2017-01-16 GC - Attachment 1 to Item 13 - Corporate Plan 2017-2037

Introduction
The Noosa Shire Council was created in 1910 under       This Corporate Plan is supported by an annual
the Queensland Local Authorities Act of 1902. In        Operational Plan that Council will adopt each year as
2008, the Shire was amalgamated into the Sunshine       part of its budget process. The Operational Plan sets
Coast Regional Council. It was re-established as a      out specific projects that will be undertaken to turn
local government on 1 January 2014 after the Noosa      the key focus areas in this Corporate Plan into reality.
community campaigned for a number of years to
restore its own local government. In 2014, Noosa        This Corporate Plan is also supported by the
Council’s first Corporate Plan was adopted to lay the   adoption of Council’s annual budget. The budget
foundations for the new Council. This is the second     process identifies how Council allocates resources
Corporate Plan developed by Noosa Council.              towards specific projects that contribute to the long
                                                        term vision while maintaining Council’s financial
This Corporate Plan consists of:                        sustainability objectives.

•   The Noosa Shire Story – where we have come          Council also reports each year via its annual report
    from                                                on progress towards achieving the long term vision in
•   Our twenty year vision for the Noosa Shire,         this Corporate Plan.
    reflecting our long term planning horizon - an
    approach that has historically set Noosa apart      This Corporate Plan sets a vision for the next 20
    from many other places                              years for the Noosa Shire. A review of the Corporate
                                                        Plan will be undertaken in 2021.
•   Our Council’s purpose – defining what we believe
    is our Council’s role and purpose
•   Our way of operation – how our staff believe we
    should go about our business.




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