2021-08-10 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                           10 AUGUST 2021


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development      Construction works on track              Continue design of conversion of            Complete concept plans for
                                    Council has completed its                 existing Community House to                  FireTech Lab
                                     obligations regarding the Ri-Con          extension of Digital Hub in                 Work with Peregian Beach
                                     liquidation                               consideration of FireTech grant              Community House committee to
                                                                              Tenure negotiations for new                  identify opportunities to plan the
                                                                               Community House                              activation of the new centre.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Social Strategy Implementation      Orange Sky Laundry re-established        Work with Sunshine Coast Housing            Investigate insurance bulk buy
                                     in Noosa Shire.                           & Homelessness Network and social            options for Halls & Community
                                    Noosa Social Services Hub re-             service providers to organise a              Centres.
                                     established at Tait-Duke Community        Housing & Homelessness                      Work with QShelter to host Squalor
                                     Cottage post Covid Testing Centre.        Roadshow at Tewantin.                        and Hoarding training.
                                    Worked in partnership with PHN           Ongoing participation in Place-             Continue to progress detailed design
                                     and Sunny Street to establish             Based Response to Homelessness               of the Noosa District Sports
                                     Covid testing and immunisation            and part of the new Sunshine Coast           Complex internal road.
                                     centre in Tewantin CBD.                   Care Coordination Group.                    Develop scope for non-motorised
                                    Delivered Grow Your Arts workshop        Work with St Vincent de Paul                 sports feasibility study
                                     - Career Planning for Creatives           Society Qld and community                   Continue work with Sunny Kids and
                                    Workshop and stakeholder                  stakeholders to secure funding and           Northern Sunshine Coast Social
                                     engagement with user groups at            support for the introduction of an           Services Network to finalise position
                                     Cooroy Sports Complex to develop          intensive family support program in a        paper and recommendations for
                                     concept designs                           local high school and community              identified gaps in service delivery for
                                                                               setting.                                     family and young people services.
                                    Secured ActiveKit funding for $100k
                                                                              Work with ABS to coordinate
                                     to develop ageing well Noosa
                                                                               outreach to include people sleeping
                                     program to 30/6/22
                                                                               rough in 10 August Census.
                                    Secured funding from Cricket             Continue work with stakeholders to
                                     Australia Infrastructure Fund             investigate crisis housing options for
                                     towards redeveloping the former           people at risk of homelessness.
                                     Navy Cadets building at Noosa            Continue to investigate opportunities
                                     District Sports Complex                   for proposed Tiny Homes for youth
                                    Working with Noosa World Surfing          transitional housing.
                                     Reserve and surfing community (all       Develop scope and procurement for
                                     craft) on surf and beach safety.          ReGen Wellbeing Hub feasibility


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