Following on from our previous updates, the Expression of Interest process for the site’s future is now finalised, and the announcement regarding the successful proponent has been delayed due to processes, so there is no...
Read MoreIn response to feedback from businesses regarding the difficulties they are experiencing with workplace shortages, we have received the following information from the Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for...
Read MoreFollowing our further inquiries in relation to the polystyrene debris that everyone has been endeavouring to clean up from pontoons that escaped during the February floods, we received the following information in italics from...
Read MoreRegarding the temporary 10 tonne limit placed on Kin Kin Road due to our recent severe weather, we have received the following responses from Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to concerns raised. Infringements Further to our...
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This month’s newsletter celebrates being the big ‘50’, bringing an urge to revisit all editions...
Read MoreBudget Week 2022 held no surprises for Noosa, as our ‘big ticket items’ were not ready for funding. This included the remaining stages of the Tewantin Bypass, with the business case being finalised before end of year, and...
Read MoreThe following update regarding the widening works scheduled for Kin Kin Road has been provided by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR): The works will be undertaken in four stages with the first stage of works...
Read MoreFollowing on from our 9 February 2022 update, a research paper was recently released by CSIRO regarding the dioxins in Noosa River. The report indicates that the dioxins found in Noosa River have a unique ‘signature’...
Read MoreThe recent Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Summit at the Sunshine Coast Conference Centre, 30 years after Mabo, was one of the biggest gatherings ever of this kind. Convened in...
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To access alll photos from the event, head here. Order of ceremony is alphabetical as per...
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Staff shortages, the ongoing housing crisis and the threat of more flooding served as the backdrop...
Read MoreRegarding the temporary 10 tonne limit placed on Kin Kin Road due to May’s severe weather, we have received the following response from Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to our and our residents’ concerns: Based on reports of heavy...
Read MoreWith concerns coming to our office regarding the Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project (CGWEP), a project between the QLD State Government, a private company CABN and the Kabi Kabi peoples, and the many often confusing...
Read MoreThe below information is provided by Koala Crusaders: If you see a koala, whether on your bush walks or in your backyard, it is always important to assess the koala’s health by using the 3 D’s – Danger, Distress or Disease. If...
Read MoreIn response to constituents who have experienced application ineligibilities for the HomeBuilder Grant, we have received the following update from the Treasurer: Following a revision by the Commonwealth Government, prompted by...
Read MoreIn response to our queries, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) have advised that works on the Noosaville boat shed had been delayed due to a delivery backlog for steel shed supplies. The new start date for the...
Read MoreThe Minister for Local Government and Planning, Hon Steven Miles, recently extended the timeframe on Queensland’s declared ‘COVID-19 emergency applicable event’. This development is within the ‘applicable event’ and below is a...
Read MoreFurther to our update in November 2021, the designs for Six Mile Creek Bridge have now been finalised. The new bridge will be 3 metres higher than the existing structure and will be sturdier and wider with room for active...
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The month of ‘many long weekends’ brought with it relaxed restrictions, ‘mostly’ beautiful...
Read MoreAfter several delays due to COVID-19 absences and Parliament commitments, April saw our last official Housing Action Group meeting. Following a year of working closely with Noosa Council, Department of Housing, various Community...
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