Along the NSW and Queensland coast there are stunning beaches lined with multi-million-dollar homes and polluted creeks

"Burgess Creek runs from Noosa Junction to the beachfront. Burgess Creek runs 5 kilometres from heavily commercialised Noosa Junction to the otherwise idyllic beachfront, and contains signs warning against swimming and human consumption. Burgess Creek does contain treated sewage effluent. Signs indicate "creek water contains treated sewage effluent", but compounding issues include fertiliser run-off, historic landfill sites, erosion, invasive flora, animal excrement and household run-off."

"When they took the sewage out to sea, it was a revelation because there was no more crap coming back on to the beach."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/burgess-creek-bondi-solution-for-brown-water/105594070
#sewage #pollution #sprawl #NSW #coast #sanitation #SewerSystems #crap #waste #runoff #wasteland #weeds #creeks #rivers #water #wildlife #Noosa #CoffsHarbour #beaches #civilisation
Images: Coffs Harbour Jetty Dune care and a polluted creek for wildlife.

Alarm raised after rare sighting at major Aussie tourist hotspot: ‘Unheard of’

An alarm has been raised after a crocodile was spotted at a popular tourist destination on the country’s…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #crocodilehabitat #fishfinder #JamesGraham #KaiTapley #noosa #NoosaSpit #RossBuckley #sighting #SunshineCoast #YahooNewsAustralia
https://www.newsbeep.com/10074/

Noosa fisherman captures underwater image of possible crocodile sighting

A fisherman on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast believes he has captured a picture of a crocodile on his underwater…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #croc #crocodile #fishsounder #fisherman #JamesGraham #noosa #sighting
https://www.newsbeep.com/9831/

City of Noosa, Queensland is installing a bicycle priority street to provide safe beach access. It's a 30km/h bidirectional single lane street with textured sides.

The bidirectional single lane helps reduce speed while the textured sides allow overtaking at slower speeds.

The textured sides can also not be confused for bike lanes (which often happens in these setups) because the texture would be uncomfortable and impractical to ride on.

Very interested in how this ends up working.

#Bicycles #Noosa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrTTdBtZMsc

I'll be in #Noosa for the weekend and will be at the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) stall on Sunday at the Noosa EV & #ElectrifyEverything #Expo from 9 am - 1 pm

Come say hi if you are in town!

See https://www.noosaevexpo.com.au or the promo attached

#AEVA #ElectricVehicles
#NoosaEVExpo

Industrial disputes & news - 4 June 2025

QLD #nurses & #midwives; Sydney Trains; I-MED; #Zinfra; #QUBE; #Noosa City Council; #BMS; #CFA; #MissionFoods; SA #Psychologists; #CPSU Vic & the annual wage review
(Thanks Sarah Missen )

https://open.substack.com/pub/disputesreport/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-4-june?

(Thanks Sarah Missen )

Industrial disputes & news - 14 May 2025
#Keolis Downer; St John's Ambulance; #Riverina Water; #Noosa City Council; QLD nurses & midwives; #Qube; #UGL; #Downer; #Kiama Council; Forensicare; #PepsiCo; #Aurora Healthcare; Royal #Hobart Hospital & more

https://open.substack.com/pub/disputesreport/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-14-may?

#labormovement #organize #solidarity #unions

Industrial disputes Report - 19 March 2025
NSW psychiatrists; #Keolis Downer; #Cleanaway; #Noosa City Council; #Rio Tinto; #Aesop; #BAE Systems; #Tomago; #Silicosis; & the #CFMEU

https://open.substack.com/pub/disputesreport/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-19-march?

#labormovement #organize #solidarity #unions