FURTHER REPORT - NOOSA DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE (REQUESTED AT GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING DATED 6 OCTOBER 2026) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                              15 OCTOBER 2026


      partner/support organisations, reviewed and updated on and annual basis and informed
      by Council’s annual budget considerations;
   D. Delegate authority to the CEO to make minor changes or amendments to the DMP and
      associated appendices if required prior to designing and publishing final documents on
      Council’s website;
   E. Amend the heading in the final column of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to
      read: "Potential Measures.” ;
   F. Establish a DMP Delivery Risk Register and include in the Terms of Reference for the
      Destination Stewardship Council (DSC) and report to Council annually as part of the
      annual review. The register will outline delivery risks, dependencies, resource
      constraints, and mitigation strategies;
   G. Ensure that any action likely to materially affect local business activity or the amenity of
      nearby residents including paid parking, congestion charging, one way corridor trials or
      precinct closures, be subject to an engagement with affected sectors before Council
      decision;
   H. Amend the DMP to include a clear objective for the economic management of the visitor
      economy, supported by defined strategies, actions and measurable outcomes;
   I. Amend the DMP to include an action that proposes the development of a Council
      Advocacy and Partnership Strategy to support implementation of the plan;
   J. Endorse the establishment of a Destination Stewardship Council (DSC) as a priority
      action to support implementation of the Destination Management Plan, with its purpose
      to provide oversight, monitoring and evaluation, guidance and transparency. A Terms of
      Reference be prepared outlining the process for establishing the Destination
      Stewardship Council and report back to Council for consideration be provided as the
      first priority following adoption of the Destination Management Plan; and
   K. Ensure that during implementation, monitoring and review of the Noosa Destination
      Management Plan, Council officers engage with appropriate independent experts and
      key stakeholders to further refine the Plan’s strategic settings, assumptions, and
      delivery approach, ensuring it remains responsive to changing economic conditions,
      State policy and regulatory settings, market dynamics, delivery risks and emerging
      strategic opportunities.

Special Meeting, 14 August 2025
4.1 DESTINATION MANAGEMENT PLAN – PHASE 2 ENGAGEMENT
That Council
   A. Note the report by the Manager Economic Development and Destination Management
      to the Special Meeting dated 4 August 2025, regarding the Destination Management
      Plan;
   B. Approve the Draft Destination Management Plan provided as Attachment 1 for the
      purposes of community engagement for a six-week period between 6 August and 14
      September 2025;
   C. Note the community engagement plan provided as Attachment 2 to this report, outlining
      the range of activities and approaches to enable broad community awareness and
      feedback on the Draft Destination Management Plan;
   D. Delegate the CEO to make minor changes or amendments as required to the Draft
      Destination Management Plan prior to community engagement process
      commencing; and