2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  11 AUGUST 2020


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
COVID-19 – Business Support       Coordinated Business Round table           Continued implementation of 9 Point        Review Recovery Plan and
Response                            representatives from all Business            Recovery Plan                                associated resourcing.
                                    Associations, Tourism Noosa and            Ongoing meeting of Business Round
                                    Local, State and Federal                     table
                                    Government.
                                  Supported by Council 9 Point Covid
                                    Recovery Framework
Noosa Plan 2020                   Finalisation of New Noosa Plan in          Council adopted the New Noosa              Support the implementation of the
                                    preparation for Council consideration        Plan 16th July 2020, comes into              New Noosa Plan internally and
                                    of Adoption                                  effect 31 July 2020                          externally.

Tourism Noosa Collaboration       Working together on Business               Collaborating on Plastic Free Noosa       Continue regular meetings with
                                    Round table communications.                  Program                                     Tourism Noosa on a range of key
                                  Collaborated on Noosa Trails               Working together on joint Hinterland        initiatives and opportunities.
                                    Network Grant application under the          Road show to promote a range of           Prepare for Hinterland Roadshow,
                                    Qld Tourism Infrastructure Grant             initiatives, provide information and        information on New Noosa Plan,
                                    Program                                      engage with our Hinterland Towns            Noosa Trails Masterplan
Kabi Kabi Engagement              Ongoing engagement with Kabi Kabi          Exploring the development of a            Continue to meet regularly and
                                    applicant group. Letter of support           Noosa Council Engagement                    engage with Kabi Kabi applicant
                                    provided from Kabi Kabi for the              Protocol with Kabi Kabi is ongoing.         group on a range of mutual
                                    Noosa Trails Grant Program                 Engage with Kabi Kabi on cultural           initiatives and projects of interest.
                                                                                 burn practices to share knowledge         Collaborate with Kabi Kabi group on
                                                                                 with Council staff.                         the development of engagement
                                                                                                                             protocol.
                                                                                                                           Work with Kabi Kabi on Cultural
                                                                                                                             training for Noosa staff.
Social and Community Housing      Collaborating across departments           Meetings with a number of                 Workshop with Council to explore
                                    considering a range of options to            landowners, Community Housing               affordable and community housing
                                    progress the achievement of                  provider and Department of Housing          outcomes and Council’s role
                                    increased affordable and community           to advance discussions on
                                    housing outcomes across the Shire.           community housing outcomes



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