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COMMUNITY
                                SERVICES
                                       A     fter its modest beginnings at Pomona in
                                             1910, in the days when local government
                                       concentrated on roads, rats and rubbish,
                                       Noosa Council has branched out to encompass
     Noosa Council Library             a wide variety of services - from Child Care to
     Opening hours:                    Art Gallery, Aquatic Centre to Respite Centre,
                                                                                             collections comprise Local History, Genealogy,
                                       Building Certification to Library, Leisure
                                                                                             Literacy and Community Languages and
Monday            9.30 - 6.00          Centre to community meeting places. Some of
                                                                                             facilities include a community meeting room,
                                       Council’s current services are listed here :
Tuesday           9.30 - 8.00                                                                photocopier, and audio-visual equipment.
                                       The main Noosa Library is situated at Wallace
Wed, Thu, Fri 9.30 - 6.00                                                                    The Noosa Regional Gallery overlooks the
                                       Park, in Wallace Drive off the Eumundi
                                                                                             Noosa River on the ground floor of the
Saturday          9.30 - 3.00          Road/Gibson Road roundabout. The telephone
                                                                                             Council office at 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin. It
                                       number is 5442 4411; fax: 5442 4524 and
                                                                                             was established in the 1980s by and for the
                                       website www.library.noosa.qld.gov.au
Mobile library stops:                                                                        thriving art community and is the hub of
                                       Use of the Library is free to its 31,000              activity and a source of inspiration for artists in
Sunrise Beach, Peregian Beach,
                                       members; and the Library annually loans               South-east     Queensland.         For     further
Tewantin, Cooroy, Pomona,
                                       602,000 items to Noosa                                                  information see page 21 and
Federal, Cooran, Kin Kin,
                                       residents     and       visitors.                                       for exhibition details, check
Boreen Point
                                       Amongst the 77,500 lending                                              the events list in the Council
                                       items in the collection are                                             Quarterly Report (delivered
                                       books, videotapes, DVDs,                                                to all households February,
                                       CDs, magazines and talking                                              May, August, November) or
                                       books in addition to the                                                access it on Council’s website
                                       extensive        2,750-strong                                           www.noosa.qld.gov.au
                                       reference     and       research
                                                                                                               Council’s highly professional
                                       collection. The Library also
                                                                                             accredited Tewantin Child Care Centre
                                       stocks two e-book readers, hand-held devices
                                                                                             operates at 21 Moorindil Street, Tewantin
                                       pre-loaded with ten electronic books that may
                                                                                             (5442 4133). Full details page 32.
                                       be perused on screen.
                                                                                             Noosa Building Certifiers has been in
                                       Earlier this year the Library introduced a user-
                                                                                             operation since the introduction of private
                                       friendly 21st century computer software
                                                                                             certification in 1998. Established by Council
                                       system which enables patrons to access the
                                                                                             to compete with private enterprise, both
                                       Library catalogue through the website
                                                                                             within and outside Noosa Shire, Noosa
                                       www.library.noosa.qld.gov.au         Self   service
                                                                                             Building Certifiers specialises in building
                                       options include the ability to make your own
                                                                                             approvals,    building    inspections,     on-site
                                       reservations, renew items and book times to
                                                                                             meetings, co-ordination of local authority
                                       use public computers.
                                                                                             approvals and pre-lodgement consultation.
                                       The Library also offers access to the Internet,
                                       word processing, desktop publishing and               Technical and administrative staff are qualified
      This page: Tewantin Child Care
                                       online databases. Its specialist services include     and experienced in building construction,
      Centre; Mobile Library.
                                       a children’s programme, with Storytime                building legislation and local planning
                                       sessions each Tuesday and Thursday, youth             requirements. To contact Noosa Building
                                       space, home services and workshops. Specialist        Certifiers, ring 5442 4778, or fax 5442 4090.



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