Year in Review 2022_23

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                   18 SEPTEMBER 2023


When conditions worsened, aerial resources were activated. An autonomous ground vehicle (UGV)
and a thermal RPA were deployed for rescue. The RPA detected the hikers' heat signatures, and
the UGV took them to safety.
Key objectives included testing system integrations, communications connectivity in black spots, AI
camera detection, and validating the early detection, response, and communications system
hypothesis. The trial successfully used new technologies like 5G networks, autonomous ground
vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Green Economy

Green Industry Development Plan
   •   A draft Green Industry Development Plan, identifying Noosa Shire’s current and future
       opportunities in a green economy has been completed.
   •   Adapted from the United Nations Environmental Program, the plan adopts a narrow definition
       of Green Economy that is, businesses that primarily aim to protect the environment , or
       directly relate to the sustainability of natural resources.
   •   The Green Industry Development Plan is centred around four strategic themes, each
       underpinned by a series of key actions:
           o   Internal (Council) Transformation
           o   Building a Green Ecosystem
           o   Green Sector Activation
           o   Bold Leadership
   •   The plan also describes a multi-layered business framework based on level of “green
       intensity”, which enables all Noosa Shire businesses to become an integral part of Noosa
       Shire’s green economy:
           o   General Business
           o   Green Conscious
           o   Breen Related
           o   Green Focused

Noosa Education and Training Initiative (NETA)
   •   Noosa Education and Training Alliance convened quarterly
           1. Developed 4 x promotional videos to acknowledging Noosa Shire strength as an
              education hub
           2. Future Skills Learning Hub Feasibility study completed, project embedded into
              Industry and Employment Activation Plan for prefeasibility consideration.
           3. Working with NETA to establish an Education Business Partnership model to address
              current and future challenges and issues related to skill development, attraction, and
              retention.
           4. Education and Industry Skills analysis completed and development of Education and
              Industry Skills Development Plan in progress.

Food and Agribusiness
   •   Continued support of Noosa Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) to deliver a range of
       programs and networking opportunities on behalf of Council including