WWI Stories of Noosa
CAN you help council tell the story of Noosa during the war? Residents are invited to help tell the story on Noosa in the grips of WWI.
Noosa Heritage Librarian Jane Harding said even the smallest object could tell a story, from a postcard to an embroidered handkerchief.
“Together their items can build a detailed picture of what life was like in Noosa, and Australia, between 1914 and 1918,” she said.
Noosa Library Service is seeking WWI memorabilia as part of its Noosa’s War Front project.
“We are asking residents if they have photos, postcards, diaries, or other souvenirs connected with WWI that we can use to tell Noosa’s WWI story,” Ms Harding said.
Ms Harding said many residents have already come forward.
“We are particularly interested in the story that goes with each object,” she said.
“We are hoping to discover some of the more unusual and interesting souvenirs and memorabilia that soldiers sent home or brought back with them.”
The library will host roadshow-style events at Noosaville and Cooroy libraries in April and residents are asked to bring along their object and tell the story behind it before the library digitises the item and adds the image to the Picture Noosa collection.
For more information phone 5329 6555 or visit www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au.
Bus stop renewal
WORK has begun to renew the bus stops of Noosa that over $800,000 in funding help replace 15 bus stops through the shire.
Fifteen priority stops will be ungraded initially with the rolling project to deliver further new shelters in future capital works programs, subject to council approval.
Noosa Parade is the first street to gain a new-look shelter in works that started last Monday.
Delivered with about 50 per cent State Government funding, Noosa Council Infrastructure, Planning and Design manager Nicholas Wellwood said the upgraded bus stops will offer a host of benefits.
“They are Disability Discrimination Act compliant to improve access for our ageing population and passengers with a disability, and they also add a contemporary and distinctly Noosa look and feel to our streets,” he said.
“The robust steel and timber design will keep maintenance costs down for the life of each shelter.”
The new bus shelters are designed and made locally with Noosa Engineering manufacturing the shelters, and Aspect Contractors undertaking the civil works.
The new shelters will replace the old shell-shaped shelters built in the 1990s, and several older-style timber shelters.
Mr Wellwood said temporary bus stops will be established at each site while work is underway.
“We could have opted for a more standard TransLink shelter at each of the 15 locations, but we’ve taken the opportunity to create a structure that is unique to Noosa, and complements our unique community look and feel,“ Mr Wellwood said.
