Waste, noise and traffic: Why Noosa has declared war on the Airbnb boom

Thursday March 04, 2021

The council governing one of Queensland’s most attractive tourist destinations, Noosa Shire, is set to press ahead with moves to regulate the operation of properties offered up as homeshare and short-stay rentals on online platforms like Airbnb.

Noosa Shire Council estimates 3639 properties would need to be registered under the proposed law. Photo: Raygarhe/Unsplash

Noosa Shire Council is struggling to cope with the impact of the thousands of local houses and units being offered up on websites like Airbnb and Stayz, which has led to a surge of waste, noise,…

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