2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 1-14

ATTACHMENT 1




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STATUS OVERVIEW EOR COMMUNITY & DEVELOPMENT

Community Services
  SECTION                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       UPCOMING PRIORITIES                        S18) =

                               o Highly   successful   school  summer    o Complete     the   separation  from   o Separation of the library service
                                  holiday  program   with  over  1,000      Sunshine    Coast    Council    for     requires  the   development    new
                                  children attending                        collections and   library  software     structure for the library service
                               o 32,316 visits to Noosa Library Service     system, Spydus — target date 24"     © Lack    of a dedicated vehicle to
                                  in February                               March                                   courier    reservations,    floating
                               o Mobile    Library  commenced      new _ o  Transition customers across to new      collections and share programming
                                  timetable including new stops at Lake     Library Service addressing issues       resources.   An_  external  courier
                                  Macdonald and Noosa Civic with very       such     as    reservations    and      service currently being trialled as a
                                  positive public response. Wi-fi installed membership cards                        cheaper option than requirement for
                                  and now available on Mobile Library.   o Secure external funding to support       an additional vehicle.
                               o Noosa Library Service Facebook page        program delivery — application to be o Difficulty of not having a network
                                  has 440 likes                             submitted for State Library OPAL        drive  for  file collaboration and
                               o Regular    library  programming    re-     programme                               difficulties of staff transitioning to
                                  commencing eg Literacy, Bookclubs      o Marketing — establishment of key         ECM therefore staff continuing to
                               o Procurement for     library collections    resources eg e-news                     use external devices.
                                  established                            o Staffing - address gaps through re-   o Developing acceptable HR process
                                                                            allocation of tasks                     for managing casual and temporary
                                                                         o Working    with  Records   staff  to     staff
                                                                            develop solutions to ECM problems

                               o Installation and opening of exhibitions o Staffing -— addressing the need for   o Challenge of staff transitioning to use
                                  — Noosa Gallery: Living in a Sensory      staff skilled in the area of public     ECM
                                   World Powerhouse Museum; Butter          programs                             o Email database not transferred from
                                  Factory: Lin Martin's exhibition, Reeds o  Marketing   &   public  profile —      SCC    is.  creating  problems_  in
                                   Talking, Mountains Walking & Vie de      development of galleries’ website to    developing an e-news letter
                                  Pacifique - Pacific Life                  engage    with   online   audience
                               o Great media coverage for both venues       development    of  e-newsletter  to
                               o High volume attendance at opening          promote exhibitions and workshops
                                  functions  and   public programs   -   o RADF — completing RADF round to
                                  increase of 35.82% on last year (NRG)     expend remaining 2013/14 funds
                                  and 48.8% increase on last year        o Determining   operating  model   for
                                  (BFAC)                                    Cooroy Butter Factory post 01 July
                               o   1,306 visits to Noosa Gallery and the
                                  Butter Factory in Februa
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