2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                               Grants, Networking and Nibbles
                                 Night - brought together community
                                 groups with organisations such as
                                 Noosa Council, Unity Water,
                                 Bendigo Bank, Cooroy Rag, Noosa
                                 FM, Queensland Sport and Rec,
                                 June Canavan Foundation,
                                 University of the Sunshine Coast,
                                 and the Gambling Community
                                 Benefit to talk funding, infrastructure
                                 and support
                               Training of additional staff in
                                 SmartyGrants as a back-up to
                                 Grants Officer.
Tait Duke Cottage              Employment of site supervisor                Negotiation of MOU with key               Commence construction works
                                 (United Synergies) through external            stakeholders – United Synergies,          Ongoing media and communications
                                 grant                                          Rotary, Hutchinson’s and Council          Secure additional community
                               Employment of Trainees (United               Securing materials for Tait Duke            partnerships and future tenancies.
                                 Synergies) through external grant              cottage through donations and
                               Community garden relocation design             external grants
                                 workshop undertaken                          Planning for the Community Garden
                               Successful submission of funding               relocation
                                 application for Stronger
                                 Communities grant - $20,000.
Council Grant Acquisition      Application to Arts Qld for 2016/17          Assist and record acquittals,             Search for opportunities, promote
                                 RADF funding                                   applications, claims and variations.        internally and externally, assist and
                               Supported Noosa Gymnastics in                                                              record acquittals, applications,
                                 obtaining $512,567 funding from the                                                        claims and variations.
                                 State Government to expand their                                                         Prioritise funding search for Laguna
                                 existing floor space                                                                       Boardwalk and Rufous Street.
                                                                                                                          Full reconciliation of Grants Register
                                                                                                                            with T1 Finance.
Disaster Management                                                           Negotiation of MOUs with                  Discuss the proposal to hold joint
                                                                                Community Centres and Halls for             meetings of the Human and Social
                                                                                use as Evacuation Centres for               Recovery groups (Local and District)
                                                                                Disaster management                         with Sunshine Coast Council and
                                                                              Disaster Management Plan for                Dept. of Communities
                                                                                John’s Landing


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