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
Noosa’s much-vaunted ‘population cap’ has been well and truly blown off after projections for population growth in South-East Queensland (SEQ) were revealed. The Noosa local government area (LGA) is projected to increase by 18,677 people between 2021 and 2046, based
Like Norman Lindsay’s Children’s classic The Magic Pudding, there are some who view our Noosa Council budget as an inexhaustible supply. Eat all you like, we can make some more. This time last year I was looking forward to having
WHILE most Noosa Council Ordinary Meetings (OM) are primarily rubber-stampings of decisions voted in the previous Monday’s General Committee (GC), there can at times be extended debate on seemingly unresolved issues. An item in the GC of January 20 concerned
Is the Noosa dream still alive and well? Sadly it’s fading for many residents, for others it’s already become a nightmare. For decades the Noosa community worked towards a different future from most other coastal areas of South East Queensland.
THE latest Community Satisfaction Survey results for Noosa Council’s performance has seen the ‘Very Good’ percentage of its Overall Performance Ratings drop from 16.5% in 2017 to 5.5% in 2021. And the ‘Fair Only’ rating has increased from 24% to
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
Noosa’s much-vaunted ‘population cap’ has been well and truly blown off after projections for population growth in South-East Queensland (SEQ) were revealed. The Noosa local government area (LGA) is projected to increase by 18,677 people between 2021 and 2046, based
Like Norman Lindsay’s Children’s classic The Magic Pudding, there are some who view our Noosa Council budget as an inexhaustible supply. Eat all you like, we can make some more. This time last year I was looking forward to having
WHILE most Noosa Council Ordinary Meetings (OM) are primarily rubber-stampings of decisions voted in the previous Monday’s General Committee (GC), there can at times be extended debate on seemingly unresolved issues. An item in the GC of January 20 concerned
Is the Noosa dream still alive and well? Sadly it’s fading for many residents, for others it’s already become a nightmare. For decades the Noosa community worked towards a different future from most other coastal areas of South East Queensland.
THE latest Community Satisfaction Survey results for Noosa Council’s performance has seen the ‘Very Good’ percentage of its Overall Performance Ratings drop from 16.5% in 2017 to 5.5% in 2021. And the ‘Fair Only’ rating has increased from 24% to