2021-03-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 MARCH 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  9 MARCH 2021

 ¢   Naming of places
 «   Signage associated with Council-developed heritage walks or interpretive projects
 POLICY GUIDELINE
 Specific provisions for administering the Plaques and Memorials Policy are contained in the Plaques
 and Memorials Policy Guideline.
 CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF REQUESTS
 Applications for plaques or memorials must be made on the following basis to be considered and
 assessed:

 a) Commemoration of an individual or family with enduring links to Noosa Shire e.g. pioneering or
     multi-generational families.
 b) Commemoration of an individual who made a substantial contribution to civic life, cultural and
     social aspects of the Shire’s development or collective community history. This must be an
     exceptional contribution over an extended period of time and beyond the scope of paid
     employment or voluntary work. Financial contribution alone is not grounds for recognition
 c) Acknowledgement of contribution by a community group or association that has made a
     substantial and outstanding social or civic contribution to the Noosa community. Financial
     contribution alone is not grounds for recognition
 d) Commemoration of a significant historical or cultural event which is unique to the region's history
     and development and/or has had a profound resonance with the Noosa community
 Applications which do not meet these criteria will not be considered. Requests must include
 evidence in support of the request (€.g. newspaper clippings, letters of support from other
 community members) as detailed on the Application Form.
 Applications for the following types of plaques and memorials will not be considered:
 «   Memorials acknowledging living persons
 «   Memorials to pets
 «   Memorials for persons, groups or events already commemorated elsewhere within the Shire
 «   Memorials to persons who are already commemorated in another community or who would be
     more appropriately commemorated in another community unless they have also made a
     Significant contribution to the Noosa community in line with the criteria above
 «   Memorials that, in the opinion of Council, could be considered offensive or which have the
     potential to offend
 ¢   Memorials with religious or political affiliation’
 e   Planting of memorial trees
 e   Establishment of memorial gardens
 «   Donations of park furniture or infrastructure as memorials
 ¢   Signage to interpret park or place-naming’s, unless part of a Council project
 Additional considerations:
 «   Commemorations of deceased persons will not generally be considered until an individual has
     been deceased for a period of at least twelve (12) months to allow for historical perspective to
     be gained
 e   The deceased person's family will be consulted, to the extent practicable, if the request is not
     being made by a family member or significant other/partner

 ' Political affiliation in the context of this policy refers to memorials which reference party politics. Memorials
 to community activism that results in positive outcomes for the broader community, but which could be
 considered political in a broader sense of the word, could be considered under criteria (c) or (d) above.

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