Meeting minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                               9 DECEMBER 2025


7     REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE

7.1   SINGLE USE COFFEE CUPS PROGRAM
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:             Cr Amelia Lorentson
      Seconded:          Cr Tom Wegener
      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.

      Carried.
      For:              Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank
                        Wilkie
      Against:          None



7.2   ORGANISATIONAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRESS REPORT
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:             Cr Brian Stockwell
      Seconded:          Cr Frank Wilkie
      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.

      Carried.