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Full steam ahead for Noosa’s missing green link

The Yurol /Ringtail project is, quite simply, the most significant environmental achievement I will see in my lifetime.   Such is the importance of this transformational project, now coming together after an extraordinary feat of sheer determination from our leading Conservation

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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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The Short Stay creep continues in our streets

While Noosa Council may have its toes lightly on the brake, our out-of-control Short Term Rental market continues to gather pace and create havoc in local neighbourhoods.. This shadow hotel sector is still spreading through what used to be ‘residential’

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The STA nightmare for residents and ratepayers

In the past decade, the most critical issue facing Noosa Shire Residents and Ratepayers Association (NSRRA) has been the impact on community of the short-term accommodation (STA) industry. As stakeholders in round after round of public consultation, NSRRA observed successive

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Noosa Council Briefs. March 2023

Another hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) applicant has been successful, with Noosa Council approving the application at 132 Solar Road, Cooroy Mountain. The two-storey property on 4.5 hectares is approved for eight guests, to be let when the owners are not

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Is our Council serious about the housing crisis?

Readers of the recently released Noosa Housing Strategy could be forgiven for being somewhat puzzled if not downright confused. The document is devoid of any strategy to address the single most obvious cause of the housing crisis – namely Noosa’s

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Full steam ahead for Noosa’s missing green link

The Yurol /Ringtail project is, quite simply, the most significant environmental achievement I will see in my lifetime.   Such is the importance of this transformational project, now coming together after an extraordinary feat of sheer determination from our leading Conservation

READ MORE

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

The Short Stay creep continues in our streets

While Noosa Council may have its toes lightly on the brake, our out-of-control Short Term Rental market continues to gather pace and create havoc in local neighbourhoods.. This shadow hotel sector is still spreading through what used to be ‘residential’

READ MORE

The STA nightmare for residents and ratepayers

In the past decade, the most critical issue facing Noosa Shire Residents and Ratepayers Association (NSRRA) has been the impact on community of the short-term accommodation (STA) industry. As stakeholders in round after round of public consultation, NSRRA observed successive

READ MORE

Noosa Council Briefs. March 2023

Another hinterland short-term accommodation (STA) applicant has been successful, with Noosa Council approving the application at 132 Solar Road, Cooroy Mountain. The two-storey property on 4.5 hectares is approved for eight guests, to be let when the owners are not

READ MORE

Is our Council serious about the housing crisis?

Readers of the recently released Noosa Housing Strategy could be forgiven for being somewhat puzzled if not downright confused. The document is devoid of any strategy to address the single most obvious cause of the housing crisis – namely Noosa’s

READ MORE