2021-02-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     9 FEBRUARY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                  RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                                 THE NEXT QUARTER
Council Community Grants Program    Assessed RADF grant applications.             Prepare Round 15 Community &                       Process all Water Rebate claims
including RADF                        Report to Council January 2021                  Environment Projects and RADF Program                (direct billed Not for Profits).
                                    Inducted new volunteers into the RADF           - Grant Rounds to open 3 March 2021                Start planning 2021-22 RADF
                                      committee                                       and close 14 April 2021                              funding application in preparation
                                    Supported organisations who receive the                                                              for April application to Arts Qld
                                      Festive Season community grants with
                                      their events
Disaster Recovery                   Coordinated and delivered a 1-year            Ongoing Bushfire and Covid-19 Recovery             Develop further events and
                                      bushfire anniversary event at Cooroibah,        support                                              activities that build community
                                      Northshore and Peregian                       Plan and coordinate further Mental Health            resilience and help prepare for
                                    Coordinated and delivered Bushfire Risk         First Aid training                                   disaster events
                                      Management Workshop in partnership            Coordinate specific Mental Health training         In partnership with Council’s
                                      with emergency agencies and QLD Fire            in partnership with SCHHS (Mental Health             Disaster Management Officer,
                                      Biodiversity Consortium for Noosa North         Unit) specific to staff that work in disaster        develop Disaster Management
                                      Shore/Teewah residents.                         recovery                                             Plans in areas wanting and
                                    Developed and launched the Noosa              Reinvigorate the Aged Care Retirement                interested in having specific plan
                                      specific Emergency Action guide.                Sector reference group regarding disaster            e.g. Boreen Point, Pomona,
                                    Organised and delivered Mental Health           preparedness and resilience                          Cooran
                                      First Aid Training.                           Work with priority community groups in             Continue to deliver on the
                                    Continued to activate the Connecting            disaster preparedness/resilience I.e.                community recovery plan.
                                      Noosa program, providing free activities        Pomona Community House, Kin Kin Rural
                                      that assist recovery from bushfires and         Fire Brigade/Residents Association/Lake
                                      COVID 19                                        Cootharaba Residents Assoc/Sailing
                                    Worked with Guardian to create an opt-in        Club.
                                      feature for the Disaster Dashboard that       Negotiate introduction of new activities in
                                      alerts residents of hazards and                 Connecting Noosa Program for 2021
                                      emergencies locally
Volunteer Initiatives               Provided support and assistance to            Continue to provide up to date information         Continue to prepare and deliver
                                      community organisations in relation to          and support as well as managing a                    the 2020/21 Workshop and Event
                                      COVID restrictions & return to operations       response to community organisations &                calendar for volunteers including
                                    Delivered annual International Volunteers       volunteers regarding their needs during              workshops on Event
                                      Day at Noosaville Lions Park – approx.          COVID-19                                             Management, Conflict resolution,
                                      165 volunteers attended.                      Continue working & collaborate with local            Volunteer Recruitment and
                                    Supported & encouraged local sporting           community organisations to ensure food               Retention and workshops that
                                      organisations apply for Active Restart          supply for vulnerable persons is available           build resilience for Not for Profits
                                      Infrastructure Recovery Fund Grants (Qld      Finalise EOI process for Strategic                   and volunteers
                                      Gov). 22 sporting organisations successful      Planning assistance to not for profits that
                                      for a total of $174,394 awarded to Noosa        comes in the form of a ten-hour face to
                                      based clubs.                                    face workshop/s.

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