2019-02-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 FEBRUARY 2019


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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 18 FEBRUARY 2019

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  | @ |        NOOSA                                                        Council Policy
    mr mikeeenets                                       ENVIRONMENT GRANTS

  _ Corporate Plan Reference:                 The Noosa Environment
  | Endorsed by Council:                     | 21 February 2019                                    |
  | Policy Author:                           | Manager Environmental Services
  POLICY BACKGROUND
  Noosa Council has a long history of working with and supporting th     unity to achieve significant
  environmental outcomes. The Environment Grants program                 continue this partnership
  through support and collaboration to achieve significant e             outcomes that align with
  Council’s key environment strategies and plans.
  This policy is guided by the Noosa Environment Strat      Environment Le       licy. The Strategy
  clearly outlines strategies, targets and outcomes f     oosa environment o       10-year period.
  This Policy does not apply to sponsorship, don      , advertisingsnaming rights     ervice level
  agreements.
  COUNCIL POLICY
  The Environment Grants will support the  im   entation of t    uncil’s key environment strategies
  and plans by enabling collaboration with  the ¢      ity ini    ives that protect, enhance and
  increase the resilience of Noosa’s naturale      .
  Grants will be for initiative       building ‘and p   ts tha    serve and/or improve ecosystem
  health and biodiversity ir    o0osa  Shire. All | ves funded by the Environment Grants program
  will have tangible and   asurable outcomes.
  Outcomes of the Envi     nent Gre    program will
  e   implementation of Council’s*key envire        ategies and plans, and the actions within them,
      that are        ately de    =d through gra
  e   inc     d  capa      of local \groups through a collaborative approach to environmental
      0     gement
  e   inc    ed funding dire¢    to e     mental activities through the opportunities of community
      group    ganisations to    rage extra funding or resources.
  Who Can App
  The Environment        t:     open to not-for-profit community organisations that meet al/ of the
  following criteria:
  e   The project or event for which they are applying benefits the residents of the Noosa community;
  e   The application meets the specific eligibility criteria of the funding programs as set out in this
      Policy and the supporting grant guidelines;
  e   The organisation:
      o   is alegal not-for-profit entity
      ©  complies with all incorporation requirements of the State and Commonwealth as at the
         closing date for the grant program
      o   be registered by an Act of Parliament
      o   has an active ABN
      o   Has a bank account in the name of the legal entity.

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