2025-2026 Community Grants Program - Community Project Grants (Events)
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 Project Grants (Events) as outlined in Attachment 1,… Full wording ↓
For 6: Tom Wegener, Brian Stockwell, Nicola Wilson, Amelia Lorentson, Frank Wilkie, Karen Finzel.
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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 Project Grants (Events) as outlined in Attachment 1, subject to sufficient funds totalling $38,168.05 being allocated in Council's adopted 2025-26 Community Grants Program budget.
Carried.
Official item minutes · Event 1
1Council ResolutionCarried
Moved: Brian Stockwell · Seconded: Tom Wegener
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 Project Grants (Events) as outlined in Attachment 1, subject to sufficient funds totalling $38,168.05 being allocated in Council's adopted 2025-26 Community Grants Program budget.
Carried.
For 6 named
Tom Wegener
Brian Stockwell
Nicola Wilson
Amelia Lorentson
Frank Wilkie
Karen FinzelAgainst 0 named
Official minutes · section 4
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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 8.2 - 2025-2026 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (EVENTS) on this agenda because in relation to the funding recommendation to the Hastings St Association as my sister-in-law Joanne Phillips is on the committee of the Hastings St Association. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on."
Cr Phillips left the meeting room
| Council Resolution |
| Moved: | Cr Brian Stockwell |
| Seconded: | Cr Tom Wegener |
That Council
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Carried. |
| For: | Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson |
| Against: | None |
Cr Phillips returned to the meeting room
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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.
Jessica Phillips100:45Thank you. 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 8.2, 2025-26 community grants program, community project grants events on this agenda because. Relation to the funding recommendation to the Hastings Street Association, as my sister-in-law Joanne Phillips is on the committee of the Hastings Street Association, as a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the 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.
Frank Wilkie101:18Thank you Councillor Phillips. Now we have a move from seconded by the committee of recommendation. Moved by Councillor Stockwell. Seconded by Councillor Wegener. Any discussion? All in favour? That's carried unanimously. May we have Councillor Phillips back in the meeting please. 11.3.3 Is the community grants program, community program grants program and projects. 11.3.4 grants program, community grants program, community project grants infrastructure. 11.3.5 community grants program, community project grants equipment. Councillor Wegener, do you have a comment? Conflict you'd like to declare?
Frank Wilkie107:35In relation to the funding. Is that better, Councillor Stockwell? Of course it is. I have a declarable conflict of interest. Three-year signature security events grants in relation to the funding recommendation community to Noosa so life. That's fine. Yeah, thank you.
Tom Wegener102:17In 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 8.5-2526 community project grants equipment. In relation to the funding application to Pomona arts, the Majestic Theatre, on this agenda, as I am a committee member of the Pomona arts incorporation, as a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room where all the matter is considered to vote on.