2021-05-11 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                              11 MAY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES               RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                    successful collaboration with an              ‘Consume local’ concept rolled out in      Test Business Concierge
                                    adopted Charter of operation.                  partnership with Tourism Noosa,             Program internally and externally
                                 The second business resilience survey            Buy Noosa and Eat Noosa                     including consideration of
                                    was completed with 200 participants.          Providing ‘concierge’ services to key       adopting the State Governments
                                    Results published in February 2021             clients on an as needs basis.               Business Friendly Council
                                 The Economic Development team                   Digital Hub Director continues to           Program
                                    continues to work directly with Business       provide mentoring services and
                                    Associations, including Tewantin,              manage the transition of potential
                                    Pomona, Cooroy, Noosa Junction,                new tenants.
                                    Sunshine Beach, and Noosaville
                                 Key business concierge support was
                                    provided to multiple businesses in the
                                    period
Industry & Sector Development   Tourism                                           Education Sector – NETA focus on           Focus on next steps for the Future
                                 Collaborating with Tourism Noosa on              progressing Learning Hub proposal           Skills Learning Hub following
                                    future focused wedding industry               Education Sector – Engage NETA              outcomes from the Feasibilty
                                    development & business events                  Coordinator following the resignation       Study
                                    strategy                                       of Andrea Tattam                           Digital Hub expansion – lead
                                Tech/Digital                                      Agribusiness/Food – support the role        design of next stage as part of
                                 The Digital Hub is operating at full             out of FAN Noosa                            Rufous Street project.
                                    capacity & the technology school              Agribusiness/Food – continue to
                                    holiday programs have been a huge              support local food initiatives
                                    success.                                      Tourism – work with TN to support
                                 FireTech Program now has over $2.5M              and grow the Wedding Industry and
                                    worth of funding for the 3 components          activate the business events market
                                    of business growth program, FireTech          Digital Hub – continue strong growth
                                    expos and the FireTech Living Lab.             and plan for expansion. Focus on
                                 Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Plan         execution of $2M Firetech Program.
                                    for Noosa in early stage of conceptual
                                    design. Meetings held with
                                    infrastructure providers & SCC
                                    colleagues.
                                Education
                                 NETA (Education and Training Alliance)
                                    fully incorporated, met with Noosa
                                    Councillors and have developed a
                                    Learning Hub Feasibility ITQ.




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