2021-01-18 GC - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation 2019 20 Annual Report

                                                   NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION – 2019/20




NEW FUNDING STRATEGIES



The board is currently looking at alternative             show of support from our local businesses in what
funding streams to continue the UNESCO Man                has been one of the hardest years for the tourism
and the Biosphere program’s mandate to protect            industry. Goodie bags were valued at over $100
biodiversity and promote sustainable                      each consisting of a Tourism Noosa tote bag, art
development. A broader mix of philanthropic               series water bottle, Acqua Noosa fragrance,
support, corporate sponsorships, crowd-funding            Stephanie’s Ocean Spa voucher, Fussy Glossies
campaigns, state and federal grant funding and            children’s book (with proceeds of book sales going
donor cultivation events will be required in the          to NICA), Black Cockatoo Rum and Diablo ginger
FY2020/21 to meet these aims.                             beer. Special thanks go to Juanita Bloomfield of
                                                          Tourism Noosa, Anita Butler of Plastic Free Noosa
A Donate page was developed on the website in             and Deb Caruso of In Noosa magazine for securing
time for the Black and Glossy gala and forum in           these sponsorships and for their valuable support
November this year and we have also launched a            in the lead up to event.
Go Fund Me page to raise funds for the Glossy
Black-Cockatoo. The gala brought in our first             Special mention also goes to Carly Vidal Wallace
corporate sponsorship offer, with Diablo Co               for her event management support in the early
offering to donate $1 of every bottle of Black            phases and for compering the fashion parade on
Cockatoo Rum sold to our Glossy Black-Cockatoo            the day. A special feature of the event was the 3m
campaign.                                                 high Glossy Black-Cockatoo feathers loaned to us
                                                          by local Indigenous artist, James Muller, plus
NBRF INAUGURAL GALA OVERVIEW                              beautiful native flower table decorations by
The Black and Glossy gala luncheon was held on            Noosa Flower Box. Glossy Bob Carey and young
Tues 3 November at Peppers Noosa Resort to                ecowarrior Spencer Hitchen delivered a fantastic
raise funds and public awareness of the plight of         presentation on the local Glossy Black-Cockatoo
the threatened Glossy Black-Cockatoo. Co-hosted           habitat and behaviours which was a vital public
with In Noosa Magazine and sponsored by Plastic           education element to the event. We were also
Free Noosa, this high-end event was pitched as an         very lucky to have Lochie Daddo present an
eco-friendly alternative to the Melbourne Cup,            educational video produced by Peter Taylor with
giving people the opportunity to ‘frock up for a          still images supplied by local photographer,
cause’ to help save our Glossies. Our event               Danika Royle. Alison Cooper ran an excellent
partner, In Noosa magazine, provided substantial          media campaign promoting the event on our
media and marketing coverage through their                social media platforms and local newspaper
magazine and online platforms. They also                  utilising engaging story lines and profiling the
provided MC, John Caruso and fashion parade               NBRF board members.
curator and compere, Carlie Wacker, who brought
nationally renowned local designers Teddie                The gala was a great success with over 100 guests
McRitchie and Larissa Salton to the stage,                attending and raising over $6,000 from raffle
alongside our Sunshine Beach State High School            tickets which will go towards seed-funding
fashion students.                                         outcomes of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Forum
                                                          scheduled for 17th November 2020. The Black and
Plastic Free Noosa designed a bespoke “art series”        Glossy gala is the first test case in diversifying our
aluminium water bottle series using local artist          funding model and is hoped it will build lasting
Suzanne Bloomfield’s Fussy Glossies artwork.              goodwill within the community to pave the way to
Tourism Noosa sponsored raffle prizes to the              attract philanthropic support and corporate
value of over $5,000 which was an overwhelming            sponsorship opportunities in coming years.




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