ZERO EMISSIONS NOOSA (ZEN) Inc. ALLIANCE AGREEMENT · Attachment 7 ZEN Inc. Alliance Agreement Annual Report 2025

10. Donations - DGR funds
Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. was granted DGR status with immediate effect by the Assistant Minister for
Competition, Charities and Treasury on 23 September 2022. The balance of the account has varied, as
funds have been transferred to the Operating Account to meet expenses, on an as needs basis,
particularly for the 2025 EV & Electrify Everything Expo. The expenditure of these funds has been agreed
by the ZEN Inc. Public Fund Account Committee, as meeting the objectives of the organisation.


 Date                     Balance
 01 Jan. 2025             $ 2,309.24
 14 May, 2025             $3,319,57 following donations to ZEN Inc.
 11 June, 2025            $4,322.43 following donations to ZEN Inc.
 20 Aug., 2025            $2,358.73 after funds from this account were used to assist the
                          objectives of ZEN Inc., including the 2025 Expo.
 31 Dec., 2025            $2,367.65 following a further interest payment


ZEN Inc. is actively seeking donations to it’s Public Fund Account.


11. Any significant delays in performing the ZEN Inc. program for this Agreement
The biggest risk for Council and ZEN Inc. is finding sufficient volunteers to be project leaders and to
actively drive projects and source future funding sources. Hence, the ability to appoint a part time
Program/Project Manager in late 2024, has partly assisted our volunteers in 2025 with projects. Getting
dedicated volunteers, with time, since COVID has been difficult, and many of the very active volunteers
who have been involved with ZEN Inc since it’s inception or for many years, (after having given thousands
of hours of volunteer time to ZEN Inc. & Council), have stepped back from being actively involved in ZEN
Inc. projects. ZEN Inc. is actively recruiting new volunteers to assist with our work.
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A. Value of 2025 Volunteer In Kind Hours                                                                             Appendix A


                 Source                 Amount                          Description                  Funding Leveraged             Volunteer In
                                                                                                                                    Kind Hours
             Noosa Council       $10,000                        2025 7th EV & Electrify                   $1,924,642              Colin
                                 (+GST)                            Everything Expo                                              Lambie
                                                           Project Leader: Rex Halverson as                 $19,200              (Expo
                                                                   a major part of his                                         Working
                                                            Program/Project Manager role,                                        Group
                                                           assisted by ZEN Inc. volunteers in                                   chair) 5
                                                                 Expo Working Group.                                            hrs. per
                                                                                                                               week x 4
                                                            6,000 people attended                                               weeks =
                                                            expo & 65+ exhibitors.                                             20 hrs per
                                                                                                                                month x
                                                              56% will make a purchasing
                                                            decision in the next 12 months.                                       for 8
                                                                                                                               months =
                                                                                                                                160 hrs
                                                                                                                                @$120
                                                                                                                                per hour


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