2018-19 A Year in Review

   Council staff worked closely with the Noosa         Council      co-located   the    Economic
    Junction Association throughout 2018/19              Development Branch with the Council’s
    assisting them with the implementation of            Strategic Planning Branch to ensure that
    their plan to regenerate the Junction. A             there was synergy between our goals for our
    number of joint meetings were facilitated with       Local Economic Plan and the development of
    stakeholders regarding the draft planning            our new planning scheme.
    scheme.                                             Council continued its economic grants
   Council has increased the resources                  program with grants provided to Innovate
    allocated to economic development activities         Noosa Inc, the Noosa Chamber of Commerce
    with additional staff to support the Noosa           and Industry Inc and the Sunshine Coast
    Education and Training Alliance and also an          Creative Alliance.
    Economic Development trainee.