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Agenda - Ordinary Meeting 22 November 2012 - CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORTS<br />
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• creative expression;<br />
• recreational opportunities;<br />
• new sources of income generation; and<br />
• a shared and deepened understanding of the people who live in the region.<br />
The key beneficiaries of the Policy and the <strong>Plan</strong> are:<br />
residents of <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong>, both present and future ;<br />
residents of the Mid North Coast region to whom <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> is a major centre for<br />
employment, economic, education, cultural and government services; and<br />
visitors to the region. 2<br />
The Policy and the <strong>Plan</strong> together are an important opportunity to achieve a significant<br />
number of the outcomes, objectives and strategies identified and endorsed in the 2030 <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />
There are many ways in which the Council can ensure that its goals are reached. Careful<br />
consideration of the appropriate role or roles for Council is important when working out how<br />
to achieve cultural goals. Few of the goals can be achieved by Council alone. Many<br />
organisations and people will need to work together to achieve the best results.<br />
In the 2030 <strong>Plan</strong>, Council’s roles are identified as either:<br />
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advocate – where the Council speaks up on behalf of the community;<br />
facilitator – where the Council provides help to other players to achieve the goal;<br />
and/or<br />
provider – where the achievement of the strategy is the Council’s responsibility.<br />
For a detailed list of the 2030 <strong>Plan</strong> components relevant to the <strong>Cultural</strong> Policy and <strong>Plan</strong><br />
please see Attachment A.<br />
The Policy and the <strong>Plan</strong> acknowledge the extensive cultural activity and resources in the<br />
community but concentrates most attention on the creation of new opportunities and<br />
required resources and those initiatives in which Council has a significant role to play.<br />
1.1. Methodology<br />
The Policy and the <strong>Plan</strong> are informed by the previous “Arts and <strong>Cultural</strong> Development <strong>Plan</strong><br />
2006-2009” and considers comparable subject matter. Some of the activities begun then are<br />
2 Visits to <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> are currently estimated at 1.5 million overnight and day trips per annum.<br />
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