Ordinary Meeting - April 2024
Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024 at 10:00AM
Location: Noosa Shire Council Chambers , 9 Pelican Street , Tewantin , QLD 4565 , Australia
Organiser: Noosa Shire Council
Duration: 00:45:59
Synopsis: Strong financial performance, Audit and risk plans adopted, Botanic Gardens stakeholder group amid Seqwater constraints, Expenses policy updated, Legal counsel and consultants questioned, NRCMP consultation pending.
Meeting Attendees
Councillors
Frank Wilkie Karen Finzel Amelia Lorentson Jessica Phillips Brian Stockwell Tom Wegener Nicola Wilson Executive Officers
Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Community Services Kerri Contini Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh AI-Generated Meeting Insight
Key Decisions & Discussions Frank Wilkie: Council approved remote attendance for Amelia Lorentson under s254K Local Government Regulation 2012 (Qld), carried unanimously (00:43; Minutes Attendance/Resolution Item 1). Council: Adopted Audit & Risk Committee recommendations incl. QAO 2024 External Audit Plan, internal audit updates, risk/BCP update, EOFY timetable (02:10–02:49; Item 8.1). Pauline Coles: YTD Mar operating revenue is $1.8m above budget; operating expenditure $1.5m under; operating position $3.3m above budget; cash holdings $139m (with $30m in high-yield TDs), noting rates cycle and $17.6m QRA advance (03:08–05:32; Item 9.1). Pauline Coles: Clarified difference: “unconstrained” relates to operating surplus components; “unrestricted” refers to available cash (~$4m) for emergent or co-funded capital works beyond planned programs (06:00–07:14; Item 9.1). Pauline Coles: Asset Sustainability Ratio behind target due to renewal timing and carryovers; ratio excludes QRA projects; program prioritises renewals to meet the 90% depreciation benchmark over the cycle (08:59–09:59; Item 9.1). Richard MacGillivray: Development assessment revenue lagging due to market softening and recognition timing; local laws revenue impacted by a system upgrade affecting infringement processing; remediation underway (16:35–17:20; Item 9.1). Brian Stockwell: Noted steep growth since 2020 across operating revenue, capital revenue/expenditure, planning/building income, caravan parks, and waste; flagged imminent policy choice: rates increases vs. new revenue vs. service reductions (19:20–21:25; Item 9.1). Council: Established Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan Stakeholder Reference Group; appointed Jessica Phillips (Chair), Amelia Lorentson , Karen Finzel (21:51–24:18; Item 9.2). Shaun Walsh: Confirmed staged engagement via Stakeholder Reference Group then broader community consultation; highlighted Seqwater easement and need for collaborative approvals; exploring traineeships/volunteers to supplement resourcing (21:51–30:11; Item 9.2). Council: Confirmed extensive councillor appointments to internal/external groups, including disaster, climate, housing, tourism, biosphere, and regional bodies; two-year review norm with flexibility to vary earlier (31:58–39:20; Item 9.3). Council: Adopted updated Councillors’ Expenses Reimbursement and Provision of Facilities Policy; introduced council-owned laptops; allowances unchanged (phones $2,880 p.a.; vehicle $5,000) (39:52–43:19; Item 9.4). Contentious / Transparency Matters Amelia Lorentson: Probed ROI of the new in-house legal counsel; Pauline Coles reported no major cost reduction yet due to scope limits (DA matters still external) and ongoing specialist outsourcing; noted internal risk mitigation and ~50 hours logged (12:58–14:02; Item 9.1). Amelia Lorentson: Questioned potential over-reliance on external consultants; officers noted diversity/specialisation and vacancy backfilling; no prior deep-dive report to Council identified (14:02–16:08; Item 9.1). Public Q (Andrew McCarthy): Called for full NRCMP consultation by July; Council said new term induction underway and next steps to be considered in coming weeks; all appropriate methods, incl. potential forum, to be considered (43:49–45:14; Item 11.1). Process note: Mayor explained this first-term Ordinary Meeting bypassed usual committee cycle, which typically surfaces contention before formal decisions (45:14–end; Closing remarks). Legal / Risk Frank Wilkie: Remote attendance approval explicitly grounded in s254K LGR 2012; unanimous compliance recorded (00:43; Item 1). Council: Endorsed QAO 2024 External Audit Plan and risk/BCP updates, reinforcing financial reporting integrity and continuity planning (02:10–02:49; Item 8.1). Pauline Coles: New inclusion of financial sustainability indicators in monthly reporting elevates statutory-focus performance monitoring (03:08–03:20; Item 9.1). Shaun Walsh: Seqwater easement over Botanic Gardens requires Seqwater endorsement of site works; water quality protection for Lake Macdonald is a determinative constraint (28:59–30:11; Item 9.2). Revenue risk: DA/local laws revenue softness from market conditions and system transition underlines forecasting and enforcement risk exposure (16:35–17:20; Item 9.1). Policy risk balance: Expenses Policy holds allowances flat while adding council-owned laptops; retains property/IT security controls by keeping devices as Council property (39:52–43:19; Item 9.4). Environmental Concerns (Noosa River & Botanic Gardens) Public Q (Andrew McCarthy): Pressed for full, costed NRCMP by July 2024 referencing an Oct 2023 procedural motion; officers committed to consider next steps and inclusive engagement methods shortly (43:49–45:14; Item 11.1). Shaun Walsh: Botanic Gardens master plan to integrate funding strategies, operational resourcing implications, and explore traineeships/volunteers to sustain standards (24:53–26:32; Item 9.2). Karen Finzel: Sought clarity on Seqwater’s role; officers confirmed easement oversight, water-quality priorities, and potential co-funding history (28:37–30:11; Item 9.2). Brian Stockwell: Emphasised opportunities for conservation outcomes (e.g., macadamia recovery plan species) and visitor dispersal benefits from an enhanced Gardens (30:14–31:30; Item 9.2). Governance & Appointments Larry Sengstock: Detailed councillor appointments across internal/external groups; noted routine two-year review with capacity to vary earlier if needed (31:58–39:20; Item 9.3). Council: Assignments include disaster management, climate response (Steering and Community Reference Groups), Housing Stakeholder Group, Destination Management PCG, Tourism Noosa (observer), and regional bodies (35:00–37:27; Item 9.3). Jessica Phillips: Appointed Chair for both Noosa Botanic Gardens Stakeholder Group and Noosa Drive Pathway Project Reference Group, strengthening project oversight (23:14–23:38; 35:00–36:41; Items 9.2, 9.3). Financial Performance Highlights Pauline Coles: Capital program: 48% of four-year program spent YTD excluding disaster works ($22m of $45.9m; additional $10m committed); QRA disaster spend $22m (03:08–05:32; Item 9.1). Pauline Coles: Interest revenue and sales of goods/services each up ~$1.2m; other revenue +$0.4m; DA fees and some charges lower than expected (03:08–04:20; Item 9.1). Operations: Underspend driven by vacancies (employee costs) and slight materials/services underspend; surplus cash above 3-month operating buffer (03:08–05:32; Item 9.1). Waste revenue: Gate fees and recyclables included in sales; Chair confirmed scope (17:20–18:45; Item 9.1).
Official Meeting Minutes
MINUTES Ordinary Meeting Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:00 AM Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair), Karen Finzel, Amelia Lorentson, Jessica Phillips, Brian Stockwell, Tom Wegener, Nicola Wilson “Noosa Shire – different by nature” ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 1. ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES COUNCILLORS Cr Frank Wilkie (Chair) Cr Karen Finzel Cr Amelia Lorentson (via Microsoft Teams) Cr Jessica Phillips Cr Brian Stockwell Cr Tom Wegener Cr Nicola Wilson EXECUTIVE Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Community Services Kerri Contini Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Council Resolution Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel That in accordance with Section 254K of the Local Government Regulation, Cr Lorentson is approved to attend the Meeting dated 18 April 202 via Microsoft Teams. Carried unanimously. 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 2.1. ORDINARY MEETING 15 FEBRUARY 2024 Council Resolution Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 15 February 2024 be received and confirmed. Carried unanimously. 2.2. POST ELECTION MEETING 8 APRIL 2024 Council Resolution Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener The Minutes of the Post Election Meeting held on 8 April 2024 be received and confirmed Carried unanimously. ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 3. MAYORAL MINUTES Nil. 4. PETITIONS Nil. 5. NOTIFIED MOTIONS Nil. 6. PRESENTATIONS Nil. 7. DEPUTATIONS Nil. 8. CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1. AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE REPORT - 23 FEBRUARY 2024 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS (External) Tim Cronin, Chair (External) Ian Rushworth Cr Clare Stewart Cr Tom Wegener NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS/OFFICERS Acting Chief Executive Officer, Larry Sengstock Director Corporate Services, Trent Grauf Director Infrastructure Services, Shaun Walsh Executive Officer, Internal Audit & Corporate Performance, Debra Iezzi Governance Manager, Diana Stewart Financial Services Manager (Acting), Pauline Coles ICT Manager, Ryan Smith ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 Governance Officer, Jonci Wolff Infrastructure Planning Officer, Melissa Sheppard Workplace Health & Safety Officer, Craig Hodgson ICT ERP Coordinator, Gillian Griffin KPMG, Thomas Cook (Microsoft Teams) KPMG, Erin Neville-Stanley (Microsoft Teams) QAO, Chantelle Hanna (Microsoft Teams) Pitcher Partners, Robyn Cooper (Microsoft Teams) COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL 1. QAO 2024 EXTERNAL AUDIT PLAN That Council note the 2024 External Audit Plan provided by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) and KPMG to the Audit & Risk Committee meeting dated 23 February 2024. 2. QAO UPDATE That Council note the Briefing Paper provided by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) and KPMG to the Audit & Risk Committee meeting dated 23 February 2024. 3. INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIONS UPDATE & INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN That Council note the report by the Executive Officer Internal Audit and Organisational Performance to the Audit and Risk Committee meeting dated 23 February 2024 regarding an update of Internal Audit Matters. 4. RISK MANAGEMENT & BCP UPDATE That Council note the report by the Governance Manager to the Audit & Risk Committee Meeting dated 23 February 2024 providing an update on risk management related matters. 5. END OF FINANCIAL YEAR TIMETABLE That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services (Acting) to the Audit & Risk Committee Meeting dated 23 February 2024 regarding Council’s preparation for the 2023/24 End of Financial Year process and Annual Financial Statements. Council Resolution Moved: Cr Tom Wegener Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That the report of the Audit & Risk Committee dated 23 February 2024 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted. Carried unanimously. ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 9. ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS 9.1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – MARCH 2024 Council Resolution Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services (Acting) to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 April 2024 outlining March 2024 year to date financial performance against budget, including changes to the financial performance report with the inclusion of key financial sustainability indicators. Carried unanimously. 9.2. NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS MASTER PLAN STAKEHOLDER REFERENCE GROUP Council Resolution Moved: Cr Jessica Phillips Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell That Council note the report by the Acting Director Infrastructure Services to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 April 2024 regarding the establishment of the Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan Stakeholder Reference Group and A. Note the Terms of Reference provided at Attachment 1; and B. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair, and Crs Lorentson and Finzel to the Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan Stakeholder Reference Group. Carried unanimously. 9.3. COUNCILLOR REPRESENTATION ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, WORKING GROUPS, BOARDS AND EXTERNAL GROUPS 2024 Council Resolution Moved: Cr Karen Finzel Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer (Acting) to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 April 2024 and make the following Councillor appointments (noting that these supersede any prior appointments): GROUPS/COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL A. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Deputy Chair to the Local Disaster Recovery Committee, (and note that all Councillors are invited to attend as observers to the LDMG and LDRG); B. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor, Cr Phillips and Cr Wegener to the Case Management Working Group; C. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair of the Regional Arts Development Fund Committee (RADF); D. Appoint Cr Finzel as Chair of the Noosa Heritage Reference Group; ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 E. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Chair, Cr Wilson and Cr Wilkie - Mayor, to the Capital Works Executive; F. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor as Chair, and Cr Stockwell to the CEO Performance Review Committee; G. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor and Cr Lorentson to the Teewah Cooloola Working Group; H. Appoint Cr Stockwell as Chair, Cr Finzel and Cr Wegener to the Noosa Biosphere Trails Reference Group; I. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor as the Chair of the Business Round Table; J. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor as Chair, and Cr Wegener and Cr Wilson to the Climate Change Response Plan Steering Group; K. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair, and Cr Wilson to the Climate Change Response Plan Community Reference Group; L. Appoint the Cr Wilson to the Management Committee for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sunshine Coast University (SCU); M. Appoint Cr Wegener and Cr Wilson to the Audit and Risk Committee; N. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair and Cr Stockwell to the Noosa Drive Pathway Project Reference Group; O. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor, Cr Finzel and Cr Wilson to the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group; P. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor as Chair and Cr Stockwell and Cr Lorentson to the Destination Management Project Control Group (PCG); Q. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor to the Regional Resource Recovery Steering Group (as part of the MOU with Gympie Council); R. Appoint Cr Phillips as Chair, Cr Lorentson and Cr Finzel to the Noosa Botanic Gardens Masterplan Stakeholders Reference Group; EXTERNAL GROUPS (not established by Council) S. Appoint Cr Stockwell as Council’s Observer on the Tourism Noosa Board; T. Appoint Cr Wegener as Council's Representative on the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Board; U. Appoint Cr Finzel to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group; V. Appoint Cr Stockwell to the Climate Emergency Australia National Executive Committee; W. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor as Council's Representative, and Cr Stockwell - Deputy Mayor as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) ; X. Appoint Cr Lorentson as Council’s Representative, and Cr Wegener as Proxy, to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) Waste Working Group; Y. Appoint Cr Wilkie - Mayor to the Council of Mayors (SEQ) SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group; Z. Appoint Cr Phillips on the Noosa World Surfing Reserve Committee. Carried unanimously. ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 9.4. COUNCILLORS’ EXPENSES REIMBURSEMENT AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES POLICY Council Resolution Moved: Cr Tom Wegener Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer (Acting) to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 April 2024 and adopt the updated Councillors’ Expenses Reimbursement and Provision of Facilities Policy provided at Attachment 1. Carried unanimously. 10. CONFIDENTIAL SESSION Nil. 11. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 11.1. ANDREW MCCARTHY Question 1. Given Council election are now over, Mr Sengstock what actions have been undertaken, and/or what plans have the Council put in place to conduct a full community and stakeholder consultation on the Draft Noosa River Catchment Management Plan (NRCMP) so that Council can report back in July 2024 with a final and fully costed NRCMP in line with October 2023 procedural motion below? Answer provided by Director of Strategy and Environment The new Council has only recently been sworn in, officers are working through a very comprehensive induction program with the Councillors across a wide range of issues and projects. The Noosa River Catchment Plan being one of those, the new Council is yet to consider the next steps for the NRCMP and will do this in the coming weeks. Question 2. Is or would the Council consider a public forum as a part of the full Community Consultation process for the NRCMP? Answer provided by Director of Strategy and Environment Council will consider all appropriate methods for consultation with all stakeholders as part of any further engagement on the NRCMP. ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 APRIL 2024 12. NEXT MEETING The next Ordinary Meeting will be held at Council Chambers, 9 Pelican St, Tewantin on Thursday 16 May 2024 at 5.00pm. 13. MEETING CLOSURE The meeting closed at 10:46 AM
Meeting Transcript
Karen Finzel 00:10.940
It's just going a little slow. Amelia Lorentson 00:14.400
Have you started? I have. I was just going to say, did everyone get the message that Resolve has got an issue today as well? Karen Finzel 00:21.000
Resolve's got an issue. Pages are loading slow, so I'm assuming it hasn't started. yet. I told them we've got a council meeting. I think this is going to load it up. Amelia Lorentson 00:36.842
Did you press set event? Yeah, I did. If they want to start. We'll just start this way. Frank Wilkie 00:43.385
Alright, council's got to go ahead. Welcome everybody to the ordinary meeting Thursday the 18th of April 2024, our first of the term. I'd like like to acknowledge we're meeting on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi people and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. I note that all Councillors are in attendance and Councillor Lorentson is attending via Microsoft Teams. Can you hear us Amelia? I can hear everyone loud and clear Thank you. I'd like to move that in accordance with section 254k of the local government regulation Councillor Lorentson is approved to attend the meeting dated 18th of April 2024 by Microsoft Teams. May I have a I can hear please? Seconder Councillor Finzel all in favour? That's carried unanimously. Item two is the confirmation of the minutes. We have two sets of minutes for ratification today. Moved that the minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 15th February received and confirmed. May I have a seconder? Councillor Finzel is quick off the mark again. Seconded by Councillor Finzel. All in favour? That's unanimous. Moved that the minutes of the post-election meeting dated 8th April be received and confirmed. May I have a seconder please? Councillor Tom Wegener. All in favour? That's carried. we have no Mayoral minutes do do we have any petitions no we have no notified motions we have no presentations we have no deputations that brings us to item 8 consideration of committee reports the first is the audit and risk committee committee report and the committee recommendations relate to the Queensland Audit Office 2024 external audit plan, the QAO update, internal audit actions update and internal audit plan, risk management and BCP update and the end of financial year timetable have a mover and a seconder for the recommendation be adopted except if yes move seconder please. Seconder Councillor Lorentson all in favour? Amelia Lorentson 02:49.209
It's carried. Frank Wilkie 02:50.589
Ordinary meeting reports we have four reports direct to the ordinary meeting the first is the financial performance report in March 2024 we have Pauline Coles Pauline can you please give us a summary of the report. Pauline Coles 03:08.894
Morning councillors financial performance year to date to March operating revenues continue to outperform the forecast and operating expenditure continues to fall under forecast. to fall under forecast year to date. Operating revenue is $1.8 million above budget, and that's driven by $1.2 million worth of interest revenue, $1.2 million worth of sales of goods and services, and $400,000 from other revenue derived from recharges. This has been offset by some lower than expected fees and charges from development assessments and various other areas of council. some of that revenue down. Operating expenditure is $1.5 million underspent, with the majority of that relating to employee costs, resulting from vacancies and timing of recruitment for positions. Materials and services was also slightly underspent by The report also includes the quarterly update on the tourism and economic development expenditure, as well as the legal cost summary, which we provide each quarter. Overall Council's operating position at March is $3.3 million above budget. Year-to-date, excluding disaster projects, Council has spent 48% of its four-year capital program, which equates to $22 million of the $45.9 million program, with a further $10 $10 million committed. In respect to the QRA-funded disaster program, we have spent $22 million. Council's cash holdings at the end of March were $139 million, with $30 million of these invested in high these invested in high yielding term deposits. In respect to the high level of cash holdings at this point in the year that's due to the cycle of rates so rates came in in February and as the year progresses it will come down to a lower level through to June. We also received a further advance of funding relating to the disaster projects of 17.6 million so that's also contributed to the higher levels of cash. This month's report includes the quarterly dissection of cash holdings so it shows you the breakdown of our restricted internally and externally and working capital capital commitments and our surplus cash. At present we are showing four million dollars in unrestricted That's in addition to our three-month cash cover that we retain to ensure that we're financially sustainable. Overall Council's financial performance continues to be strong through to the end of the year. Frank Wilkie 05:32.893
Thank you Pauline. I have a question. On the first page of the report in terms of general business operating position you refer to unconstrained funds being about $17.4 million and then on figure 10 of the report you refer to unrestricted funds available for future projects. Could you please describe the difference. Pauline Coles 06:00.609
Absolutely I can. Thank you. So in terms of the first table that you're referring to that's just a breakdown of our current operating surplus which will move through to the end of the year and we break that into three separate sections. The first section which we're referring to as unconstrained is general operations so it can be spent across the remit of all the services the council is providing. That's why we call it unconstrained. it Unconstrained. The second one is our commercial business activities which is waste and holiday parks so we treat them as business activities for national competition purposes and our last one is our unspent levies and funds so they are restricted and have to be spent on specific purposes like the environmental fire. So that's why we break them down. So that's kind of just the breakdown in terms of the operational surplus that we're showing. In the other table that you're referring to, the four million dollars that you're referring to, that's our cash that we have available to spend on emergent works or to co emergent works or to co-contribute to capital programs that may be eligible for grants. So it's that extra money that we can actually spend on things that we haven't already planned for. Frank Wilkie 06:56.471
So is that more in keeping with the understanding of service? Pauline Coles 07:03.077
There are probably two different things. One's an operating surplus, one's just extra cash or available cash that we have to invest in other activities that we haven't currently funded. Frank Wilkie 07:11.377
By the end of the year it may make up part of the surplus. Pauline Coles 07:14.304
The reason the cash surplus is growing is actually derived from the operating surplus so as we make more if we make a profit or an operating surplus it will actually increase the cash so that's why we have that extra cash. Frank Wilkie 07:25.484
Good to understand the difference between unconstrained and unrestricted. Thank you. Tom Wegener 07:31.444
Council's question, Tom The last term when we started four years ago, there was $20 million So just So just prior to the, sorry, through the chair, just prior to the new, the old term, we had about $20 million. We paid down $10 million in debt funding, which was actually slightly higher than $20 million. And through the, through the term, through to now, as we've invested in-funding of grant programs, emergent works, and variations due to cost escalations through COVID and beyond, that has come down to $4 million at the present time. Frank Wilkie 08:03.827
We have questions, councillors. Amelia Lorentson 08:07.087
I had a Pauline, hello, Pauline. It's Councillor Amelia Boyce in the sky. On the report, I'm referring to page one of the financial performance report, capital, sorry, not page one. Assets sustainability ratio, its status is behind. I was just hoping that you could provide some context and firstly for the new councillors in particular, how is the ratio calculated and are we at are we adequately maintaining our assets? Are there any deficiencies in maintaining the asset base and why is it behind schedule? Sure. Pauline Coles 08:59.640
Through the Chair, so the asset sustainability ratio is essentially representative of how much money Council's reinvesting in its existing assets. So the target is to spend 90% of our depreciation expenditure. In terms of why we flagged that as behind there obviously we've already we have a multi-year program and some of that's already pushed into next year there's about 10 million of that and with where we are in this point in the year we're in terms of our renewal spend so not our new spend but our renewal spend is slightly behind where we thought it would be. This number doesn't include any of the Queensland QRA projects and there is an element of renewal within those but we haven't captured it so we're clear that what we had planned to spend on renewal is slightly behind but it may catch up when we do the final calculations on QRA and depending on what's been on those of are we not reinvesting enough adequately our program actually when we develop it is based on achieving that 90% so we actually prioritise those projects over new to make sure that we meet that target so even though target? So even though if we come under slightly, then those projects actually will roll into next year and will actually probably bump over, which if you've seen, if any of you have seen the prior year's asset sustainability ratios, many of them are actually over-target, and that's partly due to some of the carryovers that we've had, and that may be the case as well this year. Amelia Lorentson 10:19.235
Okay, a follow-up question, excuse me, just a follow-up question. And we just noted the audit and risk external committee report just previously, in 2023 there were recommendations from the QAO In relation to asset management related recommendations, and that was aimed at improving local government sustainability, were those recommendations a requirement or mandatory, and how had those recommendations changed our A &P practices? Pauline Coles 11:03.105
I'm not exactly sure of what exactly that you're looking at in the report, but I assume you're talking about asset management plans and that would make sure that we're... Yeah, so Council does have existing asset management plans that inform what we spend assets and what their renewal lives are and we do look at that and some of the new sustainability ratios that are coming in actually kind of make them more involved in that calculation. We do report on the asset sustainability which is partly that that asset management part which is we've complied with every year except I think one in the last six years we've met that ratio. Amelia Lorentson 11:36.204
Thank you Pauline, thank you. Frank Wilkie 11:38.864
Any further questions Councillor Lorentson? Amelia Lorentson 11:42.718
Oh, I do, but I'll let everyone else have a chance to speak. Thank you. Meg? Frank Wilkie 11:50.458
Looks like you've got the floor. Amelia Lorentson 11:55.078
Pauline, in terms of the legal cost. Firstly, I've got a couple of questions in relation to that. I remember four years ago raising the opportunity of having an in-house Council with the then CEO and lawyer. And we talked about benefits that, you know, it's going to provide immediate access, availability, et cetera. But most importantly, I think one of the reasons that we investigated this was the opportunity to, for cost savings. So my question is, has it, has our our in-council appointment, has it delivered this expectation? Have we in fact had any cost savings, or do we have an idea of returning in investment, even if it's in terms of just social investment support for governance and procurement staff? Pauline Coles 12:58.137
Okay, so in terms of the new legal council started in December, as I noted in the report, to date we haven't seen a major reduction in any of the legal costs. Obviously that legal council doesn't deal with development assessments, so that obviously will... you exclude then it's obviously included those numbers, so that's quite as good, but it also depends on what other legal matters are going on at the time, and there's certainly been some matters that have happened that we do need outsourcing and specialised legal advice. that the Legal Council is achieving a track and logging the work that they are working on, and a lot of the time that has occurred since December has been spent on probably upskilling some of the internal staff in around, you know, managing contracts and what they should be looking at and just reviewing what they're doing to make sure that we are compliant and managing some of those risks, and also working with, you know, helping them get contracts as well. I do... It progresses, we should hopefully see some of that reduction, but it's certainly managing some of the risks of things that may not have been occurring previously that were exposing Council to some level of risk. But I think... Amelia Lorentson 14:02.655
It's hard to quantify that, isn't it? Yeah, so turn to the log that's been kept. I think it's been about 50 hours that's basically core legal work that's currently happening that didn't happen before. I have another question in this. My last question. Materials and services. Something I raise pretty much most every couple of months. terms of consultancy services, given that we've now appointed an in-house legal consult, is there an opportunity to explore in-house consultants? We spend heavily and rely heavily on external consultants and contractors and my question is have we ever had a deep dive or report to council to understand whether there is an over-reliance on consultants and whether there's opportunities to introduce efficiencies or streamlining. Pauline Coles 15:12.386
I'm not aware that we have bought a report to council around a consultancy spent or having addressed or looked at an internal opportunity for that I think in respect to the consultancy that council does use a lot of it is very specialised and very diverse it's not sort of a main kind of theme and that's probably why you'll see that utilisation because we have very general staff and we can't be across everything and so some of it's made to actually help with vacancies so when we don't have vacancies we might use a consultant but it also requires reports for different various meetings like it might be modelling it could be a report underpins the housing strategy or informs the river plan so there's a lot of different activities that go on across councils that are very specialised so it's hard to say whether or not an in-house consulting person would be able person would be able to actually reduce that cost. Frank Wilkie 16:08.336
While we've got our Director of Regulation and Compliance here, I've got questions about the revenue, the development assessment, 493 below budget. Building and plumbing, 257 below budget. Local laws, 197 below budget. Can we just get a sense of the reasons why we're trending below budget for those, in those three areas, please? Richard MacGillivray 16:35.181
Through the Chair, so in the development assessment space, we have have received some large development application fees late last year and those are currently being worked on. Some of that money has been put into what we call unearned revenue and will be released at the end of the financial year and reconciled. There's a lot of work happening in that space at the moment. There has been a slight downturn based on interest rates obviously at their peak debt at the moment so a slight slowing in the market and that's caused a from the forecasted budget to be slightly higher than last year so a slight under under shooting I guess of those revenue targets based on interest rates peaking at the moment. In terms of the local law revenue we've gone through quite gone through quite a big system upgrade three quarters of the way through last year and that's caused some impacts in terms of the efficiencies of processing infringements and prosecutions. We're working our way through that and have largely addressed some of those deficiencies so that's of caused a reduction in that forecasted revenue for the year yeah Thank you. okay I'll move oh sorry just one yeah in operating revenue sales and goods and services a way management fees does that include payment for taking stuff to the landfill and recycle sales or what does it yes it does yes so yes so through the chair yes the sales and related exclamation to waste with other disposal fees at the gates and the sale of recyclables I'd like to move the report. Can we have a second please? Thank you Pauline for the report. The financial report is always extremely comprehensive and just a note for all councillors This this report report has become more and more added on to and and reflects councillors requests for simplified information in terms of the graphics it's provided so if you feel that where anything's missing in future please feel free to let the staff know and they're more than more than accommodating it provides a very open and accountable review of councils finances on a monthly basis and thank you Pauline and to your staff as well I thought it'd be interesting to have a look and see how the games changed since the beginning of the last two so I went back and looked at the first similar report in 2020 and And compared compared some things. And for you new councillors, you're very fortunate because we're a lot busier, so you've got a lot more to do. So operating revenue in 2020, $93 million. In this report in 2024, $122.7 million, a 31% increase in operating revenue. Capital revenue 2020, $6.9 million. 2024... $13.4 million, a 340% increase. Capital expenditure in 2020, $18.4 million. In this particular report, $44.4 million. a 140% increase in expenditure. Planning and building, and we just heard, we're in a bit of a downturn at the moment, but in 2020, $1.73 million. In this report, $3.9 million. So, a 125% increase. Holiday caravan parks. Now, bear in mind, this first report in 2020 was in May, so there might have been one month of COVID in this, but not a huge difference. park revenue, $2 million in 2020, $3.7 million. So, I think that's about an 85% increase. And what I just asked about, waste disposal and recyclables. In 2020, $3.5 million. In this report, $5.5 million. So, 51% increase, and that will be both because of increased charges related to, I'm presuming, the tax burden of the State in terms of the wage tax, but also the increased revenue from recyclables. So while we're at the beginning of this term, it really is important to understand long term the business of this organisation is on, has been for the last four years, a really steep increase. So when you compare the budgets of yesteryear, it really is a new ball game. And the big thing we're going to have to do over the next couple of do over the next couple of months is work out do we fund that through increased rates or do we find new ways to fund it or do we cut back in what we provide in way of services and that's the difficult decision we're going to have to make in the next couple of months. Frank Wilkie 21:25.764
Thank you Councillor Stockwell. Any other councillors wish to speak to the motion? I'll waive my right to close. All in That's carried unanimously. Thank you. Next item is the Noosa Botanic Garden Master Plan Stakeholder Reference Group and we have Shaun Walsh who can give us a summary of the report. Shaun Walsh 21:51.065
Good morning councillors. The preparation of a fresh master plan for the Botanic Gardens is a committed budget item for the 24/25 budget and we've put an invitation to quote out to the market and engaged a consultant to start preparing that process. The first part of the sort of formal community engagement is preparation of calling a Stakeholder Reference Group which is made up of appointed councillors and also appointed community representatives. That will be used used as a valuable sounding board for the consultants and the preparation material and it's a good initial step or stage before broader community consultation. It's of course a plan like this requires broader community consultation as part of this preparation process. So you'll see the report recommends appointment of three councillors including one to be chair and also appointment of delegates from various community and stakeholder stakeholder groups in and around Lake Macdonald and Kauai. Frank Wilkie 22:53.300
Care to put some names in there? Yes? Who are you recommending? Yes? Yeah? Okay. Jess, the names we've got set aside. Jess Phillips? Yes. Amelia Lorentson 23:14.805
Councillor Lorentson, Amelia Lorentson. Frank Wilkie 23:16.865
Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Finzel. And Councillor Finzel. Brian Stockwell 23:21.245
So I'm happy to move the recommendation with B reading appoint Councillor Jessica Phillips as chair and Councillors Lorentson and Finzel to the Noosa, Tewantin, Cooroy, Doonan, Kabi Kabi, Noosa, Tewantin, Cooroy, Doonan, Kabi Kabi, Noosa, Tewantin, Cooroy, Doonan, Kabi Kabi. Frank Wilkie 23:38.880
Do you wish to speak to the motion, Councillor Stockwell? Brian Stockwell 23:41.700
No, I think there will be no happier group than the Noosa Botanic Gardens, that this is progressing. It's something that they've been asking for for a number of years and it is a great is one that has considerable potential for improvement as part of the master planning process and it's also a great asset for the local community having lived there for many years around that area and it's good to see that we've got that mix on the Stakeholder Reference Group because there'll be different users with different aspirations and different needs in terms of the way they use the Botanic Gardens. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 24:18.972
Any other speakers? I have a question to Shaun. Hi, Shaun. Just in terms of staffing. Amelia Lorentson 24:27.917
So my understanding, Emma, could be incorrect that the level of staffing at the Botanical Gardens hasn't increased much for a long period. Will the master plan and the operational plan, will that be the determining factor in informing the level of resourcing? And so does that have to happen first? Shaun Walsh 24:53.857
The master plan gives a future design direction for the site. And if you think about the way Council planned resources for the Hinterland Adventure Playground, you know, there was a design done at the Hinterland Adventure Playground, a budget set, delivered. And then as part of those budget decisions for construction of the new asset, Council also appointed new resources to actually manage the Hinterland Adventure Playground. That resource is actually split between the Hinterland Adventure Playground and So there is actually has been some deployment of new resources but I think it's really important that as we plan new initiatives and we want to improve the standard of their space the need for more resources to you know fulfil that vision and maintain it is vision and maintain it is going to be critical in our discussions and part of the terms of reference for the actual master plan is funding streams about you know so it's embedded that you know that unfortunately Council doesn't have unlimited funds and how we tap supplementary you know funds to actually achieve this outcome. One of the things I am interested in exploring and this is a result of my background with Roma Street Parkland, we had a memorandum of understanding with the Grovely TAFE horticulture which actually students for long term placements free of charge to our gardens and I am interested to see what other learning and traineeship opportunities might exist on the Sunshine Coast because that would be also a wonderful supplement to our volunteer program as well. So I think we have to think really laterally and creatively about how we deploy resources to achieve the standard of uplift that we are after. Frank Wilkie 26:32.880
You're on mute Amelia. Amelia Lorentson 26:34.920
Sorry, just one last question, Shaun. In terms of residents that live in close proximity to the Botanical Gardens, I'm just assuming that they will be also advised and be welcomed. As part of this journey, I note that they're not included in the Stakeholder Reference Group, but I assume there will be constant communication through Project Noosa and opportunities for them to make submissions. Shaun Walsh 27:06.837
There's no clear identifiable Lake Macdonald residents group that we could find. The closest we could find was the Noosa Hinterland Ratepayers Association. And we asked them for a representative, but the representative had to be in close proximity to the lake, either on Timbeawar or Lake Macdonald side. And I also note that the representative appointed by the Cooroy Area Residents Association is also a resident of Lake Macdonald. They live actually directly opposite the Botanic Gardens. Gardens. So firstly we do have indirectly local resident representation on the Stakeholder Reference Group but secondly when we undertake the broader community consultation engagement we need to engage with all the residents through the Your Say program and also we're planning workshops and activities on site so we can actually actually choreograph it so it's not the same time as the popular plant side sales as well as the music in the park so that as well as our formal channels we'll engage the local community through those more informal channels on site Thank you. uh Councillor Wegener i'd just like to say congratulations to this council for doing this Tom Wegener 28:25.489
Many many years so it's so when people say that nothing ever happened well this happening and it's going to happen now. It's going to be a lot of fun. Thank you. Thanks Shaun. Frank Wilkie 28:34.970
Councillor Wilkie. Councillor Finzel. Karen Finzel 28:37.210
Thank you. Just to reiterate what Councillor Tom has said, it is great and the community is really engaged and excited seeing this move forward. They've waited a long time, so that's wonderful. I notice on the stakeholders group, we've got Seqwater, one representative. Can you tell us a little bit about the value that they'll bring to the table during that conversation? Shaun Walsh 28:59.230
Just so the councillors understand, Seqwater retain an easement which is entitled over the Noosa Botanic Gardens so whilst the land is owned by Noosa Council they have an easement over the site. Now those easement rights give them the ability to, well they basically need to endorse any sort of site improvements and building works on the site and that's written into the the title documentation. So they're, you know, a critical stakeholder and they'll be primarily concerned for, you know, retention of the quality of Lake Macdonald because it is our primary water supply for the Shire and those concerns are legitimate and well-founded. So by having them formally... on the Stakeholder Reference Group, we'll be able to have really good collaborative discussions and also realistic outcomes that meet both the needs of the border Noosa community in terms of quality of water supply, as well as, you know, botanical enrichment on the site. And also I note that from a funding perspective, Seqwater has also funded improvements in the past on the Noosa Botanic Gardens, such as the shade house. So, you know, So, you know, possibly there might be an avenue there, but I can't speak on behalf of them, but certainly keeping them at the table in a really positive and collaborative manner, I think will be to the project's benefit. Frank Wilkie 30:11.526
Councillor Stockwell, do you wish to close? Brian Stockwell 30:14.546
I will. I think there are some interesting points brought out there. I thought the lateral thinking in terms of how do we get an educational element, I'm not sure we have that course locally, but we certainly have a lot of people going through the conservation and land management, which may be linked to elements of that. if we increase, for example, the level of rare and endangered native plants. Like at the moment the Botanical Gardens has part of the macadamia recovery plan being cited on it. Because we've got a range of local endangered macadamia species in the wild. So to me, getting this master plan will be a recipe for going out and looking at what are the new sources of support, partnership and funding to drive this to be a really enhanced asset for our locals. also it will attract people who are interested in gardens and interested in the natural environment to our Shire and once again that idea of dispersing our visitation to reduce the congestion in other parts of the Shire, this, while not the main focus, is one element of it. Frank Wilkie 31:30.453
Thank you. All in favour? That's unanimous. Thank you Shaun. Yes, congratulations councillors, I'm sure you'll do a great job. Next is the councillor representation on various committees, working groups, boards and external groups. COs is critical about the way we engage with key stakeholders in our community. Absolutely. Larry Sengstock 31:58.475
Term of this council. There are a number of committees and boards and working groups that councillors either represent the council or represent various parties on and we need to formalise those appointments where necessary, where they are representing and the councillors are representing now. the council and the community. So we've got a list there that we can go through individually. I think it's probably the most appropriate to ensure that that we're all comfortable with those those appointments and then at the end of it we can we can if we're all comfortable we can we can do it in one. Amelia Lorentson 32:45.316
They'll just have to change the recommendation had Councillor Finzel as chair, so someone will have to move it differently, but that's changed. Frank Wilkie 32:55.396
I'll get to that one, I'll change it as we go, if that's okay? Do you want to leave that, Larry? Yes. Okay. So if we go through the appointment of Councillor Lorentson as deputy chair to the local disaster recovery committee. Note that all councillors are invited to attend as observers to the LDMG and the LDRG, which is the recovery group, the management group, the local disaster management group and the local disaster recovery group. Appoint Councillor Wilkie, the Mayor, and Councillor and Wegener to the case management working group. Appoint Councillor Finzel as chair of the Regional Arts Development Fund Committee, the RADF. Appoint Councillor Finzel as chair of the Noosa Heritage Reference Group. Appoint Councillor Lorentson as chair, Councillor Wilson and Councillor Wilson and Wilkie, Mayor to the Capital Works Executive. Appoint Councillor Wilkie as chair and Councillor Stockwell to the CEO Performance Review Committee. Appoint Councillor Wilkie and Councillor Lorentson to the Teewah Cooloola Working Group. Again, that's available observers as well as councillors. Appoint Councillor Stockwell as chair and Councillor Finzel and Councillor Wegener to the Noosa Biosphere Trails Reference Group. Appoint Councillor Wilkie as the... of the Business Roundtable. Appoint Councillor Wilkie as chair and Councillor Wegener and Councillor Wilson to the Climate Change Response Planning Steering Group, Plan Steering Group, sorry. Appoint councillors Phillips... councillors Phillips as chair and Councillor Wilson to the Climate Change Response Plan Community Reference Group. Appoint Councillor Wilson to the Management Committee for the Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the Sunshine Coast University. Point Councillor Wegener and Councillor Wilson to the Audit and Risk Committee. Point Councillor as chair and Councillor Stockwell to the Noosa Drive Pathway Project Reference Group. Point Councillor Wilkie, Councillor Finzel and Councillor Wilson to the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group. Point Councillor Wilkie as chair and Councillor Stockwell and Councillor Lorentson to the Destination Management Project Control Group. Point Councillor Wilkie to the Regional Resource Recovery Steering Group as part of the MOU with Gympie Council and this is the one we need to change because we've just put that in We've just we've just approved that in the previous agenda item where it's Councillor Wilkie Councillor Lorentson and Councillor Finzel as members of that Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan Stakeholder Reference Group. And then the external groups not established by council so these are the ones we appoint our councillors to appoint Councillor Stockwell as council observer on the tourism Noosa Board. Appoint Councillor Wegener as Council's representative on the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Board. Appoint Councillor Finzel to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group. Appoint Appoint Councillor Stockwell to the Climate Emergency Australia National Executive Committee. Appoint Councillor Wegener to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group. Appoint Councillor Wegener to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group. Brian Stockwell 36:41.476
Appoint Councillor Wegener to the Northern SEQ Regional Roads and Transport Group. Larry Sengstock 36:45.176
Appoint Councillor Stockwell to the Climate Emergency Australia National Executive Committee. Appoint Councillor Lorentson as Council's representative, Councillor Wegener as proxy to the Council of Mayors Waste Working Group. Appoint Councillor Wilkie to the Council of Mayors SEQ Legacy, or SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group, so for the Olympic Legacy Working Group. And appoint Councillor on the Noosa World Surfing Reserve Committee. think that's it. We've got no more letters, so that must be it. Yes, that worked out well. Can we have a mover, please? Yes, so I'm comfortable with that. Frank Wilkie 37:27.720
If there's any questions. Councillor Finzel, moved by Councillor Finzel, seconded by Councillor Wegener. Councillor Finzel. Karen Finzel 37:36.016
A really exciting part of first term and how we all come together and work out who's going to sit where in our community in a formal capacity and observers as chairs and collaborate with our community. I think it's fantastic. I congratulate all the councillors on their positions on their committees and wish them every success in their new roles and really take this opportunity to thank the community for the trust that's been placed in us to have us sit around tables and be part of that collaborative process, listening to what community has to say, working with key stakeholders across the Shire on a broad range of interests and decision making groups. So thank you everybody for your contribution. Frank Wilkie 38:20.420
Thank you Councillor Finzel. Any other councillors wish to speak to the motion? Amelia Lorentson 38:25.540
Can I ask a question through the Chair please? Of course. To Larry the CEO, just in terms of clarity, every two years is there the intention of council to revisit the committees and change appointments? Larry Sengstock 38:45.060
That's the intention of Councillor Lorentson. At the end of two years we do review. There's no obligation to change but there is the Just a question through the Chair. Just to reiterate, it can be at any time, not just two years, is that correct? Yeah, if the opportunity or there's reasons for doing that. Yes, we can change at any time but as a rule, if at the two-year mark, we'd like to review that and make sure that it's still appropriate. Frank Wilkie 39:20.408
Yeah, thank you. Any more questions? Councillor Finzel, you wish to close. Karen Finzel 39:28.088
No, thank you, Mr Chair. I think that has been said. Frank Wilkie 39:30.688
All right, well said. I'll put the motion to those in favour. That's carried unanimously. And now move to the next item, Council Expenses Reimbursement and Provision of Facilities Policy. We'll have the CEO to give us an overview of this report. Certainly. Larry Sengstock 39:52.542
So this again is really just the council's expenses and reimbursement. The policy has been revised in April 2024 and needs the endorsement of the full council. Essentially Essentially there's no real change except for the fact that you'll see and people watching will see that all councils have got a new laptop in front of them. So we've been changing our process to use a system Resolve which we've been using for the last 12 months or so and it just makes it far more streamlined that we're now from a security and safety point of view that we did have desktop desktop computers but now it's having the the laptop so that they're from a security point of view it's much much safer for us as a group as a council and as an organisation so and it's much more streamlined so that we're reducing our our paper needs so we're um that's that that is provided they're provided as as we do to all um staff members in terms of the ability to have computers and whilst you're not staff members but we're providing those as part of this so those as part of this so there's still property of council. So in doing that there's there's no real change there are allowances that have not been not been changed for many years and by providing this computer then we're not seeking to change the amount or the allowances from previous so that basically that balance out there I'm going for is is how we'd like to like to have it represented I think so much more in there that I'd like to say other than it's it's up for recommendation in terms of the new policy endorsing there's still provision for home home administration so we provide an allowance for that we provide allowance for vehicles that is your choice and there's different ways that you can you can use that but there's an allowance for your your vehicles to do your your work and your business I think that's pretty much it yeah so just a question is to see how the principal expenses Expenses. Frank Wilkie 42:09.324
Expenses $2,880 per annum for each council to purchase communications devices and plans as well as printed consumables for their residences that includes phones phone and phone bills and there's a $5,000 allowance for a vehicle that's correct that's correct. correct. That's correct. And that $2,880 is what I'm referring to as has not changed for a number of years. So rather than increase that, we're providing new laptops as council property. Yeah, the laptops remain council property. That's right. For the CEO, anyone? We have a mover? Moved, Councillor Wegener. Seconded? Seconded, Councillor. Councillor Wegener, your speed. Tom Wegener 43:03.705
Well, I'm very happy about the home expenses because I'm going to buy a new printer and I just want to cover my printer. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you And obviously it really, really helps the home and the car. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 43:19.529
Any other councillors wish to speak to the motion? All those in favour? Carried unanimously. asleep now confidential items. We have public question time. We have submission of two questions to public question time from Andrew McCarthy. Mr McCarthy is not here today so I see Larry will read out the questions on his behalf. The answers have been provided by our Director of Strategy and Environment, be read by our Acting CEO Larry Sengstock. Thank you Larry. Thank you Mr Mayor. Larry Sengstock 43:49.994
Just before starting I just want to make the point that because these are questions and answers and we're not making any decisions so there's no need for any conflict of interest declarations prior to me addressing these questions. one: given council elections are now over Mr Sengstock what actions have been undertaken and /or what plans have the council put in place to conduct a full community and stakeholder consultation on the draft Noosa River catchment management plan so that council can report back in July 2024 with a final and fully costed plan in plan in line with October 2023's procedural motion below. The answer there, as provided by our director, is the new council has only recently been sworn in. Officers are working through a very comprehensive induction with the councillors across a wide range of issues and projects. The Noosa River catchment plan being one of those, the new council has yet to consider the next steps for the plan and will do this in the coming weeks. Question 2. Question Is or would the Council consider a public forum as part of the full community consultation process for the Noosa river catchment plan? The answer provided is Council will consider all appropriate methods for consultation with all stakeholders as part of any further engagement on the Noosa river catchment management plan. Frank Wilkie 45:14.775
Thank you. That brings us to the end of the agenda. The next ordinary meeting will be 5pm on Thursday 16th of May 2024. Congratulations councillors on the first ordinary formal meeting of the term. Normally this would have gone through the planning and environment committee, the services and organisation committee. The general committee where the items of significance or contention are discussed more fully before coming to this formal meeting where the decisions of the local government are made. So I declare the meeting closed at 10:46 and thank you for those in attendance and thank Related Noosa Council Meetings
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