2018-07-10 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Noosa River Plan

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Implementation - Action Plan
Implementation of this River Plan is intended to occur in partnership with community stakeholders including
Natural Resource Management (NRM) groups and the relevant State Government agencies. It is proposed
to establish a River Management Unit within Council to coordinate implementation of the Plan’s actions.
Following community feedback on this plan, it is proposed to feature a mix of approaches including:
     Ongoing actions within the existing remit of Council that can be undertaken without requiring
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     existing resources.
     New initiatives which can be undertaken by Council that will either require additional funding, or
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     will be within the existing remit of Council without requiring new resources or funding.
   •    ollaborative action which can be funded by a range of internal and external sources that may or
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       may not have the active involvement of Council.




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     Advocacy initiatives which require Council to gain the support of the State Government and may
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     require legislative reform.




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Priorities for implementation of the actions will be developed in consultation with internal and external
stakeholders. Council will be exploring and seeking a range of revenue sources to support the funding of




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achieving the objectives of this plan. Where funding is required, Council will seek to secure and allocate
funds based on the priorities as part of the annual budget process and seek alternate revenue sources
where feasible.




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A five (5) year timeline is set for implementation of the Action Plan below. Approximate timeframes for each
of the actions have been identified:




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   •   Short term – within the first 18 months of the life of the plan
   •   Medium term – between 12 months and 3 years
   •   Long term – 3-5 years.

Monitoring and evaluation
It is proposed to review the Action Plan annually to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of
implementation, as well as enable an appropriate management response to emerging issues and trends
occurring in the river system. The aim of monitoring and evaluation is to measure the efficiency and
effectiveness of investments made and report on the progress against the Plan’s objectives. This will
include:
   •	The extent to which actions have been successfully implemented - indicated by the percentage of
      actions delivered within the planned timeframe.
   •	The extent to which actions have achieved the objectives and outcomes - indicated by the
      percentage of objectives and outcomes achieved.
   •	The satisfaction of financial contributors with the level of outputs from investment - indicated by
      the value of project outputs achieved, compared to the dollar and in-kind contributions made.
It is also proposed the River Plan itself be reviewed and updated every five (5) years to ensure the river
system continues to have a high management profile as an important natural asset and is protected for
future generations.




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