Annual Report 2019-20

                Noosa Shire Council                                                                                                                                                                                             2019 - 20 Annual Report



       Councillors                                                                                                                                      Our Council
       Noosa Shire Council is represented by seven Councillors, including the Mayor, who were elected at                                                Noosa Shire Council was created in 1910 under the Queensland Local Authorities Act of 1902.
       the Local Government elections on 28 March 2020 and made Declarations of Office on 15 April 2020.                                                In 2008, the Shire was amalgamated with Maroochy Shire and Caloundra City Councils to form
       Our Councillors represent all areas of the Shire as Noosa is an undivided local government area.                                                 the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
       The role of Councillors is to represent the community and make decisions that benefit the whole                                                  Noosa Council was re-established as a local government on 1 January 2014 after the Noosa
       Noosa Shire region, now and into the future. Councillors are responsible for:                                                                    community campaigned for a number of years to restore its own local government.
           • providing leadership to the local government and the community;
           • planning for the delivery of services and strategic planning for the future;
           • developing policy and making local laws; and,
           • complying with legislation.
           As well as being a Councillor, the Mayor has extra duties. The Mayor:
           • leads and manages Council Meetings to ensure that Council decisions are actioned;
           • provides strategic direction; and,
           • represents Council at civic or ceremonial functions.




From left to right: Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Frank Wilkie, Mayor Clare Stewart, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Joe Jurisevic.



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