2014-10-14 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              14 OCTOBER 2014


SECTION                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            LOOKING AHEAD
Disaster Management    •   LDMG meeting held on 17 September         •   Annual disaster management exercise       •   Rewrite of Disaster Management Plan
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                                                                         planned for 29 and 30 October                 required for 2015
                       •   Annual audit of Local Disaster            •   Preparation and upgrade of Council
                           Management Plan undertaken by                 Chambers to allow it to better operate
                           Queensland Police and Queensland              as a coordination centre room prior to
                           Fire and Emergency Services                   exercise.

                       •   Recovery and Operating in a Local
                           Coordination Centre training held for
                           key staff

                       •   Council’s Emergency Operations team
                           continues to meet every six weeks to
                           ensure Council’s response capacity

Noosa Community        •   Change of name to better reflect the      •   Review the Centre’s operations and        •   Possible changes to proposed
Care                       services provided                             develop a business plan                       Government funding model in 2015/16
                       •   Introduction of a Horticultural Therapy   •   Proceed with the initial design and       •   Marketing Noosa Community Care to
                           program at the Centre                         costing for the Centre refurbishment          the local residents to ensure that we
                       •   Appointment of Greg Tucker to                                                               remain a major provider of Care
                           Community Care Coordinator role.                                                            Services available within the shire.

Noosa Leisure Centre   •   Health & Wellbeing Show booked at         •   Completion of Capital Works Projects.     •   Working with Noosa District Basketball
                           NLC for April 2015. Show will run for         Quotes pending for Re-design of NLC           Association (NDBA) regarding proposal
                           two days and is estimated to attract          Reception Area and Concertina Door            for the Associations future needs.
                           approximately 1500 people per day.            Replacement.                              •   Re-establishment of regular meetings of
                                                                     •   Liaising with multiple event organisers       the Wallace Park Precinct Group
                                                                         to secure major bookings to the Centre    •   Preparations for the NLC to participate
                                                                         in 2014/15.                                   in the 21st anniversary celebrations for
                                                                     •   Jump Bunch Program Review                     at Wallace Park underway
Noosa Aquatic Centre   •   One of the busiest Septembers on          •   Implementation of new payment method      •   Fitness Studio operational review
                           record. Over 10,000 visits for the 10         for Learn to Swim program.
                           days of school holidays so far.           •   Recruitment of casual staff for the
                       •   Visiting swim squads (Abbotsleigh &           Summer season.
                           Willoughby)



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