2022-05-10 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       10 MAY 2022


The purpose of this report is to present a recommendation for the Noosa Chamber’s application to
the Economic Development Grant Program 2021/22.
1.    Grant Guidelines
The Economic Development Guidelines are published on Council’s                         website    at:
https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/business/grants/economic-development-grant
It is mandatory that the grant application project align with, and help achieve the objectives of the
Local Economic Plan, and demonstrate a significant benefit to the Noosa Business community.
Economic Development Grant Program projects could for example:
     Connect local businesses
     Contribute to the development of business ecosystems
     Encourage business innovation
     Build business & entrepreneurial capacity & skills
     Contribute to the ease of doing business
     Enable partnerships and collaboration between businesses and/or organisations in the
      Noosa region; address a local workforce gap
     Assist in growing the reputation of Noosa as a preferred business location
     Attract additional funding to the Shire
     Contribute to the growth and development of existing and new industry to Noosa.

2.    The Application
Project Title: Noosa Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. Road Map & Strategy Implementation
Total Amount requested:        $30,000
Total Project cost:            $41,174
Project Commencement:          May 2022
Project Completion:            June 2023
The Noosa Chamber is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation who are looking to Council for
support to grow their membership, and develop additional revenue streams to assist the
organisation to be financially sustainable in the long term and as a result, provide support services
to the local business community.
The newly elected Noosa Chamber Committee developed a 2021- 2024 Road Map & Strategy
which redefined what the Noosa Chamber stands for, where it fits and how it can be effective, add
value and benefit business and community. The document states that the Noosa Chamber aims
to be considered the peak business group for the Noosa region by stakeholders.
The plan defined five strategic pillars:
1.    Get the foundations right
2.    Business engagement – membership focus
3.    Earning a seat at the table – united voice
4.    Sharing our story
5.    Noosa climate of ideas, incubation & growth
The grant application was submitted to fund the resources needed to deliver against the first two
pillars of the Chambers’ strategic plan:
1.    Get the Foundations Right; and
2.    Business engagement.

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