Matters

Your chance to have a say on Noosa’s tourism future

Arguably the biggest issue currently facing Noosa Shire is overtourism. So-called “destination management” is really about how Noosa can survive an ever-growing tsunami of tourists. Right now, Noosa residents have an opportunity to tell the State Government what they think

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MSQ risks losing its way on promised Noosa River Reforms

While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far more serious encroachment problem that our authorities seem reluctant to deal with. We thought Maritime Safety Queensland was finally getting

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50c bus trips render Go Noosa gone

Noosa’s free holiday bus service is to be scrapped, while more money will be put into supporting “electric mobility”. But the Go Noosa Loop service, which links park-and-ride locations with Hastings Street during the holidays, is to be retained as

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Whistling while they work

Dominant amongst the sounds of our local bushlands are the melodious calls of whistlers. The songs are quite varied, with high, sweet notes and, in the case of the golden whistler, tunes that often conclude with a gentle whipcrack. These

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Noosa prepares to fight for its Town Plan and lifestyle

(This story has been updated to reflect that some businesses mentioned in an earlier version are neighbouring but not directly impacted by the development application.) “Local planning decisions need to be made in Noosa, not Brisbane.” That’s the main takeaway

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Your chance to have a say on Noosa’s tourism future

Arguably the biggest issue currently facing Noosa Shire is overtourism. So-called “destination management” is really about how Noosa can survive an ever-growing tsunami of tourists. Right now, Noosa residents have an opportunity to tell the State Government what they think

READ MORE

MSQ risks losing its way on promised Noosa River Reforms

While our silly season headlines have leapt on those cabanas that block our beaches, here in Noosa there’s a far more serious encroachment problem that our authorities seem reluctant to deal with. We thought Maritime Safety Queensland was finally getting

READ MORE

50c bus trips render Go Noosa gone

Noosa’s free holiday bus service is to be scrapped, while more money will be put into supporting “electric mobility”. But the Go Noosa Loop service, which links park-and-ride locations with Hastings Street during the holidays, is to be retained as

READ MORE

Whistling while they work

Dominant amongst the sounds of our local bushlands are the melodious calls of whistlers. The songs are quite varied, with high, sweet notes and, in the case of the golden whistler, tunes that often conclude with a gentle whipcrack. These

READ MORE

Noosa prepares to fight for its Town Plan and lifestyle

(This story has been updated to reflect that some businesses mentioned in an earlier version are neighbouring but not directly impacted by the development application.) “Local planning decisions need to be made in Noosa, not Brisbane.” That’s the main takeaway

READ MORE