2016-06-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       7 JUNE 2016



Noosa Heritage Reference Group

A Noosa Heritage Reference Group will be formed to provide input and advice to Council on
Heritage related matters. The Reference Group will consist of:
 One Councillor appointed by Council (Chairperson)
 Heritage Librarian (Secretary)
 3 x Community representatives
 1 x Representative of local traditional owners
 1 x Architect or town planner with significant heritage experience
 1 x Representative of the Department of Environment and Heritage
 2 x Council staff appointed by Council

The Reference Group will:
1. Attend scheduled meetings of the Noosa Heritage Reference Group
2. Provide input and suggestions regarding heritage priorities and potential heritage projects in
   the Noosa Council area
3. Assist in identifying opportunities for partnerships that will enhance cultural heritage activities
   in the Noosa Council area
4. Provide expert or professional advice on particular aspects of cultural heritage or on specific
   projects in line with the Reference Group member’s individual qualifications and experience.

The Reference group will be an advisory body without decision-making capacity.


DEFINITIONS

Built heritage: Buildings or structures and their environments valued by a community because
of their historic, scientific, aesthetic, social or architectural significance to that community and
which, because of their heritage significance, may appear on the Register of the National Estate,
the register of the National Trust of Australia and/or state, territory or local government heritage
registers or studies.

Cultural heritage: is the legacy of physical (tangible) artefacts and intangible attributes of a
group or society that is inherited from past generations, maintained in the present, and bestowed
for the benefit of future generations. It presents evidence of past human activity and associations
and includes places, objects, customs, traditions and artistic expression.

Culture: The identity and values that a community develops over time which defines them as a
distinctive group and which are to be remembered, celebrated and preserved for future
generations.

Indigenous people: Persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identify as an
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and who are accepted as such by the community in which
they live.

Intangible cultural heritage: includes the customs, languages, beliefs, oral traditions,
knowledge, rituals, skills, stories and histories associated with a particular community or place,
created over time and transmitted (generally orally) from generation to generation within the
community and contribute to a sense of community identity and continuity.




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