2023-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     13 FEBRUARY 2023


    Location     Plans/Strategies          Priorities                                Budget Spend
                                                                                     21/22
                                               Maintain the ability to respond to
                                                disaster events (Local Disaster
                                                Management Plan)
                                               Implement the Noosa Local
                                                Economic Plan.
                                                Provide support for a sustainable
                                                tourism sector.
                 Operational Plan 22/23        Support the community with the
                                                intensity of usage of the Kin Kin
                                                Quarry
                                               Increase preservation and
                                                awareness of Noosa’s heritage.
                                               Noosa Hinterland Recreation
                                                Trails Upgrade
                                               Noosa Hinterland recreation trails
                                                upgrade/implement Noosa Trails
                                                Master Plan informed by an Audit
                                                of the trail network
                                               New Mobile Library and
                                                Community Outreach Service is
                                                implemented


5.      Recommended Pilot Location and Proposed Future Schedule
After careful consideration is it recommended that Pomona be considered as a suitable location to
undertake the Place Pilot for the following reasons:
       One of the key aspects of the pilot is to evolve the organisation into a place-based approach
        which requires increasing the skills, knowledge and understanding of staff across numerous
        areas on this approach. The pilot location therefore needs to be one that has key strengths
        but has some aspects that could benefit from a place-based approach. This allows the staff
        to increase their skills, the organisation to adapt and the community to realise benefits. A
        community requiring a higher degree of change or support or one that is larger or more
        complex is unlikely to benefit from a pilot when the organisation is still in the early stages of
        applying place making and being able to implement it.
       The Place program would build on current activity and momentum, particularly in the main
        centre areas of Pomona.
       There are existing business and community leaders in the region, and community groups
        using the features of ‘place’ to bring community together.
       It is also becoming more used by residents outside of the immediate Pomona township but
        has perceived less direct investment.
       There are a number of planned and resourced projects in the location that could be included
        as part of a place pilot.
       The village is of a size and scale that would allow for meaningful monitoring and evaluation
        of outcomes for a pilot.
       Although the village achieved a good Liveability Score, there are a number of broader issues
        that could benefit from an integrated place-based approach being applied.eg Environmental,
        economic, social etc.
       Pomona has quickly experienced a variety of changes through Covid that would benefit from
        a place-based program to ensure ongoing community cohesion. These include significant
        growth in tourism visitors particularly through the drive market, turnover in and changing
        make-up of population, increase in people experiencing cost of living pressures, increase in
        social issues e.g., homelessness, youth boredom etc.

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