2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        12 MAY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                  RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Council Community Grants Program      Finalised Round 12 grant payments          Assess and report Regional Arts              Host Grants Nibble and Networking
including RADF                        Reviewed all grant forms in                  Development Fund (RADF) Round                  Night (at The J in August)
                                        preparation for Round 13                     13 to Council.                               Process agreements, conditions and
                                        Community & Environment Grants &           Support community organisations                payments RADF Round 13.
                                        RADF – application forms, acquittal          and service organisations with               Review grants program in
                                        forms and internal processing forms          external grant applications                    consideration of emerging needs
                                                                                                                                    through COVID-19 recovery.
                                      Opened Round 13 Community &                Write and submit RADF application
                                        Environment Grants & RADF (10                to Arts Queensland for the 2020-
                                        applications) - Community grant              2021 program
                                        applications put on hold due to            Propose a quick response grant
                                        COVID-19                                     (subject to Council approval) to
                                      Delivered Arts Funding information           support our not for profits affected by
                                                                                     COVID-19
                                        session with Arts Qld, Regional Arts
                                        Fund and RADF
Volunteer Initiatives                 Grants Network Nibbles with over           Fortnightly webinars to support our          Prepare for activities, events and
                                        100 attendees on the 4 March 2020.           not for profits during COVID-19 -              workshops that respond to COVID-
                                      Worked with USC to complete                  commencing 5 May 2020                          19 effected not-for-profit
                                        preliminary review of the Noosa            Provide support to community                   organisations
                                        Show.                                        organisations manage volunteers              Early planning for events and
                                                                                     during COVID-19                                activities post COVID-19
                                      Held Come n Try Sport Afternoon on
                                        18 February 2020, with attendance
                                        of just under 200 participants &
                                        parents, included involvement of five
                                        local & State sporting organisations.
Business as Usual activities                                                       Restumping project at Wallace
                                                                                     House (Noosa Arts and Crafts)
                                                                                   Advocating and closely liaising with
                                                                                     Dept Housing and Public works
                                                                                     (Sport and Recreation) for support
                                                                                     initiatives to assist major impacts of
                                                                                     COVID-19 on sporting clubs.
                                                                                   Continue to support the
                                                                                     redeployment of casual staff by
                                                                                     identifying organisations where they
                                                                                     can volunteer
                                                                                   Develop and implement a COVID-19
                                                                                     Community Arts Project


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