2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        9 AUGUST 2016


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Community Development
Develop and adopt the Noosa Social      Social Strategy adopted                     Scoping of the Arts, Culture and         Develop Terms of reference and
Strategy                                Implementation Plan reported to               Heritage Plan                              establish the Community Roundtable
                                          Council in July round of meetings           Scoping of the Sport and Active          Initiatives to support volunteers
                                                                                        Recreation Plan                          Grow Your Arts
                                                                                      Undertake Community Wellbeing
                                                                                        survey for Noosa local government
                                                                                        area using the Australian Unity
                                                                                        Wellbeing Index
                                                                                      Establish a Noosa Shire Youth
                                                                                        Network – First meeting 9th August
                                                                                        2016
Council Community Grants Program        Changes made to Community                   Chase up overdue acquittals for          Prepare for Project and RADF*
including RADF                            Grants Policy (as per June 2016               grants totaling $6328.                     Rounds later in the year (*upon
                                          Ordinary meeting resolution)                Finalise funding Agreements and            securing funds from Arts Qld).
                                        New grant category created -                  payments coordination and                RADF Annual Report to Arts Qld for
                                          Signature Events Grant                        acquittals / compliance for 16/17          2015-16
                                        16/17 Community Grant Round                   Community Grants                         Assisting the development of an
                                          concluded distributing:                     Progress distribution of the second        Economic Development Grant
                                          o 21 Community Project Grants                 year funding for Sports Fields             Program.
                                              (1st round) totalling $102,195            maintenance, Community Halls &           Align Community Grants Program
                                          o 5 RADF Grants (1st round)                   other funded projects to value of          priorities with Social Strategy
                                              totalling $30,176                         $670,000.                                  initiatives.
                                          o 5 Signature Event Grants                  Finalise water rebates and building
                                              totalling $47,500 (3 Year                 insurance grants
                                              agreements)
                                          o 7 Festive Season Event Grants
                                              totalling $35,400 (3 Year
                                              agreements)
                                          o 15 Community Alliance
                                              Agreements (3 Year
                                              agreements)
                                        The Signature, Festive, Alliance
                                          grants will run for 3 years saving
                                          time and effort for the applicants and
                                          Council staff.

                                                                                          Page 63 of 148