Yanni van Zijl: Fixing Crumbling infrastructure or keeping a budget surplus – What’s more important to you?

Both. I don’t think we need a surplus as much as we need to live within our means and keep rate rises to a minimum. That might mean changing some…

Yanni van Zijl – What connections to local business do you have? Do you think business interests should be placed above resident interests?

One is not more important than the other, we rely on the interaction between them.  Council has to find a balance.I have been a small business operator and now work…

Yanni van Zijl – What business, residential and investments interests do you have locally and beyond?

We have our home and a few shares.From yannivanzijl.com

Yanni van Zijl – What would your priorities be in your first term?

My priorities include responsible spending and limiting increases in rates to matching the CPI; our natural environment and ensuring that future development adheres to environmental standards and the provisions in…

Yanni van Zijl – What are Noosa’s greatest challenges?

The next decade will see visitor numbers grow at a rate much higher than the Noosa resident population. This will have major implications and will take careful planning. We are…

Yanni Van Zijl – What motivates you to stand for election?

I am standing for Council because I want to defend those things that set Noosa apart; our lifestyle, our commitment to resist big city symbols like high rise, traffic lights,…