2017-04-18 GC Agenda Att 3 to Item 5 Business Plan Cooroy Memorial Hall

1.3     Social Interaction
      The hall provides sheltered space to hold senior citizen’s events such as arts and crafts
      markets. These activities keep our elderly community active and socially interactive. The
      mental benefits of purpose in life are immense. Pocket money is earned to spend or donate
      back to the community. Outdoor markets pose the issue of weather conditions and the
      erection of marquees. The loss of the hall has seen the markets with no home to go to and
      very keen to see it re-open.
      Meetings, concerts, social classes and activities also benefit mental health, interaction and
      the sharing of knowledge.

1.4     Memorabilia
      The hall has through its history, housed memorabilia which is highly valued by the local
      community. These items currently have no home and some are of great significance dating
      back to World War 1. The vision of CMHA Inc. is to expand on the display of stored items
      and to provide as part of the hall’s activities, a museum/information centre for visitors,
      centrally located in the main street.


1.5      Cultural
      Activities such as festivals, exhibitions, memorial events and concerts within the hall and the
      local community will attract visitors from far afield increasing business and revenue to the
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      district as well as promoting the cultural diversity of our area.
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3.3 Location
1. Location is key to success of any business including a hall. It should be noted that the current
   site of Cooroy Memorial Hall was chosen by a ballot of the people in 1921 being preferred
   site over a position between town and the showgrounds. The hall was to be a larger building
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   for the growing community and a lasting memorial to service men and women who died in
   the defence of this country. To some in this community, moving or demolishing the hall
   amounts to same thing as interfering with a grave site. This must be a key consideration in all
   decisions. As a last resort, only, the option of moving the hall could be considered.
   Community emotion would be strongly against this and CMHA Inc. preferred option by
   unanimous committee decision, is to leave the hall in its current location and restore the hall
   to better than previous condition.

2. Achieving successful use and viability targets, will rely heavily on the hall’s central location
   in the main street of Cooroy. For renters, this is advantageous because there is no isolation;
   police do a regular drive-by. Dinner at the RSL and local restaurants is often mentioned in
   conjunction with attending a class or event, a quick dash to the newsagent, pharmacy or IGA
   for requirements; local businesses are benefited by the hall. Notices can be placed at the hall
   with easy visibility, easy access, easy parking. These little things make for a successful hall.


BUSINESS PLAN FOR FUTURE OPERATION OF COOROY MEMORIAL HALL                      MARCH 2017            10