NOOSA EVENTS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE · Attachment 3 - Noosa Events Management Policy

  Business Events          Conferences, corporate gatherings, incentive programs and
                           industry events that contribute to business activity and visitor
                           expenditure
  Noosa Events             Council's overarching strategic document that establishes the
  Strategic                vision, values, guiding principles, strategic priorities and action plan
  Framework 2026-          for events in Noosa.
  2031
  Event Categories         Council's procedure for categorising and assessing events,
  & Assessment             including event categories, assessment pathways and assessment
  Procedure                principles.
  Events Executive         Council's strategic event governance and oversight body,
  Group (EEG)              comprising Executive Leadership Team and Councillor
                           representatives, responsible for portfolio oversight and
                           implementation of the Noosa Events Strategic Framework.
  Funding                  The process used to determine eligibility for Council funding,
  Assessment               sponsorship or other forms of event support.
  Permit                   The process undertaken by Council to determine whether an event
  Assessment               may proceed on Council-controlled land and under what conditions.
  Capacity of Place        The environmental, social and infrastructure capacity of a location
                           to support event activity without creating unacceptable impacts.
  Council-                 Land owned, managed or under the control of Noosa Council.
  Controlled Land
  Sustainable Event        The sustainability assessment and guidance documents and tool
  Criteria                 developed by Tourism Noosa and Council’s sustainable event
                           guidelines to assist event organisers plan, deliver and continuously
                           improve event sustainability outcomes across community, energy,
                           water and waste management.
  50 Shades of             A sustainable events guide developed and owned by Tourism
  Green                    Noosa that provides practical principles, actions and resources to
                           support environmentally responsible event planning and delivery in
                           Noosa.

COUNCIL POLICY

Strategic Alignment
Events will be managed, assessed and supported in a manner that aligns with the Noosa Events
Strategic Framework and contributes to the objectives of Council's Corporate Plan and relevant
strategic plans, including the Destination Management Plan, Economic Development Strategy,
Environment Strategy, Social Strategy and Cultural Plan.
This provides a clear link between event-related decision-making, Council's broader strategic
priorities and the desired community, environmental and economic outcomes for Noosa.

Proportionate Assessment
Assessment requirements will be proportionate to the scale, complexity, risk profile and potential
impacts of a proposed event.
Council recognises that different Event categories, scales and locations require different levels of
assessment, support and oversight.
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