Noosa Cultural Plan 2019-2023 Implementation Update · Att 1 - 2023 Cultural Plan Report

1. History & Heritage
Noosa’s unique and rich heritage will be known and valued by our community, helping to chart a responsible course for the
future.

Goals
*    Our community will know our history and heritage and be proud to share it with newcomers and new generations
*    We will value the deep and ancient cultural heritage and traditions of the local indigenous people, particularly the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi community
*    We will understand and respect the diverse contributions made to our communities through successive generations
     Noosa’s cultural heritage will be preserved for current and future generations in a diversity of forms. We will engage people in our history in
*    interesting and stimulating ways
*    History and heritage will continue to inform the character of our individual towns and localities and connect community to a shared identity.

Actions                                 Achievements
 1   Retain Heritage Levy and           • Heritage Levy reviewed annually as part of budget development process and has been retained.
     review levy amount periodically    • In 2019 the heritage levy was $10/ratable property/year. Due to COVID financial considerations, the levy
                                          amount was reduced to $6.50 for FY20/21 and has increased incrementally each FY back to the current
                                          $10/ratable property/year. Had COVID not occurred, the levy would ideally have increased to between $13-
                                          16/ratable property/year.
 2   Develop and deliver initiatives    • The development of the Heritage Noosa online platform has provided worldwide 24/7 access to digitised
     which will broaden and increase      heritage content.
     audience reach and community       • A diverse range of heritage programming is now hosted each year within library branches and at external
     access                               venues (see Action 3 for more details).
                                        • The Heritage Coordinator regularly delivered presentations to community groups e.g., Probus, Lions, CWA
 3   Extend spaces for provision of     • Heritage activities were held at a range of venues including libraries and external, such as:
     heritage product and activities      - Sunshine Coast Open House talk at The J (2023)
     into non-traditional spaces to       - Launch of Heritage Noosa at Noosaville Lions Park (2021)
     increase awareness                   - Local Heritage Review community engagement activities at Kin Kin Community House, Noosa Hinterland
                                          Brewing, The J, Appolonia Hotel, Peregian Beach Community House, Lions Park Noosaville, Mobile Library
                                          Stop Pomona.
                                        • Heritage Reference Group meetings held at external venues e.g., Majestic Theatre, Cooroy Hall, Hinterland
                                          Brewing/Alfredson's Joinery (Cooran), Tait Duke Cottage
                                        • Public programming held at Noosa Leisure Centre, Tait Duke Cottage, Noosa Marina, as well as libraries
                                        • Exhibition held at Noosa Regional Gallery (The Midgley Dolls: Telling Tales of Noosa)
                                        • Participation in Pomona Place-making Pilot Study and Noosa Design Principles Development
                                        • Regular attendance at ‘Noosa Show’.
 4   Increase the digitisation of       • Significant digitisation activities have taken place over the last four years, including:
     heritage materials                   - Noosa Shire Council Minutes 1921-1999 (approx. 2,500 pdfs, or 25,000 pages),
                                          - Noosa Council Rate and Sanitation Books (35 volumes / 4,339 pages);
                                          - Approx. 25,000 images and items of ephemera from Heritage Library and privately held collections
                                          - Digitisation of historical Noosa News and Noosa Advocate newspapers in partnership with National Library of
                                          Australia, is now available online via Trove.