2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                            First 'Tinker Tales' STEM-Storytime
                                              delivered with a very positive
                                              response       from    children     and
                                              parents/carers
Finalise Noosa Museum Future Plan and       Training session delivered to 9                 Organize additional training for            Deliver additional     training   to
commence       implementing   relevant        volunteers in use of Mosaic                     Museum volunteers on mutually                 Museum volunteers
initiatives                                   database                                        agreed topics
Plan and deliver a range of Heritage        Concept proposal for Noosaville               Finalise preparation of cemetery            Upload of digitized cemetery records
projects and activities                       Heritage Walk finalised and budget              records and dispatch to supplier for          into ECM
                                              initiative for Stage 2 implementation           digitizing                                  Delivery of Heritage Month events
                                              submitted                                     Prepare      “then     and      now”        Commence planning for 2018/19
                                            Supplier selected and Cemetery                  photographic installation for new             projects
                                              records in final stage of preparation           Noosaville Heritage Library room
                                              for dispatch to supplier for digitizing;
                                              budget initiative submitted for Stage
                                              2 of the project
                                            Project concept for Remembrance
                                              Day event developed and costed;
                                              grant application submitted to
                                              Queensland        Anzac      Centenary
                                              grants program and 2018/19 budget
                                              initiative for council co-contribution
                                              prepared
                                            Program of Heritage Month events
                                              planned
Plan and deliver a range of engaging        Confirmed high-profile event with             Deliver high-profile author event with      Prepare for Winter School Holiday
public library programs which support         Tex Perkins at The J in April, in               Tex Perkins in April                          Program.
reading, learning and literacy                partnership with Annie's Books on             Deliver local-author literary panel
                                              Peregian                                        event in April, based on war stories
                                            Well known author Helen Garner                  to tie in with Anzac Day
                                              secured for literary event in June            Complete 9 week Volunteer Tutor
                                            Delivered       successful     Summer           Training course to train up to 15 new
                                              School Holiday program. 16 events               tutors for our Adult Literacy program
                                              with over 320 attendees.                        Deliver Easter school holiday
                                            Successful 'Stories Under the Stars'            program
                                              event to celebrate World Storytelling
                                              Day
                                            75 attendees at the recent Dr Eileen
                                              Herbert-Goodall Writer's Workshops
                                              at the Leisure Centre and Cooroy
                                              RSL

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