Year in Review 2022_23

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                    18 SEPTEMBER 2023


   •   Noosa Seed Library has loaned 4787 seed packets (9354 loans since launch in 2021), and
       added three new Seeds to the collection (Basil, Cucumber and Alyssum)
   •   Digital loans exceeded 100,000 for the first time
   •   Physical visitation to libraries increased by nearly 40,000 people
   •   Successful delivery of Queensland Day Sponsorship Program grant program – Little Day Out
       with over 300 people attending
   •   Home Service clients tripled with the library now providing house-bound services to 75 clients
   •   School Holiday program attendance increased by approximately 200%
   •   New partnership library programs introduced at Pomona Markets and Pomona Community
       House




Heritage
   •   Council’s online platform ‘Heritage Noosa’ now holds over 13,000 digital items and is
       continuing to engage the community in collaboratively building the story of Noosa.
   •   Conservation Management Plans for Tewantin Memorial Park and Tait Duke Cottage have
       been developed
   •   Council developed a scope of remediation works for Cooroy Butter Factory brickwork, with
       restoration works planned to be undertaken in 2023/24
   •   Local Heritage Register Review project underway with administrative updates to Heritage
       Overlay in planning scheme developed and stakeholder consultation and public engagement
       sessions held during March 2023.




Cooroy Butter Factory
   •   Five-year Permit to Occupy (2023 – 2027) negotiated with tenant Cooroy Future Group