Cultural Plan 2013-2016 final.pdf - Coffs Harbour City Council ...
Cultural Plan 2013-2016 final.pdf - Coffs Harbour City Council ...
Cultural Plan 2013-2016 final.pdf - Coffs Harbour City Council ...
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As adopted by <strong>Council</strong> on 28 February <strong>2013</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> employs a cultural development officer and an Aboriginal development officer as<br />
well as other staff who work with the community on activities such as festivals and<br />
community celebrations (see Attachment C) which are attended by over 12,000 people per<br />
year. For example 4,500 people attended Harmony Day 2012 and a similar number attended<br />
the Japanese Children’s Day this year.<br />
In 2011, there were 22,000 attendances at the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> International Buskers &<br />
Comedy Festival (the Buskers Festival) which is owned by <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
For more than 10 years, <strong>Council</strong> has directly supported local artists and cultural groups with<br />
an annual program of small grants, totaling over $22,000 in 2011/2012.<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> functions include the provision, maintenance and staffing of:<br />
• Libraries in <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong>, Toormina and Woolgoolga - 15,000 active borrowers,<br />
410,000 annual loans;<br />
• Jetty Memorial Theatre - in 2011, 141 performances and 18,200 tickets issued;<br />
• Regional Museum - a new facility to open in early <strong>2013</strong>;<br />
• Regional Art Gallery - 18,000 visits annually; and<br />
• Bunker Cartoon Gallery – in 2011, 8,300 visits.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> provides and maintains a large number of other facilities which are used as<br />
entertainment venues or by cultural groups as well as the community generally. These<br />
include parks, Sportz Central, community centres and community halls and the North Coast<br />
Regional Botanic Garden (the Botanic Garden). <strong>Council</strong> also contributes to Arts Mid North<br />
Coast, which supports arts activities in the wider region.<br />
5. <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> - Advantages and Constraints<br />
Every community has its advantages, assets and capacities as well as its needs and<br />
constraints. If this policy is successful, <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> will build on its existing resources,<br />
develop new capacity and minimize or overcome its constraints.<br />
5.1. Advantages<br />
As recognised in the 2030 <strong>Plan</strong>, community appreciation of the <strong>Coffs</strong> Coast natural<br />
environment and its beauty is very high.<br />
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