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)

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;

n. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Chair, and Cr Finzel and Cr Wilson to the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group;

o. Appoint Cr Wilkie to the Regional Resource Recovery Steering Group (as part of the MOU with Gympie Council);

p. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair, Cr Lorentson and Cr Phillips to the Noosa Botanic Gardens Masterplan Stakeholders Reference Group

q. Appoint Cr Phillips Cr Lorentson to the Environment Levy Working Group;

 EXTERNAL GROUPS (not established by Council):

r. Appoint Cr Stockwell as Council’s Observer on the Tourism Noosa Board;

s. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Council's Observer on the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Board;

t. Appoint Cr Finzel as member and Cr Phillips as an Observer to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group;

u. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council's Representative, and Cr Stockwell as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) ;

v. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council’s Representative, and Cr Wegener as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) Waste Working Group;

w. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council's Representative, and Cr Stockwell as Proxy to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group;

x. Appoint Cr Lorentson & Cr Wegener on the Noosa World Surfing Reserve Committee;

y. Appoint Cr Wilson to the Local Govt Domestic & Family Violence Prevention Champions Network;

z. Appoint Cr Phillips to the Sunshine Coast Precinct Transport Security Group.

C. That the Tourism Noosa observer role be reviewed at the time of the establishment of the Destination Stewardship Council.

That Item D be added to read:

D. Request the CEO to begin a review of the status of the existing working groups and the potential need for the establishment of any new groups, including consideration of an external Hastings Street precinct working group. 

Lost.

That Item D be added to read:

D. Request the CEO to begin a review of the status of the existing working groups and the potential need for the establishment of any new groups.

Carried.

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 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, 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;

n. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Chair, and Cr Finzel and Cr Wilson to the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group;

o. Appoint Cr Wilkie to the Regional Resource Recovery Steering Group (as part of the MOU with Gympie Council);

p. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair, Cr Lorentson and Cr Phillips to the Noosa Botanic Gardens Masterplan Stakeholders Reference Group

q. Appoint Cr Lorentson to the Environment Levy Working Group;

 EXTERNAL GROUPS (not established by Council):

r. Appoint Cr Stockwell as Council’s Observer on the Tourism Noosa Board;

s. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Council's Observer on the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Board;

t. Appoint Cr Finzel as member and Cr Phillips as an Observer to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group;

u. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council's Representative, and Cr Stockwell as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) ;

v. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council’s Representative, and Cr Wegener as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) Waste Working Group;

w. Appoint Cr Wilkie as Council's Representative, and Cr Stockwell as Proxy to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group;

x. Appoint Cr Lorentson & Cr Wegener on the Noosa World Surfing Reserve Committee;

y. Appoint Cr Wilson to the Local Govt Domestic & Family Violence Prevention Champions Network;

z. Appoint Cr Phillips to the Sunshine Coast Precinct Transport Security Group.

C. That the Tourism Noosa observer role be reviewed at the time of the establishment of the Destination Stewardship Council.

D. Request the CEO to begin a review of the status of the existing working groups and the potential need for the establishment of any new groups.

Carried.