2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

 SERVICE AREA – ARTS AND CULTURAL SERVICES (HERITAGE
 PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION)

 Summary

Objective Supporting cultural development and heritage protection through provision of facilities and programs.

Activities: The activities include initiatives, programs and projects to protect, preserve and promote the history and
cultural heritage of Noosa Shire and administration of the heritage levy.

 Delivery Framework             Details
 Corporate Plan Theme           Liveability
 Responsibility                 Arts and Culture – Heritage services
 (Branch Level)
 Legislative Responsibility     None.
 Service Delivery Model         Internally managed with external suppliers utilised where specialist expertise
                                required and volunteers used extensively to achieve project outcomes.


 Service Inputs                      Details
 (Resources to Deliver Service)
 Physical Assets/Infrastructure      Heritage library
                                     Heritage Noosa online collection
                                     Heritage Unit delivers programming, advice and support across multiple sites
                                     to ensure heritage is accessible, preserved and celebrated.
                                     40 (approx.) heritage places owned by Noosa Council with heritage
                                     listing/heritage values
 Software & Systems                  Trove, ReCollect Collection Mgt. System
 Budget Cost Centres                 1604 - Heritage Levy
                                     2706 - Library Programs & Services
                                     2705 - Library Collections
                                     2714 - Heritage Operations
 FTE                                 1.0
 Other Key Metrics                   Major Heritage Organisations Supported
                                     State Heritage listed sites


 Service Outputs - Performance Measures
 Type                       Measure                               Target               Methodology / Calculation
 Efficiency                 Cost per rateable property            Maintain             Calculated annually
                            Amount of digitised content           Annual increase of   ReCollect database reports
                            online                                5% minimum
 Effectiveness              Community satisfaction                Optimum rating: 5    Community satisfaction
                            survey                                Improvement from     mean performance rating
                            Theme: Community                      previous rating      from the LGAQ Community
                            Lifestyle Services                    2019 3.83
                                                                                       Satisfaction Tracking Survey
                            Function: Heritage                    2021 3.56
                                                                                       for Provincial areas
                            Protection



 Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                                                       Activity
 To discover, respect, preserve and showcase Noosa's rich and diverse heritage in all its forms for
 current and future generations.


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