Make peace, not noise
JIM FAGANMakepeace Island in Noosa River may be heart-shaped but there will be no love lost between owner Sir Richard Branson and Noosa Council...
The unmissable Jane Goodall
ISOBEL COLEMAN A global icon of our time, famed primatologist Dr Jane Goodall is coming to the Coast as part of her 80th year...
Council set to reject Noosa on Weyba
JIM FAGANNoosa Council looks as if it will reject the controversial Noosa on Weyba development when it meets next Thursday. Noosa...
Noosa can make a difference, says Aussie hero
ISOBEL COLEMAN Noosa Shire’s role in reducing road deaths in Queensland is just as crucial as any major city, according to Victoria Cross recipient...
Koala funding welcomed but more needed
ISOBEL COLEMANWhile local groups this week welcomed a funding announcement from the Koala Rescue and Rehabilitation Grants program, they say it’s not enough. ...
Premier’s plan to make it a Safe Night Out
JOLENE OGLE Premier Campbell Newman is calling on all Queenslanders to have their say on the new Safe Night Out Strategy, released this week....
Swinging days of summer over for kids?
JIM FAGANThe days of swinging from tree ropes and splashing into Weyba Creek could be over for local kids if the infrastructure and services...
Hit and run offender pleads guilty
JOLENE OGLEA Tewantin man has pleaded guilty to six charges, including the dangerous operation of a vehicle and the serious obstruction of police. ...
Electric buses – talks underway
JIM FAGANA vision of Noosa-style electric buses transporting passengers for free was described to Noosa Council’s infrastructure and services committee by Mayor Noel Playford...
Cyclists, motorists now face same fines
JOLENE OGLEAs Transport Minister Scott Emerson announced new road laws this week, Noosa cyclists told Noosa Today they were “sick of being treated as...
Break and enter, Tewantin
Police are investigating the break and enter of an IGA store in Tewantin yesterday morning. At about 3.30am, police attended the...
Move to restore Mill Point
JIM FAGANCooroora Historical Society and Noosa Museum want to develop the once thriving and now desolate 19th century settlement and timber mill site at...