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Queensland Museum Annual Report 20062007 Queensland Museum Annual Report Annual Queensland Museum 2006 2007 Queensland Museum Annual Report 20062007 Queensland Museum cnr Grey and Melbourne Streets » PO Box 3300 South Brisbane BC » Queensland Australia 4101 telephone (07) 3840 7555 This Report is available at: facsimile (07) 3846 1918 www.qm.qld.gov.au/organisation/reports/ The Queensland Museum Annual Report 2006–2007 internals were printed on Sovereign Offset Environmental Sustainable Chlorine Free Recycled Acid Free ISO 9706 Accreditation Forestry Longlife No chlorine Manufactured Ensuring longer Practice Paper is gases are used using recovered life and less Paper is manufactured by Fibre used in the in the bleaching fi bre. discolouration of guaranteed by a mill that is production of process. paper. international accredited with paper is sourced standards to last ISO 14001, the from suppliers up to 100 years international who practice standard for sustainable organising and forestry achieving techniques. continual improvement in environmental management systems. The Queensland Museum Annual Report 2006–2007 cover was printed on Sovereign Gloss Sustainable Chlorine Free Acid Free Forestry No chlorine Ensuring longer Cover and Practice gases are used life and less back cover: Fibre used in the in the bleaching discolouration of process. paper. Microscopic production of paper is sourced images of from suppliers intestinal who practice parasites found sustainable in Australian forestry fauna techniques. Queensland Museum Annual Report 20062007 The Honourable Rod Welford, MP Minister for Education and Training and Minister for the Arts Dear Minister, I take pleasure in presenting to you the Annual Report of the Board of the Queensland Museum for the year ending 30 June 2007. Anne Jones, Chair Board of the Queensland Museum Presented to Parliament Queensland Museum Annual Report 2006–2007 Our Vision To be valued as an innovative, exciting and accessible museum of science, environment and human experience, of international standing. Our Mission To enrich and enliven the cultural, social and intellectual life of all Queenslanders. Vision | Mission | Values Our Values shape and guide everything we do at the Queensland Museum Excellence The Queensland Museum strives for the best in everything it does. Cherishing Collections The Queensland Museum achieves its mission through the collection, interpretation and preservation of material evidence. Relevance The Queensland Museum is a responsive organisation that is sensitive to changing community issues and audience needs and wants. In this way, the Queensland Museum remains a vital component of contemporary Queensland society. The Queensland Museum has a commitment to living cultures. Ongoing Learning The Queensland Museum meets the learning needs and expectations of our broad audience at all stages of their lives. Working Together The Queensland Museum establishes and nurtures partnerships with diverse communities and organisations. Within the Queensland Museum, team work and respect for individual contribution and endeavour are valued. Diversity The Queensland Museum recognises, respects and celebrates the State’s biological, cultural and regional diversity. Queensland Museum Annual Report 2006–2007 Queensland Museum Queensland PO Box 3300 SOUTH BRISBANE BC, QLD, 4101 Telephone: (07) 3840 7555 Museum Fax: (07) 3846 1918 www.qm.qld.gov.au Profi le Queensland Museum Hendra Annexe 122 Gerler Road HENDRA, QLD, 4011 Loans Service Telephone: (07) 3406 8344 Fax: (07) 3406 8355 Geology Store Telephone: (07) 3406 8350 The Queensland Museum was founded by the Queensland Philosophical Society on 20 January 1862. Queensland Museum Now, 145 years on, the Queensland Museum enriches South Bank and enlivens the cultural, social and intellectual life of all Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets Queenslanders through its dynamic network of research PO Box 3300 facilities, regional outreach services and museums. SOUTH BRISBANE BC, QLD, 4101 In 2006–2007 more than two million people accessed Telephone: (07) 3840 7555 Queensland Museum services. Fax: (07) 3846 1918 www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au As the custodian of the State’s natural and cultural heritage, the Queensland Museum houses several million items. This unique Museum of Tropical Queensland collection plays a crucial role in documenting our past to better understand the future. 70 –102 Flinders Street TOWNSVILLE, QLD, 4810 Our internationally recognised researchers and successful Telephone: (07) 4726 0600 publishing business make the Queensland Museum a key player Fax: (07) 4721 2093 in the Smart State. www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au The Museum’s statewide network includes: Queensland Museum The Workshops Rail Museum South Bank in Brisbane; Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba; The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich; and the Museum of Tropical North Street Queensland in Townsville. PO Box 2234 NORTH IPSWICH, QLD, 4305 The Queensland Museum’s other campuses are WoodWorks: Telephone: (07) 3432 5100 the Forestry and Timber Museum at Gympie (in partnership with Fax: (07) 3432 5114 the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries); and the www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum at Woolloongabba (in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and Cobb+Co Museum Water). 27 Lindsay Street Our exceptional research and collections are interpreted via TOOWOOMBA, QLD, 4350 diverse displays at each campus, dynamic public programs and Telephone: (07) 4639 1971 exhibitions that tour Australia. Fax: (07) 4638 5791 www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au Home to the world’s largest museum loans service and a remarkable virtual museum online, the Queensland Museum Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum ensures objects, specimens and stories are accessible to all. Corner Main and Vulture Streets Our Regional Services Program, including the Museum Resource PO Box 40 Centre Network, continues to be at the forefront of successful WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD, 4102 professional and community support for the Queensland Telephone: (07) 3896 3000 collections and museums sector. Fax: (07) 3896 3275 The Queensland Museum is a much loved icon that embodies the virtues of discovery, preservation and interpretation, as well as WoodWorks: the Forestry providing an engaging environment for lifelong learning. and Timber Museum Corner Bruce Highway and Fraser Road Locked Bag 13, Fraser Road GYMPIE, QLD, 4570 Telephone: (07) 5483 7691 Fax: (07) 5482 1773 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2006–2007 Contents 2 Highlights and Achievements 5 Report from the Chair, Board of the Queensland Museum 7 Report from the CEO Queensland Museum 9 Board of the Queensland Museum 10 Senior Managers 11 Organisational Structure and Responsibilities 12 Strategic Direction 15 Leadership and Excellence 15 Leadership within the Queensland museum industry 16 Excellence in caring for collections 19 Excellence in research and scholarship 25 Excellence in communication 29 Delivering Museum Services to Queensland 35 Respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures 39 Developing Diverse Audiences 43 Lifelong Learning 47 Taking Queensland to the World 49 Management 51 Resources and Sustainability APPENDICES 56 I Functions and Powers of the Board 58 II Strategic Goals 61 III Annual Performance Indicators 66 IV Publications 73 V Grants and Consultancies 76 VI Overseas Travel 79 VII Temporary Exhibitions 81 VIII Sponsorships and Donations 83 IX Board of the Queensland Museum — Financial Report Highlights and Achievements September July The National Trust Bendigo Bank Icons of Queensland The Queensland Museum exhibition opened at Foundation launched a rare Queensland Museum South opportunity for people to have Bank. The exhibition of a new spider species named 36 icons marked the 20th November after them. anniversary of the Queensland December The fi rst book to acknowledge Museum at the South Bank Great Railway Journeys of the important role of surveyors Museum Zoo: Animals, cultural precinct. Australia opened at The in the development and Size and Me opened at Workshops Rail Museum. The National Carriage Factory mapping of Queensland Queensland Museum South Developed by The Workshops, Campaign was launched was published. Surveying Bank. Featuring more than 700 the exhibition draws on at the Cobb+Co Museum. Queensland 1839–1945 animal specimens sourced the Museum’s collection of The proposed expansion was written by Mr Bill Kitson, from the Museum’s world- objects, photographs and of Cobb+Co will include Curator of Lands, Mapping class biodiversity collection the documents that explore the training in heritage trades, and Surveying Museum and Dr exhibition highlights the critical development of Australia’s rail new exhibition spaces and Judith McKay, Senior Curator environmental issues facing network. expanded retail areas. at the Queensland Museum. the world’s population. August October Queensland Museum January South Bank provided a rare The Queensland Museum The Queensland Museum The Minister for the Arts, the opportunity for locals to see and Cement Australia Mt Etna partnered with Griffi th Hon. Rod Welford, awarded one of cricket’s greatest Fossil Open Day gave more University to conduct the the prestigious Queensland trophies. The historic Ashes than 2500 visitors a chance Biodiversity at the Heights Museum Medal to one of Urn, on its fi rst tour to Australia, to learn more about Australia’s (BATH) Project to study fauna Australia’s foremost naturalists, was displayed for 10 days, prehistoric megafauna by in Lamington National Park. Dr Geoff Monteith,
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