Noosa Shire enjoys a constant kite festival with these wonderful birds of prey in evidence right across the shire. The term kite reportedly hails from an Old English onomatopoeic word that imitates the call notes of certain European raptors. Of
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
It’s not often the ABC gets it quite this wrong. The broadcaster’s coverage of a contentious development application in Tewantin knocked back by the LNP State Government mischaracterises the project as a Noosa affordable housing project. This is far from
It was around the time Noosa Council was coming back into its own after some five years absorbed into Sunshine Coast Council, that a bright new motto for Noosa Council 2.0 was dreamed up. It’s a small but hugely meaningful
Nearly 500 Noosa residents have used written submissions to give a massive thumbs-down to a proposed 40-unit development in Tewantin, resulting in a huge win for the local community – and for the ongoing integrity of its planning scheme. The
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That Elvis song should be playing on high rotation in our Council headquarters in Tewantin. The current Council has inherited a mess of half-baked strategies and plans. What it needs now
Australasian robins are not really robins at all. However, they looked enough like northern hemisphere robins for early European zoologists to lumber them with the moniker. Now we’re stuck with referring to them by a misnomer. Rose robins are a
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.
There’s been intense community debate in recent weeks after Noosa councillors narrowly approved a much-needed social housing development in Cooroy, and much of it revolves around this question; could the cost outweigh the community benefit? Noosa Matters was particularly interested
In this acronym-laden time, SFD is one that Noosa residents should be particularly aware of. It stands for State Facilitated Development, but it could just as easily represent Shortcuts For Developers. You don’t have to live next door to be
Noosa Shire enjoys a constant kite festival with these wonderful birds of prey in evidence right across the shire. The term kite reportedly hails from an Old English onomatopoeic word that imitates the call notes of certain European raptors. Of
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
It’s not often the ABC gets it quite this wrong. The broadcaster’s coverage of a contentious development application in Tewantin knocked back by the LNP State Government mischaracterises the project as a Noosa affordable housing project. This is far from
It was around the time Noosa Council was coming back into its own after some five years absorbed into Sunshine Coast Council, that a bright new motto for Noosa Council 2.0 was dreamed up. It’s a small but hugely meaningful
Nearly 500 Noosa residents have used written submissions to give a massive thumbs-down to a proposed 40-unit development in Tewantin, resulting in a huge win for the local community – and for the ongoing integrity of its planning scheme. The
“A little less conversation, a little more action, please.” That Elvis song should be playing on high rotation in our Council headquarters in Tewantin. The current Council has inherited a mess of half-baked strategies and plans. What it needs now
Australasian robins are not really robins at all. However, they looked enough like northern hemisphere robins for early European zoologists to lumber them with the moniker. Now we’re stuck with referring to them by a misnomer. Rose robins are a
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.
There’s been intense community debate in recent weeks after Noosa councillors narrowly approved a much-needed social housing development in Cooroy, and much of it revolves around this question; could the cost outweigh the community benefit? Noosa Matters was particularly interested
In this acronym-laden time, SFD is one that Noosa residents should be particularly aware of. It stands for State Facilitated Development, but it could just as easily represent Shortcuts For Developers. You don’t have to live next door to be