Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                    19 SEPTEMBER 2024



1.          ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

            COUNCILLORS
            Cr Frank Wilkie (Chair)
            Cr Karen Finzel
            Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Cr Jessica Phillips
            Cr Brian Stockwell (in person and partly via Microsoft Teams)
            Cr Nicola Wilson

            EXECUTIVE
            Chief Executive Officer, Larry Sengstock
            Director Corporate Services, Trent Grauf
            Director Development & Regulation, Richard MacGillivray
            Director Strategy and Environment, Kim Rawlings
            Acting Community Services Director, Paul Brinkman
            Acting Director Infrastructure, Shaun Walsh

            APOLOGIES
            Cr Tom Wegener


            WELCOME TO COUNTRY BY KABI KABI PEOPLES ABORIGINAL
2.
            CORPORATION

            Special guests from the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation, Secretary &
            Director Brian Warner, Treasurer & Director Melissa Bond, Director Aunty Helena
            Gulash, Director Cecilia Combo, and Director Kerry Jones joined Council for the
            meeting and Director Aunty Helena Gulash performed their Welcome to
            Country. Apologies were received from Chair & Director Norman Bond and Director
            Uncle Michael Douglas.

3.          ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS


     3.1.      NOOSA COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THE KABI KABI COMMITMENT

               Council Resolution
               Moved:            Cr Frank Wilkie
               Seconded:         Cr Brian Stockwell
               That Council note the report by the Director of Strategy & Environment to the
               Ordinary Meeting dated 19 September 2024 and
                  A. Acknowledge, support and commit to the “Kabi Kabi Commitment”
                      provided at Attachment 1;
                  B. Embrace the shared principles of custodianship and co-stewardship of
                      Noosa’s land and waters in partnership with Kabi Kabi, as outlined in the
                      “Kabi Kabi Commitment”; and
                  C. Note that Council will continue partnering with Kabi Kabi to identify
                      opportunities to embed their knowledge, culture, traditions and aspirations
                      in Council’s strategies, plans, projects and services across all key areas of
                      Council work.

               Carried unanimously.