2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                           11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES               RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                   Key relationships, support and event
                                     attendance:
                                     o CCIQ Noosa, Noosa Junction
                                        Association, Noosaville Business
                                        Association, Sunshine Beach
                                        Business Association, Sunshine
                                        Coast Business Council, Business
                                        Mentors Noosa, Tewantin Traders
Industry & Sector Development    Tourism                                      Digital Hub – continue strong growth      Digital Hub expansion – lead design
                                    o Regular Tourism Noosa and Noosa             and plan for expansion.                     of next stage as part of Rufous Street
                                       Council teams meetings                   Education Sector – NETA rollout the         project
                                    o Finalised Noosa Trails Network              ‘Noosa as an education destination’       Increase partnership opportunities
                                       report                                                                                 with Tourism Noosa related to
                                                                                                                              new/expanding markets – digital/tech
                                 Tech/Digital
                                                                                                                              tourism, education tourism, food
                                   o Peregian Digital Hub finished the 6                                                      tourism, indigenous tourism
                                       months to December 2019 ahead
                                       of financial targets, 24% growth in
                                       membership of digital sub-sector
                                       groups, 40% increase in Facebook
                                       followers and 27% increase in
                                       newsletter subscribers. With 4 new
                                       FTE positions and 5 p/t roles
                                       created      from     within   Hub
                                       businesses, The Digital Hub had a
                                       great 6 months.
                                    o Rufous Street expansion            –
                                       assessing options for next stage of
                                       the digital hub
                                    o Hosted GovHack event which
                                        attracted over 40 participants,
                                        generated 7 projects with one
                                        national prize winner and 2
                                        honourable mentions and 2
                                        runners up prizes.




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