Meeting papers

                    Climate Change Response Applications 2024-2025
Applicant name                 Project name                                   Project overview
                                                                              Low income/vulnerable households have higher energy costs from climate change,
                                                                              than average households, being disproportionately disadvantaged to adapting to
                                                                              climate change, by being less financially able to transition to renewable energy/
                                                                              electrify everything. The project will improve health/householder comfort through
                               Energy Assessments and Upgrades for Low        energy usage/efficiency assessments, education, and tailored low cost building
Zero Emissions Noosa Inc.
                               Income and Vulnerable Households               upgrades.
                                                                              Who: 20 low income, renters and vulnerable home owners’ homes
                                                                              What: Use paid energy assessments/audits to highlight home energy inefficiency and
                                                                              recommend steps for improving energy efficiency, using low costs solutions to reduce
                                                                              energy costs and emissions.
                                                                              We propose installing solar panels to the roof of the Club's building in Goodwin St.
                               Solar Panels for Tewantin Noosa Lions Club     Tewantin. The installation and use of solar panels has proven benefits. Noosa is
Tewantin Noosa Lions Club
                               Den                                            known for it's environmental and sustainability values and TNLC wishes to align to
                                                                              these values with the installation of solar panels.
                                                                              SCEC to lead a collaborative approach to working with multiple stakeholders including
                                                                              environmental conservation organisations, council, member groups, local government,
Sunshine Coast Environmental   Marine pollution (polystyrene) response        state agencies and individuals to assess and provide actionable outcomes based on
Council                        coordination and education project             the recommendations of the Roundtable polystyrene disaster in 2022, White Spill
                                                                              recommendations paper and the polystyrene roundtable conducted in November
                                                                              2022. These will include multiple workshops with a recommendations paper produced.
                                                                              We proposed to undertake a geomorphic assessment and high level management
                                                                              strategy for upper Pinbarren Creek, upstream of Binalong Road.
                                                                              The mostly cleared and very steep catchment has had ongoing issues with erosion
                               Nature Based Solutions for a Resilient Upper   caused by climate change exacerbated high rainfall events. This has led to instream
Noosa Landcare
                               Pinbarren Creek Catchment                      erosion, difficulty maintaining built road infrastructure and degradation of agricultural
                                                                              soils.
                                                                              This project will seek to identify nature based solutions to allow for fine scaled on
                                                                              ground work in a future phase.
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