As anyone in Noosa Junction can tell you, there’s a precarious and evolving balance between residents and those who head there to socialise and listen to live music. It’s an issue to be grappled with in entertainment precincts everywhere, but
Around the world, local residents are demonstrating against overtourism in their towns and cities. In southern Europe recently, thousands of people took to the streets waving placards, much of it coordinated by the Southern Europe Against Touristification Network. In Barcelona
Over recent years, many Noosa residents have found themselves living next door to short-term holiday rentals. While some are well-managed, others have brought a steady stream of noise, late-night disturbances, parking issues, and a general loss of residential amenity. Understandably,
Noosa residents expecting some reprieve from the ever-increasing visitor numbers “invading” the Shire will be especially disappointed in the State Government’s latest tourism offering. Not only is the recently released 20-year tourism strategy a singularly uninspiring document, but its simplistic
Behind those glossy pictures of buckets of prawns on the deck overlooking our sparkling Laguna Bay, there’s a deeper, darker side to our coast’s highest profile club. Noosa Heads Surf Club has seen a long overdue management shakeup just under
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by Noosa residents against overtourism is palpable, just as it is in many locales around the planet. The matter is central
Rarely has a bureaucratic backflip posed such a clear threat to the jewel in Noosa’s crown, our magnificent river system. Despite earlier assurances, Maritime Safety Queensland has buckled to now allow any vessel to permanently anchor anywhere in the upper
Amongst the constant stream of public consultation undertaken by Noosa Council, here’s one question you will not see asked. Do you, the ratepayers, agree to continue to pump out over $2.5 million a year to endlessly boost tourism in Noosa?
Noosa Shire has been something of a social experiment for the past four decades, premised on the assumption that high living amenity derives from two conceptual ideas: maintaining a “village feel” through the avoidance of big city symbols such as
If the council were to get serious about considering a permit system such as the one outlined here, I imagine it would take a couple of years to implement. But if something of this nature isn’t started now, then resident amenity and visitor experience will only continue to decline. TONY WELLINGTON explains this community-focussed concept.
As anyone in Noosa Junction can tell you, there’s a precarious and evolving balance between residents and those who head there to socialise and listen to live music. It’s an issue to be grappled with in entertainment precincts everywhere, but
Around the world, local residents are demonstrating against overtourism in their towns and cities. In southern Europe recently, thousands of people took to the streets waving placards, much of it coordinated by the Southern Europe Against Touristification Network. In Barcelona
Over recent years, many Noosa residents have found themselves living next door to short-term holiday rentals. While some are well-managed, others have brought a steady stream of noise, late-night disturbances, parking issues, and a general loss of residential amenity. Understandably,
Noosa residents expecting some reprieve from the ever-increasing visitor numbers “invading” the Shire will be especially disappointed in the State Government’s latest tourism offering. Not only is the recently released 20-year tourism strategy a singularly uninspiring document, but its simplistic
Behind those glossy pictures of buckets of prawns on the deck overlooking our sparkling Laguna Bay, there’s a deeper, darker side to our coast’s highest profile club. Noosa Heads Surf Club has seen a long overdue management shakeup just under
Noosa Shire has reached a crucial inflexion point that can be characterised as resident amenity versus tourism. The push-back by Noosa residents against overtourism is palpable, just as it is in many locales around the planet. The matter is central
Rarely has a bureaucratic backflip posed such a clear threat to the jewel in Noosa’s crown, our magnificent river system. Despite earlier assurances, Maritime Safety Queensland has buckled to now allow any vessel to permanently anchor anywhere in the upper
Amongst the constant stream of public consultation undertaken by Noosa Council, here’s one question you will not see asked. Do you, the ratepayers, agree to continue to pump out over $2.5 million a year to endlessly boost tourism in Noosa?
Noosa Shire has been something of a social experiment for the past four decades, premised on the assumption that high living amenity derives from two conceptual ideas: maintaining a “village feel” through the avoidance of big city symbols such as
If the council were to get serious about considering a permit system such as the one outlined here, I imagine it would take a couple of years to implement. But if something of this nature isn’t started now, then resident amenity and visitor experience will only continue to decline. TONY WELLINGTON explains this community-focussed concept.