Arts and Cultural Strategy Review

Gympie Regional Council's Arts and Cultural Strategy 2023-2028 has reached the halfway mark. Council is seeking your feedback on implementation of the strategy so far and what you want Council to focus on for the next two years. The feedback collected in this survey will inform the Arts and Cultural Action Plan 2026-2028.
1.What age group do you belong to?(Required.)
2.What types of arts and cultural activities do you typically engage in? Select all that apply.(Required.)
3.How often do you participate in arts and cultural activities in the Gympie region?(Required.)
4.What creative practices or disciplines do you pursue?(Required.)
5.How would you rate the quality of arts and cultural experiences available in the Gympie region?(Required.)
Excellent
Good
Average
Not good
Poor
6.How satisfied are you with the variety of arts and cultural activities available in the Gympie region?(Required.)
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Disatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
7.How effectively do you think Gympie Regional Council communicates about arts and cultural activities?(Required.)
Very effectively
Effectively
Neutral
Ineffectively
Very ineffectively
8.How do you usually find out about arts and cultural events and activities in the Gympie region?(Required.)
9.How likely are you to recommend attending arts and cultural events and activities in the Gympie region to others?(Required.)
Very Likely
Likely
Neutral
Unlikely
Very unlikely
The following questions relate specifically to Council's Arts and Cultural Strategy 2023-2028. For information about implementation of the strategy to date, please refer to the Arts and Culture Implementation Progress Report 2023/2024 and the Arts and Culture Strategy Implementation Progress Report 2024/2025
Strategic Outcome 1: First Nations Arts and Culture is recognised, celebrated and embraced.
10.Please rate your satisfaction in how Council is supporting First Nations arts and culture.(Required.)
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatified
Unsure
Strategic Outcome 2: Our local creative and cultural sector is valued and thriving.
11.How satisfied are you with Council's support for the local creative and cultural sector?(Required.)
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Unsure
Strategic Outcome 3: Our community is actively engaged as participants, advocates and co-creators.
12.How satisfied are you with opportunities to participate in, advocate for, or co-create arts and cultural activities? (e.g. How accessible are programs? Are you seeing new audiences engaged? Are there new opportunities for people to engage in professional arts experiences?)(Required.)
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Unsure
Strategic Outcome 4: Our places and spaces are buzzing with creative activation
13.How satisfied are you with places and spaces being activated with creativity? (e.g. through festivals, events and arts and cultural activities)(Required.)
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatified
Very Dissatisfied
Unsure
Strategic Outcome 5: Our regional identities and diverse, natural, built and cultural heritage are acknowledged, protected and shared.
14.How satisfied are you that our identities and heritage are acknowledged, protected and shared? (e.g. local stories, history, cultural diversity)(Required.)
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Unsure
15.For the remaining two years of the Arts and Cultural Strategy, what would you like Council to focus on?(Required.)
16.Do you have any other feedback or suggestions to help Council plan, deliver or support arts and culture in the Gympie region?
To keep up to date with the latest news and information regarding Arts and Culture in the Gympie Region, please subscribe to Council's Arts and Culture e-news HERE and visit Council's Arts and Culture webpage HERE

Thank you for your time in completing this survey.