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
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
It was an ambush by the banks of the Noosa River and no prisoners were taken. The post-truth, conspiracy-laden politics in front of a cheering public gallery mob could have been played out in Tennessee. But this was Noosa on
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
Congestion has played on an endless loop in Noosa for years. Everyone acknowledges the problem, and everyone has a solution – except those that matter, Noosa Councillors. To deflect criticism Councillors point to free buses; to park and ride; changed
In the lead up to the 2020 Noosa Council election, the Bring Back the Fish project strangely, unexpectedly emerged as a political issue. Despite delivering environmental benefits to the long neglected river and lakes system and with a 2:1 subsidy
Despite an impassioned speech by Cr Amelia Lorentson, an application to approve a 32-dwelling community and affordable housing project in Cooroy, Noosa Council voted 5:2 to reject it, following the staff recommendation. The proposal was designed to offer affordable accommodation
A large sign will be erected to screen an illegal dune vegetation clearance at Peregian Beach in what has been described as “the most egregious case of clearing on the eastern beaches”. Following a huge public outcry, the sign will
Noosa deputy mayor Frank Wilkie has announced he will run for mayor at the March 2024 local government election, on a platform of ‘residents first’. Cr Wilkie has spent a total of 13 years as a Noosa councillor in both
In Noosa the game of musical chairs has begun in the lead up to the 2024 Noosa Council election in March and the Queensland State Election in October. As speculated widely around town over the last week or two, it
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
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
It was an ambush by the banks of the Noosa River and no prisoners were taken. The post-truth, conspiracy-laden politics in front of a cheering public gallery mob could have been played out in Tennessee. But this was Noosa on
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
Congestion has played on an endless loop in Noosa for years. Everyone acknowledges the problem, and everyone has a solution – except those that matter, Noosa Councillors. To deflect criticism Councillors point to free buses; to park and ride; changed
In the lead up to the 2020 Noosa Council election, the Bring Back the Fish project strangely, unexpectedly emerged as a political issue. Despite delivering environmental benefits to the long neglected river and lakes system and with a 2:1 subsidy
Despite an impassioned speech by Cr Amelia Lorentson, an application to approve a 32-dwelling community and affordable housing project in Cooroy, Noosa Council voted 5:2 to reject it, following the staff recommendation. The proposal was designed to offer affordable accommodation
A large sign will be erected to screen an illegal dune vegetation clearance at Peregian Beach in what has been described as “the most egregious case of clearing on the eastern beaches”. Following a huge public outcry, the sign will
Noosa deputy mayor Frank Wilkie has announced he will run for mayor at the March 2024 local government election, on a platform of ‘residents first’. Cr Wilkie has spent a total of 13 years as a Noosa councillor in both
In Noosa the game of musical chairs has begun in the lead up to the 2024 Noosa Council election in March and the Queensland State Election in October. As speculated widely around town over the last week or two, it