About CCA
The Cootharaba Community Association (CCA) is an incorporated association, as per the Associations Incorporation Act, that provides the people of Boreen Point, Cootharaba and other surrounding areas with a voice on issues affecting their community. The association became incorporated on 1 December 2017.
General meetings are held four times a year. The Management Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting.
View the CCA Inc Constitution [PDF]
View the CCA Inc Certificate of Incorporation [PDF]
The CCA has Public Liability Insurance of $5M [PDF]
Management Committee
The Management Committee (MC) meets approximately twice per quarter to:
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discuss issues relating to the management of the CCA
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formulate the agenda for the next general meeting
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delegate tasks.
Current incumbents on the management committee are:
President: Rob Dessaix
Vice President: Tameson Godfrey
Treasurer: Rosey Edgar
Secretary: John Olds
Ordinary member (1): Ada Medak
Ordinary member (2): Vacant
Ordinary member (3) Minutes Secretary: Karen Eddy
Ordinary member (4) Website Manager: Paula Viljoen
The roles of the MC
President – as the head of the association, the president:
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chairs all meetings
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drives and coordinates the MC to meet the objectives of the association
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ensures the association complies with all the rules and regulations of an incorporated association
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liaises with council and heads of other organisations in matters about the issues raised by the CCA membership.
Vice President – provides support to the role of president by undertaking some of the above responsibilities.
Secretary – administration role focusing on:
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record-keeping and correspondence, registers etc.
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ensuring compliance with legal requirements
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managing meetings and minutes etc.
Treasurer – responsible for organising the association’s finances:
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preparing budgets and financial reports
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managing membership payments
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ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations
Other roles:
General committee members – a minutes secretary (supports the secretary), a website administrator and other volunteer members who support the MC.
The functions of the management committee are set out in Item 22 of the Constitution of the Cootharaba Community Association Inc.
Support for the Management Committee
The association was established with the following objective: ‘to represent the Cootharaba Community on issues that affect the community’.
Many hours of work are undertaken by the association's members, particularly the management committee, who give their time voluntarily to ensure the views and concerns of the community are highlighted with the appropriate state and local government representatives.
As volunteers, members of the management committee require the support of the other members of the association to meet the association's objective. It is not always possible or feasible for members of the management committee to participate in every meeting, workshop or community consultation regarding matters of interest or concern to the community.
Ordinary members may be required to take on the role of community representative or form a sub-committee with other members of the association to investigate and progress a particular matter. These members will need to provide progress updates to the management committee and respond to questions by members of the association at general meetings when required. Any decisions arising from the community representatives/sub-committee activities would require ratification by the Management Committee at a MC meeting.
View the record of activities of the CCA.
History of CCA
The Cootharaba Community Association Inc (CCA) came into being in May 2002.
In February 2002, the Noosa Council convened a meeting with local residents. The council wanted to encourage discussion and involve residents in planning for the area. Forty-six people attended the meeting. Many ideas were put forward including the need for a group to represent the community. Ten local residents formed a committee, and the group met on 11 March 2002, and compiled a draft constitution. They sent out a questionnaire to gauge community support and what issues people felt needed addressing.
The first meeting of the group that was to become the CCA was held at the Boreen Point Sailing Club on 29 May 2002 with thirty-seven people attending.
The proposed constitution was discussed at length. After some changes were made, the organisation came into being as a non-incorporated association. The aim of the association was:
‘to represent the Cootharaba Community on issues that affect the community’.
The new body was to act as a conduit for community opinion rather than lead on issues decided by the committee.