Noosa councillor Brian Stockwell made a statement at council’s Thursday Ordinary Meeting to attack the behaviour of a member of the fringe Noosa Fishing and Boating Alliance group. The member erroneously portrayed Cr Stockwell in a Facebook looped video post
If there is a future for popular Cooroy coffee outlet Bus Stop Espresso, it won’t be at its current site. The Mary River Rd business, about 2km outside Cooroy, was described as a victim of its own success at Noosa
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
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
It may be one of the most important discussions Noosa has had in years, but the Council’s Destination Management Plan (DMP) has deteriorated into a shambolic mess. Or, as one participant put it, the DMP has “hit the fan”. What
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
For more than sixty years in Noosa, ‘People Power’ has been a constant and crucial player in the three-way game of push-and-shove between developers, politicians and conservationists. Notable PP examples include: Public protestors stopping sand mining on Main Beach in
Noosa councillor Brian Stockwell made a statement at council’s Thursday Ordinary Meeting to attack the behaviour of a member of the fringe Noosa Fishing and Boating Alliance group. The member erroneously portrayed Cr Stockwell in a Facebook looped video post
If there is a future for popular Cooroy coffee outlet Bus Stop Espresso, it won’t be at its current site. The Mary River Rd business, about 2km outside Cooroy, was described as a victim of its own success at Noosa
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
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
It may be one of the most important discussions Noosa has had in years, but the Council’s Destination Management Plan (DMP) has deteriorated into a shambolic mess. Or, as one participant put it, the DMP has “hit the fan”. What
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
For more than sixty years in Noosa, ‘People Power’ has been a constant and crucial player in the three-way game of push-and-shove between developers, politicians and conservationists. Notable PP examples include: Public protestors stopping sand mining on Main Beach in