Year in Review 2022_23

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                   18 SEPTEMBER 2023



Noosa Community Support
   •   Engaged and supported over 1,650 seniors from across the Noosa Shire who accessed one
       or more services.
   •   Over 50,000 hours of services provided from individual care, home cleaning to in home
       support services.
   •   Most popular services are Fitness and Social Wellbeing classes and support with Home
       Maintenance.
   •   Over 200 seniors have been supported with transport to                     attend   medical
       appointments. This service is provided with the support of volunteers.
   •   Senior Survey results show a weighted average of 4.33 out of 5 in respect to the level of
       satisfaction with Noosa Community Support.




Corporate Plan Theme 3: The Noosa Economy
“Our economy is diverse and resilient”

Peregian Digital Hub

Hub Core Business
The 22/23 financial year was the Peregian Digital Hub’s fifth full year of operation. It can now be
considered an established “going concern”. With a stable business model, predictable finances, loyal
clientele and a repeatable program of activities, the Hub is now moving from the crawl phase of its
development to the walk phase.

The Hub’s core business continues to be robust. Monthly memberships remained near capacity
through the 23/23 financial year. Membership growth was driven by continued talent migration from
the southern states - this trend seems to be stable despite easing of Covid conditions.

The Hub also added a new tenancy in May 2023 with Noosa born and bred software company,
Nabooki, taking up residence in the former Co-Lab space. This became possible because of the new
function space available in the Hub’s AI Lab.

The major development for 22/23 has been the construction of the Hub’s new AI Lab - a cutting edge