Annual Report 2023-24

— 1 2% increase in individuals who engage in moderate activity 2-3 times a week




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Our Performance
       Disrupted Initiatives                                                                                                          — 1 8% increase in individuals who engage in strength activities
       OP                                           Service / Manager                                                                 — 1 13% improvement in social connection
               Initiative                                                      Status       Comments
       Ref                                          Responsible                                                                       — 1 11% improvement in mental health ratings in the excellent and very good categories
       2.7.3   Complete the Noosa Cemeteries        Transport Project                       Data has been finalised and               — 1 7% improvement in mental health ratings in the poor and fair categories
               Plan.                                                                        presented to councillors in August        — 1 10% improvement in those who rated their health as 4 or below
                                                                                            2024..                                    — 1 6% improvement in the number of individuals achieving the recommended hours of sleep
                                                                                            Note-considered to be part of the
                                                                                            initiative to develop the Noosa
                                                                                            Parking Management Plan which             Cohesive and resilient communities
                                                                                            is an initiative in the new FY24/25
                                                                                            Operational Plan.                         —2  4 events held with 40+ partnering groups ranging from Grants Networking, First Aid and Preventing Fraud,
       2.7.4   Undertake the Noosa Heads            Transport Project                       Data has been finalised and                  Accidental Counsellor, Trauma training and more
               precinct traffic management                                                  presented to councillors in August        —O  ver 313 emails and phone calls from the community requesting assistance
               technology trial.                                                            2024.
                                                                                                                                      — 1 08 meetings / visits to Community Associations to provide assistance and support to groups working in
                                                                                            Note-considered to be part of the
                                                                                            initiative to develop the Noosa              Domestic and Family Violence, Youth and Community Development
                                                                                            Parking Management Plan which             —F  ive (5) Community Centre and combined community hall meetings + 10 individual meetings for the disaster
                                                                                            is an initiative in the new FY24/25          audit for ‘Places of Refuge’ (56 participants in total)
                                                                                            Operational Plan.
                                                                                                                                      —8  6 residents @ Peregian Beach and Cooroy Library Outreach, customer visits
       2.7.5   Investigate a new revenue system     Transport Project                       An ITQ has been to the market
               which ensures visitors contribute                                            for the preparation of a Parking          Accessible, diverse, and affordable communities
               to the provision and maintenance                                             Management Plan which will be
               of transport facilities and                                                  assessed in FY24/25 and will include
               services they utilise.                                                       investigation into a new revenue          —8
                                                                                                                                        1 referrals for community issues such as homelessness, housing, mental health, and domestic and family
                                                                                            system .                                   violence locally
114                                                                                         Note-relisted in the new FY24/25          —S
                                                                                                                                        ix (6) Northern Network meetings with 40 attendees per meeting, including social service organisations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       115
                                                                                            Operational Plan
                                                                                                                                      —3
                                                                                                                                        9 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on homelessness
                                                                                                                                      —2
                                                                                                                                        6 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on affordable housing


                                                                                                                                      Our community partners
      Community Connection Highlights
                                                                                                                                      —6
                                                                                                                                        5 agencies currently attending members of the Northern Network
      Active and healthy                                                                                                              —N
                                                                                                                                        ine (9) new external partners relationships cemented within Living Well and Youth projects

      Council’s Living Well Noosa initiative offers free and low-cost health and well-being activities to community members           Noosa seniors
      who face barriers to exercise, whether due to affordability, accessibility, or availability. By strategically placing classes
      in locations and at times that meet community needs, the initiative provides equitable access to positive health and            —S
                                                                                                                                        ervice completion for 1,726 clients across the Shire
      well-being outcomes.                                                                                                            —6
                                                                                                                                        6, 256 hours delivered
                                                                                                                                      —4
                                                                                                                                        5, 072 appointments completed
      When community members register for Living Well Noosa, they complete a pre-registration questionnaire that




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Noosa Council Annual Report 23/24
      collects basic health data. These participants are then contacted after 6 to 12 months to complete the same                     Cemeteries
      questionnaire again. This longitudinal study tracks changes in their health and well-being behaviours, using
      participants’ dates of birth and email addresses to accurately record individual health and well-being status changes.          — 1 65 applications received for various requests
                                                                                                                                      —2  3 Pomona cemetery applications received
      The data collected from these questionnaires is used to calculate an overall percentage change for the total cohort             —2  3 Cooroy cemetery applications received
      of Living Well Noosa participants. The results below have shown that many participants have experienced positive                —9  6 Tewantin applications received
      outcomes in their physical, mental, and social well-being.                                                                      —4  5 burials
                                                                                                                                      —4  4 cremations
                                                                                                                                      —3  48 customer requests and enquiries

— 12% increase in individuals who engage in moderate activity 2-3 times a week — 18% increase in individuals who engage in strength activities OP Initiative Service / Manager Status Comments — 113% improvement in social connection Ref Responsible — 111% improvement in mental health ratings in the excellent and very good categories 2.17.3 an Data has been finalised and — 17% improvement in mental health ratings in the poor and fair categories Complete the Noosa Cemeteries Transport Project f y Plan. x 4 presented to councillors in August — 110% improvement in those who rated their health as 4 or below Se 2024.. — 16% improvement in the number of individuals achieving the recommended hours of sleep Note-considered to be part of the initiative to develop the Noosa Cohesive and resilient communities Parking Management Plan which is an initiative in the new FY24/25 Operational Plan. — 24 events held with 40+ partnering groups ranging from Grants Networking, First Aid and Preventing Fraud, 214 Undertake the Noosa Heads Transport Project an Data has been finalised and Accidental Counsellor, Trauma training and more precinct traffic management presented to councillors in August Se — Over 313 emails and phone calls from the community requesting assistance technology trial. 2024. — 108 meetings / visits to Community Associations to provide assistance and support to groups working in Note-considered to be part of the Domestic and Family Violence, Youth and Community Development initiative to develop the Noosa Parking Management Plan which — Five (5) Community Centre and combined community hall meetings + 10 individual meetings for the disaster is an initiative in the new FY24/25 audit for ‘Places of Refuge’ (56 participants in total) Operational Plan. — 86 residents @ Peregian Beach and Cooroy Library Outreach, customer visits 2.75 Investigate a new revenue system Transport Project AnITQ has been to the market which ensures visitors contribute for the preparation of a Parking Accessible, diverse, and affordable communities to the provision and maintenance Management Plan which will be of transport facilities and assessed in FY24/25 and will include services they utilise. investigation into anew revenue — 81referrals for community issues such as homelessness, housing, mental health, and domestic and family system. 14 violence locally 115 Note-relisted in the new FY24/25 — Six (6) Northern Network meetings with 40 attendees per meeting, including social service organisations Operational Plan — 39 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on homelessness — 26 meetings, forums, workshops, networks attended on affordable housing Our community partners Community Connection Highlights — 65 agencies currently attending members of the Northern Network Active and healthy — Nine (9) new external partners relationships cemented within Living Well and Youth projects Council's Living Well Noosa initiative offers free and low-cost health and well-being activities to community members Noosa seniors who face barriers to exercise, whether due to affordability, accessibility, or availability. By strategically placing classes in locations and at times that meet community needs, the initiative provides equitable access to positive health and — Service completion for 1,726 clients across the Shire well-being outcomes. — 66, 256 hours delivered — 45, 072 appointments completed When community members register for Living Well Noosa, they complete a pre-registration questionnaire that collects basic health data. These participants are then contacted after 6 to 12 months to complete the same Cemeteries questionnaire again. This longitudinal study tracks changes in their health and well-being behaviours, using participants’ dates of birth and email addresses to accurately record individual health and well-being status changes. — 165 applications received for various requests — 23Pomona cemetery applications received The data collected from these questionnaires is used to calculate an overall percentage change for the total cohort — 23 Cooroy cemetery applications received of Living Well Noosa participants. The results below have shown that many participants have experienced positive — 96 Tewantin applications received outcomes in their physical, mental, and social well-being. — 45 burials — 44 cremations — 348 customer requests and enquiries 2 oe