2019-07-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    9 JULY 2019




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      9 JULY 2019

      COUNCIL POLICY - EVENTS POLICY

       d)   High use precincts are protected from overuse
       Events proposed in high use precincts, such as Noosa Heads, must demonstrate valid locational
       needs.
       Tourism Events in the Hastings Street precinct are not to exceed 7 total events.
       Given the limited available community event space in Noosa’s high use precincts, Council mayseek
       teencourages the identification of identfy_alternative locations for staging events.
       e)   Noosa Shire’s range of events is diverse and inclusive
 |     Council will seekte-ensure the range of events held in Noosa is diverse, socially inclusive, supports
       broad community participation and that each event provides clear community benefits.
      f)    Events employ sustainable practices
       All events must employ sustainable environmental practices.
       Council will prescribe minimum requirements for waste management and other measures.
       Annual and repeat events must demonstrate continuing improvement in sustainable environmental
       practices and progress toward best practice in event management, waste management and
       sustainable transport.
       Council will seek+te-ensure the use of single-use plastics is phased out for all tourism events by 2020
       and for all other events by 2021. Their replacement by reusable, recyclable and compostable
       alternatives will help foster new circular economies and innovation.
       Balloons are prohibited for all events.
       Council will generally only approve fireworks for Christmas and New Year’s Eve community events.
       g)   Locally owned and operated businesses are preferred
       Event proposals from locally owned and operated organisations will generally be preferred in order
       to retain benefits within the shire.
       h)   Not-for-profit community groups are preferred
       Events run by incorporated not-for-profit community groups will generally be preferred over for-profit
       organisations.
       i)   Ratepayers do not subsidise tourism events and events by for-profit organisations
       A user-pays approach will be applied to ensure there is no ratepayer subsidy of permit administration
       for tourism events and events by for-profit organisations.
      j)    Tourism events, corporate events and events by for-profit organisations contribute to
            broader local environmental outcomes
       Council may seek to establish new initiatives whereby tourism, corporate and for-profit events
       contribute towards local environmental management initiatives.
       GUIDELINES
       Council will develop a framework of supporting guidelines, plans and procedures to support this
       policy. While those will provide key details for applicants, the following primary requirements form
       part of this policy:
       e  Applications that do not provide all mandatory information will not be accepted;
       e  Applications for events on a beach, Noosa Heads Lions Park,-or Chaplin Park, or other locations
          susceptible to bad weather must include detailed contingency plans for an alternate site(s) in the
          event of beach erosion, severe weather, inundation and the like; and
       e  Applications for new large events (exceeding 2,000 attendees) must be lodged a minimum of 6
          months prior to the event.

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