Annual Report 2014-15

Council registers
Council is required under the LG Regulation to develop and maintain certain registers. A number of
these registers are available for public inspection at Council’s Tewantin Office or can be viewed on
Council’s website.

Below is a list of the registers kept by Council:
 Asset Register;
 Delegations Register;
 Complaints Register;
 Claims Register;
 General Cost Fees and Commercial Charges;
 Engineering and Environment Fees and Charges;
 Planning Fees and Charges;
 Plumbing Fees and Charges;
 Other Development Fees and Charges;
 Local Laws Register;
 Roads Register;
 Instrument of Appointments;
 Noosa Policy Register; and
 Registers of Interests.



Community grants 2014-2015
Council’s Community Grants are managed in accordance with Council’s Community Grants Policy,
which was reviewed and endorsed by Council on 15 January 2015. The outcomes of the Policy
include:
 Providing community organisations and individuals (under the Regional Arts Development
    Fund) with financial support to meet identified community needs.
 Building community skills and resilience.
 Developing and maintaining sustainable community infrastructure.
 Providing opportunities for community organisations to leverage Council’s financial assistance
    to obtain funding from other sources.

The table 8 below outlines the funds supplied by Council through community grants for the period.

Table 8 – Community Grants 2014-15

Community Grants                                            Category                     Funding
                                                                                       Amounts ($)
Regional Arts Development Fund
Inclusive Community Theatre Show                            Theatre                          9,400
Weave Heal Connected – Creating for Landcare                Visual Arts                      5,000
Datson + Hughes Album Recording Project                     Audio Art                        5,100
Noosa Orchestra                                             Music                          __2,187
Sub-total                                                                                  $21,687

Annual Operating Expenses Grants
Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Noosa QF5                  Emergency Services                3,000
Care Flight (Qld) Limited                                   Emergency Services               10,000
Cooroora Historical Society t/a Noosa Museum                Heritage                          5,738


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