The impacts to our mental health and fitness have increasingly been of concern in our community and across the state and Australia, particularly with the added impacts of Covid on many facets of our life. Further to our update...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER SPEED CONSULTATION UPDATE #1 Marine Safety Queensland (MSQ) has commenced community consultation on proposed speed limit reduction changes in the lower part of the Noosa River (refer previous post). This follows a...
Read MoreFollowing concerns raised from residents regarding changes to Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill in 2019 and specifically concerns regarding paper vs electronic titles deeds. We have received the following...
Read MoreAs per previous updates, the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) has had discussions with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) about doing consultation on a proposal to permanently reduce speed limits on Noosa River...
Read MoreWith the court case drawing closer, there is understandable duress in our communities, however please be mindful of social media commentary, as well care and look out for each other. COUNCIL/TMR/POLICE SUMMARY Legal case:...
Read MoreFormerly State Forest and now National Park, to give surety to organisations such as Pomona Men’s Shed who utilise one part of the property a small portion of land included the old Ranger’s House is in the process of being...
Read MoreYears of advocacy from the Teewah Cooloola Working Group (TCWG) and others, have led to multiple improvements regarding the issues on the North Shore and Teewah. The Cooloola Sustainable Visitor Capacity and Management Study...
Read MoreFollowing on from our 15 April 2021 update, as recommended by Queensland Health in the Department of Environment and Science (DES) 2020 report on the occurrence of dioxins in several Noosa lakes, a follow up survey was...
Read MoreFurther to our previous update on 1 November, we have received multiple enquiries on the Grass Tree Court Development, specifically regarding the original development application reports and the mapping of the remnant Glossy...
Read MoreIn response to community concerns brought forward to our office requesting an upgrade of the intersection of Louis Bazzo Drive and Pomona Kin Kin Road due to safety concerns, we have sought advice from the Department of...
Read MoreFurther to our update on 28 July (click here) and in response to further concerns raised about the lack of consultation for the Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project Proposal and requests for an outline of the process, we have...
Read MoreConducted annually at the end of each year, the survey is a snapshot from residents on a range of State Government issues and service provisions. Under the health services category, over 60% of the community highlighted Noosa...
Read MoreWith the ongoing debate around Australia Day, even though it’s a national discussion within the federal jurisdiction, it is one that should not create angst or anger, more so an opportunity for conversation and...
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Welcome to a new year, and I am sure many were very happy to bid farewell to 2021! As mentioned in...
Read MoreThank you to all that took the time to complete our Noosa MP Community Survey 2021. It has been extremely valuable in identifying your greatest local concerns, as well your thoughts on issues across Queensland. There were no...
Read MoreNoosa Council’s Housing Needs Assessment is now complete and adopted by Council and was updated to this meeting. The full assessment can be accessed at...
Read MoreThe following ministerial response has been received by the Queensland Parliament for the “Remove outdated, lethal shark nets and drumlines” petition. Click here to read the response from The Hon Mark Furner MP,...
Read MoreThe Queensland Small Business Commissioner has provided the following update to assist small business with the Non-essential leisure activity public health directionn: Things are set to change for a lot of businesses as of 5am...
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Read MoreWe have received the following response today from Department of Transport Main Roads in relation to a query on how the works on Beckmans Road will assist with traffic flow: The Cooroy-Noosa Road and Beckmans Road intersection...
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