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Entries from March 30th, 2010

Change the law: or accept two-headed fish

March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Community, Interviews

We need to change what we’re doing, for our own sakes, if not for the fish.
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Australia lags way behind the EU and the US in banning harmful chemicals.The effect on the Noosa River catchment and the Sunland Fish Hatchery, near Boreen Point, led the 30th march edition of What’s Going On?
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Queensland demands a balanced and logical discussion on sustainable population

March 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Community, Interviews

The voices of Coast Mayor Bob Abbott, MHR Kelvin Thompson and Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) president, Narelle McCarthy.
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A public forum about sustainable growth in South East Queensland, held at Kawana on March 14th, lead the 23rd March edition of What’s Going On? The rest of the program featured an in-depth interview with the [...]

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Sausage Sizzle a Smashing Success!

March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Fund-raising, Station News

Cooking up yummy snags
The station’s sausage sizzle at Dan Murphy’s on Saturday 20th March was a great success, selling out completely by lunchtime.
A big thank you to Woolworths for supplying the goodies for us, and a big hand to Alfie and Jacqui for all their hands-on work.
Hope you dropped by to sample the tasty fare [...]

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The koala has brought down governments

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Community, Interviews

The koala is in crisis.    
Save koalas rally Brisbane 2009 (courtesy AKF)
  
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The voices of the Noosa MP, the woman they call the Koala Lady and an Eerwah Vale activist. The koala crisis led the 16 March edition of  What’s Going On? All opinions expressed were ours or those of the people talking to us, not [...]

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Mayor wants residents to oppose Bligh’s population push

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Community, Interviews

By Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez
The Sunshine Coast Mayor, Bob Abbott, wants people here to help Council resist state government dictates on increasing our population. An interview with him about that led our 9 March edition of What’s Going On?
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on finding compromises between live music noise levels and opportunities for [...]

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Loss of live music “will cost tourism jobs”

March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Community, Interviews

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by Mark Rodriquez and Diet Simon.

Authorities stopping yet more live music on our coast,
a daring new play at Noosa Arts Theatre
and free parenting courses funded by Council were the main stories of What’s Going On? on 2 March.

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