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On Track Initiatives                                                                                                          On Track Initiatives
                                                       Lead Service                                                                                                                  Lead Service
OP Ref   Initiative                                                   Status   Comments                                       OP Ref   Initiative                                                   Status   Comments
                                                       Area                                                                                                                          Area
 4.1.1   Continue to engage with our traditional       Strategy and            Forty-one (41) formal engagements              4.8.4    Continue the implementation of the Coastal    Strategy and            Phase 2 of the Coastal Wetland
         owners and ensure cultural heritage and       Environment             held over FY24-25 with KKPAC and                        Hazards Adaptation Plan (CHAP), including     Environment             Restoration Project with University of
         indigenous values are incorporated into key                           the Kabi Kabi Land & Sea Rangers. The                   planning for Living Foreshores Noosa,                                 Queensland and KKPAC is underway.
         projects.                                                             Relationship Agreement and Kabi Kabi                    Coastal Wetland Restoration Project.                                  An initial site assessment on Cooloothin
                                                                               Commitment Implementation Plan are in                                                                                         Creek Nature Refuge has been
                                                                               final draft form. Council has also finalised                                                                                  undertaken and grant funding is being
                                                                               the internal Aboriginal Cultural Heritage                                                                                     sought through QCoast2100 Round 3.
                                                                               Act training program in partnership                                                                                           The Living Foreshores Noosa project
                                                                               with KKPAC and scheduled for delivery                                                                                         continues to progress, with works at Hilton
                                                                               starting in FY25/26.                                                                                                          Esplanade scheduled to recommence in
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Q1 FY25/26.
 4.2.1   Complete the Destination Management           Strategy and            Individual Project Control Group (PCG)
         Plan, integrating community feedback for      Environment             and External Reference Group meetings           4.9.1   Progress the development of a program for     Strategy and            Internal revenue diversification working
         Council endorsement, and commence                                     (15 meetings) were undertaken. Feedback                 long term implementation of contemporary      Environment             group continue to meet, to advance a
         cross-council implementation of priority                              from these meetings were included in the                revenue diversification and a strategic                               pipeline of work supported by the new
         actions.                                                              draft DMP document and presented to                     investment approach for innovative and                                Strategic Land Policy. Commercial
                                                                               Council for further consideration. Special              alternate revenue streams for council.                                diversification portfolio now sits within
                                                                               Meeting scheduled for August 2025 to                                                                                          the Economic Development team in
                                                                               endorse the draft DMP for the next phase                                                                                      Environment and Strategy Department.
                                                                               of community engagement.

 4.3.1   Develop initiatives/concept to facilitate     CEO Office              The process has been initiated to
         youth engagement in community                                         establish a Community Engagement
         engagement and decision making with the                               Feedback Panel, with steps being taken
                                                                                                                              Disrupted Initiatives




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         goal of increasing youth representation.                              to ensure representation from a diverse
                                                                               cross-section of the community. Youth                                                                 Lead Service
                                                                               participation is being actively sought to      OP Ref   Initiative                                                   Status   Comments
                                                                               incorporate younger perspectives into the                                                             Area
                                                                               decision-making and feedback process.
                                                                                                                              4.2.2    Undertake a review of the Tourism Noosa       Strategy and            Council endorsed a revised 12-month
 4.5.1   Complete the Place Pilot Program in           Strategy and            Final Pomona Place Plan endorsed by                     Partnership Agreement to align with DMP       Environment             agreement at a Special Meeting in May
         Pomona and share learnings to improve         Environment             Council March 2025. Evaluation report to                outcomes.                                                             2025. Partnership Agreement (including
         the future of the program and inform future                           be submitted to Council in August 2025.                                                                                       Road Map) under review.
         planning for Pomona.                                                                                                                                                                                Awaiting Q4 Report from Tourism Noosa
                                                                                                                                                                                                             to enable Annual Review.
 4.6.1   Undertake preliminary planning for the        Community               Evaluation of the latest developments and
         Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics 2032        Services                actions on Games planning is continuing         4.4.1   Finalise the amendments to the Noosa Plan     Strategy and            Final amendments submitted to
                                                                               through CoMSEQ and broader Games                        2020 and seek to implement the Noosa          Environment             state in February 2025, now awaiting
                                                                               committees. Internal discussions with                   Housing Strategy 2022 to address housing                              Ministerial approval for adoption and
                                                                               relevant impacted portfolios have                       challenges faced by our residents.                                    commencement.
                                                                               commenced; however, the establishment
                                                                               of an internal working group has been           4.7.1   Develop the Emissions Offset strategy/plan    Strategy and            Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions project
                                                                               paused pending greater clarity on                       and road map towards Zero emissions for       Environment             is underway with a series of Councillor
                                                                               the overall Brisbane 2032 strategic                     council services.                                                     workshops. Minor delays experienced due
                                                                               direction. Council staff resourcing has                                                                                       to FY25/26 budget uncertainty for Waste
                                                                               been allocated in the 2025/26 budget to                                                                                       and Recovery Centre master planning,
                                                                               progress planning.                                                                                                            staff resource limitations, procurement,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             and grant applications. Completion is
4.8.3    Complete the implementation of the            Community               Majority of reconstruction projects                                                                                           anticipated for end of Q2 FY25/26
         Disaster Recovery Plan for the 2022 Floods    Services                complete including major Black Mountain
         & Rain Event.                                                         landslip. Final reconstruction project near     4.8.1   Advance the Sunshine Coast and Noosa          Strategy and            Project is complete and final reports
                                                                               completion. Human social Recovery Plan                  Regional Climate Action Roadmap by            Environment             have been received. QRA grant has been
                                                                               completed.                                              delivering the Regional Cascading Risks                               acquitted. Final Executive Steering Group
                                                                                                                                       and Critical Infrastructure Failure Project                           meeting was postponed to August 2025
                                                                                                                                       with Sunshine Coast Regional Council.                                 to align with Executive team availability.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Report to ET and Council anticipated for
                                                                                                                                                                                                             September 2025.

                                                                                                                              4.8.5    Advance flood resilience projects including   Strategy and            The Climate Change Adaptation Program
                                                                                                                                       updating the Noosa River Flood Study, Six     Environment             Lead role has now been filled with most
                                                                                                                                       Mile Creek Flood Study and Noosa Flood                                flood projects back on track apart from
                                                                                                                                       Management Plan.                                                      Lake Entrance Blvd Flood Study Phase
                                                                                                                                                                                                             2. Noosa River & SMC Catchment Flood
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Study Updates have experienced delays.

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