Lifestyle

The STA nightmare in our streets is real, and it’s personal

“ Now we  know what Gaslighting feels like”.  One Noosa resident with lived STA experience is responding to the characterisation of Short-Term Accommodation (STA) problems as being ‘imaginary’.   Health practitioner Dr Alison Asher, and her family live in a duplex impacted by Short-term Letting of the adjoining property.   

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Fowl play: how I was am-bushed on Main Beach

This is going to ruffle the feathers of my Noosa Matters co-contributor Tony Wellington, a distinguished ex-mayor of Noosa and well-known bird-lover.   I’m no David Attenborough but I have identified a new species of Alectura lathami – commonly known as

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Battling the myth of ‘gentle density’ in Noosa

Gentle density. The State Government should use a cynical smirk emoji when it employs the term. In Noosa’s case, it’s a euphemism that represents the last nail in the coffin for our commitment to the planning strategy colloquially known as

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We need a re-set for Noosa’s over-tourism debate

Unless you haven’t been paying attention, you should be aware that Noosa is currently having one of its most important conversations in a long time.  The problem (for many it’s a living nightmare); over-tourism is out of control, eroding our

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Could this retail giant be a ‘village killer’?

How do you kill a town? With apathy, self-interest, bad planning plus a heavy-hitting developer with very deep pockets. When I was elected to the amalgamated Sunshine Coast Council in 2012, the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce were seeking to increase

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Is Noosa prepared to fight for its life ?

Like the proverbial bombshell, the State Government dropped its new population growth targets on South-East Queensland Councils this week. The reverberations are still rattling around Noosa. An extra 2.2 million people for the bottom corner of the state by 2046. 

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The STA nightmare in our streets is real, and it’s personal

“ Now we  know what Gaslighting feels like”.  One Noosa resident with lived STA experience is responding to the characterisation of Short-Term Accommodation (STA) problems as being ‘imaginary’.   Health practitioner Dr Alison Asher, and her family live in a duplex impacted by Short-term Letting of the adjoining property.   

READ MORE

Fowl play: how I was am-bushed on Main Beach

This is going to ruffle the feathers of my Noosa Matters co-contributor Tony Wellington, a distinguished ex-mayor of Noosa and well-known bird-lover.   I’m no David Attenborough but I have identified a new species of Alectura lathami – commonly known as

READ MORE

Battling the myth of ‘gentle density’ in Noosa

Gentle density. The State Government should use a cynical smirk emoji when it employs the term. In Noosa’s case, it’s a euphemism that represents the last nail in the coffin for our commitment to the planning strategy colloquially known as

READ MORE

We need a re-set for Noosa’s over-tourism debate

Unless you haven’t been paying attention, you should be aware that Noosa is currently having one of its most important conversations in a long time.  The problem (for many it’s a living nightmare); over-tourism is out of control, eroding our

READ MORE

Could this retail giant be a ‘village killer’?

How do you kill a town? With apathy, self-interest, bad planning plus a heavy-hitting developer with very deep pockets. When I was elected to the amalgamated Sunshine Coast Council in 2012, the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce were seeking to increase

READ MORE

Is Noosa prepared to fight for its life ?

Like the proverbial bombshell, the State Government dropped its new population growth targets on South-East Queensland Councils this week. The reverberations are still rattling around Noosa. An extra 2.2 million people for the bottom corner of the state by 2046. 

READ MORE