COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT (CGWEP) – NOOSA MP ISSUE SPECIFIC SURVEY RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2023
As an Independent MP, it is important for Sandy to hear directly from Noosa constituents, as she...
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Category: Camping and National Parks
COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT UPDATE AUGUST 2022
In response to questions and concerns raised at a Cootharaba Community Association meeting earlier in the year, the Department of Environment (DES), has provided the following responses. Issue CCA question/request Proposed...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE JUNE 2022
The 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...
Read MoreNATIVE TITLE, LAND RIGHTS & COOLOOLA GREAT WALK CONSULTATION – A SUMMARY
With 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 MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE MARCH 2022
Further to previous updates and following discussions between Sandy and Minister Scanlon, and also her staff, we have been advised the following: Whilst a document listing sites for cabins/safari tents was sent as part of the...
Read MoreOLD RANGER’S HOUSE POMONA UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022
Formerly 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 MoreCOOLOOLA SUSTAINABLE VISITOR CAPACITY AND MANAGEMENT STUDY UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022
Years 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 MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022
Further 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 MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE 28 JULY 2021
In response to queries put forward to the office regarding the Cooloola Great Walk, we have contacted the office of the Minister for the Environment, who have responded with the information below: Community Consultation Between...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA RECREATION AREA FIRE PROHIBITION APRIL 2021
The Department of Environment and Science have recently advised that the current ban on campfires will continue indefinitely within the Cooloola Recreation Area. This decision was made following an ecological assessment of...
Read MoreNOOSA NATIONAL PARK CAR PARK FEBRUARY 2021
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is currently considering a proposal which involves closing the gates to the Noosa national park carpark (daily) from 8pm to 4am during busy periods (e.g. school holidays). This is as...
Read MoreGREAT SANDY NATIONAL PARK/COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA, TEEWAH, NOOSA NORTH SHORE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2021
From February 2021, camp site bookings at Teewah Beach will change. The open camping area will be divided into seven separate camping zones, allowing campers to choose a zone to camp before arriving at the site as part of safety...
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