Annual Report 2018-19

The gargantuan task of writing the Draft Noosa Plan was     I want to thank my fellow Councillors and all of our
completed so that it could be released for community        wonderful Council staff for their efforts throughout
consultation. That brings a four-year journey to near       2018-19.
completion. Our Strategic Planning team have done
a mighty job preparing not only the Draft Plan and          Best wishes
Strategic Framework, but also a whole host of additional
reference material to help guide residents through the
arcane maze of the planning scheme.

On the planning assessment front, Council assessed          Tony Wellington
479 development applications. Only 20 were refused –        Mayor of Noosa
meaning 96% of all development applications that were
submitted to Council were approved.

Throughout the financial year, a range of activities were
undertaken to help propel us towards our 2026 zero
emissions target including installing over 1,100 solar
panels. All of these actions will generate long-term cost
savings for Council and our ratepayers.



“...propel us towards
our 2026 zero
emissions target”
A couple of stakeholder reference groups were also
established. The most innovative of these was the
Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group,
consisting of representatives from key business, resident
and environment groups along with Tourism Noosa and
Council.

I am not aware of any previous attempt by Noosa
Council to gather so many community groups to grapple
with such a big issue. It is hoped that this reference
group will provide advice to Council on what sustainable
tourism should look like for Noosa, and perhaps how we
may reach that lofty goal.

Of course, this introduction really just skims across
the highlights of an exceptionally productive year for
Noosa Council. I believe this Council continues to set a
high benchmark for excellent management and service
delivery which is what our community expects and
deserves.




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