Annual Report 2018-19

payment off our debt. This is a bit like saving up extra money
on the home budget and then paying down your mortgage
ahead of time. It’s hard work but has great benefits in the
long term. That’s one of the things about this Council - it
always takes a long-term view.

The Noosa community is incredibly lucky that it has such
wonderful staff working for its local Council. These are staff
that every day patch potholes, help people at the library, work
with local businesses on the local economic plan, keep our
parks and public spaces looking great, help our elderly at our
Noosa Community Care Centre – the list goes on. Our staff
have passion and the opportunity to make a difference every
day to the community that we live in and serve. It’s more
than just a job for our staff. You might not know that they also
volunteer in our community with some staff giving up lunch
breaks to help with Meals on Wheels deliveries, other staff
volunteering at the Community Hub to support homeless
people, other staff helping to raise funds for breast cancer –
the list goes on.

Many of our staff are also embedded in Noosa community
groups, volunteering on local committees and helping out at
a grass root level. It’s that passion to make a difference that
separates our Council staff from many “public sector” staff
working in other levels of government.

We are lucky to have this level of commitment and I would
like to publicly thank each and every one of our Council staff
for their commitment and dedication.

Please enjoy reading this annual report. We are very proud
of it and what has been achieved.




Brett de Chastel
Chief Executive Officer




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