2020-01-13 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  13 JANUARY 2020


10   UPDATE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM STAKEHOLDER REFERENCE GROUP

Author            Chief Executive Officer, Brett de Chastel
                  CEO’s Office

Index             ECM/ Subject/ Sustainable Tourism

Attachments       1.    Report on the Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group
                  2.    The Value of Tourism to the Noosa Community
                  (Note: Both attachments have been provided separately to this agenda)


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
dated 13 January 2020 regarding the Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group and:
A.   Note the Report on the Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group (provided as
     attachment 1) which has been provided as an update on the deliberations of that Group to
     date;
B.   Note the The Value of Tourism to the Noosa Community report (provided as attachment 2);
     and
C.   Note that Noosa Council and Tourism Noosa will continue to engage with and work with the
     Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group on the issue of sustainable tourism.

REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide Council with an update on the activities of the Sustainable
Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group (STSRG). This cover report is not intended to cover all of
the issues in the two reports attached as those reports speak for themselves.
The STRWG first met on 7 March 2018 and has met on 9 subsequent occasions. The group
consists of representatives from the following organisations:-
    Zero Emissions Noosa Inc
    Hastings Street Association
    Noosa Residents & Ratepayers Association
    Noosa Community Biosphere Association
    Noosa Junction Association
    Noosa Parks Association
    Noosaville Business Association
    Noosa Chamber of Commerce
    Cooroy Area Residents Association
    Heart of Pomona
    Cooroy Chamber of Commerce
    Peregian Beach Community Association
    Noosa Integrated Catchment Association
    Noosa and District Landcare
    Tourism Noosa
    Noosa Shire Council


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