Author: nicolafornoosa

An important clarification: One of my campaign statements is that I am putting Residents first and supporting full implementation of the Noosa Plan and the Local Law with respect to short term accommodation, restricting future approvals in residential zones, and enforcing penalties for non-compliance.” The SSL Local Law when introduced in 2021 exempted certain short…

I attended Tourism Noosa’s Candidate Forum today at one of my favourite river spots, the Noosa Boathouse. We were asked to submit answers to 3 questions in advance. Here are my responses.

Last night I attended the Cooroy Meet the Candidates forum at Coory Memorial Hall. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for organising, and all who attended. In the spirit of transparency, and for those who missed it, here is what I said! I’ll do a video shortly too. I was on this stage just 2…

Did you know, the Local Government Act 2009 requires councillors to be financially literate? Queensland Government’s information for councillors contains the following: “Under the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act), councils are expected to be accountable, effective, efficient and sustainable. As leaders of your council, you will ultimately be responsible for the financial sustainability of your council.…

I attended council’s General Meeting today. Firstly, I’ll just say that the meeting was really well run, all councillors seemed across the agenda items, and there was respectful and productive debate. While the council may be in caretaker mode, councillors and staff continue to work hard to support the community. Local politics is about the…

These are some questions I’ve been asked by community members so far What’s your position on the environment? That’s a broad topic but as a general principle I want to protect and preserve our environment as much as possible. I am against development of the Cooloola Great Walk. I don’t want to see further development…

I’m currently in The Netherlands while my partner has some business meetings. We just spent a couple of days in Amsterdam, and I learned a few things about two topics close to my heart – housing availability and Airbnb! It just shows that local issues are felt globally. Housing We stayed in Amsterdam’s north shore,…