2015-12-08 I&S Committee - Item 5 - Attach 1 - NOOSA SOCIAL STRATEGY

Council’s Policy Context
A suite of Council strategies and plans are currently in development and these will
further assist in addressing the social needs of the community. These include the Local
Economic Plan, the Transport Strategy and a Housing Needs Analysis.

Previous Noosa Social Plan

The Noosa Social Plan 2006-2016 (The Plan) was the Shire’s first Social Strategy. The
Plan was evidence-based and contained detailed demographic profiling. These profiles
were useful in advocating to other levels of government for improvements to community
services and facilities. It proposed a holistic approach to social issues.

Other Recent Strategies

In 2008, Noosa was amalgamated with Maroochy and Caloundra City Councils to form the
Sunshine Coast Council (SCC). Over the following years a number of plans and strategies
relating to social issues were completed. During this time localised, quantitative data was
not collated specifically for the Noosa Shire. This lack of formalised local data relating to
social issues in Noosa during that six-year period makes comparative and longitudinal
analysis difficult.

However these SCC documents contain valuable information and useful policy
direction. Since Noosa Council’s reinstatement on 1 January 2014, these inherited plans
and strategies are being systematically reviewed and updated in collaboration with
community stakeholders.




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