2021-11-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 NOVEMBER 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            9 NOVEMBER 2021

                                                                                                Noosa Council 2021/22 Operational Plan Quarterly Progress Report
                        Theme - Noosa Environment
       5 Corporate Plan Goal - Our environment is protected and enhanced and is valued by the community

        Corporate Plan Key    Operational Initiatives              Outcomes                   Responsible     Updates                                          Status
        Focus Areas                                                                           Areas/Officers
                                                                                                              tonnes of local, recycled oyster shell is currently
                                                                                                              being washed and bagged ready for oyster seeding
                                                                                                              at Bribie Island Research Centre and deployment
                                                                                                              onto the restoration sites.
        1.3 Implement         Implement the annual action plan     Reduce Council's           Environmental | Investigations are continuing for Noosa Council  On track
        Council's Zero        for the Zero Emissions               emissions                  Services/       options to be powered by renewable energy e.g
        Emissions Strategy    Organisational Strategy (ZEN)                                   Environmental | PPA, green power, LGCs etc.
                                                                                              Services        Rate 3 Street lighting upgrades to LEDs are
                                                                                             Manager          ongoing.
                                                                                                              Continuing to work with waste to determine
                                                                                                              effective options for reducing emissions from
                                                                                                              organic waste to landfill.
                              Develop the Emissions Reduction | Achievement of Council’s | Environmental | Carbon footprint for 20/21 has been completed and | On track
                              Offset Strategy for Council’s        nett Zero emissions target | Services/     is being reviewed by external auditors to confirm
                              operations.                          2026                       Environmental | Council’s annual emissions in line with changes in
                                                                                              Services        the Climate Active national reporting standards.
                                                                                              Manager
        1.4 Adopt and         Progress the implementation of       Optimisation of landfill,  Waste Services/| 10 year capital works plan completed pending final | On track
        implement the         the Noosaville Eumundi Road          control leachate and      Manager          designs for stage 3 cells and RRA configuration.
        following plans that  Landfill Master Plan                 emissions capture          Waste &         Cell 1.1 and 2.2 expansion this financial year
        form part of our                                                                      Environmental | including final capping works and new storm water
        Environment                                                                           Health          management system.
        SHBIEOY Biodiversity  Continue to implement the Yurol      Continuation of Pine and   Co-ordinated by |The Draft Yurol-Ringtail State Forest Ecological On track
        Plan, Bushfire          i    ‘             :                                                                 :                  :
                              Ringtail Forestry project            Hardwood removal and       CEO &          Restoration Plan and Vegetation Assessment has
        Management Plan,                                                               :         5
                                                                   broad scale revegetation | Environmental  jbeen completed and handed over to QPWS,
        Coastal Management                                         :         :                    :                                    :
        Gian: <lood                                                in preparation for transfer | Services/   Landcare and Greenfleet to inform nursery
            :                                                      of land to National Park   Environmental (Propagation and plantings of approximately 1000ha
        Management Plan,                                                                          :                         :
        Koala Goneervation                                                                    Services       of former plantation areas.
                                                                                             Manager         QUT koala baseline and vegetation monitoring and

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