Tag: News
Australian-first waste technology now live
Australia's first underground automated waste collection system for a CBD is live and was officially opened on Tuesday in the new Maroochydore City Centre...
USC app to make bushfire prediction fast and accurate
USC researchers will develop a citizen science app for people living in fire-prone areas to help predict the likelihood of bushfires in Australia and...
Playford warns council on wage bill
Former Noosa mayor Noel Playford has ripped into the council for its “scary” proposal to further increase staff costs by eight per cent.
Mr Playford...
New Noosa history launch
The first comprehensive history of Noosa in more than 40 years will be launched with considerable fanfare at the end of July.
Legendary playwright David...
Tourism levy explosion
A Noosa Council proposal to change the way it distributes the long-standing tourism and economic levy in the 2021-22 budget is set to “explode”,...
Indigenous ophthalmic surgeon leaves footprint in Noosa
Australia’s first indigenous ophthalmic surgeon is celebrating the hundreds of successful operations since opening his own private practice in Noosa one year ago.
As a...
Queensland Day Award recipients recognised
Noosa celebrated Queensland Day last week by paying tribute to 25 worthy recipients of the 2021 Noosa Electorate Queensland Day Awards.
Noosa MP Sandy Bolton...
Mum’s the word at Dolphins
To build a successful club is of course no easy task, and if you take the time to look closely, you will always find,...
Dancing on the waves
A couple of weeks ago, while interviewing young Noosa surfing brothers Kaiden and Landen Smales for Noosa Today, I was fascinated by the excitement...
Busking in the sun
A musician all his life Carl Beck turned judge last weekend at the Noosa Busking Championship and marvelled at the talent on show at...
DV victims to benefit from Mayor’s Ball
SunnyKids Cooroy Family Support Centre have high hopes the ‘Mingle with the Mayor’ Ball will raise $60,000 or more enabling them to double their...
No release for killer, community says
Outrage at the possibility a convicted murderer and rapist of a Noosa schoolgirl may be released on parole has led tens of thousands to...
Noosa Ferries skipper loses leg, now advocates for road safety
Noosa local Wes Raddysh was on his way to a job interview for his dream role as a skipper with Noosa Ferries in 2022...
