Ms Anderson said Tourism Noosa s cash on hand holdings plummeted from $710,000 in 2019 to $149,000 last year, due in part to the cancellation of the Noosa Eat and Drink festival and staff severance payments. We tapped into our Tourism Noosa contingency fund for the first time ever because we need to, Ms Anderson said. We needed the financial support. Ms Anderson said the Tourism Noosa budget had to be brought back to workable financial plan during the past 12 months after a steep rise in staff prior to her coming on board. She said the actions had resulted in a more streamlined back-to-basics operation and successful government grant funding allocations would improve Tourism Noosa s financial position.