2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Business as Usual activities      Renewal of Agreement with Youth           Negotiate expired leases on                 Continue to work with the State
                                    Justice Services for graffiti clean-        community halls, community                    Government (Department of
                                    up, expanding to include                    centres and sports complexes                  National Parks, Sport and Racing) to
                                    community service orders and                including Cooroy-Noosa Genealogy              deliver events in Noosa as part of
                                    currently exploring other Council           and Family History Group, Camphor             the Building Active Communities
                                    services to include in Agreement.           Laurel (Mill Place) Cooroora                  program
                                  Re-negotiated expired community             Woodworkers & Camphor Laurel                Update our website presence
                                    leases: Lawson’s Shed, Cooroy
                                                                                Storage (Johnson Court) Shine               Queens Baton Relay preparation
                                    Community Garden, Veggie
                                                                                Houses, Noosa District Sports               Negotiate expired leases on
                                                                                Complex x 7, Tait Duke Cottage and            community halls, community
                                    Village, Ridgewood Hall.                    Girraween Sports Complex                      centres and sports complexes
                                  Over 340 registered Active Mums           Work with community groups to                 including Noosa District Junior
                                    participants for round one and              develop water efficiency                      Rugby League, Cooroy badminton
                                    two.                                        management plans                              Club, Pomona Cooran Rugby
                                  Volunteer Week activities in              Work with community partners to               League
                                    partnership with Volunteering               provide warm bedding for children           Work with SevGen Indigenous
                                    Sunshine Coast including                    and transport to COC Food outlet for          organization on planning and
                                    participation in a Volunteer Expo at        residents of John’s Landing.                  delivery of Indigenous Rugby
                                    Noosa Fair (11 stallholders)              One Million Stars to End Violence             League event
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                                    Prepared and distributed the 8              project in conjunction with the
                                    edition of the quarterly Community          gallery, libraries and community
                                    Connections e-newsletter to not for         groups
                                    profits                                   Investigating opportunities to convert
                                  Signs for Cooroy and Noosa                  Active Mums participants to long
                                    District Sports Complex on order            term members of NLC/NAC.
                                  Sports Field Audits undertaken –          Come and Try Summer Sports Day
                                                                                – Tuesday 2nd August
                                    waiting on copies from consultant
                                                                              Promotion of Sports Tourism Guide
                                  Eligible community facilities now
                                                                                in partnership with Tourism Noosa
                                    on Council’s insurance register
                                                                              Investigate Orange Laundry to
                                  Completion of 21 Sports Field audits
                                                                                service the Noosa Shire
                                    (including soil testing) and Sports
                                    Field Audit Information night             Preparation of Branch Plan and
                                  Donation of swags to children               Risk Assessments
                                    residing at Johns Landing
                                  Assisting Local Laws with the de-
                                    sexing of dogs at Johns Landing
                                  Unity water sponsorship of portable
                                    shower for people sleeping rough –
                                    first stop Pomona Community House

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