2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                           6 FEBRUARY 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Liaise with Council departments, external      The Noosaville Library refurbishment        Liaise with the Cooroy Chamber of          Deliver a 9 week Volunteer Tutor
presenters,     authors,     partnership         project has provided the opportunity          Commerce in order to transfer the            Training course to train up to 15 new
organisations and suppliers to initiate          to form further partnerships in               coordination of the Pink Precinct Fun        tutors for our Adult Literacy program.
and plan programs and events                     Council     and     the    community          Trail from Council to the community        Liaise with Galleries to plan a mid-
                                                 including:                                  Complete       the    school  holiday        year Youth Festival.
                                               Cooroy RSL will host the community            Summer Reading Club program - a
                                                 programs that would have been held            State Library of Queensland youth
                                                 at Cooroy Library.                            reading initiative.
                                               Digital programs will be delivered at       Continued research and discussion
                                                 Noosa Community Support and                   with publicists to seek high-profile
                                                 community      programs      including        author for literary event.
                                                 storytimes will be hosted at the            Create and confirm Cooroy Fusion
                                                 Leisure Centre and The J.                     Festival program by end of
                                               In November, in partnership with              February.
                                                 Council's Waste department we
                                                 delivered 2 recycling workshops with
                                                 58 attendees.
                                               The Library Service and the Noosa
                                                 Gallery team have begun working
                                                 together to deliver ArtPlay Sunday –
                                                 creative play and story sessions.

Seek external funding opportunities to         Submitted Engaging Science Week             Complete First Five Forever early          Await outcome of grant applications
provide   additional  resources    for           application for $10,000 to contribute         literacy program's 2017 Progress             submitted.
programs and projects                            towards Makerspace programming.               Report and financial statement.            Continue seeking external funding
                                               Completed Tech Savvy Seniors 3rd            Complete new Queensland Anzac                opportunities.
                                                 Quarter Progress Report. (19 events           Centenary       Grants      Program        Start preparation for the Cooroy
                                                 with 87 attendees)                            application    for     approximately         Makerspace Acquittal.
                                               Reading      Stars      finale event          $20,000 to contribute towards an
                                                 successful with over 30 children              event to commemorate the 100 year
                                                 under 5 years of age celebrating              anniversary of the signing of the
                                                 their reading success. (First Five            Armistice, 11 November 2018.
                                                 Forever State Library of Queensland
                                                 youth reading initiative)




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