2016-12-06 - S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Corporate Plan 2016

Introduction
The Noosa Shire Council was created in 1910 under       This Corporate Plan is supported by an annual
the Queensland Local Authorities Act of 1902. In        Operational Plan that Council will adopt each year as
2008 the Shire was amalgamated into the Sunshine        part of its budget process. The Operational Plan sets
Coast Regional Council. It was re-established as a      out those specific projects that will be undertaken to
local government on 1 January 2014 after the Noosa      turn the key focus areas in this Corporate Plan into




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community campaigned for a number of years to           reality.
restore its own local government. In 2014, Noosa
                                                        This Corporate Plan is also supported by the




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Council’s first Corporate Plan was adopted to lay the
foundations for the new Council. This is the second     adoption of Council’s annual budget. The budget
Corporate Plan developed by Noosa Council.              process identifies how Council allocates resources
                                                        towards specific projects that contribute to the long




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This Corporate Plan consists of:                        term vision while maintaining Council’s financial
                                                        sustainability objectives.
•   The Noosa Shire Story – where we have come




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    from                                                Council also reports each year via its annual report
•   Our twenty year vision for the Noosa Shire -        on progress towards achieving the long term vision in
    reflecting our long term planning horizon, an       this Corporate Plan.




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    approach that has historically set Noosa apart
    from many other places                              This Corporate Plan sets a vision for the next 20
                                                        years for the Noosa Shire. A review of the Corporate
•   Our Council’s purpose – defining what we believe    Plan will be undertaken in 2021.
    is our Council’s role and purpose
•   Our way of operation – how our staff believe we
    should go about our business.




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