Annual Report 2018-19

 Grants Recipients                                                                            Funding Amounts ($)
 Three Year Signature Event – Environment
 Mary River Catchment Coordination Assoc Inc. for Noosa Water Festival                                          8,757.00
 SUB-TOTAL:                                                                                                     8,757.00
 Three Year Signature Event Agreement
 Cooroy Future Group Inc. for Cooroy Fusion Festival                                                            7,212.00
 Cooroy Pomona Lions Club Inc. for King of the Mountain Festival                                               10,817.00
 Noosa A H & I Society Inc. for Noosa Country Show                                                             10,817.00
 Noosa Heads Jazz Club Inc.                                                                                     5,075.00
 Noosa Long Weekend Inc. for Noosa Alive!                                                                      10,817.00
 SUB-TOTAL:                                                                                                    44,738.00
 Three Year Sports Field Maintenance Agreement
 Cooroora United Football Club Inc.                                                                             8,752.32
 Cooroy Eumundi Cricket Club Inc.                                                                               8,752.32
 Noosa Australian Football Club Inc.                                                                           17,504.66
 Noosa District Junior Rugby League Football Club Inc.                                                         29,174.16
 Noosa District Rugby League Football Club Inc.                                                                11,669.77
 Noosa District Rugby Union Club Inc.                                                                          14,587.21
 Noosa District Softball Association Inc.                                                                      14,587.21
 Noosa Lions Football Club Inc.                                                                                20,422.08
 Noosa Touch Association Inc.                                                                                  11,669.76
 Pomona Cooroy and District Australian Football Club Inc.                                                       8,752.32
 Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club Inc.                                                                              21,880.95
 SUB-TOTAL:                                                                                                   167,752.76
 Water Rebates
 48 different not-for-profit community organisations                                                          75,506.78
 SUB-TOTAL:                                                                                                   75,506.78
 TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD:                                                                           893,405.91

Notes:
1. The Regional Arts Development Fund grants were funded 50/50 between Queensland Arts Council and Noosa Council.
   The above amount is Council’s contribution.
2. Grant repayments relate to funds returned to Council relating to previous grant rounds that were not acquitted.


Discretionary funds                                                Beneficial enterprises
Section 109 of the LG Act defines discretionary funds as           Section 39(3) of the LG Act defines a beneficial enterprise as
funds in the local government’s operating fund that are:           an enterprise that a local government considers is directed
                                                                   to benefiting, and can reasonably be expected to benefit, the
   • Budgeted for community purposes; and
                                                                   whole or part of its local government area.
   • Allocated by a Councillor at the Councillor’s discretion.
                                                                   Section 39(4) of the LG Act provides that a local government
There were no Councillor discretionary funds established           is conducting a beneficial enterprise if the local government
during the period.                                                 is engaging in, or helping, the beneficial enterprise.

                                                                   Council did not engage in any beneficial enterprises during
                                                                   the period.



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