2018-06-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 JUNE 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    12 JUNE 2018

           HERITAGE LEVY POLICY

           NOOSA HERITAGE REFERENCE GROUP

           A Noosa Heritage Reference Group will be formed to provide input and advice to Council on heritage
           related matters. The Reference Group will consist of:
               e  One Councillor appointed by Council (Chairperson)
               e  3x Community Representatives
               e   1x Representative of Traditional Owners
               e   1x Architect or town planner with significant heritage experience
               e   1x Representative of the Department of Environment and Heritage
               e  2x Representatives with professional heritage expertise currently working in the heritage field
               e  2x Council Staff appointed by Council.
           Council's Heritage Coordinator will coordinate the activities of the group and the meetings and provide
           administrative functions for the group.
           The Reference Group will:
               1. Attend scheduled meetings of the Noosa Heritage Reference Group
               2. Provide input and suggestions regarding heritage priorities and potential heritage projects in the
                  Noosa Council area.
               3. Assist in identifying opportunities for partnerships that will enhance cultural heritage activities in
                  the Noosa Council area
               4. Provide expert or professional advice on particular aspects of cultural heritage or on specific
                  projects in line with the Reference Group member's individual qualifications and experience.
           The Reference group will be an advisory body withoutidecision-making capacity and will operate in
           accordance with the Heritage Reference Group Terms of Reference.

           DEFINITIONS
           Built heritage: Buildings or structures and their environments valued by a community because of their
           historic, scientificyaesthetic, social or architectural significance to that community and which, because
           of their heritage significance, may appear on the Register of the National Estate, the register of the
           National Trust of Australia, and/or state, territory or local government heritage registers or studies.
           Cultural heritage: The legacy of physical (tangible) artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or
           society that is inherited from past generations) maintained in the present, and bestowed for the benefit
           of future generations. It presents evidence of past human activity and associations and includes places,
           objects, customs, traditions and artistic expression.
           Culture: The identity and values that a community develops over time which defines them as a
           distinctive group and which are to be remembered, celebrated and preserved for future generations.
           Heritage Sector: The collective of individuals and organisations which conduct heritage activities or
           provide heritage services. This includes professions such as historians, archaeologists, archivists,
           conservators, librarians, curators and educators and organisations such as museums, libraries,
           archives and historical societies.
           Indigenous: Persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identify as an Aboriginal or
           Torres Strait Islander and who are accepted as such by the community in which they live.
           Intangible cultural heritage: The customs, languages, beliefs, oral traditions, knowledge, rituals,
           skills, stories and histories associated with a particular community and place that are created over time
           and transmitted (generally orally) from generation to generation within the community and which
           contribute to a sense of a community identity and continuity.

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