Tiny Houses On Wheels (or “THOWs”), naturally lead to increased social connectivity between people by the nature of their size, design and usage, as
well as being more sustainable in terms of minimalism and promoting the practice of sharing resources. LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING
In 2004 Noosa Council sold two big blocks of bushland to Blue Care. Development approval was given for a massive aged care facility adjacent to what is now Sunrise Shops and the Uniting Church building.
The Sunshine Coast Region is likely not alone in suffering from a recent plague of ticks. Many people have been reporting them and doctors surgeries have been noting an increase in tick complaints. Jimmy Hirst gives us the low down on what to do, and what not to do, when you find one!
You might have noticed - and even supported - Glossy Team Sunrise (GTS), established to save the Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat at Sunrise from destruction. As members of the team leading this advocacy and action, we have been truly humbled by the support and comments from the wider community.
But, unfortunately, some of our supporters might have been duped by Change.org.
On 22 January 2019 Sunrise Beach locals supported by a Glossy expert sat down with Uniting Care and Blue Care representatives to discuss the planned aged care development at Sunrise Beach.
The developer (Uniting Care / Blue Care) was represented...
Our latest contributor as part of Glossy Team Sunrise, Leela Rottman wrote this great introduction to the Glossy Black Cockatoo.
In a nail-biting preliminary final at Caloundra Football Club last weekend, the two Noosa U13 girls’ teams went head to head in a terrific show of skill and sportsmanship. The teams had ended up numbers three and four on the ladder - a great outcome for Noosa Lions Football Club with two such strong teams in one age group.
Another thorough contribution from NNSA President Nick Hluszko as an alternative locality plan presented to Noosa Council along with the group's submission to the New Noosa Plan which reflects North Shore residents' perspective.
Amelia Lorentson's smart and well considered answers to our 5 Questions to Candidates. Carved clean out of a crystal clear wave.
At its special budget meeting in June, Noosa Council voted to absorb what used to be the Tourism and Economic Levy into its general rates and took on what was previously Tourism Noosa's responsibility for 'destination management'. In this article, Ingrid Jackson explores what role groups of unelected people played in this and asks whether Noosa Council may become dependent on such people regarding how to proceed.
A recent ABC Sunshine Coast Facebook post featuring a slideshow of councillors and mayors elected across the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Gympie councils asked why just four out of 40 representatives were female. The post and a discussion with her teenage daughter made Desiré ponder the reasons why...
The expansion of the runway is to take larger aircraft, especially those from international destinations which currently fly into Brisbane. Most people think this is okay, since there aren't, and likely won't be for a while, any international flights.
By Cr Ingrid Jackson. An informed community is a more effective community and disclosure, transparency and accountability matter.
Adventure takes many forms. For some it must involve mountains or wrestling bears, for others it comes from shopping at a different supermarket chain.
I count myself in neither camp. Instead I sit somewhere between. This is in part because...
Open Noosa was founded because of lived and observed experiences of attempts to discredit, sideline and silence progressive women. I am glad that a string of complaints against Cr Ingrid Jackson from two councillors was dismissed in its entirety. I believe it is a win against a broader toxic undercurrent which is hidden yet so corrosive.
A recent ABC Four Corners exposé of the aged care crisis in Australia has sparked a Royal Commission into the quality and safety of aged care, raising some serious questions about the mental health and well-being of elderly people...
Bettina believes that as a community good ethical standards enable us to operate with sincerity, rationality, competence, power, compassion and confidence. In this context she considers Gloster's approach from a recent feature article, ‘Gloster's Way: get in first’, and his PhD Thesis.
In 2016, Chinese investment in Australia’s agricultural sector skyrocketed from $300 million to $1 billion – an unprecedented investment boom. John Wood asks what this could mean for Noosa's farmland.
With the 2020 elections nearing, Businessman Andrew Squires, hospital administrator Karen Finzel and ex army aviator David 'Fletch"Fletcher have launched their campaign as independents for next March’s local government election, cooperating under the name Future Noosa.
Desire Gralton's submission to the New Noosa Plan looks at how the plan affects her personally and provides some observations of the changes in the Sunrise Beach area where mansions are replacing family homes and affordable housing sneaks out the back door. While the plan states to "provide densely landscaped settings with mature trees and vegetation retained wherever possible”, the truth is far from it. Could community placemaking events help Council to find a better way?
“Do you swear to protect the Noosa Plan, the whole Noosa Plan, and nothing but the Noosa Plan?”
“I do.”
In the run-up to the March Noosa Council elections some advocacy groups put candidates on the spot about their commitment to...
