community events. It would be a great asset to the community and provide performance opportunities for a large number of community groups. Financial Viability Group has the site, concept design and funds to support High this project Ongoing This type of construction would require little physical High Sustainability maintenance. The programming could be run by volunteers Potential to generate Events and programs run at the Amphitheatre could have High income charges applied like gold coin donation and there are opportunities for the sale of concession sites How the project sits This project is a great addition to Council’s facilities and High within the current programs provision of current Council facilities, projects and programs Funding for toilets by State Govt. would be a strong High Potential for State Funding probability given that funding is in place for construction Ongoing community This structure could serve the community for many years High benefit as it has the capacity for events with large crowd numbers currently unavailable in Gisborne Recommendation: Council supports GREAT to progress this project Lancefield Megafauna and Indigenous Interpretative Centre This proposal, put forward by the Lancefield Megafauna Group is to develop a Business Case for a permanent Interpretative Centre in Lancefield where visitors can learn about both the indigenous history of the area, including Mt William, the geological history of the area, climate change and explore the Megafauna diggings. Assessment criteria Evaluation against assessment criteria Rating Community Need The Community Survey supports the idea of more High emphasis being placed on both understanding and interpreting the Indigenous culture of the region. Financial Viability Financial viability will need to be tested in a feasibility TBD study. Ongoing Again, the feasibility study would need to address the TBD Sustainability question of the cost of an actual structure, its possible cost and its ongoing maintenance. The feasibility study would also need to model ongoing operational costs and possible sources of income. Potential to generate Such a facility could have a café, bookshop and paid income tours by indigenous rangers and also archaeologists. How the project sits This project would provide a unique addition to the current High within the current provision of Council facilities, projects and programs provision of current
community events. It would be a great asset to the community and provide performance opportunities for a large number of community groups. Financial Viability Group has the site, concept design and funds to support this project High Ongoing Sustainability This type of construction would require little physical maintenance. The programming could be run by volunteers High Potential to generate income Events and programs run at the Amphitheatre could have charges applied like gold coin donation and there are opportunities for the sale of concession sites High How the project sits within the current provision of current Council facilities, projects and programs This project is a great addition to Council’s facilities and programs High Potential for State Funding Funding for toilets by State Govt. would be a strong probability given that funding is in place for construction High Ongoing community benefit This structure could serve the community for many years as it has the capacity for events with large crowd numbers currently unavailable in Gisborne High Recommendation: Council supports GREAT to progress this project Lancefield Megafauna and Indigenous Interpretative Centre This proposal, put forward by the Lancefield Megafauna Group is to develop a Business Case for a permanent Interpretative Centre in Lancefield where visitors can learn about both the indigenous history of the area, including Mt William, the geological history of the area, climate change and explore the Megafauna diggings. Assessment criteria Evaluation against assessment criteria Rating Community Need The Community Survey supports the idea of more emphasis being placed on both understanding and interpreting the Indigenous culture of the region. High Financial Viability Financial viability will need to be tested in a feasibility study. TBD Ongoing Sustainability Again, the feasibility study would need to address the question of the cost of an actual structure, its possible cost and its ongoing maintenance. The feasibility study would also need to model ongoing operational costs and possible sources of income. TBD Potential to generate income Such a facility could have a café, bookshop and paid tours by indigenous rangers and also archaeologists. How the project sits within the current provision of current This project would provide a unique addition to the current provision of Council facilities, projects and programs High
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