Media Releases in News – Noosa Shire Council

Drivers' patience applauded as Walter Hay Drive work continues

Council’s Civil Operations Manager Allan Hull has praised the community for its patience while Walter Hay Drive is closed for resurfacing. Mr Hull said closing the road meant Council could compl

Noosa Library Service seeks volunteer financial literacy tutors

Noosa Library Service is seeking volunteer tutors to help deliver its new Dollars Making Sense program, which will provide adults with skills to better understand their finances. Offered at no charge

Community invited to help shape new koala policy

Council will develop a Noosa Shire Koala Policy in collaboration with the community. From next month residents will be invited to provide recommendations via Council's Your Say Noosa portal on wha

Geotextile groyne trial in battle to beat erosion

Noosa Council will install geotextile sand bag groynes along the Noosa River foreshore in a bid to curb erosion and restore the Munna Point beach. Noosa Councillor Frank Pardon said tenders closed nex

Council ramps up capital works delivery

Noosa Council is ramping up delivery of its capital works program with the roll-out of more than $4 million worth of projects this month. Noosa Mayor Noel Playford said Council will have completed des

Top gong for Council high-achiever

Noosa Council Procurement and Fleet Manager Phill Parkman has beaten nominees from across Queensland to take out a prized local government award. Mr Parkman received one of four 2015 Government Procur

Revamp for popular Pirate Playground

Work to upgrade Noosaville’s popular Pirate Playground will begin next month promising to deliver a boatload of new fun for local and visiting children. The major upgrade includes three open-air

Green Army support for war on weeds

Noosa bushland care groups’ assault on noxious weeds will soon gain extra firepower with the Federal Government’s Green Army joining the frontline. Noosa Council successfully applied for a

Guest speakers called as jury holds its second meeting

Noosa’s Community Jury has held its second meeting as it investigates the best option for reducing organic waste reaching Council’s landfill. The 23 jury members heard from three guest spe

Council's plan to manage weeds and pest animals in the shire

Weeds and pest animals are one of the most significant threats to Noosa’s biodiversity, and Council is asking residents to have their say on how they are managed in Noosa, through its draft Pest

Log on and help shape Noosa's Social Plan

Join the discussion on Council’s YourSay Noosa forum to help shape the Shire’s next social plan. Council is currently drafting The Noosa Social Plan 2016-2023. As part of developing

Library talk celebrates Noosa's surf heritage

Local surf historian and author, Phil Jarratt, will recount Noosa’s rich surfing heritage and talk about his new book A Cup of Tea with God at Noosaville Library this month. “Surfing and t

Call goes out for interest in new biosphere community association

Noosa Council is seeking input from residents interested in setting up a new incorporated association to support the work of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation. An association is part of the new c

Horticultural Therapy Program opens for 2015

Noosa Community Care’s Horticultural Therapy Program – the initiative that promotes well-being using plants and gardening – is now taking enrolments. Noosa Community Care’s Jan

Successful community consultation on proposed new Subordinate Local Laws

Council is delighted to have received over 100 submissions from the community via its Your Say Noosa website in response to the draft proposal for new Subordinate Local Laws only released late last we