2015-11-10 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       10 NOVEMBER 2015


16                       NOOSA HOLIDAY PARK & CAMPGROUNDS - UPDATE REPORT TO 30 SEPTEMBER
                         2015
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                           Property and Facilities Manager, Clint Irwin
                                 Corporate Services Department

Index                            ECM/Subject: 8.16 Camping and Caravan Facilities (General)

Attachments                      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property and Facilities Manager to the Planning and
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 November 2015 providing an update on operations of
the Noosa River Holiday Park, Boreen Point Campground and Noosa North Shore Beach
Campground for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2015.


REPORT
Noosa Council operates one holiday park and two campgrounds which offer a wide variety of
unique experiences for visitors. These Council business activities operate under a management
agreement with varying terms to suit the scale of the operation. These agreements are
administered by Council’s Property and Facilities branch.


Financial Performance

The business activities are required to operate on a competitively neutral basis with the private
sector in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009. The following tables outline the
operating financial performance for each activity for the quarter ending September 2015. Specific
commentary relating to financial performance for each activity is as follows:

       Boreen Point Campground                  2015/16        2015/16       2015/16       %         YTD
                                                Current        YTD           YTD           Current   Variance
                                                Budget         Budget        Actuals       Budget
       Total Revenue                                 380,000       103,750       101,935    26.8%        (1,815)
       Total Expenditure                             321,532        77,724        72,304    22.5%          5,420
       Operating Surplus / (Deficit)                  58,468        26,026        29,631                   3,605

Key Comments
 Overall year to date operating position favourable.
 It is expected that full year budget position will be achieved.




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