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Issue 130 | Thursday, 30 October, 2014
Real Estate Lifestyle Page 23 Noosa's Wee
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THE Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival finished in style over the weekend with a catwalk and awards ceremony. Noosa Today was backstage with the models for a few exclusive snaps as hair stylist ‘Leon’ worked his magic. Splashes of colour, loose-fitting garments and sexy lingerie were all featured on the runway, with top gongs going to local designers.
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Check out more of the fashion photos, social snaps and exclusive coverage on page 47.
Backstage at the 2014 Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival, Stephanie Smith gets her hair fixed by hair director Leon. Picture: DARRYN SMITH
Net ban anger By JONATHON HOWARD LONG-TIME fisherman and Boreen Point resident Trevor Cleary has spoken of his disappointment in the Noosa Council for recommending a ban on commercial net fishing along the Noosa North Shore. Noosa Council carried a unanimous vote last week in favour of writing to Queensland Fisheries to recommend the ban during council’s ordinary meeting on Thursday, 23 October.
Mr Cleary claims the council failed to properly engage with him and the local fishing community and he has raised concerns with the way the matter was handled prior to council elections. “Your readers over the years have read where I have wanted a change of management for that fishery to be locals only and daytime operations in line with local beam trawl working times,” Mr Cleary said. Mr Cleary said many people in the fishing industry stood to lose 70
per cent of their incomes, should the State Government impose the ban. He said a daytime fishing restriction and locals only permit process would have solved the problem before it reached this point and not threatened local fisheries incomes. However, Cr Frank Pardon, who was one of the driving forces behind the motion, said the matter was in the hands of the State Government not Noosa Council. “I understand Mr Cleary’s concerns and we have had many dis-
cussions around the matter, but all council has done is submit a letter of recommendation to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,” he said. “This recommendation may or may not be adopted by the State Government – but it’s not something Noosa Council can decide.” Mr Cleary said he was disappointed in the consultation process which he believes started prior to the Noosa Council election. “Firstly let me take you back to
the council candidates’ forum held at the Cooroy hall prior to the council elections in November last year,” he said. “I went to this meeting to hear specifically of the candidates’ feelings/opinions on commercial fishing and not one of the candidates including the mayoral candidates of (Noel) Playford and (Ian) Petersen in their two-minute time mentioned commercial fishing. Continued page 7
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