2020-05-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                                                                12 MAY 2020


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       CURRENT PRIORITIES                      THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
COVID-19 – Business Support Response      Established Business Round table         Continuing to work with Business        Ongoing        support       and
                                           representatives from all Business         Round table.                             communication via Business Round
                                           Associations, Tourism Noosa and                                                    table.
                                           Local,     State    and     Federal                                               Review Councils Business support
                                           Government.                                                                        package.
                                          Council’s Business support package
                                           round 1 and 2 prepared and
                                           communicated to businesses.
                                          Dedicated Business Support Portal –
                                           website established and regularly
                                           updated.
Noosa Plan                                Minister for Planning signed off on      Working with State Government to        Adoption        and           initiate
                                           Councils New Noosa Plan subject to        ensure conditions are met.               implementation.
                                           conditions.                              Briefing new Council on New Noosa
                                                                                     Plan prior to reporting scheme to
                                                                                     Council for adoption.
Tourism Noosa Collaboration               Collaboration with Noosa Tourism on      Working with Tourism Noosa and         Continue coordination meetings with
                                           Kabi Kabi Indigenous Tourism Grant        Kabi Kabi on Indigenous Tourism         Tourism Noosa on a range of key
                                           opportunity.                              opportunities.                          initiatives and opportunities.
                                          Working together on Business Round       Workshops on Tourism Noosa             Workshops on review of Council’s
                                           table communications.                     Strategic Plan.                         Local Economic Plan.
Kabi Kabi Engagement                      Ongoing engagement with Kabi Kabi        Exploring the development of a         Continue to meet regularly and
                                           applicant group. Provided letter of       Noosa Council Engagement Protocol       engage with Kabi Kabi applicant
                                           support and worked with Tourism           with Kabi Kabi is ongoing.              group on a range of mutual initiatives
                                           Noosa on Indigenous Tourism Grant        Engage with Kabi Kabi on cultural       and projects of interest.
                                           opportunity for Kabi Kabi.                burn practices to share knowledge      Collaborate with Kabi Kabi group on
                                                                                     with Council staff.                     the development of engagement
                                                                                                                             protocol.
                                                                                                                            Work with Kabi Kabi on Cultural
                                                                                                                             training for Noosa staff.




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