When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff. These were people who truly wanted to do the best by the community they served. I am still in touch
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
Not only has Noosa a strong record of successful community action to protect its natural environment, but it is also a demonstrably successful example of cooperation with state governments to achieve desired outcomes. There is plenty of precedent to demonstrate
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
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
In short; Noosa Council has a long history of planning and consulting the community to get the plans right. Unfortunately, it also has a history of ignoring the implementation of the last plan when it moves on to the next
Frank Wilkie’s supporters saw his convincing election win last March as the beginning of the end of Noosa’s Short Term Accommodation (STA) scourge. Many residents voted for him, convinced by his pledge to be at the ‘forefront of safeguarding Noosa’s
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
The absence of any serious discussion about performance reporting at council’s November Ordinary meeting, or on the Audit Committee reports at the same meeting, call into question council’s commitment to a robust performance reporting regime. In fact, the Audit Committee
When I was on Noosa Council I derived much pleasure from working with many professional and highly dedicated council staff. These were people who truly wanted to do the best by the community they served. I am still in touch
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
Not only has Noosa a strong record of successful community action to protect its natural environment, but it is also a demonstrably successful example of cooperation with state governments to achieve desired outcomes. There is plenty of precedent to demonstrate
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
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
In short; Noosa Council has a long history of planning and consulting the community to get the plans right. Unfortunately, it also has a history of ignoring the implementation of the last plan when it moves on to the next
Frank Wilkie’s supporters saw his convincing election win last March as the beginning of the end of Noosa’s Short Term Accommodation (STA) scourge. Many residents voted for him, convinced by his pledge to be at the ‘forefront of safeguarding Noosa’s
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
The absence of any serious discussion about performance reporting at council’s November Ordinary meeting, or on the Audit Committee reports at the same meeting, call into question council’s commitment to a robust performance reporting regime. In fact, the Audit Committee