The following is a submission by Noosa Parks Association on Noosa Council’s draft Destination Management Plan. You can take part in the short Council survey here, Or the longer survey here. Or you can email a submission to dmp@noosa.qld.gov.au Noosa
Noosa’s Destination Management Plan has been a long time coming. Noosa has collectively held its breath, wondering if our Council would finally acquire the courage to join with the community in taking charge of what it really means to be
Each Federal Election Noosa residents cast their vote in the knowledge that it counts for less than it should. The reason; we are jammed into the bottom of the electorate of Wide Bay – an area we have little in
In the Southernmost pocket of Noosa Shire – South Peregian Beach – locals are about to become guinea pigs in an experiment that puts bikes in charge of their street and removes much of their parking. The so-called ‘Active Street’
Noosa’s social media feeds have been full in the last month or two of Councillors softening up the community for another budget belting. A belting is just what residents got. However, here at Noosa Matters we like to zoom out
As Noosa Council slowly and painfully advances its proposed Destination Management Plan (DMP), residents are voicing a clear and united message: sustainable tourism must go hand-in-hand with policies that protect local character, enhance liveability, and put the needs of the
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
It’s impossible to set key performance indicators (KPIs) for Tourism Noosa when the primary informing document has not yet been written. And the rush to reduce funding to the tourism body could cost jobs. These are just two of the
In 2020, Clare Stewart was elected as Noosa mayor with a promise to make the council more transparent. Using confidential items of council meetings as a benchmark, Noosa Council became significantly less transparent under her term of office, and that
The following is a submission by Noosa Parks Association on Noosa Council’s draft Destination Management Plan. You can take part in the short Council survey here, Or the longer survey here. Or you can email a submission to dmp@noosa.qld.gov.au Noosa
Noosa’s Destination Management Plan has been a long time coming. Noosa has collectively held its breath, wondering if our Council would finally acquire the courage to join with the community in taking charge of what it really means to be
Each Federal Election Noosa residents cast their vote in the knowledge that it counts for less than it should. The reason; we are jammed into the bottom of the electorate of Wide Bay – an area we have little in
In the Southernmost pocket of Noosa Shire – South Peregian Beach – locals are about to become guinea pigs in an experiment that puts bikes in charge of their street and removes much of their parking. The so-called ‘Active Street’
Noosa’s social media feeds have been full in the last month or two of Councillors softening up the community for another budget belting. A belting is just what residents got. However, here at Noosa Matters we like to zoom out
As Noosa Council slowly and painfully advances its proposed Destination Management Plan (DMP), residents are voicing a clear and united message: sustainable tourism must go hand-in-hand with policies that protect local character, enhance liveability, and put the needs of the
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
It’s impossible to set key performance indicators (KPIs) for Tourism Noosa when the primary informing document has not yet been written. And the rush to reduce funding to the tourism body could cost jobs. These are just two of the
In 2020, Clare Stewart was elected as Noosa mayor with a promise to make the council more transparent. Using confidential items of council meetings as a benchmark, Noosa Council became significantly less transparent under her term of office, and that