2019-02-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 FEBRUARY 2019




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   12 FEBRUARY 2019

                                                                         ATTACHMENT 1

   x ) |      NOOSA                                                        Council Policy
        Mi    Keelenere                                ENVIRONMENT GRANTS

   Corporate Plan Reference:                 The Noosa Environment
   Endorsed by Council:                      21 February 2019
   Policy Author:                            Manager Environmental Services

  POLICY BACKGROUND
  Noosa Council has a long history of working with and supporting th   unity to achieve significant
 environmental outcomes. The Environment Grants program                continue this partnership
 through support and collaboration to achieve significant e'            outcomes that align with
 Council’s key environment strategies and plans.
 This policy is guided by the Noosa Environment Strat      Environment Le       licy. The Strategy
 clearly outlines strategies, targets and outcomes f     oosa environment o       10-year period.
 This Policy does not apply to sponsorship, don      , advertisings,naming rights    ervice level
 agreements.
 COUNCIL POLICY
 The Environment Grants will support the im    entation of t    uncil’s key environment strategies
 and plans by enabling collaboration with  the ¢      ity in i   ives that protect, enhance and
 increase the resilience of Noosa’s naturale      °     ,

  Grants will be for initiative      building  and fg  ts tha    serve and/or improve ecosystem
  health and biodiversity ir   oosa   Shire. All | ves funded by the Environment Grants program
 will have tangible and   asurable outcomes.
 Outcomes of the Envi     nent Gre    program will
 e   implementation of Council’s*key envire        ategies and plans, and the actions within them,
     that are        ately de    =d through gra
 e   inc     d  capa      of local ygroups through a collaborative approach to environmental
     0     gement
 e   inc    ed funding direc    toe      mental activities through the opportunities of community
     group    ganisations to    rage extra funding or resources.
 Who Can App
 The Environment        t      open to not-for-profit community organisations that meet al/ of the
 following criteria:
 e   The project or event for which they are applying benefits the residents of the Noosa community;
 e   The application meets the specific eligibility criteria of the funding programs as set out in this
     Policy and the supporting grant guidelines;
 e   The organisation:
     o   is alegal not-for-profit entity
     ©  complies with all incorporation requirements of the State and Commonwealth as at the
        closing date for the grant program
     o   be registered by an Act of Parliament
     o   has an active ABN
     o   Has a bank account in the name of the legal entity.

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