2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                       10 MAY 2016


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
Community Development
Develop and adopt the Noosa Social        Social Strategy adopted                   Develop implementation plan             Development and endorsement of
Strategy                                                                              Discuss implementation plan in            implementation plan
                                                                                        presentation to Councillors in May      Scoping of the Arts, Culture and
                                                                                                                                  Heritage Plan
                                                                                                                                Scoping of the Sport and Active
                                                                                                                                  Recreation Plan.
Council Community   Grants   Program      Adoption,     implementation     and      Assess ($289,774 requests) for          Funding Agreements and payments
including RADF                              communication of new Community              Projects, Festive and RADF Grants         coordination     and    acquittals /
                                            Grants Policy                             Workshop with Councillors on              compliance for Community Grants
                                          4 public grants workshops held in           Community Alliance                      Progress reports from Sports Fields,
                                            quarter – total of 120 attendees          Track $670,172 funded projects yet        Community Halls & other funded
                                          4 Grant Rounds, 70 applications: 14         to be acquitted.                          projects to value of $670,000.
                                            RADF Pitches, 7 RADF Applications,        Leverage      recent   training on      Prepare for Project and RADF
                                            23 Project Applications, 19 Alliance        SmartyGrants System to improve            Rounds later in the year.
                                            EOI, 7 Festive Season Applications.         service delivery to colleagues and
                                          Over 80 meetings with prospective           community groups.
                                            applicants, many 100s phone calls
                                            and emails providing advice and
                                            support to applicants.
Tait Duke Cottage                         Sourced external funding to the           Negotiation of MOU with key             Commence construction works
                                            value of $234,000. Made up of               stakeholders – United Synergies,        Planning for the Community Garden
                                            $35,000 for materials (Rotary as            Rotary, Hutchinson’s and Council          relocation
                                            applicant), and labour and training       Employment of site supervisor           Ongoing media and communications
                                            $199,000 (Skilling Queenslanders            (United Synergies)
                                            for Work - United Synergies as            Employment of Trainees (United
                                            applicant)                                  Synergies)
                                          Building Approval granted                 Community garden relocation design
                                          Water and sewerage connection               workshop
                                            from boundary to building complete.       Securing materials
                                          Lodged      Stronger    Communities       Media
                                            funding submission.




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