2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 DECEMBER 2017


Table 1: Activities & Workshops 13–19 November 2017

Activities &           Description & Comments                                              Community
Workshops                                                                                  Engagement
Tour of the Noosa      A tour of the Noosa Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre,            20 adults/
Landfill               feedback was very positive.                                         children
Info session Noosa     An information display was set up after school at the NAC. This     55 adults/
Aquatic Centre         included a recycling competition on what can and can’t be           children
                       recycled.
                       A competition for adults – answer three questions about
                       recycling and go into the draw to win a self-watering garden
                       bed and environmental goodies.
Composting &           Two composting & growing food in small places workshops             56 adults
growing food in        were held at both libraries. Spaces were limited to thirty people
small places           per session.
workshops held at      Twenty-six attended the Cooroy library & the Noosa library
the Noosa & Cooroy     session was booked out.
Library
                       Feedback was excellent.
Furniture repairs at   The community were invited to take along broken furniture to        30 adults
the Men’s Shed         be repaired at the Men’s Shed. An information display on waste
                       & recycling was also set up.
Information sessions   Waste & recycling display and competition. People could ask         58 adults
(2) at Noosa Library   questions about what can and can’t be recycled and people
                       went into the competition draw.
Outdoor movie at       A free recycling art workshop for children was on from 5.00-        600 adults/
Gympie Terrace         6.30pm. Over 50 children participated.                              children
                       A 3-minute speech was given on why we should recycle and
                       reduce our waste before the movie started.
                       A short TEDX movie on recycling was shown before the main
                       movie, Finding Dory.
                       Waste & recycling display and competitions were held. 30
                       adults & children asked questions and went into the draw.
                       Noosa Biosphere also had a stall.
                       Council received good feedback on the night and positive
                       comments on Facebook.
Bunnings info          Waste & recycling display and competitions.                         75 adults/
session & E-waste      The Men’s Shed demonstrated how to make things out of old           children
drop off Saturday      pallets on Saturday. Unfortunately, it rained which meant that
                       they were not using power tools to make furniture.
                       We spoke to approximately 50 people on Saturday and 25
                       people on Sunday.
                       80 people took advantage of the e-waste collection.
                       Four cages of e-waste were collected and diverted from landfill.
Another Women’s        Council partnered with Another Woman’s Closet for a pre-loved       200 adults
Closet Sunday          women’s clothing sale at the Leisure Centre. 47 stalls were
                       involved and members of the public came along.
                       Competitions engaged approximately 35 adults who went into a
                       raffle draw.
 Total of direct community engagement                                                      2,000+ people




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