Finding a major drawcard for the local convenience shopping centre was one of the first election promises made by Mayor Clare Stewart during last year s election campaign. The marketing campaign to find a Sunrise Beach shops anchor tenant highlighted its key position next to the planned Blue Care aged care complex. Belmondos, based in Noosaville Industrial Estate, is a retailing magnet with its organic bakery and coffee outlets a popular attraction for locals and visitors alike. Council will now enter into final lease arrangements with Tanglewood Company Pty Ltd operated by Ryan Taylor of the highly successful Cafe Le Monde and El Capitano eateries.
There were a lot of nervous people with bookings who we were advising to wait and see what the Premier decides, Ms Thompson said. She said the positive indications Ms Palaszczuk gave the day before lifting the three-day lockdown on Thursday was enough for their guests to hold their nerve and not cancel. For everybody it was a big relief, it was a relief for our (unit) owners, and our guests, Ms Thompson said. Noosa Main Beach has been attracting crowds over a soggy Easter holidays. Queenslanders did everything asked of them and came out in numbers to be tested, so I think we did dodge a bullet.
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.