2022-06-28 Special Meeting - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Operational Plan 22-23

Corporate Plan Theme – The Noosa Environment                                                       Operational Plan 22/23
Corporate Plan Key      Operational Initiatives     Outcomes                                            Responsible Areas
Focus Areas
1.5 Reinforce our       Streetscape upgrade         Improved management of Noosa’s public               Infrastructure
Noosa Design            project implementation      areas and built environment to align with the       Planning, Design &
Principles                                          Noosa Design Principles and Noosa Style             Delivery, Civil Ops
                                                                                                        (Civil Works & Mtce)
                                                                                                        (Parks & Gardens)
1.6 Manage              Continue to implement       Development outcomes aligned with the               Development
development within      best practice               environmental controls included in the Noosa        Assessment
the Noosa Shire in      Development Assessment      Plan 2020
accordance with         services that deliver the
Noosa's                 strategic environmental
environmental           outcomes committed to in
outcomes                the Noosa Plan 2020
                        Community ZEN               The Noosa Community is assisted to                  Environmental
                        emissions project           become zero net emissions by 2026                   Services
1.7 Plan our response
to climate change       implementation
                        Coastal Hazards             Improved understanding of coastal hazards           Strategic Land Use
                        Monitoring                  through evidence-based information and              Planning
                                                    technology applications

                        Implement Climate           Responds to Council’s climate change                Strategic Land Use
                        Change Response Plan        emergency declaration and helps Noosa               Planning
                                                    Shire to adapt to and prepare for the
                                                    potential effects of climate change over time
                        Continue the                Improved management of our bushland                 Environmental
                        implementation of           reserves about fire and the implementation of       Services
                        Council’s Fire              a more proactive, specialised burning regime
                        Management Plans and
                        bushland reserves
                        Noosa Heads Main Beach      Improved management of shoreline erosion            Asset Management
                        SEMP                        in Noosa Main Beach and Noosa River
                        Coastal Reserve             Complete and initiate implementation of a           Asset Management
                        Management Plan             management Plan for the eastern beaches to
                                                    manage encroachments, accesses and
                                                    works in the dunes
                        Coastal Reserves            Improved management of coastal foreshores           Environmental
                        Management Plan             and preservation and improvement of                 Services
                        consultancy study           ecological, scenic, and cultural values
                        Audit of Council’s          Adequate and appropriate energy metering            Procurement
                        electricity meters and      to ensure efficient costs and to inform zero
                        assets                      emissions decision-making
                        Landfill gas to power       Identify feasible options to optimise use of        Waste &
                        feasibility study           landfill gas extraction                             Environmental
                                                                                                        Health
                        Develop best practice       Increased community knowledge on waste              Waste &
                        waste management            and recycling initiatives & increase diversion      Environmental
                        marketing model for waste   rates across multiple waste streams                 Health
                        reduction
                        Polystyrene processing      Treatment and diversion of polystyrene              Waste &
                                                    waste from landfill                                 Environmental
                                                                                                        Health
                        Household recycling         Reduced contamination in recycle bins               Waste &
                        decontamination                                                                 Environmental
                                                                                                        Health

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