2025 Lgaq Conference Motions & Attendance

Brian Stockwell191:56

Okay, I put the motion. Those in favour? Councillor Phillips? Yes. That's unanimous. We now move on to the third item in this section of the agenda, which is the 2025 LGAQ conference motions and attendance.

Frank Wilkie196:37

Thank you, Councillors, all these motions, I thank all Councillors who've worked on putting these motions together and the attendance of all Councillors in refining them during workshops. The reason why number the national plastics plan motion, draft motion, I've omitted that because it's a very roundabout way of getting action on something that's happening already. The national plastics plan been in place for five or six years and the motion that was there calls, would have required us to go to the local government association conference, get endorsement from the floor that required the local government association to then lobby the State government, to then lobby the Federal government to accelerate implementation of the national plastics plan Roadmap. It's a very roundabout way to get something to happen. I spoke to the president of the LGAQ yesterday who said that he already sits on the national environmental ministerial Council where these issues are raised and all Noosa Council would need to do is write a letter to the LGAQ policy executive and they'd be progressing that. At the national level so this is all about effective advocacy getting results in the quickest way and most effective way possible and that's through writing directly to the LGAQ and they can effect this change accelerate something that's happening already at a Federal level without going through the process of having a delegation argued on the floor get the floor to endorse the LGAQ to lobby the State government to lobby the Federal government the LGAQ can go straight to the feds and get the response the other sticking point is the involvement in that the Queensland government in that chain of advocacy proposed chain of advocacy because under the national plastics plan Roadmap it mentions that at the 10th of December 2024 environmental ministers meeting all ministers except Queensland, except the new Queensland minister agreed to basically endorse this national Roadmap and work together on it and have coordinated and consistent actions so we don't even know if the Queensland government will be on with the national road the new Queensland government is on board with the national Roadmap so I'm proposing that we leave that out as far as a motion because there's over a hundred motions that go to the LGAQ conference we write directly the LGAQ president who's agreed to raise it at the national environmental ministerial Council and raise it the next policy executive without having to go through the rigmarole of having on the floor it's about effective advocacy effective use of resources and getting things done you know the most efficient way and as we said the national plastics plan is happening and national level already, and if we're just going to be effective it is just to ask them to accelerate action on it that can be done by other means it's not like we're asking them to introduce a new policy which would require more resources resourcing it's just asking the LGAQ to make sure that this policy is pushed along at a Federal level otherwise and motion 3 I support the inclusion of that because it's consistent with and is a good complement to a motion, a Mayoral minute I'm hoping I can get Councillors support for on Thursday night where we put forward Noosa Shire as a potential trial. I ask that Noosa Shire be considered as a potential trial area. Non-lethal evidence-based shark mitigation strategies as recommended in the KPMG report on the Shark Control Program and that is always linked with education and community consultation so it's a compliment to that this actually asks will test whether other coastal councils have appetite for that sort of thing as well so it's worth taking to the local government conference to see if there is appetite amongst other coastal communities which could send a message to the State to the State government about how ready or otherwise the other coastal communities are in regards to removal of shark nets during whale migration seasons and the trial of these alternative technologies.

Mr. Mayor. Yes. Okay, so LGAQ. And at the forum, councils are at liberty to raise notices of motion to be then debated and or voted on the floor. To take forward through to the bodies that they're guided towards and generally the State government. What we've provided here is four LGAQ motions and what we need to know is to get the endorsement of Council on each of those four so I think we can work through each one of those separately and then get the endorsement on all on the ones that accepted which we will then take forward to the LGAQ annual conference.

Amelia Lorentson203:51

And. Through the Chair, can I ask a question to the CEO? My understanding and having gone to five years in a row every LGAQ conference, every LGAQ conference, I've also submitted motions for five years in a row, twice a year, on issues that are important to this community. I had just recently one of the motions knocked back by the LGAQ and ALGA. Your experience, CEO, if this motion was accepted, would you have any problem with it? The understanding that.

Nicola Wilson212:01

The LGAQ motions protocol said that motions should not relate to a matter considered at a previous annual conference in the last five years to avoid duplication. Does anyone know if this has been raised?

Frank Wilkie217:13

Rebut that I think this is micromanaging this is stating the obvious all it's doing is asking this Federal government to get on with the national plastics plan and if we're interested in getting an outcome generally interested in getting an outcome through the most effective means of advocacy we've got a pathway directly through the LGAQ that doesn't need to go through a conference all these things can be achieved through another means I'm not saying don't do it I'm saying it can be done by a more effective means is about effective use of resources and time I agree with what's in the national plastics plan in the Roadmap I agree on with it it's a motherhood statement that's what I'm saying it's not a motion that brings about like the other ones other motions talk about real change real advocacy that will bring about something that's not happening currently this is already underway and we can give the Federal government and now we can tell the community we're doing it through a press release or whatever or through reporting on this meeting that we want greater action at the Federal level that we want the LGAQ and the LGAQ said send us a letter and we'll do it they're doing it already so so it's not about just being seen to be doing something it's about actually getting something done through the most efficient and effective means possible and that's Councillors you're free to include it there's no harm in doing it there's absolutely no harm in including it, but I'm saying we've got three other very good motions that talk about real change that will have impact and bring something to a conference that hasn't been brought before every year there's something on plastics and about the national plastics Roadmap the plan harm in we're all passionate about the subject. There's just another way of achieving the same result without it being an endorsed motion of Noosa Council it can be an endorsed position of Noosa Council and we write to the LGAQ about that and they will have the same conversation with the Federal government as they would if it was endorsed at a conference all I'm saying I'll accept the majority.

Nicola Wilson220:32

"I think we can argue that we could write a letter to the minister or to the FAQ and you and advocate this that conference is about trying to get support for all 77 councils across different issues and with state-wide relevance so I think with all of our motions there's maybe questions about whether they are all related to local government business but I prefer the LGAQ to make those decisions rather than.

Amelia Lorentson224:51

To I speak, wasn't going to just but I am. I'm still going to be going home tonight and asking the one question, why at the 11th hour, one hour before General Committee, was this. Were we all notified that this motion was going to be pulled out? And I'm going to be asking should at why at be the 11th hour. Was a call made to your GRP conference on this particular motion. Again, we should be encouraging hard work. We should be leading by example. We should be applauding those Councillors that put in the extra effort, time and dedication and commitment to these causes. Advocacy is part of our role. It's not mandatory. But it's a powerful tool and as we've heard around the table, especially by those Councillors that have submitted motions, have gone to every LGAQ conference and every ALGA conferences. That it gives us a chance to raise, not our voices, our community voices on issues that are important to them. So again tonight, I'll be going home wondering why.