2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                       10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Council Grant Acquisition         Implementation of Drought Relief           Assist    and     record   acquittals,        Search for opportunities, promote
                                    Funding – Youth initiatives at Cooroy        applications, claims and variations.            internally and externally, assist and
                                    and Pomona. Acquittal undertaken           Application to Arts Qld for 2016/17             record     acquittals,   applications,
                                                                                 RADF                                            claims and variations.
Disaster Management               Launch of the Pomona Disaster              Negotiation   of    MOUs   with               Disaster Management         Plan   for
                                    Management Plan – Movie night,               Community Centres and Halls for                 John’s Landing
                                    Pomona                                       use as Evacuation Centres for
                                                                                 Disaster management
Business as Usual activities      Prepared research for Director             Negotiate     expired     leases     on       Continue to work with the State
                                    Community Services regarding                 community halls,            community           Government        (Department      of
                                    future of Katie Rose Cottage                 centres and sports complexes                    National Parks, Sport and Racing)
                                  Assisted Local laws to conduct               including Lawsons Shed, Genealogy               to deliver events in Noosa as part of
                                    animal management program at                 and Family History Group, Cooroora              the Building Active Communities
                                    Johns landing, visiting permanent            Woodworkers and Camphor Laurel                  program
                                    residents, allocating site numbers           Johnston Court, Noosa District                Develop      and      deliver  skills
                                    and recording animal ownership.              Sports Complex x 7, Tait Duke                   development        workshops      for
                                  Negotiation of renewal of Agreement          Cottage and Girraween Sports                    Management Committees of the
                                    with Youth Justice Services for              Complex                                         Shire’s Halls and Community
                                    graffiti clean-up, expanding to            Volunteer     Week      activities    in        Centres
                                    include community service orders             partnership       with    Volunteering        Noosa Youth Connect network
                                    and currently exploring other Council        Sunshine          Coast       including       Update our website presence
                                    services to include in Agreement.            participation in a Volunteer Expo at
                                  Winter Come and Try Sports Day               Noosa Fair (11 stallholders)
                                    approx. 150 children attended with         Assistance in community event
                                    parents                                      planning – Domestic Violence 14
                                  Development and launch of Noosa              May 2016, Suicide Prevention 25
                                    Sporting     Facilities  Guide    (in        May.
                                    partnership with Tourism Noosa and         Attendance at Embracing 2018 Pre
                                    local sports clubs).                         Commonwealth Regional Steering
                                  Implementation of Active Mums                Committee
                                    Program approx. 80-100 participants        Assist Noosa Gymnastics to expand
                                    per week.       Negotiated additional        their existing floor space and obtain
                                    funding from State Government to             funding from the State Government
                                    extend the program to meet demand          Attendance at          SEQ Cultural
                                    (200+registrations)                          Workers Network meeting
                                  Coordinator of team participated in        Prepare and distribute quarterly
                                    the LGMA Challenge                           Community          Connections       e-
                                                                                 newsletter to not for profits

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