The J will screen A Plastic Ocean on Tuesday, 11 July. The documentary, described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the most important films of our time”, exposes the immense toll dispo
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Council’s popular Grants, Network and Nibbles Night returns on Thursday, 13 July with a new round of presenters. Each of the presenters will offer useful advice for community groups on how to se
Council is urging residents to donate useful items they no longer want to the recycle shop, rather than dump them in landfill. Recently Council redesigned the entrance to the Eumundi-Noosa Road Resour
Noosa Council today adopted its $116M 2017/2018 budget. Mayor Tony Wellington said the minimum general rate would rise by 2% in-keeping with CPI. “But not everyone will experience a 2% rise in t
Ratepayers who’d like to receive their July rates notice via email have until July 7 to sign up to Council’s paperless billing service. More than 5,400 or 18% of ratepayers are now receivi
Council will switch to compostable dog waste bags starting later this year. One of a raft of new initiatives in the draft 2017/18 budget, it will remove around 1.2 million plastic bags from the enviro
Council's draft 2017/2018 budget includes more than $150,000 to spruce up the shire’s community halls. Mayor Tony Wellington said the cash would cover painting and other repairs to at least
Calling budding young artists! Enter Noosa Council’s Youth ArtCycle competition for a chance to win an iPad or cash prize. The Youth ArtCycle competition challenges local young people to get cre
Council’s draft 2017/18 budget includes more than $6.5M to upgrade the Park Road boardwalk between Little Cove and the entrance to Noosa National Park. “This is a real signature project in
On June 29, Mayor Tony Wellington will join others to sleep rough for charity. The Vinnies Sunshine Coast Corporate and Community Sleepout is being held at Maroochydore Surf Club on that cold wi
Following significant community consultation, including stakeholder gatherings, pop-ups and more than a thousand submissions, Council has adopted its Noosa Transport Strategy 2017-2027. The document p
Council has awarded a $200,000 contract to build five new flood warning stations in the Noosa hinterland. The new stations will provide real-time creek height and rainfall data from sites in Cooroy, L
Noosa Council’s Active Mums Noosa program has been named ‘Program of the Year’ by Parks and Leisure Australia at its Queensland State Conference held in Mackay recently. Noosa Counci
Noosa Council has announced the latest round of Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grant recipients for 2017. Eleven local arts projects will share in funding to the tune of $40,000. Projects inclu
Council has announced the latest round of Community Project Grant recipients. 23 projects across four categories – programs, events, equipment and infrastructure – will share in just over
