2019-05-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                            7 MAY 2019


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development            Community engagement undertaken            Finalise tender documentation              Conduct tender for new Community
                                            regarding Stage 3 schedule of works                                                       House
                                          Draft     tender     documentation
                                            prepared for the new Peregian
                                            Beach Community House and
                                            carpark
Disaster Recovery                         Disaster      Recovery        Group        Revising Recovery sub-plans with           Undertake     Disaster    Evacuation
                                            membership reviewed and initial              focus on toolbox and checklists for          Centre training and exercise
                                            meeting held                                 first 14 days                              Develop draft Recovery sub-plans
                                                                                       Identifying training requirements for
                                                                                         Recovery Group
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Social Strategy implementation            Adoption of the Regional Difficult to      Drafting of the Noosa District and         Continue the expansion of the Social
                                            Locate Sports Plan                           Cooroy Sports Complex Master                 Services Hub
                                          INSPIRE expo - successful grant-             Plans                                      Facilitate an events workshop to
                                            funded youth week event held in            Collaborative planning with SCRC             help community groups with the
                                            collaboration with the Digital Hub           for regional forum on aged-care              processes of event management
                                            and Libraries                                management in disasters                      (once Events Policy adopted)
                                                                                       Establish a Wellbeing Carers
                                                                                         Program in collaboration with
                                                                                         Community Support and Noosa
                                                                                         Leisure Centre
                                                                                       Facilitate opportunities for young
                                                                                         people to engage with Council -
                                                                                         Youth Engagement Schools Project
Council Community Grants Program inc      New Community Grants Policy                Assessment and reporting of last           Payment and acquittal of Council
RADF                                        adopted (aligning with the new               2018/19 round of Community Grants            grants
                                            Environment Grants Policy)
                                          Grants Networks and Nibbles Night
                                            held with 120 people attending
                                          Application    period     held    for
                                            Community       Project,    Alliance,
                                            Signature Events, RADF and Festive
                                            Season grants


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