2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

 SERVICE AREA – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING & SUPPORT)

 Summary

Objective: Supporting community development through social, sport & recreation, heritage and cultural initiatives.

Activities: The activities include provision of support for community organisations (excluding sport and recreation, arts
and cultural) by providing a broad range of services including policy and planning, financial grants (internal and external
to Council)), advice, land tenure processes, professional and organisational development and networking opportunities.

 Delivery Framework             Details
 Corporate Plan Theme           Liveability
 Responsibility                 Community Connection
 (Branch Level)
 Legislative Responsibility     None
 Service Delivery Model         Services are delivered in-house


 Service Inputs                      Details
 (Resources to Deliver Service)
 Physical Assets/Infrastructure      -
 Software & Systems                  Smarty Grants
 Budget Cost Centres                 Community Development Projects (2506)
                                     Community Grants (2599)
                                     Community, Culture & Sport (2600)
 FTE
 Other Key Metrics                     Community organisations (Noosa Shire based) 1
                                       Volunteer hours (per annum)2
                                       Community contacts (average per month)


 Service Outputs - Performance Measures
 Type                       Measure                             Target                 Methodology / Calculation
 Efficiency                 Cost per Property                   Tbc
 Effectiveness              Number of persons who               18.8% (Qld3)           Benchmark State average
                            volunteered in past 12                                     volunteering rate
                            months as percentage of
                            population


 Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                                Activity                                               Service Level/Standard
 Community development & support
 [Includes implementation of the recommended actions within the Social Strategy Implementation Plan, and
 providing opportunities for up-skilling of community volunteers and members of not-for-profit organisations
 Scheduled activities                  Review of Social Strategy Implementation Plan     Every 3 to 5 years
                                       (adopted 17 Dec 2015).

                                     Action Social Strategy Implementation Plan             Ongoing – priorities
                                                                                            determined annually and
                                     Note: Plan includes ongoing activities as well as      identified by community
                                     special projects that relate and respond to a range    need/demand.
                                     of services including social, sport & recreation,
                                     culture etc.




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