Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                            17 AUGUST 2023


                     Council Resolution
                     Moved:      Cr Joe Jurisevic
                     Seconded: Cr Frank Wilkie
                     That the report of the General Committee Meeting dated 14 August 2023 be
                     received and the recommendations therein be adopted except where dealt with
                     by separate resolution.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.




9.            ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS

              Nil.


10.           CLOSED SESSION

              Nil.


11.           PUBLIC QUESTION TIME



      11.1.          BRIAN O'CONNOR

                     Question 1.
                     At its meeting on 16 February 2023, Noosa Council endorsed Pomona to be the
                     location of a pilot Placemaking Plan; the strategy to be rolled out eventually
                     across the Shire. Six months on, can Noosa Council provide an update on
                     progress being made around placemaking at Pomona?
                     Response provided by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy and Environment
                     Council is pleased to advise that the Placemaking Pilot has been progressing well
                     since the endorsement of Pomona as the pilot location with community
                     engagement commencing as of Wednesday 16 August through to 24 September
                     2023. The engagement program includes a diverse range of activities for the
                     entire community to participate including a survey (online and hard copy), pop-
                     ups outside the IGA and then at the Pomona Markets, a family friendly community
                     event, walkshops, ideas competition as well as other creative activities such as a
                     sketching workshops and letter writing. There are also options for more tailored
                     stakeholder engagement throughout the process if required. Further information
                     can be located on the Your Say Noosa page. While the community engagement
                     is being undertaken the project team will be developing options for future
                     governance structures to help guide the preparation of the draft plan which will
                     be further informed by engagement with the community. The draft plan will be
                     developed in conjunction with the community to help prioritise actions,
                     implementation and resourcing throughout the remainder of the year with further
                     community consultation on the draft plan to occur early in 2024.

                     Question 2.
                     Noosa Council recently nominated Pomona as a ‘Great Place’ under the South-
                     East Queensland Regional Plan. The Noosa Plan 2020 acknowledges Pomona
                     as Noosa Shire’s ‘Living Heritage Town’ and the Noosa Biosphere Trails
                     Masterplan identifies Pomona as the ‘hub town’ for the trail network. These