2019-08-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                              6 AUGUST 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES               RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Industry & Sector Development    Tourism                                     Digital Hub – continue strong growth      Digital Hub expansion – lead design
                                   o regular Tourism Noosa and                   and plan for expansion.                     of next stage as part of Rufous
                                      Noosa Council teams meetings             Education Sector – NETA charter             Street project
                                   o Finalised        SGS    economics           finalised   and     funding    model      Aviation (Drones) – support research
                                      component of Value of Tourism              operational                                 and assessment of plans for a
                                      report                                   Sustainable Tourism – continue to           national drone academy based in
                                 Tech/Digital                                  be part of the Industry and                 Noosa
                                  o Peregian Digital Hub - Hosted 7              Sustainable Development working           Education – rollout NETA programs
                                      digital skills workshops for >110          group and Value of Tourism project          and finalise funding structure for
                                      adults, 4 new part-time jobs                                                           2019/20
                                      enabled, 2 newco’s birthed at the                                                    Environment – support rollout of
                                      Hub in 2019 year. Website and                                                          Earthtech venture
                                      monthly e-newsletters provide
                                      extensive                  details.
                                      https://www.peregianhub.com.au/
                                      newsletter/
                                   o Partnered with National Drones to
                                      deliver a drone info night
                                      supporting establishment of local
                                      training academy
                                   o Rufous Street expansion –
                                      assessing options for next stage
                                      of the digital hub
                                   o Attended SCC hosted ‘Doonan
                                      Open Data Expo’
                                 Education
                                   o NETA (Education and Training
                                      Alliance) attended the quarterly
                                      update          by      Economic
                                      Development
                                   o USC – strategic meeting held with
                                      CIDSEL
                                 Environment
                                   o Support for launch of Earthtech –
                                      a new venture focused on
                                      technology solutions of global
                                      scale
                                   o Attended cleantech conference in
                                      Caloundra

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