2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                Facilitated  partnership   between
                                                  Noosa Residential Aged Care and
                                                  Noosa Flexi School – Generations
                                                  Café social enterprise. Launched in
                                                  April 2018.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Noosa Aquatic Centre
Investigate ways to enhance the                 Approval of a major emission               Removal of redundant solar pool              Install and commission the system.
centre’s sustainability practices to              reduction strategy - PV solar power          water heating from the roof.                 Media awareness of the project and
achieve Council's Emission Reduction              generation.                                Replacement       of   original    roof        its outcomes.
Policy goals.                                   Tenders have been assessed and               sheeting prior to new installation.
                                                  a contractor appointed for the
                                                  installation of a Solar PV system.
Create improved        family   change          The result of a Learn to Swim              Outcome     of   application was             If funding application is successful,
facilities                                        survey identified improved family            scheduled for February 2018                    commence detailed design and go to
                                                  change space as a key priority.              announcement by state government               tender. If not, seek alternative
                                                Funding application completed for            but remains unknown.                           funding sources for the project.
                                                  Qld State Governments ‘Female
                                                  Facilities’ funding program as part
                                                  of the ‘Get in the Game’ funding
                                                  program.
                                                Application submitted 1/12/17.
Develop a detailed centre Asset                 Finalisation      of     the    Asset      Implementation and adherence to              Continue to conduct an internal
Management Plan as a pilot project for            Management Plan as a pilot project           existing maintenance schedule.                 cost/benefit analysis on some
Community Facilities.                             for Community Facilities.                                                                   recommendations and implement
                                                Combining of Building Condition                                                             recommended actions.
                                                  Assessment and the Roejen Pool
                                                  Plant Condition Audit into draft plan
                                                  document.
                                                Ensuring recommendations are fed
                                                  into future years’ planning.
Operate facility in line with the endorsed      The NAC $197k ahead of YTD                 Retain     close     monitoring    of        Continue with tight management
budget                                            revenue target.                              occupancy levels for both Learn to             practices to ensure a favorable
                                                YTD expenditure is $31k under                Swim & Group Fitness/Circuit                   result against the predicted budget.
                                                  budget.                                      classes to ensure maximum financial
                                                Net YTD position is a positive               performance.
                                                  variance to budget of $228k.               Finalise 18/19 financial year budget.
                                                Draft budget finalized for 18/19
                                                  financial year.

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