2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                                            Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




Photo NSC: Indigenous educational display at entry to Noosa National Park

The original NSC administration building built in 1911 in Pomona has housed the Noosa Shire Museum
since 1985. The museum is managed by volunteers and promotes itself as the “historical centre of the
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Noosa Biosphere Reserve” . It is unique in being a small regional museum that contains a separate
indigenous people’s display that was developed in collaboration with the local Kabi Kabi people. There
is also a reconciliation island in the adjoining park providing a point of reflection of the original first
people and their association with the area.

The museum also has an extensive collection of items associated with early European settlement and is
active in the community through events and providing an educational role about our history and the
biosphere through visits by students and general visitors. The period of European settlement remains
evident in the current population with the latest data from the ABS, indicating that English is the most
frequently spoken language in Noosa (88.3%).

The Noosa Library also maintains a Local Studies Collection that includes a wide range of items relating
to the history and heritage of the Noosa region. Resources include books, photographs, maps,
newspaper cuttings, magazines, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs, pamphlets, oral histories, and organisational
records.

Picture Noosa is an online collection of images that depict the history and development of the Noosa
region. They are an excellent source for local history research, school assignments or for anyone
interested in seeing how the area looked in days gone by. View or search for images on the Noosa
Library Service catalogue.

Recently the Picture Noosa collection has been boosted by the donation of the Griffiths Photographic
Collection, a collection of images taken by photographs of the local newspaper the Noosa News during
the period 1960s to 1990s.

Cultural Planning

In 2017, the NSC conducted a series of forums and community engagement activities to inform the
development of a Noosa Cultural Plan.
Following this consultation process a draft Cultural Plan has been developed that aims to assist Council
•       Provide a diverse range of cultural venues, experiences and activities that reflect local needs and
        interests
•       Support creative expression and participation in a variety of formats
•       Enhance the unique creative character, liveability and aesthetic appeal of individual towns and
        villages
•       Increase the role that arts, culture and heritage play in regards to the environment, economy and
        community
•       Increase awareness and understanding of local indigenous cultural heritage


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     Noosa Shire Museum http://www.noosamuseum.org.au/



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