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Coastal rowing success By Ian Jobling
Diving at the finish, Callum Breetzke from the University of Queensland.
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Amelia Cooper became the first gold medallist in the Under 21 Women’s Coastal Rowing at the inaugural Australian Coastal Rowing Championships, which were held at Noosa Beach West last weekend. Fellow UTS Haberfield Club rower, Sofia Aguirre, was second. Both are students at the University of Technology Sydney and neither had rowed in the ocean before. Eighteen-year old Amelia has rowed for many years at the St Catherine club in Sydney and is keen to continue her rowing while studying at a university in the USA. Sofia, from Mexico City, is a former junior world champion sculler in flat water rowing but found her first venture into coastal-rowing was both an exhilarating and rewarding experience as she won silver medals in the Solo and Quad 4km events. Continued pages 4-5
Locals lead vision Nathaniel Bromley, Wayne Kayler-Thomson and Michael Tarrant will join a new project control group (PCG) established by Noosa Council to guide Noosa’s new Destination Management Plan (DMP). The local trio was chosen from a field of 29 candidates to fill three positions on the PCG overseeing the process by an assessment panel that included Council’s chief executive officer Scott Waters, corporate services director and director of environment and sustainable development. Mayor Clare Stewart said those selected had combined extensive experience in busi-
ness, tourism and community involvement, and their input would be all-important. “Appointing local residents with business and tourism industry experience to guide development of this important strategic plan will not only ensure it’s based on quality professional advice, but that Noosa people and their relationship to the shire is a key consideration every step of the way,” she said. In council meetings this month, Cr Amelia Lorentson said what brought council to this point was the “tsunami of challenges“ created by Covid, leading to questions asked on what was most valued by the community.
“Tourism cannot be separated from the community. Success is measured by this community and what matters to the community,“ she said. “DMP must be driven by the community from the get-go.“ Cr Karen Finzel said in moving forward to a sustainable future, central to the theme would be finding security for the community and delivering a balance between meeting the expectations of visitors to the region and enabling residents to enjoy the basics of dayto-day life. Cr Tom Wegener has reservations about
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the success of the project going forward though admitted he had been impressed by the level of talent from the PCG candidates. “I hope this project exceeds my expectations,“ he said. Cr Stewart congratulated Nathaniel, Wayne and Michael on their appointments, saying she looked forward to their help in developing a Destination Management Plan that would see Noosa remain a well-managed and sustainable destination, and all-round great place for residents, workers and visitors, well into the future. Continued page 10
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