2015-11-10 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                       10 NOVEMBER 2015


SECTION          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                             LOOKING AHEAD
Libraries         Awarded Spinal Injury Australia's             Commission consultant to undertake           Complete Phase Two of Library
                    Inclusive Community Champions Award             phase two of Library Services review           Services review
                    for outstanding public facility               Prepare cleaning contract specifications     Commence Libraries Strategic Plan
                  Robot’s for Everyone program                    and documents for tender process               process once phase two of Service
                    commenced – first two robotic                 Gutter replacement for Noosaville Library      Review is complete
                    demonstrations booked out within 48           Rooftop drain replacement for Cooroy         Commission comprehensive condition
                    hours, further demonstrations and training      Library                                        assessment for Mobile Library trailer
                    workshops underway                            Train an additional employee to obtain a     Review outcome of building condition
                  Awarded a State Library kit of Ozobot           HC licence to be able to drive and             assessments to inform 2016/17
                    small robots                                    operate the Mobile Library                     budget
                  Operating of Cooroy Library Café              Recruit adult learners for the Dollars       Preparation of 2016/17 draft budget
                    transferred to United Synergies - launch        Making Sense grant-funded program.           Partnering with Cooroy community
                    held on 1st October                           Finalise Noosa’s War Front grant-funded        and agency stakeholders to develop a
                  Recruitment for Casual Librarian and            project – exhibition launch in November        local youth strategy.
                    Library Assistant vacancies completed –       Develop Summer School Holiday
                    over 220 applications received – 4 staff        program
                    appointed and undergoing training             Develop new Ozobot robotics program
                  iPads installed allowing access in            Implement next phase of First Five
                    branches to online magazines through            Forever program
                    Zinio                                         Deliver ongoing program of evening
                  First Five Forever early literacy program       literary events at Cooroy and Noosaville
                    (previously Best Start) funded through          libraries– Fiona McIntosh, Peter Watt and
                    State Library of Queensland, underway           Ian Ingram
                    with reference group established and 10       Contribute online content for the State
                    visits to local early childcare centres to      Library Q Anzac 100 Historypin grant to
                    promote early literacy and preparation for      present WWI stories of the Noosa
                    school                                          community
                  Transferred Mill Place Boiler House
                    works responsibility to Planning &
                    Infrastructure




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