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
There is growing Noosa community anger that our council is asleep at the wheel, failing to future-proof Noosa Shire from over-crowding and over-tourism. Last year nearly 50% of visitors to Noosa Shire were day-trippers, but they generated only 10% of
It was around the time Noosa Council was coming back into its own after some five years absorbed into Sunshine Coast Council, that a bright new motto for Noosa Council 2.0 was dreamed up. It’s a small but hugely meaningful
How long must Noosa wait for effective, coordinated action to tidy up the river that is our most precious asset? For years Noosa’s residents have watched with growing concern as increasing numbers of boats clutter up the Noosa River between
While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far more serious encroachment problem that our authorities seem reluctant to deal with. We thought Maritime Safety Queensland was finally getting
The Yurol /Ringtail project is, quite simply, the most significant environmental achievement I will see in my lifetime. Such is the importance of this transformational project, now coming together after an extraordinary feat of sheer determination from our leading Conservation
Tourists will willingly queue in their vehicles for lengthy periods on Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive, then compete for limited parking, simply to get access to Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach. What is the attraction? It can’t be the
You probably wouldn’t spend 5, 10 or 20 million dollars on a house with broken windows. But how about one with broken ethics? Would you buy, or sell, a house that you knew was causing environmental damage? This is a
If you go walking in the Noosa National Park to the west of David Low Way, you will be wandering through wallum country. At first glance it may appear to be a tough, somewhat barren landscape. But the wallum is
With this statement by Noosa Parks Association’s president Darlene Gower, NPA this week called for a decisive end to further talk of a commercial walk and private overnight huts in the Cooloola National Park. The local member for Noosa, Sandy
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
There is growing Noosa community anger that our council is asleep at the wheel, failing to future-proof Noosa Shire from over-crowding and over-tourism. Last year nearly 50% of visitors to Noosa Shire were day-trippers, but they generated only 10% of
It was around the time Noosa Council was coming back into its own after some five years absorbed into Sunshine Coast Council, that a bright new motto for Noosa Council 2.0 was dreamed up. It’s a small but hugely meaningful
How long must Noosa wait for effective, coordinated action to tidy up the river that is our most precious asset? For years Noosa’s residents have watched with growing concern as increasing numbers of boats clutter up the Noosa River between
While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far more serious encroachment problem that our authorities seem reluctant to deal with. We thought Maritime Safety Queensland was finally getting
The Yurol /Ringtail project is, quite simply, the most significant environmental achievement I will see in my lifetime. Such is the importance of this transformational project, now coming together after an extraordinary feat of sheer determination from our leading Conservation
Tourists will willingly queue in their vehicles for lengthy periods on Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive, then compete for limited parking, simply to get access to Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach. What is the attraction? It can’t be the
You probably wouldn’t spend 5, 10 or 20 million dollars on a house with broken windows. But how about one with broken ethics? Would you buy, or sell, a house that you knew was causing environmental damage? This is a
If you go walking in the Noosa National Park to the west of David Low Way, you will be wandering through wallum country. At first glance it may appear to be a tough, somewhat barren landscape. But the wallum is
With this statement by Noosa Parks Association’s president Darlene Gower, NPA this week called for a decisive end to further talk of a commercial walk and private overnight huts in the Cooloola National Park. The local member for Noosa, Sandy