Cultural Plan 2013-2016 final.pdf - Coffs Harbour City Council ...

As adopted by Council on 28 February 2013
• recreational opportunities;
• new sources of income generation; and
• a shared and deeper understanding of the people who live in the region.
The key beneficiaries of the Policy and the Plan are:
residents of Coffs Harbour, both present and future ;
residents of the Mid North Coast region to whom Coffs Harbour is a major centre for
employment, economic, education, cultural and government services; and
visitors to the region. 2
The Policy and the Plan together are an important opportunity to achieve a significant
number of the outcomes, objectives and strategies identified and endorsed in the 2030 Plan.
There are many ways in which the Council can ensure that its goals are reached. Careful
consideration of the appropriate role or roles for Council is important when working out how
to achieve cultural goals. Few of the goals can be achieved by Council alone. Many
organisations and people will need to work together to achieve the best results.
In the 2030 Plan, Council’s roles are identified as either:
advocate – where the Council speaks up on behalf of the community;
facilitator – where the Council provides help to other players to achieve the goal;
and/or
provider – where the achievement of the strategy is the Council’s responsibility.
For a detailed list of the 2030 Plan components relevant to the Cultural Policy and Plan,
please see Attachment A.
The Policy and the Plan acknowledge the extensive cultural activity and resources in the
community, but concentrates most attention on the creation of new opportunities and
required resources and those initiatives in which Council has a significant role to play.
1.1. Methodology
The Policy and the Plan are informed by the previous “Arts and Cultural Development Plan
2006-2009” and considers comparable subject matter. Some of the activities begun then are
still running, such as Youth Week celebrations, and others, such as the Interpretative Shelter
at Muttonbird Island, have reached highly successful conclusions. Informed by community
2
Visits to Coffs Harbour are currently estimated at 1.5 million overnight and day trips per annum.
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