Koorie Heritage Trust Annual Report 2018 – 2019 Contents

The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges and pays Page 3 Wominjeka/Welcome: Vision and Purpose respect to the Traditional Custodians of Melbourne on whose lands we are located. Page 4 Chairperson’s Report Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this document may contain the names and/ Page 6 Report of the Chief Executive Officer or images of people who have passed away.

Terminology: the word Koorie is commonly used to Page 8 Programs and Services describe Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia; Education however, we recognise the diversity of Aboriginal people living throughout Victoria including Koories and Collections, Exhibitions and Public Programs other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people from around Australia. In parts of the report, the terms Koorie Family History Service Aboriginal and Koorie include all people of ATSI descent. ShopKOORIE Cover Image: Guests at exhibition launch InsideOUT Venue Hire by Peter Waples-Crowe, 4 April 2019 Editors: Nigel White, Tom Mosby, Magda Petkoff Publication Coordinators: Michael Kane, Magda Petkoff Page32 Professional Development, Membership, Text: Koorie Heritage Trust staff Boards And Committees www.koorieheritagetrust.com.au ABN 72 534 020 156 Page34 Partners and Sponsors Page 36 Governance Page 38 Staff Page 40 Financial Report Wominjeka* Vision and Purpose

Our Vision To live in a society where Aboriginal culture and history are a fundamental part of Victorian life.

Our Purpose To promote, support and celebrate the continuing journey of the Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia.

Our Motto Gnokan Danna Murra Kor-ki. (Give me your hand my friend).

Our Values Respect. Honesty. Reciprocity. Curiosity.

Our Centre The Koorie Heritage Trust provides a unique environment, rich in culture, heritage, and history, which welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike to come together in the spirit of learning and reconciliation.

Our Governance We are a not-for-profit Incorporated Association governed by the Trust’s Rules of Association and by a Board of Management.

Strategic Goals Strengthen our relationships with Victorian Aboriginal Communities Promote and celebrate our continuing living Victorian Aboriginal culture Extend our reach and enhance our visitors’ experience Develop our people and capabilities

*Wominjeka or ‘Womin Djeka’ means ‘to come with purpose’ and is used as a form of greeting in the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung language of the Eastern Kulin nation.

Entrance wall, Koorie Heritage Trust

2 Chairperson’s Report

Wominjeka I also wish to acknowledge the support The location is very convenient and we receive from the Federal Ministry for free admission. The artworks on I am pleased to present the Koorie Heritage the Arts’ Indigenous Visuals Arts Industry Trust’s Annual Report outlining our activities Support and Indigenous Languages and display are very beautiful. and operations in the 12 months from 1 July Arts Programs. I also acknowledge the The staff are quite friendly. Great 2018 to 30 June 2019. invaluable support we receive from the City location. Entrance is free and the of Melbourne’s Triennial Arts Grants Program, At the Koorie Heritage Trust, we support, which provides much needed support to our art pieces are great. promote and celebrate the diversity ongoing exhibitions program and enables us Google Review, International Visitor of Aboriginal Victorian peoples and to continue to plan and deliver innovative communities. Our vision is to live in a society long-term visual arts exhibitions. where Aboriginal culture and history are a fundamental part of Victorian life. Our values We continue to maintain our registration are Respect, Honesty, Reciprocity and Curiosity. as a tax-deductible gift recipient. As a not- for-profit organisation, we rely on the wide We provide a unique environment rich network and generosity of our many friends in culture, heritage and history, which and supporters to enable us to continue the welcomes and encourages all people important work we do to bridge the gap to come together in the spirit of learning between Koories and the wider community and reconciliation. I wish to especially and contribute to the reconciliation agenda. acknowledge the support of all members of the Koorie and broader Indigenous I wish to also acknowledge and thank my communities in Victoria who have visited fellow Board members Shannon Faulkhead the Trust or attended one of our many (Deputy Chair), Peter Nash (Treasurer), programs during the year. You are crucial to Genevieve Grieves, Mick Harding, Indi our future success. Clarke, Tim Kanoa (until February, 2019), and Lindy Blashki (until October, 2018). Our activities in 2018-19 would not have been possible without the support of the I wish to also acknowledge and thank Victorian Government including The Hon. Tom Mosby our CEO and his staff for their Martin Foley MP, Minister for Creative commitment and dedication in making the Industries, Natalie Hutchins MP, Minister Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square for Aboriginal Affairs (until December such a success, and whose hard work have 2018) and Gavin Jennings MP, Minister for contributed to the outstanding financial Aboriginal Affairs (from December 2018). outcome for 2018-19. I wish to particularly acknowledge the support of Andrew Abbott, Chief Executive Gnokan Danna Murra Kor-ki, (Give Me of Creative Victoria and Deputy Secretary Your Hand My Friend) and let us celebrate Creative, Sport and Visitor Economy in the together the history, culture and peoples of Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Aboriginal Victoria. and his staff, particularly Jane Crawley, Executive Director, Arts Investment.

I also acknowledge the funding support provided to us by Creative Victoria’s Organisational Investment Program and Ian Hamm Aboriginal Victoria’s Community Support Chair Fund, which fund our Koorie Family History Service, our Oral History Program and our operational activities. right: Koorie Heritage Trust at the Yarra Building

4 5 Report of the Chief Executive Officer

Wominjeka Our retail outlet, shop KOORIE, sells products designed and/or crafted I am pleased to report on the operations of by Victorian Aboriginal artists and the Koorie Heritage Trust Inc for the 2018-19 craftspeople. Through shop KOORIE, financial year. we directly support the south-eastern Australian Aboriginal community, benefitting During 2018-19, we presented eight from a retail model that enables financial exhibitions that celebrated the unique return to creative practitioners. All profits creative talent we have in Victoria. from the shop are used to support the Trust, particularly our core programs and services. Our exhibitions program included the 6th Koorie Art Show, our annual showcase In addition to the key multi-year funding of Victorian Indigenous art talent in support we receive from Creative Victoria, partnership with Creative Victoria. This Aboriginal Victoria, the City of Melbourne year, the prizes on offer totalled $20,000, and the Federal Ministry for the Arts. I also including prizes generously sponsored acknowledge the invaluable support by Creative Victoria, the Metro Tunnel received from our generous sponsors and Creative Program, Viva Energy Australia, supporters, including: Gandel Philanthropy; RMIT University, and Lendlease. We also Helen McPherson Smith Trust; Lendlease; launched Blak Design Matters, the first survey Melbourne University; Metro Tunnel exhibition of Australian Indigenous design. Creative Program; RMIT University; Robert Salzer Foundation Acquisition Fund; the Throughout the year, our exhibitions are Vicki Standish Foundation; and, Viva supported by an innovative series of public Energy Australia. programs consisting of workshops, artist talks and symposiums, either exclusively for I am particularly pleased to acknowledge Community or open to the general public, the strength and quality of our programs including our end-of-year Koorie Krismas. and services reflected in over 65,000 visitors being welcomed to the Trust in 2018-19. I We continue to build on our unique wish to thank and acknowledge the work collections of Aboriginal art and cultural of Trust staff and our Board of Management objects from Victoria. Our collections are who provide me with outstanding support significant, extensive and irreplaceable, and guidance throughout the year and who and comprise pre-contact, historic and have contributed to this outcome. contemporary items. The collections provide a tangible link that connects our community to the past and assists in building Aboriginal identity and pride into the future.

Our Koorie Family History Service continued their invaluable work, assisting members Tom Mosby of the Stolen Generations and the Victorian CEO Koorie Community to trace their family trees and family history.

Our Education Team continued to deliver outstanding cultural educational experiences and services to schools, corporates, the public sector and not-for-profit right: Josh Muir (Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara), Tong 2018, organisations, as well as the general public. digital print on aluminium, collection of the artist

6 7 Programs and Services Education

The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Education Building Aboriginal Cultural programs include guided walking tours; Competency Training Building Aboriginal Cultural Competency The Education team continued to provide training offered within the framework of leadership in Building Aboriginal Cultural professional development for all sectors; Competency (BACC). and, professional development and Indigenous curriculum support for educators. In 2018-19, the team delivered 175 BACC training programs including 67 full-day and 97 half-day Walking Tours programs, and 10 short version workshops. The Koorie Heritage Trust’s popular guided walking tours of the Birrarung Marr (River of The team also conducted a number of short Mists/Yarra River), and other sites of cultural cultural presentations and guest speaker roles significance, are highly successful reflected for corporate businesses and Government. in the number of schools, organisations, corporate and government sector During 2018-19, the team was successful bookings, and increasing participation with a number of tender applications and number of visitors participating in tours the renewal of contracts for the delivery of offered to the general public. As a result, BACC training, including with the Victorian in 2018-19, the Trust expanded the tours Public Sector Commission, the Department from only Thursdays and Fridays to include of Health and Human Services, Beyond Wednesdays and Saturdays. Almost 8700 Blue, NAB, Swinburne University, and The people undertook one of the 380 tours the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. The team also Koorie Heritage Trust offered in 2018-19. maintained relationships with a number of key organisations including the Australian In 2018-19, we also entered into partnerships College of Emergency Medicine; the Royal with the Arts Centre Education Programs, Australian College of General Practitioners; the MCC MCG tours, and City of Melbourne VIVA Energy; Box Hill Institute; and, the Royal to conduct joint tours. Australian College of Surgeons.

The Education team also conducted Thanks so much for the warm tours for high-profile visitors, including AFL Clubs such as North Melbourne and welcome and guided tour you The Western Bulldogs. Of particular note, gave Dolorosa, Renaid, and the team conducted a tour for the teams Andrew during their recent visit to participating in the NRL Indigenous All Stars match, which included the Indigenous All Melbourne. They had a wonderful Stars men and women teams as well as and inspiring time. I’ve heard back both Maori teams. from them and from the Art Centre

The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Education board members and all were so Manager, with the support of Visit Victoria, pleased with what they gained from developed the Trust’s tours to target the the visit – which was always meant domestic, interstate and international to be fun as well as professional markets. As part of this initiative, the Education Manager completed the International Tourism development. The visit to the Koorie Mentoring Program to enable the tours to Heritage Trust was both of these. be considered a Discovering Aboriginal Dr Marcelle Scott, Experiences product by Tourism Australia. top: Donnal Blackall (Cultural Education Guide), Aboriginal This will increase the international reach The Grimwade Centre for Walking Tour, Birrarung Wilam (River Camp) Walk, 2019 and marketing opportunities for the Trust. Cultural Materials Conservation bottom: Tim Stares (Education Officer) with visitors, 2019

8 9 I wanted to provide some feedback re a PD session run at RMIT by Bernadette Atkinson. This was by far the best training of its type I have attended in my ten years Building Cultural Safety in the Workplace in Australia. Bernadette was a In addition to the Koorie Heritage Trust’s great facilitator, and delivered highly successful Building Aboriginal Cultural Competency training program, the material in a way that was in 2018-19, the Education team also very engaging. I will provide this introduced a new program: Building feedback internally … but I wanted Cultural Safety in the Workplace. This half- day workshop supports the creation and to also send feedback directly! maintenance of culturally safe workplaces BACC Training participant and is intended as a complement the Trust’s BACC program.

Other Initiatives In 2018-19, the Education team also introduced a new service for clients that Excellent walking tours and friendly, provides advice on the development and knowledgeable guides! implementation of their Reconciliation Action Plan. Clients include cohealth and Google Review Swimming Victoria.

The team also continued with outreach programs for schools and educators that include professional development and Indigenous curriculum support as well as a I just wanted to say thank you so number of pre-school educator incursion much for our training day yesterday. programs. And please pass on our special thanks as a group to Tim, our facilitator. He was generous, open and attentive throughout the day, and managed to be funny and warm while also enabling us to reflect on the confronting history (and present) of colonisation. He created a safe space for difficult discussions, and I know his impact will be felt by all who attended for a long time. As proof of this, one of our participants has already written a blog post about the day, which you can read here: https://anzlitlovers.com/2016/11/24/a- top: Mitch Mahoney (Cultural Education Guide) with visitors, 2019 bottom: Ancestor Stones 2006 forming part of Birrarung Wilam day-at-an-indigenous-language- (Common Ground) sculptural installation by Vicki Couzens (Kirrae intensive-workshop/ Wurrong, Gunditjmara), Lee Darroch (Yorta Yorta, Mutti Mutti and Trawlwoolway) and Treahna Hamm (Yorta Yorta), Birrarung Marr park Writers Victoria

10 11 Collections, Exhibitions and Public Programs

Collections The Koorie Heritage Trust holds the world’s largest art and culture collection belonging to the Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia, and holds contemporary and historic paintings, sculptures, weavings, feather-works, drawings, jewellery, possum skin cloaks, stone tools, carved wooden shields, boomerangs, spears, textiles, memorabilia and other items.

The Koorie Heritage Trust also hold over 2,000 items in its Oral History collection of historic and contemporary films, recordings and transcripts of community members, Elders, and community events.

The Koorie Heritage Trust’s photographic archive consists of an estimated 48,000 historic and contemporary images of the Koorie community, and the reference library contains over 4,000 books, archives, and other reference material relating to south- eastern Aboriginal art, culture and history.

New Acquisitions In 2018-19, the following items were acquired into the Koorie Heritage Trust’s collection:

Can’t believe it took me so many years to visit wonderful displays, fascinating background and an extra special photography exhibition on the ground floor. Google Review

top: Maree Clarke (Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, BoonWurrung), top: Marilyn Nicholls (Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta, Barrappa Barrappa, Watti Watti, Yulpagulp, Ngarrindjeri), Black Crow Feather Neckpiece 2018, 3-D digital printed Waa and Emu Feathered Necklace 2018, feathers, string, ochre. Collection Koorie Heritage Trust feathers. Collection Koorie Heritage Trust middle: Exhibition installation view InsideOUT by Peter Waples-Crowe (Ngarigo), 2019, featuring Artist Book 2017, bottom: Nannette Shaw (Pyemmairrener, Boonwurrung), mixed media collage. Traditional Bull Kelp Water Carrier 2018, bull kelp, tea tree, river bottom: Exhibition installation view InsideOUT by Peter Waples-Crowe (Ngarigo), 2019, featuring Dingo Spirit Artist Series reed. Collection Koorie Heritage Trust 2017-18 in collaboration with Katie Jacobs and Ingrid Tuffs (Craft Victoria), slip cast earthenware, glaze and slip decoration

12 13 The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges Oral History engagement and awareness of the Oral an inventory of the library to update the support of Gandel Philanthropy whose In 2018-19, the Oral History team worked with History program. the Trust’s digital catalogue to ensure it generosity provides invaluable assistance a specialist digital conservator to assess the conforms to national library standards, and and contributes to the expansion of the Oral History collection and create a draft All Oral History recordings are made in assigned the Dewey Decimal Classification Trust’s collection of unique and irreplaceable digitisation plan. This plan includes advice accordance with the Koorie Heritage system to each item. This inventory and Victorian Aboriginal art and artefacts. on digitisation, quality checking, storage Trust’s collections policy as it relates to update is now complete with the upload to and backing up of digitised files, and the collecting of oral histories. The Koorie occur in 2019-20. Donations upgrading the storage of physical items. Heritage Trust is committed to ensuring The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges that audio visual material is collected in a Conservation the generous donations of the following From this plan, the team worked in culturally sensitive, professional and ethical The Koorie Heritage Trust’s collections items to the collection: partnership with the Australian Centre manner. The Koorie Heritage Trust refers to continue to be managed and preserved for the Moving Images to digitise the the Oral History Association of Australia’s according to best practice standards Artist/Maker: Once Known Aboriginal Victoria collection of reel-to- Guidelines of Ethical Practice (Oral History in order to maintain Museums Australia Language/Cultural Group: Once Known reel films. These films were viewed using Handbook, Beth Robertson, 2000) to Accreditation. The Trust’s collection storage Donor: Melissa King ACMI’s technology to assess whether they ensure that the rights and responsibilities of and exhibition spaces are monitored daily • Club, wood, c19th century contained useful Victorian content for the interviewees and interviewers are clear to for environmental, pest, and security risks. collection which would then be digitised. all parties. In 2018-19, the Collections team undertook Artist/Maker: Once Known conservation treatment on possum and Language/Cultural Group: Once Known The Oral History team continued to record The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges kangaroo skin cloaks in the Trust’s collection Donor: Karen Large and Stephen Milton Elders and Koorie community members. Viva Energy Australia’s generous support of and arranged for offsite treatment of • Club, wood, c19th century New recordings are chosen according the Oral History program which contributes collection paintings. materials relating to Victorian Indigenous to seniority of the subject, location, and to ensuring that the Trust collects and art, culture and history. related projects occurring at the Koorie preserves the voices and oral histories Deaccessioning Heritage Trust. In 2018-19, the team recorded of Victorian Aboriginal elders for future On request from Uncle Jim Berg, the Loans and Requests the following Elders: Uncle “Boydie” Turner, generations. The Trust also acknowledges Koorie Heritage Trust deaccessioned and In 2018-19, the Koorie Heritage Trust loaned Aunty Esther Kirby, Uncle Colin Walker and the elders who have generously agreed to transferred items held by the Trust in Uncle collection items to the National Portrait Aunty Barb Egan. In addition, the team have their voices and stories recorded. Jim’s name to Museum Victoria. The collection Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, No worked on a recording with Uncle Greg included artefacts, paintings, photographs, Vacancy Gallery, City of Melbourne, and Muir to be launched as part of an exhibition Reference Library publications and personal papers. University of Melbourne. of Uncle Greg’s artworks. The team also The Koorie Heritage Trust’s reference worked with Aboriginal Community Elders library contains over 4,000 items including An exhibition of Oral History films of Services (ACES) to record stories of Elders published and unpublished manuscripts, Gunditjmara community members was who are residents of the facility. theses, articles, books, brochures, flyers, launched at the Warrnambool Art Gallery in catalogues, posters, DVDs, CD-Roms and Gunditjmara Country at the end of July, 2018. It The Oral History team also conducted oral more relating to Aboriginal Victoria/south- included the films of Uncle Andy Alberts, Aunty history recordings in Warnambool with local eastern Australia. The library is available for Christine Saunders, Aunty Bronwyn Razem, Elders and community members, in a joint use upon request. and Uncle Robbie Lowe Snr. The exhibition project with the Warnambool Art Gallery. was a success with the local community. The team spent time with Uncle Robbie Currently, the library catalogue is only Fantastic exhibitions showcasing the Lowe Snr, Aunty Christina Saunders, Uncle accessible at the Koorie Heritage Trust best of indigenous art and culture. The Collections team also received and Andy Alberts and Aunty Bronwyn Razem. via the Trusts collection management provided permission for image reproduction The stories from this collaboration were software. This requires the Collections team A must visit when in Fed Square. of collection items. shown in an exhibition at the Warnambool to look up items and assist all researchers Google Review Art Gallery. and community members to access the Collection Valuation library, which is time consuming. In 2018- In 2018-19, the Collections team undertook The Koorie Heritage Trust promotes its 19, the Collections team prepared the a valuation of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Oral History Collection via its social media reference library collection for uploading collections for both insurance and fair value platforms by uploading new films, as they to TROVE, Australia’s online national library purposes. The valuation project is now are recorded, to Facebook, Instagram and and collection database. To prepare the complete. Vimeo. This has received increased positive collection for upload, the team undertook

14 15 Exhibitions

The Koorie Heritage Trust’s exhibitions Next Matriarch program facilitates the sharing of Victorian 2 June – 13 July 2018 Aboriginal art and supports emerging and Calling on the strength of women established Victorian Aboriginal artists. past, present and future, this exhibition The Trust aims to present a well-rounded showcased new and recent photography, exhibitions schedule that comprises a painting, video and installation by leading variety of experiences and stories. The First People’s female artists from across Trust’s exhibitions program includes a range Australia. The exhibition was curated by of emerging, mid-career and established Kimberley Moulton and Liz Nowell, and artists, and cultural practitioners from a was originally presented as part of the range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander South Australian 2017 TARNANTHI: Festival communities within Victoria, expressing a of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait range of themes and stories through a range Islander Art. The exhibition was also the of artistic practices and mediums. Koorie Heritage Trust’s contribution to the 2018 NAIDOC Week theme “Because of her, It is also the aim of the Koorie Heritage we can”. Trust’s exhibitions program to promote the Trust’s collections of artworks and objects, Blak Design Matters oral histories, and photographic archives 21 July - 30 September 2018 through the exhibitions program. A national survey of contemporary Indigenous design curated by Jefa In 2018-19, the Koorie Heritage Trust exhibited Greenaway, this exhibition showcased 17 the works of over 180 individual Victorian leading Indigenous designers from across Aboriginal artists and presented 40 public Australia, exploring: What is Indigenous programs. design? and why it matters.

Temporary Exhibitions The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges The following major exhibitions were the generous support of partners in presented in the Koorie Heritage Trust’s presenting Blak Design Matters: University temporary exhibitions gallery in 2018-19. of Melbourne, Metro Tunnel Creative Program, Winya and Lendlease, as well as the support of material sponsors, Adbri Masonry, Bamstone, Bolon and the Australian Centre for the Moving Images.

Black Design Matters is a Josh X Muir fantastic exhibition. A beautiful 6 October – 26 November 2018 A major solo exhibition by Yorta Yorta array of design fields covered and Gunditjmara artist Josh Muir the demonstrating the spectacular kaleidoscopic works in this exhibition, mastery of the Indigenous which also featured a wraparound wallpaper design and neon artworks, communities surrounding us. was inspired by hip-hop and street art Worth visiting. culture, and explores Muir’s personal story, Google Review capturing fragments of his struggles and moments of joy.

Grace Lillian Lee (Torres Strait Islander, English, The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges German, Danish), Woven Neckpiece 2017 the Metro Tunnel Creative Program for their worn by Indigenous model, cotton webbing, generous support of Josh X Muir. cane. Exhibited in Blak Design Matters, 2018

16 17 Koorie Art Show Koorie Art Show: Kids and Youth Awards Peta Clancy’s 8 December 2018 – 24 February 2019 8 December 2018 – 24 February 2019 The Koorie Art Show is an annual event To complement the Koorie Art Show, in 2018- Undercurrent exhibition showcasing the diverse talent of Victoria’s 19 the Koorie Heritage Trust launched the at the Koorie Heritage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. inaugural Koorie Art Show: Kids and Youth Trust in Melbourne’s Now in its sixth year, 115 artists submitted 195 with associated awards. The theme for the Federation Square aims entries, the highest ever. With a total prize show was My Story, with entrants asked to pool of $30,000, all entries were eligible for explore their story, whether it involved family, to bring this hidden the following awards: community, their dreams, things they love, history to the surface, school or friends. Winners were announced exploring the frontier • Creative Victoria Award for Excellence in at the Koorie Art Show community day on 8 Any Media $10,000 (won by Janet December, 2018. wars and massacres that Bromley, Yorta Yorta). characterised Australia’s • Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges colonisation into the early $5,000 (won by Kelly Koumalatsos, the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Wergaia and Wemba Wemba). for their generous partnership support of 20th century. • Viva Energy 3D Award $5,000 (Nanette the Koorie Art Show: Kids and Youth. The Conversation Shaw, Pyemmairrener and Boonwurrung). • Lendlease Reconciliation Award $5,000 In addition to the above exhibitions, the (Josh Muir, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara). Koorie Heritage Trust also presented two • RMIT University Emerging Artist Award temporary exhibitions as part of the Trust’s $3,000 (Hunter Callaghan, Taungurung). Fostering Koorie Art and Culture Koorie • Koorie Heritage Trust Highly Commended Heritage Trust Residency, generously Award x2 $500 each (Clint Lingard (Ewamian supported through funds provided by the and Kuku-Yalangi) and GoTAFE Shepparton. Australian Ministry for the Arts Indigenous • Koorie Heritage Trust People’s Choice Languages and Arts Program. The purpose Award $1,000 (Michael Breen, Wiradjuri). of the residency program was to provide an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artist The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges residing in Victoria with the opportunity to Creative Victoria, the Metro Tunnel Creative develop and exhibit a significant body of Program, Viva Energy Australia, Lendlease, work with an accompanying catalogue and RMIT University through the Ngarara and series of public programs. Willim Centre for their generous support of top: Artists and guests at community day launch, Koorie Art Show 2018 the Koorie Art Show prizes. top: Artist Josh Muir at exhibition launch Josh X Muir, 2018 bottom: Community day launch, Koorie Art Show 2018

18 19 The recipients of the residency program Heritage Trust presented the following As part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s annual were Peta Clancy and Peter Waples- exhibitions of new work. exhibitions program, the Trust also aim to Crowe, who presented the following showcase its collections of artworks and individual exhibitions: Re/Connecting objects, oral histories, and photographic 9 March – 28 April 2019 archives. To this end, the Trust’s Level 3 open Undercurrent This exhibition by Yorta Yorta artist Moorina storage cabinets, drawers, walls and the 9 March – 28 April 2019 Bonini is based on the artist’s interaction canoe table enables the Trust to present a A major solo exhibition by Bangerang with the Lisa Bellear Photographic revolving curated selection of items from photographer Peta Clancy, created in collection held by the Koorie Heritage Trust. the Trust’s collections. The display cabinets collaboration with the Dja Dja Wurrung The Lisa Bellear Photographic Collection serving as dividing walls in the public rooms, community, exploring frontier violence and of over 30,000 photographs was acquired enables the Trust to showcase additional massacre sites on Dja Dja Wurrung country. in 2006 after the artist’s passing, and collection items, which have proven to be a documents over 15 years’ worth of events, drawcard attracting venue hire clients and insideOUT gatherings, and portraits from the Koorie room users. 4 May – 28 July 2019 community. In response to the collection, A major solo show by Ngarigo artist Peter Bonini projected abstracted videos of The Koorie Heritage Trust also incorporated Waples-Crowe, insideOUT transformed the Murray River with accompanying the use of children’s labels as part of the Koorie Heritage Trust into a blak-queer soundscape from the artist’s Country onto the Trust’s exhibition displays. The Koorie hub to bring in stories from the outside, photographic paper. Heritage Trust acknowledges its partnership and investigate the meeting points where with the National Gallery of Victoria in Aboriginal and queer cultures intersect. Koorroyarr developing these labels, and particularly 4 May – 21 July 2019 Kate Ryan, Truby and Florence Williams In 2018-19, the Koorie Heritage Trust The title of this exhibition translates to curator of Children’s Programs, for her launched its project gallery space. The ‘granddaughter’ in the Keerray Wooroong generous support and mentorship. aim of the project gallery is to showcase language. Presented by Gunditjmara emerging artists working in a variety Keerray Woorroong artists and sisters As part of their support of the Josh X Muir of media and disciplines. Through an Kelsey and Tarryn Love, the exhibition exhibition, the Metro Tunnel Creative Program expression of interest callout, the Koorie explores tradition and identities of the artists collaborated with the artist to display his as not only sisters but young Gunditjmara artwork on Metro Tunnel public hoardings top: Exhibition installation view Undercurrent women, continually learning and seeking in the Melbourne CBD. Similarly, the Metro by Peta Clancy, 2019 knowledge of their culture. Tunnel Creative Program collaborated with middle: Aunty Carolyn Briggs and artist Peta Kelly Koumalatsos, winner of the Metro Tunnel Clancy at the exhibition launch Undercurrent by Creative Program 2D Award from the Koorie Peta Clancy, 9 March 2019 Art Show, to develop a public hoarding bottom: Singer Mojo Juju performs at the launch top: Exhibition installation view InsideOUT by of InsideOUT by Peter Waples-Crowe, 4 April 2019 Peter Waples-Crowe, 2019 design based on her art.

20 21 Public Programs

The Koorie Heritage Trust’s annual program • In partnership with Signal, the City of of public workshops, talks, performances Melbourne’s creative studio for young and events enhance the Trust’s exhibitions people, the Koorie Heritage Trust presented program and serve to engage Trust Splash X Icon, a creative workshop with audiences, particularly the Victorian artist Josh Muir programmed to coincide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander with the exhibition Josh X Muir. communities. The Public Program team also organised a In 2018-19, the Public Program team held 40 number of general workshops, events and events (either exclusively for the Aboriginal conversations: Community or open to the general public), school holidays programs, workshops, • First Reborn runway show by Jirra Models; collections, exhibitions, and related talks a celebration of the rebirth of First Peoples and tours. The Trust’s partnerships with key culture in a contemporary fashion runway cultural organisations and festivals included: show presented for Melbourne Fashion Week. This event showcased fashion • As part of NAIDOC Week 2018 and in by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partnership with the Australian Centre for communities from across Australia utilising the Moving Images, the Koorie Heritage traditional methods of bush dyeing. Trust presented a program of the stories • A behind the scene design tour with artists and art of South East Australia’s first Maree Clarke and Marlene Scerri peoples with Yarn Strong Sista, as well discussing design objects from the Koorie as a a unique interactive animated Heritage Trust’s collection. artwork conceived and created by Yorta • Maitiu Ward from Foreground News in Yorta/Gunditjmara/Barkinji artist Josh conversation with Rueben Berg, Victoria’s Muir with animation by Kate Matthews. first Aboriginal Water Commissioner. • In partnership with Open House Melbourne • Weaving circle with artist and Koorie and Indigenous Architecture and Design Heritage Trust cultural guide Donna Blackall Victoria (IADV), the Koorie Heritage introducing participants to traditional Trust presented Sites of Significance in Victorian weaving techniques. Kulin Melbourne: A Walking Tour that took in sites of significant cultural heritage, As part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s school contemporary Indigenous architecture holiday programs, the Public Program team and design, commemorative markers, presented its fourth annual Koorie Krismas local Aboriginal organisations and in partnership with Federation Square, important historic and political sites celebrating all things Koorie. Koorie Krsimas throughout the City of Melbourne. was a day of free family activities, live music • In partnership with Melbourne Fringe and workshops with a special appearance Festival, the Koorie Heritage Trust held by Koorie Klaus. Visitors were also able to a First Nations all-night dance party set purchase the perfect Christmas gift from to paint the city blak, featuring a non-stop the Koorie Krismas Market, a new initiative line-up of contemporary music from First to complement Koorie Krismas, which Nations artists. This event was a celebration showcased local art, craft, design, and bush of the enduring legacy of First Nations art foods from the Victorian Aboriginal and and music and featured DRMNGNW (Neil Torres Strait Islander communities. Morris), beats from Pyemairrenner right top left: Indigenous Hip Hop Projects’ performers at musician DJ KYAANZ (Kalyani Mumtaz), Koorie Krismas, December 2018 and a set from Tongberang’ingarrga right top right: Koorie Klaus at Koorie Krismas, December 2018 accompanied by stunning projections by right bottom: Indigenous Hip Hop Projects’ performers and artist Josh Muir. Koorie Klaus at Koorie Krismas, December 2018

22 23 The Public Program team also continued to products for small-scale retailing deliver the Trust’s successful school holiday wholesaling, including export. programs including: • How to run a workshop covering topics on developing a workshop idea, pricing, • emu egg carving with Aunty Lucy Williams running facilitating a workshop and Connelly advice on how to share as well as • Ngarrda (Dance) Workshop with Djirri Djirri protect culture. Dance Group • Blak Writing Skillshare workshop for • Photography Workshop with artist First Nations critical writers (published Peta Clancy and unpublished, emerging and established) • collage making with artist Peter facilitated by MPavilion’s Aboriginal Waples-Crowe Writer in Residence, Maddee Clark. • badge making with artist Erika Waulu, as • A round table discussion and Q&A with part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s NAIDOC Aboriginal artists Hayley Miller-Baker and week programming Steven Rhall on artist marketing, branding and online presence, including setting up In addition to the general school holiday a website and social media engagement. programs, the Public Program team facilitated school holiday programs specifically for Finally, the Public Program team also facilitated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children a number of general Aboriginal Community- and young people including: only workshops and events, including:

• Two separate marngrook (possum skin • A workshop on painting skateboard decks ball) making workshops with artist and using mixed media with artist Tricia Van Der Koorie Heritage Trust educator Bernadette Kuyp aka ‘Vandal’. Tricia is a Melbourne Atkinson. ‘Marngrook’ is from the based stencil, spray canner and sharpie Gunditjmara language meaning ‘game marker artist. ball’. Elements of AFL are believed to • A weaving workshop with Aunty Sandra that will support the Trust’s public programs originate from a local traditional game Aitkin and Melissa Aitkin and a separate in 2019-20: that was played with a marngrook. As workshop with Aunty Clair Bates. As a proud Aboriginal woman, part of the workshop, participants • An emu feather earring workshop and • Ian Potter Foundation to support Blak learned about the history of marngrook. the story of three message sticks with Design Matters: Fostering Indigenous I believe the more we learn • A weaving workshop with Janet Bromley Aunty Marilyne Nicholls. Design Sovereignty, a project to support about our Indigenous ancestors using recycled materials. Janet wass the • A one-off fabric printing workshop, as Victorian Indigenous designers to be in Australia, the more we can winner of the Koorie Art Show 2018 part of Blak Design Matters, with delivered over four years. Creative Victoria Award for Excellence in members of the Bábbarra Women’s • Krystyna Campbell-Pretty. help people understand the Any Media. Centre in Arnhem Land (the Centre also country that we live on and • A banner making session in preparation ran a workshop for the general public). The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges the importance of maintaining the community speakers, artists, for the NAIDOC 2018 march. • A community-only behind the scenes a sustainable way of life for tour of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s craftspeople and workshop facilitators The Public Program team also facilitated a collection storeroom. who generously imparted their cultural all Australians, and future series of professional development sessions knowledge as part of the Trust’s public generations to come. specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait The Koorie Heritage Trust also created a programs in 2018-19 as well as our Donna Blackall Islander artists and craftspeople, including: new Indigenous kids activity sheet which collaborators and partners. formed part of the National Gallery of (Yorta Yorta, Taungurung) artist, • Growing retail/wholesale products Victoria’s Kids Summer Festival 2019. weaver and cultural educator business for Aboriginal community in partnership with Small Business Victoria During 2018-19, the Koorie Heritage Trust was and The Australian Retailers Association. also fortunate to receive funding support top: Public program workshop with Tricia Van Der The workshop focused on developing from the following Trusts and Foundations Kuyp aka Vandal, Paint Your Skateboard Deck, 2019

24 25 Koorie Family History Service

The Trust’s Koorie Family History Service Family History Workshops I have lived much of my life without (KFHS) team provides a confidential, client- During Family History Month in August 2018, knowing my family history – it was based, genealogical research service for the KFHS team was involved in the State Stolen Generations survivors and their Library of Victoria’s inaugural Aboriginal either unavailable, invisible or silent. families, and the Victorian Koorie Community. Family History Day and the Who’s Your Mob? I am not sure I can articulate or Family History Workshop at the University of quantify how much that has impacted The KFHS team acknowledge that the Melbourne. personal information clients entrusts to the me and what my life would be. team may be sensitive and, therefore, the team The KFHS team also held a family history maintain the strictest level of confidentiality workshop at the Ravenhall Correctional The Koorie Heritage Trust Family History in accordance with Privacy Laws. Centre, and hosted two additional family history workshops at the Koorie Heritage Unit provided me with a family tree but Client Requests Trust for the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care I think it gave me more than the people In 2018-19, the KFHS received a record Agency (VACCA) Kinship Program workers, and pieces, names and dates of my number of 386 new requests for family trees and students from the Australian Catholic and family history information. University’s Jim-baa-yer Indigenous Higher family history. Education Unit. At the end of the 2018-19 financial year, It gave me a rich and sometimes the KFHS team was actively researching The KFHS team provided a family history confronting story to tell my son. 693 client requests, and had completed information session for the Social and research on a further 224 requests with a Emotional Well-being (SEWB) State-wide It gave me a place to begin finding further 402 requests awaiting activation Forum at the Koorie Heritage Trust. a sense of belonging. once the client application forms are completed and returned. On 13th February 2019, the KFHS team supported a National Apology event in It gave me hope and a chance to Of the 693 requests being actively Melbourne and Geelong, with two staff connect with family, country and researched, 166 were from members of members attending each. On 31st May 2019, culture. What it gave me has without the Stolen Generations, 180 were family the team attended the 14th Annual Victorian tree requests from Koorie Community Aboriginal Remembrance Service at the doubt changed my life. members, 321 were family history requests Shrine, which honours Aboriginal men and Testimonial from Amanda from individuals wanting to trace possible women who have served, and continue to Aboriginal heritage, and 26 requests were serve, in the military. from clients in custody.

26 27 shop KOORIE

At shop KOORIE, we stock products that are designed and/or crafted in Victoria by Koorie artists and craftspeople as well as the broader Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Items for sale are authentic south-eastern Australian Aboriginal designed and/or crafted products. It is also an integrated part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s educational experience; an opportunity that enables visitors to learn of the uniqueness of Victorian Aboriginal peoples, cultures and communities though art, craft and design. shop KOORIE allows the Koorie Heritage Trust to make a significant contribution to improving the outcomes of Victorian Aboriginal communities by developing and improving the knowledge, understanding, appreciation and practice of Indigenous arts, while providing an income for artists and craftspeople. The product range represents diverse, contemporary and strong Koorie peoples and communities that are moving forward with confidence and ambition in the 21st century but originating from a 60,000-year history.

Community artists and craftspeople from around Victoria work with shop KOORIE to promote and sell their products. Some of the artists and craftspeople that we worked with included Uncle Oswald Egan from Robinvale, Mitchell Chilly and Uncle Arthur Kirby from Mildura, Glenda Nicholls from Sale and Georgina Alexandra from Melbourne.

The shop KOORIE team also works actively with the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Collection team to produce products that showcase the Trust’s unique collection. shop KOORIE continues to regularly sell products to government departments, local councils, universities and government schools. right: shopKOORIE

28 29 Venue Hire

Surrounded by the largest collection of Koorie art and artefacts in Australia and overlooking the Birrarung (Yarra River) on one side and Federation Square on the other, the Koorie Heritage Trust’s venue hire rooms promote and support the diversity of Victorian Cool place. We hired a Aboriginal peoples and celebrates the conference room. Glad we did. strong and continuing contemporary culture. Great space for up to 60ish.

Located on Levels 1 and 3 of the Yarra Amazing Aboriginal artefacts Building, and designed by one of Australia’s and art. Loved the local language largest multi-award winning architectural on the toilet door! and design firm, Lyons Architecture, in Google Review collaboration with Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria, the rooms provide a unique and popular venue for meetings, launches, workshops and seminars. The rooms accommodate up to 150 standing guests in an immersive Aboriginal experience and in a unique Koorie setting. below: Artist Cassie Leatham in front of her The rooms are unitised by both community entry in the Koorie Art Show 2018 and non-community organisations. right: Koorie Heritage Trust’s meeting rooms

30 31 Professional Development, Membership, Boards and Committees

Koorie Family History Service • Australian Museums and Galleries All Koorie Family History Service (KFHS) Association staff are full members of the Genealogical • Public Galleries Association of Victoria Society of Victoria (GSV), and Research staff participate in training sessions at the GSV Office of the CEO and the State Library of Victoria (SLV). The Koorie Heritage Trust’s CEO, Tom Mosby, sat on the following external Boards: The KFHS team attended the Waves in Time Family and Local History Conference • Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in Queensland in May, 2019. The KFHS is (Chair of Board of Directors) also represented on key advisory groups, • Bangarra Dance Theatre such as the Joint Victorian Archives Centre (Member of Board of Directors) Consultative Forum, and is regularly called on to provide advice and assistance to Tom also participated in the National other key stakeholders. Gallery of Victoria’s Contemporary Art Supporters international tour to Paris and Education attended Art Basel Hong Kong 2019. The Education Manager completed the International Tourism Mentoring Program with Visit Victoria. This will assist with the tours under consideration for Tourism Australia’s Discovering Aboriginal Experiences Aboriginal-guided tourism offerings.

Collections, Exhibitions and Public Programs The Koorie Heritage Trust’s Collections, Exhibitions and Public Programs teams participated in the following Professional Development opportunities:

• Open Your Eyes workshop presented by Arts Access Victoria • Preserving the Near Future Symposium presented by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image • Disaster Response Workshop presented by the Public Galleries Association of Victoria • Digitising collections (Benalla Gallery) presented by the Public Galleries Association of Victoria • Textile Symposium presented by the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials right top: Exhibition installation view Land Currents by Maddi Moser, 2019 The Koorie Heritage Trust maintained its right bottom: Nicole Monks, Walarnu membership of the following professional (Boomerang) Chair 2015, metal and kangaroo fur. bodies: Exhibited in Blak Design Matters, 2018

32 33 Partners and Sponsors

The Koorie Heritage Trust acknowledges Pro Bono Supporters $500 - $999 the very generous support of all of Ashurst Lawyers Newman, Brian the Trust’s partners and sponsors who Lyons Architecture Renard, Ralph contributed to the Trust’s success this year. Gray, Peter Bequests Guillaume, Lea Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Visual The Koorie Heritage Trust gratefully Mckernan, Noel Arts Industry Support program and the acknowledges those who chose to Indigenous Languages and the Arts program remember the Trust in their will. Their $100 - $499 legacy is very important to the ongoing Wood, Susan achievements of the Trust. St Kilda Indigenous Nursery Co-Op-Donation Creative Victoria Haasz, John Aboriginal Victoria Ms Norma Gleeson Phillips, Beverley Ms Lilian Renard Clarks Cleaners Pty Ltd Ms Jessica Scott Wills Hadkinson, Barbara City of Melbourne Macdonald, Judith Annual Giving 2018-19 Mitchell, Sally The Koorie Heritage Trust would like to Trood, Tony RMIT University and the Ngarara Willim thank everyone who donated to our annual Webb, Geoff & Judy Centre University of Melbourne giving appeal – your support is sincerely Cromie, Kerry appreciated and valued. House Of Cards Espresso Connelly, Leo Gandel Philanthropy Donation > $5,000 Dammery, Susan (Sally) Helen McPherson Smith Trust Crosby, Joanne Del Monaco, Melanie Ian Potter Foundation Rae And Peter Gunn Family Foundation Foster, Christine Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Grunfeld, Helena Vicki Standish Family Foundation $2,000 - $4,999 Lewis, Cameron Christopher Mitchell Lowenstein, Tom & Sylvia The Bardas Foundation Macmillan, Ian & Diana Adbri Masonry Maguire, Robert Bamstone $1,000 - $1,999 Nolan, Michael Lendlease Carlin, David Wexler, Ruth Metro Tunnel Creative Program Clark, Andrew Fisher, Bruce Viva Energy Australia Guillaume, Lea Winya Jacobs, Ann < 100 Landy, John Campbell, Margaret Panelli, Alex Carlson, Marilyn Australian Centre for the Moving Image Pittock, Dr Barrie & Diana Dibbin, Barbara Federation Square Pty Ltd Ross, Anne Fisher, Verity Fringe Melbourne Thomas, Chris & Cheryl Fleer, Michael Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria Turnbull, Noel & Jenny Maddern, Marian National Gallery of Victoria Ramsay, Shirley Open House Melbourne Sutherland, Dorothy Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Burstin, Ena Dabbs, Karen Farrell, Lauren Schwarcz, Pauline

left: Exhibition installation view Undercurrent by Peta Clancy, 2019

34 35 Governance

The Koorie Heritage Trust a not-for-profit Board Committees Incorporated Association governed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee Koorie Heritage Trust’s Rules of Association The Audit and Risk Management committee and by a Board of Management. Under the ensures the integrity of the Koorie Trust’s Rules of Association, 50% of the Trust’s Heritage Trust’s accounts and financial Board membership must be Indigenous. statements, monitors internal and external audit functions, and establishes and Board Members maintains internal accounting controls and • Ian Hamm (Chair)* appropriate risk management systems. • Shannon Faulkhead (Deputy Chair)* Members of the Audit & Risk Committee are: • Peter Nash (Treasurer) • Tom Mosby (Secretary/Non-voting)* • Peter Nash (Chair) • Genevieve Grieves (Member)* • Ian Hamm* • Mick Harding (Member)* • Shannon Faulkhead* • Indi Clarke (Member)* • Tom Mosby* • Lindy Blashki (Member to October 2018) • Peter O’Connell (from August, 2018) • Tim Kanoa (Member to February 2019)* * Indigenous identified * Indigenous identified

Observers The Koorie Heritage Trust is a proud participant in the Observership Program. Modelled on a similar program that operates in the United States, the Observership Program places talented professionals on non-profit boards for a period of 12 months as Observers. It is a tool to engage emerging community leaders, giving participating non-profit boards an opportunity to mentor the next generation of leaders and to engage new people in the work of their organisations.

After the program was launched in Melbourne, three Indigenous leaders were recruited to sit on the Koorie Heritage Trust Board as Observers in 2017. In 2018-19, the Trust welcomed the following Indigenous Observers:

• Sheree Lowe (to December, 2018) • John Kumeran (to December, 2018) • Josh Lloyd (from January, 2019) • Kieran Ironfield (from January, 2019) right: Exhibition installation view InsideOUT by Peter Waples-Crowe, 2019, featuring Ngarigo Queen – Cloak of Queer Visibility 2018, possum pelts, waxed linen thread, leather dyes, poker work (Maree Clarke cloak making advisor).

36 37 Staff

As an Aboriginal organisation, the Koorie Cultural Education Front of House and Retail Koorie Family History Service Heritage Trust seeks to encourage greater Rob Hyatt Judy Allsop Jennifer Bates participation of Indigenous people (Koorie Education Manager** Retail Manager Koorie Family History Service Manager and the broader Aboriginal and Torres Bernadette Atkinson Kieran Stewart Margaret Bates Strait Islander communities) in the life of the Education Officer** Customer Services Officer** Researcher/Genealogist Trust. To achieve this, the Trust promotes Pauline Sloane Jacob Hyatt Kylie Clarke increased recruitment of Aboriginal people Curriculum Development Co-ordinator Customer Services Officer (Casual)** Researcher/Genealogist** and aims to improve retention rates of Timothy Stares Alice Anderson Lionel Bamblett Aboriginal employees. In 2018-19, more Education Officer/Indigenous Customer Services Officer (Casual)** Researcher/Genealogist (to December, than 50% of Trust employees identified as Cultural Interpreter** Anthony Doulas 2018) (Indigenous) Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Kieran Stewart Customer Services Officer (Casual) Maylene Slater-Burns Education Officer/Cultural Guide Samuel Fisher Researcher/Genealogist (from January, Office of the CEO (from October, 2018)** Customer Services Officer (Casual)** 2019)** Tom Mosby Stephen Tregonning Stephanie Allsop Chief Executive Officer** Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual)** Customer Services Officer (Casual)** Finances Michael Kane Donna Blackall Isabella Atkinson-Paolucci Eva Taxidis Business Manager Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual)** Customer Services Officer (Casual)** Bookkeeper Jacob Hyatt (from December, 2018)** Collections and Exhibitions Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual)** Kirra Roberts Volunteers Gail Harradine Kalyani Ellis Customer Services Officer (Casual) The Koorie Heritage Trust would like to Curatorial Manager (from June, 2019)** Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual)** (from December, 2018)** thank Charlotte Christie Mitch Mahoney all the people who have volunteered at the Curatorial Manager (to April, 2019) Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual)** Trust over the last 12 months. Jane Walton (from September, 2018)** Collections Co-ordinator Lucas Hyatt Julieanne Cavalieros Zenzi Clark Education Officer/Cultural Guide (Casual) Jacintha Crocker Koorie Art Show Community Engagement (from June, 2019)** Catherine Gill and Assistant Curator** Lily Bennion Kate Ten Buuren Nichole Brimmer Assistant Curator** Kelly Leneham Carissa Watts Deborah Peart Public Programs Co-ordinator Zara Wotherspoon (from November, 2018)** Tamika Collins ** Indigenous identified Curatorial Officer (from October, 2018)** Moorina Bonini Assistant Curator (from April, 2019)**

38 39 Financials

We are pleased to present the audited accounts of Koorie Heritage Trust for the year ending 30 June 2019. Copies of the full audited accounts can be obtained by contacting the Trust on 03 8662 6300.

Exhibition installation view Josh X Muir by Josh Muir, 2018, featuring Night 2018, digital print on aluminium, on Josh Muir designed wallpaper

40 Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income Statement of Financial For the year ended 30 June 2019 position as at 30 June 2019

2019 2018 2019 2018 $ $ ASSETS $ CURRENT ASSETS $ Grant and funding income 1,401,466 869,923 Cash assets 475,405 552,199 Trading income 1,332,020 1,099,309 Receivables 264,399 265,376 Other income 461,641 282,074 Inventories 38,713 50,426 Shop retail income 326,835 229,497 Prepayments 12,066 11,762 Profit / (loss) on sale / write off of property, TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 790,583 879,763 plant & equipment 10,357 3,505

Administrative expenses (583,433) (524,513) NON-CURRENT ASSETS Shop retail expenses (185,159) (118,854) Investments 4,951,850 4,032,003 Project specific expenses (1,076,613) (549,562) Property, plant & equipment 1,201,835 1,367,549 Employee related expenses (1,367,119) (1,196,551) Heritage & Cultural Assets at Independent Valuation 5,140,840 3,904,389 Depreciation and Amortisation expenses (209,208) (197,446) TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 11,294,525 9,303,941

Surplus / (Deficit) TOTAL ASSETS 12,085,108 10,183,704 after income tax from ordinary activities 110,787 (102,618) Other Comprehensive Income LIABILITIES Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: CURRENT LIABILITIES Revaluation of investments 14,050 14,652 Payables 264,940 235,673 Revaluation of investments 1,209,781 - Provisions 164,089 148,686 Income in advance 1,063,639 541,523 Total Comprehensive Income after income tax 1,334,618 (87,966) TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,492,668 925,882

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES - -

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES - -

TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,492,668 925,882 NET ASSETS 10,592,440 9,257,822

EQUITY Retained surplus / (deficit) 8,221,945 8,111,158 Asset Revaluation Reserve 2,370,495 1,146,664 TOTAL EQUITY 10,592,440 9,257,822

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