By Rowland Hill, published in Noosa Matters 20 May 2023
Noosa and Byron Bay have a fair bit in common…more than the picture postcard surf breaks, crazy house prices and queues of tourists.
Sadly, one of those similarities is the way both are suffering in the eye of the Short Term Accommodation storm. Both communities are damaged, but they’re fighting back in different ways.
A 60-day cap has been recommended for Short Term Accommodation in Byron Bay – 30 days fewer than the annual cap the Byron Bay Council proposed last year.
In Byron Bay, Government statistics* suggest 8.5 per cent of its housing stock is available for STA, compared with more than 20 per cent of housing stock in Noosa.
Read Rowland's full article at https://noosamatters.com.au/the-sta-crisis-nsw-moves-while-queensland-watches-on/
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