2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                       7 FEBRUARY 2017


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Community Development
Develop and adopt the Noosa Social           Undertook Community Wellbeing             Next Grow Your Arts Workshop –               Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan
Strategy                                       survey for Noosa local government           Find Your Arts Funding on the 9th              consultations
                                               area using the Australian Unity             February                                     Commence drafting Sport and Active
                                               Wellbeing Index – results pending         Proving Free one –on one tailored              Recreation plan
                                             Celebrated International Volunteers         strategic planning sessions to not for
                                               Day with over 200 volunteers                profits
                                               attending                                 Sport and Active Recreation Plan
                                             First edition of 'Grow your Arts' E-        consultations
                                               Newsletter distributed                    Developing a joint funding application
                                                                                           in a collaborative Regional Sports
                                                                                           Facility Plan that will encompass the
                                                                                           local government areas of Noosa,
                                                                                           Sunshine Coast and Gympie
Council Community      Grants   Program      Addressed overdue acquittals              Prepare for next Feb – March Project         Grants Network and Nibbles Night to
including RADF                               Assessed           and       made           grant round                                    support volunteers and community
                                               recommendations on largest ever           Assessment of RADF grant round                 organisations – Feb 2017
                                               Projects grants round
                                             RADF Grant closed
                                             Provided administration support for
                                               latest Economic Development Grant
                                               round
Tait Duke Cottage                            Skilling Qlders for Work Trainees         Complete renovations                         Secure     additional     community
                                               graduated and 60% employment rate         Finalise lease                                 partnerships and future tenancies
                                             $185k worth of donations for              Official opening                             Partner with United Synergies in
                                               materials and labour secured              Community Organisation Open Day                Stage 2 Skilling Qlders for Work –
                                             Community Garden relocated and re-        Secure tenancies                               landscape project
                                               established                               Media and Promotion
                                             75% of renovation works completed
Council Grant Acquisition                    Funding success for sports clubs          Assist    and     record    acquittals,      Search for opportunities, promote
                                               under the State Governments 'Get            applications, claims and variations.           internally and externally, assist and
                                               Playing Places and Spaces and 'Get        Full reconciliation of Grants Register         record acquittals, applications, claims
                                               Going Clubs'                                with T1 Finance                                and variations.




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