Noosa Council Annual Report 24/25

Index of Figures and Tables                                                                             Glossary and Index

Index of Tables                                                                                         Glossary

Table             Description                                                               Page
                                                                                                        Adopt: When a decision of a Council is made                          Community Engagement: Council’s consultative
Table 22          Theme 5 – Excellence: Operational Plan 2024 - 2025 Performance Progress   75 - 79
                                                                                                        through formal adoption of a motion by a majority of                 practices that enable communities and individuals to
Table 23          Capital Works Program 2024 – 2025                                         82 - 83     Councillors at a properly convened Council meeting.                  participate in the development of the Shire and build
                                                                                                                                                                             community capacity.
Table 24          Disaster Recovery Works Projects                                          83          Advocacy: Proactively communicating to other
                                                                                                        groups, sectors or tiers of government on behalf of                  Community Grants: Funding support provided
Table 25          Mayor and Councillor meeting attendance                                   96          the community for the community or representing the                  to community organisations to deliver projects
                                                                                                        interests of the Shire on matters of public importance.              and services that support the delivery of Council’s
Table 26          Councillor remuneration                                                   97                                                                               Corporate Plan and stated objectives.
                                                                                                        Annual Budget: Council’s adopted published budget
Table 27          Councillor expenses                                                       98          detailing the projected income, expenditure, and                     Corporate Plan 2023 – 2028: A strategic long-
                                                                                                        financial position of Council                                        term document that is prepared in accordance




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Table 28          Overseas Travel                                                           99
                                                                                                                                                                             with section 165 of the LG Regulation that sets out
Table 29          Councillor conduct                                                        99 - 100    Annual Report: A report prepared annually by                         Council’s strategic direction over the next five years.
                                                                                                        Council in accordance with the LG Act and LG
Table 30          Information access applications                                           104         Regulation that provides an assessment of Council’s                  Councillors: Elected representatives, who set the
                                                                                                        performance against its stated strategic objectives                  strategic direction for the organisation, monitor
Table 31          Administrative action complaints                                          106         and plans and incorporated the audited annual                        performance, liaise with stakeholders and represent
                                                                                                        financial statements.                                                our Shire.
Table 32          Privacy complaints                                                        106
                                                                                                        Asset management: Managing the ongoing                               Executive Team: Council’s team of senior executive
Table 33          Human rights complaints                                                   107
                                                                                                        maintenance of existing Council assets and                           officers which are led by the CEO and include five
                                                                                                        development of new assets, to ensure they meet the                   Directors.
Table 34          Executive remuneration                                                    107
                                                                                                        community’s needs, now and into the future.
Table 35          Resolutions                                                               108                                                                              Financial Statements: The annual financial report
                                                                                                        Audit and Risk Committee: An independent                             prepared by Council in accordance with section 176
Table 36          Community grants                                                          108 - 115   advisory Committee that provides assurance and                       of the LG Regulation.
                                                                                                        assists Council in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities
Table 37          Procurement tenders awarded                                               118 - 121   relating to audit, accounting and reporting                          Financial year: The financial year for the Annual
                                                                                                        requirements imposed under the LG Act and other                      Report 2024-2025 is the period 1 July 2024 to 30
                                                                                                        relevant legislation.                                                June 2025.

                                                                                                        Best practice: A best practice is a method, approach                 Governance: The systems by which Council is
                                                                                                        or technique that has consistently shown results                     controlled and operates, and the mechanisms by
                                                                                                        superior to those achieved with other means, and that                which it, and its people, are held to account.
                                                                                                        is used as a benchmark.
                                                                                                                                                                             Heritage: The vast indigenous, natural, social and
                                                                                                        Collaboration: A structured approach to working                      built history of the Shire. It consists of those places
                                                                                                        together with other parties to achieve a mutually                    and objects, including houses, public and commercial
                                                                                                        beneficial outcome.                                                  buildings, parks and monuments, that we as a

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