2020-03-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   10 MARCH 2020


Recent achievements

While NLC’s most obvious recent achievement has been its continued financial performance
improvement, the centre has also been able to achieve the following over the past 6 months:
    Growth of pickleball programing.
    Enhanced range of group fitness classes.
    Increased utilisation of the centre’s studio room for dance classes.
    Greater use of the centre on weekends, a previously underutilised period.
    Activation of the rear compound area as a functional group training space.
    Operation as a primary evacuation centre during the Peregian, Cooroibah and North Shore
     fires.

Upcoming priorities

The following priorities will be key focuses for management throughout the second half of 2019/20:
     Changes to the café service delivery model in order to simplify operations.
     Streamlining of member and pass holder check-in process for group fitness classes via the
      addition of a self-service kiosk.
     Continued enhancements to the centre’s aesthetics.
     Completion of a number of planned maintenance projects.
     Consideration of extending the roof area over the café’s outdoor seating area to provide
      greater protection from the weather.
     Implementing improvement actions flagged during a review of recent evacuation centre
      operations.


2.    THE J

Facility overview

The J continues to operate as a versatile, multi-use community venue. It hosts a wide range of
activities, performances and live entertainment. It is also home to current tenants the University of
the Sunshine Coast (including USC’s CIDSEL program) and Noosa FM Community Radio.

The J is the venue of choice for a number of community groups including Noosa Alive Festival,
Noosa Chorale, Noosa Heads Jazz Club, Noosa Music Society, Alliance Françoise and Hillsong
Church, as well as numerous school and commercial dance/theatre groups who conduct a range
of youth activities, performances, awards and presentation ceremonies.

The J regularly activates the additional mezzanine space for the extended theatre seating and
meetings and workshops. In addition, The J continues to offer a combination of additional flexible
meeting spaces, conference rooms and facilities for hire which are complemented by covered
outdoor areas and open foyers.




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