2020-07-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     7 JULY 2020


3    NOOSA RIVER OYSTER ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT – PROJECT
     MANAGEMENT PLAN


Author           Craig Doolan, Environment Services Manager
                 Environment & Sustainable Development Department

Index            ECM/ Subject/ Noosa River Plan

Attachments      1.    Bring Back The Fish – TNC Project Management Plan (Note: 89 page
                       attachment provided separately to this report)
                 2.    Noosa River Oyster Restoration Project Technical Advisory Group
                       Terms of Reference



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the July 2019 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Council endorsed entering into an Alliance & Funding
Agreement with international conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy, establishing a
strategic partnership for the purposes of undertaking oyster ecosystem restoration in the Noosa
River over three years.
The Alliance and Funding agreement provides for a series of project milestones and outcomes to
be achieved over the 3 years, and this report seeks Council endorsement for one of those key
milestones, specifically the detailed Project Management Plan.
The Plan provides a clear indication of how the project will be managed throughout the agreement
period and, along with Alliance & Funding Agreement, provides for strong governance of the project
and a clear indication of how success will be measured. Annual reports on the project, including
audited financial statements, will be reported to Council, as per the terms of the agreement.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee meeting dated 7 July 2020 and:
A.   Approve the Project Management Plan (provided as Attachment 1 to the report) as meeting
     the requirements of the Project Implementation Plan outlined in the Alliance & Funding
     Agreement; and
B.   Note the Terms of Reference of the Noosa River Oyster Restoration Project Technical
     Advisory Group (provided as Attachment 2 to the report).



REPORT
The Alliance & Funding Agreement Schedule A provides a Project Description, project milestones
and outcomes as well as outlining the scope of the partnership over three years, one of which is
the development of a Project Implementation Plan. Measureable Outcome 5 of the Alliance &
Funding Agreement calls for the Project Implementation Plan to be presented to Noosa Council for
approval.




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