Welcome to The Cooroy Rag
For more than 60 years, the Cooroy Rag has been a staple in the community and continues today to reflect its views, champion its causes, celebrate its people and sustain its way of life. The Cooroy Rag is published every three weeks and 8,000 copies are distributed free to the community in Cooroy, Pomona, Cooran, Kin Kin, Imbil, Amamoor, Gympie, Yandina, Doonan, Tewantin, Eumundi, Boreen Point and Noosaville.
Recent Articles
- Report confirms Eumundi Markets are a major regional tourism powerhouse
An independent economic impact report has confirmed what locals and visitors have long known: the Eumundi Markets is one of South East Queensland’s most significant tourism and economic assets, delivering wide ranging benefits to the Noosa hinterland and the broader Sunshine Coast. Released on 29 January, the report was commissioned by Experience Eumundi and prepared… - Teen tanning trends raise the alarm amid the last of the sweltering summer heat
As the Noosa hinterland swelters through soaring end of summer temperatures and long hot days outdoors, new research has revealed a worrying disconnect between how teenagers view tanning and the serious health risks it carries. A National Child Health Poll conducted by The Royal Children’s Hospital has found almost half of Australian teenagers say they… - Global award affirms Noosa Shire’s welcoming future
Noosa Council has welcomed international recognition naming Noosa Heads one of the Top 10 Most Welcoming Towns on Earth, the only Australian destination to feature in Booking.com’s 14th annual Traveller Review Awards. The global accolade places the coastal suburb alongside leading destinations worldwide and highlights the enduring appeal of Noosa’s community spirit, lifestyle and natural… - Katie Rose Cottage Hospice: community aid called to continue care
Katie Rose Cottage Hospice, a cornerstone of community-based palliative care in the Noosa hinterland, has temporarily paused inpatient admissions as it grapples with mounting financial pressure and funding uncertainty. Chair of the board and treasurer Les Godwin FCPA [Fellow Certified Practising Accountant] said the pause was a difficult but necessary step. “The temporary pause to… - COSHC kids craft hearts for cancer patients
Children at Cooroy Outside School Hours Care continue to embrace the spirit of Pink Up Cooroy over recent months, creating heartfelt gifts to lift the spirits of people undergoing cancer treatment. Inspired by the annual local campaign, the children set to work moulding pink clay into small keepsake hearts. Using cookie cutters, they shaped each… - Dragons ride rugby’s rising wave
The Eumundi Dragons Rugby Union Club is charging into the new season with confidence, eager to build on a growing wave of excitement for rugby across Australia. Based at the picturesque Eumundi Showgrounds, the club is positioning itself firmly within a bright future for the sport at both grassroots and elite levels. With six home… - Helping parents put the new social media rules into practice
Parents of teenagers can play an important role in backing up the new social media age limits by using the tools already built into most smartphones. Modern phones offer full Parental Control and Assistive Access (search online for step-by-step instructions on how to install on your under-16’s phone model) settings that allow adults to manage… - Hastings Street revamp reflects coastal pressures
A major refurbishment of one of Noosa’s most recognisable beachfront buildings is highlighting the growing pressure on ageing coastal properties to invest in upgrades as maintenance demands intensify. McNab Building Services (MBS) has completed a full structural and aesthetic renewal of Number One in Hastings Street, a 24-apartment complex at Noosa Heads, delivering a comprehensive… - From Skippy to citizenship, a home in the heart of the hinterland
For Sharon Risse, becoming an Australian citizen was never about paperwork or passports. It was about a dream that began when she was a little girl standing in her grandparents’ backyard in Germany, imagining a future on the other side of the world. “My journey to Australian citizenship is not dramatic or extraordinary, it was… - Staying off dunes safeguards Noosa’s nesting turtles
A recent vehicle strike on turtle hatchlings on Noosa’s North Shore has renewed calls for drivers and beach users to stay off the dunes and take extra care during nesting season as threatened sea turtles make their annual return to local beaches. Loggerhead and green turtles are currently nesting among the dunes along Noosa’s coastline,… - Frog finders mobilise for February count
February is here and with it comes the annual call for an army of frog finders to head outdoors and help protect one of the local hinterland’s most loved wildlife groups. The Find a Frog in February Citizen Science program is entering its tenth year, inviting residents across Cooroy, Pomona and surrounding hinterland communities to… - Design school dream ends at former Tewantin TAFE
Plans to transform the former Tewantin TAFE campus into a creative hub featuring a School of Design have been abandoned, with the long-vacant site now proposed for independent seniors’ living after years of vandalism and deterioration. Independent Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton confirmed a new assessment by NRA Collaborative found the former Tewantin TAFE buildings…
