Archive for October, 2008

Sunshine Coast Regional Council - Council Corner

Council Corner is your first stop to keep up to date with regional council news and regular councilor columns. Do you have a question for your division representative? Email it to us at: noosaed@scnews.com.au

Extract taken from Sunshine Coast Regional Council website

Noosa Biosphere Reserve

The former Noosa Shire was awarded Biosphere status on September 20, 2007. In awarding this status, the Bureau of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council of UNESCO noted the strong sense of community involvement and coordination over a broad range of human settlement and natural environmental issues. As a result, the former Noosa Council made recommendations to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for a Noosa Biosphere Governance Board to manage the participation of a range of public authorities, local communities and private interests. Read More »

To Trend or Countertrend – that is the question

Over the past few weeks I have been continually asked what people can do in the share market to hold onto their investments, particularly in the commodity markets. So over the next few weeks let’s look at matters relating to trading the commodity markets and I’ll answer your questions with the aid and resources of MDS Financial Group Ltd, a publicly listed diversified financial services company based in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast for which I am the chairman of the board.

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Belief in power of a biosphere

Anne Lawrence’s country roots keep her grounded
By GRANT REYNOLDS

From the soles of her Blundstones to the heights of UNESCO Biosphere status, Anne Lawrence knows first-hand the urgent need to protect, value and care for the land we call home.

Mrs Lawrence has been appointed as director of the Noosa Biosphere governance board, a role she juggles with a marketing position with the CSIRO in Cooroy, running the Noosa Boardroom with her husband Steve, staying actively involved with a group of business minds called Knowledge Exporters and Entrepreneurs of Noosa (KEEN) and raising two children. Read More »

New rules for domain names

A domain name is the word or name that companies or individuals register for their designated website addresses, for example niser.org.au. On June 1 this year the Australian Domain NameAdministrator (AUDA) introduced a new policy with important new key features on the transfer of domain names. Read More »

Sunshine Coast Regional Council - Council Corner

DIVISION TWELVE
With
Lew Brennan

Council Corner is your first stop to keep up to date with regional council news and regular councilor columns. Do you have a question for your division representative? Email it to us at: noosaed@scnews.com.au

The Noosa Springs Development that was recently put to Council for approval is a long-term project that has now spanned 14 years. Read More »

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