2019-08-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                         6 AUGUST 2019


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
New Noosa Plan                             Review     of    submissions     and       Working through key issues from            Report submissions to Council with
                                             consideration of potential changes to        submissions with Council                     recommended changes to Noosa
                                             Noosa Plan                                                                                Plan including legal review
Electronic Lodgement of Development        Meetings with TechnologyOne to             Engage with Planning consultants to        Work with DA team to prepare for
Applications                                 configure     system    to    enable         test electronic lodgement process to         implementation       of     electronic
                                             electronic lodgement of development          gain feedback and ensure process             lodgement later in the year
                                             applications    proposed    to   be          creates efficiencies
                                             implemented at similar time to new
                                             Noosa Plan
Tourism Noosa Collaboration                Established cross organisational           Working with Tourism Noosa and             Future coordination meeting across
                                             coordination meetings with Tourism           Plastic Free Noosa on partnership            a range of topics – trails masterplan,
                                             Noosa on a range of issues/projects          priorities over next 6 months for            plastic free, Kabi Kabi engagement
                                                                                          Plastic Free Noosa
The Nature Conservancy Partnership -       The 3 year partnership agreement           Liaise with TNC over appointment of        Initiate planning for project/technical
Bring Back The Fish                          between NSC and TNC adopted by               project manager to take the project          advisory group.
                                             Council at the Ordinary Meeting,             forward.                                   TNC to prepare detailed project
                                             July 2019.                                                                                plan.

Environmental Services
Noosa Environment Strategy                 The Noosa Environment Strategy             Development of working groups to
                                             was adopted by Council at the                monitor implementation of actions
                                             Ordinary meeting June 2019.                  across the four themes.
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          River     Plan   for   community
                                             River Plan and reported this to              threats and values, from community           consultation.
                                             Council.                                     feedback.
                                           Agreed on new structure of plan,
                                             reflecting   community     feedback
                                             regarding values and threats.
Sustainable Fisheries Direction Paper      A final Noosa Fishing Futures paper        Incorporate relevant options from the
                                             presented to Council at the Ordinary         Noosa Fishing Futures paper into
                                             meeting July 2019.                           the draft River Plan, for broader
                                                                                          community consultation.



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