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

Supporting our Community Highlights

Noosa Community Support                                                                                               Active and Healthy Communities


— Engaged and supported over 1,650 seniors from across the Noosa Shire who accessed one or more services.             — We launched the region’s first health and wellbeing initiative – Living Well Noosa with approximately 100 people
— Over 50,000 hours of services provided from individual care, home cleaning to in home support services.               attending the launch.
— Most popular services are Fitness and Social Wellbeing classes and support with Home Maintenance.                   — Living Well Noosa has 24 initiatives in the community with 224 participants per week. Activities range from mental
— Over 200 seniors have been supported with transport to attend medical appointments. This service is provided          well-being to active mums and families.
  with the support of volunteers.                                                                                     — Living Well Seniors program has 16 initiatives running with 225 participants per week.
— Senior Survey results show a weighted average of 4.33 out of 5 in respect to the level of satisfaction with Noosa
  Community Support.                                                                                                  Our Community Partners


Cohesive and Resilient Communities                                                                                    — We fund 15 key community organisations at $151,271 per annum to help us deliver our Social Strategy via Alliance
                                                                                                                        and Community Centre grants.
— 12 events held with 23 partnering groups ranging from Come and Try, Grants Networking, First Aid and Preventing     — We fund 8 community halls at $56,249 per annum to provide a gathering and meeting place in community
  Fraud                                                                                                               — Alliance and Halls/Community Centre funding supports 265 volunteers and 277 members
— Over 220 emails and phone calls from the community requesting assistance.
— 37 meetings / visits to Community associations to provide assistance and support to groups working in Domestic      Libraries




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  and Family Violence, Youth and Community Development.
— Flood Recovery and Resilience Officer role commenced at Council to provide support.                                 — Current Membership of 33,057 - 58% members per capita
— Peregian Beach Community House officially opened.                                                                   — Total annual visits to our libraries are 214,205 - 3.8 physical visits per capita
— 5 Community Centre and combined community hall meetings.                                                            — Total annual loans are 445,644 physical loans & 100,469 digital loans – 9.7 loans per capita
                                                                                                                      — We have delivered 556 programs with 8050 attendees
Accessible, Diverse, and affordable Communities                                                                       — We have delivered 186 early-literacy learning programs for children aged 0-5 and their families to improve literacy
                                                                                                                        outcomes, attracting 4075 in attendance.
— 71 referrals for community issues such as homelessness, housing, mental health and domestic and family violence
  locally.
— 4 Northern Network meetings with 37 attendees, including social service organisations
— 23 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on homelessness
— 14 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on affordable housing




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