Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING | 9 JUNE 2026


     Amendment No. 2
     Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
     Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
     That Item C i. be added to read:
     i. Amend the Deed to require Tourism Noosa deliver a Peak Demand Management
     Plan to Council by 31 December 2026, identifying high-pressure locations and periods,
     specifying actions within Tourism Noosa's direct control to manage visitor demand,
     distinguishing Tourism Noosa's actions from those requiring Council or other
     agencies, with annual progress reporting.
     Lost.
     For:              Cr Amelia Lorentson
     Against:          Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                       Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson

     Amendment No. 3
     Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
     Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
     That Item C i. be added to read:
     i. Amend Schedule 2 to include the following auditable marketing KPIs, verified
     annually through Tourism Noosa's advertising platform records be provided to Council
     as part of the Annual Outcome Report:
          No paid advertising targeting residents within 150 kilometres of Noosa.
          A measurable annual reduction in marketing activity directed at day-trip
             catchments.

     Lost.
     For:             Cr Amelia Lorentson
     Against:         Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                      Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson

     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Nicola Wilson
     Seconded:         Cr Tom Wegener
     That Council
     A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee dated 13
        April 2026 and this Further Report to the General Committee dated 9 June 2026
        regarding the Tourism Noosa Funding and Performance Deed 2026–2029;
     B. Note that, in response to Council’s resolution of 16 April 2026, the Deed
        Schedules have been revised to:
            i. Separate Agreed Obligations and Deliverables (Schedule 1) from
                 performance measures;
            ii. Introduce a Balanced Scorecard framework of KPIs in Schedule 2; and
            iii. Simplify the performance-based funding adjustment model in Schedule 3;
     C. Approve the revised Tourism Noosa Funding and Performance Deed 2026–2029
        with Tourism Noosa Ltd for a term of three (3) years, commencing 1 July 2026
        and ending 30 June 2029, for funding of $2,000,000 per annum (ex GST), with
        CPI indexation applied from the second year of the Term, capped at a maximum
        of 3.5% per annum, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deed as provided
        at Attachment 1;



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