Noosa welcomes Yarrabah and Pormpuraaw council CEOs

Noosa Council hosted chief executive officers from two far north Queensland councils this week. They were in town for a look at how Noosa Council operates and to talk with staff.

Edward Naterra, CEO of Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council, and Janelle Menzies, CEO of Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, visited Noosa as part of a South East Queensland CEO Forum knowledge-sharing initiative.

They met with Mayor Tony Wellington, Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie, Noosa Council CEO Brett de Chastel and staff from various departments.

Both CEOs said they enjoyed meeting, and learning from, Noosa Council staff.

“Noosa is well served with Tony as mayor and Brett as CEO and with the management team that supports them in making the big decisions that take Noosa forward,” Mr Naterra said.

Ms Menzies said: “It’s been interesting visiting a council that is bigger than ours and seeing how differently it operates – we have 4000 residents and 120 staff. Having more specialised staff means Noosa can dedicate more time to planning, whereas in Yarrabah we tend to have to be more reactive to issues as they arise.

“All of the staff in Noosa have been great – friendly and very helpful.”

Mr de Chastel said Noosa Council was pleased to offer Mr Naterra and Ms Menzies advice and answer questions, as well as help with documents and forms.

“It’s great to be able to help out where we can and share our knowledge with other councils,” Mr de Chastel said.

“Last year we were pleased to welcome the CEO of Quilpie Council in the south west Queensland Channel Country and we look forward to working with other remote Queensland councils through the South East Queensland CEO Forum.”

1 June 2016