2015-03-03 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   3 MARCH 2015




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                     3 MARCH 2015

      26 | Review of the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre Report                                                sioner

      Concept Title           Submitted By       Summary

      CULTURAL, INTERPRETIVE AND HISTORICAL THEMED PROPOSALS
      Interpretation Centre   Bruce Cresswell,   An Interpretation Centre using the historic Cooroy Butter Factory sitting at the
                              Jeanette           geographical centre of the Noosa Community Biosphere. It would extend the
                             Alfredson           existing arts components by adding new segments of nature, indigenous and
                                                 heritage tourism through technology and collection based exhibits.
      Entrepreneurial         David McCready     Anentrepreneurial centre for young people to support them in start-up
      Centre                                     ventures.
      Aboriginal Cultural     David McCready     An Aboriginal cultural centre showcasing and celebrating the local Aboriginal
      Centre                                     people.
      Butter Factory Events   Ray Kelly          Extend the exhibition aspect of the Butter Factory to incorporate other
      & Visitor Space                            cultural aspects and capitalise on the Pottery. Develop a retail and visitor
                                                 information space to increase revenue.
      Family Research         Cooroy-Noosa       The Butter Factory would become the new home for the Cooroy-Noosa
      Centre                  Genealogical &     Genealogical & Historical Research Group, housing their collections, providing
                             Historical          research facilities and creating public exhibitions and displays.
                              Research Group
      LEARNING and RECREATION THEMED PROPOSALS

      U3A Cooroy Sub-         U3A Noosa          Establish a sub-branch of U3A Noosa within the Butter Factory, offering
      branch                                     classes and activities. It could incorporate existing Butter Factory activities.

      OTHER PROPOSALS
      Creative Co-working     Tim Nixon          A creative co-work space for the Hinterland region where you can rent a space :
      Space                                      (often just a desk) for a flexible amount of time, from hours to months... It’s
                                                 all about the ‘co-working’, about facilitating communication, interaction and
                                                 collaboration.
      Social Enterprise       Andrew South
      Facility

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