2019-11-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                         12 NOVEMBER 2019


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development      Tender process complete for the           Finalise contract documentation         Review and finalise new Community
                                      new Peregian Beach Community                with successful tenderer, Ri-Con          House design with architects Bark
                                      House, greenspace and carpark.            Commence construction start-up            Design
                                                                                  phase                                   Complete draft concept plans for
                                                                                                                            conversion of existing Community
                                                                                                                            House to extension of Digital Hub.
Disaster Recovery                   Successful     implementation     of      Reviewing     evacuation   centre       Finalise third party Recovery and
                                      Disaster Recovery response        to        operations.                               Evacuation arrangements.
                                      Peregian fires                                                                      Undertake Evacuation Centre audits.
                                    Recovery sub-plans finalised

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Social Strategy implementation      Established     weekly    community       Finalise draft Noosa District and       Hold events workshop to help
                                      dinner at Tewantin for vulnerable           Cooroy Sports Complex Master              community groups with the processes
                                      people.                                     Plans.                                    of event management.
                                    Facilitated Northern Social Services      Work with Infrastructure Services       Facilitate local workshop to assist
                                      Network meeting with representation         on the Walking and Cycling                Aged Care facilities to complete
                                      from 25 organisations.                      Strategy and Cycleway Corridors.          disaster management plans and
                                    Held joint celebrations for 100th         Preliminary     Design   of    the        encourage ongoing collaboration.
                                      Birthday of Tait-Duke Community             proposed internal Road and              Community consultation on Noosa
                                      Cottage, 1st Birthday of the Noosa          Pathway Network of the Noosa              District and Cooroy Sports Complex
                                      Social Services Hub and held the            District Sports Complex.                  Master Plans and preparation for
                                      Dollars & Sense Anti-Poverty week                                                     adoption of final plans.
                                      event in partnership with United                                                    Complete review of Noosa Show with
                                      Synergies and St Vincent de Paul                                                      USC and assist Noosa Show Society
                                      with 20 agencies participating.                                                       implement changes.
                                    Participated in CALM (Collaborative                                                 Commence master planning of single
                                      Approach to Liquor Management)                                                        use sports venues (Noosa AFL and
                                      network                                                                               Noosa Rugby Union Clubs) in
                                    Assisted Noosa Show Society with                                                      partnership with clubs. (development
                                      2019 shop                                                                             of template with assistance from
                                                                                                                            Community Engagement)



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