2016-07-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 JULY 2016


At its meeting on 17 December 2015 (when the Strategy was approved), Council requested the
Chief Executive Officer to develop an Implementation Plan detailing a three year action plan to
support the Social Strategy.

2.    Implementation Plan

Council’s role in the implementation of the Strategy will vary depending on the type of issue
identified and action required. For example, Council may be:
     an advocate
     a regulator
     a partner
     a facilitator
     a funder
     a service provider.

This Implementation Plan has been developed to reflect these roles as well as the four key themes
identified in the Strategy. It has been deliberately designed to build upon and highlight work already
being undertaken across Council Departments as well as identifying specific actions that various
areas within Council will take across a three year period from July 2016 to June 2019.

Recognising that implementation of the Strategy cannot be achieved by Council alone but will
require collaboration with the community and key stakeholders, the Plan proposes as one of its
first initiatives the establishment of a community roundtable to systematically identify, consider and
address key local social issues.

It also recognises the need for further policy work in the areas of Sport and Active Recreation, Arts,
Culture and Heritage and Community Health.


Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 17 December 2015, Item 5, Page 4

That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 8 December 2015 and
A.    Approve the Noosa Social Strategy, provided at Attachment 1 to the report;
B     Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any required minor amendments to the
      Strategy prior to its publication; and
C.    Request the Chief Executive Officer to develop an implementation plan to support the Social
      Strategy by 30 April 2016.


Finance & Risk

Funding for actions within the Implementation Plan are contained in core budget allocations and
new initiatives across a range of Council Departments and branches.

$100,000 has been specifically allocated as a new initiative in the Community Development Team’s
2016/2017 budget. This funding will be directed to the following projects:
 Establishing the Community Partnership Roundtable
 Sport and Active Recreation Plan
 Arts, Heritage and Culture Plan


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