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.
Councillors had earlier rejected a motion put by Councillor Brian Stockwell to go back out to community consultation before deciding if it would accept applications for category one events of greater than 10,0000 people. Noosa Triathlon and sports multi-fest organiser Ironman Oceania will be able to apply for the late October multi-sports event permit, which pumps millions of dollars in the local economy. Any successful application will have to meet the Queensland Health Covid Event Framework and any locally relevant factors raised by the council s health experts. Noosa Tri has been given permission by Noosa Council to resume its normal numbers in a Covid Safe way. Picture: Barry John Alsop
Entries usually go on sale in late October/early November. In 2017, places for the epic Olympic distance swim, run, cycle sold out in less than 10 hours. Diehard Noosa triathletes who along with supporters annually pump millions of dollars into the Sunshine Coast economy have been unable to enter the 2021 Tri. It is such an important decision that has implications across the shire, Cr Stewart said. Councillors highly value the views of residents and stakeholders, which is why we plan to consult the broader community. An update report was due in February, but will be deferred to allow this consultation to take place.
We ve just done the sort of day that we would want to do, Mr Good said. We went to all the breweries around the Noosa area to do our homework and we put together the best tour we can possibly do - the best service, the friendliest. Key tour guides like Cindy Hatton and Mr Good have been introducing beer and spirit lovers all over the Coast to the likes of Heads of Noosa, Land and Sea in Noosaville as well as hinterland gems like Terella Brewing at North Arm. They travel in either a 25 seater or 14 passenger bus. Noosa Brewery Tours customers sample some beers.
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.