Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING | 9 JUNE 2026


      A. Note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee
         dated 9 June 2026 regarding unused cemetery plots (burial and ash interment
         sites) reserved 25 years or more ago at the Tewantin, Cooroy and Pomona
         cemeteries;
      B. Adopt the Legacy Plot Reservation Management Policy, as provided in
         Attachment 1 to the report; and
      C. Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to implement the Policy, including the
         development of supporting procedures, notification processes and record keeping
         requirements.

      Carried.
      For:              Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr
                        Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson
      Against:          None



7.9   "SPORT4ALL" ACCESS AND INCLUSION PROGRAM - OUTCOMES AND
      LEARNINGS

      Motion
      Moved:       Cr Brian Stockwell
      Seconded: Cr Nicola Wilson
      That Council
      A. Note the report by the Inclusion Coach to the General Committee dated 9 June
         2026 regarding the outcomes of Noosa Council’s Sport4All Access and Inclusion
         Program;
      B. Subject to future funding availability, consider establishing an ongoing,
         organisation-wide Access and Inclusion function to strengthen inclusive practices
         across planning, infrastructure, services and programs, and support community
         organisations to sustain and expand participation pathways; and
      C. Subject to future funding availability, develop a whole-of-Council Access and
         Inclusion Framework to embed inclusive principles and guide priorities.

      Amendment
      Moved:        Cr Amelia Lorentson
      Seconded: Nil
      That D be added to read
      D. Request the inclusion of funding for a permanent Inclusion Officer role in the future
      2026/2027 budget having regard to the demonstrated return on investment delivered
      through the Sports for All program and the ongoing and growing access and inclusion
      needs of the Noosa community.
      The amendment lapsed for want of a seconder.

      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:             Cr Brian Stockwell
      Seconded:          Cr Nicola Wilson
      That Council
      A. Note the report by the Inclusion Coach to the General Committee dated 9 June
         2026 regarding the outcomes of Noosa Council’s Sport4All Access and Inclusion
         Program;


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