2018-05-08 S&O Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Draft Noosa Cultural Plan

                                                                                 Sport and Active Recreation Plan




Cultural events feature on the annual calendar, most notably Noosa Alive (formerly Noosa Long Weekend), Cooroy
Fusion, Booin Gari, Floating Land, Noosa Food and Wine Festival, Noosa International Film Festival, Peregian and
Cooroy Originals and Noosa Open Studios.

Education in the cultural sector is supported locally with state and private schools offering a varying range of
cultural content and the local university campus of University of the Sunshine Coast and Central Queensland
University offering arts or creative industry related courses. However accredited training in the cultural fields was
reduced considerably following the closure of the former Noosa TAFE in 2014. This purpose-built facility had an arts
focus but was closed following the restructuring of TAFE in Queensland. The facility remains empty and is seen as a
wasted opportunity by the local community.

Council cultural services such as Libraries, Noosa Regional Gallery and Community Development provide a range of
professional development and creative skills development opportunities. Many local organisations, businesses and
creative practitioners offer short-courses and workshops in a wide diversity of disciplines and mediums.

The arts sector is represented by several advocacy and networking groups, including Sunshine Coast Creative
Alliance and Create Noosa. The Heritage sector is represented through Council’s Heritage Reference Group. The
Queensland Government has announced new funding to establish a Regional Arts Services Network to support the
growth of regional arts and this potentially presents as an opportunity for greater stakeholder collaboration.

In summary, the Noosa region is not starting from a zero base. It already has the existing elements of a strong arts,
culture and heritage foundation from which to build upon to deliver a healthy cultural future.




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