2015-11-10 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                          10 NOVEMBER 2015



            Art Gallery and Butter Factory
 400,000

 200,000

       0
              Total Revenue       Total Expenditure   Operating Surplus /
(200,000)                                                  (Deficit)


(400,000)
                        2015/16                 2015/16
                        YTD                     YTD
                        Budget                  Actuals

With three months of the 2015/16 financial year complete, the Galleries’ team budget is $23,539
below the estimated budget position with revenue 7.9% ahead of projections and expenditure
1.8% less than estimated.

Expenditure is generally on target, with the underspend primarily due to the majority of Floating
Land payments being made in October following the close of the event.

General revenue in Galleries is $4,305 above estimated targets through increased commission
on sale of exhibited artworks and strong attendance at workshops.

The Gallery has received a $10,000 donation from the estate of the late Lyn McCrea to establish
the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize. The funding will be used to develop the award and to
provide prize money over five years. The winning work will be acquired into the privately held
McCrea Collection.

Galleries do not have any capital works projects to complete in 2015/16.

2015/16 Gallery Initiatives

Floating Land 2015: Reflect & Re-imagine                      Substantially complete
Cooroy Butter Factory - transition to community               Project commenced – due for
management                                                    completion January 2016

Floating Land 2015 was held between 27 August–18 October with the theme being Reflect and
Re-imagine. This year’s event consisted of four main elements – a seven week retrospective
exhibition at the Noosa Regional Gallery showcasing iconic imagery from previous Floating Land
events, nine commissioned artworks installed in the environment in Tewantin and at Lake
Cootharaba, a long weekend of activities, exhibitions and events at Lake Cootharaba coordinated
by the Boreen Point community and a Forum at the J which explored the theme of art and the
environment and examined where to for the next Floating Land.

The retrospective exhibition attracted 6,702 visitors to the Gallery and over 120 people attended
the Forum, however the highlight was the activities at Boreen Point with an estimated 2,500
people attending the events and activities at the Lake.

Staff have commenced the transition of the Cooroy Butter Factory to a community management
model under the Cooroy Lower Mill Board. The transition will be complete by the end of 2015
with the Mill Board then operating the Butter Factory from 1 January 2016 for a twelve month
trial.

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