ever-growing tsunami of tourists. Right now, Noosa residents have an opportunity to tell the State Government what they think