CORPORATE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Corporate Plan Report

SPECIAL MEETING                                                                     27 APRIL 2023


social and economic needs of Noosa into the future and incorporates supporting strategies and plans
such as the Noosa Environment Strategy and Economic Development Strategy.

The Key elements of the new Plan are:

   A. The Plan was developed through consultation with our community and stakeholders, elected
      members and employees.
   B. The Noosa Council Mission which reaffirms our point of difference and our aspirations “Noosa
      Council – Different by Nature” underpinned by our refreshed sustainability principles and
      values.
   C. The Plan identifies the 5 priority Themes, key objectives and actions.
          •   Environment – conservation and management of our natural and built environments
          •   Liveability – an accessible and inclusive community
          •   Prosperity – robust, diverse, and resilient economy
          •   Future – sustainability, ensuring our community ad place is prepared and resilient for
              change
          •   Excellence – customer experience, financial sustainability, and service delivery.
   D. Each Theme is supported by statements of council’s commitment, supporting strategies and
      plans and performance measures.
   E. The roles and functions to deliver services to our community and working to achieve the
      objectives and outcomes in the Plan.
   F. The community’s contribution – recognising the significant contributions made by the
      community and our partners to successfully deliver the plan and achieve a sustainable future
      for Noosa.


The new Corporate Plan 2023-2028 builds on the previous Corporate Plan 2017-2037 (updated in
2018) and addresses the expectations of our community in the following ways:
   •   An increased level of consultation and engagement with our community in the development
       of the Plan.
   •   A risk analysis to identify events that may affect the achievement of the Corporate Plan and
       to assist in understanding of the risk and how it might impact the corporate plan. Seven key
       risks were identified, these risks and actions to mitigate them will be managed in accordance
       with Council’s Enterprise Risk and Opportunity Management Policy and Framework.
           1. Workforce management - workforce shortages
           2. Occupational health and safety – Impacts on community and staff health: pandemics
              and communicable diseases
           3. Legislative changes – potential changes to legislation impacting projects and services
           4. Financial – Reduction in grant and project funding available for projects
           5. Disaster Management – Natural disaster and emergency management as a result of
              bushfires, floods and storms
           6. Environment – environmental disaster
           7. Infrastructure – loss of data through cyber security breaches and digital systems
              disruption.
   •   An enhanced design, layout and structure to a more contemporary style and aligned to best-
       in-class standards evident across comparable organisations.