2021-12-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda - Updated

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               7 DECEMBER 2021


1.   Guidelines
The Community Project, Environment and Climate Change Grant guidelines are published on
Council’s website for potential applicants at
https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/council-grants
The Community and Environment Project Grant Guidelines were expanded to include the Climate
Change Response category for this funding round.
The purpose of the Climate Change Response grant category was to:
    Contribute to achieving net zero emissions for Noosa Shire by 2026
    Assist Noosa Shire transition to 100% renewable electricity
    Increase the capacity of Noosa residents to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change
     impacts
Climate change response projects may include, but are not restricted to:
Events - Community based festivals or events that bring residents together (beyond the applicant
organisation’s membership base), including cultural, sports, environmental or community festivals.
Such events should have a clear connection to greenhouse gas emission reduction and/or climate
change adaptation.
Projects/programs – Projects or programs that address specific outcomes of the Noosa Climate
Change Response Plan. The project or program must address one or more of the following themes
of the Noosa Climate Change Response Plan:
     i.      Leadership and governance
     ii.     Energy efficiency and governance
     iii.    Clean low emissions industries
     iv.     Sustainable transport
     v.      Health & resilient natural systems and carbon sequestration and food systems
     vi.     Sustainable agriculture
     vii.    Resilient and adaptive communities and built environments
     viii.   Zero waste and circular economies
The Climate Change Response Grants seek to support initiatives that accelerate community-led
climate action at the local level. These grants are intended to mobilise the community, support
vulnerable people, provide initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and create a more sustainable
Noosa. This is a new category of grants available from Council and it is envisaged that a variety of
projects/programs will be put forward for consideration that could include, but not limited to:
    Education programs to build the capacity of the community to take action on climate change
    Pilot programs to trial emission reduction initiatives which are applicable to the wider
     community
    Studies to investigate how the community can reduce its household or business emissions
    Events to promote existing and emerging technologies to reduce emissions and adapt to
     climate change
    Sector specific programs to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change




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