2014-05-20 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                20 MAY 2014


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Cultural Facilities

2.   REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF) GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
     ROUND 1 2014

Author           Cultural Project Officer, Belinda Simonsen
                 Community Services

Index            ECM/ Subject/ RADF 2013 / 14

Attachments      1.    RADF Funding Recommendations



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) program is jointly funded on a 50:50 basis by the
State Government (Arts Qld) and Noosa Council. Traditionally applications are called twice a
year.

The 2013/2014 Sunshine Coast Council budget provided funds for two RADF rounds. The
Sunshine Coast Council processed the first of these rounds in the second half of 2013.

Following de-amalgamation $12,840 was transferred to Noosa Council from Sunshine Coast
Council for the second round of 2013/14 RADF grants however $2,290 of these funds were pre-
committed to smartArts+ projects in the Noosa region by the SCC RADF Committee meaning
that a total of $10,550 is available for this RADF round. This report covers the second round of
the 201/3/14 financial year that closed on 28 March 2014.

Funding totalling $10,110 for 5 projects is recommended. There are sufficient funds in the
2013/2014 budget to cover the recommendations in this report.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Cultural Project Officer to the Infrastructure & Services
Committee dated 20 May 2014 and endorse the Regional Arts Development Fund Grant
Recommendations for Round 1 2014 as set out in Attachment 1 to the report.



REPORT
Background

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports cultural activity through the professional
development and employment of arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. RADF is a
partnership between State Government, through Arts Queensland and Noosa Council.

The current RADF Committee is made up of one Councillor, Council officers and three external
professional arts industry representatives.

The Noosa Council budget provides funds for one RADF funding round in the first half of the
2014. Usually, two RADF rounds will be offered each year in September and March.

This report covers the first RADF grant round for 2014 which closed on 28th March, 2014.

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