2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                       8 NOVEMBER 2016


3                        LOCAL ECONOMIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Senior Economic Development Officer, Carolyn Bullen
                                    Executive Office

Index                               ECM / Subject / Economic Development

Attachments                         1.    Updated Local Economic Plan October 2016 (43 pg attachment provided
                                          separately to this report; 2 hard copies available in the Councillors’ Room)

                                    2.    Updated Local Economic Plan - Action Plan October 2016


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Economic Development Officer to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 8 November 2016 regarding amendments to the Noosa
Shire Local Economic Plan and Action Plan and adopt the amended documents provided at
Attachments 1 and 2 to the report.


Report

As a part of the induction program following the March 2016 Local Government elections, two
workshops were held with the new Noosa Councillors to discuss in detail the Noosa Shire Local
Economic Plan which had been adopted by the previous Council at its December 2015 round of
meetings.

It was agreed at the conclusion of these workshops to include the Education and Training Sector
as a priority industry sector in the Local Economic Plan (see Attachment 1), along with Tourism,
Digital Economy, Health and Wellness, Rural Enterprise, Creative Industries, Environmental
Industries and Professional Services.

A program of high level actions for the Education and Training Sector has been identified and
included in the Local Economic Plan Action Plan (see Attachment 2).

Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 11 February 2016, Item 11, Page 10
That Council note the report by the Senior Economic Development Officer to the Planning &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 2 February 2016 and note the Noosa Shire Local
Economic Plan – Implementation Plan.

Ordinary Meeting, 17 December 2015, Item 4, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Senior Economic Development Officer to the General
Committee Meeting dated 14 December 2015 and
     A.                  Adopt the Noosa Shire Local Economic Plan, provided at Attachment 1; and
     B.                  Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to develop an Implementation Plan to support the Local
                         Economic Plan by 12 February 2016; and
     C.                  Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any minor amendments to the Local Economic
                         Plan prior to publication.



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