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Ms McGrath will be MC for the charity fundraising night on July 31 at Sofitel Noosa Resort. “Domestic and family violence is a huge problem Australia-wide and unfortunately the Sunshine Coast is not immune,” Ms Stewart said. “Police advised me recently that they’ve seen an increase of over 40 per cent in domestic violence issues in the past 12–18 months in our region alone.” Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart. Ms Stewart praised the work being done by the charity ball organising committee led by local businesswoman Josanne Falla. Ms Falla said Noosa business people deserved a gold star for their donations for raffles and auctions. ....
For years Noosa was a fancied destination for post Mardi Gras parade recovery sessions, adding valuable pink dollars to the local economy. But Rainbow Festival organiser Kirsty Patten said these days the festival catered more for residents and general Noosa visitors. “I think those (post recovery) days ended in the ’80s and the ’90s,” Ms Patten said. The Rainbow River Festival cruise is a social highlight of the event. Picture: Chloe Johnson “We used to hold it (the festival) post Mardi Gras to try and entice some of that crowd up. “We’ve just decided that we’re better off celebrating at the same time so people can enjoy the festivities at the same time as they’re going on in Sydney.” ....
The enthusiastic gathering included Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart who is a Youngcare board director. Mayor Stewart was so blown away by how Noosa embraced this event, she and Tourism Noosa CEO Melanie Anderson have locked in the long lunch as an annual fundraising highlight on the local social calendar. Carl was just a brilliant MC, he s been a huge supporter of Youngcare for may years, Cr Stewart said. Sylvia is heavily pregnant and Peter was here and they brought their whole family up, both of the them brought their whole families up to support Tourism Noosa and Youngcare and we re so grateful. ....