2017-07-11 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  11 JULY 2017


2017/18 Priorities

While there has been good progress towards achieving the outcomes detailed in the three year
Social Strategy implementation plan, there remains a considerable body of work to be
undertaken.

It is therefore recommended that the Plan remain substantially as is for the next two years,
before being reviewed and updated in July 2019 with the following additional actions:

   Updating the 2006 Noosa Social Charter to have a greater focus on social justice and
     inclusiveness.

   The Community Round Table focus in 2017/18 to deal with issues of affordable housing
     and homelessness which have been highlighted through the work undertaken to date by
     the roundtable’s work with the residents of Johns Landing.

   As part of this work on homelessness that Council work with the round table to advocate for
     improved State and Federal funding and programs which aim to reduce social isolation and
     support people with mental illness.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 21 July 2016, Item 1, Page 10
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 12 July 2016 and
A.   Adopt the Noosa Social Strategy three (3) year Implementation Plan as set out in
     Attachment 1 to the report; and
B.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to provide an update and review of the Implementation
     Plan after twelve (12) months of operation.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 December 2015, Item 5, Page 4
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 8 December 2015 and
A.   Approve the Noosa Social Strategy, provided at Attachment 1 to the report;
B    Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any required minor amendments to the
     Strategy prior to its publication; and
C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to develop an implementation plan to support the
     Social Strategy by 30 April 2016.

Finance & Risk
Funding for actions within the Implementation Plan is contained in core budget allocations and
new initiatives across a range of Council Departments and branches.
$100,000 has been specifically allocated as a new initiative in the Community Development
Team’s 2017/2018 budget to implement the Social Strategy. This funding will be directed to the
following projects:
   Community Partnership Round Table – Johns Landing Initiative
   Sport and Active Recreation Plan implementation
   Arts, Heritage and Culture Plan implementation
   Three community Initiatives:
     - Initiatives to support volunteers
     - Noosa Shire Youth network
     - Grow your Arts

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