Five parties want our votes for the seat of Wide Bay in the election on the 21st. The Noosa Residents and Ratepayers Association recently had them making their pitches to about 45 people after polling its members for the issues they felt were the most important. They chose the economy, internet access, education opportunities and [...]

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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council recently held the “Sunshine Coast conservation forum” titled “Biodiversity: bridging the gap” at the Lake Kawana Community Centre. It was well attended and covered a variety of environmental topics. Suzanna Fisher attended and she shares her impressions with Mark Rodriquez.
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Protest. courtesy of Arkin Mackay. www.stoppress.com.au
There is a controversial development application before the Gympie Regional Council, for what is termed as a “Bulk Storage depot and Magazine Facility.” The proposed site is right next door to the Sunshine Coast Quarry, on Moy Pocket. Rd, which is located off the already quarry-stressed Eumundi-Kennelworth Rd. Ian Mackay [...]

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Photos by Yanni Photography
Photos by Yanni Photography
One of the most popular musicals of all time, “Fiddler on the Roof”, will be performed 15 times this September at Noosa Arts Theatre. Based on Yiddish tales, Fiddler on the Roof is set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. The story centres on Tevye, father of five daughters, and [...]

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This month’s Friends of Noosa report covers the residents response to Bob Ansett’s request for feedback about their favourite aspects of Noosa. Here is Bob Ansett, with the August Friends of Noosa Report.
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This is a smoke alarm alert. You are most likely to be using the wrong type of smoke alarm which may not operate in time to alert you early enough to escape from smouldering fires. People are dying, or thinking they are lucky to have escaped their house fire in their pyjamas; whereas their house [...]

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The Peregian Lions Club have organised a fabulous fundraising event with a difference. Tickets and enquiries from the J or phone 54554455. Here’s Robin Reid to tell you all about it.
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There is a new Lions Club on the coast. It is at Peregian. Rene Baker, the president of the Peregian Lions Club (phone 5448 3661) talks to Mark Rodriquez about its formation, the projects they have already embarked on and their upcoming projects.
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Noosa Community Radio attended the official celebration and live crosses to Channel 7’s Sunrise program, of Noosa winning the award for Australia’s best walking town at Noosa’s main beach on Monday 2nd August. Congratulations Noosa. We crossed live several times. This is an edited version, summarizing the event. The event was telecast live on Channel [...]

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The company developing the controversial Kin Kin quarry has been ordered to suspend operations by the Queensland government’s Mines Inspectorate. That emerges from original government documents emailed to Diet Simon by a quarry opponent, Margaret Marshall. They were sent to her in response to her formal complaint to the Directorate and her sending in to [...]

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