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                            COMMUNITY SECTOR
                            BOARDS
C      ommunity governance can generate                       $268,000 - ranging from $80,000 for the
       remarkable co-ordination and premium                   Triathlon        to     $15,000       for    Cooroy’s
use of resources, by encouraging all service                  Contemporary Furniture Exhibition and
providers, agencies and private sector groups to              $8000 for the Golden Oldies World
work together to achieve                                                              Cricket Festival.
common goals and creating                                                             Tourism Noosa is the
a      greater     sense     of                                                       membership-based         local
community and harmony.                                                                industry association and
The Community Tourism                                                                 one    of     the   preferred
Board was Noosa’s first                                                               marketing agencies of the
venture into community                                                                NCTB. It operates the
governance,       recognising                                                         Hastings                Street
that     tourism     is     the                                                       Information Centre. Its
significant economic driver                                                           Tewantin counterpart is the
for the Shire and that the best people to take                Heritage and Tourist Information Centre and
responsibility     for     the    development     of          both       are         supported       by      highly
sustainable tourism are those responsible for                 valued volunteers.
the local industry. The Board manages funds                   Board research indicates in the accompanying
collected by the tourism levy (on holiday                     graph which activities are most popular with
accommodation, tourism operators and local                    visitors to Noosa Shire, giving valuable
businesses) and guides progress of the industry               information on areas in which increased
which currently brings around $769 million to                 emphasis may be directed in future.
Noosa each year - and is estimated to be worth
$1 billion to the Shire by 2006.                              To further empower members of the
                                                              community to help guide strategic and long-
Noosa’s market share of Queensland tourism is
                                                              term planning in the Shire, Council supported
between 3% - 3.7%; our number of
                                                              the establishment of four additional Boards :
accommodation rooms is
now          approximately
                                               Visitor Activities %
6,500; guest nights total
around 900,000 and the                           Swimming - Beach                                              86.7
                                                  Cafe/Coffee Shop                                          80
number       of     tourism                  Shopping - Hastings St                                         79.6
                                                          Visit River                                     74.7
industry employees are                                   Restaurants                                      74.7
                                                      National Park                                57.3
between 6,000 and 7,000.                        Bodysurfing/Surfing                         43.6
The Board is committed                            Swimming - River                          43.6
                                       Visiting Friends & Relativies                   32.4
to ensuring our tourism                                         River                  32
                                                              Cruise
industry is in harmony                                       Cinema                  27.1
                                                             Fishing                25.3
with the local community,                                                       16.9
                                                    Visit Hinterland
                                                 Other Water Sports            12.9
is sustainable and involves
                                                      Visit Fraser Is.        12.9
new                 product                                Kayaking          10.2
                                               Visit Rainbow Beach           9.8
development. In 2003-                                Other activities        9.8
                                                            Jetskiing       7.1           * 3% or more shown
2004      Tourism        Board                                                     * Eumundi markets excluded
                                                              Sailing      4.9
events funding will total                                Horseriding      3.6        from survey




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