Annual Report 2021-22

                             Theme - Noosa Community
                             Corporate Plan Goal: Our community is connected,
                             safe and happy and able to meet their potential

     Key achievements as we work towards our long term goal include:
     • Despite
       	      ongoing COVID-19 disruptions, Council’s
       broad range of community services and facilities
       continued to provide services and programs.
        	Council’s Community Services have continued to
        play an important role in protecting the health of the
        community against COVID-19 by operating Noosa
        Leisure Centre and The J as COVID-19 vaccination
        centres. Council Libraries worked in partnership
        with Peregian Digital Hub and their Digital Cadets
        to deliver free help to our community who needed
        assistance loading their vaccination certificates.
     • Noosa
       	       Leisure Centre and Noosa Aquatic Centre
       were able to help the community get back into sports
       tournaments and events after a long COVID-19
       hiatus. Some highlights include the Regional Pickleball
       Tournament and the first Judo Queensland State Titles
       in April which 1,000 people attended.
     • The
       	   J was finally able to return to providing a venue
       for local and touring performances. Audiences
       were delighted to get back to live events with a
       highlight being the return of Kate Miller-Heidke
       singing to a packed crowd.
     • Council
       	       has continued to invest in the maintenance
       and upgrade of its community venues and
       facilities. This year saw the full refurbishment of
       The J’s seating.
     • Council
       	      is tackling the housing affordability crisis
       on multiple fronts. Activities such as the Housing &
       Homelessness Roadshow and the Social Services
       Hub helped connect vulnerable people to housing
       providers and other support agencies.
     • Natural
       	       disasters once again impacted our
       community through successive wet weather and
       floods. Our Community Services team responded by
       opening facilities as Evacuation Centres at Noosa
       Leisure Centre and Cooroy Library, organising the
       Noosa Care Army to assist with the clean-up of flood
       impacted homes and leading Community Recovery
       Pop-ups and Outreach to assist people. Council’s
       Recovery teams continue to support a wide range of
       community needs as we return to a new normal.


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