As we begin debating the so-called Destination Management Plan, which arguably should be called the Resident Liveability Plan, I want to challenge some long-held assumptions. When thinking about the impacts of tourism, many people and most stakeholders focus on the
As our not-so-new Noosa Council approaches its first full year in March, the settling in period is over. The time for excuses is past. 2025 will be the year that makes, or breaks, this Council. It will be the year
If you’re a large, predatory gambling business desperate to ‘socially wash’ some of the stink off your reputation, here’s an idea that sounds a lot like Christmas. Our Council-run Connecting Noosa Christmas Convoy, now in its fourth year, is about
In the March election, Frank Wilkie promised that as Mayor he would “halt the spread and impacts of Short Stay Accommodation (STA) in residential areas”. For residents impacted by STA it was the number-ONE election issue. They took Frank at
Dominant amongst the sounds of our local bushlands are the melodious calls of whistlers. The songs are quite varied, with high, sweet notes and, in the case of the golden whistler, tunes that often conclude with a gentle whipcrack. These
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been raining in Noosa. A lot. But what I’ve been more concerned about is the cash – our cash – that’s been raining on Noosa Council and gathering in large, hidden puddles around our
For those other than the LNP’s ‘true believers’, this Noosa election campaign has been an abject failure, in many respects worse than their last abject failure four years ago. Even with a relatively high profile candidate, ex-mayor Clare Stewart, and
We’ve all now had a week or so to reflect on the Queensland State Election, and a campaign that the longer it went on, the more it became obvious that the LNP wanted to win Noosa at all costs. So
It seems like Noosa may have dodged a bullet as far as high-rise developments go. Queensland Labor appeared to be committed to ploughing ahead with their State Facilitated Developments (SFD) for Noosa, one in Tewantin and the other in Noosa
The spotlight on community safety and appropriate penalties for offenders has been a key headline-grabbing issue for both major parties in the lead up to the Queensland state election. There is little doubt that crime, including youth crime, domestic and
As we begin debating the so-called Destination Management Plan, which arguably should be called the Resident Liveability Plan, I want to challenge some long-held assumptions. When thinking about the impacts of tourism, many people and most stakeholders focus on the
As our not-so-new Noosa Council approaches its first full year in March, the settling in period is over. The time for excuses is past. 2025 will be the year that makes, or breaks, this Council. It will be the year
If you’re a large, predatory gambling business desperate to ‘socially wash’ some of the stink off your reputation, here’s an idea that sounds a lot like Christmas. Our Council-run Connecting Noosa Christmas Convoy, now in its fourth year, is about
In the March election, Frank Wilkie promised that as Mayor he would “halt the spread and impacts of Short Stay Accommodation (STA) in residential areas”. For residents impacted by STA it was the number-ONE election issue. They took Frank at
Dominant amongst the sounds of our local bushlands are the melodious calls of whistlers. The songs are quite varied, with high, sweet notes and, in the case of the golden whistler, tunes that often conclude with a gentle whipcrack. These
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been raining in Noosa. A lot. But what I’ve been more concerned about is the cash – our cash – that’s been raining on Noosa Council and gathering in large, hidden puddles around our
For those other than the LNP’s ‘true believers’, this Noosa election campaign has been an abject failure, in many respects worse than their last abject failure four years ago. Even with a relatively high profile candidate, ex-mayor Clare Stewart, and
We’ve all now had a week or so to reflect on the Queensland State Election, and a campaign that the longer it went on, the more it became obvious that the LNP wanted to win Noosa at all costs. So
It seems like Noosa may have dodged a bullet as far as high-rise developments go. Queensland Labor appeared to be committed to ploughing ahead with their State Facilitated Developments (SFD) for Noosa, one in Tewantin and the other in Noosa
The spotlight on community safety and appropriate penalties for offenders has been a key headline-grabbing issue for both major parties in the lead up to the Queensland state election. There is little doubt that crime, including youth crime, domestic and