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Community Grant Recipients Type Funding
Amounts
Discretionary funds Competitive neutrality
($) Section 109 of the LG Act, defines discretionary Council’s is committed to ongoing compliance
Festive Season Event Grants - Year 1 funds as funds in the local government’s operating with National Competition Policy principles and its
fund that are: legislative obligations in this area. It is committed
Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club Inc. - New Years Eve@ the Lake Arts and Culture 3,000 to ensuring that its business activities operate on
• budgeted for community purposes, and a level playing field with private businesses in the
Cooroy Pomona Lions Club Inc. - Pomona Night of Lights Arts and Culture 2,400 • allocated by a Councillor at the Councillor’s community.
discretion.
Tewantin Noosa Sub Branch Inc. - 21st Gala Christmas Carnival Arts and Culture 3,500 Council ensures that the pricing practices for each
There were no Councillor discretionary funds business activity complies with the principles of
established during the period. full cost pricing such that total revenue, inclusive
Tewantin Noosa Lions Club Inc. - Australia Day event Arts and Culture 10,000
of identified and measured community service
Cooroy Chamber of Commerce Inc. - Christmas in Cooroy Arts and Culture 7,000
Beneficial enterprises obligations and net of any advantages and
disadvantages of public ownership, should aim to
Christian Outreach Centre - Noosa Carols on the River 2016 Arts and Culture 8,000 cover the following elements:
Section 39(3) of the LG Act defines a beneficial
Noosa Marina - New Year's Eve laser and music show Arts and Culture 5,000 enterprise as an enterprise that a local government • Operational and resource costs;
considers is directed to benefiting, and can
• Administration and overhead costs;
East Coast Originals - Peregian Beach Christmas Carols Arts and Culture 3,500 reasonably be expected to benefit, the whole or part
of its local government area. • Depreciation;
- : 42,400 • Tax and debt equivalents; and
Section 39(4) of the LG Act provides that a local
Three Year Signature Community Event Grants - Year 1 government is conducting a beneficial enterprise if • Return on capital / return on cost.
the local government is engaging in, or helping, the During the period, there were no investigation
Mary River Catchment Coordination Association Inc. - Noosa Festival of Water Environment 8,500 beneficial enterprise. notices provided to Council relating to competitive
Council did not engage in any beneficial enterprises neutrality complaints. Accordingly, The Queensland
Noosa A H & I Society Inc. - Noosa Country Show Arts and Culture 10,500 Competition Authority did not make any reportable
during the period.
recommendations to Council in relation to a
Noosa Long Weekend Inc. - Noosa Alive Festival Arts and Culture 10,500
competitive neutrality complaint.
Cooroy Pomona Lions Club Inc. - King of the Mountain Festival
Sport & Active
10,000 Business activities
Recreation
United Synergies Ltd. - Booin Gari Festival Arts and Culture 7,500
A business activity is defined in Schedule 4 of the
LG Act as “the trading in goods and services by the
Services, facilities and
Cooroy Future Group Inc. - Cooroy Fusion Festival Arts and Culture 7,000 local government”. activities, for which special
- : 54,000
Council conducted the following business activities rates/ charges levied
during the period:
Below is a list of Council levies and special charges
Economic Development Grant • waste management, and for the period:
Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. - Business success workshops 1,728 • holiday parks including the Boreen Point
Campground, Noosa North Shore Beachfront • Tourism and Economic Levy
Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. auspicing The Trashy Artisan Caravan Park and Noosa River Holiday Park. • Noosa Waters Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy
12,500
Cooperative Ltd. - Noosa Creative Business and Upcycling Collective
• Noosa Waters Canal Maintenance Levy
Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. auspicing The Powerhouse Co-Op -
Fit out 'The Powerhouse Co-Op' - a co-working space for entrepreneurial mothers.
10,000 Significant business activity • Noosa Junction Levy
In accordance with threshold of expenditure and the • Hastings Street Precinct Maintenance Levy
- : 24,228
methodology prescribed by ss. 19 and 20 of the LG • Noosa Main Beach Maintenance Levy
Other Regulation, Council’s waste management activity
• Rural Fire Charge
was considered a significant business activity for the
3 grant repayments (13,819) period. • Hastings Street Community Safety Program
Charge
• Lower Noosa North Shore Electricity Charge
Commercial business units
TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD: 836,864
Pursuant to s 27(2) of the LG Regulation, a
commercial business unit is a business unit
that conducts business in accordance with the
Notes: prescribed key principles of commercialisation.
1. The Regional Arts Development Fund grants were funded 50/50 between the Queensland Arts Council and Council.
The above amount is Council’s contribution.
Council did not nominate any business activities as
2. Grant repayments relate to funds returned to Council relating to previous grant rounds that were not acquitted.
commercial business units during the period.
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