2018-02-06 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Noosa Museum letter

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|                                                                  Coordinator:                 Heather Manders
|      Community Spirit at its Best   ABN 86 583 189 320           Community Engagement:        Kathryn Shewring
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              Re: COOROORA MASONIC LODGE
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              1 November 2017

              To Whom It May Concern,

              | am pleased to lend support to an application by Noosa Shire Museum (Cooroora Historical
              Society Inc.) which seeks funds from the Noosa Council Heritage Levy for the acquisition of
              Cooroora Masonic Lodge.

              The Cooroora Masonic Lodge was built in 1923 in Station Street, Pomona. It was heritage listed
              in 2003, recognising the importance of its Masonic Murals, painted in 1928. If successful, |
              understand that the Noosa Shire Mu8seum would use the building as an annexe to the existing
              Museum building in Factory Street, which would be open to visitors and provide much needed
              additional space for its growing historical collections.

              The addition of the Cooroora Masonic Lodge as a community-owned heritage building would
              bring great value to the Pomona and Noosa regional community. Pomona is already recognised
              for the importance of its heritage buildings and providing a unique and attractive drawcard for
              visitors to our region.
              ] fully support the Noosa Shire Museum in its quest to deliver the Cooroora Masonic Lodge into
              community hands and secure the future of this important building.

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              Yours sincerely,

              Kathryn Shewring,
              Coordinator, Pomona & District Community House Inc.

               Email: [email protected]              Phone: 5485 2427     Fax: 5485 1702
                         Pr unded by the Queensland State Government ~ Department of Communities
                                           & Sunshine Coast Regional Council