Tag: News
Same sex couple seek respect
By Margaret Maccoll
Being married for long-term partners Kirsty Patten and Linda Boyes would mean recognition and acceptance in the community of their commitment to...
Wild koalas fast disappearing
Queensland Koala Crusaders president Meghan Halverson believes without action this may be the last generation to see wild koalas.
A New Yorker Meghan arrived in...
Quilts lined with fun
By Margaret Maccoll
Even their name, Patches of Cooroy, is a giveaway as the quilting and craft group is more than a place for serious...
On a koala crusade
By Margaret Maccoll
The Queensland Koala Crusaders raised $2000 last week of the $30,000 they aim to raise over the month to plant 10,000 koala...
Council to own gardens
Seqwater has given the go-ahead to transfer ownership of the Noosa Botanic Gardens back to Noosa Council after nine years' ownership, and plan for...
Try your hand at outrigger canoing
Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club invites individuals and local gyms and sport clubs to come and try outrigger canoeing, an exciting and action-packed water sport.
Outrigger...
Wined, dined in style
By Hollie Harris
Every year as spring approaches, Peregian Beach celebrates local food and fashion in the village square at Peregian Food and Fashion. The...
Water tanks struggle for top up
By Margaret Maccoll
Many Noosa residents who are reliant on tank water have run dry and been told they will have to wait for weeks...
Strong show of support
By Margaret Maccoll
When real estate principal Tom Offermann donated $82,500 to the Coast Guard on Monday he told members it was a pleasure to...
Ways to entertain the big kids
These school holidays, there is plenty to do with the young’uns, but what about the other half? What about the big’uns?
More than anything,...
Symbol of their service
“The wonderful thing about public memorials is they are a present and visible symbol of others who have sacrificed their lives so we can...
Pick a crim in print
By Margaret Maccoll
Author Edward Dregg said he had changed the names in his novel to “protect the guilty” and cleared it with all the...