2014-11-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA   20 NOVEMBER 2014


3   MAYORAL MINUTES




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ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                 20 NOVEMBER 2014

3     MAYORAL MINUTES

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                                   MAYORAL MINUTE

  | hereby give notice of my intention to move the following motion at the Ordinary Meeting on
  Thursday, 20 November, 2014:

  1.   NOOSARIVER ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS

       That Council note the presentation to a Council workshop on 14 November 2014 from The
       Nature Conservancy and the Thomas Foundation in relation to proposed projects to
       improve the environmental outcomes for the Noosa River, and
       A.    Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to write to The Nature Conservancy and the
             Thomas Foundation advising that the Council will provide support for these proposed
             projects; and
       B.    Request the Chief Executive Officer to continue liaison with both The Nature
             Conservancy and the Thomas Foundation to develop the proposed projects and to
             provide Council with updates as required.

  BACKGROUND

  As Council would be aware, one of our strategic priorities is improving the environmental
  outcomes for the Noosa River. Other organisations are also interested in that outcome and have
  approached the Council to outline their proposed approach and to seek the support of the
  Council for a series of potential projects in relation to the Noosa River.
  A workshop was held at Council on 14 November 2014 involving:
  .    The Nature Conservancy — an intermationally recognised conservation group which works
       across 35 countries internationally including Australia. Basing projects on strong scientific
       research, The Nature Conservancy works with partners to deliver environmental
       outtcomes.
  .    The Thomas Foundation - a Noosa based philanthropic organisation that provides
       financial support to projects associated with the preservation of biodiversity in Australia.
  .    Noosa Parks Association — facilitating the support of the Thomas Foundation and the
       Nature Conservancy on this issue.
  °    Noosa Council — the workshop was attended by all Councillors and a number of senior
       Staff.
  .    Other Local Environmental Groups — Noosa and District Landcare Inc and Noosa
       Integrated Catchment Association Inc were in attendance at the workshop and were
       generally supportive of this initiative.
  At the workshop, a number of potential projects were considered with a focus on projects that
  have a scientific outcome. The two specific projects which were discussed were as follows:
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