Environment

Learning to save our river

It’s not often local students get to see first-hand how we can apply science, learning and some ancient knowledge to help protect something as important as our own Noosa River. Good Shepherd Lutheran (GSLC) students are getting a hands-on experience

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Why would someone donate $1.2 million for our river?

David Thomas is a life-long fly fisher. He knows the thrill kids get from catching fish, and the satisfaction for adults. This experience was once commonplace in Noosa. In the early 1900’s newspapers reported mighty Noosa River catches by recreational

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A giant ‘vulnerable’ butterfly we can help survive

The Richmond birdwing butterfly [Ornithoptera richmondia] is the largest subtropical butterfly in Australia. Its original range was from Maryborough down to Grafton in NSW. Anecdotally there were thousands seen in the streets around Brisbane in the later 1800’s.  With urban

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A toxic tide rolls in

Two days before Noosa’s Festival of Surf got underway this month, something evil began floating in on the tide. It was the morning of March 2nd, and the first pontoons spat out by the churning floodwaters of the Brisbane River

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Our future in their hands

There’s little that’s more heartening for an employer than to find good young people and help them get a little closer to finding a rewarding career. A core part of Noosa & District Landcare Group’s [NDLG] development over the last

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An energy lab for Peregian Beach?

A proposal to transform the Rufous Street precinct in Peregian Beach into an “energy hub” is one of many ambitious ideas being pushed by Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) in 2022. The site already houses the highly successful Digital Hub as

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Learning to save our river

It’s not often local students get to see first-hand how we can apply science, learning and some ancient knowledge to help protect something as important as our own Noosa River. Good Shepherd Lutheran (GSLC) students are getting a hands-on experience

READ MORE

Why would someone donate $1.2 million for our river?

David Thomas is a life-long fly fisher. He knows the thrill kids get from catching fish, and the satisfaction for adults. This experience was once commonplace in Noosa. In the early 1900’s newspapers reported mighty Noosa River catches by recreational

READ MORE

A giant ‘vulnerable’ butterfly we can help survive

The Richmond birdwing butterfly [Ornithoptera richmondia] is the largest subtropical butterfly in Australia. Its original range was from Maryborough down to Grafton in NSW. Anecdotally there were thousands seen in the streets around Brisbane in the later 1800’s.  With urban

READ MORE

A toxic tide rolls in

Two days before Noosa’s Festival of Surf got underway this month, something evil began floating in on the tide. It was the morning of March 2nd, and the first pontoons spat out by the churning floodwaters of the Brisbane River

READ MORE

Our future in their hands

There’s little that’s more heartening for an employer than to find good young people and help them get a little closer to finding a rewarding career. A core part of Noosa & District Landcare Group’s [NDLG] development over the last

READ MORE

An energy lab for Peregian Beach?

A proposal to transform the Rufous Street precinct in Peregian Beach into an “energy hub” is one of many ambitious ideas being pushed by Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) in 2022. The site already houses the highly successful Digital Hub as

READ MORE