Tag: Noosa Council
Council Won’t Extend Video Stream to Committee Meetings
Democracy dies in the dark. Open Noosa's reason for being is to further transparency and help formulate a shared vision for the Noosa Shire....
The Ugly Deaths of Democracy and Civility in Noosa Council
At about this time last week, as I read The Guardian in a hotel room in Windsor, England, Cr Ingrid sat in a chair...
Climate change and aircraft noise set the night alight
Dusk had well and truly set in as 70 or so protestors milled outside the council chambers. They waved placards showing they were demonstrating against changes to aircraft flight paths which they claimed would affect the peaceful solitude of their lives.
Fish drama – was this decision really carefully considered?
The first three years of the 'Bring back the fish' project were beset with delays and the University of the Sunshine Coast scientists deployed to it were not able to do much (or anything) by way of evaluating its effectiveness - it seemed to have been decided the university’s services would no longer be required.
$1.2 million on ‘Bring back the Fish’: Final decision to come
Cr Ingrid Jackson's explains her rationale for voting against agreeing in principle to funding for the Bring back the fish project without open and fair processes.
Is time up for a toxic political culture?
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.
Cr Jackson: Local politics should be a vehicle for sound leadership,...
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.
Greenwashing Noosa
We are living in a critical time for the planet and ourselves; a time when we have to better understand our environment and where politicians have to show astuteness and courage. But is Noosa Council trapped in a seemingly endless discussion and planning cycle with neither resources nor commitment to make things better for residents?
John’s view on a not so ordinary meeting
Ordinary meetings of Noosa Council are rarely lively affairs. They tend to be tick-box night. But last Thursday it was an unexpected transport proposal, an unusual admission of wrong-doing from Cr Stockwell and the reappearance of Cr Pardon provided some spice to warm up a chilly winter’s evening at Tewantin.
Short Term Lets – An Update
The headline in Noosa news of July 13th reads ‘Council leads in short stay policy?’. Apparently (according to the beginning of the article) State Tourism Minister Kate Jones has already developed a code of conduct for hosts and guests using short stay letting…… but read on…….
John Digby Lobb’s view on budget and transport
This week I’m taking a good hard look at a special Noosa Council meeting on Friday 6 July, the primary aim of which was...
Almost there, but no.
More smoke and mirrors as Noosa Council adopts a new funding deed with the NBRF. Watered down transparency, lack of KPIs, no measurement plan ... no cigar.
Noosa Council & NBRF: the rocky road to accountability
As controversy continues to swirl around the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation, a major recipient of funding from Noosa Council, KEITH JACKSON reveals his experience...
2018 marches on and NBRF’s 2017 grants don’t
With 2018 well into Autumn we await with bated breath the announcement of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation’s 2017 grants. Or more precisely, the...
The Noosa power plays that have jeopardised the Biosphere
It remains a mystery to me why certain folk believe they are the only ones who feel they can shape Noosa's future - and...
