2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                   RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                       Delivered citizenship ceremony to 40      Clarification of resources required to      Continue to supply quality layout and
                                         new citizens                                support Sunshine Coast 50th and               design of Council’s documents
                                       Planning for Sunshine Coast 50th            Queens Baton Relays                         Continue     to    maintain    brand
                                         celebrations                              Peaks period for media releases and           standards
                                       Finalised CE Branch training in             social media
                                         Indesign & Photoshop                      Maintain website content
                                                                                   Maintain internal communications
                                                                                     and CE service delivery

Economic Development
16 June 2017Implementation of the
Local Economic Plan
Digital Economy & Innovation         Generation Innovation program for         Launched Innovation Master Class            Peregian     Beach      Digital    Hub
                                       youth across the region launched with       program                                       Management        Services     provider
                                       support from Noosa Council                Advancing     Regional    Innovation          selected
                                     Innovate Noosa established                   Program    funding    from    State        Regional      Innovation      program
                                                                                    Government approved - $500k                  governance and project management
                                     Noosa Connect – Digital event host at                                                     structures established
                                       The J with 170 in attendance                 across Sunshine Coast/Noosa
                                                                                                                               Host GovHack event
                                     Digital Entrepreneurs event held with     Peregian     Beach    Digital   Hub
                                                                                    Managed Services tender issued             support next stage for Create Noosa
                                       Noosa Council support at Noosa
                                                                                                                                 and Innovate Noosa
                                       Boardroom – 100 people
                                     Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur key
                                       note speaker at local investor event
                                       attended by 100 people
                                     Minister Leanne Enoch visited Cooroy
                                       to meet with local entrepreneurs and
                                       start-ups
Rural Enterprise                     FAN hosted event at The J with a          Country Noosa organised             ‘re-    Country Noosa input to New
                                       focus on “the war on waste”. 100            generative’    farming tour          for      Planning Scheme
                                       attendance                                  Councillors and staff                       FAN and Country Noosa relationship
                                     Meat processing project submitted as
                                       part of a State Government process
Environmental Industries                                                         Member of the NBRF 10-year review           Noosa       Biosphere        Reserve
                                                                                   panel.                                        Foundation engagement regarding
                                                                                                                                 economic development initiatives
                                                                                                                                 with environmental benefits.



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