2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                   11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Economic Development
Local    Economic  Plan        (LEP)      The strategic intent of the LEP and        Continuation of LEP implementation          Focus on supporting the exciting
implementation                              the associated 68 actions continue to        with a focus on increased business            businesses and entities emerging
                                            be delivered by Council and its              communications,            marketing,         from the Peregian Digital Hub and
                                            partners. Detailed actions for this          economic information tools and                across various sectors ie. Earthtech,
                                            quarter listed below.                        grants uptake                                 Provectus Algae, Firetech 2020,
                                          A review of the LEP action plan will       Focus on supporting the many                  Helitak, Fireball International
                                            commence in April 2020 (originally           business groups to build capacity and       Finalise concept planning for the
                                            planned to start in late 2019).              improving council interactions and            expansion of the Digital Hub
                                                                                         consultation                                Invest in the key activities of the
                                                                                                                                       NETA group - continuing to assess
                                                                                                                                       the opportunity for a Future Skills
                                                                                                                                       Learning Hub and roll-out of ‘Noosa
                                                                                                                                       as an education destination’
Business Support and Development        Cooroibah – Local Disaster Recovery          Working      with    potential   grant      Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                          Group                                          applicants    to    develop    quality        clients
                                          o Led the economic recovery in                 applications with high impact               Continue to promote and improve the
                                            partnership with State agencies,             outcomes.                                     quality of Grant applications
                                            including contacting and following-        Providing ‘concierge’ services to key       Maximise the opportunity that the
                                            up with around 20 businesses                 clients and formalising the process           SCRIPT funded Entrepreneur in the
                                            impacted in Tewantin, North                Digital Hub Director continues to             Region presents.
                                            Shore and Cooroibah                          provide mentoring services and
                                          o Led Noosa Council’s attendance               manage the transition of potential
                                            at the Queensland Government’s               new tenant
                                            Bushfire Appeal charity event and
                                            first introduced the concept of
                                            Firetech 2020 – a program that
                                            includes a business accelerator
                                            program, international conference
                                            and investment in a physical hub.
                                        Business Successes 2019
                                           o Hosted 15 businesses and
                                               individuals at the Council
                                               Chambers to celebrate success
                                               in the Sunshine Coast Business




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