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Did Noosa Council scrap a stabilisation scheme which would have prevented Noosa River eroding the sand spit that keeps it on course and protects Noosa Sound from inundation? And if they abandoned the program, why?

There's no doubt that Noosa has excellent bikeways - connecting the missing links will make cycling the preferred option in our daily commutes. Let us know where your local biking and walking gaps are and the dodgy spots that prevent you from letting your kids ride safely to school.

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...

The sale of bags made by Boomerang Bags Noosa volunteers has over the years funded movie screenings and other educational programs, including $500 seed funding to establish the Plastic Free Noosa initiative, but lately the group has decided to focus their financial assistance on one group, with Ocean Crusaders selected as the worthy recipient.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

I hate pouring water on an otherwise great parade but let’s consider the ramifications of the news that Tourism Noosa has appointed its Chairman to the CEO’s job. I acknowledge he’s been a good Chairman. But something’s not right.

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.

There was only one item of significance at Noosa Council’s ordinary meeting last Thursday (20 September) and that was a motion from Cr Ingrid...

There are plenty ideas floating around on the best use of the old TAFE site in Tewantin. I say bring back the TAFE, and here's why...

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.

We live in Sunrise Beach. Our kids go to one of the local schools and we love to walk and cycle for transport. We...

Aqua Mage Alana is banished and her pond of cement filled with quicklime. Lady Kerri of The Ravens is exiled for attempting to appropriate a plot of hallowed ground the size of a dwarf’s coffin and Wanda the White is sent to Gulag 23 for the heinous crime of excessive and unbridled cheerfulness.

St Teresa’s Environmental Leader Morgan Pettit-Granger has been a driving force in her school's efforts to reduce waste to landfill, increase recycling and introduce initiatives like nude food days. A sustainable future seems more achievable with the next generation leading the way.

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...

While global warming has often been described as THE issue of modern times, plastic pollution is sitting hot on its heels, if not in...

On Thursday 19 April, Councillor Ingrid Jackson put a transparency motion before Noosa Council. As she explained on her own facebook page: "My motion was simple: that...

A guest post from nomadic baristas Jess & Andy. It's not that Noosa's local baristas don't serve great coffee, but we think they might also be intrigued by Jess' and Andy's story.