Organisation Sunshine Coast Association of Residents
OSCAR was pleased to be in attendance for some of last night’s OM (Thursday, 15 August) which broke a record for the length of an ordinary meeting and included a number of decisions that make Noosa Council an even better exemplar of transparency in local government. Well done Noosa councillors. […]
What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking Car parking occupies a large proportion of urban areas, and cities cannot keep sacrificing so much space to meet demand. Neil Sipe, Author provided Neil Sipe, The University of Queensland; Anthony Kimpton, The University of Queensland, […]
Todd Denham, RMIT University and Jago Dodson, RMIT University Governments are looking to fast rail services to regional cities to relieve population pressures in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The federal government is funding nine business cases for such schemes. But what economic effect might these fast links have on the […]
Neema Nassir, University of Melbourne “When will driverless cars be out on the streets?” I’m often asked this question and I usually refrain from answering it. Before we ask when, we should ask ourselves what do we need from autonomous vehicles? One answer is “suburban mobility”. It’s among the most […]
Councils in Queensland do not set the salaries of Councillors. Rather that has been the role of The Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal. Their 2018 Report set the following rates of councillor remuneration to apply from 1 July 2019: Role Noosa SCRC Mayor $130,584 $228,521 Deputy Mayor $81,615 $158,332 Councillor […]