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Our collaborative Council goes down the river

The disintegration of cooperative, effective governance in this term of a deeply fractured Noosa Council has been disturbing to witness.  Never more so than during what passed for a Council “ordinary’ meeting in October; a meeting in which any attempt

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River plan back to stagnation – again

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

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An ambush on the ailing Noosa River

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

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Our collaborative Council goes down the river

The disintegration of cooperative, effective governance in this term of a deeply fractured Noosa Council has been disturbing to witness.  Never more so than during what passed for a Council “ordinary’ meeting in October; a meeting in which any attempt

READ MORE

River plan back to stagnation – again

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

READ MORE

An ambush on the ailing Noosa River

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

READ MORE