2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

Message from the Transfer Manager
Since the Noosa community overwhelmingly voted to regain its independence in March, a
significant amount of work has happened behind the scenes to get to 1 January 2014, the day
Noosa Council is officially established.

I am proud to report that the cost of de-amalgamation has come in well under the Queensland
Treasury Corporation’s estimate. By introducing innovative methods of ICT delivery and by being
very conscious of costs at all times we have managed to keep the cost of the de-amalgamation
process significantly low for the community.

I would like to acknowledge the tremendous passion, engagement and support the Noosa
community has provided throughout this whole process. After a 5 year battle to regain its
independence, their passion never wavered.

The Noosa Transfer Team – a small but dedicated team tasked with the enormous job of getting a
400+ strong organisation up and running and ready for a seamless transition from the start –
showed outstanding dedication and commitment. While there have been a number of people
whom have given considerable time and effort to the project, I would particularly like to thank the
core team comprising Debra Iezzi (Project Co-ordinator), Martin Drydale and Michael Shave
(Project Managers), Narelle Reid (Assistant Project Coordinator) and Scienta Hesse (Project
Officer). I would also like to acknowledge the work done by the other staff who put in many hours
of work to deliver on the Transfer Action Plan. Without the incredible efforts of these people the
Transfer would not have been the success it was.

I would also like to acknowledge the Sunshine Coast Council for their assistance provided to the
team during this process.

The team has worked hard to deliver an organisation in line with the community’s vision. The
structure that has been put in place will allow the council to shape the organisation in association
with community needs and allocate resources where they think necessary in order to deliver
agreed service levels in future. The community can expect a return to a customer focused,
friendly, open and transparent organisation, which will start to address service delivery in line with
community needs.

This document provides a comprehensive guide to how we got from the vote in March to the new
Noosa Council opening its doors in 8 short months.


Peter Franks
Transfer Manager




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