2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 12 FEBRUARY 2019


     Australia). The Tourism Opportunity Spectrum in this methodology helps to identify what the
     locality wants to aspire to (eg more relaxed, less relaxed etc).
 The acceptable limits concept then applies how that experience is achieved based on
   different criteria e.g. time of the year or location. Thus, for example what is acceptable in
   terms of visitor numbers in Hastings Street at Christmas may be quite different to what is
   acceptable in terms of visitor numbers on the Noosaville foreshore during a mid-week of
   August.
 If a carrying capacity can be agreed, it needs to be determined if levers are available to
   achieve that carrying capacity. As an example, for the Teewah Cooloola area, the carrying
   capacity for campers or day visitors could be determined and then controlled through the
   number of camping permits or access permits.
 The acceptable limits process ultimately aims to achieve a shared understanding of what is
   acceptable in terms of tourism visitation and its impact at different localities and times of year.

The Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group will be undertaking further work on the
development of the acceptable limits methodology in coming months.

If the process is successful, it is likely that there will ultimately be a “social contract” between the
Tourism Sector, Council and the Noosa community which defines how a sustainable tourism
model can operate for the benefit of the Noosa community and tourism sector in the future.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting, 15 March 2018, Item 7, Page 15
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
dated 12 March 2018 and:
A.     Amend the membership of Council’s Standing Committees so that Councillor membership
       is as follows:
       1.   Planning and Environment Committee – Cr Stockwell (Chairperson), Cr Jackson,
            Cr Glasgow and Mayor Wellington;
       2.   Services and Organisation Committee – Cr Jurisevic (Chairperson), Cr Pardon,
            Cr Wilkie and Mayor Wellington; and
       3.   General Committee – continuing as the Mayor and all Councillors with Cr Wilkie as
            Chairperson.
B.     Appoint Cr Stockwell in place of Cr Jurisevic as a member of the Case Management
       Working Group;
C.     Appoint Cr Jurisevic in place of Cr Pardon as Council’s representative on the Northern
       SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group;
D.     Appoint Cr Glasgow in place of Cr Stockwell as a member of the Park Road Boardwalk
       Reference Group;
E.     Appoint Cr Stockwell as Council’s representative to the Noosa Integrated Catchment
       Association Inc.; and
F.     Appoint the Mayor and Cr Jackson as Council’s representatives on the proposed
       Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group.

Finance
There is no specific budget location for this project. However, significant Council staff time is
being allocated to research, briefings and follow-up of issues raised by the Sustainable Tourism
Stakeholder Reference Group. The CEO is also facilitating the meetings.

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