2017-06-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Develop Koala Policy           and   Koala      Audit   of    koala    infrastructure      Assisting USC with Koala research           Report to Council on         Koala
Management Plan                                   undertaken                                 Prioritise actions of the Koala               Management Plan progress
                                                                                               Management Plan
Development Environment Policy                                                               Prepare interim Environment Policy          Present Environment Policy to LT
                                                                                               to guide prioritising of environment          and councillor workshop
                                                                                               initiatives until an       Environment
                                                                                               Strategy is prepared.
Develop an auditing        program     for      Completed    signage   audit      for      Ongoing inspection of signage               Continue auditing programme for
advertising devices                               Tewantin, Sunshine Beach.                    complaints and advice on signage              advertising devices  - Noosaville
                                                                                               requirements                                  industrial estate
                                                                                             Currently auditing signage in Noosa
                                                                                               Junction
Audit of Public and Private Stormwater          Information to all owners of               Continue review of privately owned          Continue review of privately owned
Detention Basins                                  stormwater       Detention      Basin        stormwater detention basins in                stormwater basins and advice to
                                                  maintenance requirements and offer           conjunction with landowners                   land owners.
                                                  of assistance to owners                    Follow up advice to Noosa Civic and
                                                Review of stormwater detention               Bunnings owners on necessary
                                                  basins for Noosa Civic and Bunnings          rectification works
Preparation for Planning Act                    New fees and charges prepared for           Report      to    Council   reviewing      Review lessons learnt re plan of
                                                  the Planning Act 2016                         delegations for Planning Act 2016            preparation of Planning Act 2016
                                                $40,000 received from Department,           Ongoing training of staff at team          Lodgement of applications for
                                                  Infrastructure, Local Government &            meetings on Planning Act 2016                Innovation and Improvement Fund
                                                  Planning for preparation for Planning         provisions.
                                                  Act 2016                                    Review of current templates and
                                                                                                events for use with Planning Act
                                                                                                2016.
                                                                                              Review and update of website
Business as Usual activities                    Glossy Black Cockatoo Day                   Assisting      Biosphere    with  re-    Land Conservation Plan
                                                Bat Day event                                 application for Biosphere status         Preparation of policy for Environment
                                                Appeal dismissed by Planning &              Preparation of internal procedures         Levy Revolving Fund
                                                  Environment Court for Noosa Civic             for marine strandings and deaths
                                                Application for Noosa River oyster          Environment Policy & Strategy
                                                  approved by Council                           development
                                                Mapping       register    of      all
                                                  Environmental Offsets created
                                                Cooroy Supermarket Appeal settled




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