2018-07-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   16 JULY 2018


Corporate Plan Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa Shire
“Noosa Shire is well managed and sustainable”


Key achievements as we work towards our long term goal include:
 Council undertook significant work on the development of the new Planning Scheme during
   2017/18. Council adopted the New Noosa Plan in May 2018 for the purpose of the State
   interest review. We have undertaken a large range of studies and assessments to support
   the development of the scheme including:
   o    Agriculture & Agricultural Land in Noosa Shire
   o    Biodiversity Assessment Report
   o    Centres Hierarchy
   o    Extractive Resources & Minerals
   o    Flood Management
   o    Housing Needs Assessment
   o    Landslip Hazard Report
   o    Nature-based Tourism Review
   o    Noosa Open Space Study
   o    On-site Effluent Disposal
   o    Urban Design Locality Summary Report
   o    Waterways Assessment Study.
 Council was able to provide significant input into the ongoing development of the draft South-
   East Queensland Regional Plan. That final outcome of that Plan, which was adopted in
   August 2017, resulted in recognition of Noosa’s planning approach. There was no expansion
   of the urban footprint in Noosa which is a good outcome for the Noosa community.
 Council undertook a significant review of our infrastructure plans to enable us to meet new
   legislative requirements for the imposition of contributions from developers towards the cost
   of infrastructure. This included the adoption of a suite of plans such as the Transport Network
   Plan as required for the Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP). We were one of the
   first Councils in Queensland to develop a LGIP under the new legislation and have it in place
   before 30 June 2018. We adopted our new LGIP at a Special Council meeting on 29 May
   2018.
 Council undertook a review of our Local Laws and Subordinate Local Laws focusing
   particularly on Local Law 1 (Administration) and Local Law 2 (Animal Management).
   Following the statutory review process, Council will finalise these amendments in August
   2018. Council also established a new Local Law (Local Law 7) dealing with waste
   management on the basis that the State was going to remove the legislative power on which
   Councils regulated commercial waste collection.
 Council commenced a process to update its Corporate Plan. The Corporate Plan retains the
   current vision – “Noosa Shire - different by nature”. Although significant changes are not
   proposed, it is an opportunity to keep the Corporate Plan up to date and relevant.
 Council adopted an updated Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan in October 2017 which
   guides our responses to natural disasters. Council has also undertaken considerable work in
   developing our response to natural disasters including undertaking disaster management
   exercises to train our staff. Our long serving Local Disaster Co-ordinator is stepping down
   from that role as at 30 June 2018 and our Director Infrastructure Services will assume that
   role. Council also adopted the Noosa Local Recovery Sub-plan 2018 to guide recovery
   processes in the event that a major disaster occurs.


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