2025-2026 Community Grants Program - Three-year Community Alliance Agreements
That Council A. Note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 16 June 2025; and B. Approve the 2025-26 Community Grants for Three-Year Community Alliance Agreements … Full wording ↓
For 5: Karen Finzel, Brian Stockwell, Jessica Phillips, Amelia Lorentson, Frank Wilkie.
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What was decided?
Final supported resolution
That Council
A. Note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 16 June 2025; and
B. Approve the 2025-26 Community Grants for Three-Year Community Alliance Agreements as outlined in Attachment 1, subject to sufficient funds totalling $135,370.11 being allocated in Council’s adopted 2025-26 Community Grants Program budget.
Carried.
Official item minutes · Event 1
1Council ResolutionCarried
Moved: Karen Finzel · Seconded: Brian Stockwell
That Council
A. Note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 16 June 2025; and
B. Approve the 2025-26 Community Grants for Three-Year Community Alliance Agreements as outlined in Attachment 1, subject to sufficient funds totalling $135,370.11 being allocated in Council’s adopted 2025-26 Community Grants Program budget.
Carried.
For 5 named
Karen Finzel
Brian Stockwell
Jessica Phillips
Amelia Lorentson
Frank WilkieAgainst 0 named
Official minutes · section 9
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"In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009 - I inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in relation to Item 8.6 - 2025-2026 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - THREE-YEAR COMMUNITY ALLIANCE AGREEMENTS on this agenda in relation to the funding recommendation to Noosa Arts Theatre as I am the Senior Vice President. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on."
Cr Nicola Wilson left the meeting.
Cr Tom Wegener
"In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009 - I inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in relation to Item 8.6 - 2025-2026 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - Three-Year Community Alliance Agreements in relation to the funding application to Pomona Arts Inc. (Majestic Theatre) on this agenda as I am a committee member of Pomona Arts Inc. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on."
Cr Tom Wegener left the meeting.
| Council Resolution |
| Moved: | Cr Karen Finzel |
| Seconded: | Cr Brian Stockwell |
That Council
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Carried. |
| For: | Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell |
| Against: | None |
Cr Tom Wegener returned to the meeting.
Cr Nicola Wilson returned to the meeting.
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Frank Wilkie100:17Councillor Finzel. I'll second. Councillor Wilson. Any discussion? None. All in favour? That's unanimous. 11.3.1 was community grants program summary, community project grants, three-year community alliance agreements and three-year signature community events. 11.3.2, community grants program, community program grants events and Councillor Phillips has a conflict of interest.
Frank Wilkie102:47Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Right, can I have a move and a seconder for the committee recommendation, please? I bid you no. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Seconded by Councillor Phillips. Any discussion? All in favour? That's unanimous. May we have Councillor Wegener back in the meeting, please? Next item we have community grants program, the three-year community alliance agreements, page 3 of 262, Ordinary Meeting, 19th of June. Councillor Wilson, Wegener up. You have conflicts to declare. Can I have them up, please? First is Councillor Nicola Wilson.
Nicola Wilson103:35In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, I inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in relation to item 8.6, 2025-26 community grants program, three-year Community Alliance Agreement. This agenda, in relation to the funding recommendation to Noosa Arts Theatre, as I am the senior vice president, as a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted you, on.
Tom Wegener104:05Right now in accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act of 2009, I inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in relation to item 8.6, 25-26 community grants program, the three-year community. Year alliance agreement in reference to the funding application to Pomona arts incorporation, the Majestic Theatre. On this agenda, as I am a committee member of the Pomona arts, as a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room. All that matter is considered and voted on.
Frank Wilkie104:37Thank you, Councillor our Wegener. I, Councillor Wilkie, inform the meeting that I no longer have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter, as I have resigned from my position as committee member of the Noosa Arts Theatre, one of the recommended recipients of an alliance grant. I'm now a general member, life member and volunteer of the theatre. That is my undeclared statement. Can I have a move and a seconder for the committee recommendation, please? Councillor Finzel. Second. Councillor Stockwell. Any discussion? All in favour? That's unanimous. May we have Councillor Wilson and Councillor Wegener back in the meeting, please. Thank community grants program, three-year signature community events grants. Councillor Wilson, again. Signature community events.
Nicola Wilson105:42In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009 and former meeting that I have prescribed conflict of interest for item 8.7, 2025 to 26 community grants program, three-year signature community event grants. This matter in relation to the funding recommendation to the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce as my partner Roy vanderberg is on the executive committee. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered.
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