Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                             15 DECEMBER 2025


     Amendment No. 13
     Moved:            Cr Karen Finzel
     Seconded:         Cr Brian Stockwell
     That Item J be added to read:
     J. Endorse the establishment of a Destination Stewardship Council (DSC) as a priority action
     to support implementation of the Destination Management Plan, with its purpose to provide
     oversight, monitoring and evaluation, guidance and transparency. A Terms of Reference be
     prepared outlining the process for establishing the Destination Stewardship Council and
     report back to Council for consideration be provided as the first priority following adoption of
     the Destination Management Plan.
     Carried.
     For:              Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Tom
                       Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie
     Against:          Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Nicola Wilson


     Amendment No. 14
     Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
     Seconded:         Cr Karen Finzel
     That Item K be added to read:
     K. Ensure that during implementation, monitoring and review of the Noosa Destination
     Management Plan, Council officers engage with appropriate independent experts and key
     stakeholders to further refine the Plan’s strategic settings, assumptions, and delivery
     approach, ensuring it remains responsive to changing economic conditions, State policy and
     regulatory settings, market dynamics, delivery risks and emerging strategic opportunities.
     Carried.
     For:              Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Nicola
                       Wilson
     Against:          Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie



     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:             Cr Frank Wilkie
     Seconded:          Cr Tom Wegener
     That Council
     A. Note the report by the Director Environment and Strategy and Manager Economic
        Development and Destination Management to the General Committee dated 15
        December 2025;
     B. Endorse the Destination Management Plan (DMP) – For the Love of Noosa - provided
        at Attachment 1;
     C. Note the Draft Implementation plan, provided at Attachment 2, to support the
        implementation of the DMP, noting this plan will be refined with input from
        partner/support organisations, reviewed and updated on and annual basis and informed
        by Council’s annual budget considerations; and
     D. Delegate authority to the CEO to make minor changes or amendments to the DMP and
        associated appendices if required prior to designing and publishing final documents on
        Council’s website.
     E. Amend the heading in the final column of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to
        read: "Potential Measures.”
     F. Establish a DMP Delivery Risk Register and include in the Terms of Reference for the
        Destination Stewardship Council (DSC) and report to Council annually as part of the