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ORDINARY MEETING                                                                       18 JUNE 2026


 12.2        FURTHER REPORT - CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND
             6) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14)


Author            Sustainability and Climate Change Coordinator, Shayan Barmand
                  Strategy & Sustainability | Strategy and Environment
Index             41.23 Climate Change
Attachments        1.   Ordinary Committee Report_Climate Change Grants 2026_Attachment
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the General Committee Meeting dated 9 June 2026 a report was presented providing an overview
of the applications received for the Environment Project Grants (Round 21) and the Climate Change
Response Grants (Round 6) to seek Council approval for the allocation of funding to recommended
projects.

Council requested that the matters be separated into two reports and brought back to the Ordinary
Meeting, with each grant detailed individually. This approach enables Councillors to declare a conflict
of interest, if required, in relation to one report only, and, where appropriate, remain in the meeting
for consideration of the other.

This further report recommends the allocation of the Climate Change Response Grants (Round 6)
only, to the successful applicants as detailed in the attached schedule. Minor amendments have
been made to the body of this report, including fixing a typographical error in the attachment.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council:
A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated
   9 June 2026 and the Further Report by the Sustainability and Climate Change Coordinator to the
   Ordinary Meeting dated 18 June 2026 regarding applications received for the Climate Change
   Response Grants (Round 6); and
B. Approve the allocation of funding, totalling $48,869.06, to the following organisations for the
   Climate Change Response Grants for FY2026/27:
         i. $14,820.00 to The Trustee for the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Trust for the Future Tide -
            2027 Noosa Youth Climate Summit;
         ii. $12,899.06 to Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. for the Swap the Drive: Supporting Modal Shift
             From Cars To Bikes program;
        iii. $11,150.00 to the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association Inc. for the Get Climate-
             ready with Noosa Native Plants project; and
        iv. $10,000 to Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. for the Solar on Low Income Homes project.


REPORT
Climate Change Response Grants
Noosa Council's Climate Change Response Grants aim to advance the implementation of the



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