How can we miss you if you won’t go away?
I’m sure after the tedious and often infuriating wait for election results in America, we’ve all heard enough about politics for the time being....
Lead up to Melbourne Olympics
One year after the Second World War a group of Victorians banded together to seek the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. The Victorian Olympic...
The bloke who brought Hawaii to Noosa
In March 1999, as Noosa’s first big budget surf festival was about to get underway, two mini-buses with surfboard-laden trailers pulled into the car...
Historian reveals chilling lead to the Holocaust
This week when the world pauses to remember the anniversary of the end of WWI on 11 November Wide Bay historian and author Tony...
Storms bring the bite
With a weekend of wild weather across the state seeing massive power outages, downed trees and flooding rain it comes as no surprise conditions...
Turtles come out of shells
Every beach should have a club like the Noosa Turtles, and a lot do. But I’m not sure too many of them put as...
Indian – now we’re talking
Trevor Pepys reviews Copper Kitchen, Noosa Junction.
As is well known, Trevor asks only three things of a good Indian restaurant - variety, spice with...
Interest continues after nudist retreat auction
The Noosa Nudist Retreat reached $1.1million at auction last Saturday before being passed in with owner Rainer Mueckenberger aiming for a sale closer to...
Fighting for Noosa’s future
Former Noosa and Sunshine Coast councillor Vivien Griffin (now chair of Zero Emissions Noosa) and Noosa Landcare manager Phil Moran (who finished just outside...
Halse Lodge future creates much interest
The future of Noosa’s iconic Halse Lodge rests with Anglican Church Southern Queensland (ACSQ) as they wade through the mountain of expressions of interests...
Thunder’s top team continues of winning way
Saturday’s round of matches resulted in two wins for the Thunder teams and two losses. The highlight of these matches was the First Graders...
Noosa resorts hiring security guards for schoolies
As thousands of school leavers pack their bags and prepare to party in Noosa, resorts across town are beefing up their security.
Despite the State...
2025 – an average year for rainfall
At first glance, the rainfall figures for 2025 suggest it was a reasonably average year. Total rainfall reached 1,816 mm compared with a long-term...
