2020-02-11 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             11 FEBRUARY 2020


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Rufous St Precinct Development      Tender process for Community              Complete detailed design of new           Post 31 Dec 19 update -
                                      House, carpark and landscaping              Community House and landscaping             Subsequent to liquidation of Ri-Con,
                                      complete                                  Develop concept design for                  project plan and schedule is being
                                    Design and construction of new car          conversion of old Community House           reviewed
                                      park complete                               as extension of Digital Hub
                                    Preliminary design of Community
                                      House and landscaping complete

Disaster Recovery                   Whole of department support               Continuing recovery efforts for fire      Reviewing evacuation centre
                                      provided through bushfire response          impacted communities                        arrangements
                                      and recovery.                             Reviewing Recovery sub-plans              Reviewing third party Recovery and
                                    Coordinated successful evacuation           following bushfire events                   Evacuation arrangements.
                                      of fire impacted communities              Undertake further training for            Undertake Evacuation Centre audits.
                                    Commenced recovery efforts for fire         Recovery Group and evacuation
                                      impacted communities. In                    centres
                                      conjunction with State agencies,
                                      facilitated Community Recovery Hub
                                      for a total of 4 weeks for the
                                      Peregian and Cooroibah fires.
                                      Provided outreach to those most
                                      vulnerable in the community.
                                    Disaster Recovery sub-plans
                                      complete

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Social Strategy implementation      Facilitated Northern Social Services      Coordinating a senior's health and        Continue the expansion of the Social
                                      Network meeting with representation         wellbeing program in collaboration          Services Hub - Ticking Boxes
                                      from 25 organisations                       with Noosa Community Support and            program and legal assistance.
                                    Held 100 Year Birthday for Tait-            Noosaville Leisure Centre                 Facilitate Community Round Table
                                      Duke Cottage and 1st Birthday of          Complete Service Clubs promotional          meeting.
                                      Social Services Hub and Dollars &           videos.                                   Work with Noosa Community
                                      Sense collaborative event in Anti-        Progress tenure of Tewantin-Noosa           Support, Noosa Library and Noosa
                                      Poverty Week with 15 local service          Lions.                                      Leisure Centre to encourage a
                                      providers.                                                                              ‘seniors’ hub


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