ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 DECEMBER 2025 · Attachment 1 - 2025-12-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                          18 DECEMBER 2025


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11.   CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

11.1 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 9
     DECEMBER 2025


11.1.1.              SINGLE USE COFFEE CUPS PROGRAM

                     That Council
                     A. Note the report by the Sustainability and Climate Change Officer to the
                        Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 December 2025;
                     B. Support the Single Use Coffee Cups program with in-kind contribution from
                        existing Council staff resources (2-3hrs per week) to support Plastic Free
                        Noosa to engage industry stakeholders and co-develop a program for the first
                        cohort of businesses to transition to a reuse system;
                     C. Work closely with Tourism Noosa to prioritise the $5600.00 required to
                        kickstart the program through their FY25-26 budget; and
                     D. Subject to C, should budget not be available, provide in kind support and a
                        small allocation of funding to support the initiation and engagement phases of
                        the program through Council’s Sustainability Operational budget as it aligns
                        with the endorsed Climate Change Response Plan, Environment Strategy, and
                        From Waste to Resource Plan.



11.1.2.              ORGANISATIONAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRESS REPORT

                     That Council
                     A. Note the report by the Sustainability and Climate Change Coordinator and the
                        Carbon Reduction officer to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting
                        dated 9 December 2025;
                     B. Note the progress on reducing emissions to date and the positive impact of
                        setting the last target;
                     C. Note that Council will not achieve its net zero target by 2026 for its
                        organisational emissions;
                     D. Confirm that no third-party offsets will be purchased to help achieve the net
                        zero target or to claim carbon neutrality, and instead agree to prioritise ongoing
                        investment in direct emissions reduction activities and local carbon removal
                        projects to achieve true net zero and to deliver long-term cost savings and
                        important community and biodiversity conservation co-benefits;
                     E. Note the progress on developing a new Climate Positive Investment Roadmap;
                        and
                     F. Request the CEO prepare a report to a Council Meeting by April 2026 or
                        before, on the new Climate Positive Investment Roadmap including an
                        ambitious, science-based target and achievable plan to reduce emissions.