Tom Wegener

Noosa Heads (car) park turning green again

The use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park will be cut back substantially after Easter. Council staff recommended the park continue to be used on major holiday breaks such as Christmas and Easter as well as long

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Destination Noosa, but who’s driving?

Having watched Noosa Council’s EOI (Expressions of Interest) process leading to the appointment of its DMP (Destination Management Plan) PCG (project Control Group), it’s hard to see how this acronym-led process will wind up in anything other than an almighty

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STA approval ‘precedent’ could run rampant in hinterland

A COUNCIL decision to approve a whole-of-property short-term accommodation (STA) operation in a rural residential zone has potentially opened the door to STA proliferation across Noosa’s hinterland, a councillor has claimed. The 1.9-hectare property on Sunrise Rd, Tinbeerwah, is also

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Ratepayers to pay for business lobby group

A GRANT application from Noosa Chamber of Commerce has been approved by Noosa councillors – but only after a last-minute amendment to ensure transparency was inserted. The application, for $30,000 from council’s Economic Development Grants funding triggered the requirement for

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Popular Bus Stop shop-stop fears over zoning issue

AN APPLICATION for a material change of use (MCU) for a popular coffee vendor/local produce outlet on Cooroy’s town fringe has received qualified support from Noosa councillors, despite a staff recommendation to refuse it. Bus Stop Espresso on Mary River

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STA SATuration point. Where to from here?

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

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No Short-Term Passes for Noosa Duplex

AN APPLICATION to gain short-term accommodation (STA) status for two units in a dual-occupancy property in Noosa Heads has been narrowly voted down at Noosa Council. The Angler St site, off Viewland Drive, sits in a medium-density residential neighbourhood that

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Noosa Heads (car) park turning green again

The use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park will be cut back substantially after Easter. Council staff recommended the park continue to be used on major holiday breaks such as Christmas and Easter as well as long

READ MORE

Destination Noosa, but who’s driving?

Having watched Noosa Council’s EOI (Expressions of Interest) process leading to the appointment of its DMP (Destination Management Plan) PCG (project Control Group), it’s hard to see how this acronym-led process will wind up in anything other than an almighty

READ MORE

STA approval ‘precedent’ could run rampant in hinterland

A COUNCIL decision to approve a whole-of-property short-term accommodation (STA) operation in a rural residential zone has potentially opened the door to STA proliferation across Noosa’s hinterland, a councillor has claimed. The 1.9-hectare property on Sunrise Rd, Tinbeerwah, is also

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Ratepayers to pay for business lobby group

A GRANT application from Noosa Chamber of Commerce has been approved by Noosa councillors – but only after a last-minute amendment to ensure transparency was inserted. The application, for $30,000 from council’s Economic Development Grants funding triggered the requirement for

READ MORE

Popular Bus Stop shop-stop fears over zoning issue

AN APPLICATION for a material change of use (MCU) for a popular coffee vendor/local produce outlet on Cooroy’s town fringe has received qualified support from Noosa councillors, despite a staff recommendation to refuse it. Bus Stop Espresso on Mary River

READ MORE

STA SATuration point. Where to from here?

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

READ MORE

No Short-Term Passes for Noosa Duplex

AN APPLICATION to gain short-term accommodation (STA) status for two units in a dual-occupancy property in Noosa Heads has been narrowly voted down at Noosa Council. The Angler St site, off Viewland Drive, sits in a medium-density residential neighbourhood that

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