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
A town planning scheme cannot predict the future. And by the time the 10-year-spanning document is written, let alone endorsed, elements of it can often already be out of date. The Noosa Plan is a statement outlining uses of land
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
Imagine our Noosa River has a giant dam built across it. Not a concrete dam, but one just as solid…built of bureaucracy, indecision and stagnation. This dam prevents us from fixing the river’s worsening problems. It prevents Noosa Council from
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
We’re really trying, but please forgive those of us struggling to be ecstatic about the “exciting new blueprint for the shire” adopted with fanfare recently by Noosa Council. Back in February 2022 Cr Tom Wegener bemoaned the fact that Council’s
A Tinbeerwah rural-zoned property has been given approval to operate as a short-term accommodation (STA) dwelling for up to eight people, despite having been advertised on an STA online site, prior to approval, allowing up to 15 people to stay
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
A town planning scheme cannot predict the future. And by the time the 10-year-spanning document is written, let alone endorsed, elements of it can often already be out of date. The Noosa Plan is a statement outlining uses of land
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
Imagine our Noosa River has a giant dam built across it. Not a concrete dam, but one just as solid…built of bureaucracy, indecision and stagnation. This dam prevents us from fixing the river’s worsening problems. It prevents Noosa Council from
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
We’re really trying, but please forgive those of us struggling to be ecstatic about the “exciting new blueprint for the shire” adopted with fanfare recently by Noosa Council. Back in February 2022 Cr Tom Wegener bemoaned the fact that Council’s
A Tinbeerwah rural-zoned property has been given approval to operate as a short-term accommodation (STA) dwelling for up to eight people, despite having been advertised on an STA online site, prior to approval, allowing up to 15 people to stay