The global theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Break the Bias’. Recent revelations about parliament house, corporates, and competitive sports are dismaying and shine a spotlight on what is still going on. This article looks at progress, including in Noosa.
Fifteen months after the council elections, Ingrid Jackson reviews the progress of Mayor Clare Stewart, the first woman leader in Noosa since its creation as a shire in 1910. Ingrid’s analysis shows Clare Stewart is emerging as a capable inclusive community leader who aims to empower the whole community, not just those who govern it.
As the women of Noosa rise to fundraise and assist the victims of Domestic Violence, Bettina Walter, Ingrid Jackson and Desire Gralton explore the politics and policies that exacerbate the problems and propose that individual acts of kindness are not enough to counter the brutal attack on social services by some political parties.
Kabi Kabi family elder Uncle Tais K’Reala Randanpi aka Les MucKan runs First Nations tours on a beautiful property on the ridge of Buderim - check out this short introduction produced by Channel 7 last week.
Spending a morning walking...
Karen Cook-Langdon (Kaz) entered the 2020 Noosa council elections as an 'underdog' with a fairly low public profile. Kaz didn't quite make it over the line, but our political landscape has shifted in these elections and for Kaz there is no going backwards.
UPDATE: The weekend has apologised . We are relieved and happy this affair has turned into a positive. Thank you.
The weekend on Facebook was lamenting our out-of-touch local newspapers for under-reporting 'an extraordinary victory for people power' against a developer. In...
Cr. Ingrid Jackson has worked hard for the community to successfully set council onto a path of greater transparency and accountability. An attempt to derail her failed. Allegations of misconduct against her by two of her fellow councillors have been found to be frivolous and lacking substance. This is her statement.
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.
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...
