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

Accessible, Diverse & Affordable Communities

Council will encourage accessible and affordable spaces         The Shire’s roads and transport networks are vital to ensure
and places for people to live, meet and play. Council will      access to and interconnectivity between towns, centres
aim to influence housing affordability by encouraging a         and facilities. Through the Noosa Transport Strategy, in
diversity of housing opportunities.                             partnership with Translink and other providers, Council
                                                                will put in place initiatives to make public, community and
Council values and embraces diversity, be it cultural,          active transport options more attractive with the aim of
spiritual, ethnic or capacity-based. We aim to be a             reducing dependency on private vehicles.
community that is tolerant, inclusive and welcoming. We
will strive for social equity by advocating for vulnerable      As well as providing physical infrastructure, Council
groups to have access to appropriate support to enable          will invest in building social capital using a community
their full participation in our community.                      development approach. We will continue to recognise,
                                                                value and support our not-for-profit sector and its many
People with a disability are an integral part of our            volunteers.
community. As a community we will have mechanisms
to support residents with disabilities, encouraging
participation in community life at a level of their choosing.