Single Use Coffee Cups Program · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                          9 DECEMBER 2025


Theme No. 4 - Future
This theme is focused on our future, strengthening our relationship with First Nations peoples and to
ensure our community is prepared and resilient to change. A focus on youth, climate resilience and
adaptation, sense of place and destination management.
Objective 4.7 Fund and implement the Climate Change Response Plan to support Council,
community and the local economy to build resilience and preparedness for climate risks and to
achieve net-zero emissions by 2026.

This work advances a number of Council's Sustainability Principles in the Corporate Plan, particularly
(1) Resources are sustainably managed so that the lifestyle and wellbeing of the community is
enhanced whilst safeguarding our natural systems and without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs and (3) Noosa’s economy is prosperous, resilient, circular,
diverse, and protective of its unique environment, culture and heritage.




Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes 19 June 2025
That Council:
A. Support Tourism Noosa's Plastic Free Noosa Program and work in close partnership with Plastic
   Free Noosa to deliver a voluntary, industry-led shift away from single-use coffee cups across the
   shire;
B. Collaboratively develop with Plastic Free Noosa a simple, scalable plan and program, focusing
   on education, business support, and behaviour change initiatives;
C. Demonstrate leadership for this shift away from single-use coffee cups within its own operations;
   and
D. Request a report to Council detailing any costs associated with the implementation of this
   initiative for Council consideration and endorsement.


Finance
The costs to rollout the current program as outlined in the implementation plan are included below.
Note this does not include in-kind contribution such as staff time.
•   PHASE I (Scoping and Convening Working Group): No cost, staff time
•   PHASE II (Stakeholder and Business engagement - to inform program design): $600.00
•   PHASE III & IV (Comms and Campaign Resources, Graphic and Web Design): $5000.00
•   TOTAL financial investment required: $5600.00
It is proposed to work closely with Tourism Noosa to prioritise the $5600.00 required to kickstart the
program through their FY25-26 budget. Should Tourism Noosa budget be unavailable to support
this program, it is proposed to provide in kind support by Council staff and a small allocation of funds
to support the initiation and engagement phase of the program through the Sustainability program
Operational budget as it aligns with existing efforts to implement the endorsed Climate Change
Response Plan, Environment Strategy, and From Waste to Resource Plan.