CORPORATE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Corporate Plan Report

SPECIAL MEETING                                                                       27 APRIL 2023


    •   A strengthened focus on our sustainability including protecting and enhancing our
        environment and ecological sustainable development, Noosa’s livability, economic prosperity
        through diversification and smart technologies, placed based approaches to community
        needs and planning, destination management, climate change, financial sustainability and
        the responsible management of our assets for the future.
    •   Strengthening the Plan and associated documents through articulation of the Mission and
        values and long-term plans, the inclusion of “Welcome to Country” to provide a specific
        regional welcome through consultation with the Kabi Kabi people which Is appropriate and
        respectful,
    •   Consideration was given to the resources required to successfully deliver the Plan to advance
        this further detail will be undertaken with the inclusion of the development of a long Council
        Capability Plan incorporating a broad Workforce and Human Resource Management Plan,
        an Information and Communication Technology Plan, and the Council Capability Financial
        Plan. The development of the Capability Plan is a priority for the first year of the Corporate
        Plan and will ensure that the organization’s planning, finances, and delivery are aligned to
        provide the business capabilities that will deliver strategic success and Council’s vision.
    •   While key performance measures are identified in each of the Themes of the new Plan, other
        supporting performance measures have been identified which will be further refined and
        reported to Council through the Annual Report and Operational Plan progress reports. The
        development of a Performance Management Framework (an initiative in the Plan) will provide
        a consistent approach for systematically collecting, analyzing, and utilising data and tracking
        progress in the achievement of the Plan’s objectives and to monitor the results and efficiency
        of council programs
    •   Recommendations were also made by the Consultant in the corporate planning process in
        relation to a suitable corporate performance reporting system to assist us in managing and
        reporting information as well as increasing transparency and accountability. The
        development of the Framework and evaluation of a new system have been identified as
        initiatives in the new Corporate Plan and will be priorities in the first year.
    •   The development of the Corporate Plan was supported by a Community Engagement &
        Consultation process.
    •   The development of the priorities and themes for the plan were informed by a consultation
        survey.
    •   Advertising and community messaging were utilised to alert the community to the survey and
        as well as a series of the face-to-face consultation sessions.
The survey was hosted on Council’s site Your Say Noosa with links to the survey mentioned in the
advertising and community messaging, and on Council’s website, LinkedIn, and Facebook pages.

To enable all of the community to participate in consultation, 15 face-to-face consultation sessions
were organised and held across the Shire. Sessions were designed to be 1.5 – 2 hours in length and
incorporated:


•   Presentations to set the scene and provide purpose.
•   Information about the draft themes and direction of the draft new Corporate Plan.
•   Processes to enable all attendees to contribute to the direction and Content of the new Corporate
    Plan.
•   Question and answer opportunities.

Consultation Findings