Noosa’s social media feeds have been full in the last month or two of Councillors softening up the community for another budget belting. A belting is just what residents got. However, here at Noosa Matters we like to zoom out
Noosa Council and its mates at Tourism Noosa may be quietly smirking after the deal they pulled off this month in which the Tourism body got a little less public money – now $2-million to be precise – for doing
It’s impossible to set key performance indicators (KPIs) for Tourism Noosa when the primary informing document has not yet been written. And the rush to reduce funding to the tourism body could cost jobs. These are just two of the
In 2020, Clare Stewart was elected as Noosa mayor with a promise to make the council more transparent. Using confidential items of council meetings as a benchmark, Noosa Council became significantly less transparent under her term of office, and that
The SS Noosa Council is drifting dangerously at the moment with a crew that’s unhappy, bordering on mutinous. It’s not quite time to launch the lifeboats, but this little ship definitely requires stabilising. The recent shock decision by the council
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That Elvis song should be playing on high rotation in our Council headquarters in Tewantin. The current Council has inherited a mess of half-baked strategies and plans. What it needs now
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
The absence of any serious discussion about performance reporting at council’s November Ordinary meeting, or on the Audit Committee reports at the same meeting, call into question council’s commitment to a robust performance reporting regime. In fact, the Audit Committee
As our not-so-new Noosa Council approaches its first full year in March, the settling in period is over. The time for excuses is past. 2025 will be the year that makes, or breaks, this Council. It will be the year
If you’re a large, predatory gambling business desperate to ‘socially wash’ some of the stink off your reputation, here’s an idea that sounds a lot like Christmas. Our Council-run Connecting Noosa Christmas Convoy, now in its fourth year, is about
Noosa’s social media feeds have been full in the last month or two of Councillors softening up the community for another budget belting. A belting is just what residents got. However, here at Noosa Matters we like to zoom out
Noosa Council and its mates at Tourism Noosa may be quietly smirking after the deal they pulled off this month in which the Tourism body got a little less public money – now $2-million to be precise – for doing
It’s impossible to set key performance indicators (KPIs) for Tourism Noosa when the primary informing document has not yet been written. And the rush to reduce funding to the tourism body could cost jobs. These are just two of the
In 2020, Clare Stewart was elected as Noosa mayor with a promise to make the council more transparent. Using confidential items of council meetings as a benchmark, Noosa Council became significantly less transparent under her term of office, and that
The SS Noosa Council is drifting dangerously at the moment with a crew that’s unhappy, bordering on mutinous. It’s not quite time to launch the lifeboats, but this little ship definitely requires stabilising. The recent shock decision by the council
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That Elvis song should be playing on high rotation in our Council headquarters in Tewantin. The current Council has inherited a mess of half-baked strategies and plans. What it needs now
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
The absence of any serious discussion about performance reporting at council’s November Ordinary meeting, or on the Audit Committee reports at the same meeting, call into question council’s commitment to a robust performance reporting regime. In fact, the Audit Committee
As our not-so-new Noosa Council approaches its first full year in March, the settling in period is over. The time for excuses is past. 2025 will be the year that makes, or breaks, this Council. It will be the year
If you’re a large, predatory gambling business desperate to ‘socially wash’ some of the stink off your reputation, here’s an idea that sounds a lot like Christmas. Our Council-run Connecting Noosa Christmas Convoy, now in its fourth year, is about