2019-07-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     9 JULY 2019


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to summarise the outcomes of the community consultation for the
Draft Events Policy, seek adoption of the final policy and consider the next steps in progressing a
regulatory framework for events in the shire.
1.   Background
A Draft Events Policy was prepared following internal Council consultation in early 2019 and was
formally adopted for the purpose of community consultation at Council’s Ordinary meeting in April
2019. The report noted the new events policy will sit atop an events framework, as outlined in
Figure 1 below.




                         Figure 1 – Events Framework for Noosa Shire
Council has previously prepared second tier documents under this framework, being the
Noosaville Foreshore Land Use Master Plan and the Main Beach Events Policy.


2.   Community Consultation Process and Outcomes
Community consultation on the draft Events Policy was undertaken from 9 May to 13 June 2019
and included:
   Promotion through local newspapers, social media and Council’s website;
   A Your Say Noosa project page allowing written submissions in a range of ways; and
   A presentation to key stakeholders via the Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference
     Group, which includes 15 key community, business and industry groups.




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