It’s on again! The popular ecoflicks environmental film festival launched itself into the new year with a special screening at the Outrigger Theatrette in Noosa recently.   ecoflicks is a Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) initiative about “People with Passion Sharing a Vision”. It is a festival for the celebration of creative talent, with the vision to inspire environmental stewardship. Through short films, budding filmmakers captivate, inspire and enthuse viewers. The festival gives people the opportunity to showcase their talent and to captivate members of the public with their messages. ecoflicks...

  The beauty of Lake Weyba, the high conservation & cultural values of its surrounding environment must be protected from development The Sunshine Coast Council will consider the Noosa on Weyba development at its Ordinary Meeting on 30 Jan Over 900 submissions were received objecting to the proposal and now Council officers have made the sound  recommendation for refusal on a raft of grounds. See the Council officers report here Read  SCEC Submission- Noosa on Weyba Recent article here  

  24th January 2014 Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc You will be well aware that there are some very dark times ahead for our natural environment and those who care about it. Environmental protection measures that have taken years (indeed decades) to achieve are being unravelled in the space of months. SCEC has been at the forefront of the fightback in Queensland working with other regional conservation groups as well as national and international environment groups. It is clear to everyone that the only way we will be able to stop the...

10th January 2014 Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc Welcome to the first e-Bulletin for 2014 and a Happy New Year to you all. Well we are back on deck and open for business and ready to tackle the many exciting challenges that lie ahead this coming year. Don't forget there is only 2 weeks left to enter the SCEC Photo Competition The Sunshine Coast is a region of stunning natural beauty where people live, work and play against one of the most amazing natural backdrops found anywhere on earth. This summer SCEC is running...

If one of the most populated cities in the world can integrate cycling into its streets creating safe cycle ways and public open spaces, then surely a region aiming to be Australia's most sustainable could too? This clip provides more than just inspiration. Showing how the streets of New York City have been transformed over a relatively short period of time to deliver vastly improved traffic conditions, reduced pollution, social benefits..and more , the potential for the Sunshine Coast is very real. With opportunities to reconfigure existing sections...

13th December 2013 Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc SCEC's community activism and education role around environmental issues and protection, would not be possible without the ongoing support from our members and donors. Your kind donations and membership renewals are what keep this organisation going and contribute to us achieving our vision for an ecologically sustainable world, so thank you! A big thank you must also go out to all our wonderful volunteers who assist greatly to our daily operations and events, without you it would not be possible to do what we...