Photo: Contributed The local community spirit is well and truly environmentally minded with more than 170 volunteers turning up on Sunday, June 26 to plant out 1,300 trees at the Doonan Creek Environment Reserve (pictured). There were 91 adults and…
When looking at our gorgeous home from above is it any wonder that the Sunshine Coast is now formally recognised as a UNESCO biosphere? The international recognition will afford our home economic, tourism and environmental credentials and will see the…
ALMOST $700 of an average residential rate notice goes to improving, maintaining and managing Noosa Shire’s critical infrastructure needs. To better explain where ratepayers’ funds go, Noosa Council has itemised an average residential rate notice to show how it funds…
An aerial view of the Marcoola night markets which are an essential part of the overall ‘vibe’ of Marcoola which will be preserved by way of the new master plan for the beachside region. Photo: Contributed FIRST round community consultation…
An aerial view of the flooding sustained on either side of the Sunshine Motorway at Coolum during the February floods of this year. The ‘Surf Ranch’ development will be just to the west of this image. Photo: Kirra Green VANESSA…
Photo: Contributed New BBQ for Yaroomba Park HAVE you been to Birrahl Park lately? Some members from the community group ‘Friends of Yaroomba’ met over the weekend to check out the newest improvements to the little park which is located…
Local musicians entertain the crowd in Jack Morgan Park. Jack Morgan Park and the Coolum Civic Centre played host to all things green on Sunday, June 5 with the World Environment Day celebrations taking place in gorgeous sunshine. The day…
VANESSA BACON-HALL EDITOR IN NEWS that was handed down last week, the Supreme Court has ordered that both Sunshine Coast Council and Sekisui House are to pay Development Watch’s legal costs in the appeal against the controversial development at Yaroomba…
PROPERTY owners within the Noosa local government area (LGA) have until June 30 to apply for short-stay letting and home-hosted accommodation approval without incurring application fees. With fees being set as part of Noosa council’s budget deliberations, acting Environment and…
File image of a pothole along Peregian Springs Drive from the February weather event. Photo: Contributed THERE is no denying that potholes are hard to avoid and can cause great damage, and with the recent deluge and minor flooding across…