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

            Purpose
  The Noosa Cultural Plan       The Noosa Cultural Plan 2018 – 2023 is a key Council planning
     will harness and direct    document aligning with, and supporting, Council’s Corporate
                                Plan and our vision “Noosa Shire – Different by Nature”.
     resources, energy and
     stakeholder support to     The Cultural Plan recognises the value of arts, culture and
       achieve a flourishing    heritage to the Noosa community, and to Council itself, and
                                aims to secure a healthy future for the cultural sector based
 future for arts, culture and
                                on shared aspirations and priorities. It outlines a range of
heritage in the Noosa Shire     goals and actions across the coming five years to build on
                                existing strengths, address essential gaps and take advantage
                                of emerging opportunities. The Plan also outlines the role of
                                Council and stakeholders and the importance of partnership in
                                the delivery of the Cultural Plan.

                                The Cultural Plan is part of a framework of Council strategies
                                and plans which aim to achieve five major twenty-year goals:

                                •   Our environment is protected, enhanced and valued by the
                                    community
                                •   Our community is connected, safe and happy and able to
                                    meet their potential
                                •   Our economy is diverse and resilient
                                •   Noosa Shire is well managed and sustainable
                                •   The Noosa Shire community is proud of its Council

                                Of particular note, the Cultural Plan supports the aims of
                                Council’s planning scheme “The Noosa Plan”, the Noosa Shire
                                Local Economic Plan and Noosa Design Principles. Importantly,
                                it was a key recommendation of the Noosa Social Strategy
                                (2016) and supports the objectives in its four focus areas:

                                •   A cohesive and resilient community
                                •   An active and healthy community
                                •   An accessible, diverse and affordable community
  An annual action plan         •   A creative and informed community
  will be developed for
  Noosa Council each
  year to progress the
  goals and objectives
  of the Cultural Plan

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