2016-10-17 GC Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 2 (Amended) - Statement of Financial Position

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   @      |  COUNCIL                                         MEDIA RELATIONS

 Corporate Plan Reference:           -

 Endorsed by Council on:             OM 3 April 2014

 Policy Owner and Department: — Chief of Staff, Executive Office
POLICY BACKGROUND

The Media Relations Policy should be considered as one of several components of a broader and
more strategic future Communications and Community Engagement Policy.
The framing of this-broader strategic policy will be critical to the Council in fulfilling its election
platform of being more connecied and engaged with its community.
Whilst the broader and more strategic parent policy requires very careful and considered
development in consultation with [he Noosa community, the need for the component Media
Relations Policy is urgent and immediate given its Impact is from the outset of operations of the
new Council.
The media play a vital role not only in ensuring a two way flow of information, and opinion between
the Council and the community, but also in ensuring Council operations and decision making are
transparent and accountable.
The policy establishes the guidelines for how Council's elected members and staff will interact with
the media. It is designed to ensure that in all dealings with the media, the Council acts in a
professional, coordinated manner and that all statements made and information provided are
accurale, appropriate and timely.

 COUNCIL POLICY
 Scope
 The policy applies to the Mayor, Councillors, staff and relevant applicable external communication
 suppliers of the Council and their interaction with the media where their representations,
 information or opinions are seen to be officially for and on behalf of the Council.
 Media interactions generally include the following activities: providing information via media
 releases or statements, letters to the editor, responding to media enquiries over the phone and via
 email, interviews or briefings, disclosing information to the media, comments on talkback radio,
 addressing a seminar or conference where the media are present.
 Media includes television, print, radio, online and social media.

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