2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                               6 FEBRUARY 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                             RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Resolve the vacant positions within the          Recruitment completed for new                New Gallery Director to commence            Review vacant Gallery positions
Gallery team                                       Noosa Regional Gallery Director and            06th Feb 2018                               Recruit additional casual staff for
                                                   appointment made                             Induction program for new Gallery             exhibition installations as part of
                                                                                                  Director                                      succession planning
Seek external funding opportunities to           Agreement negotiated with C’wealth           Await outcome of grant applications         New Gallery Director to identify
provide   additional  resources    for             Govt to apply $47K BBRF grant to               submitted.                                    potential      external      funding
programs and projects                              Floating Land 2019                                                                           opportunities.
                                                 Successfully      secured      external
                                                   sponsor for Highschool drawing
                                                   award to be held in line with Lyn
                                                   McCrae Drawing Prize
Liaise with Council departments, external        Delivery of Repair Fair with                 Assist Library with delivery of             Finalise planning for the Imaginate
artists, partnership organisations and             community organisations including              programs during refurbishment                 Children's Festival
suppliers to initiate and plan programs            Men’s Shed , Country Women's                 ArtCycle competition to go live on
and events                                         Association and Maleny Repair Cafe             Smarty Grants next month with
                                                 Updated programming from Family                assistance from Waste
                                                   Day to ArtPlay Sunday. – Very                Development of Queen’s Baton
                                                   successful with Art Play Sunday in             Relay activities to be held in Gallery
                                                   January having over 200 attendees.             kids’ space
                                                   Worked in partnership with libraries
                                                   and Kids on the Coast Magazine
Review Gallery shop product range to             Successfully held Artisans’ Market           Review sales based on recent                Implement e-payment gateway
improve sales and profitability and                with 33 stall holders                          changes      and     develop     stock      Continue staff training in retail area
Implement the new retail management              Introduced a Made in Noosa                     purchasing plan for 2018-19                 Introduce loyalty card system
system for the Gallery shop                        Register for the Gallery retail outlet       Investigate     payment       gateway
                                                                                                  software for event bookings
                                                                                                Review        processes         during
                                                                                                  maintenance closure
Deliver capital   works   and   facilities’      Minor    refurbishment of    small           Internal      maintenance        week
projects                                           storeroom completed to create                  commences 22 January - gallery
                                                   appropriate accommodation for new              store room asbestos removal and
                                                   Gallery Director                               resurfacing of new vinyl floor
                                                                                                Review options for automatic doors
                                                                                                  following ongoing issues
                                                                                                Further rationalisation of stock and
                                                                                                  resources to reduce storage issues




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