Media Releases in News – Noosa Shire Council

Council celebrates Heart Week

Noosa Council is celebrating Heart Week by promoting Walking Groups in Tewantin and Pomona and providing first aid training for 60 hardworking local volunteers. Community Development Manager Alison Ha

Workshop carves out place in NCS program

Noosa Community Support (NCS) is expanding its successful Workshop program. The Workshop sessions proved so popular when trialled last year that NCS has decided to make them a permanent and more regul

Community partnership to restore Cooroy hall

Council and the community have joined forces to revitalise Cooroy Memorial Hall. Last night Council committed $192,000 from the Heritage Levy to help repair and upgrade the hall. The Cooroy Memorial H

Have your say on future use of the Noosaville foreshore

Council is calling on the community to have a say on future use of the Noosa River foreshore at Noosaville. Work has begun on a master plan for the Gympie Terrace foreshore to guide how the are

Phone survey to measure community's satisfaction with Council

Noosa Council will conduct a phone survey to gauge residents’ satisfaction with the service Council provides. Executive Manager Deb Iezzi said residents’ feedback would help Council to imp

Garden waste bin service to conserve landfill and reduce pollutants

Noosa’s new 3-bin waste collection service for single dwellings and duplexes in urban areas will commence 1 September. Council has kept the cost of the additional garden waste recycling bin serv

William McInnes confirmed for Queensland Day celebrations

Celebrated author and award-winning actor William McInnes will take the stage at Behind Queensland’s Words, Noosa’s 2017 Writer’s Festival and Queensland Day celebration on June 10.

Help look out for the threatened 'glossy' on May 14

Residents can join a national effort to help the threatened Glossy Black-Cockatoo, next month, by joining the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Birding Day. Volunteers from across the shire will come together on

Have a say on tackling climate change

Council is preparing a Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plan (CHAP) to help Noosa plan for long-term climate change impacts. Climate change is already affecting Australian communities, and will likely have l

Peregian Beach road improvements to boost pedestrian safety

Council is carrying out work on David Low Way at Peregian Beach to make it safer for pedestrians. Work will start April 18 and will take at least a week. Cr Brian Stockwell said Council would do the w

Chicken farm outcome thanks in part to de-amalgamation

The end result of the long-running battle over a proposal for an intensive chicken farm at Cooroy is in part thanks to de-amalgamation, says Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington. "This is an excellent exa

Chicken farm appeal withdrawn

Council CEO Brett de Chastel today confirmed that an appeal of Noosa Council’s decision to refuse a large-scale Cooroy poultry farm application had been withdrawn. The Planning and Enviro

Patience appreciated as storm clean-up calls flood in

The clean-up in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie continues with 24 Council crews still on the ground. Parks and Natural Areas Coordinator Sara Cooke said staff were working through more t

Council calls for interest in new beach permits

Council is calling for expressions of interest from businesses that are keen to operate on, and adjacent to, Main Beach. Council will award 10 Commercial High Use Permits for a range of specifi

Have a say, this week, on Noosa's draft Transport Strategy

There is still time to have a say on Noosa’s Draft Transport Strategy. Residents can comment on the document at this week’s consultation pop-ups, at Noosaville Library, Pomona and Hastings