Environment

Don’t let the turkeys get you down

Brush-turkeys were hunted for food in the Great Depression and nearly disappeared. My 1992 edition of The Australian Museum’s Encyclopedia of Australian Animals lists these creatures as “possibly endangered”. To anyone living in Noosa, such a suggestion seems absurd.  Brush-turkeys

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Towards net zero – Noosa’s EV EXPO

The EV Expo and Street Festival, this Sunday 18th June, plays an important role in community action to help achieve net zero emissions in the Noosa Shire by 2026.  Stationery energy (electricity) accounts for about 58% of emissions sources with

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Solar nights for Noosaville

Noosaville will potentially be the first suburb in Queensland to install a “community battery” which will supply renewable solar power to local households during the evenings, harvested from excess production during the day. Noosa Council has successfully applied for a

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Glossy Black protesters, but no sign of Noosa Council

Local environment protesters made lots of noise today (Monday June 5th) at the site of the controversial Uniting Church Bluecare development that’s about to start bulldozing a critical habitat for Glossy Black cockatoos at Sunrise Beach. As last minute legal

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Old MacDonald had a dam (here in Noosa)

Magpie Geese and Black Swans regularly build large nests amongst the reeds in the shallow waters. Along the shoreline I frequently see turtles, water dragons, eastern grey kangaroos, and even the occasional swamp wallaby.

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RIPPLES, April 2023. The cars that ate Noosa

On the surface it seemed like one of those little local stories that would fade away with the next tide.  It revolves around a lovely little family park that’s been used increasingly as a carpark for visitors to Hastings Street

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Noosa 9, then 10 … but none at high tide

What began as a debate on shortlisting 29 “conservation significant” species for fauna management in Noosa Shire, and the selection of a ‘Noosa Nine’ grouping for priority action triggered an all-out war on a very different animal indeed, at Noosa

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Noosa Heads (car) park turning green again

The use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park will be cut back substantially after Easter. Council staff recommended the park continue to be used on major holiday breaks such as Christmas and Easter as well as long

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Don’t let the turkeys get you down

Brush-turkeys were hunted for food in the Great Depression and nearly disappeared. My 1992 edition of The Australian Museum’s Encyclopedia of Australian Animals lists these creatures as “possibly endangered”. To anyone living in Noosa, such a suggestion seems absurd.  Brush-turkeys

READ MORE

Towards net zero – Noosa’s EV EXPO

The EV Expo and Street Festival, this Sunday 18th June, plays an important role in community action to help achieve net zero emissions in the Noosa Shire by 2026.  Stationery energy (electricity) accounts for about 58% of emissions sources with

READ MORE

Solar nights for Noosaville

Noosaville will potentially be the first suburb in Queensland to install a “community battery” which will supply renewable solar power to local households during the evenings, harvested from excess production during the day. Noosa Council has successfully applied for a

READ MORE

Glossy Black protesters, but no sign of Noosa Council

Local environment protesters made lots of noise today (Monday June 5th) at the site of the controversial Uniting Church Bluecare development that’s about to start bulldozing a critical habitat for Glossy Black cockatoos at Sunrise Beach. As last minute legal

READ MORE

Old MacDonald had a dam (here in Noosa)

Magpie Geese and Black Swans regularly build large nests amongst the reeds in the shallow waters. Along the shoreline I frequently see turtles, water dragons, eastern grey kangaroos, and even the occasional swamp wallaby.

READ MORE

RIPPLES, April 2023. The cars that ate Noosa

On the surface it seemed like one of those little local stories that would fade away with the next tide.  It revolves around a lovely little family park that’s been used increasingly as a carpark for visitors to Hastings Street

READ MORE

Noosa 9, then 10 … but none at high tide

What began as a debate on shortlisting 29 “conservation significant” species for fauna management in Noosa Shire, and the selection of a ‘Noosa Nine’ grouping for priority action triggered an all-out war on a very different animal indeed, at Noosa

READ MORE

Noosa Heads (car) park turning green again

The use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park will be cut back substantially after Easter. Council staff recommended the park continue to be used on major holiday breaks such as Christmas and Easter as well as long

READ MORE