Tourism Noosa Funding And Performance Deed 2026–2029

Frank Wilkie84:36

Thank you. I have a seconder. Councillor Phillips. Any discussion? All in favour? That's carried unanimously. And Councillor Lorentson will come back to the meeting, please. You. Next up is item 11.2.2, confidential contract CN25082, provision of turf mowing and maintenance services. 11.2.3, confidential formalisation of budget and grant application authority, Compost Facility Project. 11.2.4, confidential landfill capping technology. 11.2.5 is the S&O committee recommendations en bloc. We'll move Councillor them second, please. Rawlings, Councillor Finzel, seconded by Councillor Wilson. Any discussion? All in favour? That's carried unanimously. Now we have the General Committee. Meeting scheduled Chairperson. We have the 11.3.2 Tourism Noosa funding and performance deed. We'll deal with this item separately. Does anyone have a motion that they would care to move? This was the motion that was forwarded. From Tuesday. Councillor Lorentson.

Amelia Lorentson94:41

Yeah, get rid of a couple of councils. Requires that prior to execution, Council confirms, get forget Council receives. Confirms, just require the project execution, the funding deed, advice, sorry, Council receives advice confirming that the toys and Noosa Roadmap does not limit Council's ability to set, measure and enforce career performance.

Amelia Lorentson91:54

I'd like to move an amendment, please. I'm just going to try a couple of amendments. That Council requires that prior to execution of the funding deed receives advice confirming that Tourism Noosa Roadmap does not limit Council's ability. She's sick. You me to slow need down? To slow down a bit, sorry. The good. Council receives advice. Confirming. That the Tourism Noosa Roadmap. Does not limit Council's ability to set, measure and enforce clear performance-based KPIs. KPIs. And is consistent with the funding deed in ensuring enforceable outcomes and value for money. In what is it ensuring? Enforceable outcomes and value for money. So are you changing that to be the, you're getting rid of everything else except that? I can't see the and add that as a an E, I think it is, if you can go back. Add it as E? Yeah.

So the advice from our lawyers as well is that yes we are committed to the funding, that's their advice. Um and that's the advice that I'm working with. So we are committed to funding the Tourism Noosa as in line with the resolution in the December meeting to three of two million dollars per year including or plus the CPI as it as we've proposed in the deed.

Jessica Phillips140:49

I'm going to speak to it. Councillor Phillips. Thanks. I'm going to support the motion in front of us but I will speak because today for me this has never been about Tourism Noosa. Tourism is part of Noosa and tourism. Have the right people to deliver brand management. I will continue to stand by this. They do know what they're doing. It always has been a tourist destination and that side of Noosa supports jobs, it supports businesses and part and it is of our identity. But the question we should actually ask ourselves today is how far do we go? Because maybe we've gone too far. And the reality is you don't see it all at once. It won't ever hit you like a single decision. It creeps in quietly. Gradually, year by little by while the balance shifts. Businesses that once benefited from tourism are now struggling under the cost of operating under the Noosa brand. Lease signs go up. Lace staff become harder to find. Young people leave because they can't afford to live here. Families are pushed further out. I was really touched by the deputation today because this really reaffirmed what I've written down to speak on. Schools lose a few numbers each year, and then they lose a class, and then they lose opportunities. The café can't find staff, the hinterland loses its general store. Piece by the social fabric of what makes Noosa unravels. This is what today's debate, this is what this week has been about for me. Because when we lean too far in a direction, whether that's tourism, or any other strategy, we are creating unintended an-- consequences. And by the time those cracks appear, it's often too late to reverse them. Every decision each year in this chamber over decades led us to this point. It's actually not about $2 million in a large budget. This is about trust. The community is telling us they are tired of feeling like their money is being spent on things that don't reflect their everyday reality. They want us to focus on the fundamentals, the non-sexy stuff, the basics, the things people will only notice when they fail. Because when that happens, it matters. I received a fine recently for my dog that passed away 18 months ago. Point of order, same point of order, we're not dealing with cemeteries please limit yeah the to motion before us please, Councillor Phillips. It's not about systems, sorry, it's about systems that aren't prioritised when the basics are overlooked. That's when this represents, sorry, that's when this represents to people not just one decision, but a pattern, a drift away from the grassroots. I will never vote against legal advice. I'm not going to put ratepayers' money. Risk of unnecessary legal costs. But I will put us all on notice. The deputation today reaffirmed this. They are fed up with strategies that don't translate into real outcomes. They are fed up with feeling like they are being pushed out of their own town. And unless we start recognising that this today was bigger than the funding deed, bigger than Tourism Noosa, then we need to start rebalancing our priorities. Will continue to lose exactly what we said we were trying to protect. I am disappointed in the process but more than that I'm concerned about where this trajectory will lead us if we don't change course.

Nicola Wilson90:15

Council A, note the report regarding the proposed funding arrangement with Tourism Noosa. B, does not adopt the proposed deed in its current form. C, Resolve that schedule 1 KPIs require further refinement to address specific Councillor concerns. D, appoint a Councillor representation the deed working group the final KPI development and finalisation. And E, present the revised KPIs to the June meeting round.