2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                  Noosa Museum Future Plan draft                consideration.
                                                    completed and reviewed.                     Develop implementation plan in
                                                                                                  partnership with Museum committee.
Deliver 2016/17        capital   works   and      Cooroy Library LED Lighting project         Cooroy Library LED Lighting project         Cooroy Library LED Lighting project
facilities’ projects                                - quotation process complete and              - Stage 1, testing phase in progress.         - Stage 2, full replacement of
                                                    contractor selected.                                                                        fluorescent lighting with LED lighting.
                                                  Reactivation of soundscape and
                                                    Pepper’s Ghost installation in
                                                    Cooroy Boilerhouse complete.
                                                  Maintenance of Heritage Walks
                                                    complete.
                                                  Installation of hand dryers in library’s
                                                    public toilets resulting in substantial
                                                    reduction of paper towel waste.
Arts, Culture & Heritage Plan                     Cultural Plan Reference Group                 Data     analysis   and    targeted       Skeleton draft to be completed.
                                                    meeting every 4 – 6 weeks.                      consultation underway.
                                                  Literature review complete.                   Themes being developed.

Business as Usual activities                      On-target completion of 2016/17               Development of 2017/18 Branch             Submission of State Library of Qld
                                                    budget.                                         Plan.                                       Annual Report and Return.
                                                  Delivery of Managing the Business             Preparation of 2016/17 usage data.        Annual Libraries’ staff workshop to
                                                    of Libraries forum in Noosa in                Project    planning     for  2017/18        plan for 2017/18 priorities and key
                                                    partnership with State Library of               Heritage Levy initiatives.                  projects.
                                                    Queensland.                                   On-boarding new staff member.
                                                  Recruitment completed to fill vacant          Investigating Cooroy Library power
                                                    permanent        Library   Assistant            usage to improve efficiencies.
                                                    position.
                                                  Cooroy Library BMS hardware and
                                                    software upgrade implemented.
                                                  Regular meetings of Heritage Levy
                                                    Advisory Group underway with
                                                    group stabilising and addressing key
                                                    local heritage issues.
Galleries
Diversify gallery audience groups                 What's up Sunshine exhibition                 Improving processes to capture and        Developing process to identify
through    exhibition  content and                  renewing connections with local                 analyse audience data through new           relevant new audiences for each
associated programming                              residents and broadening visitation             retail system.                              exhibition.
                                                    demographic.                                  Marketing review to refocus on new        Finalise new marketing plan with
                                                                                                    and existing audiences.                     clear goals and objectives.
                                                                                                                                              Create multiple touch points.

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