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Noosa cheers on Dad’s mission By Abbey Cannan After running the equivalent of 10 marathons and cycling 1,200km in just 30 days, Trent Robertson crossed the finish line in Noosa on Tuesday to cheers, tears and a $100,000 fundraising triumph for Neuroblastoma Australia. The Melbourne dad took on the ‘Noosa for Neuro’ challenge in honour of Oli, a family friend’s son who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just two years old. Now seven, Oli has completed treatment and was there to cheer Trent over the finish line. Oli’s aunt Ali Karageorgiou said, “We’re just so proud of him and wanted to give him a big hug and say thank you.“ “We’re absolutely gob smacked at all of the organising, the training, and the dedication that he’s displayed to get to this point. “Oli’s absolutely wrapped that he is doing this. We’ve been through the trenches, we know that feeling of horror and heartbreak. “Any bit of hope is powerful and so I hope that families going through this journey can watch Trent and see the good he’s doing and know that things hopefully will change in the future.“ Continued page 4
Trent Robertson was all smiles after raising $100,000 for charity. (Abbey Cannan: 507477)
Call on shark nets By Margie Maccoll A majority of environment, business and water user groups overwhelmingly supported the trial removal of shark nets during the whale migration season when they were called to a meeting last Friday, organised by Oceans for All and chaired by Noosa MP Sandy Bolton to gauge their positions on the subject. The meeting comes two years after the Sunshine Coast Branch of Surfrider initiated a round
table discussion regarding the removal of shark nets in the Noosa Shire, also chaired by Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, during which the working party, Oceans for All, was formed. Ms Bolton said tasks raised at the October 2023 meeting were for representatives to work with their groups to obtain their positions on whether they supported shark nets being removed during whale migration as part of a trial, and to work within the community to ensure credible information was dispersed.
In 2024 a Noosa MP survey found more than 75 per cent of responders did not support the continued use of shark nets at Noosa Main Beach. Given recent whale entanglements and a poor response to an email from Oceans for All sent in August calling for groups to state their position, the decision was made to call a meeting. “This is about a community united because that’s how you have a definitive say to state gov-
ernment because they are understandably reticent to do certain things because there is very much a blame culture and there is a fear associated,” Ms Bolton said. “It is very important it is a united community and regardless of any decision made by the state government, should they allow Noosa to be part of the trial should there be any unintended consequences it’s not a case of blame game.” Continued page 6
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