Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                            16 MARCH 2026


6.     DEPUTATIONS
       Nil.

7      ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES

7.1.          UPDATE TO COUNCILLOR REPRESENTATION ON VARIOUS GROUPS,
              BOARDS AND EXTERNAL GROUPS 2026 (MID TERM REVIEW) (referred
              from Services & Organisation Committee meeting 10 March 2026 - Item 7.3)

              Motion
              Moved:           Cr Frank Wilkie
              Seconded:        Cr Nicola Wilson
              That Council
                   A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services and
                      Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 March 2026; and
                   B. Appoint the Council representatives to the following groups (noting that
                      these supersede any prior appointments):

                        GROUPS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL:

                         a. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Chair and Cr Phillips as Deputy Chair to the
                            Local Disaster Management Group (and note that all Councillors
                            are to be invited to attend as Observers);
                         b. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair and Cr Lorentson as Deputy Chair to
                            the Local Disaster Recovery Committee, (and note that all
                            Councillors are to be invited to attend as Observers);
                         c. Appoint Cr Wilkie, Cr Wegener and Cr Wilson to the Case
                            Management Working Group;
                         d. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair of the Regional Arts Development Fund
                            Committee (RADF);
                         e. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair of the Noosa Heritage Reference Group;
                         f. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair, Cr Stockwell and Cr Wilkie, to the
                            Capital Works Executive;
                         g. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Chair, Cr Stockwell and Cr Wilson to the CEO
                            Performance Review Committee;
                         h. Appoint Cr Stockwell as Chair, Cr Finzel and Cr Wegener Cr
                            Lorentson to the Noosa Biosphere Trails Reference Group;
                         i. Appoint Cr Wilkie as the Chair of the Business Round Table (and
                            note that all Councillors are to be invited to attend as Observers);
                         j. Appoint Cr Wilson as Chair, and Cr Finzel and Cr Wegener to the
                            Climate Change Response Plan Steering Group;
                         k. Appoint Cr Wilson to the Management Committee, and Cr
                            Finzel (incorrectly listed as Cr Phillips in Services & Organisation
                            agenda meeting dated 10 March 2026), Cr Lorentson as an
                            Observer, to the MOU / Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA)
                            with the Sunshine Coast University (SCU);
                         l. Appoint Cr Wilkie and Cr Wilson to the Audit and Risk Committee;
                         m. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Chair and Cr Stockwell to the Noosa Drive
                            Pathway Project Reference Group;