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Smell the hinterland coffee? Er, no thanks

Popular Cooroy venue, Bus Stop Espresso, may have to close down its coffee service within three months, following a Noosa Council staff recommendation to refuse its continued operation – unless councillors vote otherwise. A main concern for council planning staff

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River plan back to stagnation – again

Endorsement of the Noosa River Catchment Management Plan has been deferred until July 2024, following a 3-3 Noosa Councillor vote, with Mayor Clare Stewart’s casting vote breaking the deadlock. Concern from boating and fishing interests which use the river, about

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Noosa’s STA ‘cowboys’ still riding free

About 1500 dwellings continue to be offered for short term rent in Noosa without approval.  That’s right –  200 more than were operating unregistered and unapproved in February this year at the time of the Local Law review, according to

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Councillor reprimand over Lions Park battle

Noosa councillor Brian Stockwell has been officially reprimanded for breaching the Councillor Code of Conduct. The reprimand came from council at Thursday’s Ordinary Meeting following an itemised confidential discussion between councillors. Cr Stockwell had been reported to the Office of

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From minor to major for unregistered STA

A hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) provider – which has not yet even registered under Noosa Council’s new STA Local Law 10 – has applied for a “minor” change to increase the number of people it can accommodate. The business received

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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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Swanning about in the gender pool

There are numerous historical examples of how the once male-dominated world of biological sciences imposed its gender bias onto the animal kingdom. One only has to go back a couple of decades to find examples where scientists were blind to

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Smell the hinterland coffee? Er, no thanks

Popular Cooroy venue, Bus Stop Espresso, may have to close down its coffee service within three months, following a Noosa Council staff recommendation to refuse its continued operation – unless councillors vote otherwise. A main concern for council planning staff

READ MORE

River plan back to stagnation – again

Endorsement of the Noosa River Catchment Management Plan has been deferred until July 2024, following a 3-3 Noosa Councillor vote, with Mayor Clare Stewart’s casting vote breaking the deadlock. Concern from boating and fishing interests which use the river, about

READ MORE

Noosa’s STA ‘cowboys’ still riding free

About 1500 dwellings continue to be offered for short term rent in Noosa without approval.  That’s right –  200 more than were operating unregistered and unapproved in February this year at the time of the Local Law review, according to

READ MORE

Councillor reprimand over Lions Park battle

Noosa councillor Brian Stockwell has been officially reprimanded for breaching the Councillor Code of Conduct. The reprimand came from council at Thursday’s Ordinary Meeting following an itemised confidential discussion between councillors. Cr Stockwell had been reported to the Office of

READ MORE

From minor to major for unregistered STA

A hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) provider – which has not yet even registered under Noosa Council’s new STA Local Law 10 – has applied for a “minor” change to increase the number of people it can accommodate. The business received

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

Swanning about in the gender pool

There are numerous historical examples of how the once male-dominated world of biological sciences imposed its gender bias onto the animal kingdom. One only has to go back a couple of decades to find examples where scientists were blind to

READ MORE