Green bin roll-out begins
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Council has started delivering 10,000 new garden waste recycling bins.
Council’s Waste Manager Wayne Schafer said residents in the urban areas, who are getting the new service, could start using their new bins for leaves, lawn clippings, palm fronds, pruning and other garden waste as soon as it arrives.
“Each wheelie bin will be dropped off with an information pamphlet that explains in detail what can go into it and when the bin will be collected,” Mr Schafer said.
“Council will start emptying the new bins from the first week of September on the alternate week to the yellow recycling bin, and every fortnight thereafter.” Read more.
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Apply for grants
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Apply for RADF and Community Project Grants by September 22. RADF grants can provide one-off financial assistance for a range of eligible arts and cultural projects, while Community Project Grants help fund eligible not-for-profit community organisations with a range of projects.
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War on weeds
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A partnership between Noosa Council and Noosa Landcare has rid Noosa North Shore Beachfront Campground of thousands of weeds. Landcare volunteers, with support from the Green Army and Skilling Queenslanders for Work trainees, have removed at least 17 types of weeds.
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Plans approved
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Planning approvals for the past 12 months show that being green doesn’t mean restricting development or limiting creativity in business. Council said yes to 471 planning applications during the past 12 months, whereas just six were refused. It means 99% of all planning applications were approved.
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Taps turned on
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Council is unveiling trial bottle-filling stations to keep residents and visitors hydrated, plus reduce plastic waste. The new council-designed stations provide free filtered water at the push of a button. One of the stations is already up and running near the start of the Park Road boardwalk.
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Survey success
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Noosa Council has outshone other Queensland local governments with the results of its recent Community Satisfaction Survey.
More than 76% of residents surveyed by Market Facts, rated Noosa Council’s overall performance as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’.
Waste management, customer service, disaster management, financial management and the quality of elected council were among Noosa Council’s strengths. Read more.
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Floating Land on track
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Council has commissioned 15 artists to create the environmental art installations in this year’s Floating Land festival.
The array of pieces will be displayed along Noosa River between Tewantin and Noosa Woods.
Manager of Libraries and Galleries, Kerri Contini, said some of the artists were well known to Floating Land, while for others, it would be their first Floating Land event. Read more.
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Council lists achievements
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In 2016/17, Council answered more than 65,000 phone calls, emptied 1,846,152 household bins and lent over 570,000 library books.
These are among the figures detailed in Noosa Council’s Year in Review document, which lists more than 60 recent achievements.
Mayor Tony Wellington said developing Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy was among the more significant achievements of 2016/17. Read more.
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