Smart Biosphere
Implement the Noosa Economic Development Smart Biosphere Strategy (NEDS) Action Plan and identify and advance priority projects including the activation of strategic employment land.
Quarterly updates
Q4 · On Track
Ongoing delivery of Noosa Smart Biosphere Economic Development (Action) Plan and priorities including: • Development of Destination Management Plan (November 2025 adoption anticipated) • Gold Eco-Destination Accreditation (Ongoing) • Development of Noosa Council Events Strategy (First draft moved to Q2 FY25/26) • Implementation of Green Economy Plan, including activation of Circularity Precinct in collaboration with Waste Management, building capacity in green businesses and auditing Noosa's Electric Vehicle capacity and enabling infrastructure needs in collaboration with Waste Management Branch (Circularity Precinct Ongoing/EV Infrastructure Audit Q1 FY25/26) • Industry Development Plans - including Food & Beverage and Education (Ongoing) • Food and Agribusiness Hub Proof of Concept scheduled for Q1 FY25/26 • Business Support Programs (Business Boost/ECDEV Grant/Capability Workshops and Industry Communications completed for FY24/25
Q3 · On Track
Delivery of Noosa Smart Biosphere Economic Development (Action) Plan and priorities including: • Development of Destination Management Plan (November 2025 adoption) • Gold Eco-Destination Accreditation • Development of Noosa Council Events Strategy • Implementation of Green Economy Plan, including activation of Circularity Precinct in collaboration with Waste Management, building capacity in green businesses and auditing Noosa's Electric Vehicle capacity and enabling infrastructure needs collaboration with Waste Management Branch (ongoing) • Industry Development Plans - including Food & Beverage and Education (both anticipated by EOFY 24/25) • Strategic Employment Land Project Expression of Interest (scheduled for Q3 FY24/25 moved to Q4 FY24/25). • Food and Agribusiness Hub Proof of Concept (EOI scheduled for Q4 FY24/25) • Business Support Programs (Business Boost/ECDEV Grant/Capability Workshops and Industry Communications) ongoing
Q2 · Minor Disruption
Delivery of NEDS Action Plan and priorities is ongoing. Strategic Employment Land Project Expression of Interest deferred to Q3.
Q1 · On Track
Major Grant Submitted for Resource Recovery Hub in partnership with Waste. Partnering with Commercial Property unit on potential land activiation project for emplyment land. Initial masterplanning beginning on additional employment land incporporated into the SEQ Regional Plan at Cooroy.
Where this sits
Initiative 3.1.2 is from the 2024–25 operational plan and works towards Prosperity Objective 3.1: Smart Biosphere.
This initiative is from a past year and is no longer being updated.