NOOSA COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2022-2023 · Attachment 1: Noosa Shire Council Annual Report 22-23

     Our
     Culture
     At Council, we recognise our people are our greatest        2022 SPARC Employee Awards
     asset, and we value our employees. We believe it is
     important to recognise individuals and teams who            In December 2022, the CEO and leadership team hosted
     have made a significant contribution to Council and our     a SPARC Values reward and recognition event for all
     community, either through years of service, by delivering   employees. Nominations were submitted across several
     a successful outcome, or living our SPARC Values.           SPARC categories and a judging panel determined
                                                                 finalists.
     Development of our SPARC Values
                                                                 A total of 173 employee nominations were received.      Our SPARC values are
     In June 2022, the Noosa 2.0 SPARC Values Project            These employee awards acknowledge and celebrate the
     emerged from a Leadership meeting to support the
     development of Council’s new corporate values that
                                                                 employees who have been nominated by their colleagues
                                                                 for going above and beyond in exemplifying Council’s
                                                                                                                         Supportive, Passionate,




                                                                                                                                                   Noosa Council Annual Report 2022 - 2023
     showcase positive cultural and organisational               core values.
     behaviours focused on:
                                                                                                                         Authentic, Respectful
     — Supportive
     — Passionate
     — Authentic
                                                                                                                         and Committed and
                                                                                                                         they underpin our
     — Respectful and,
     — Committed values.


      During this reporting period, the leadership Team
     collaborated and refined definitions for each value,                                                                culture at Council.
     as well as established descriptors of both ‘above the
     line’ (acceptable) and ‘below the line’ (unacceptable)
     behaviours with the aim of assisting in the communication
     and council-wide adoption of SPARC Values.


     Subsequently, SPARC Values in Action was rolled out
     across the organisation with the aim of developing and
     promoting ‘above the line’ behaviours across council.


     The SPARC acronym represents the values we, as an
     organisation, consider to be intergrated into the way we
     work and in the way we serve our community.




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