2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   12 FEBRUARY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                   RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                       Social Services fortnightly Hub days          Facilitate a Community Boot camp
                                         continue to be successful with multiple         in partnership with local fitness
                                         service uptakes for people                      providers and Noosa Rugby Union
                                         experiencing homelessness facing                Club
                                         barriers accessing social services

Council Community Grants Program,      Latest RADF grants announced with 7           Revise Community Grants policy to        Facilitate next Grants, Network and
including RADF                           projects approved                               ensure it aligns with the new              Nibbles Workshop – 13th March
                                       Latest Community Project Grants                 Environment grants policy                Run next round of Community
                                         announced with 22 projects approved           Review RADF program in line with           Projects, Festive Season, Alliance
                                       Multi-year funding: Noosa Open                  Cultural Plan                              and RADFgrants – (open 27th Feb
                                         Studios and Noosa International Film          Process all Water Rebate & Grant           and closing 3rd April)
                                         Festival now ‘Signature Events’. Zero           claims from previous round
                                         Emissions Noosa is now on an
                                         Alliance Agreement

Grants - external                      Submitted RADF annual Report to               Prepare to meet with QAO to
                                         Arts Queensland (31 Oct)                        examine Council Grants Register
                                       Assisted community organisations              Seek to develop application under
                                         with Gambling Community Benefit                 the Move It Australia Participation
                                         Funding applications                            Grant (up to $250,000)


Business as Usual activities           White Ribbon walk against domestic            Negotiate tenure arrangements for        Continue to work with the State
                                         violence event successfully held on             community organisations                    Government (Department of
                                         the 23 November.                              Support planning and delivery of           Housing and Public Works) to
                                       Supported community groups with                 Anywhere Festival                          deliver free community workshops in
                                         strategic planning advice – Noosa FM,                                                      Noosa as part of the Building Active
                                         Cooroy Future Group, Noosa                                                                 Communities program.
                                         Boardriders, Tewantin Noosa Cricket,                                                     Planning for the White Ribbon walk
                                         Cooroy Cricket                                                                             against domestic violence – 23
                                       Supported Pomona Arts Inc. to create                                                       November.
                                         a business plan and transition to a
                                         new committee
                                       Supported the second Sunshine
                                         Coast Open House program



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