If you are a Noosa homeowner there’s a pretty good chance you’re confused about the latest property revaluation from the State Government and what it might mean for your rates. Is it true that your rates could soar if your
A central part of what was seen by many as one of the previous Noosa Council’s high tide marks of leadership – standing up to the powerful gambling lobby – has been quietly and controversially dumped. In late 2018, the
Noosa and Byron Bay have a fair bit in common…more than the picture postcard surf breaks, crazy house prices and queues of tourists. Sadly, one of those similarities is the way both are suffering in the eye of the Short
We’re really trying, but please forgive those of us struggling to be ecstatic about the “exciting new blueprint for the shire” adopted with fanfare recently by Noosa Council. Back in February 2022 Cr Tom Wegener bemoaned the fact that Council’s
In government at all levels, there’s a blurred line around what is considered a ‘reasonable’ use of taxpayer funded communications teams, and what is simply self-interested politics – campaigning at our expense. We’ve all seen enough Federal and State Government
Tourism Noosa’s (TN) funding will not increase for the next two years – and closer scrutiny and more regular reporting will be required. TN will again receive $2,520,000 from July 2023, but stronger governance will be applied from council, and
Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart’s costly 2020 mayoral campaign was, in her own words, “money well spent”. The $70,000 price tag for that campaign will, however, be a thing of the past with new electoral expenditure caps likely to come into
If you believe the latest political campaign press release from the Office of the Mayor’s media team, a new round of land valuations for Noosa properties are a Council rates time bomb set to go off soon, and it’s all
The SS Noosa Council was listing and leaking again this week as it grappled with a different ‘Short Stay’ problem… the surprising announcement of the departure of CEO Scott Waters. (see our coverage here) Just 14-months since Noosa ratepayers
After just 14 months in the job, Noosa Council Chief Executive Scott Waters has resigned to become the CEO at Moreton Bay Regional Council – Australia’s third largest council. The news has reverberated around a stunned Council headquarters in Tewantin.
If you are a Noosa homeowner there’s a pretty good chance you’re confused about the latest property revaluation from the State Government and what it might mean for your rates. Is it true that your rates could soar if your
A central part of what was seen by many as one of the previous Noosa Council’s high tide marks of leadership – standing up to the powerful gambling lobby – has been quietly and controversially dumped. In late 2018, the
Noosa and Byron Bay have a fair bit in common…more than the picture postcard surf breaks, crazy house prices and queues of tourists. Sadly, one of those similarities is the way both are suffering in the eye of the Short
We’re really trying, but please forgive those of us struggling to be ecstatic about the “exciting new blueprint for the shire” adopted with fanfare recently by Noosa Council. Back in February 2022 Cr Tom Wegener bemoaned the fact that Council’s
In government at all levels, there’s a blurred line around what is considered a ‘reasonable’ use of taxpayer funded communications teams, and what is simply self-interested politics – campaigning at our expense. We’ve all seen enough Federal and State Government
Tourism Noosa’s (TN) funding will not increase for the next two years – and closer scrutiny and more regular reporting will be required. TN will again receive $2,520,000 from July 2023, but stronger governance will be applied from council, and
Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart’s costly 2020 mayoral campaign was, in her own words, “money well spent”. The $70,000 price tag for that campaign will, however, be a thing of the past with new electoral expenditure caps likely to come into
If you believe the latest political campaign press release from the Office of the Mayor’s media team, a new round of land valuations for Noosa properties are a Council rates time bomb set to go off soon, and it’s all
The SS Noosa Council was listing and leaking again this week as it grappled with a different ‘Short Stay’ problem… the surprising announcement of the departure of CEO Scott Waters. (see our coverage here) Just 14-months since Noosa ratepayers
After just 14 months in the job, Noosa Council Chief Executive Scott Waters has resigned to become the CEO at Moreton Bay Regional Council – Australia’s third largest council. The news has reverberated around a stunned Council headquarters in Tewantin.