Tag: elections2020

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.

After the slow and painful countdown courtesy of the Electoral Commission amidst the outbreak of a global pandemic, Noosa elected Clare Stewart as its first female mayor and welcomed two other females to the historically male dominated chamber table.

Vote 1 for female representation at this year's Council elections. It's a simple strategy to balance the scales of injustice and forge a new future for Noosa.

The voice of the hinterland and the young, we thank Nathanael for both his sensible answers to our questions and his ongoing service to our community.

Yanni van Zijl is best known for her stunning thought-provoking art creations often involving discarded plastic packaging. Here are Yanni's answers to our questions.

From koalas to humans - Meghan Halverson will keep up the crusade for a better world. Here are Meghan's answers to our five questions:

Answering our 5 candidate questions first with military efficiency: David 'Fletch' Fletcher from Future Noosa made all the right noises. We'd like to see this man in action!

Amelia Lorentson's smart and well considered answers to our 5 Questions to Candidates. Carved clean out of a crystal clear wave.

Crawling out of our festive hibernation we bravely face up to the year 2020. Council elections are looming large and campaigns have fired up. Open Noosa had some recurring topics we, the editors obviously feel passionate about. Alas we prepared some questions to candidates.

Council’s letting proposals are tearing community apart according to Ralph Rogers, prominent Noosa businessman and investor in local enterprise. In Roger's view, a council acting in the best interests of the shire would defer a vote on this draconian proposal, which will be subject to one legal challenge after another.

Short term letting – and Noosa Council’s attempts to design a policy to control it – are hot topics in Noosa right now. And the Future Noosa group, which has three councillor candidates standing for March’s election, is concerned about the policy’s impact on residents. Councillor Candidate Andrew Squires warns not to throw the baby out with the bathwater – the baby being the best interests of residents.

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.

Councillor Ingrid Jackson's announcement that she will not be standing for re-election to Noosa Council at the election to be held next March, and why. She calls on capable people in our community to consider whether they should offer themselves for election, and offers to assist capable candidates to do this.