Tag: News
Clean up after hinterland drenching
“Ruined“ was how one business owner on Mary River Road, Cooroy, described his situation after three nights of flooding have forced him to shut...
Wash-down assistance for flood-affected residents
Council is aware flood-affected residents and businesses may require help from QFES to wash down their homes or businesses after the floods.
QFES has a...
Waters recede, clean up begins
It’s the invasive mud and the smell, an earthy, sewage mix, that once experienced is never forgotten, that faced a half dozen Lakes Entrance...
Notable Noosan remembered
Once a very notable Noosan, Joyce Atter-Freer died on 23 February in England, with her beloved son Rodger Macdonald at her bedside.
At...
Memorial in adventure playground
In December 1981, Cooroy was hit by a drowning cluster which made the national news.
Four people were electrocuted in Cooroy Creek, just to...
SES volunteer loses her life protecting the community
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan have extended their deepest sympathies to the family, colleagues and friends of...
Dog survives crash that kills owner
A pet dog has survived a car crash that killed a woman at Tanawha on Sunday afternoon, 27 February.
Around 4.30pm a passing motorist noticed...
Farmers market opens Monday
For the first time in more than 20 years the Noosa Farmers Market did not trade yesterday due to the extreme weather event.
Not only...
Floods inundate Noosa
Businesses were shut and houses inundated with floodwaters as flooding continued across Noosa over the weekend.
Noosa’s Disaster Management Group warned residents in parts of...
Flooding shuts schools
Schools in a number of Local Government Areas including Noosa Shire Council, Sunshine Coast Council and Gympie Regional Council will be closed on Monday...
Stay home, says Minister
South East Queenslanders should avoid all non-essential travel on Monday with significant road closures and extremely limited public transport options, major arterial roads cut...
Remarkable period for Noosa property market
The 2021 annual report card for the Noosa property market makes for interesting reading in extraordinary times.
Adrian Reed of Reed & Co Estate Agents...
Robert Irwin look-a-likes
The ‘Robert Irwin Fan Club’ hosted a lookalike contest at King's Beach on Saturday to celebrate the local icon’s good looks and search for...
