2014-05-26 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     26 MAY 2014


Working Group

The Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group was established to review the Management
Model. That task has now been completed with this report to the Council.

However, it is suggested that as we move through the transition and implementation phase, there
would be benefit in continuing the Working Group. The Working Group could continue to meet
as required to work through transition and implementation issues with regular reports to the
Council as required. For continuity purposes, the same membership of the Working Group are
proposed to continue.


Previous Council Consideration
The Council considered this matter at its meeting of 3 April and passed the following resolution:

That Council note the report by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group to the General
Committee meeting dated 31 March 2014 in relation to the review of the Noosa Biosphere
Reserve Management Model and:
A.   Note the community consultation that has been undertaken to date and the key issues that
     arose as part of that community consultation;
B.   Adopt the proposed Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management Model as set out in the report
     by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group for the purpose of further consultation;
C.   Seek further input from the community via a community consultation session to be held on
     15 April 2014 and also seek further feedback from the Sector Board members about their
     preferred roles within the new arrangement: and
D.   Request the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group to report back to the Council once
     that further community consultation has been undertaken.


Finance & Risk
Nil.

CONSULTATION
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The Working Group has facilitated further community consultation in relation to the proposed
Noosa Biosphere Reserve management model. Specifically:

   Public submissions were called for via newspaper advertisements and Council’s website – 21
    submissions were received;
   A consultation session was held with Sector Board representatives on Monday 14 April;
   A public consultation session was held on Tuesday 15 April – approximately 40 members of
    the public attended; and
   A consultation meeting was held with members of the current Noosa Biosphere Board on
    Wednesday 16 April.


Internal Consultation
This proposal by the Noosa Biosphere Working Group has been discussed with all Councillors.




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