The Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo is very large and very loud. It makes no bones about its whereabouts, gadding about in flocks of boisterous screeching friends. In flight these birds look like they’re flapping in slow motion. Telling males from females
Noosa Mayoral candidate Nick Hluszko’s 66 Facebook followers may see him as a serious contender, but this weekend he may have seen his campaign self-destruct before it even gathered speed. One of Noosa’s most notorious local government names has appeared on
Many Noosa ratepayers, frustrated by the snail-paced implementation of the Short Stay Let (SSL) Local Law, want the approaching March election to re-boot the initiative. “Implementation has stalled,” Natasha Fabulic, convenor of the Noosa Residents Against Unregulated Short-Term Accommodation (NRAUSTA),
It’s one of these perennial local government election arguments: to ‘flute or not to ‘flute. That is the question. In other words, should prospective candidates use corflutes on the roadsides for self-promotion? Or are they a waste of time, a
Noosa Council has voted to send a strong reminder to the community that it is still focused on, and engaged in, environmental protection of Noosa River, despite recent events and decisions. Following a decision to delay further action on the
There’s a reason we don’t ask kids to mark their own exam papers. Outgoing Mayor Clare Stewart this week marked herself on her list of 10 promises made in her 2020 election campaign. And guess what? “It shows that overwhelmingly
Hiking in summer in Queensland isn’t usually a good idea, but the recently upgraded Cooroora Trail had been on our radar since it re-opened in April this year and early December was our first chance. After parking across the road
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
A town planning scheme cannot predict the future. And by the time the 10-year-spanning document is written, let alone endorsed, elements of it can often already be out of date. The Noosa Plan is a statement outlining uses of land
Australia has four species of Pardalote, and they occur nowhere else in the world. Here in Noosa, we enjoy both the Spotted Pardalote and the Striated Pardalote. They are only the size of a human thumb, around 8-10cms long and
The Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo is very large and very loud. It makes no bones about its whereabouts, gadding about in flocks of boisterous screeching friends. In flight these birds look like they’re flapping in slow motion. Telling males from females
Noosa Mayoral candidate Nick Hluszko’s 66 Facebook followers may see him as a serious contender, but this weekend he may have seen his campaign self-destruct before it even gathered speed. One of Noosa’s most notorious local government names has appeared on
Many Noosa ratepayers, frustrated by the snail-paced implementation of the Short Stay Let (SSL) Local Law, want the approaching March election to re-boot the initiative. “Implementation has stalled,” Natasha Fabulic, convenor of the Noosa Residents Against Unregulated Short-Term Accommodation (NRAUSTA),
It’s one of these perennial local government election arguments: to ‘flute or not to ‘flute. That is the question. In other words, should prospective candidates use corflutes on the roadsides for self-promotion? Or are they a waste of time, a
Noosa Council has voted to send a strong reminder to the community that it is still focused on, and engaged in, environmental protection of Noosa River, despite recent events and decisions. Following a decision to delay further action on the
There’s a reason we don’t ask kids to mark their own exam papers. Outgoing Mayor Clare Stewart this week marked herself on her list of 10 promises made in her 2020 election campaign. And guess what? “It shows that overwhelmingly
Hiking in summer in Queensland isn’t usually a good idea, but the recently upgraded Cooroora Trail had been on our radar since it re-opened in April this year and early December was our first chance. After parking across the road
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
A town planning scheme cannot predict the future. And by the time the 10-year-spanning document is written, let alone endorsed, elements of it can often already be out of date. The Noosa Plan is a statement outlining uses of land
Australia has four species of Pardalote, and they occur nowhere else in the world. Here in Noosa, we enjoy both the Spotted Pardalote and the Striated Pardalote. They are only the size of a human thumb, around 8-10cms long and