Annual Report 2020-21

                                                                               2020 - 21 Annual Report




Of course, this introduction really just skims across the highlights for an exceptionally busy year for
Noosa Council.
Yet, on an everyday basis, we have Council staff:
   •	Putting out swimming pool lane ropes at 5:30am for the 232,000 annual visitors to our
      aquatic centre
   • Helping customers with their library needs – borrowing 342,000 items during the year
   • Answering telephone enquiries from customers – 71,000 during the year.
Please take the time to read our annual report and see what your Council has been doing on
behalf of our community.
As always, the achievements of our Council are due to the tremendous dedication and effort of
our staff. Our community is fortunate that it has such wonderful staff working for its local Council.
Every day, staff are out keeping our parks and public spaces looking great, patching potholes,
helping people at the library, working with local businesses on our Economic Strategy, helping
elderly at our Noosa Community Support Centre, cleaning the beach at Sunrise – the list goes on.
Our staff have passion and it is the opportunity to make a difference to the community that we
live in that drives us. For most of our staff, it is more than just a job. You might not know that many
staff also undertake volunteer roles within our community with some staff giving up lunch breaks
to help with meals on wheels deliveries, other staff volunteering at the community hub to support
homeless people and staff working to raise funds for breast cancer and other good causes. It’s
that passion to make a difference that separates our Council staff from many “public sector” staff
working in other levels of government. We are focused on public service.
We are lucky to have this level of commitment and I would like to publicly thank each and every
one of our Council staff for their commitment and dedication.
I would also like to thank Mayor Clare Stewart, Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie and all of the Councillors
for their support and dedication throughout the year. Our Councillors have worked diligently
throughout the year to support the community through these difficult times and to make the best
decisions that they can on their behalf.
Please enjoy reading this annual report. We are very proud of it and what we have achieved in
what has been a challenging year.




Brett de Chastel
Chief Executive Officer




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