2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Community Development
Develop and adopt the Noosa Social      Third edition of 'Grow your Arts' e-         Next Grow your Arts workshops.              Review the 2006 Social Charter, part
Strategy                                  newsletter distributed.                      Next Youth Network meeting.                   of which will be to ensure that it has
                                        Successful      Grow      Your     Arts      Public consultation on Draft Sport            sufficient focus on social justice and
                                          Workshop – Find Your Arts Funding              and Active Recreation Plan.                   inclusiveness.
                                          held on 9 February.                          Deliver    3    strategic     planning      Consultation with 18-24 year old
                                        Successful in obtaining State                  programs for Not for Profit groups.           women and local businesses for
                                          funding for a joint funding application      Organising Volunteer Masterclass              activity planning of GOGA program.
                                          in a collaborative Regional Difficult          for Community Groups.                       Sports Forum in partnership with
                                          to Locate Sports Facility Plan for           Assessment of tenders for the                 State Sporting bodies.
                                          sports outside of scope of the Sport           Regional Difficult to Locate Sports
                                          and Active Recreation Plan that will           Facility Plan and appointment of
                                          encompass the local government                 consultant.
                                          areas of Noosa, Sunshine Coast and           Launch of the Draft Sport and Active
                                          Gympie. All Councils contributing              Recreation Plan on 26 July – guest
                                          financial assistance to the project as         presenter Wayne Goldsmith.
                                          well.
                                        Facilitated Northern Noosa Network
                                          (Social Services).
                                        Delivered 6 strategic planning
                                          programs for NFP groups.
                                        Successfully         gained       State
                                          Government grant for Get Out Get
                                          Active (GOGA) Program (Women’s
                                          physical activity program for 18-24yr
                                          olds).
                                        Launch of Orange Sky Laundry
                                          weekly service in Tewantin and
                                          training provided for interested
                                          Community Services staff wishing to
                                          volunteer their time.

Council Community Grants Program,       Another successful Grants Network            Planning for next round of RADF             21 Aug – 22 Sep execute
including RADF                            and Nibbles Night to support                   and Community Projects grants.                Community Project Grant Round
                                          volunteers      and       community          Processing grant agreements and               (and RADF if funding comes through
                                          organisations held in July with over           payments from previous rounds.                from Arts Qld)
                                          80 people attending.                         Follow up of acquittals and invoices        Discuss,    support    and     refine
                                        Addressed overdue acquittals and               for the 3-year funding programs –             applicants and their projects for the
                                          payments from last rounds.                     Community Halls and Centres;                  Project Grant Round.

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