2022-08-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               15 AUGUST 2022


Noosa Education and Training Initiative
•   Future Skills Learning Hub Feasibility study completed. The study explored the Why, What
    & How of learning and invited comment and feedback from educators, students & parents,
    and industry.
•   Noosa Education & Training providers Connection Event held May 2020 featuring 3
    presenters to encourage local collaborations.
•   Add Your Plus 1. This project was delivered in partnership with DESBT and looked to
    connect employers to training providers, the local student workforce, HR advice, and govt
    funding programs for apprenticeships etc. 40 businesses participated; HR providers, School
    Careers Advisors, and Training & Apprenticeship Support providers attended.
•   QTIC Careers Roadshow. This project was initiated in partnership with DESBT and
    showcased tourism industry careers to 60 students and included a networking opportunity
    for and tourism industry employers and local training organisations and careers guidance
    officers.
•   Council partnered with the Education & Training Sector to create a video profile of the sector
    and the unique opportunity our destination of choice provides.
Food and Agribusiness
•    Noosa Council $25,000 support of the Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) in FY 21/22
     enabled the delivery of :
     -     4 x dedicated industry connection & capability events in Noosa,
     -     establishment of a dedicated FAN Noosa arm including industry initiative plan for
           Noosa
     -     showcasing of local events, producers and their products via social media & EDM’s (
           audience of 3,500)
     -     Meet the Maker. 15 Noosa businesses exhibited, over 400 buyers and stakeholders
           attended this important distribution channel network.
Industry and Employment Strategy
•    Economic Development secured $50,000 (in matched funding) from State Government’s
     Building Better Regions Grant Fund program to develop an Industry and Employment Action
     Plan for the Noosa region.
•    The Plan will focus on economic diversification, resilience and employment opportunities
     underpinned by analysis relating to business retention, growth, and attraction in high value
     industry sectors.
•    The project, which is expected to be completed by March 2023 will help accelerate Noosa’s
     investment opportunities.
Industry and Employment Land-use Report
•    Economic Development and Strategic Planning are working collaboratively to undertake an
     Employment Land Review to test new precincts and provisions within the Noosa Plan 2020,
     ensuring that they are contemporary and cater for new and emerging industry and
     businesses to establish/grow in Noosa.
•    This study will also identify the need for additional zoned employment land for future growth
     to 2051.
Creation of a Register of Pre-qualified Suppliers
•    To streamline the procurement process for services used frequently by the Economic
     Development branch (including the Peregian Digital Hub), a Business and Marketing
     Services Panel was established during FY 21/22.
•    Marketing and Consultancy Services are a significant expenditure across Economic
     Development with a need that is often urgent, highly specialised, and requires continuity of
     supplier relationships.


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