2017-01-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 JANUARY 2017




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                                  16 JANUARY 2017

                                        Attachment 1 - Economic Development Grant Program 2016-17 Application Summary
          Organisation                          Project Description                 Total Project]   Funding      Assessment Panel            Conditions of Council Funding
                                                                                        Cost         Request         Recommends
   Chamber of Commerce &        Business Success Workshops targeted at business           $15,000        $1,728                 $1,728
   Industry Queensland - Noosa |startups up to 2yrs. The program consists of 2 x 2                                            Approved
                                hour workshops plus a follow up workplace visit. 6
                                intakes per year will provide places for 24 participants
   Business Mentoring Noosa     Up-grade to bespoke software to enable access from         $6,967        $5,000                     $0
                                mobile devices to meeting schedules, reminders, notes                                          Declined
                                and remote video conferencing. Upgrades are
                                designed to streamline the mentoring process
   Country Noosa Inc.           A Yearling Beef Feasibility Project will investigate the  $21,000       $10,000                $10,000]1 — Subject to working with the Federal
                                viability of this new beef product and test assumptions                                       Approved|Governments Farming Cooperatives and
                                made in a 2015 study that demonstrated consumer                                                         Collaborations pilot program
                                willingness to support Noosa Beef products and outlets                                                 2 — Funding to be provided in agreed stages
                                willing to stock them                                                                                  that are aligned to clear decision making and
                                                                                                                                        review points, where both parties agree to
                                                                                                                                        move forward
   Trashy Artisan               An Upcycling Collective proposes to upcycle discarded     $18,200       $12,500                $12,500|Funding to be provided in agreed stages that
   (auspiced by CCIQ Noosa)     hard waste, provide a hub for access to materials by                                          Approvedi|are aligned to clear decision making and
                                artists and schools, workshops that demonstrate                                                         review points, where both parties agree to
                                creative uses of hard waste and a makers workspace                                                      move forward
                                (business incubator and co-working space)

   Noosa Institute of Socio-    Hinterland Business Incubator Program will run for 16     $21,000        $8,500                 $8,500]1 - subject to successfully obtaining funding
   Economic and Environmental |weeks, is targeted at business start-ups, will                                                 Approved|from other grant programs.
   Research                     accommodate 10 participants and is based on the                                                        2 — Subject to demand from 10 participants
   (auspiced by Country Noosa _ recognised Sirolli Enterprise Facilitation methodology
   Inc)
   The Power House              The establishment of a co-working space that provides     $29,829       $19,799                $10,000]1 - Subject to confirmation of Not for Profit
   (auspiced by CCIQ Noosa)     cost effective membership rates and childcare options                                         Approved|Company Limited by Guarantee status
                                for micro businesses that traditionally work from home.                                                2 — Subject to the provision of 12 childcare
                                The Power House seeks to provide a collaborative and                                                    places being made available to members
                                supportive working environment and skill development
                                and networking opportunities. This funding will assist
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                                with set-up costs
   Heart of Pomona              Noosa Hinterland Tourism Enterprise Strategy              $77,000       $18,500                     $0

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   Tewantin Traders Inc         Discount Voucher Promotions designed to increase           $8,800        $4,400                     $0
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