2018-11-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      6 NOVEMBER 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                            Participated in the Noosa Country             (First-Person      View      Drone
                                              Show providing a Read and Rest area           Program) in partnership with the
                                              and promoting our First Five Forever          Digital Hub, Leisure Centre and ‘In
                                              early literacy bike.                          the Air Aerial Cinematography’.
                                            Cooroy Rooftop Cinema returned for
                                              movies on the rooftop – in partnership
                                              with Starry Nights Outdoor Movies.
Seek external funding opportunities to      2018 Tech Savvy Seniors acquittal           Prepare for next 4 years of funding       Await outcome of Queensland Day
provide   additional  resources    for        report completed.                             for First 5 Forever – early literacy        grant application.
programs and projects                       Cooroy Makerspace acquittal report            program.                                  Await outcome of 2019 Tech Savvy
                                              completed.                                  Deliver commemorative event for             Seniors grant application.
                                            Queensland        Day    2019   grant         100th anniversary of the signing of       Complete the acquittal report for the
                                              application for $7,186 to deliver a           the Armistice – 11 November                 commemorative event for 100th
                                              Queensland themed literary festival           2018.                                       anniversary of the signing of the
                                              was submitted.                              Continue     delivering    Advance          Armistice – 11 November 2018.
                                            2019 Tech Savy Seniors grant                  Queensland             grant-funded       Complete the acquittal report for the
                                              application for $14,775 to deliver            programs – 3D printing workshops            Advance Queensland grant-funded
                                              digital-literacy support workshops to         and       Drone      program      in        project.
                                              our elders submitted.                         October/November.
                                                                                                                                      Prepare and submit 2019 Engaging
                                            National Science Week grant-funded          Prepare and submit National                 Science grant application.
                                              program completed.                            Science Week grant application for
                                                                                            a 2019 science-themed program.
Plan and deliver a range of engaging       Delivered Winter (July) School Holiday       Relocate library programs back            Plan for high-profile literary event –
public library programs which support        program. 10 events with 363                    into newly refurbished Noosaville           Leigh Sales to be hosted at The J in
reading, learning and literacy               attendees.                                     Library and into Cooroy Library.            February 2019.
                                          Delivered September School Holiday            Participate in the Sunshine Coast
                                             program. 11 events with 172                    Open House – showcasing Cooroy
                                             attendees.                                     Library and the Cooroy Lower Mill
                                          Two Tiny Houses presentations                   Boiler House and Kilns.
                                             delivered by Pokadot Communities
                                             discussing    sustainable     housing
                                             options and community benefits. 100+
                                             attendees.
                                          Hosted       Goombuckar         Cultural
                                            Indigenous Bus in September for
                                            Indigenous Literacy Day.



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