Councillors have been briefed on where the community’s priorities lie with direct feedback showing where residents were prepared to spend more … and less.
Many of these can be observed feeding and drinking at Sunrise Beach particularly from May to November. Glossies are extremely fussy eaters with a very restricted diet, feeding only on the seeds in cones of she-oaks casuarina and allocasuarina species and even then only selected individual trees. Ms Walter is concerned a development approval condition for food trees to be propagated for planting on a different site would not be effective in providing sustenance for the birds. This development has come as a shock to our community and flora and fauna conservationists, Ms Walter said. There is a small window of opportunity to act and maximise the outcome for the glossies and the community.
Mr Johnsâ grandfather settled at Johns Landing beside the Noosa River 128 years ago, kicking off the familyâs guardianship which was faithfully fulfilled by Mr Johns and his best asset, wife Pat. This idyllic Johns Landing setting on Noosa River was a magnet for hundreds of campers during the holidays.
Their love of the land and caring nature has resulted in Johns Landing being transformed from farming parcels to a favourite camping site, a safe refuge for local down-and-outs and now an environmental refuge.
âI donât own anything out there, but Iâve still got the rights to use two sheds (on site),â Mr Johns said from his retirement villa in Noosa Outlook.