Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING | 18 JUNE 2026


12   ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS

12.1 FURTHER REPORT - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND
     21) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14)
     Council Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Brian Stockwell
     Seconded:         Cr Frank Wilkie
     That Council:
     A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee
        Meeting dated 9 June 2026 and the Further Report to the Ordinary Meeting dated
        18 June 2026 regarding applications received for the Environment Project Grants
        (Round 21); and
     B. Approve the allocation of funding to the following organisations for Environmental
        Project Grants for 2026/27 financial year:
             i. $17,301.16 to Teewah Turtle Trackers Inc. for the Teewah Turtle
                  Trackers Monitoring and Conservation Initiative;
             ii. $10,870.84 to Noosa and District Landcare for the Protecting Pinbarren
                  Project;
             iii. $6,828.00 to Wildlife Noosa Ltd. for the Noosa River Hazards to Wildlife
                  (Lines and Lures) Reduction Program,

     Carried.
      For:              Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                        Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr
                        Nicola Wilson
      Against:          None



12.2 FURTHER REPORT - CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND
     6) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14)

      Cr Brian Stockwell
      "In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, I, Cr Brian
      Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter
      Item 12.2. - FURTHER REPORT - CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS
      (ROUND 6) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14) on this
      agenda as I am the current President of the Noosa Lions Football Club who I am aware
      submitted a grant application for a Climate Change Response Grant. I will now leave
      the meeting."
      Cr Stockwell left the meeting.

      Motion
      Moved:           Cr Tom Wegener
      Seconded:        Cr Frank Wilkie
      That Council:
      A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee
         Meeting dated 9 June 2026 and the Further Report by the Sustainability and
         Climate Change Coordinator to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 June 2026
         regarding applications received for the Climate Change Response Grants (Round
         6); and

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