2019-12-10 S&O Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - TN Annual Report-2018-19

HIGHLIGHTS




     S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y I N I T I AT I V E S
     A S U C C E S S AT N O O S A F O O D & W I N E


     An increased focus on environmental sustainability saw
     some key successes with the 2019 Festival. $7,453 was raised
     for Trees for Tourism and we diverted 1.3 tonnes of waste from
     landfill to compost, three times the amount from last year’s
     Festival. Our partnership with Plastic Free Noosa continued
     with a goal to eliminate single-use plastics – virtually all were
     eliminated from the Festival. Our Waste Warriors educated
     Festival Village visitors and 4,190 refundable containers went
     to the Cash for Containers scheme.

     Food sustainability was also a theme with many of our
     events and masterclasses putting the spotlight on sustainable
     practices, reducing food waste and using local produce in
     season. We partnered with OzHarvest and local Ambassador
     Cameron Matthews utilised the surplus food from the Festival
     to create a brunch menu for our Industry Day on the final
     day of the Festival.




                                                                   T R E E S FO R TO U R I S M I N T R O D U C E D


                                                                   We introduced Trees for Tourism, a new sustainability
                                                                   initiative in partnership with our event partners and Noosa
                                                                   & District Landcare. Trees for Tourism supports tree planting
                                                                   through our shire for land rehabilitation, carbon emission
                                                                   reduction and the protection and enhancement of koala habitat.
                                                                   The Noosa Triathlon Multi Sports Festival and the Noosa Food
                                                                   & Wine Festival were the first two events contributing to this,
                                                                   raising over $13,000. Moving forward all events sponsored
                                                                   by Tourism Noosa will contribute $1 for every event participant.
                                                                   Many of our members also regularly donate at local industry
                                                                   events and visitors are able to donate via the
                                                                   Visitor Information Centre.




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