2019-08-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                            15 AUGUST 2019


   Council has undertaken significant planning and design for the establishment of an iconic
    playground at Cooroy. This has included community consultation on the plan. Council was also
    successful in securing $2.788M in funding from the
    State     government       towards     the   project.
    Construction will commence in 2019/20.
   Council completed a $2.2M extension and
    refurbishment of the Noosaville Library. Radio
    Frequency Identification (RFID) was installed as
    part of this process and the extension included a
    new Makerspace area and Heritage Library Room.
    The Makerspace includes 3D printers, robotics and
    virtual reality “hands on” activities.
   Council has implemented the Sport and Active
    Recreation Action Plan.          This has included
    activities such as the “come and try sports days”,
    “Get out, Get Active Teenagers” and supporting the successful World Surfing Reserve
    application. In conjunction with Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Gympie Regional Council and
    the State government, our Council also adopted the “Regional Difficult to Locate Sports Plan”.
    This plan identified the ideal location across the broader region for high noise impact sports.
                                                    Council opened the Park Road Boardwalk
                                                   following an extensive community engagement
                                                   process. The construction was undertaken by
                                                   Hutchinson Builders and opened in late October
                                                   2018 just prior to the Noosa Triathlon weekend to
                                                   significant community acclaim. This project has
                                                   won Council an Australian Institute of Horticulture
                                                   Green Space Award. Our contractor also won two
                                                   Master Builders Association Awards for this project.




Other Initiatives to enable Council to achieve its goal for this theme
 Council launched and operated, in conjunction with a range of community partners, the Social
   Services Hub at Tait Duke House, Tewantin. The Hub serves as a one stop shop for a range of
   services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and for community
   members who may face barriers to accessing social services.
 Council continues to focus on recognising the important role of volunteers in our community. A
   series of videos were produced highlighting examples of the work undertaken by volunteers and
   a “volunteer recognition” event was hosted by Council.
 Council has undertaken two community Council meetings during 2018/19. In November 2018,
   we held a Council meeting at Pomona and in May 2019, we held a Council meeting at Cooran.
   This continues Council’s ongoing commitment to open decision making and provides an
   opportunity for more members of the public to attend Council meetings. In keeping with our
   ongoing commitment to transparency to the community, during the year we only closed Council
   meetings on two occasions to deal with confidential matters. Council also improved our
   community’s access to Council meetings by instituting live streaming of Council meetings and
   our General Committee meeting from February 2019. These videos are also available on
   Council’s YouTube channel for later viewing.
 Council passed a resolution in November 2018 declaring Noosa as a Refugee Welcome Zone
   and signed the Refugee Council of Australia’s Refugee Welcome Zone Declaration.




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