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Andema s directors are listed as Sydney residents John Ramage and Brian Nicholls and New Zealand resident Bret Jackson. They want the original approval for a two-storey office, entertainment, dining and retail space extended, saying the proposed scale and form of the development is suitable for the area. Court documents lodged on their behalf say the new building is consistent with long standing community expectations for the site. The Friendly Grocer store in Peregian before it closed its doors. The proposed development responds to and protects the natural beach experience which provides a safe public area for aesthetic enjoyment and recreational and social interaction, the documents say.
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Subscriber only Noosa Council has defended its use of the controversial poison 1080 to control wild animals in the shire s hinterland. Its decision to use the poison in an upcoming wild dog and fox control program has come under fire from community members on social media who described it as inhumane and cruel. More than 40 homes will be impacted across suburbs including Como, Cootharaba, Kin Kin, Ridgewood, Cooran and Federal. But a council spokesman said wild dogs were one of the biggest threats to koalas across the southeast and also posed a problem for rural landowners. He said the council used several methods to control the animals including trapping, shooting and baiting.
Dioxins, which can also be formed by natural processes, were found in all sediment testing sites at levels that have not raised officials’ concerns to date.
The report said Queensland Health believed eating fish from the Noosa area “is unlikely to result in an unacceptable risk to public health” for recreational fishers and advises against issuing public advice on the safe levels of local seafood consumption.
However further studies are planned for the local commercial fisheries with the report saying these dioxin levels were also not expected to be of concern.
Mr Alexander, 47, who is based at Tin Can Bay but chases the mullet run usually around the mouth of the Noosa River and north shore, was unaware of the ongoing investigation.
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The government has ruled out statewide regulations on the short-stay accommodation industry as Noosa Council forges ahead with its own rules.
Noosa Councilâs draft local law to regulate the operation of properties offered up as holiday rentals and home share sets out that managers of these properties must live within 20 minutes and address complaints within 30 minutes.
They would also need to register the property annually.
Airbnb head of public policy for Australia Derek Nolan said the council failed to get the balance right between the needs of hosts, guests, and residents.
âThe proposed rules are effectively an assault on tourism in the region that would harm jobs and local businesses and hamper economic recovery at a critical juncture,â Mr Nolan said.