Annual Report 2016-17

Corporate Plan Theme 2: The Noosa Community
“Our community is connected, safe and happy and able to meet their potential”


•   Council adopted a three-year implementation          •   Council undertook extensive community               •   Council undertook a sports field audit to provide   •   Council undertook numerous Library and
    plan for the Noosa Social Strategy. This                 engagement with the Cooroy community                    additional assistance to sporting clubs who            Gallery programs to support our community.
    includes an annual update to Council on                  regarding the future of the Cooroy Community            have the responsibility of maintaining their           Our Library Services have physically issued
    progress for implementation of the Noosa                 Hall. Council agreed to accept trusteeship of           sporting fields. Council agreed to provide              over 570,000 items to our community during
    Social Strategy. Included within the Strategy            the Deed of Grant in Trust and supported the            membership to the Sports Turf Association of           the last year.
    is the establishment of the Noosa Community              establishment of the Cooroy Community Hall              Queensland to 12 sporting clubs to assist in
    Round Table which has been successfully                  Association Inc. A lease has been provided to           increasing expertise within the clubs on field      •   After considerable work with the local
    operating to assist with the transition process at       the Association in order that they can manage           and turf maintenance.                                  community including United Synergies and
    Johns Landing.                                           the Hall. Council has also agreed to fund 50%                                                                  local Rotary Clubs, Tait Duke Cottage was
                                                             of the restoration costs (capped) with the          •   Council has commenced a process to review              restored and open for community use in June
•   Staff have been working to develop a Sport                community funding the remaining 50%. This               options for the future use of the Noosaville           2017. This milestone was significant after many
    and Active Recreation Plan. This has included            has been an excellent outcome for the Cooroy            foreshore. This included an extensive                  years of work to identify an appropriate site and
    initial community engagement and a draft Plan            community.                                              community engagement process which will be             working in partnership with the local community
    has been developed in preparation for a formal                                                                   completed in 2017.                                     to restore the building and make it available for
    round of community consultation.                     •   Council extended the lifeguard services                                                                        ongoing community use.
                                                             agreement for a five-year term. This agreement       •   Council has reviewed and updated its
•   Council has entered into a three-year                    enables our community and visitors to safely            Community Engagement Policy. Significant            •   To encourage community interaction, Council
    agreement with the Cooroy Futures Group Inc              use our beaches with a high level of safety             community engagement projects in 2016/17               has installed chalkboard walls as part of the
    for the operation of the Cooroy Butter Factory           based on our lifeguard services.                        included: Cooroy Memorial Hall, Sunshine               International “Before I Die” wall movement. This
    Arts Centre. This agreement was entered into                                                                     Beach Skate Park, Digital Hub - Peregian               has been successful (particularly at Cooroy)
    after a trial management period following an         •   Council introduced a community support                  Beach, Noosa Botanic Gardens Masterplan,               with one of the walls also visiting Noosa
    extensive community engagement process on                scheme for those residents living in the vicinity       Noosa Planning Scheme, Noosa Transport                 Junction and Peregian Beach.
    the future of the Cooroy Butter Factory.                 of Wallace Park who were directly affected               Strategy, Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan,
                                                             by large numbers of flying foxes that came               Corporate Plan                                     •   Council continued to provide its community
•   Council has undertaken two community Council             to Wallace Park on an intermittent basis. The                                                                  grant program supporting our community
    meetings during 2016/17. In October 2016, we             scheme included the provision of cleaning           •   Council accepted a contract for the restoration        groups. During 2016/17, we provided over
    held a Council meeting at Cooroy and in April            materials, car covers and other tangible                and upgrade of the Sunshine Beach Skatepark            $810,000 in grants to local community groups
    2017, a meeting at Boreen Point.                         support materials to reduce the impact on local         at a cost of $380,000. This is an important            to support projects, acquisition of equipment or
                                                             residents. Council also employed a project              facility for the younger demographic in our            events.
•   Council commenced the development of a                                                                           Shire.
                                                             officer for a period during 2016/17 to help roll
    Noosa Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan. A                                                                                                                            •   Council staff also facilitated a number of
                                                             out the support items.
    Consultative Committee has been established                                                                                                                             evening information sessions for community
    and work is well advanced on the development                                                                                                                            organisations to help improve their governance
    of that Plan.                                                                                                                                                           and grant writing skills.




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