2014-11-11 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                         11 NOVEMBER 2014


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The J

The quarter has seen 24 events and performances at The J attracting 6,438 people. These
included:

July
 Forbidden Broadway - Greatest Hits Vol.1 x 2
 Night of Comedy with Fiona O'Loughlin
 Film - Bonnie and Clyde
 Forum - Barrie Cassidy Insiders
 Managing Carmen - David Williamson x 4
 Go your own way - Catherine Alcorn
 Queensland Ballet Company
 Ali McGregor in ALCHEMY
 Forum - Architectural Forum
 St Teresa's Sweet Charity

August
 St Teresa's Sweet Charity x 4
 The Naked Magicians

September
 Dear Blossom …
 Sydney Comedy Festival
 Jumpin' @ The J
 Manhattan Short Film Festival
 Goldilocks Rocks

The overall attendance figure at The J for the quarter is 18,835. This figure includes people
attending the site for venue hire bookings, Xbox/lounge use, university, TAFE and radio
attendance.

Noosa Chorale moved to The J in March 2014 and an agreement with QLD Arts Alliance was
established during the quarter which will provide ongoing rotation of art displays in The J Upper
Foyer (commencing 2015).

The J website has seen increased activity throughout the quarter since its relaunch with an
average of 195 visits per day in September.


BCC

Occupancy rates at the BCC have been in decline for a number of years. The departure of the
Noosa Flexible Learning School in July has seen the Demountable building available for hire for
approximately two months. The current configuration impedes the hireable space and potential
uses. Limited enquiry has been received to date.

At the last meeting round Council adopted changes at the BCC which will significantly increase
the usage of the site with two new key anchor tenants – Noosa Gymnastics and the Montessori
School. These changes will commence in 2015 and will be discussed further in The J and BCC
half yearly report to Council.



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