2019-02-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                              12 FEBRUARY 2019


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
Sustainability Institute Feasibility Study      Final report received from CSIRO on           Distribute Final Report internally            Council consideration of Phase 1
Stage 1                                           phase 1 – this report investigates the                                                          report
                                                  concept of a Sustainability Institute
                                                  and analyses a range of case studies
                                                  from various institutes across
                                                  Australia and the world
Policy to eliminate single use plastics         Cross Council working group                   Work with Tourism Noosa to continue           Draft   Policy   to   Council    for
from Council business                             established to consider barriers and            to support Plastic Free Noosa                   consideration
                                                  opportunities for eliminating single            Initiative
                                                  use plastics from all Council business        Develop Council policy on elimination
                                                Survey of all areas of Council                  of single use plastics from Council
                                                  business to determine use, potential            business for internal review
                                                  alternatives and expenditure on
                                                  plastics has been completed
Environmental Services
Noosa Environment Strategy                      Completion of community workshops             Finalising first draft of the policy and      Present to Council for release for
                                                  and second workshop with forum                  strategy.                                       community consultation.
                                                  participants.                                 Preparing draft for community                 Report Environment Grants policy to
                                                Your Say Noosa feedback completed               consultation.                                   Council for consideration.
                                                  and reviewed.                                 Draft Policy for Environment Grants
                                                                                                  program developed
Development of new Noosa River Plan             Undertaken Councillor workshops on            Finalise risk assessment for threats          Work with consultants on sustainable
                                                  transfer or state responsibilities and          and     values,     from     community          fishing options paper.
                                                  sustainable fishing.                            feedback.                                     Prepare restructured draft of the
                                                Used community feedback to                    Incorporate Councillor feedback on              River Plan for Council.
                                                  undertake risk assessment against               takeover of state responsibilities.
                                                  identified values to better inform final
                                                  action plan.
                                                Started consultancy on sustainable
                                                  fishing in the Noosa River to inform
                                                  final draft of plan.




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