2020-07-07 S&O Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Cultural Plan 2019-2023

Noosa ShireShire
    Noosa   Council
      Council    Council
COUNCIL CULTURAL VENUES
From the hinterland to the coast, Noosa is served by numerous Council,
commercial and community cultural facilities. Noosa Council itself
provides cultural services and resources through major cultural venues




Noosa Regional Gallery                            w Opened in 1989
                                                    Open 40 hours/week across 6 days
Noosa Regional Gallery is one of the oldest         400m2 with 86m of running wall space for hanging
public galleries in Queensland. While it served     25 exhibitions per year across the three galleries
the community well in the 1990’s – 2010 it has      46,000 visits per year, averaging 900 per week
failed to keep up with exhibition, programming
and visitor needs and expectations. It is
now constrained as to the types of touring
exhibitions that it can show, does not have
any appropriate workshop or programming
space and has severely limited storage space.
Community consultation identified the need
to develop a new gallery that could meet the
needs of the community and act as a signature
tourist attraction.




The J                                               Opened in 2006
The J is a multi-use venue that provides            Open 7 days per week depending on events
a theatre, commercial kitchen and bar,              1250m2 with a seating capacity of 402 in theatre style
meeting rooms, educational facilities and           140 performances per year, attracting 20,000 people
hosts long-term partners the University of          377 events held by 40 community groups
the Sunshine Coast and Noosa Community
Radio. It is a major Noosa venue for live
theatre, music, dance, film, conventions,
dinners, civic events and award nights. No
immediate need has been identified for major
changes at The J with the preferred pathway
forward recommending a gradual evolution to
increase capacity, increase community benefit
and reduce costs to Council.

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