2019-12-10 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - NBRF Annual Report 2018-19

RURAL ENTERPRISE PLAN

Country Noosa seeks to promote sustainable agriculture, horticulture and other rural enterprises in the Noosa hinterland
through field days, workshops, projects and social events to support and strengthen community cohesion.

The NBRF has sponsored Country Noosa to produce a study into how positive trends in the Hinterland can be
encouraged through rural enterprise – The Rural Enterprise Plan. The project is a joint activity involving Country
Noosa, University of the Sunshine Coast, Social Deck, Sandra O’Sullivan and Nicole Duguid with extensive community
involvement.

The program was delivered over an eighteen month period from April 2018 to October 2019 and encompassed the
following activities:

        •    Workshops to engage with the community to uncover rural enterprise opportunities,
        •    A comprehensive survey designed to understand current and future land use in the Noosa Hinterland area,
        •    Digital mapping of land use through a GIS mapping system to enable analysis of the current land use and
             identification of future economic opportunities,
        •    Consumer behavior study to identify prevalence of and motivators for local food use and consumption,
        •    The development of nine concept papers, guided by community input to explore areas of opportunity,
             enablers and provide information. These papers are to assist greater Rural Enterprise activity and increase
             knowledge sharing about rural land use in Noosa, and in part function as ‘how-to’ guides for future
             enterprise.
        •    Networking and collaboration opportunities to discuss rural enterprise opportunities and partnerships.

The final report is now available and the team is now organizing how best to communicate the work effectively to the
community.


                              COUNTRY NOOSA RURAL ENTERPRISE PLAN PROJECT

      NBRF FUNDING                  CASH & IN-KIND                PROJECT VALUE                     LEVERAGE

            $65,000                      $74,000                       $139,000                        2.1:1




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