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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
“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...
Many of us making up the Sunrise Beach community have been taken by surprise. Residents, schools and visiting bird and Wallum enthusiasts have had little or no idea that this development was imminent. This is an update on what is currently happening to hopefully save our glossies and find good outcomes for all.
NIMBYism has got a bad reputation, and rightly so. In this post, Desi makes the case for NIMBYism and a community's rights to stand up for NO EXTINCTIONS in our back yards. Save our Sunrise Glossies!
Much has happened in the background at Glossy Team Sunrise with letters of support from key environmental groups and the launch of an online change.org petition asking Blue Care to protect and retain as much of the native flora and fauna as possible.
Submission to the 2019 Draft Noosa Plan on behalf of Noosa North Shore Association Inc members
While Noosa Council has gone to great lengths to engage the community through a long consultation process, the reality is that many residents simply...
Last week we met with representatives from Uniting Care / Blue Care to deliver our petition, comments and letters of support. We now turn our efforts back to you Noosa Council. We would like you to support a rethink of the development to make it a biosphere worthy aged care facility.
I love a good playground. My daughters and I have 'tested' many great ones in Germany, the UK and in Australia.
When I read that $5 Million of public funding had been earmarked for a new playground in Cooroy I...
In this post, Ingrid Jackson gives an overview of how 'housing affordability' differs from 'affordable housing', how these are addressed in the new Noosa Plan, what was left out, and the next steps proposed by Noosa's mayor.
Cycling as a means of transport in Noosa is fun. We have some wonderful bike lanes. Unfortunately there are big gaps and missing links. Noosa residents are being invited to collaborate on a grassroots project to help make cycling the number one choice of transport for Noosa residents.
As a survivor of a bush fire event a local grandmother decided to dig deeper to find out what exactly would happen should a fire break out in the Sunrise Beach area. What she found left her extremely concerned, especially taking into account the addition of 500 elderly residents once the Blue Care development goes ahead.
A local group of Queensland “Koala Crusaders” are planning to assist the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoos at the same time as the declining Noosa Shire Koalas through their great work revegetating a local area of future koala habitat.
This is a submission by Leigh McCready to the Draft Noosa Plan which are said to have been submitted by around 140 supporters.
Judy Barrass' response to aged care developments in Noosa suggests we look at the broader question about any development while still putting the needs of our ageing population into perspective and questioning some of the conventional wisdom.
On Monday, 19 November Sue Davis and Bettina Walter presented at the Monday with NICA group get together to talk about the Blue Care development. The room was packed to the rafters with Tony Haslam noting that it was the biggest turn out ever - great news for the glossy cause!
Staying on the topic of the Sunrise Aged Care development, Bettina and Desiré ponders the possibilities of WIMBYism (Welcome In My Back Yard). A vision to minimise the destructive impact on our precious environment and focus on the multiple benefits that could flow from a more environmentally conscious design.
