Annual Report 2023-24

                                                                                                                                                                                     Our Council
     Noosa Shire                                                 Council’s
     Council                                                     Roles
     Noosa Shire Council was created in 1910 under the           In accordance with section 9 of the LG Act, councils     Provider / Delivery
     Queensland Local Authorities Act of 1902. As such, the      are responsible for the good rule of their local         Directly delivering services, projects, programs and
     Shire of Noosa was created out of an area previously        government areas. This responsibility includes the       infrastructure.
     belonging to Widgee (now Cooloola Shire) and a small        performance of various functions and the delivery of
     strip along the northern border of Maroochy (now            a range of services to the community.                    Funder
     Sunshine Coast). Noosa’s population at the time was                                                                  Funding other organisations/service providers to
     about 2,000. At the first local government election on 22   As such, our Council is invested in the following        deliver programs, projects, services, funding collective
     April 2024, nine Councillors were elected. James Duke       overarching responsibilities:                            groups to meet, connect and collaborate.
     became the first Shire Chairman. The bridge at Gympie
     Terrace, Noosaville, is named after him, in his memory.     — to govern the local government’s affairs               Facilitator
     The first Shire Clerk was Mr E.A. Edwards who held          — t o be responsible for the performance of the         Assisting others to be involved in activities by
     office until 1946.                                             local government’s functions                          bringing groups and interested parties together.
                                                                 — t o oversee the allocation of the local
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     In 2008, the Noosa Shire was amalgamated with                  government’s funds and resources, and                 Partner                                                       41
     Maroochy Shire and the City of Caloundra to form the        — to determine the local government’s policies.          Forming partnerships and strategic alliances with other
     Sunshine Coast Regional Shire. In March 2013 and                                                                     parties in the interests of the community.
     after several years of campaigning by the community,
     residents of the former Noosa Shire went to the polls
                                                                 The purpose of our                                       Educator
     to vote on a referendum whether or not Noosa should         council is to ensure                                     Providing education, information, and data to our
     de-amalgamate from the Sunshine Coast Regional                                                                       communities to facilitate learning, knowledge and
     Shire. In response, 82.6% of voters were in favour of       that it is fundamentally                                 change as we work together on delivering our plans.
     deamalgamation. On 1 January 2014, Noosa Shire
     Council was officially re-established as an independent
                                                                 accountable, effective,                                  Advocator
     local government area.                                      efficient, and                                           Promoting the interests of the community, and key

                                                                 sustainable for our                                      Noosa Shire projects and initiatives to others (funders,
                                                                                                                          decision and policy makers and influencers).
                                                                 local government area.
                                                                                                                          Planner
                                                                 Council also provides a wide range of services,          Undertaking long-term planning for the sustainability




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                                                                 facilities, and functions for the Shire. In delivering   of the organisation and the Shire and proactively
                                                                 these, Council’s role is varied and is dependent         planning for services and infrastructure, which respond
                                                                 on being responsive to the needs, interests, and         to current and future needs.
                                                                 aspirations of the community. Council performs best
                                                                 when it has a clearly understood role and focuses        Regulator
                                                                 its energy within that role. Council’s roles can be      Regulating certain public activities through legislation
                                                                 described as:                                            (for example by-laws relating to animal management,
                                                                                                                          public health, litter etc).