MCU15/0082 - PM Submission Support - Gale & Nancy Duffield

                                                                                     GALE & NANCY DUFFIELD
                                                                                     18 Ashgrove Drive COOROY            4563
                                                                                     Phone 0754 426330
                                                                                     Text      0467655158
                                                                                     Email [email protected]
                                                                                     September 28 th 2015
The Chief Executive Officer
Noosa Council
Box 141       PO      Tewantin      4565


Dear Sir


I wish to register comment on MCU15/0082


The proposed Building on the marked site in Emerald Street will enhance the perception.                     of both residents of
Cooroy District and visitors.        that   Noosa / Cooroy is a sophisticated    and mature City in hosting a dedicated
facility of this standard.       Many like Groups enjoy housing in Historical      Buildings of the necessary standard or in
Council Chambers or Libraries where the necessary space and standard are available.
Unfortunately       old wooden buildings are unsuitable.         making dedicated premises mandatory          .


The Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group is held in high esteem by Family History Groups
throughout      Australia and UK for the past ten years.
Its operation      has been made difficult through not having received assistance in providing               a public service.
resulting in the need to operate in a sub-standard            building until such time as a suitable    location became
available     and sufficient funds accumulated       to build a facility of the high standard that is necessary for the
preservation       of historical documents,     photographs    and small objects of local historical      interest.


Both these factors       have been attained and the Members of the Group are hopeful that the Councillors will
support the realization of this dream - for both the Group and the Citizens of Noosa ands District .


Might I put before you my own concern that the changing demography                    of our country     is making genealogy
and the preservation        of the related documentation       even more important      than previously.
With Pomona the original seat of Noosa and Coo roy the centre of several primary and secondary industries                        in
past years we are fortunate         that many of the original Families are still represented       in the area and support their
heritage enthusiastically        - EG the continuing very successful bi-annual " Back to Cooroy Week"             .
The photographs         displayed there,     being silver on high quality paper. have stood the test of time but the
revolutionary      shift to digital imaging may lead to much of the current"         history    being lost to posterity .
The Group already has numerous Computers and a Digital Printer that can assist with this if the images are
received but a great challenge          exists in selection and retention   from the myriad of digital      pictures now being
continually    generated     .
The necessary controlled          environment   for Computer operation      In the new facility    will greatly assist in this new
challenge.


yours sincerely




for myself & Mrs Duffie d .We are both Members of the Group in addition to being active in other avenues in the
Community