2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           6 NOVEMBER 2018


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
Sustainability Institute Feasibility Study    Still awaiting the outcome of a Grant     This project has been delayed due to       Receive final report from CSIRO and
Stage 1                                         application submitted to ‘Maturing the      competing priorities.                        schedule a Workshop with Council
                                                Infrastructure Pipeline Program’ to                                                      and internally on the draft report on
                                                assist Council in the next stages of                                                     Stage 1.
                                                assessment and business case
                                                development post consideration of
                                                Stage 1.
Policy to eliminate single use plastics       Cross Council working group               Survey of all areas of Council             Develop Council policy on
from Council business                           established to consider barriers and        business to determine use, potential         elimination of single use plastics
                                                opportunities for eliminating single        alternatives and expenditure on              from Council business for discussion
                                                use plastics from all Council business      plastics                                     with Council
Environmental Services
Implementation of the ZEN Organisation        Completion of installation of solar       Tewantin lighting retrofit tender          ZEN Strategy and action plan mid
Strategy                                        systems at:                                 underway                                     way review
                                                 o NAC (26.5 Kw)                          Tewantin roof/solar tender                 NAC roof/solar as part of NAC roof
                                                 o Noosa Community Support (32              completion                                   replacement
                                                      Kw)                                 Noosaville library solar system            Small electricity sites consumption
                                                 o Cooroy Library (60 Kw)                 Community emissions footprint and            reduction investigations
                                              NAC Internal lighting retrofit              opportunities                              Continue to work with community of
                                              Completion of 2017/18 carbon              Investigations into Science based            community emissions reduction plan
                                                footprint                                   targets and annual reduction               Ongoing investigation and
                                              UQ Student placement and EcoBiz -           requirements to meet targets                 implementation of Landfill
                                                audits of 10 community buildings to                                                      emission reduction strategies
                                                                                          Investigation into Landfill emission
                                                identify energy, waste & water                                                           including
                                                                                            reduction strategies
                                                reduction opportunities.
                                              Working with ZEN inc to support a
                                                range of community based initiatives
Development of new Noosa River Plan           Community consultation on draft           Complete review of public and              Prepare final draft of the River Plan
                                                concluded.                                  Councillor consultation.                     for Council.
                                              Workshop with Councillors on results      Amend plan and make alterations
                                                of feedback on draft plan.                  from feedback received.
                                                                                          Prepare a Councillor workshop on
                                                                                            issues related to Council taking over
                                                                                            State responsibilities on the river.

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