2022-08-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    15 AUGUST 2022



5     YEAR IN REVIEW – 2021-22

Author            Chief Executive Officer, Scott Waters
                  CEO’s Office

Index             ECM/ Subject/ Corporate Planning

Attachments       Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report details deliverables, opportunities and challenges that Noosa Shire Council has dealt
with during the 2021/22 financial year in the context of our five Corporate Plan themes.
As the incoming CEO in late February 2022, our Council and Community was faced with a once in
a century natural disaster. Not only was Noosa Shire Council faced with riverine flooding, but also
extremely destructive flash flooding in our Hinteland areas that led to life threatening conditions.
These included an unprecedented number of landslips, that will take years to recover from.
Despite these challenges and the ongoing COVID19 Pandemic the Council has responded
extremely well. As a new CEO to the Council and the region, the legacy of the past is not lost on
me in ensuring that the Council of today are the custodians and shapers of tomorrow’s community.
Those that have come before have left a legacy of a resilient and robust organisation that is
delivering a multitude of services to our Community while also dealing with the difficulties of the
natural disasters and pandemic.
This report is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that has gone before in
setting the Council for the challenges of the future. Being only in the CEO role for 4 months of the
financial year my focus in preparing this report is upon recognition of huge amount of work our
Councillors, Executive and Staff that make up the Noosa Shire Council Team have delivered for
our Community.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
dated 15 August 2022 providing a review of Council’s progress in the 2021/22 financial year
towards achieving the five key focus areas set out in Council’s Corporate Plan and thank Council
staff for their efforts in the last twelve months to progress so many significant projects and providing
outstanding service to our community.


REPORT
Pursuant to the Local Government Act, the CEO is required to provide Council with an annual
report identifying the progress made towards the achievement of Council’s long term objectives as
set out in the Corporate Plan. This report covers the 2021-22 financial year and Noosa Shire
Council’s achievements through the operational plan that align to the Corporate Plan.

Our current Corporate Plan was adopted in early 2017 following a significant process to develop
the region’s long term vision, led by 20 year goals and delivered through 5 key focus areas. An
update to the plan was undertaken in 2018 and our Council has operated under that version of the
Corporate Plan for the 2021/22 financial year.




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