2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                       8 NOVEMBER 2016


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Community Development
Develop and adopt the Noosa Social           Scope of the Arts, Culture and            Undertake Community Wellbeing                Johns Landing discussions
Strategy                                       Heritage Plan reported to Council           survey for Noosa local government            International Volunteer Day brunch
                                             Scope of the Sport and Active               area using the Australian Unity                (December 5)
                                               Recreation Plan reported to Council         Wellbeing Index                              Establish a ‘Grow Your Arts E-
                                             Noosa     Shire   Youth     Network       Develop Terms of reference and                 Newsletter’
                                               established                                 establish the Community Roundtable
                                             Grow Your Arts program developed          Grow Your Arts workshops
                                                                                         Initiatives to support volunteers

Council Community      Grants   Program      Addressed overdue acquittal               Assessment of largest ever Projects          Prepare and run Feb-Mar grant
including RADF                               Finalised funding agreements cycle          Grant Round – approx. $570k                    rounds.
                                               for 16/17 Community Grants                  requested                                    Grants Network and Nibbles Night to
                                             Finalised water rebates and building      Prepare for RADF grant opening                 support volunteers and community
                                               insurance                                 Improve       website       information        organisations – Feb 2017
                                             Projects Grant round closed on 26th         including online acquittals
                                               October 2016                              Prepare partnership agreement with
                                                                                           Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance for
                                                                                           arts development program

Tait Duke Cottage                                                                        Negotiation of MOU with key                  Secure     additional     community
                                                                                           stakeholders – United Synergies,               partnerships and future tenancies.
                                                                                           Rotary, Hutchinson’s and Council
                                                                                         Securing materials for Tait Duke
                                                                                           cottage through donations and
                                                                                           external grants
                                                                                         Planning for the Community Garden
                                                                                           relocation

Council Grant Acquisition                    Application to Arts Qld for 2016/17       Assist    and     record    acquittals,      Search for opportunities, promote
                                               RADF funding successful - $32,000           applications, claims and variations.           internally and externally, assist and
                                             Improved definition of roles and          Full reconciliation of Grants Register         record acquittals, applications, claims
                                               responsibilities to meet Auditors           with T1 Finance                                and variations.
                                               requirements                              Improvement of Grants Register               Prioritise funding search for Laguna
                                                                                           content                                        Boardwalk and Rufous Street.


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