GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 17 JUNE 2024 · Committee to Council report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                           20 JUNE 2024


6.9. 2024-2025 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND
ONE) - EVENTS

In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wegener provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Wegener, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation
to the funding recommendation to NOOSA International Surfilm Festival. I am a member of the
NOOSA International Surfilm Festival Committee. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now
leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.

That Council
A. Note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the General Committee Meeting
dated 17 June 2024; and
B. Approve Round One 2024-25 Community Project Grants – Events to the value of $23,200
provided in Attachment 1 to this report, subject to sufficient funds being allocated in the adopted
2024/25 Council budget.

6.10. 2024-2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
(ROUND ONE) - OVERVIEW
That Council
A. Note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the General Committee Meeting
dated 17 June 2024; and
B. Approve Round One 2024-25 Community Project Grants, subject to sufficient funds to the value
of $131,932.18 being allocated in the adopted 2024/25 Council budget.

6.11. ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS
(ROUND 19), CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND 4)

Cr Stockwell informed the meeting that: "For the past two terms, I have declared a conflict of interest
as a result of my long association with Noosa District Landcare and its unincorporated forebear.
However, having now received more detailed legal advice, it is clear that my circumstances do not
meet the definition of a declarable conflict of interest because the organisation is neither a close
associate nor a related party under the Local Government Act and therefore, I will not be declaring
any type of COI for this matter or in relation to that group into the future.”

That Council
A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated
17 June 2024 regarding applications for the Environment Project Grants (Round 19) and Climate
Change Response Grants (Round 4);
B. Approve the recommendations to fund projects totalling the amounts below:
i. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) - $13,293.00
ii. Climate Change Response Grants (Attachment 2) - $50,000; and
C. Authorise the CEO to enter Funding Deeds for the Environment Project grants and Climate
Change Response grants with successful organisations, as per the recommended funding amount.


6.12. ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THREE YEAR ALLIANCE GRANT AGREEMENTS

In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:

I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter in relation
to the proposed funding allocations to the Noosa Lions Football Club. I am the current President of
the Noosa Lions Football Club. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting
room while the matter is considered and voted on.