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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 14 FEBRUARY 2022
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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Corporate Plan Key Operational Initiatives Outcomes Responsible Update Status Q1 ey,
Focus Areas Areas/Officers
3.3 Develop Review the Local Economic Increased resilience in the Economic New Economic Strategy 2021-2030 adopted in On track | On track
programs to foster Plan and develop a resilient community and economy, Development/ | December 2021.
growth in key and responsive New Economic | with expanding opportunities | Economic Core theme “Noosa’s Smart biosphere”, with
industry sectors by | Strategy to increase wellbeing Development | enablers of ‘empowering ecosystems’, ‘enabling
working through high value Manager infrastructure’ and ‘encouraging entrepreneurship’
collaboratively employment Next quarter develop detailed work program to
support FY2022/23 budget.
Continue to progress council’s | Increased talent pipeline and} Economic Noosa Business Centre and the concept of On track | On track
Industry Development Program| technology that support all | Development/ | Precinct 4.0 has been advanced with Mark
across priority sectors sectors Economic Stockwell, owner of the land. Market testing
focusing on digital, education Development | Underway.
and Training and rural Manager
enterprise. Noosa Future Skills Learning Hub project
advancing. Consultants engaged to complete
feasibility assessment and report.
Support business recovery Local businesses feel Economic Business Roundtable and Noosa Council On track | On track
efforts post COVID-19. Provide | connected and supported Development/ | continuing to provide direct support to local
targeted support, information | resulted in improved Economic business.
and resources to local resilience to economic Development
businesses impacted by volatility Manager Through partnership with Respond Global
COVID-18. supported around 80 businesses to access short-
term supply of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs).
Deliver economic stimulus Local business and the Economic Hinterland Playground and New Peregian On track | On track
projects funded by community benefit from Development/ | Community House developments contributing to
Commonwealth and State record investment in local Economic significant local employment.
Government COVID-19 grants | capital works projects Development
Manager
3.4 Support the Support technology initiatives -) Acceleration of business and| Economic Annual report for the digital hub adopted by Ontrack | On track
growth of our including the Peregian Digital | employment growth. Development/ | council in November 2021. This demonstrated a
education and Hub Expansion of Peregian Economic Social Return on Investment (SROI) of $4m
research sector Digital Hub and rollout of the | Development = | annual impact.
FireTech program Manager
Digital Hub expansion and FireTech program on
track.
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