Council will workshop the timing and costs involved in implementing the Noosa Community Jury’s plan to slash the 11,000 tonnes of organic waste Noosa sends to landfill annually.
Council has adopted the jury’s recommendations, in principle, pending a workshop to cement the details. Read more.

Council will plant 450 new koala food trees in the Girraween Nature Refuge, funded through cash offsets paid by the Settler’s Cove developer.
The new trees will replace 48 mature trees cleared to make way for the Settler’s Cove development. Read more.

The Tewantin foreshore will host three art installations and a soundscape as part of the official launch of Floating Land 2015: Reflect and Re-Imagine.
These installations, on the foreshore near Noosa Regional Gallery, and other Floating Land artworks to be revealed during the next four weeks, invite observers to pause and reflect on our place in the environment. Read more.

Council’s proposed planning scheme changes will clear the way for new rural enterprise.
The amendments, which are currently open for public comment, remove development application requirements for some hinterland business operators. Read more.

Council has published a new document celebrating the design principles that have guided Noosa’s look and feel over many years.
Staff interviewed architects, town planners, tourism stakeholders and councillors in a quest to articulate the unwritten principles that have influenced development across the shire. Read more.

Traffic and pedestrian detours are in place around Cooroy’s Garnet Street as work begins on a $2 million flood mitigation project.
The Greenwood Grove developer is upgrading Garnet Street’s Six Mile Creek crossing to improve the road’s flood immunity and mitigate flooding for residents. Read more.

Local Disaster Coordinator Martin Drydale is urging residents to join their local State Emergency Service (SES) branch.
Mr Drydale said SES volunteers provided a vital service to the community during times of disaster and the local branch needed more volunteers to help it maintain the level of service residents relied on. Read more.