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Spring is definitely in the air! Between the hum of bush bees, flirting wood ducks, hatchings and fragrant blooms, there was space to contemplate a non–native which pops up? We often refer to and hear about ‘elephants in the room’.…

Welcome to Spring, Noosa! With Estimates just past and a letter to the Premier sent with suggestions for improving the process, it has been interesting to see this week, at a Federal level, similar efforts to address concerns and the…

Politics as you know is an interesting realm! As an Australian, and Queenslander, educated to believe in the authority and knowledge of those that went before us, we are predisposed to uphold their systems and traditions, which are underpinned by…

What a complex month! Headlines intimating that ‘Noosa is closed’ or has ‘No Vacancy’ caused conundrum, stakeholder roundtables on flight paths saw frustration, and a 4 year journey for one of our much loved all abilities charities came to an…

Brrrrr…welcome to winter Noosa! Before we head into this month’s topic and budget time, a quick update for those not on Facebook or Noosa 360. Firstly, the Cooloola Family Clinic at Pomona is under negotiations to purchase, and an announcement…

Where to start? This has certainly been the month of problematic processes, insufficient consultations, and the dichotomy between ‘needs versus impacts’. On top, my interns from UQ are just about to flee the nest after 13 weeks, and I look…

It has been a big month, including the Skilling Queenslanders for Work trainees starting at the decommissioned TAFE site, spending time with Ministers on home turf during ‘Governing from the Regions’ and speaking at Zonta regarding the housing crisis impacting…

A new year underway! Fresh with resident resolutions, record visitations to our beautiful community, and ramifications from our over indulgences? Welcome to 2019! While on the subject of ‘R’s’ – December was full of them. ‘R’esults, ‘r’ejoicing’, ‘r’ecognition and ‘r’espect…