Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                        16 DECEMBER 2024


   8.1.     FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – NOV 2024

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                 Cr Frank Wilkie
            Seconded:              Cr Brian Stockwell
            That Council note the report by the Financial Services Manager to the General
            Committee Meeting dated 16 December 2024 outlining the November 2024 year
            to date financial performance against budget, including changes to the financial
            performance report with the inclusion of key financial sustainability indicators.
            Carried unanimously.

   8.2.     REGIONAL ARTS    DEVELOPMENT     FUND                      (RADF)      -    GRANT
            RECOMMENDATIONS 2024/25 ANNUAL ROUND

            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wegener
            provided the following declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of
            interest in this matter:
            I, Cr Wegener, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in
            this matter in relation to Artist's Residency Noosa Natural Ecology as my son has
            a connection to this project and may derive a benefit from this grant funding. As a
            result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter
            is considered and voted on.
            Cr Wegener left the meeting.
            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                   Cr Karen Finzel
            Seconded:                Cr Amelia Lorentson
            That Council
             A. Note the report by the Arts and Culture Manager to the General Committee
                 Meeting dated 16 December 2024 regarding applications to the Regional Arts
                 Development Fund 2025 Annual Round; and
             B. Approve the recommendations of the Assessment Committee to fund projects
                 to the value of $50,585 as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report.

            Carried unanimously.

            The meeting adjourned at 2.03pm and resumed at 2.15pm
            Cr Wegener returned to the meeting.

   8.3.     CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                 Cr Tom Wegener
            Seconded:              Cr Brian Stockwell
            That Council note the report by the Sustainability & Climate Change Project Officer
            to the General Committee Meeting dated 16 December 2024 providing an update
            on the implementation of the Noosa Climate Change Response Plan.
            Carried unanimously.

   8.4.     131998.981211.5 APPLICATION FOR OTHER CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT
            APPROVAL (12637DA) INTEGRATED PERMACULTURE DESIGNED
            ORGANIC ORCHARD AND GOLF COURSE COMPLEX (18 HOLES) TO
            INCLUDE GROUP FARM STAY ACCOMMODATION & ASSOCIATED
            SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AT 59 KABI ROAD, COOTHARABA