2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           6 NOVEMBER 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Strategic Land use Planning
Drafting new Noosa Plan                      Responded to State on all the State          Incorporating LGIP and Local               Community consultation on the draft
                                               Interest questions and comments                Planning Policies into Draft Scheme          new Noosa Plan.
                                                                                            Preparing material for consultation
                                                                                              while waiting State Interest sign off
Biodiversity Plan and assessment report      Awaiting further progress on high            Draft priorities for the Environment       Finalise priorities for Environment
                                               level Environment Strategy to refine           Strategy including workshopping and          Strategy including for biodiversity
                                               the scope of Biodiversity Plan                 drafting priorities for biodiversity.        conservation

Flood risk assessments                       Flood risk assessment finalised and          Response to state interest check           Finalise for final review.
                                               submitted to state government with             comments for flooding.
                                               planning scheme.
Climate Change Adaptation Plan               Community engagement campaign                Complete key asset register and risk       Commence socio-economic analysis
                                               completed for the coastal hazard               assessment report for submission to          of adaptation options; validate
                                               modelling.                                     LGAQ & State government; advance             whole-of-Shire multi-sectoral climate
                                             Tidal inundation modelling further             climate change biodiversity                  change risk assessment results with
                                               developed.                                     assessment; stage 2 of community             sector experts.
                                                                                              engagement campaign, including
                                                                                              workshop.
Business as Usual activities                 General advice and advocacy
                                             Customer enquiries
Economic Development
Local Economic Plan implementation           Initiate mid way monitor and review          Provide monitor and status update to       Produce report card on LEP
                                               of LEP implementation progress                 Council                                      implementation progress to be
                                                                                                                                           published
Business Support and Development             Sunshine Coast Business Awards               Working with potential grant               Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                               2018 – Record number of Noosa                  applicants to develop quality                clients
                                               entries. Finalist’s event to be held at        applications with high impact              Continue to promote and improve
                                               Peppers Resort 26 October.                     outcomes. Potential applicants               the quality of Grant applications
                                             Regional Innovation Program                    include; CCIQ Noosa, Innovate
                                               (SCRIPT) – Partnered to host                   Noosa, Create Noosa, Generation
                                               Govhack event, Entrepreneurs event             Innovation, Noosaville Business
                                               with Steve Baxter (Shark Tank),                Association
                                               funded Noosa based projects;                 Regional Innovation Program –
                                               Create Noosa Immerse event,                    working with partners to establish a
                                               Innovation Master Class (partner               sustainable governance model
                                               with Noosa Council) and Silicon              Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                               Beach Noosa event scoping study.               clients

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