Community comes together to plant trees at Doonan
The local community spirit is well and truly environmentally minded with more than 170 volunteers turning up on Sunday, June 26 to plant out 1,300 trees at the Doonan Creek… Read more »
Category: Local Council
Beautiful one day – UNESCO Biosphere the next
AFTER months in the planning and community feedback and voting, the good news came through last week that the Sunshine Coast has officially been recognised internationally as a UNESCO Biosphere… Read more »
Noosa spells out where rate monies are being spent
ALMOST $700 of an average residential rate notice goes to improving, maintaining and managing Noosa Shire’s critical infrastructure needs. To better explain where ratepayers’ funds go, Noosa Council has itemised… Read more »
Shaping and preserving the future of Marcoola
FIRST round community consultation feedback has told council that enhancing green spaces and the well-loved playground, improving footpaths and amenities plus preserving the pristine foreshore are key ideas shared by… Read more »
Push still on for surf ranch and housing to be built on flood plain
VANESSA BACON-HALL EDITOR THE DEVELOPMENT of a Kelly Slater endorsed ‘Surf Ranch’ and housing development on land which only recently suffered substantial flooding just west of Coolum is still set… Read more »
Community Update: Friends of Yaroomba
New BBQ for Yaroomba Park HAVE you been to Birrahl Park lately? Some members from the community group ‘Friends of Yaroomba’ met over the weekend to check out the newest… Read more »
World Environment Day celebrated in Coolum
Jack Morgan Park and the Coolum Civic Centre played host to all things green on Sunday, June 5 with the World Environment Day celebrations taking place in gorgeous sunshine. The… Read more »
Huge win for Development Watch with court costs to be paid for by Council and Sekisui
VANESSA BACON-HALL EDITOR IN NEWS that was handed down last week, the Supreme Court has ordered that both Sunshine Coast Council and Sekisui House are to pay Development Watch’s legal… Read more »
Noosa residents must register short-stays or incur fees
PROPERTY owners within the Noosa local government area (LGA) have until June 30 to apply for short-stay letting and home-hosted accommodation approval without incurring application fees. With fees being set… Read more »
Potholes – let’s fix them so they can be avoided
THERE is no denying that potholes are hard to avoid and can cause great damage, and with the recent deluge and minor flooding across our region, this has prompted renewed… Read more »