2019-11-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                    12 NOVEMBER 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Environmental Services
Noosa Environment Strategy                  The Noosa Environment Strategy          Development of working groups to         Initial consideration of key priorities
                                              was adopted by Council at the             monitor implementation of actions          for implementation of Environment
                                              Ordinary meeting on 20 June 2019.         across the four themes.                    Strategy to feed into 20/21 budget
                                                                                      Implementation of the Multi-year
                                                                                        Collaborative Grants (MEC) program
                                                                                        to fund community-based
                                                                                        implementation programs.
Environment Grants                          Second round of Environment             Finalising application process for       Run MEC Grants process, including
                                              Project Grants finalised.                 MEC Grants.                                assessment.
                                            Revised Environment Grants Policy       Promotion of first round of MEC
                                              adopted by Council.                       Grants.
                                            New guidelines for the Multi-year       Meeting with potential applicants.
                                              Environment Collaborative (MEC)
                                              Grant developed by Environment
                                              Levy Working Group and noted at
                                              Council meeting.
Noosa River Plan                            Completed Noosa Fishing Futures         Finalise redrafting the Noosa River      Prepare restructured draft of the
                                              consultancy for input into the new        Plan to reflect risk assessment for        Noosa River Plan for community
                                              River Plan and reported this to           threats and values, from community         consultation (timing to be
                                              Council.                                  feedback.                                  determined).
                                                                                      Incorporating outcomes of the
                                                                                        fisheries review and Professor
                                                                                        Skilleter study.
Implementation of the ZEN Organisation      Mayor Tony Wellington recognised        Roll out of community education &        Small sites solar procurement
Strategy                                      as the Cities Power Partnership           solar buy program                          process
                                              Ambassador                              Landfill gas improvements                Develop project scope for ZEN
                                            Council ZEN approach & actions          Complete installation of solar at          Strategy revision
                                              were a finalist in the CPP awards         Noosa Library, Holiday Park &            NAC Solar installation
                                            Noosa awarded as host for the             Cooroy Butter factory                    Community education/ solar buy
                                              CPP Summit 2020                                                                    Landfill gas capture improvements
                                            Calculation of 2018/19 carbon
                                              footprint
                                            Procurement completed for solar
                                              systems at Noosa Library, Holiday
                                              Park & Cooroy Butter Factory
                                            Meetings with LMS re
                                              improvement of landfill gas

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