2022-03-30 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                                 30 MARCH 2022


The key feedback themes from the inaugural consultation process are outlined in the table below.

Table 4: Key Budget Consultation Feedback Themes from 2021/22 Budget
Feedback Topic         Summary of Outcomes and Snapshot of Related Actions Underway During 2021/22
                        • Tourism and Economic Levy still abolished for the 2021/22 budget.
Concerns over           • Funding for Tourism Noosa and Council’s economic development activities now firmly
Proposed Abolition of     committed as base budget funding through the General Rate.
the Tourism and         • Development of a Destination Management Plan underway.
Economic Levy           • A full review of rates and changes, including the effectiveness of this change, to occur as part
                          of the 2022/23 budget.
Establishment of the    • New Transitory Accommodation General Rating Category still introduced for the 2021/22
Transitory                budget.
Accommodation           • A full review of rates and changes, including the effectiveness of this change, to occur as part
General Rating            of the 2022/23 budget.
Category
                        • A new waste strategy currently being developed which will identify a range of actions and
Improved Waste
                          investment required to optimise the effectiveness of waste management operations, increase
Management
                          diversion and recovery of waste as well as reduce landfill emissions.
Practices
                        • Major landfill cell upgrade capital works underway at the Eumundi Road landfill site.
                        • Environment Levy increased, and part returned to pre-COVID levels ($64).
                        • Levy price to be reviewed again with the 2022/23 budget.
                        • Additional budget funding for Zero Emissions initiatives (both in original budget initiatives and
                          budget review 2 during the year).
Additional Investment
                        • CHAP finalisation and development of a Climate Change Response Plan.
in Environment and
                        • Development of a Coastal Reserve Management Plan underway.
Sustainability
                        • Bushfire Resilience Levy introduced.
                        • New grant funding (SEQCSP) from State Government invested in continued bushland
                          reserves rehabilitation and management.
                        • Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP) works
                        • Transport Levy returned to pre-COVID levels.
                        • Levy price to be reviewed again with the 2022/23 budget.
                        • A number of initiatives included in the capital works program including:
Progression of
                            o Walking and Cycling strategy works
Sustainable Transport
                            o Noosa Heads Bus Station Options Analysis
Outcomes
                            o Noosa Drive Reef Hotel to Noosa Parade transport corridor planning
                            o Noosa Parade upgrade construction underway
                        • Commencement of a year-round free weekend bus trial (BR2)
                        • Heritage Levy part-returned to pre-COVID levels ($8.50)
Additional Investment
                        • Price to be reviewed again with the 2022/23 budget.
in Heritage Protection
and Preservation        • A full program of heritage initiatives being delivered for the 2021/22 year, including the
Activities                heritage portal, heritage register review, heritage conservation management plan and
                          continuation of the Noosa notables program.
                        • Record $48.1 million capital works program underway for 2021/22, including significant
                          renewal and upgrade works for existing assets.
Additional Investment
                        • Continuation of condition assessment program for key road, bridge and stormwater
in Maintaining
                          infrastructure.
Infrastructure
                        • Finalisation of updated Asset Management Plans underway, as well as initiatives to improve
                          whole of life asset management.

In line with the motions adopted at the special meeting on 2021/22 budget consultation outcomes, a
review has been undertaken on the public consultation process, and identified the following three
priority improvement areas to address for the 2022/23 budget and onward:




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