DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                             6 OCTOBER 2026



Opportunity

    Opportunity          Likelihood          Potential Benefit               Realisation Strategy

 Improved                Likely         Brings together decision-        Ensure skills based
 engagement and                         makers from government,          representation from
 coordination                           community, business,             organisations with genuine
 across                                 environment and tourism          influence and decision-making
 organisations that                     and provides a mechanism         authority
 can        influence                   to address complex
 positive destination                   challenges that no single        Maintain a strong focus on
 outcomes          for                  organisation can solve           implementation and action
 Noosa                                  alone.

 Accelerated             Likely         DSC Members can mobilise         Focus      meetings        on
 implementation of                      resources,       networks,       implementation, accountability
 the    Destination                     expertise             and        and measurable outcomes
 Management Plan                        organisational commitment        rather   than     information
                                        beyond Council's direct          sharing.
                                        control, helping deliver
                                        actions     that    would
                                        otherwise be difficult to
                                        achieve.

 Increased ability to    Possible       A DSC creates a powerful         Leverage       the   collective
 influence     DMP                      and unified voice when           influence of DSC members
 outcomes        and                    advocating to State and          and develop shared positions
 aspirations                            Federal Governments and          on Noosa’s priority challenges
                                        other agencies on Noosa’s        as outlined in the DMP.
                                        priorities   –    such    as
                                        affordable workers housing,
                                        connected          transport,
                                        improved infrastructure and
                                        managing impacts in key
                                        destination locations.

 Stronger                Likely         The DSC provides a forum         Use the Monitoring and
 stewardship      of                    to    balance     community      Evaluation Framework (MEF)
 Noosa’s      future                    wellbeing                 with   to track outcomes and support
 social,                                environmental       protection   evidence-based       decision
 environmental,                         and economic prosperity,         making.
 business       and                     helping Noosa to maintain
 cultural                               the       qualities       and
 aspirations,     as                    characteristics that make
 identified in the                      Noosa distinctive.
 DMP


 Greater (broader)       Possible   /   The DSC demonstrates that        Maintain balanced skills based
 community               Likely         delivery of the DMP is           membership           including
 confidence     in                      guided by a broad range of       community      representatives
 Noosa’s      DMP                       interests rather than Council    with gravitas.
 implementation                         or the tourism industry
                                        alone,         strengthening