Jenifer Simpson believes effluent is not only a viable source of water, but a sustainable source as it is the only water resource that increases with population. Reusing water would solve problems at both end of the water management pipeline: shortage of water at one end and pollution at the other.
First up: I am against airport expansions in general, because I believe we all need to reduce flying in order to reduce our personal carbon emissions. However I believe the current flight path saga makes us all look like bad neighbours and NIMBYs with amnesia.
The ZEN EV Expo provided an opportunity to discuss Noosa's existing cycling infrastructure and where improvements can be made, with residents and visitors agreeing that we have a great backbone to start from, and many low hanging fruit that could lead to a smoother, safer and more enjoyable riding experience for all.
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.
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.
Sunshine Beach State High School Relieving Principal, Grant Williams, has quickly become a good friend to the local Glossy Black Cockatoos in his efforts to minimise the impact of construction in the schoolgrounds and the neighbouring land.
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.
The silence on the proposed new development has been deafening from both Council and Blue Care - could it be the quiet before the storm? Here's a bit of an update on the Glossy Birding Day results, the latest...
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...
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?
On Saturday 27 April I attended a Rights of Nature Workshop hosted by the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), Tree Sisters and Friends of the Forest. My objective was to learn more about the Rights of Nature movement and...
Why don’t we see more local recycling and, with the elections coming up, what are the major parties planning to do to relieve our recycling woes? The Boomerang Alliance shares some ideas on how we can improve our under performing system.
The Lobb Report about Noosa Council's Ordinary Meeting of Thursday 21 March 2019 - is this the end of cockatoos in Sunrise and lifesavers at Peregian?
When we saw survey stakes go into the ground around your favourite trees we were so alarmed and worried of things to come. We set out to make people understand how important this patch of earth is for you Glossies. You see, they are building a retirement village where your feed trees still stand as I write.
Noosa North Shore President Nick Hluszko reasons that the Precautionary Principle espoused by Cr Brian Stockwell could land Noosa Council in hot water should the scientific qualifications of ‘Fresh Advisory’ was found to be unable to provide a scientific, research-based paper for the ’Noosa Fishing Futures’ strategy.
Join Glossy Team will meet Cr Ingrid Jackson on Thursday 21 March at 5.30pm in front of Noosa Council Chambers to officially hand over the petition to save Glossy feed trees at the Sunrise development. The Noosa Council Ordinary Meeting will commence at 6pm and a debate about minor amendments to the Blue Care development is on the agenda.
Letter to Richard McKeon as a follow up six weeks after meeting with Glossy Team Sunrise representatives again highlighting community concern for the wildlife as well as traffic impacts and emergency evacuation plans. Robyn raises many further options to be explored and even proposes fundraising for financial assistance to ensure a win win for our community, the elderly and the environment.
I wrote recently about the need not to react with alarm to scaremongering about the claimed poor state of Noosa River's biodiversity from NBRF and Noosa Council. That was exaggeration, not science.
NBRF and the Council need to develop an...
Chicken Little, the sky is falling! But is it really? Nick Hluszko digs deeper to find the story behind Noosa River's biodiversity troubles and concludes that the sky may not fall just yet.
A few months in from the introduction of the Containers for Change, the scheme appears to be failing on a number of fronts from an environmental sustainability perspective. The Queensland Government’s draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy are now open for public submissions, so make your voice heard to ensure we get a better system.
The new Noosa Plan is out for consultation with a brave new vision for the future of our shire. We get to look into the future and see what sort of place our civic leaders envisage Noosa will become. Get ready for Noosa Resort Inc.
