QUEENSLAND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2009–10 the Annual Report Is an Account of the Fi Nancial and Non-Fi Nancial Performance of the Queensland Museum

QUEENSLAND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2009–10 The Annual Report is an account of the fi nancial and non-fi nancial performance of the Queensland Museum. The Queensland Museum welcomes feedback on this report and suggestions for improvement. We encourage you to complete and return the feedback form at the back of this report or make contact via our website at www.qm.qld.gov.au. The Queensland Government is committed to providing accessible services to all Queenslanders from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. If you have trouble understanding the Annual Report, contact us on 07 3840 7555 and we will arrange an interpreter to effectively communicate the report to you. For further information about this report, please contact: Manager Corporate Communications and Marketing Telephone 07 3842 9388 Facsimile 07 3846 1918 Email [email protected] QUEENSLAND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2009–10

The Queensland Museum helps anchor us to our past, make sense of the present and navigate the future. 10 September 2010

The Honourable Anna Bligh, MP Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Arts Executive Building 100 George Street Brisbane Qld 4000

Dear Premier

I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2009–2010 for the Queensland Museum.

I certify that this Annual Report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual Report Requirements for Queensland Government Agencies.

A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be accessed at www.qm.qld.gov.au/About+Us/ Corporate+information/Reports.

Yours sincerely

Peter Swannell, Chair Board of the Queensland Museum Contents Queensland Museum Proﬁ le ______4 Vision, Mission and Values ______7 Highlights and Achievements ______8 Report from the Chair ______14 Board of the Queensland Museum ______15 Report from the CEO ______16 Organisational Structure and Responsibilities ______17 Executive Management Team ______18 Strategic Priorities and Themes ______20 Positioning ______21 Products and Services ______24 Community Identity, Capability and Cohesion ______28 Collecting Queensland’s natural and cultural history ______34 Funding and Infrastructure ______37 Financial Summary ______40 Future Priorities ______42 Appendices I Functions and Powers of the Board ______44 II Performance Statement and Key Results ______46 III Publications ______52 IV Grants and Consultancies ______60 V Overseas Travel ______64 VI Temporary Exhibitions and Public Programs ______68 VII Sponsorships and Donations ______72 VIII Governance ______74 IX Financial Statement ______76 Queensland Museum proﬁ le

We care for over 1 million objects and specimens in the The Queensland Museum State Collection valued at over $379 million, numbers that is custodian of the state’s grow every year as we discover more things to keep safe for future generations. This unique Queensland collection helps natural and cultural heritage, anchor us to our past, make sense of the present and navigate a keeping place of natural the future. and cultural treasures. On 20 January 2010, the Queensland Museum marked 148 years of collecting and uncovering Queensland’s history since its founding by the Queensland Philosophical Society in 1862. Today, the Queensland Museum enhances community wellbeing, enriching the cultural, social and intellectual life of Queenslanders and visitors to Queensland through its dynamic network of public attractions, trusted scientifi c and cultural research, collections, and regional and community services.

Queensland Museum Museum of Tropical The Workshops Rail Museum, South Bank, Brisbane Queensland, Townsville Ipswich Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, 70–102 Flinders Street, Townsville North Street, North Ipswich Qld 4305 South Brisbane Qld 4101 Qld 4810 Opened 2002 Opened 1986 Opened 1987 A Queensland and Australian Tourism Queensland Museum South Bank The Museum of Tropical Queensland Award winner, The Workshops Rail is located at the heart of Brisbane’s explores the natural and cultural Museum is big loud fun at the birthplace cultural precinct. The largest museum heritage of the state’s northern region of rail in Queensland — an interactive in the network, it connects visitors to including the Great Barrier Reef, both authentic heritage and cultural Queensland, its people and their stories its natural wonders and the stories of experience. Hands-on exhibits, multi- of the past, present and future. The the shipwrecks below, and an enchanted media encounters and colourful stories Sciencentre occupies an entire fl oor rainforest. It houses the internationally coupled with huge steam locomotives, dedicated to providing a hands-on recognised ‘Worldwide Acropora database’ massive industrial machinery and over science experience. From dinosaurs to research collection of over 15,000 140 years of history make for a visitor dung beetles and fossils to fi re engines, specimens of staghorn corals from around experience second to none with unique Queensland’s vast scientifi c knowledge the world. It’s also renowned for its high sights, sounds and smells. and cultural heritage is represented here. quality public programs celebrating insects and dinosaurs.

4 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum reaches far beyond the walls of its Home to a state-wide museum loans service and a virtual fi ve public museums to bring people together and connect museum online, the Queensland Museum ensures objects, communities. In 2009–10, more than 2.45 million people specimens and their stories are widely accessible. accessed the Queensland Museum by visiting a museum, Our regional services program, including the Museum attending a talk or workshop, borrowing an educational kit Resource Centre Network, continues to be at the forefront or object or paying a visit online. of successful professional and community support for the Evidence-based research is at the heart of what we do. collections and museums sector. The Queensland Museum boasts internationally recognised The Queensland Museum is a celebrated and much loved researchers, experts in fi elds across broad areas of cultural institution, constantly evolving and adapting to biodiversity, geosciences, cultures and histories. We share meet community expectations. the results through a successful publishing business that draws content from this rich body of research, knowledge and images. Our research and collections are interpreted via diverse displays at each museum, dynamic public programs and exhibitions that tour Australia as well as public talks.

Cobb+Co Museum, Toowoomba Lands, Mapping and Queensland Museum Hendra 27 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba Surveying Museum, Annexe, Brisbane Qld 4350 Woolloongabba, Brisbane 122 Gerler Road, Hendra Qld 4011 Opened 1987 Corner Main and Vulture Streets, Opened 2002 Woolloongabba Qld 4102 Cobb+Co Museum houses the National The Queensland Museum’s offsite Carriage Collection of more than 50 Opened 1982 collection storage facility houses the horse drawn vehicles and also tells the This joint initiative of the Department vast geosciences collection, including story of the Toowoomba region. A major of Environment and Resource dinosaur and megafauna fossils, as redevelopment, the National Carriage Management and the Queensland well as other large collection objects. Factory, is due to open in September Museum collects and interprets The facility also houses the Queensland 2010, almost doubling the size of the signifi cant aspects of the surveying Museum Loans service which schools and Museum and creating an international and mapping of Queensland. Staffed by other educational institutions access to heritage trade training centre, new one curator and several volunteers, the borrow museum objects and learning kits exhibition spaces, an authentic Museum provides specialist advice mainly to bring classroom learning to life. Handmade in Country retail experience, to agencies and professionals on land and new education and experiential tenure. A virtual museum provides online tourism activities. access to information about historical artefacts and records.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 5 QM inspires learning through a wide range of collections and museum experiences: (clockwise from top): Enchanted Rainforest, Museum of Tropical Queensland; The Workshops Rail Museum’s Steam Train Sunday; QM South Bank’s new signature program, I Dig Dinos.

6 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Vision, Mission and Values

Vision An accessible and valued museum of international standing exploring Queensland’s unique scientiﬁ c, cultural and natural landscape.

Mission Queensland Museum’s mission is to enrich and enliven Queensland communities. The Queensland Museum network is uniquely positioned to contribute to the development of communities in Queensland through the power of learning from objects, collections and museum visitor experiences. Rich, lively communities have a strong sense of identity and connection to their heritage, their environment and to each other. They take pride in their past, actively explore the present and strive to create a better future. They are continuously learning. They understand the global context in which they live and take pride in sharing their unique stories and natural landscape with other communities. In achieving its mission Queensland Museum will strengthen social cohesion in Queensland communities and create economic beneﬁ t.

Values As one organisation we: • Celebrate the state’s biological, cultural and regional diversity • Strive for excellence • Embrace innovation and creativity • Cherish collections • Respond to changing community issues and audience needs and wants • Foster a culture of lifelong learning • Value team work and respect individual contribution • Nurture partnerships

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 7 Highlights and Achievements

Research

• Three new species of Australian dinosaurs were • In the International Year of Biodiversity, QM continued announced – the fi rst to be named in Queensland to discover and describe many new species including: in 28 years. ‘Banjo’, Australovenator wintonensis, is the most complete meat-eating dinosaur skeleton – Crikey steveirwini, a rare tree snail discovered in yet found in Australia and was described as north Queensland and named in honour of wildlife Australia’s velociraptor only bigger and more ferocious. advocate, conservationist and 2002 QM medal ‘Matilda’, Diamantinasaurus matildae, the best winner Steve Irwin preserved titanosaur sauropod skeleton so far found – More than 20 new species of spiders, including in Australia, and ‘Clancy’, Wintonotitan wattsi, are some closely related to Funnelwebs that, when the fi rst new sauropods named in Australia in over collected alive and milked, may have medically 75 years. News of the discovery went worldwide with important venom over 35,000 items including stories, blogs and online comments within days of publication of QM’s scientifi c – Living species of carnivorous sponges with a discovery. unique anatomy that has evolved to survive in the deep ocean • QM was awarded more competitive research grants and contracts by the Australian Biological Resources – Velvetfi sh discovered in Western Australia. Study (ABRS) than any other Australian organisation in 2009–10: 23 individual contracts worth over $800,000. • Archaeological dig revealed items left behind and Signature research programs include the Census of buried by the ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills. Marine Life (CReefs) and Bush Blitz programs to survey the coral reef and terrestrial biodiversity respectively of the new National Reserve System.

Clockwise from top: Queensland’s three new species of dinosaur: Australovenator wintonensis, Wintonotitan wattsi and Diamantinasaurus matildae; the rare tree snail, Crikey steveirwini.

8 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Collections

• Over 36,000 items were added to the State Collection, more than double the annual target. • For the fi rst time in 15 years, the extraordinary F.P. Dodd collection of insects went on public display when The Butterfl y Man of Kuranda exhibition opened at QM South Bank. The exhibition inspired public programs for the Out of the Box children’s festival and school holiday activities. QM will travel the exhibition in 2010–11 to Toowoomba and Townsville. • Nearly 500 species of octocorals, the second most abundant marine invertebrates found on shallow coral reefs after hard corals (hexacorals), were sorted in the existing QM collections and discovered from new collections made during the CReefs expeditions. QM is developing a new expertise in octocorals thanks to external funding from ABRS and CReefs. • Nearly 20,000 specimens of QM sponges and octocorals were subsampled and shipped to Ludwig Maximillians University in Munich, Germany, for genetic barcoding as part of the Marine Barcoding of Life project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York. • The infamous Mazda Bravo ute at the centre of Australia’s utegate political scandal involving former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd went on display at QM South Bank. Owner John Grant offered to donate the vehicle to the State Collection after a campaign to raise funds for Queensland charity, Meals on Wheels. • Images documenting rarely-seen Queensland fl ora and fauna in western Queensland after fl ood waters subsided were captured and added to QM’s digital collection.

From top:top: AlAlanan Dodd’s arartistictistic disdisplayplay of New GuineGuineaa butterﬂ ies featured in The Butterﬂ y Man of Kuranda exhibition; a generous donation to the collection from the Dunlop family — an 1883 bustle dress hand made in Corinda, Brisbane.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 9 Highlights and Achievements cont.

Community engagement through products and services

• Signature holiday and public events • Great Railway Journeys of Australia exhibition on tour delivered visitor growth: at Museum of Tropical Qld, QM South Bank and Rail Heritage Central (Sydney). – QM South Bank – I Dig Dinos – 66% increase • The Annual Workers Reunion & Ipswich Family – Museum of Tropical Queensland – Creepy Crawlies Open Day drew 3,590 visitors who also witnessed Alive – 62% increase the return of the Q150 Steam Train from its journey around the state. – The Workshops Rail Museum – Day out with Thomas 2010 – 15% increase • Delivered the International Railway Heritage Conference at The Workshops Rail Museum, – Cobb+Co Museum – Have a Go Festival attracting more than 90 delegates from the UK, (heritage trades and crafts) – 3% increase Japan, Argentina, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, • Celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin New Zealand and Australia. and the 150th anniversary of the publication of • Produced and hosted the My Voice pilot youth the ‘Origin of Species’ at QM South Bank with program on Climate Change, Sustainability and the an exhibition on ‘Charles Darwin: The Reluctant Queensland Government’s Green Ambition for 2020. Revolutionary’, and a public talk by Professor Richard This collaborative youth forum involved Brisbane State ‘Bert’ Roberts, University of Wollongong: ‘Body and High School students, Minister for Climate Change and mind: Charles Darwin, natural selection and modern Sustainability Kate Jones and QM scientist Dr Scott human evolution’. Hocknull in a panel discussion. • Celebrated the International Year of Biodiversity at • Staged the fi rst public talks about the successful QM South Bank with a public talk by Professor Richard Search for the Centaur. QM’s Historic Shipwrecks Fortey, Natural History Museum, London, on ‘Life: An Offi cer presented a fi rst-hand account of the search for Unauthorised Biography’, attracting an audience of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur to an audience of more than 100. more than 100 people at QM South Bank and to over • Launched a new Steam Train Sunday experience — 80 at the Museum of Tropical Queensland. a one hour journey through Brisbane — in conjunction • Staged the fi rst After Dark event at QM South Bank to with QR. More than 9,400 passengers enjoyed this showcase the museum experience to a new audience rail heritage experience, extending the reach and after usual business hours. Exposed! After Dark accessibility of The Workshops Rail Museum off site. attracted 450 visitors to a student swimwear designs • Opened new early learning maritime archaeology parade and fashion forum, as well as the Exposed! exhibition, Your Shipwreck Adventure, at the Museum the story of swimwear exhibition. of Tropical Queensland complemented by the launch • Launched the Reminiscences Program to inspire of a QM Publishing children’s book of the same name. aged care residents to reminisce about their lives • Installed a state-of-the-art Scanning Electron through Cobb+Co Museum volunteers taking artefacts Microscope in the Inquiry Centre at QM South Bank, into nursing homes. More than 230 people were bringing research out of the lab and onto the public touched by the Reminiscence Kits with themes gallery. Used by researchers to magnify specimens including Home and Hearth, School Days, The War and objects up to 10,000 times to see clear images Years and A Shed in A Box. in three dimensions to better describe and classify • 24 heritage trades workshops held during the species, it allows visitors to see the microscopic year helped envigorate and keep alive the world clearly in real time. traditional skills of blacksmithing, bookmaking, • National Science Week at QM South Bank brought our felting, leadlighting, leatherplaiting, silversmithing, scientists from all fi elds out of the lab and into the calligraphy, copperfoiling, millinery and stonemasonry. public eye with a week of free science-based learning • Produced 12 popular publications during the year, experiences. Over 12,000 visitors attended, with delivering access to the Museum’s research and 3,876 specifi cally taking part in special events such as collections to a wide audience. Science Works (our research, collections and staff on show), Scinema (fi lm festival), Earth Water Wind & Fire shows, and student workshops and activities.

10 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Clockwise from top left: Museum of Tropical Queensland’s signature public program, Creepy Crawlies Alive delivered 62% visitor growth; Cobb+Co Museum held 24 heritage trades workshops during the year; QM South Bank’s ﬁ rst after hours event, Exposed! After Dark.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 11 Highlights and Achievements cont.

Infrastructure

• Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, major • Glenn Price, Marketing & Sales Manager at The donors Clive and Conchita Armitage and the National Workshops Rail Museum and Sally Anna Hamilton, Carriage Factory Campaign Committee Chair Mary Client Relationship Manager for the Queensland Wagner turned the fi rst sod to begin construction of Museum Foundation were awarded joint winners of Cobb+Co Museum’s $8 million redevelopment. the 2010 Queensland Museum Scholarship. • Masterplanning for The Workshops Rail Museum and • Mei Nee Cheong, Marketing and Public Programs the Ipswich Railway Workshops sites commenced Manager at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, was following their identifi cation in the Ipswich Regional announced as winner of the inaugural Queensland Centre Strategy and the Brisbane Regional Tourism Museum Staff Excellence Award for 2009. Investment and Infrastructure Plans for future signifi cant tourism development. The site masterplan The Workshops Rail Museum will be developed by the Queensland Museum, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Rail and Brisbane Marketing. • Ipswich Chamber of Commerce Business award for Tourism. • The state government announced budget funding of $1 million to produce a business case and • 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards Finalist for preliminary functional brief for redeveloping the Heritage and Cultural Tourism. Queensland Museum in Brisbane as a cultural • 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards Finalist for fl agship for the state. Tourist Attraction. • Gold Accreditation in Aussie Host Customer Service Training – fi rst museum in Australia to achieve this Awards nationally recognised accreditation for the tourism and hospitality industry. Queensland Museum Museum of Tropical Queensland • Sir David Attenborough and internationally renowned marine sponge scientist Dr John Hooper, • 2009 North Queensland Tourism Award for the Queensland Museum’s Head of Biodiversity, Cultural Heritage. won the 2010 Queensland Museum medal in the International Year of Biodiversity. • 2009 North Queensland Tourism Award for Tourist Attraction. • For her role in describing a new species of carnivorous marine sponge, Biodiversity scientist • 2009 United States Historical Diving Society’s Nick Dr Monika Schlacher-Hoenlinger was a joint winner Icorn Heritage Diving Award for the Langley Diving of the Top 10 New Species Award for 2010, awarded Collection: Heritage of Helmets exhibition — the fi rst by the International Institute for Species Exploration Australian winner in the award’s history. in the US. Cobb+Co Museum • Photographer Gary Cranitch won a Silver award at the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) • 2009 Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce Business Queensland awards in the Illustrative category and a Excellence Award for Tourist Attraction/Service. Silver award at the AIPP Canon Australian Professional Photography awards in the Science, Nature and Environment category. • The 2009 Riversleigh Medal for Excellence in Promoting Understanding of Australian Prehistory was won by Dr Scott Hocknull. • Member of the Board of the Queensland Museum Yasminn Abdel-Magied was announced the Suncorp Young Queenslander of the Year.

12 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Clockwise from top left: The $8 million Cobb+Co Museum redevelopment began in July with donor Clive Armitage, Kerry Shine MP, Campaign Committee Chair Mary Wagner and donor Conchita Armitage; QM photograper, Gary Cranitch’s award-winning photo of a comb jelly; QM CEO, Dr Ian Galloway; Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, Kate Jones; QM medal winner and Head of Biodiversity and Geosciences, John Hooper and QM Chair, Professor Peter Swannell at the 2010 QM medal presentation.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 13 Report from the Chair of the Board of the Queensland Museum

The Queensland Museum is charged with contributing to the cultural, social and intellectual development of all Queenslanders and we continue to deliver on this responsibility. This year we received the results of our Australian-fi rst research study demonstrating a new way of assessing the public value of the Queensland Museum. The study clearly showed Queenslanders, including those who admit to rarely visiting one of our museums or using our services, are enthusiastic in their support for the Queensland Museum. Queenslanders believe the Museum is important for the people of our state and is creating a legacy for the future. They not only value the network of public museums, but also the role of the Queensland Museum as a keeping place for Queensland’s Professor Peter Swannell reviews the plans for the National Carriage natural and cultural treasures. It is perceived as an organisation Factory development at Cobb+Co Museum, Toowoomba entrusted with generating new knowledge through evidence- based research. Committing $1 million to develop a business case and vision The study was a fi rst for a cultural institution in Australia and for a new Queensland Museum South Bank is a very exciting is an exemplar for other cultural organisations. fi rst step. The Board looks forward to working closely with the Through its network of fi ve museums, a state-wide loans service, CEO and his staff as this vision is brought to reality. publishing business, and community outreach programs, the On behalf of the Board, I gratefully acknowledge the generous Museum has shared a rich body of knowledge, drawn from our support of our local government partners. The Townsville, own credible research and vast collections, with Queensland Burdekin, Charters Towers and Hinchinbrook Councils have residents and visitors. supported the community pass initiative to ensure North The strategy of developing signature programs for each museum Queenslanders receive free entry to their Museum of Tropical has been a resounding success, with consequently increased Queensland. Similarly, the Toowoomba Regional Council has visitor numbers. Those who took part learned about dinosaurs, supported the free entry program for local residents to the trains, insects and heritage trades in an engaging and dynamic Cobb+Co Museum. way. This ethos carried through to all our public interactions The Museum has maintained strong and direct links with our — more than 2.45 million over the past year — and ensured the communities through our four museum advisory committees and Queensland Museum experience was authentic, real and based the Queensland Museum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander on trusted scientifi c and historical fact. Consultative Committee. I thank all committee members for their One of the challenges for the Board is to fulfi ll its desire support, valued input and expert advice throughout the year. to move the Museum forward across all its museums and The Queensland Museum Foundation has again enjoyed programs despite operating in a diffi cult fi nancial climate. success in securing much-needed fi nancial support to help I would particularly like to acknowledge the state government the Museum carry out important research and to grow its for entrusting the Queensland Museum with the building collection through key acquisitions. On behalf of the Board of the $8 million National Carriage Factory development at I thank the Chair, David Liddy, and all Trustees for their hard Cobb+Co Museum over the past year. work and dedication. The government’s investment, coupled with the signifi cant Of all the partnerships that any organisation develops, perhaps contribution of the Toowoomba community, has seen immediate the most important is the one developed between the Board employment benefi ts fl ow to the region during construction. and the CEO and his staff. I can report that the past year has The resulting museum of almost doubled size will deliver seen that partnership fl ourish. There have been genuine shared enduring community benefi ts for generations to come. insights for which I thank the CEO, Dr Ian Galloway. There is I pay particular tribute to the National Carriage Factory a great willingness to share information and a consequential fundraising committee under the leadership of its Chair, Mary strengthening of a common vision for the Queensland Museum. Wagner, for its outstanding efforts in harnessing community This is an immensely interesting and important phase in the support. The Committee raised in excess of $1.8 million for this development of the Museum across the state and I am honoured landmark project, a truly remarkable achievement. to be leading the Board at this time. I am also delighted to report that the state government has recognised the importance of developing our fl agship Brisbane museum into a truly world-class museum capable of showcasing our internationally-acknowledged research, intriguing collections and dynamic and diverse public exhibitions and programs. Emeritus Professor Peter Swannell AM

14 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Board of the Queensland Museum

The Board of the Queensland Museum as at 30 June 2010 (from l-r): Mr Stephen Copplin, Ms Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Mr Trevor Robinson, Ms Marina Vit, Dr Geoff Ginn, Dr Ian Galloway, Hon. Dr David Hamill, Dr Barbara Piscitelli, Prof. Peter Swannell, Ms Carolyn Mason and Mr Peter Duffy.

The Queensland Museum fi rst began its Board of the Queensland Museum long history of service provision to the government and people of the state in Chair 1862. The existence of the Queensland Prof. Peter Swannell, AM, BSc, PhD, HonDUniv, CPEng FIEAust Museum Board of Trustees was continued, as the renamed Board of the Queensland Vice Chair Museum (Board), by the Queensland Hon. Dr David Hamill, AM, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, FCIT, FAICD Museum Act 1970. Members The statutory functions and powers of the Ms Yassmin Abdel-Magied Board are detailed in Appendix I. Mr Stephen Copplin, B.Bus (Accounting) FCPA, FTIA, MAICD Members of the Board are appointed by the Governor-in-Council, on the Mr Peter Duffy, BA, LLB recommendation of the Minister for the Dr Geoff Ginn, BA (Hons), PhD (Qld) Arts, for a term of up to three years. Ms Carolyn Mason, BEcon, BA (Hons), FAICD, FAIM, FIPAA All members bring experience and specifi c Dr Barbara Piscitelli, AM, BA, MEd, PhD expertise to the Board, including a broad appreciation of the Museum’s major fi elds Mr Trevor Robinson of endeavour. Ms Marina Vit, BBusComm, GAICD The Board met 12 times during the year. Eleven meetings were held at Queensland Government Observer Museum South Bank and one at the Ms Leigh Tabrett, BA (Hons) PSM Museum of Tropical Queensland. Observer and CEO Dr Ian Galloway, BSc (Hons), PhD, MAgSt Observer and Deputy CEO Dr Graeme Potter, MSc (Hons), PhD, GradDipEd Observer and Director Corporate Services and Business Development Mr Paul Willett, BBus (Pub. Admin), Grad Cert PSM

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 15 Report from the CEO of the Queensland Museum

The past year has marked a period of signifi cant growth for the Queensland Museum, a year when we have sought to build on the successes of our past and grow them into benefi ts for the future. For more than 148 years, QM has been collecting Queensland’s stories. As the state has grown, so too have the Museum’s collections. This continued growth is vital to refl ect the changing nature and history of our state. However, for an institution with fi xed physical boundaries and storage spaces at or near capacity, this presents an ongoing challenge. Not only must we continue to properly store and preserve our past and contemporary collections for current and future generations, but also balance this with the challenge of how to best provide access to this Dr Ian Galloway inspects the hand-crafted shingle roof at the rich resource to all Queenslanders. The Museum really is like an $8 million Cobb+Co Museum redevelopment iceberg — only the tip of our State Collection is on public display at any time. The rest of our treasures are stored in physically and environmentally controlled facilities throughout the state that When the new website launched on International Museums Day need to grow as more treasures are created and collected. in May 2010, it included, for the fi rst time, direct access to over 40,000 objects and specimens in the State Collection direct via Like the Museum itself, our approach to tackling these issues has the collection database. This is a hallmark event bringing QM been multi-faceted. in line with museums internationally. We have continued to prioritise the strategic collection storage Other features of the website include a major new section upgrade project which, I am delighted to report, has achieved dedicated to helping users browse or search for information an overall increase of 23% in storage space since it commenced about all of the specialist Queensland topics studied by the — a remarkable achievement. Museum including mammals, insects, spiders, snakes, marine Increasing our physical footprint is the second facet. After fauna, dinosaurs, rocks, transport, clothing, and Aboriginal a successful fundraising campaign to expand our Cobb+Co and Torres Strait Islander cultures to name just some. Museum in Toowoomba, in July 2009 the fi rst sod was turned on This section was created in response to the thousands of the $8 million redevelopment which will almost double the size questions the Museum receives from members of the public and of the museum when it opens in September 2010. This will be was able to be created thanks to the generous support of The our fi rst state museum opening since 2002, bringing with it new Thyne Reid Charitable Trust and the Tim Fairfax Foundation. capacity to show off Queensland’s treasures including Australia’s famed National Carriage Collection of Cobb & Co. coaches. It Our scientists have grown our knowledge bank of Queensland’s will also house an international heritage trades training centre, fauna, discovering and describing many new species over the ensuring that we preserve not only the tangible objects from our year. Our cultural historians have helped write new chapters to past, but also our unique intangible heritage through keeping Queensland’s story, from discovering long-buried artefacts at skills such as blacksmithing, leadlighting and silversmithing the Burke and Wills plant camp site to being on board for the alive and passing them on to the next generations. emotional discovery of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur in the depths of Moreton Bay. This planned expansion of QM’s network of museums extends to a long term fundraising plan to create a new energy-themed The Museum’s growth extends to our visitors, with 847,207 exhibition space onsite at The Workshops Rail Museum’s Queensland locals and visitors coming in to one of our fi ve Powerhouse. We are also working with other local and state museums in 2009–10, fi ve percent more than last year. Over agencies to develop a masterplan for the Ipswich railyards 2.45 million people connected with a Queensland Museum precinct, identifi ed as key to further revitalising Ipswich City experience, an increase of 15%, demonstrating the Museum’s and signifi cantly increasing the tourism offering in the region. currency as an engaging, diverse and dynamic organisation — a cultural institution that Queensland has grown up with. The state budget released in June 2010 announced an additional $1 million in funding to develop a business case to redevelop the Queensland Museum in Brisbane as a cultural fl agship for the state. This funding will allow us to work with Arts Queensland to put forward a new vision for what a museum of the future should be as well as produce a preliminary functional Dr Ian Galloway brief for a new or redeveloped building. As well as growing our physical infrastructure to create broader access to the Queensland Museum’s collections and research, this year we signifi cantly improved virtual access to our broad spectrum of resources through launching a redeveloped website.

16 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Organisational Structure Paul Willett Paul Sustainability Director Corporate Services Director and Business Development and Business Corporate Communications & Marketing Management Facilities Administration and Finance Resources Human Management Information Technology & Information & Safety Health Occupational & Design QM Publishing & Business Strategy Development Strategic Collection Management Collection Strategic Collection services Conservation Deborah Tranter Deborah c Islands) Director Regional Services Regional Director Hendra, Brisbane Hendra, CoastGold Loans depots 30 regional Resource Museum Network Centre Coast Sunshine inland Queensland Southern Queensland Central Queensland North Queensland North Far Learning Strategic Queensland Museum Foundation Museum Queensland Toowoomba Deborah Tranter Deborah Cultures & Histories Cultures and maritime) (historic, Indigenous Archaeology anthropology Biological & textiles Fashion trades Heritage history Queensland Rail heritage Science & technology Transport Aboriginal art Aboriginal and Paciﬁ (Indigenous Anthropology Director Cobb+Co Museum, Cobb+Co Museum, Director CEO Board of theBoard Andrew Moritz Andrew Dr Ian Galloway Ian Dr of Environment andof Environment Lands, Mapping &Lands, Mapping Surveying Museum Surveying Resource Management) Resource Queensland Museum Queensland Rail Museum, Ipswich Rail Museum, Director The Workshops The Workshops Director The Hon. Anna Bligh, MP Anna Bligh, The Hon. (operated by the Department(operated by Community Engagement Premier and Minister for the Arts for the and Minister Premier Geosciences Geology Palaeontology Invertebrate Mineralogy Palaeontology Vertebrate Peter McLeod Peter Queensland, Townsville Queensland, Director Museum of Tropical Tropical of Museum Director Public programs, visitor services, marketing, operations, administration, research, collections operations, administration, research, visitor services, marketing, programs, Public Molecular Identities Lab Identities Molecular Worms & Parasitology Invertebrates Marine Sessile (sponges, ascidians and octocorals) Biodiversity Marine Tropical Brisbane Dr Graeme Potter Graeme Dr Director QM South Bank, QM South Director shes, sharks and rays)shes, sharks Deputy CEO Deputy Dr Graeme Potter Graeme Dr Research and Collections Research Biodiversity Geosciences & Histories Cultures Collection Strategic Management Biodiversity Arachnology (spiders, mites and centipedes) Corals (crabs, shrimps and lobsters) Crustacea (insects) Entomology and amphibians) (reptiles Herpetology (ﬁ Ichthyology (molluscs) Malacology & Birds Mammals

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 17 Executive Management Team

Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer Dr Ian Galloway, BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Dr Ian Galloway is the Chief Executive Offi cer of the Queensland Museum, charged with leading the QM network to achieve its vision of being a museum of international standing. Since joining the Queensland Museum in 2000, Ian has overseen signifi cant expansion of the Museum’s regional presence with the opening of the new Museum of Tropical Queensland building in May 2000, The Workshops Rail Museum in 2002 and a major addition to Cobb+Co Museum in 2001. He has also overseen the rejuvenation of the Museum’s fl agship site – QM South Bank – beginning with the development of an off-site collection store at Hendra in 2003 and culminating in the opening of a new entrance, foyer, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre (Dandiiri Maiwar) and a state-of-the-art Sciencentre in 2004. A further redevelopment of the Cobb+Co Museum commenced in 2009 under Front (l-r): Mr Paul Willett, Dr Ian Galloway, Dr Graeme Potter Ian’s direction. Back (l-r): Mrs Deborah Tranter, Mr Andrew Moritz, Mr Peter McLeod Ian has a wealth of experience in museum management having previously served as Deputy CEO at Museum Victoria for six years during a period of signifi cant expansion that resulted in a new Immigration Museum and the spectacular $290 million Melbourne Museum. Ian was Chairman of the Australian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee and, for the past eight years, a member of the Executive of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors. Ian serves on the Boards of the National Trust of Queensland, the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and is Deputy Chair of Business South Bank. In 2003 Ian was awarded the Centenary Medal for his services to education and the museum industry.

18 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Deputy Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer Director, The Workshops Rail Museum Director, Cobb+Co Museum and and Director, Queensland Museum Mr Andrew Moritz, MBA, Regional Services South Bank GradDipMusStudies, GradDipTour Mrs Deborah Tranter, OAM, BA, MLitSt, Dr Graeme Potter, MSc (Hons), PhD, Andrew Moritz is Director of the award- CT(Sec), GradDipCEd GradDipEd winning The Workshops Rail Museum in As Director of Toowoomba’s As well as the responsibility for Ipswich and a member of the Museum’s Cobb+Co Museum, Deborah Tranter operating QM’s fl agship museum in Executive Management Team. During the has been responsible for overseeing the Brisbane, QM South Bank, Dr Graeme year he had additional responsibilities construction of the $8 million National Potter is responsible for strategically as Acting Deputy CEO and Director of Carriage Factory redevelopment that directing the Museum’s research Collection Services. Andrew joined QM as commenced in July 2009. When complete and collection activities across the the inaugural Director of The Workshops in September 2010, the museum will Biodiversity & Geosciences and Rail Museum in December 2001 and has be almost double in size. Deborah also Cultures & Histories programs. Graeme led the development and success of all leads the Museum’s regional services joined QM in 1995 as inaugural aspects of the Museum from inception, program that includes the state-wide Director of the Queensland Sciencentre including winning one Australian and educational loans service, the Museum and was appointed Deputy CEO in 2001. three Queensland Tourism Awards for Resource Centre Network and the strategic Previously, Graeme held a number of Heritage and Cultural Tourism. learning programs. management positions at the National Prior to taking up the position, Andrew Deborah has spent all her working life Science and Technology Centre in worked extensively in the museum in regional Queensland supporting Canberra including Education and and built heritage sector in Victoria, economic and community development, Outreach Programs Manager, Resource holding the position of Director of the tourism, education and arts organisations. Manager and Public Affairs Manager. National Wool Museum in Geelong from She was awarded an Order of Australia During 2008–2010, Graeme was 1997–2001, Project Manager with Museum Medal in 2000 for her contribution to seconded to the Department of the Victoria from 1995–1997, Executive cultural heritage and cultural tourism Premier and Cabinet as Director of Director, Museums Australia (Victoria) in regional Queensland. Queensland’s 150th anniversary from 1990–1995, and House Museum celebrations and coordinated the Manager, Werribee Park from 1987–1990. Director, Museum of Tropical delivery of more than 800 events across Queensland Queensland during 2009. This built on the Director, Corporate Services and Mr Peter McLeod, BAgSc experience gained during 1991–93 when Business Development Peter McLeod is Director of the North he was Deputy Commissioner-General of Mr Paul Willett, BBus(PubAdmin), Queensland Tourism Award-winning the Expo 92 Australian Pavilion in Seville, GradCertPSM Museum of Tropical Queensland in Spain. Graeme has been on numerous In the role of Director Corporate Services Townsville, arguably one of Australia’s state and national committees including and Business Development, Paul Willett most signifi cant regional museums. As a Chair of the Queensland-Smithsonian directs the Museum’s corporate functions member of the QM Executive Management Fellowship Committee, President of the of capital and business development, Team, he is involved in all aspects of Australasian Science and Technology fi nance, administration, human resources, strategic and operational planning, policy Exhibitors Network and member of the corporate communications and marketing, development and fi nancial management. Commonwealth Secretariat Working publishing, information management and Peter led the development and installation Group coordinating the People’s Centre information technology, facilities, risk of the Museum’s Enchanted Rainforest at the 2001 Commonwealth Heads of management (including workplace health exhibition in 2007 and the new children’s Government Meeting. and safety at a corporate/strategic level) Shipwreck Adventure exhibition in 2009. and other compliance and governance Peter has held senior positions in the issues. He also manages the Audit and museum industry for eight years, Risk Management Committee of the QM including General Manager of the Board. Paul was awarded a Smithsonian Qantas Founders Outback Museum in fellowship and completed a three month Longreach, western Queensland. With exchange working in the Smithsonian a degree in Agricultural Science from institution in Washington DC, USA, LaTrobe University, Peter spent 14 years focussed on the entrepreneurial business leading and managing community practices of the Smithsonian Institution. based natural resource management Prior to joining the Museum, Paul worked programs in Victoria, Western Australia across the arts and education sectors of and Queensland. the Queensland government.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 19 Strategic Priorities and Themes

Government Priorities 2. Products and Services Queensland Museum plays an important role in contributing The Queensland Museum’s unique and credible knowledge base to the Government’s Toward Q2 ambitions, particularly the drives the creation and delivery of quality learning products and ambitions to have a strong, green, smart and fair state. services that connect people to Queensland and to each other through a dynamic network of statewide services. Strong 3. Community Identity, Capability and Cohesion; Queensland Museum has a proud tradition of investing in QM Capability research either alone or with industry partners. This research continues to be a major component of the Museum’s role in The Queensland Museum plays a signifi cant role in building discovering more about the state’s biodiversity, geosciences community capability through its vigorous volunteer program, and cultural history. innovative partnerships with local community and industry, and lifelong learning programs. Green The Queensland Museum’s research with international partners Through its role as a research institution and science delivers information that is critical to understanding key communicator, the Queensland Museum is building global issues. knowledge and understanding in our communities regarding The Queensland Museum is committed to strengthening issues relating to sustainability and climate change. corporate capability through a culture of lifelong learning. Smart 4. QM Collection As a lifelong learning provider, the Queensland Museum The Queensland Museum collection is a pivotal asset that continues to develop content-rich training and learning brings to life almost a 150 year timeline of Queensland’s opportunities for Queenslanders. cultural and natural heritage and maps the building blocks of Fair life in Queensland. Volunteers play a vital community engagement role for the Through strategic collection development and improved access, Queensland Museum. the Queensland Museum’s collection will continue to facilitate research to deliver a better understanding of key global issues Strategic Priorities from climate change to nature conservation, cultural awareness and community harmony. 5. Funding and Infrastructure To deliver a museum of international standing, work will Delivering valued Building community continue on the development of QM’s research, cultural and museum products and Queensland educational assets to improve services that attract increased and services Museum capacity research, corporate and community partnerships and funding. Strategic Themes Recognition of QM as a museum With an overarching theme of Distinctively Queensland, the of international research, collection development and public program activities standing of the Queensland Museum are strategically directed by the Strategically Securing following themes: managing the funding for Queensland infrastructure 1. Sustainable Queensland — the documentation, conservation Museum priorities collection and appreciation of Queensland’s unique biodiversity. 2. Ancient Ecosystems — the exploration, discovery and documentation of Australia’s unique geological and biological record which underpins the knowledge and custodianship of 1. Positioning Australia’s modern environments. Through a long-term commitment to high-quality scholarship 3. Queensland Stories — the people, places, cultures and events and world class research, strong community connections, that make Queensland distinctive. audience engagement and outstanding learning opportunities, 4. Customs, Cultures and Country — Aboriginal, Torres Strait and the Queensland Museum will be recognised as a museum of Pacifi c Islander experiences, perspectives and cultures. international standing by stakeholders from the general public to peers and Government. 5. Science and Technology in Society — heritage trades, technology and the role of science in people’s lives. 6. Connecting Queensland: Reaching the World — transport, communications and Queensland’s place in the world.

20 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 1. Positioning

Goal: QM is recognised as a museum of international standing

Measures: Audience and stakeholder research Marketing and communication plans Strategies Outcomes 1.1 Government relations Implement strategic • Local government in North Queensland (Townsville, Burdekin, Charters Towers and government relations to Hinchinbrook) and Toowoomba partnered with the Museum to provide free museum achieve increased resources entry to local residents. and support • The Ipswich City Council increased its support by entering into a new partnership with The Workshops Rail Museum for the Railway Heritage Conference and continued its support of the Annual Workers reunion event. • QM was awarded more than $1.5 million in federal government grant funding for scientifi c and cultural research (including unearned revenue). • QM was awarded more competitive research grants and contracts by the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) than any other Australian organisation in 2009–10: 23 individual contracts worth over $800,000. • QM staff developed and maintained effective working relationships across a range of state government departments, refl ecting the Museum’s broad areas of expertise, including: science communicators working group (Education, Economic Development and Innovation); Offi ce of the Chief Scientist; Education including TAFE Queensland; Environment and Resource Management; Arts Queensland; Tourism Queensland; Public Works; Transport.

1.2 Value of QM Quantify the value of • QM conducted an Australian-fi rst research study into the value of cultural institutions using QM to stakeholders the contingent valuation methodology in the previous fi nancial year. The results were published through analysing the in a report in 2009–10. results of QM research • The study concluded that Queenslanders across a wide range of geographic and demographic characteristics had a great deal of enthusiasm for fi nancially supporting the Queensland Museum, including those who didn’t use any of its services or who were not very interested in museums in general. In general, they believe that the Queensland Museum is important for the people of Queensland and is creating a legacy for the future. The report quantifi ed Queenslanders’ willingness to pay for the services the Museum currently offers, as well as the amount people would be prepared to pay to fund a one-off new capital expansion. • QM shared the results with the arts and cultural industry through public and private lectures in Australia and overseas and published the report and presentation on the QM website.

1.3 Communicate QM’s activities, achievements and successes Implement targeted marketing • Marketing and communication plans refl ected a whole of organisation, or ‘One QM’, and communication programs approach. Opportunities to cross promote activities to external audiences were implemented in newsletters, media releases and the QM website. • The QM website was redeveloped taking a One QM approach to achieve a consistent quality of communication meeting users’ needs. The new website launched on 18 May 2010, International Museums Day, leveraging international as well as local attention.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 21 Strategies Outcomes 1.3 Communicate QM’s activities, achievements and successes cont. Implement targeted marketing • Successful marketing and communications executions produced results including: and communication programs – World-wide media, scientifi c community and museum-industry recognition for QM’s research, particularly in palaeontology and biodiversity – 5% overall increase in onsite visitors across the QM network – 15% increase in number of people accessing a QM product or service – 579,334 web visitors • More than 200 editorial stories about the QM network ran in traditional media each month. Feature stories included: – Channel 7’s national Sunday Night program – Discovering Queensland’s 3 new dinosaur species – The Courier-Mail’s QWeekend magazine cover stories – Diary of the Search for the Centaur; Wet and Wild life after the rains in western Queensland; Queensland’s Best and Brightest – ABC Radio state-wide regional program — weekly radio segment featuring QM entomologists’ research

1.4 Unifying QM culture • Functional group meetings were facilitated across the QM network to create synergies and effi ciencies in marketing, public programs and visitor services, middle management, biodiversity and geosciences, cultures and histories, information management and information technology. • A new cross-program and all-museum group, the Museum Leadership Team, was created and met monthly to help implement cultural change and improve internal communication and decision making. • Senior management met weekly to progress the aims and projects directed towards a unifi ed QM culture.

1.5 Audience research Conduct targeted • 97% audience satisfaction with collection based displays and activities in public galleries audience research was achieved.

22 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 International Proﬁ le • QM experts and managers were invited to present at international conferences and seminars, profi ling QM’s world-class research and collections. Topics ranged from ants as indicators of climate change at the 10th International Congress of Ecology in Brisbane, avian malaria at Oregon State University, USA, the life of sponges at University of Utah USA, and Indo-Pacifi c corals at the 2nd Asia-Pacifi c Coral Reef Symposium in Thailand, to goblin spiders at the 25th European Arachnological Congress in Greece, Australia’s natural history revolution at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Melbourne, and coaching down under at the International Symposium on Horses and Carriages in Virginia, USA. • The Workshops Rail Museum successfully hosted the International Railway Heritage Conference, attracting more than 90 delegates from the UK, Japan, Argentina, Germany, Over 90 delegates attended the International Railway South Africa, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia. Heritage Conference at The Workshops Rail Museum • QM and Queensland dinosaurs made international headlines with the discovery of three new species of Australian dinosaurs published in a scientifi c paper — over 35,000 items published about the discovery in multiple languages. • Sir David Attenborough and internationally renowned marine sponge scientist Dr John Hooper, the Queensland Museum’s Head of Biodiversity, were awarded the 2010 Queensland Museum medal in the International Year of Biodiversity, making news both in Australia and overseas. • QM-led research revealed that the world’s largest living terrestrial lizard, the Komodo dragon, evolved in Australia, not Indonesia as previously believed, generating international coverage and recognition for QM’s scientifi c expertise. • To celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, former Natural History Museum of London palaeontologist, speaker and author Professor Richard Fortey chose QM South Bank to deliver a public lecture: ‘Life: An Unauthorised Biography’. • The 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his pivotal book that changed the face of biology, ‘On the Origin of Species’ was celebrated by an exhibition at QMSB on ‘Charles Darwin: The Reluctant Revolutionary’. The event was also commemorated with a public talk by Professor Richard ‘Bert’ Roberts, University of Wollongong on ‘Body and mind: Charles Darwin, natural selection and modern human evolution’. • QM’s Director Corporate Services & Business Development Sir David Attenborough won the 2010 Queensland Museum medal spent three months working at the Smithsonian organisation in (photo courtesy The Observer, Gladstone) Washington, having been awarded a Smithsonian Fellowship.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 23 2. Products and Services

Goal: Deliver valued museum products and services, derived from QM’s research and collection strengths, to all Queensland communities.

Measures: Number of products and services delivered Reach of products and services Strategies Outcomes 2.1 QM Network Maintain an effective network • 847,207 physical visits to the QM network of museums were recorded in 2009–10 – a 5% of museums that operate as increase over 2008–09 visits. community hubs and play a • More than 2.45 million people accessed the Queensland Museum in 2009–10 – 15% more than key role in Queensland tourism in 2008–09. • QM Inquiry Centre answered 6,295 research or collection based questions via phone, email, letter and in person – averaging over 17 per day. • Museum of Tropical Qld won two 2009 North Queensland Tourism Awards – for cultural heritage and best tourist attraction. • The Workshops Rail Museum was named a fi nalist in two 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards categories – heritage and cultural tourism and tourist attraction. It also won the Ipswich Chamber of Commerce business award for tourism. • Cobb+Co Museum won the 2009 Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Tourist Attraction/Service.

2.2 Exhibitions (a) Develop and implement Travelling exhibitions a 5 year rolling plan for • QM travelling exhibitions executed in line with the 5 year plan included: travelling exhibitions – Great Railway Journeys travelling exhibition developed in-house at The Workshops Rail Museum travelled to two QM sites in 2009–10 and externally to Rail Heritage Central in Sydney. – The Butterfl y Man of Kuranda exhibition developed in 2009–10 will travel to two other QM sites in 2010 and 2011.

(b) Develop a QM 5 year Signifi cant exhibitions rolling plan for signifi cant • QM exhibitions in development in 2009–10 included: exhibitions that includes: – Burke and Wills exhibition featuring QM collection items was in development to open – 1 exhibition in development in August 2010. – 1 exhibition to open – New exhibition of the National Carriage Collection under development for the National Carriage Factory redevelopment at Cobb+Co Museum. • QM exhibition opened in 2009–10: – QM’s Dodd Collection of insects was developed in-house into The Butterfl y Man of Kuranda exhibition that opened at QM South Bank in 2010.

24 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 QM’s new website launched with a new Find out about section full of information drawn from QM’s research and collections knowledge

Strategies Outcomes 2.3 Public Programs Develop one signature • Signature public programs were developed and delivered at each museum and online: public program event – Queensland Museum South Bank: I Dig Dinos, January (53,913 visitors, 66% increase) at each museum – Museum of Tropical Queensland: Creepy Crawlies Alive, January (13,875 visitors, 62% increase) – The Workshops Rail Museum – Day out with Thomas, December / January (35,285 visitors, 15% increase) – Cobb+Co Museum: Have A Go Heritage Trades and Crafts Festival, February (1,556 visitors, 3% increase) – QM website: National Science Week, web presence launched in August and remained across the year with an online gecko survey engaging the public in QM research (51,791 page views to 30 June 2010)

2.4 Website Develop QM virtual museum • The redeveloped QM website was launched on 18 May 2010, International Museums Day. • For the fi rst time, online public access was provided via the new website direct to more than 40,000 collection items, including biodiversity type specimens – the specimens used to defi ne the species. • New Find out about section of the website lets visitors browse or search for information about Queensland topics including mammals, insects, spiders, snakes, dinosaurs, rocks, transport, clothing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and more. QM scientists and historians created this section with support from The Thyne Reid Charitable Trust and the Tim Fairfax Foundation. • QM partnered with Smart Services Queensland to achieve the fi rst direct online sales of QM publications in November 2009. • More than 2.5 million page views and 579,000 web visitors were recorded in 2009–10.

2.5 Self Generated Revenue Develop and implement a • A strategic plan was developed during the year and implementation commenced. Revenue 2 year strategic investment raising activities were carried out in accordance with this plan. plan for products and services • QM achieved an overall 7.5% increase in revenue from the Museum’s commercial activities that increases QM revenue and admissions. • A new Steam Train Sunday product was developed and the number of steam train passengers experiencing this joint QR / QM product more than trebled to 9,451, delivering a 108% increase in revenue from steam train activities. • A retail review of QM South Bank commenced, with recommendations to be assessed and implemented in 2010–11. • QM South Bank introduced new fee-generating public programs and increased the number of donation outlets throughout the Museum. • An online retail shop commenced in November 2009, with 214 items sold to 30 June 2010, achieving an additional $4,410 in revenue.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 25 Strategies Outcomes 2.6 Publications Develop and publish • 13,702 copies of popular and research publications were sold and distributed to more than popular publications with 900 retail outlets across Queensland. content drawn from QM’s • 6 new QM titles were developed and released: research strengths – Heritage Guide to the Scenic Rim – Wild Guide to the Scenic Rim – The Dodd Collection, an exhibition catalogue – Amazing 3D Insects – Chasing the Sunshine – Your Shipwreck Adventure • 6 existing QM publications were revised and released: – Frederick Parkhurst Dodd, The Butterfl y Man of Kuranda – Wild Places of Greater Brisbane – The Amazing Book of Insects – Australian Animal Homes – Giant Insects of Australia poster – Australia’s Insect Orders poster

2.7 Regional Services (a) Manage a state-wide QM Loans educational loans service • 82,033 museum items were loaned for education – 8% increase. • Educational loans reached 729,598 students – 16% over the 2009–10 target. • Educational loans were distributed across Queensland via 30 regional depots and 1 metropolitan facility, with Australia Post sponsoring the regional distribution. • 40 new loans kits covering 8 topics were developed: Queensland Women; Telecommunications; Jurassic; Thylacaleo; Active Earth; Queensland House Design; Cultural Celebrations: Feasts; Cultural Celebrations: Seasons. • 57 loan kits were refreshed and repackaged on topics from rocks and animal homes to multicultural hats and ancient worlds. • New Cultural Celebrations loans kits were launched on Harmony Day, 21 March.

(b) Implement the state-wide Museum Resource Centre Network Museum Resource Centre • Museum Resource Centre Network funding was secured for 2010–13. Network • The work of QM’s Museum Development Offi cers achieved national and international attention when a signifi cance assessment carried out at a regional Queensland gallery revealed what may be an original Hogarth painting. • Partnering with 11 regional galleries and museums, QM produced a website celebrating Queensland’s quirky festivals. The initiative encouraged contemporary collecting in the participating regions.

26 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 QM Publishing Knowledge shared through • 15,506 copies of QM’s 12 pocket guide the QM Inquiry Centre titles have been sold since the series Subject Questions was released in 2007. answered • A total of 158,144 Wild Guides books Insects 1,420 have been sold continuously for the past 15 years. Reptiles 1,052 Birds 553 Mammals 508 Arachnids 477 Social history / Cultural 432 Earth science 316 Museum 299 Fish 269 Amphibians 242 Other invertebrates 165 Ecology / endangered species 158 ATSIC 115 Technology 75 Molluscs 73 Materials conservation 49 Other 48 Crustacea 44 Total subject inquiries 6,295

QM Publishing released 12 publications in 2009–10

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 27 3. Community Identity, Capability and Cohesion; QM Capability

Goal: Community identity, capability and cohesion is enhanced and QM capability is built through research, partnerships and lifelong learning.

QM plays a signiﬁ cant role in building community capability through its vigorous volunteer program, innovative partnerships with local community and industry, and lifelong learning programs. QM’s research with international partners delivers information that is critical to understanding key global issues. QM is committed to strengthening corporate capability through a culture of lifelong learning.

Measures: Research undertaken Community partnerships established Strategies Outcomes 3.1 Research (a) Focus research projects on Projects identifi ed strategic priorities 54 Biodiversity and Geosciences projects commenced or continued in 2009–10. that provide economic and social benefi ts and protect the Major projects included: Queensland environment • Census of Marine Life Coral Reefs initiative (CReefs) • Natural Heritage Trust Bush Blitz project • Documenting Environmental Change in Northern Cenozoic Australia Community partnerships continued and strengthened with the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton and Outback Gondwana Foundation in Eromanga to unearth new Queensland dinosaur fossils. Through these partnerships, many discoveries are able to remain in the regional Queensland communities in which they were found. Research continued on the major Queensland Historical Atlas project covering topics relating to Queensland history including: • Great Barrier Reef • Mining • Tourism • Gentility • Australian South Sea Islanders • Maritime history • World War II • Railways • Road transport • Queensland manufacturing • Aboriginal missions • Explorers Examples include a project to review QM’s Pacifi c Collections from Islander perspectives; archaeological analysis of a Burke & Wills camp site; analysis of cinema advertising slides from the 1940s and ’50s; Brisbane fashion designers; and developing an Historical Archaeology Reference Collection.

28 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Strategies Outcomes 3.1 Research cont. (b) Optimise external funding, Funding sponsorship and contract • A record number of competitive grants were awarded to QM Biodiversity & Geosciences research opportunities staff including: – 6 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grants – 23 Australian Biological Resources Study research grants and taxonomic contracts – 4 US National Science Foundation grants – 1 US National Institutes of Health grant – 2 other major research grants from the Australian Antarctic Division and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation • External funding secured for research projects totalled over $1.5 million (including unearned revenue).

(c) Communicate research Communication activity through a variety • 2 volumes of the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum were published. of media forums • A new QM publication series, Technical Reports of the Queensland Museum, was published online for the fi rst time, making previously unpublished scientifi c data and reports freely available to the scientifi c and general community. 3 volumes of QM Technical Reports were published in 2009–10. • 180 scholarly papers were published, well in excess of the 2009–10 target of 100. • Media relations and marketing activities successfully promoted the QM’s research locally, nationally and internationally. For example, news of the discovery of three new species of Queensland dinosaur in Winton went worldwide with over 35,000 items including stories, blogs and online comments.

3.2 Lifelong Learning (a) Actively foster culture of Lifelong learning within QM lifelong learning within • The Museum has adopted the Queensland Government Capability and Leadership Framework QM and the community (CLF). The CLF will be incorporated into learning and development functions. This will enable staff to identify the key capabilities required of them in their current role and also help them identify which skills to develop to advance to a higher role. Other initiatives to foster a learning-oriented organisation included: • Professional development opportunities were made available through the Museum’s Professional Development Committee which funded training in many areas in 2009–10 including retail, customer service, exhibition design, archaeology, whole of government mentoring program, IT, museum studies and earth sciences. • A learning component was added to the monthly staff meetings at QM South Bank with an expert guest speaker from the Museum. • QM staff attended monthly public talks held onsite at QM South Bank and Museum of Tropical Queensland. • Relationships fostered with tertiary institutions resulted in QM biodiversity staff maintaining cross-appointments with 3 universities. Lifelong learning within the community • QM delivered more than 6,700 public programs, talks, events and exhibitions during the year, based on scholarly, evidence-based research and collection objects and specimens that tell real stories.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 29 Strategies Outcomes 3.2 Lifelong Learning cont. (b) Engage education Education professionals professionals in the use and • Four teacher-trained educators were seconded to QM from Education Queensland. development of QM content They delivered new curriculum related learning resources in 2009–10: – 3 new curriculum-based web resources launched – Biodiscovery and the Great Barrier Reef, Museum Experts, and Celebration of Culture – 9 education loans kits – Teachers notes and student worksheets complementing QM exhibitions • QM’s seconded education professionals delivered professional development activities to 1,557 teachers across Queensland, touching well in excess of 300 Queensland schools plus a small number of schools in New South Wales and South Australia. Talks and programs were also delivered directly into the classroom, working with students from P to 10.

(c) Enhance training Enhanced programs and learning programs and object-based • A new museum outreach program, Reminiscences, was introduced for aged care residents. learning, heritage trades, Museum volunteers took specially developed kits of artefacts to aged care residences in scientifi c research, and Toowoomba and used the objects to encourage the residents to reminisce about their lives. museum practices More than 230 people enjoyed the program in its fi rst year. Reminiscence Kit themes included Home and Hearth, School Days, The War Years and A Shed in A Box. • Training and learning opportunities provided throughout the year included: – 24 heritage trades and crafts workshops at Cobb+Co Museum covering – Blacksmithing – Bookmaking – Felting – Leadlighting – Leatherplaiting – Silversmithing – Calligraphy – Copperfoiling – Millinery – Stonemasonry – Educational in-service presentations to teachers – Programs for school group visitors – Online learning resources – School holiday programs using content and experiences drawn from museum research and collections – Free public talks • The Backyard Explorer program encouraging children’s exploration of science was delivered in Far North Queensland by a QM entomologist and teacher in residence. Five schools, three environmental centres and 145 teachers were reached over three days.

3.3 Business Services Enhance capability of • QM’s IT systems were upgraded and improved through: systems infrastructure – A program to upgrade PCs with energy effi cient models commenced using the highest Energy Star 5 rating models available. The upgrade also ensured compatibility with the latest operating systems and applications. – A new web content management system was purchased to enable direct uploading of new content to the website. – New digital asset management hardware and software were acquired to improve QM’s capacity to store and care for the digital collection.

30 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Strategies Outcomes 3.4 Partnerships Nurture existing partnerships • Partnerships were nurtured and established in 2009–10 including: and actively develop new – Townsville, Burdekin, Charters Towers and Hinchinbrook councils partnered with QM strategic partnerships to give North Queensland locals free entry to the Museum of Tropical Queensland. – Toowoomba Regional Council partnered with QM to give Toowoomba locals free entry to Cobb+Co Museum. – Ipswich City Council continued its support of the Annual Workers reunion event at The Workshops Rail Museum and entered into a new partnership for the International Railway Heritage Conference. – New opportunities to partner internationally were established through The Workshops Rail Museum hosting the International Railway Heritage Conference. – The QM Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding was with Ergon, Energex and Powerlink to redevelop the Powerhouse at The Workshops Rail Museum. – The partnership with QR to provide public access to the North Ipswich railway workshops adjacent to The Workshops Rail Museum continued. – A new partnership with Scenic Rim Regional Council produced two new QM ‘pocket guide’ titles, Heritage Guide to the Scenic Rim and Wild Guide to the Scenic Rim. – QM signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland University of Technology’s Science and Technology faculty. • QM’s Biodiversity & Geosciences programs have established external partnerships including: – 10 major international partnerships; – More than 20 formal partnerships with other academic, industry, philanthropic and government agencies; – More than 20 postgraduate students supervised or co-supervised; – 5 externally funded in-house scholarships and fellowships; – Formal partnerships with University of Queensland, Griffi th University and James Cook University through 20% funded cross-appointments of three senior QM scientifi c staff; – Community partnerships with the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton and Outback Gondwana Foundation in Eromanga to unearth new Queensland dinosaur fossils. • Cobb+Co Museum hosted international delegations from the Pacifi c Islands and South Korea in partnership with Department of Education and TAFE Queensland to explore heritage training opportunities.

Corporate Capability (a) Align volunteer roles to • 281 volunteers contributed 5,650 days to assist QM achieve its strategic priorities. strategic priorities (b) Identify and address key • Corporate documents, plans, manuals and standards were reviewed and updated in line with governance risks and the strategic plan. obligations • Business continuity plans, including disaster recovery plans, were completed for each museum and the programs. These will be implemented in 2010–11.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 31 Strategies Outcomes Corporate Capability cont. (c) Align QM sustainable • QM Green Team initiatives to enhance sustainable business practices and cut QM’s carbon practice with community footprint included: expectations and – Travel Smart workplace initiative at QM South Bank that produced a 15% decrease in government requirements staff car trips in the post-project survey, and a doubling of cycling trips. – 12% reduction in fuel usage for QM vehicles. – Dividing solid waste into 4 separate waste streams to maximise recycling outcomes. Even non-recyclable waste is processed in a ti tree bioreactor and ‘recycled’ into electricity. – Replaced 145 outdated and less energy effi cient PCs with 5 star energy rated models. QM also specifi ed no manuals or CDs with new PCs and arranged for all packaging to be collected and recycled. – Custom Green screen savers were implemented with automatic monitor power off settings. – The number of servers at QM South Bank were reduced by 75%. • At The Workshops Rail Museum, specifi c green initiatives were introduced including: – Reduced museum lighting levels – Reduced 24/7 air conditioning use – Exploring optimum battery and oil recycling/disposal – Using Skype and similar technologies in lieu of travelling – Timed pillar cocks installed in all basins – Decreased water pressurisation (certifi ed as an effi cient water user by the Queensland Water Commission) – Increased purchases of recycled paper as standard stock – Purchasing an additional 11,000 litre rainwater tank. (d) Develop a workforce plan • The Queensland Museum is a pilot site for incorporating the Queensland Government Capability and Leadership Framework (CLF) into workforce planning, primarily through the skills audit. Workforce planning has been completed at the Museum of Tropical Queensland and commenced at all other QM sites. The CLF will be incorporated into recruitment and selection processes, career planning, workforce planning, performance development and learning and development functions over the next year.

32 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Letter from 2/3 AHS Centaur Association to QM Historic Shipwrecks Offi cer Ed Slaughter

“The 2/3 AHS Centaur Association would like to express our heartfelt thanks for your support in the search for, and ultimate fi nding of AHS Centaur. It was important to us, and we believe, Queensland and the nation of Australia that this hidden piece of history be unlocked for ourselves and for future generations… … We remember your encouragement and support from the beginning of our drive to fi nd AHS Centaur from our fi rst meeting two years ago…. Words cannot adequately express our profound gratitude.”

From top: army boot located in the Centaur’s debris ﬁ eld, just over 2km beneath the seas off Moreton Island; QM Historic Shipwrecks Ofﬁ cer, Ed Slaughter, and Centaur Search Director, David Mearns, view the AHS Centaur found on 20 December 2009, 66 years after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine (image Bruce Long, The Courier-Mail)

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 33 4. Collecting Queensland’s natural and cultural history

Goal: The QM collection and knowledge management systems are strategically managed to improve access, collection development, storage, conservation and documentation.

Measures: Care of the collection to national standard Items added to the collection Access to the collection for research, exhibition and cultural purposes Strategies Outcomes 4.1 Collection Management Undertake targeted • 36,986 new objects and specimens were added to the State Collection, more than double the collecting in line with QM 2009–10 target. collection development policy and procedures

4.2 Repatriation Maintain stewardship and • Queensland Museum progressed its culturally appropriate program to repatriate the Ancestral repatriation program to human remains of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders and secret and sacred items. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and other communities

4.3 Collection Access (a) Implement collection • QM’s $2.1 million progressive upgrade of storage methods, systems and facilities has achieved storage upgrade project a 23% increase in storage space overall. • Upgrades this year to the malacology (molluscs), parasitology and bulk alcohol stores created a 44% increase in available storage space in those areas. • More than 200,000 objects and specimens have been re-housed. • As a result, 92% of the collection is stored to a national benchmark standard.

(b) Provide increased access • Collections with a high degree of accessibility have risen from 57% to 83% due to the collection to collection data storage upgrade project. • 5,769 collection items were made available for research, exhibitions and cultural purposes during the year. • For the fi rst time, QM’s new website provided direct online access to more than 40,000 collection items, including biodiversity type specimens – the specimens used to defi ne the species. • QM contributed its biodiversity data to the Atlas of Living Australia with an online launch expected in October 2010.

34 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 An image of a bandicoot mite, taken with QM’s new scanning electron microscope

Strategies Outcomes 4.3 Collection Access cont. (b) Provide increased access • QM contributed approximately 30,000 photographic slides of sponges and octocorals, and to collection data cont. 20,000 light microscope photos and scanning electron microscope photos of skeletal characters to the Sponge Barcoding Project and the Census of Marine Life project. The project is documenting the molecular genetics of these QM collections and delivering details and images online thanks to funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, and an Australian Biological Resources grant through the CReefs partnership. • Cultures & Histories staff worked in partnership with researchers on the Queensland Historical Atlas.

(c) Maintain Aboriginal and • Community members from 17 different Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities Torres Strait Islander visited QM to pay respects to ancestral remains of their people. access to QM collection • QM scanned over 1,000 photos for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and individuals researching family histories or clan histories.

4.4 Collection Valuation and Veriﬁ cation Implement accurate • Using methods developed in conjunction with the Australian Valuation Offi ce, QM undertook valuation and a comprehensive valuation and audit of the State Collection. The State Collection is valued at verifi cation procedures $379,445,227 at 30 June 2010 (excluding the Queensland Museum library and image library). The Library Heritage Collection of rare books is valued at $3,360,000, producing a total value of the Museum’s heritage and cultural assets of $382,805,227.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 35 Growing the collection Repatriation program 36,986 new objects and specimens were added to the State The Queensland Museum runs a culturally appropriate program Collection in 2009–10. These ranged from: to return the Ancestral human remains of Aboriginal people • Spectacular garments including the only James Stewart & Co and Torres Strait Islanders. To prepare QM staff for working dress still in existence in Queensland from the early 1900’s, with Ancestral Remains, they took part in a smoking ceremony an 1883 bustle dress hand made in Corinda, Brisbane on a conducted by Aboriginal staff members. hand turned sewing machine by Mrs Mary Dunlop for her • The remains of 41 Aboriginal people were returned to the 40th wedding anniversary (pictured on page 9) and two Kombumerri Aboriginal People in May. Edwardian wedding dresses — a fi rst for the Queensland • The remains of two Aboriginal people were de-accessioned Museum collection — from 1907. to the Jinibara People which, at the request of the Traditional • Personal artefacts from the missing ‘plant camp’ of the Owners, will continue to be cared for at QM until they have a ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition were unearthed in secure place to put the remains. north Queensland by a team of Queensland Museum • 22 Secret Sacred Objects from two separate Aboriginal led archaeologists. communities were de-accessioned from the collection and • More than 500 species of octocorals, the second most prevalent will be cared for by QM until the communities have established marine invertebrate found on shallow coral reefs after hard safe places for the objects to be kept. corals (hexacorals), that were documented in the existing QM • Community members from 17 different Aboriginal and/or collections and newly discovered from the federally-funded Torres Strait Islander communities visited QM to pay respects Census of Marine Life: CReefs project which is documenting to their Old People. life on coral reefs in Queensland and Western Australia. QM is mentoring new expertise in octocorals following the retirement International reach of the only Australian octocoral expert. • The remains of three Queensland Aboriginal people were • Hundreds of new specimens from the fi ve federally-funded returned from Austria. At the request of the International Bush Blitz fi eld trips, including new species of spiders, fl ies, Repatriation Program through the federal Department of dung beetles, dragonfl ies, butterfl ies, moths, jewel beetles, Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs snakes, lizards, mammals, amphibians and grasshoppers. (FaHCSIA), QM will care for the remains until they can be • Images documenting rarely-seen Queensland fl ora and fauna provenanced and repatriated. in western Queensland after fl ood waters subsided. Interstate exchange • The infamous Mazda Bravo ute used by former Prime Minister • Three endocranial plastercasts and one Secret Sacred Object Kevin Rudd was displayed at QM South Bank and offered as a are on loan to the South Australia Museum for repatriation donation to the State Collection. to the South Australian Traditional Owners. QM’s ever-growing collection presents an ongoing challenge • The remains of 15 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait for storage and conservation, with space and museum-standard Islander people have been returned by the South Australia conditions scarce resources. Museum for repatriation, part of the national initiative to move remains closer to their own country.

QM Photographer, Gary Cranitch, documented ﬂ ora and fauna in western Queensland after ﬂ ood waters subsided. Clockwise: Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Holy Cross Frog (Notaden Bennettii), and Lake Bindegolly

36 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 5. Funding and Infrastructure

Goal: Funding is secured for QM infrastructure priorities.

To deliver a museum of international standing, work will continue on developing QM’s research, cultural and educational assets to improve services that attract increased research, corporate and community partnerships and funding.

Measure: Self generated and other revenue secured Strategies Outcomes 5.1 Asset Management (a) Identify desired • The North Ipswich Railyards site masterplan will be developed by the Queensland Museum, QM outcomes from Ipswich City Council, Queensland Rail and Brisbane Marketing. development of North • The QM Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Queensland Energy Ipswich Railyards Museum and three energy companies for a $1 million partnership to redevelop The Powerhouse and participate in the onsite at The Workshops Rail Museum. development of a master plan for the North Ipswich Railyards

(b) Construct the National • Construction of the National Carriage Factory redevelopment commenced in July 2009. The Carriage Factory redeveloped Cobb+Co Museum is on target to open September 2010 at almost double the size. redevelopment of Cobb+Co Museum

5.2 Funding (a) Develop consolidated • State government funding was secured for 2010–11 at an equivalent level to 2009–10. funding submission to • $1 million in state government funding was awarded to Arts Queensland to progress the case for state government to redeveloping QM South Bank by developing a business case and preliminary functional brief. secure ongoing funding required to operate the QM network

(b) Develop strategies • Self-generated revenue represents almost one quarter (24%) of QM’s total revenue. to secure alternative • QM secured over $800,000 from 23 federal Australian Biological Resources Study funding funding from sources grants and contracts for both terrestrial and marine biodiversity research, more than any other including commonwealth Australian institution. government, other state government departments, • Dollar for dollar matching funding grant of $250,000 from the state government was achieved local government, for the fourth consecutive year. sponsorship, • The QM Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland Energy Museum, philanthropic, Ergon Energy, ENERGEX and Powerlink for a $1 million partnership for the proposed Powerhouse commercial ventures, development at The Workshops Rail Museum. user charging

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 37 Strategies Outcomes 5.2 Funding cont. (b) Develop strategies • Other funding partnerships were developed and continued in 2009–10 through the QM Foundation: to secure alternative – $200,000 in grants from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, the Ian Potter Foundation and the funding from sources George Alexander Foundation were used to develop and open a new children’s exhibition, Your including commonwealth Shipwreck Adventure, at the Museum of Tropical Queensland. government, other state government departments, – $150,000 partnership forged with BHP Billiton through the Australian Institute of Marine Science local government, will enable QM to employ a scientifi c fellow to focus on the Bryozoan marine collection. sponsorship, – $150,000 in grants from the Thyne Reid Foundation and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation philanthropic, funded development of the Find out about section of the new QM website. commercial ventures, – Ongoing corporate partnerships were maintained with ENERGEX (ENERGEX Playasaurus Place user charging cont. at QM South Bank), Queensland Nickel (Museum of Tropical Queensland), QR and Great Southern Rail (the Great Railway Journeys of Australia exhibition tour), Australia Post (QM Regional Loans service), Heritage Building Society and Wippells Autos (National Carriage Factory development at Cobb+Co Museum).

(c) Continue advocacy for • New community fundraising campaign for the redeveloped Cobb+Co was launched in November recurrent and remaining 2009 by the Queensland Museum Foundation and raised over $25,000 to 30 June 2010. capital funding for National Carriage Factory redevelopment at Cobb+Co Museum

38 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 The $8 million redevelopment of Cobb+Co Museum, to almost double the size, was a major project for QM in 2009–10

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 39 Financial Summary

This fi nancial summary 2009–10 2008–09 provides a snapshot of the Statement of Financial Performance income, expenses, assets $’000 $’000 and liabilties of the Parent Total Income 30,438 31,555 Entity and can be read Total Expenses 29,568 27,947 in conjunction with the fi nancial statements provided Surplus/Defi cit 870 3,608 in this report. During 2009–10, the Queensland Museum received income of $30.438 Statement of Financial Position 2009–10 2008–09 million for the delivery of $’000 $’000 museum services to the Queensland community, Total Assets 474,570 467,711 realising an operating Total Liabilties 2,764 2,720 surplus from ordinary activities of $870,000. Total Equity 471,806 464,991

Financial Performance Income

User charges $3,044,000 $945,000 Grants and other contributions $274,000 $5,161,000 Interest $695,000 $20,319,000 Other Capital grants, contributions and donations Other capital income

A decrease in income of $1.117 million (3.54%) was recorded in 2009–10 primarily due to changes in the funding arrangements for accommodation at QM South Bank and the transfer of building owner costs to Arts Queensland.

Financial Position Assets

$5,325,000 $11,876,000

$1,124,000 $456,245,000 Current assets Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets Assets under contstruction

As at 30 June 2010, total assets were valued at $474.57 million, an increase of $6.859 million over the previous year. This change can be attributed to an increase in value of $7.884 million in the State Collection and a decrease in land values of $1.013 million.

40 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Expenses

Total capital expenses $121,000 $353,000 Employee expenses $2,949,000 $17,262,000 Suppplies and services $8,883,000 Depreciation and amortisation Other expenses

For the 2009–10 ﬁ nancial year, an increase in expenses of $1.621 million (5.8%) compared to 2009–10 was due mainly to increased employee expenses ($1.380 million) through enterprise bargaining/paypoint increases, increased activity in research grants and consultancies, and increased public programming.

Liabilities

$298,000 $1,272,000 Trade and other payables Employee payables – current $1,194,000 Employee payables – non current

As at 30 June 2010, total liabilities were valued at $2.764 million, an increase of $0.044 million from the previous year. This change was the result of an increase in payables, particularly around capital projects, a reduction in unearned revenue and a reduction in employee entitlements. The Queensland Museum is not a part of the state’s annual leave central scheme and as such is required to manage leave liability internally. There are no known contingent liabilities at this time.

Financial Performance Indicator 2009–10 2008–09 Cash Balance (‘000) Cash held at the end of the period $10,541 $12,776 Quick Ratio Ability to pay our bills in the very short term without having to liquidate inventory. Current Assets less inventories divided by Current Liabilties 4.60 5.67 Current Ratio Ability to pay our bills in the short term. Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities 4.82 5.91 Cash Capacity in Months Provides an indication of the number of months cash held at period end would cover for recurrent costs 4.63 5.74

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 41 Future priorities

Outlook and Priorities for 2010–2011 High quality original research focussed on objects, specimens and other evidence The Queensland Museum’s strategic goals over the next four years (2010–2014) will position QM to be recognised and • Seek external research funding to allow QM to undertake resourced as a museum of international standing. In 2010–2011, quality research that aligns with our strategic themes. our priorities will build a platform to achieve this. • Progress strategic partnerships, Australian and There are no proposed changes to the core operations of the international, to provide increased access to QM collections Queensland Museum. and knowledge base. • Export zoological data from the QM collections database Community connections to the Atlas of Living Australia via the Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) portal. People and their communities connected to Queensland’s cultural and natural heritage Sustainability • Open and operate a redeveloped, engaging and sustainable Cobb+Co Museum. Strategic priorities delivered through the growth and maintenance of a sustainable organisation • Continue developing plans to address the future requirements for QM South Bank and the QM network. • Invest in the capacity and skills of Queensland Museum’s workforce as a pivotal resource and foster a culture of lifelong • Progress plans to stage international exhibitions at learning within QM. QM South Bank. • Introduce the QM Capability and Leadership Framework. • Grow the signature public programs at each museum. • Optimise self-generated revenue through innovative business • Develop plans to mark QM’s 150th year in 2012. practices and improved business systems. • Tour the exhibition based on the Dodd insect collection • Secure substantial fi nancial support for QM strategic within the QM network. priorities through the activities of the QM Foundation, • Publish an increased and broadened range of books through including launching an individual donor acquisition campaign implementing the publishing plan. and corporate membership products for QM South Bank and • Extend the ways people can connect with our collections, The Workshops Rail Museum. providing virtual access to more collection objects used in • Develop a dedicated fundraising strategy to raise an exhibitions and public programs, and through the research additional $4.0m for the Powerhouse development at development process. The Workshops Rail Museum. • Upgrade the secret sacred storage area to meet Indigenous cultural protocols. Challenges QM has identifi ed a number of challenges facing the organisation • Relocate priority elements of the QM Indigenous collection in delivering its plans and contributing to government ambitions to Townsville to bring it closer to communities. for 2010–2011: • Redevelop the Binangar Centre at Cobb+Co Museum. • Provision of and access to state-wide museum services • Identify volunteering opportunities and make them available to meet growing community expectations; to a diverse range of Queenslanders including members of • Capacity to support large scale exhibitions and Indigenous communities. public programs; • Determine visitor needs and preferences through • Development of adequate human and fi nancial resourcing; targeted visitor research to inform future marketing and communications plans. • Working with Arts Queensland to ensure the QM South Bank building is maintained so as to be able to meet the needs of Collections and research the Museum and its visitors; and QM collections and knowledge base developed, • Ability to continue to develop programs and services that preserved and accessed meet the needs of and engage communities in an increasingly competitive and economically challenging environment. • Acquire items for the State Collection that best represent Queensland’s cultural and natural heritage. The Museum will manage these areas through: • Continue implementing the collection storage upgrade • Innovation in service delivery strategies; project including storage upgrades for Geosciences • Growing strategic partnerships and developing in-house collections and oversized mammal collection and re-housing exhibitions; and and re-organising the Social History section of the Cultural • Developing alternative revenue sourcing strategies. Heritage Collection at QM South Bank. • Develop and implement a digital asset management policy. • Progress the repatriation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret and sacred items.

42 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 APPENDICES I Functions and Powers of the Board

The Board of the Queensland Functions of board (e) to perform functions Ministerial directions Museum is the governing that are incidental, (1) The functions of the The Minister for the Arts gave body of the Queensland complementary or helpful board shall be — no directions to the Board Museum in accordance with to, or likely to enhance of the Queensland Museum the Queensland Museum Act (a) the control and the effective and effi cient during the year. 1970 (the Act). The object management of the museum performance of, the of the Act is to contribute and of all natural history, functions mentioned in Board of the to the cultural, social and historical and technological paragraphs (a) to (d); and collections, and other Queensland Museum intellectual development of (f) to perform functions of the chattels and property Chair all Queenslanders. type to which paragraph contained therein; and Prof. P. Swannell, AM, BSc, The principles guiding (e) applies and which PhD, HonDUniv,CPEng FIEAust (b) the maintenance and the achievement of this are given to the board in 04/12/08 – 21/02/11 objective are: administration of the writing by the Minister. museum in such manner Vice Chair (a) leadership and (2) In performing the as will effectively minister Hon. Dr D. Hamill, BA(Hons), excellence in the functions mentioned in to the needs and demands MA, Phd, FCIT, FAICD preservation, research subsection (1)(b)(i) or of the community in any 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 and communication of (ii), the board must have or all branches of the Queensland’s cultural regard to the desirability of Members natural sciences, applied and natural heritage; storing items, or carrying Ms Y. Abdel-Magied sciences, technology out or promoting research, 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 (b) responsiveness to the and history, associated relevant to Queensland. Mr S. Copplin, B.Bus needs of communities with the development (Accounting) FCPA, FTIA, in regional and outer of the museum as a (3) Before giving a function MAICD metropolitan areas; museum for science, the for subsection (1)(f), the 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 (c) respect for Aboriginal environment and human Minister must consult and Torres Strait achievement, and to this with the board about Mr P. Duffy, BA, LLB Islander cultures; end shall undertake — the function. 22/02/08 – 21/02/11 (d) support for children i. the storage of suitable (4) In performing its functions Dr G. Ginn, BA (Hons), PhD (Qld) and young people in items pertaining to the board must have regard 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 to the object of, and guiding their appreciation of the study of natural Ms C. Mason, BEcon, BA principles for, this Act. Queensland’s cultural sciences, applied (Hons), FAICD, FAIM, FIPAA and natural heritage; sciences, technology General powers 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 and history, and (e) developing diverse Dr B. Piscitelli, AM, BA, MEd, PhD exhibits and other (1) For performing its audiences; 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 personal property; and functions, the board has all (f) developing capabilities for the powers of an individual Mr T. Robinson life-long learning about ii. carrying out or and may for example— 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 Queensland’s cultural and promoting scientifi c and (a) enter into arrangements, natural heritage; historical research; and Ms M. Vit, BBusComm, Dip AICD agreements, contracts and iii the provision of 25/09/08 – 21/02/11 (g) developing opportunities deeds; and for international educational facilities Government Observer (b) acquire, hold, deal with and collaboration and for through the display of Ms L. Tabrett, BA (Hons), PSM dispose of property; and cultural exports, especially selected items, lectures, Observer and CEO to the Asia-Pacifi c region; fi lms, broadcasts, (c) engage consultants; and Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), telecasts, publications (h) promoting and (d) appoint agents and PhD, MAgSt and other means; and attorneys; and presenting content Observer and Deputy CEO relevant to Queensland. iv. the operation of (e) charge, and fi x terms, for Dr G. Potter, MSc (Hons), PhD, workshops for the The Board consists of the goods, services, facilities GradDipEd (from February 2010) maintenance and repair number of members appointed and information supplied of exhibits and other Observer and Acting by the Governor-in-Council. by it; and things; and Deputy CEO Members are appointed for a (f) do anything else necessary Mr A. Moritz, MBA, v. any other action which term of not more than three or desirable to be done in GradDipMusStud, GradDipTour in the opinion of the years. In appointing a member, performing its functions. (until February 2010) regard must be had to the board is necessary or (2) Without limiting Observer and Director person’s ability to contribute desirable; and subsection (1), the board Corporate Services and to the Board’s performance (c) the control and has the powers given to it Business Development and the implementation of its management of all lands under this or another Act. Mr P. Willett, BBus (Pub. Admin), strategic and operational plans. and premises vested in or (3) The board may exercise its Grad Cert PSM (until August A person is not eligible for placed under the control of powers inside and outside 2009 and from January 2010) appointment as a member if the the board; and Queensland, including person is not able to manage Observer and Acting Director (d) to perform the functions outside Australia. a corporation because of the given to the board under Corporate Services and (4) In this section—power Corporations Act, Part 2D.6. another Act; and Business Development includes legal capacity. Ms S. Tickle, BA (from August 2009 until January 2010) 44 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Members of Board Mr A. Unatenne Mr T Goldstone, BAppSc Chair Sub-Committees (from November 2009) Recreation (Tourism & Mr D. Liddy, MBA, SF Fin, FAICD Marketing), GradDip Mgt Queensland Museum Observers (Corporate Trustees Aboriginal and Administration Agency) Secretary/Director Dr D. Campbell, MBA, PhD, Torres Strait Islander Mr G. Dalton (from February Mr P. McLeod, BAgSc DipLegalSt, FCHSE, CHE, FAIM 2010) Consultative Committee Queensland Museum Prof. P. Coaldrake BA(Hons Chair Mr W. Leaver, BCom (Accy), South Bank IIA), PhD MCom (Accy and Fin), CPA Mr T. Robinson Chair Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), (until February 2010) Secretary Mr M. Snow, B Reg & Town PhD, MAgSt Mrs P. O’Connor Mr M. Linnane, B.Bus (Accy) Plan (Hons), M Land Arch, Ms N. Hollows BBus (Acctg), MPIA, MPCA Grad Dip CSP, Grad Dip Adv Members Observer (Arts Queensland) Mrs M. Iselin Ms S. Rowlands, BA (Hons), MA Vice Chairman Acctg (Dist), ACIS, CA, GAICD Mr V. O’Rourke, Mr C. Jia Members of Museum Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), AM, BEcon, PhD, MAgSt FCPA, FCIT, FAIM Mrs J. Richardson Advisory Committees Members Ms L. Rainbow Reid Ms I. Ryder Cobb+Co Museum Dr B. Piscitelli, AM, BA, Med, PhD Mr M. Reilly, BA, Grad Mr T. Sebasio Chair Dr A. Bowen, BSc (Hons), PhD Dip Bus (HRD), Grad Dip Mrs L. Shipway Dr D. Campbell MBA, PhD, Resource Management, MSc Mr R. Kent, BBus Ms C. Wall DipLegalSt (IS), FAIM, FAICD Ms P. Flynn, BLiberal Arts Mr D. Williams Vice Chairman Ms L. Street Dr I. Galloway BSc(Hons), Mr J. Prentice Ex-offi cio Members Ex-offi cio PhD, MAgSt Mr T. Hewitt Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Members Mr A. Young PhD, MAgSt Ms M. Anderson Ms T. Barnard, BVA Secretary/Director Prof. P. Swannell, AM, BSc, Mr C. Armitage Ms B. McCormack PhD, HonDUniv(USQ) CPEng, Queensland Museum Dr A. Bartholomai, MSc, PhD (until February 2010) FIEAust Audit and Risk Management Committee Ms A. Cardell, BA, MA Dr G. Potter Observers (from February 2010) Ms M. Andersen, BCI Chair Prof. M. French, BA, MADLitt (from March 2010) Mr S. Copplin, B.Bus Ms K. Hauritz, BBus(Tourism) The Workshops Ms D. Scott (Accounting) FCPA, FTIA, Mr A. Kerridge Rail Museum MAICD (until November 2009) Ms D Moodie, BA Chair Members Hon. Dr D. Hamill, AM, BA National Carriage Factory Secretary/Director Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), (Hons), MA, PhD, FCIT, FAICD Campaign Committee Mrs D. Tranter, OAM, BA, PhD, MAgSt Chair MLitSt,CT(Sec), GradDipCEd Vice-Chairman Mr L. Hayes, BAppSc (Maths) Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), Dr M. Wagner Ms C. Mason, BEcon, BA Museum of Tropical PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chair Queensland (Hons), FAICD, FAIM, FIPAA Members Mr B. Armagnacq, BCom, Chair Prof. P. Swannell, AM, BSc, Mr M. Beckmann, MA, DipEd FCA, FAICD Mr M. Reilly, BA(UNSW), PhD, HonDUniv,CPEng Committee Members Grad Dip Bus (HRD) (Deaking Ms D. Brassington, BEd, DipT FIEAust Ms M. Andersen University), MSc(IS) (FSUD), Mrs R. Buchanan, BSc Mr C. Armitage Observers AFAIM, GAICD Mr K. Creedy Mr A. Moritz, MBA, Vice Chairman Mr R. Bowly GradDipMusStud, GradDipTour Mr T. Gassman Dr I Galloway BSc (Hons) Dr D. Campbell, MBA, PhD, (until February 2010) Ms D. Hanly, MAICD, Com.Dec PhD, MAgSt DipLegalSt, FCHSE, CHE, FAIM Dr G. Potter, MSc (Hons), PhD, Mrs D. O’Neill Members Mr D. Davey GradDipEd, JP (Qual) (from Mr V. O’Rourke, AM, BEcon, Ms J. Arlett, BSc.PodMed, February 2010) FCPA, FCIT, FAIM, FFTA Ms J. Pugh DipAppScPod. (Distinction), Ms S. Tickle, BA (from August DipPracMgt UNEP), MAPod.A Prof A. Rix, BA, PhD Mr D. Snow, BBus 2009 until January 2010) FAAPSM, FASMF, FAIM Secretary/Director Mr I. Walls, BBus Mr M. Wakefi eld Mr P. Duffy, BA, LLB Mr A. Moritz, MBA, Observers Mr P. Willett, BBus (Pub. Ms N. Howard GradDipMusStud, GradDipTour Ms M. Andersen, BCI Admin), Grad Cert PSM (from March 2010) (until August 2009 and from Prof M. Kingsford, BSc MSc PhD Queensland Museum January 2010) Cr J. Lane, AFAIM, GAICD Foundation Ms D. Scott (until November 2009) Observers (Queensland Ms G. Mackay, BA Hons (Class 1) Patron Audit Offi ce) Ms S. McLennan, Dip Creative Her Excellency Ms P. Wensley, Mrs D. Tranter, OAM, Mr J. Davis (until November 2009) Arts, Grad Dip Ed (B Ed),Grad AO, Governor of Queensland BA, MLitSt, CT(Sec), GradDipCEd, JP Mr D. Olive, BBus (Accy), CPA Cert Museum Man, Partial Dip LGA Gov Admin Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 45 II Performance Statement

Measures 2009–10 ASDS* 2009–10 2009–10 Achieved Target / Estimate Estimated Actual Number of physical items added to the 1 New measure 17,800 36,896 State Collection Number of digital items added to the 1 New measure 6,500 6,500 digital asset management system Total physical campus visits 2 760,000 780,985 847,207 School children visiting campuses 81,200 75,300 75,324 Online visits New measure 600,000 579,334 New displays (sq metres of exhibitions) 2,400 2,586 2,436 Lectures, public talks, workshops and 3 5,400 9,197 6,730 outreach programs delivered Number of research papers published 100 99 180 Number of Queensland Museum 4 69,000 90,136 87,908 collection objects accessed for research, education, exhibition and cultural purposes Participants in lectures, public talks, 5 New measure 236,250 279,095 workshops and outreach programs Number of popular research-based 6 New Measure 13,000 13,702 publications sold and distributed Satisfaction of audiences with 96% 95% 97% collection-based displays and activities in public galleries Percentage of the collection 99% 92% 92% that is stored to a national benchmark standard Percentage of Local Government 7 New measure 100% 100% Authorities receiving Queensland Museum services *Agency Service Delivery Statement

1. Previous measure is now reported separately as physical items and digital items to better refl ect the growing digital collection. Success in achieving external funding grants involving additional biodiversity fi eld trips, research and a dedicated collection assessment and processing effort achieved outstanding results in collecting in 2009–10. 2. Success of signature programs at each location contributed to increased onsite visitation. 3. Increase in 2009–10 Est. Actual is due to inclusion of Regional Services outreach programs. 4. Increase in 2009–10 Est. Actual is due to inclusion of all regional services loans accessed by communities. 5. New measure describes level of participation in lectures, talks, workshops and outreach programs across the state. 6. New measure refl ects Queensland Museum’s role in taking the State Collection to all Queenslanders through academic and popular publications. 7. New measure included to describe the reach of the Queensland Museum services across the state.

46 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Key results 2009–10 2008–09 A. Access 1. Museum Visitors Total Museum Visitors (onsite) 847,207 806,409 School group visitors 75,324 80,863 Queensland Museum South Bank Individual visitors 557,572 501,615 Group visitors (schools) 60,022 64,115 Total visitors 617,594 565,730 Cobb+Co Museum Individual visitors 34,868 35,071 Group visitors (schools) 3,635 4,544 Total visitors 38,503 39,615 Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum Individual visitors 981 802 Group visitors (schools) 14 120 Total visitors 995 922 Museum of Tropical Queensland Individual visitors 84,586 91,974 Group visitors (schools) 5,504 5,313 Total visitors 90,090 97,287 The Workshops Rail Museum Individual visitors 93,876 96,084 Group visitors (schools) 6,149 6,771 Total visitors 100,025 102,855

2. Regional and Community Services Visitors accessing museum objects through outreach services 729,598 626,854 Visitors accessing museum objects through outreach activities 10,358 15,325 Number of travelling displays 4 1 Visitors to QM travelling displays 248,489 111,455 Professional inquiries – one to one 14,739 14,084 Local government authority regions receiving services 73 73

3. Museum Items Loaned 87,908 86,802 Research & Scientifi c items loaned 4,329 9,557 Education items loaned 82,139 75,663 Library items loaned 1,395 1,582 Cultural & Display items loaned * 45 * n/a * new measure in 2009–10, previously included in research & scientiﬁ c loans

4. Web Usage Page views 2,516,415 2,489,534 Unique web visits 579,334 575,037

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 47 Key results 2009–10 2008–09 B. Displays Permanent displays opened (number) * 2 * Size of permanent displays opened (sq metres) 100 573 Temporary displays (number) 38 15 Temporary displays (sq metres) 2,336 1,864 * new measure included in 2009–10

C. Collections Increase in value of collections $7,895,000 $104,334,445 Purchase cost of new collections $2,568 $3,604 Number of items added to State Collection 43,396 26,212 Number of items conserved 41,829 12,958

D. Research Research programs commenced 57 56 Research programs completed 44 33 Species or items yielding new information 41,071 40,791 Days of fi eld work 1,085 852 Localities investigated 301 254 Number of research publications 180 146 Pages of Memoirs produced 352 963 Memoirs volumes exchanged 604 495 Number of published acknowledgments 232 52 Number of learned staff presentations * 6,730 198 * measure changed in 2009–10 to include all presentations where museum knowledge is exchanged with audiences, both on and off site

E. Financial Management 1. Income generation $$ Entrance fees 2,143,409 2,024,218 Interest 694,697 874,258 Shop receipts 1,171,745 1,139,654 Research grants 1,110,500 826,369 Cash donations/Sponsorships 836,830 698,172 Consultancy 254,460 419,082 Café lease 113,571 150,749 Temporary exhibitions 100,233 0 Other 2,301,257 2,622,422 Total 8,726,701 *8,754,924 * A donation of land (Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba) from the Department of Education, Training and the Arts valued at $1.050m was recognised as income in 2008–09 but is not included in the above reporting

48 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Key results 2009–10 2008–09 E. Financial Management cont. 2. Shop income (excluding food outlets) $$ South Bank Explorer Shop 621,294 601,098 Wholesale Distribution 120,572 116,431 Museum of Tropical Queensland 149,637 159,043 Cobb+Co Museum 55,994 65,865 Workshops Rail Museum 223,942 197,217 Total 1,171,439 1,139,654

3. Shop income per visitor Queensland Museum South Bank 1.01 1.06 Museum of Tropical Queensland 1.66 1.63 Cobb+Co Museum 1.45 1.66 Workshops Rail Museum 2.24 1.92

4. Self-generated income Revenue earned by QM as a % of total revenue 24.20% 24.39% Grant revenue earned as a % of QM-earned revenue 15.07% 10.95%

5. Relative expenditure on salaries Salary as % of total expenditure 57.68% 57.14% * Revenue provided by the state for depreciation funding at The Workshops Rail Museum and returned as an equity withdrawal, is not included for the purposes of this calculation.

F. Human Resources 1. Full time equivalent (FTE) establishment staff * Biodiversity & Geosciences Program 25.60 This measure not Collection Services 6.00 reported in 2008–09 Corporate Services & Business Development 20.80 Cultures & Histories Program 13.00 Directorate 2.00 Foundation 3.00 Information Management & Information Technology 13.00 Museums: Cobb+Co 12.20 Museum of Tropical Queensland 26.44 QM South Bank 41.99 The Workshops Rail Museum 27.10 Regional Services 12.80 Total 203.93 * Core establishment positions as at 30 June 2010, excluding casual and grant-funded staff (includes vacant positions)

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 49 Key results 2009–10 2008–09 F. Human Resources cont. 2. Full time equivalent staff* Biodiversity & Geosciences Program 37.2 35 Collection Services 4.3 6 Corporate Services & Business Development 24.4 20 Cultures & Histories Program 12.6 10 Directorate 2.0 3 Foundation 2.7 2 Information Management & Information Technology 14.4 13 Museums: 119 Cobb+Co 12.0 Museum of Tropical Queensland 28.7 QM South Bank 43.1 The Workshops Rail Museum 29.5 Regional Services 11.8 13 Total 223.2 221 * Average FTE of all staff calculated from February to June 2010, including casual and grant staff and staff on paid leave

3. Permanent staff retention and separation Retention % / Separation %* Staff turnover* Biodiversity & Geosciences Program 97 / 3 0 Collection Services 50 / 50 0 Corporate Services & Business Development 89 / 11 0 Cultures & Histories Program 40 / 60 1 Directorate 100 / 0 0 Foundation 100 / 0 1 Information Management & Information Technology 100 / 0 0 Museums: 12 Cobb+Co 89 / 11 Museum of Tropical Queensland 95 / 5 QM South Bank 88 / 12 The Workshops Rail Museum 100 / 0 Regional Services 67 / 33 0 Total 91 / 9 14 * Reporting measure changed in 2009–10 to retention and separation rates expressed as a percentage

4. Absenteeism Sick leave occasions 1,258 1,228 Hours of sick leave 13,198 12,883 Hours of workers compensation 59.75 165

50 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Key results 2009–10 2008–09 F. Human Resources cont. 5. Training % of gross salary expenditure 0.76 0.59

6. Volunteers Number of honorary staff and volunteers 281 306 Number of volunteer person days 5,650 5,146

G. Workplace Health and Safety Number of accidents – (Staff / Public): Queensland Museum South Bank 24 / 76 27 / 70 Cobb+Co Museum 5 / 2 6 / 4 Museum of Tropical Queensland 6 / 6 5 / 6 The Workshops Rail Museum 23 / 59 24 / 51 Hendra Annexe 5 / 0 3 / 0

H. Building Maintenance Queensland Museum South Bank ** 22,981 * 1,194,735 Museum of Tropical Queensland 292,080 166,970 Cobb+Co Museum 34,097 35,631 Workshops Rail Museum 109,413 89,071 Hendra Annexe 201,960 * 55,094 * includes estimated amounts paid to CAA for maintenance related activities. ** From 2009–10, payments made to Arts Queensland for occupancy of the QM South Bank premises relate to lease payments only, with maintenance transferred to Arts Queensland as building owner. Some residual maintenance costs still exist.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 51 III Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications 9. Bartholomai, A. 2010 16. Bruce, A.J. 2010c Revision of Flidersichthys denmeadi Ancylomenes kuboi and A. 1. Alvarez, B. & Hooper J.N.A. 2009 Longman 1932, a marine teleost okunoi spp. Nov.nov. (Decapoda: Taxonomic revision of the from the Lower Cretaceous of the Pontoniinae), from the Australian order Halichondrida (Porifera, Great Artesian Basin, Queensland. Northwest Shelf, Vietnam and the Demospongiae) in Northern Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Philippines. In: De Grave, S. & Australia. Family Axinellidae. 55: 43-68. Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), Contributions The Beagle, Records of the Museum to shrimp taxonomy. and Art Galleries of the Northern 10. Bartholomai, A. 2010 Zootaxa 2372: 169–176 Territory 25: 17-40 A new Albian Teleost, Euroka dunravenensis gen. et sp. nov. and 17. Bruce, A.J. 2010d 2. Amey, A.P. & Couper, P.J. 2009 a new family, Eurokidae, from the A revision of the systematic position A new limb-reduced skink (Scincidae: Lerista) from the dry Eromanga Basin of Queensland. of Periclimenaeus spinimanus rainforest of north Queensland. Queensland. Bruce, 1969 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Zootaxa 2173:19–30 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Pontoniinae) and the designation 55: 69 – 88. of Anisomenaeus gen. nov. In: De 3. Appenzeller, J., Mihci, G., Martin, Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), M.-T., Gallard, J.-F., Menou, J.-L., 11. Beard, J. & Ochoa, R. 2010 Ontogenetic modifi cation in the Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Zootaxa 2372: 338–340 Petek, S., Chevalley, S., Valentin, A., Tuckerellidae (Acari: Tetranychoidea). Zaparucha, A., Al-Mourabit, A. & International Journal of Acarology 18. Bruce, A.J. 2010e Debitus, C. 2009 36(2): 169 — 173 Online publication Eupontonia oahu sp. Nov., a second Agelasines J, K, and L from the date: 28 April 2010 species of the genus Eupontonia Solomon Islands marine sponge 12. Blieck A., Turner S., Burrow C.J., Bruce, 1971, (Crustacea: Decapoda: Agelas cf. mauritiana. Schultze H.-P., Reif W.-E., Rexroad Pontoniinae) from Oahu, Hawai’ian Journal of Natural Products 71(8): C.B. & Nowlan G.S. 2009 Islands. In: De Grave, S. & Fransen, 1451-1454 Pourquoi les Conodontes ne sont pas C.H.J.M. (Eds), Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. 4. Arango, C.P., Soler-Membrives, des Vertébrés? Zootaxa 2372: 405–414 A., Miller, K. 2010 In François Thirion, Xavier Legrain Genetic differentiation in the & Marco Vecoli eds, Prospectives 19. Bruce, A.J. 2010f Circum-Antarctic sea spider en Paléontologie et Palynologie, 4e Periclimenaeus devaneyi sp. Novnov., Nymphon australe (Pycnogonida; congrès APF – 21e réunion APLF, from Oahu, Hawai’i (Crustacea: Nymphonidae). 02 – 05 Juin 2009, Lille, France, Decapoda: Pontoniinae). In: De Deep-Sea Research II. Résumés. Laboratoire Géosystèmes, Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), www.divetheblue.net Université de Lille, Lille, 16-17 Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. 5. Arango, C.P. 2009. Pycnogonida from no references Zootaxa 2372: 379–388 deep waters in Western Australia. 13. Bologna, M.A., Turco, F. & Pinto, 20. Bruce, A.J. 2010g Zootaxa 1977:1-20. J.D., 2010 Palaemonella dijonesae sp. Nov.nov. 6. Baehr, B. C., Harvey, M. S. & Smith, Meloidae. Leschen R.A.B. and Beutel (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae) H. M. 2010 R.G. (eds.). from Western Australia. In: De The goblin spiders of the new In: Handbook of Zoology/Handbuch Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), endemic Australian genus der Zoologie Coleoptera II. Book Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. Cavisternum (Araneae: Oonopidae). chapter 1 Zootaxa 2372: 151–156 American Museum Novitates Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York. 21. Bruce, N.L. 2009 3684: 1-40 14. Bruce, A.J. 2010a New genera and species of the 7. Baehr, B.C. & Raven, R.J. 2009 Additions to the genus Phycomenes marine isopod family Serolidae Revision of the Australian spider Bruce, 2008 (Crustacea: Decapoda: (Crustacea, Sphaeromatidea) from genus Habronestes L. Koch, 1872 Pontoniinae). In: De Grave, S. & the southwestern Pacifi c. (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), Contributions ZooKeys 18: 17–76 Tasmania. to shrimp taxonomy. 22. Bruce, N.L. 2009b Contributions to Natural History Zootaxa 2372: 367–368. A new genus and new species No. 12: 127–151 15. Bruce, A.J. 2010b of Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: 8. Barnes, E.C., Said, N.A.B.M., Allopontonia alastairi sp. Novnov., Isopoda)from the Great Barrier Williams, E.D., Hooper, J.N.A. a second species of the genus Reef, Australia. & Davis, R.A. 2010 Allopontonia Bruce, 1972 (Crustacea: Memoirs of Museum Victoria Ecionines A and B, two new Decapoda: Pontoniinae), from the 66(1): 35–42 cytotoxic pyridoacridine alkaloids Australian Northwest Shelf. In: De 23. Bruce, N.L. (Ed) 2009 Edited book from the Australian marine sponge, Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), Advances in the taxonomy and Ecionemia geodides. Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. biogeography of Crustacea of the Tetrahedron Letters 66: 283-287 Zootaxa 2372: 33–36 Southern Hemisphere. ZooKeys 18, 1–182. 52 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 24. Bruno, D., Geneste, J-M., Aplin, K., 31. Castro, P., Davie, P.J.F., Ng, P.K.L. 38. Davie, P.J.F. & Naruse, T. (2010). A Delannoy, J-J., Araho, N., Clarkson, & Richer de Forges, B. 2010 new species of Ilyoplax (Crustacea: C., Connell, K., Haberle, S., Barker, B., Le Professeur Danièle Guinot — Decapoda: Brachyura: Dotillidae) Lamb, L., Stanisic, J., Fairbairn, A., Professor Danièle Guinot. Pp. 1–33. from Panglao, the Philippines. Pp. Skelly, R. & Rowe, C. 2010 In: Castro, P., Davie, P.J.F., Ng, P.K.L. 75-82. In: Castro, P., Davie, P.J.F., Ng, The Emo site (OAC), Gulf Province, & Richer de Forges, B. (Eds), Studies P.K.L. & Richer de Forges, B. (Eds), Papua New Guinea: resolving long- on Brachyura: a Homage to Danièle Studies on Brachyura: a Homage standing questions of antiquity and Guinot. Crustaceana Monographs to Danièle Guinot. Crustaceana implications for the history of the 11.Monographs11. 366 pp. Monographs 11: 366 pp. ancestral hiri maritime trade. 32. Cook, A.G. & McHenry, C.R. 2010 39. Davis, R.A., Duffy, S., Avery, V.M., Australian Archaeology 70: 39-54 A Homonym of Leptocleidus Camp, D., Hooper, J.N.A. & Quinn, 25. Burger, M.A.A. & Adlard, R.D. 2010 Andrews, 1922 (Sarcopterygia, R.J. 2010 Four new species of Kudoa Plesiosauria, Leptocleidoidea, (+)-7-Bromotrypargine: an antimalarial Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxosporea: Leptocleididae) and a replacement b-carboline from the Australian marine Multivalvulida) from Australia name for Leptocleidus Mueller 1936 sponge Ancorina sp. with recommendations for species (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea). Tetrahedron Letters 51: 583–585 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum descriptions in the Kudoidae. 40. De Grave, S., Ahyong, S.T., Bruce, 55: 118 Parasitology 137: 793–814 N.L. & von Vaupel Klein, C. 2009 26. Burrow, C.J., Turner, S., Young, 33. Cook, A.G., Saini, N. & Hocknull Editorial: Special issue on the G.C., 2010 S.A. 2010 occasion of the 80th birthday of A. J. Middle Palaeozoic microvertebrate Dinosaur footprints from the (Sandy) Bruce—50 years of shrimping assemblages and biogeography Lower Jurassic of Mount Morgan. in the Indo-West Pacifi c of East Gondwana (Australasia, Queensland. Crustaceana 82(7): 771–773. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Antarctica). 41. Dettmann, M.E. & Clifford, 55: 135-146 Paleoworld, 19: 37-54 [IGCP H.T. 2010 491 volume]. doi:10.1016/j. 34. Couper, P.J. & Amey, A.P. 2009 Fossil fruit of the Macadamieae palwor.2009.11.001. Lerista karlschmidti (Marx & (Proteaceae) in the Tertiary of 27. Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 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Cretaceous Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 36. Dalleau, M., Andrefouet, S., Wabnitz, Research 30, 339–355 55: 119-131 C.C.C., Payri, C., Wantiez, L., Pichon, 43. Donnellan, S.C., Couper, P.J., Saint, 29. Cain-Gray, L. 2009 ‘The Subject M., Friedman, K., Vigliola, L. & K.M. & Wheaton, L. 2009 Librarian as a Cultural Ambassador: Benzoni, F. 2010 Systematics of the Carlia ‘fusca’ An Australian Librarian in London’, Use of habitats as surrogates of complex (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Australian Library Journal, Vol. 58, biodiversity for effi cient Coral Reef northern Australia. Conservation planning in Pacifi c pp.298-311. Zootaxa 2227: 1-31 Ocean Islands. 30. Cain-Gray, L. 2009 ‘Longing for a Conservation Biology 24: 541-552 44. Durband, A.C., Rayner, D.T. & Life Less Ordinary: Reading the Banal Westaway, M.C. 2009 A new test 37. Davie, P.J.F., Shih, H.-T. & Chan, as Dystopian in Sonya Hartnett’s of the sex of the Lake Mungo 3 B. 2010 “Butterfl y”’, Social Alternatives, skeleton. 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Hocknull, S.A. 2010 Lethaia, online Dec 2009 Freshwater Biology, In press Chapter 1. Dragons, Diprotodons 58. Kohout, R. 2010 66. Nakamura, A., Catterall, C.P., and Dinosaurs. In: Fossil Hunters. A review of the Australian Burwell, C.J., Kitching, R.L. & House, South Australian Museum Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera A.P.N. 2009 Publication. Myrmhopla Forel and Hirtomyrma Effects of mulch and depth on the subgen. Nov. (Hymenoptera: colonization of habitat patches by Formicidae: Formicinae). soil and litter arthropods. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Pacifi c Conservation Biology 55: 167-204. 15: 197-208

54 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 67. Okuno, J. & Bruce, A.J., 2010 75. Price, G.J. & Hocknull, S.A. 2010 82. Tranter, D, Terry, L. and Designation of Ancylomenes gen. Invictokoala monticola gen. et Prangnell, J. 2009 ‘Valuing the nov., for the ‘Periclimenes aesopius sp. Novnov. (Phascolarctidae, Queensland Museum: A Contingent species group’ (Crustacea: Decapoda: Marsupialia), a Pleistocene Valuation Study’. Palaemonidae), with the description plesiomorphic koala holdover from Caboonbah Homestead Big Rock or of a new species and a checklist of Oligocene ancestors. Journal of Little Britain: A study of Britishness congeneric species. In: De Grave, Systematic Palaeontology (in Press). in late 19th and early 20th century S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. (Eds), 76. Schlacher, T.A., Williams, A., rural Queensland. Australasian Contributions to shrimp taxonomy. Althaus, F., & Schlacher-Hoenlinger, Historical Archaeology 27: 99-110. Zootaxa 2372: 85–105 M.A. 2009 83. Tranter, D. 2009 68. Pietsch, T.W., Johnson, J.W. High-resolution seabed imagery as Valuing the Queensland Museum: & Arnold, R.J. 2009 a tool for biodiversity conservation A Contingent Valuation Study, A new genus and species of planning on continental margins. International Journal of the Inclusive the shallow-water anglerfi sh Marine Ecology 1-22. Doi:10.1111/ Museum, Vol.2, pp.159-176. family Tetrabrachiidae (Teleostei: j.1439-0485.2009.00286.x 84. Tranter, D. 2010 Lophiiformes: Antennaroidei) from 77. Schultze, H.-P., Turner, S. & Grigelis, Safeguarding Australian Heritage Australia and Indonesia. A. 2009 Trade Skills, International Journal of Copeia 2009(3): 483-493. Great Northern Researchers: Intangible Heritage, Vol 5, pp 87-97. 69. Plaza, A., Bifulco, G., Masullo, M., Discoverers of the earliest Palaeozoic 85. Turner, S. 2010 Lloyd, J.R., Keffer, J.L., Colin, P.L., vertebrates. In: Forty Years of Early INHIGEO 2009 in Calgary Canada Hooper, J.N.A., Bell, L.J. & Bewley, Vertebrates: papers from the 11th and IUGS 50th. Tag C.A. 2010 International Symposium on Early The Geological Society of Australia Inhibitors of HIV-1 Entry from and Lower Vertebrates. Newsletter, No. 154 (March), p.13 Different Theonella Species. Acta Zoologica 90 (Suppl. 1): 3–21 86. Turner, S. 2009a Journal of Organic Chemistry DOI: (May 2009) doi: 10.1111/j.1463- Huene Bibliography: von Huene 10.1021/jo100076g 6395.2008.00387.x reprints in Boxes in von Huene 70. Pöppe, J., Sutcliffe, P., Hooper, 78. Siliwal, M., Nair, M.V., Molur, S. & Library. An annotated list of the J.N.A.,Wörheide, G. & Erpenbeck, Raven, R.J. 2009. First record of von Huene reprints in Boxes in von D. 2010 the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Huene Library, room 216, upper COI barcoding reveals new clades (Araneae, Ctenizidae) from India, fl oor, Institut für Geowissenschaften, and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacifi c with a description of two new species. Sigwartstrasse 10, Universität sponges of the family Irciniidae Journal of Arachnology 37: 1-9. Tübingen, 34pp updated, based on (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida). 79. Siliwal, M., Molur, S. & Raven, R.J. original plus Reif & Lux versions. PloS One 5(4): e9950. Doi:10.1371/ 2010. Transfer of two Indian Idiops In: Koelbl-Ebert, M. ed. Geology journal.pone.0009950. spp. to the genus Heligmomerus and Religion – historical views of 71. Prangnell, J. & McGowan, G. 2009 Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Idiopidae) an intense relationship between Soil Temperature Calculation for with redescription of H. barkudensis harmony and hostility. Burial Site Analysis. Forensic Science (Gravely, 1921). The Geological Society, London, International 191:104-109. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(6): Special Publications. 310, appendix 72. Prangnell, J. & Quirk, K. 2009 940-947. on GSL www. [NB. Now at Museum Children in Paradise. Historical 80. Siliwal, M. & Raven, R.J. 2010 Loewentor, Stuttgart]. Archaeology, Vol 43 (3), pp 38-49. Taxonomic change of two species 87. Turner, S. 2009b 73. Prangnell, J., Ross, A. & Coghill, in the genus Haploclastus Simon, Not so quiet persuasion: the canon B. 2010 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). of women in the geological sciences. Power relations and community Zookeys ZooKeys46: 71-75 Review of Cynthia V. Burek, & involvement in landscape-based 81. Stanisic, J. 2009 Barbara Higgs, eds, The Role of cultural heritage management Crikey steveirwini gen. et sp. Women in the History of Geology. practice: An Australian case study. nov. from montane habitats in London: The Geological Society, International Journal of Heritage the Wet Tropics of northeastern Special Publication. 281, 2007. Pp. Studies 16(1-2):140-155. Queensland, Australia (Gastropoda: viii + 342. Metascience, 18.3, 405-4, online November 2009 74. Price, G.J., Zhao, J., Feng, Y. & Eupulmonata: Camaenidae). Hocknull. S.A. 2009 Zootaxa 2206: 62–68 New Records of Plio- Pleistocene Koalas from Australia: Palaeoecological and Taxonomic Implications Records of the Australian Museum. 61: 39-48.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 55 88. Turner, S. 2009c 95. Van Dyck, S., Janetzki, H. Non-Peer Reviewed Reverent and exemplary: ‘dinosaur & Sheridan, J. 2010 Publications and man’ Friedrich von Huene (1875- Structure of a burrow of the fawn Technical Reports 1969). In: Kölbl-Ebert, M. (ed.) hopping-mouse Notomys cervinus Geology and Religion: Historical (Rodentia: Muridae). 103. Arango, C.P. 2010 Views of an Intense Relationship Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Sea spiders off Shellharbour: Full between Harmony and Hostility. 55: 98 of colour, great adventure! DiveLog. February Issue. 1p. London: The Geological Society, 96. Wallace, C.C. & Budd, A.F. 2009 Special Publication. 310: 223–242. Mirror-image fossils reveal colony 104. Barnard, T 2009 ‘From the Earth’, March DOI: 10.1144/SP310.23 0305- form of extinct Curacao Isopora. Journal of Australian Ceramics’, 8719/09/$15.00 # The Geological Coral Reefs 28:07:00 Potters’ Society of Australia, Society of London 2009. Volume 48#1 April, p.8 97. Wallace, C.C., Fellegara, I., Muir, 89. Turner, S. 2009d P.R. & Harrison, P.L. 2009 105. Borsboom, A.C., Couper, P.J. & Route précaire “Vers le succes”. The scleractinian corals of Moreton Amey, A.P. 2010 Une nouvelle histoire du Programme Bay, eastern Australia: high Surveys for the Nangur spiny internationale de geosciences. latitude, marginal assemblages with skink Nangura spinosa, 8th-12th [French version of Rocky Road increasing species richness. February 2010 to success. A new history of the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Unpublished report, Queensland International Geoscience Programme 54: 1-118 Department of Environment and (IGCP). 330-350. In: Petitjean, P., Resource Management, Brisbane 98. Weir, T.A. & Monteith G.B. 2010 Zharov, V., Glaser, G., Richardson, Lepanus storeyi, a new species 106. Burke, D. 2009 J., de Padirac, B. & Archibald, G. of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Chasing the Sunshine: The Story (dir. publ.) 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BAAM Pty monogenean Neoheterobothrium Marine and Non-marine Jurassic: Ltd, Brisbane hirame Ogawa, 1999, the causative Jurassic - Climate and Biodiversity- agent of anemia {sic} in olive 109. Burwell, C.J. & Nakamura, A. 2009 Proceedings of the 6th International fl ounder Paralichthys olivaceus. Ants with altitude: the potential of Symposium on the Jurassic, August Fisheries Science 75: 1167–1176 ants as climate change bio-indictors 2008 IGCP 506: Marine and Non- in subtropical rainforest. 102. Young, G.C., Burrow, C.J., Long, marine Jurassic. GFF, Vol. 131 Entomological society of Queensland J.A., Turner, S., Choo, B., 2010 (Pt. 1-2, June) News Bulletin 37: 130-138. Devonian macrovertebrate 93. Vajda, V. & Turner, S. 2009 assemblages and biogeography 110. Cooper, B.C., Oldroyd, D., Turner S. Editorial. The Jurassic – in the of East Gondwana (Australasia, & Vickers-Rich, P. 2009 forefront of science outreach. Antarctica). 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56 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 111. Miller, I. 2009 123. Mewes, D. 2009 135. Baehr, B. 2009 The Pacifi c perspective on the Train Tech: 2000 Class Rail Motors, Where do these Goblin Spiders Queensland Museum: tradition is Big Noise, Summer 2009/2010 belong, or the Camptoscaphiella issue present in the past and here in the 124. Mewes, D. 2010 (Araneae: Oonopidae) present, Paperskin: Barkcloth across Train Tech: Tilt Train’, Big Noise, 25th European Arachnological the Pacifi c. Queensland Art Gallery, Autumn 2010 Congress in Greece from the 16–21 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa August 2009 125. Mewes, D. 2010 Tongarewa and Queensland Museum Train tech: CW119 – Camp Wagon, 136. Baehr, B. 2009 112. Monteith, G.B. 2009 Big Noise, Winter 2010 Darwin, Systematics and Moths eating moths in spider webs. -Taxonomy A new 126. Moritz, A. 2009 News Bulletin of the Entomological Morphological Approach Railway Heritage: Opportunities and Society of Queensland 37(4): 63-65. Darwin 2009, Evolution and Challenges Conference Proceedings Biodiversity Conference, Darwin, 113. Monteith, G.B. 2009 2009, The Workshops Rail Museum, Northern Territory, 25–28 September Beetles bringing home the bacon. Ipswich 2009 News Bulletin of the Entomological 2009 127. Stanisic, J. 2010 Society of Queensland 37(5): 87-88. 137. Barnard, T. 2009 & 2010 ‘The Biodiversity vs bauxite: conservation appropriation of Indigenous motif 114. Monteith, G.B. 2009 at a snail’s pace. and its Infl uence on contemporary Insects in public art in Brisbane Wildlife Australia 47:(2) 32-35 - Part 1. News Bulletin of the arts and crafts’, CIAF Symposium 128. Starick, N. 2009 Entomological Society of Queensland eprint publication, Arts Queensland/ Noonbah Axynaon. News Bulletin 37(8): 160-166. James Cook University. of the Entomological Society of 138. Blieck, A., Turner, S., Burrow, C.J., 115. Monteith, G.B. 2010 Queensland 37(4): 59-60. The Dodd Collection of Butterfl y and Schultze, H-P., Reif, W-E.†, Rexroad 129. Thompson, G. 2010 Insect Cases C.B. & Nowlan, G.S. 2009 Amazing 3D Insects. Pp. 1-28 pp. 1–30 Queensland Museum Organismal biology, phylogeny Queensland Museum, Brisbane and strategy of publication: why 116. Monteith, G.B. 2010 130. Turner, S. 2010 conodonts are not vertebrates? Insects in Public Art in Brisbane – Norway farewells the IUGS 3rd Int. Conf. GeologicaBelgica, Part 2 Norwegian magazine [ed. Halfdan Ghent, Belgium, 14-15 Sept, Entomological Society of Queensland Karstens] March, 1p Challenges for the Planet: Earth Inc. News Bulletin 38(3): 37-45 131. Turner, S. 2009 Sciences’ Perspective Programme and 117. Lambkin, C.L. 2010 50th Anniversary History of the abstracts, Ghent University, 19-20. Large Scale Biodiversity surveys International Union of Geological 139. Blieck, A., Turner, S., Burrow, C.J., including Invertebrates: The future Sciences (IUGS) 1961-2011 Schultze, H-P. & Rexroad, C.B. 2009 for Taxonomy? In: Simpson, C. ed. IUGS e-bulletin Organismal biology, phylogeny Entomological Society of Queensland December 2009 and strategy of publication: why Inc News Bulletin 38: (1) 3-8 132. Turner, S. 2009 conodonts are not vertebrates? 118. Lambkin, C.L., Milne, C. & A fascination of books. In: 69th SVP/ 57th SVPCA, Univ. Morrison, A. 2009 Offpress. Newsletter of the Society Bristol, September 23-26, J. Vert Backyard Explorer. News Bulletin of Editors (Queensland) Inc., Paleo. 29, Supplement to No. 3, of the Entomological Society of February P. 7. Abstracts of papers, 65A. Queensland 37(4): 67-69. 133. Turner, S. 2010 140. Burger, M.A.A. & Adlard, R.D. 2009 119. Lambkin, C.L. & Wright, S. 2009 IUGS-50: The State of the IUGS First indication of phenotypic The Koala Bushlands Bug-Catch. Archives. Report to IUGS Executive variation in signifi cant spore News Bulletin of the Entomological re IUGS move and archives. characters of a species within the Society of Queensland 37(6): 105-108. Brisbane, February. 28pp Kudoidae (Myxosporea: Myxozoa) 120. Lambkin, C.L. & Starick, N. 2009 Australian Society for Parasitology Outback Blitz: ABRS funded ‘Species Conference Abstracts, & ARC/NHMRC Research Network Discovery’. News Bulletin of the Posters and Book Reviews for Parasitology Annual Conference, Entomological Society of Queensland Sydney, New South Wales, July. 37(8): 167-170. 134. Adlard, R.D. & Nolan, M.J. 2009 Worms are not oyster 121. Lambkin, C. & Cantrell, B.K. 2010 farmer’s friends. Bunya Bug-Catch. News Bulletin 4th FRDC Aquatic Animal Health of the Entomological Society of Conference, Cairns, July Queensland 38(1): 9-12. 122. Mewes, D. 2009 Train Tech: CLV1576 – Guard’s Van, Big Noise, Spring 2009

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 57 141. Burrow, C.J. & Turner, S. 2009 146. Harper, M.K., Reppart, J., Cox, 153. Klug, C., Kröger, B., Kiessling, W., Cartilaginous fi sh fauna from the J.E., Bugni, T.S., Sutcliffe, P.R., Mullins, G.L., Servais, T., Frida, J., Viséan (Carboniferous, Mississippian) Schlacher-Hoenlinger, M.A., Hooper, Korn, D. & Turner, S. 2009 Ducabrook Formation, Central J.N.A. & Ireland, C.M. 2009 The Devonian ecological revolution, Queensland. Sponge Metabolomics: LCMS an underrated radiation. Conference on Australasian Profi ling. Palaeozoic Climates conference, Lille Vertebrate Evolution Palaeontology Sixth European Conference on conference abstract (August) key and Systematics (CAVEPS 2009), Marine Natural Products (VI note lecture. University of New South Wales, ECMNP), Porto, Portugal, 19–23 July 154. Lambkin, C.L., Boulter, S. & Stanisic, Sydney, June 22-26, 2009 2009 Poster and Abstract. J. 2009 142. Burwell, C.J. 2009 147. Heiniger, H. & Adlard, R.D. 2009. Including the other 99% In DARWIN To inventory and beyond: adding 2009 200: Evolution and Biodiversity: ecology to large invertebrate Assigning species to Myxidium The Combined Australian surveys. Combined Australian and Zschokkella. Entomological Society’s 40th Entomological Society’s 40th AGM Australian Society for Parasitology AGM & Scientifi c Conference / & Scientifi c Conference/Society of & ARC/NHMRC Research Society of Australian Systematic Australian Systematic Biologists/9th Network for Parasitology Annual Biologists /9th Invertebrate Invertebrate Biodiversity & Conference, Sydney, New South Biodiversity & Conservation Conservation Conference, (Darwin, Wales, July. (Abstract). Conference, Darwin, Northern Northern Territory, Australia 25-28 148. Hocknull, S.A. 2009 Territory, 25-28 September (Abstract). September 2009) (abstract). Australia’s Natural History 155. Lambkin, C.L., Milne, C., Morrison, 143. Burwell, C.J. & Nakamura, A. 2009 Revolution: How to skin A. & Starick, N. 2009 Ants along an altitudinal gradient: your cat. World Congress of BACKYARD EXPLORER: An implications for conservation and Science and Factual Producers, invertebrate based environmental potential as bio-indictors of climate Melbourne, Australia. assessment tool for schools In change. 10th International Congress 149. Hocknull, S.A. 2009 DARWIN 200: Evolution and of Ecology, (Brisbane, Queensland, 6 degrees of Evolution. Ripping Biodiversity: The Combined Australia 16-21 August 2009) Yarns. World Congress of Australian Entomological Society’s (abstract). Science and Factual Producers, 40th AGM & Scientifi c Conference 144. Burwell, C.J. & Nakamura, A. 2009 Melbourne, Australia. /Society of Australian Systematic Biologists /9th Invertebrate Ants and altitude in Australian 150. Hocknull, S.A. 2009 Biodiversity & Conservation subtropical rainforest: implications Responses of Rainforest Conference, Darwin, Northern for monitoring the impacts of vertebrates to past climate change. Territory, September (Abstract). climate change. Combined Australian 2009, 10th INTECOL Conference, Entomological Society’s 40th AGM Brisbane, Australia. 156. Lambkin, C.L., Yeates, D.K., Pape, & Scientifi c Conference/Society of T., Courtney, G.W., Skevington, J., 151. Huelsken, T., Dahlmann, T., Australian Systematic Biologists/9th Sinclair, B.J., Meier, R., Blagoderov, Clemmensen, M., Healy J., & Invertebrate Biodiversity & V. & Wiegmann, B.M. 2009 Hollmann, M. . Malacological Society Conservation Conference, (Darwin, FLYTREE reveals the evolutionary of Australia, 2009 Northern Territory, Australia 25-28 history of Diptera In DARWIN DNA barcodes of gastropod spawn: a September 2009) (abstract). 200: Evolution and Biodiversity: case study for species identifi cation The Combined Australian 145. Gleeson, R.J. & Adlard, R.D. 2009. of the endofaunal caenogastropod Entomological Society’s 40th 2009 family Naticidae. AGM & Scientifi c Conference / Parasites (Kudoidae:Myxosporea) in In: Molluscs 2009: programs and Society of Australian Systematic the muscle of sharks and rays. abstracts p. 50 Australian Society for Parasitology Biologists /9th Invertebrate 152. Jones, B, Crockford, M., Howard, A., & ARC/NHMRC Research Network Biodiversity & Conservation Adlard, R.D. & Whittington, R. 2009 for Parasitology Annual Conference, Conference, Darwin, Northern Investigation of a chlamidiales- Sydney, New South Wales, July Territory, September (Abstract). like organism in pearl oysters, 2009.. (Abstract). 157. Leane, R. 2009 Pinctada maxima. Toyland Express: A Case Study 4th FRDC Aquatic Animal Health for Audience Engagement at The Conference, Cairns, July (Abstract). Workshops Rail Museum presented at the Railway Heritage: Opportunities and Challenges Conference, Ipswich October 2009

58 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 158. Mate, G. 2009 166. Schellhorn, N.A., Marcora, A. & 174. Thacker, R.W., Bangalore, P., Diaz, An Archaeological Investigation of Burwell, C.J. 2009 M.C., Hill, A., Hill, M., Hooper, the Historical Gold Mining Landscape Edge effects and ecotones: J.N.A., Lavrov, D., Lopez, J., Peterson, of Mount Shamrock, Australasian natural enemy occupancy and K.J., Pomponi, S., Redmond, N., Society for Historical Archaeology movement between native vegetation Reed, J., Rützler, K., Wöerheide, G. Annual Conference, Launceston, and crops. 10th International & Collins, A.G. 2010 September 2009. Congress of Ecology, (Brisbane, Integrative approaches for 159. Maunsell, S., Greenslade, P., Queensland, Australia 16-21 August reconstructing the Porifera Tree Burwell, C.J. & Kitching, R. 2009 2009) (abstract) of Life (PorToL). Abstract and Collembolan assemblage structure 167. Seeman, O.D. 2010 poster presentation, and environmental change along Dust Mites by M.J. Colloff Society for Integrative and an altitudinal gradient in sub- [book review]. Comparative Biology Annual Meeting tropical rainforest. 10th International Australian Journal of 3-7 January 2010. Seattle, USA Congress of Ecology, (Brisbane, Entomology 49: 91 175. Tranter D. 2010 ‘Coaching Down Queensland, Australia 16-21 August 168. Seeman, O.D. 2009 Under: The Legacy of Freeman Cobb 2009) (abstract). Arachnids by J. Beccaloni [book review] in Australia, New Zealand, South 160. Mewes, D. 2009 Wildlife Australia 46: 42 Africa and Japan’, American Carriage Association/Colonial Williamsburg Outside the Tin Fence – Beyond 169. Seeman, O.D. 2010 Foundation International Symposium the Museum’s Boundary, paper Arachnids by J. Beccaloni [book review] on Horses and Carriages, presented at the Railway Heritage: Australian Entomologist 37: 44 Opportunities and Challenges Williamsburg Virginia USA, January. 170. Schultze, H.-P., Turner, S., Blieck, Conference, Ipswich October 2009. 176. Turner, S. 2009 A., Burrow, C.J., Reif, W.-E., Saving Planet Earth: What we 161. Moritz, A. 2009 Rexroad, C.B. & Nowlan, G.S. 2009 can learn from Geoparks. In: Lin, All Aboard: Building an Audience Phylogenetische und systematische Jiun-Chuan ed. 2009. East Asiaian via Public Programs, presented at Stellung der Conodonten Geoparks - Vision, Problems and the Railway Heritage: Opportunities [Phylogenetic and systematic Prospects. and Challenges Conference, Ipswich position of the conodonts]. Taiwan East Asia International October 2009 Palaeontologisches Gesellschaft, Geopark Conference April 27 – May 162. Nakamura, A., Burwell, C.J., Bonn, Oct 4., Abstracts, 1p. 5 2009, Abstracts volume. The Lambkin, C.L., & McDougall, A. 2009 171. Shea, M., Colgan, D. & Stanisic, Geographical Society of China in Invasive ants in Great Barrier Reef J. 2009 Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 119-121. coral cays: infl uence of island size, Systematics and Phylogeography 177. Turner, S. 2009 disturbance and vegetation. 10th of the landsnail genus Gyrocochlea Founding Mothers in the history of International Congress of Ecology, (Mollusca: Charopidae) oil exploration. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 16- In: Molluscs 2009: programs and In: Fossils & Fuel, INHIGEO 2009, 21 August 2009) (abstract). abstracts. Malacological Society of Calgary, Alberta, 10-14 Aug 2009. 163. Quirk K. 2009 Australia p. 69 Abstracts, INHIGEO Symposium 34, Culture and Refi nement may dwell in 172. Stanisic, J. 2009 p. 71-72. the humblest of homes…: Expressions Invertebrate conservation: species 178. Turner, S. 2009 of gentility in colonial Australia, vs landscape approach Fossil Lagerstätten in Australia: In a Global Context, Australasian In: Molluscs 2009: programs and discovery and politics. Society for Historical Archaeology abstracts. Malacological Society INHIGEO, Calgary 10–14 Aug 2009. Conference, Inveresk, Launceston, of Australia, appendix Tasmania, September 2009. Abstracts, p. 73–74. 173. Stanisic, J., Shea M., Potter D. 179. Turner, S. 2009 164. Raven, R.J., & Baehr, B.C. 2009 & Griffi ths O. INHIGEO Workshop. 50th A new species from the submarine Australian Land Snails, Volume 1: Anniversary History of the spider genus Desis (Araneae: Desidae) A fi eld guide to eastern Australian International Union of Geological from northern Australia species. Sciences (IUGS) 1961-2011. 25th European Arachnological In: Molluscs 2009: programs and INHIGEO, Calgary 10–14 Aug 2009. Congress in Greece, 16-21 August abstracts. Malacological Society Abstracts, p. 75–77. 2009 of Australia, appendix 165. Raven, R.J. & Platnick, N.I. 2009 180. Westaway, M.C. 2009 Challenging statistics from The Makers and Making of the database of Platnick’s Indigenous Australian Museum Spider Catalog 25th European Collections. Australian Arachnological Congress in Greece, Archaeology 69: 88–90. 16–21 August 2009

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 59 IV Grants and Consultancies

Grants

Grantee Project From Amount Dr R.D. Adlard, A/Prof T.H. Diversity of endoparasites of coral reef fi sh. Australian Biological Resources Study $90,000 Cribb, Prof I. Beveridge & grant in partnership with CReefs & per year for 3 Dr T. Miller BHP Billiton years Dr. CP. Arango Diversity and evolution of Australian Australian Antarctic Science Grants $23,422 Antarctic sea spiders: Understanding (2/3yrs) species diversifi cation and distribution patterns 3-years Dr CP. Arango Antarctic Sea spiders and the International Census of Antarctic Marine Life US$10,000 Polar Year (IPY) Dr CP. Arango Key to Antarctic Sea Spiders CAML / SCAR-MarBIN « TOTAL EUR 5,000 Foundation » Dr B. Baehr Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (PBI): US National Science Foundation Grant US $67,135 Collaborative Research: The Megadiverse, DEB 0613754 Microdistributed Spider Family Oonipidae Dr J.J. Beard Safeguarding Australia: improving our Australian Biological Resources $66,000 diagnostic capabilities for fl at mites Study Grant (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) (Year 3 of 3) Dr N.L. Bruce Systematic revision of the shallow-water Australian Biological Resources Study $70,000 per marine families Gnathostenetroididae, grant in partnership with CReefs & year for 3 Stenetriidea and Joeropsidae of tropical BHP Billiton (2009–30) years and sub-tropical Australia (Year 1 of 3) Mr P. Davie A taxonomic revision of Australia’s Australian Biological Resources Study $91,025 mangrove and intertidal crab fauna with Grants (207-50, 208-72) production of interactive keys, and a fi eld guide. Dr M. Dettmann Precious time capsule: discovery of ARC Linkage Grant DP0881440 $4,600 (QM fossil-rich amber from Australia component only) Assoc. Prof. J.A. Fuerst, Diversity of Salinispora actinobacteria Australian Research Council Linkage $25,627 per Prof. P.N. Shaw & Dr J.N.A. producing pharmaceutically relevant Grant LP0882233 (through University year for 3 Hooper natural products from Australian marine of Queensland) years sponges (Year 3 of 3) Dr S. Hand, Prof. M. Archer, Environmental Change in northern Australian Research Council Linkage $430,000 Dr S. Hocknull, Dr T. Cenozoic Australia: a multidisciplanary Grant LP0989969 (through University Worthy, Dr J. Woodhead, approach. (Year 1 of 3) of NSW) Dr D. Cendon, Dr J-x Zhao, Dr I. Graham, Dr J. Scanlon, Dr G. Price, Dr A. Chivas Dr J. Healy AToL: Phylogeny on the Half-shell – National Science Foundation (USA) $35,000 Assembling the Bivalve Tree of Life (through Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago) Dr S.A. Hocknull South Walker Creek Mine Megafauna BMA Coal Grant $40,000 (Year 1 of 3) Dr J.N.A. Hooper, Assoc. Taxonomy of Australasian toxic Australian Biological Resources Study $29,116 per Prof. A.R. Carroll & Dr D. sponges (family Desmacellidae: Porifera, grant in partnership with CReefs & year for 3 Erpenbeck Demospongiae), integrating morphology, BHP Billiton (208-63) years molecular and biochemical datasets (Year 2 of 3) Dr J.N.A. Hooper & Dr P.N. Taxonomy of tropical Australian Australian Biological Resources Study $90,000 per Alderslade Octocorallia (Anthozoa: Coelenterata) Grant (209-05) in partnership with year for 3 primarily from the Census of Marine Life BHP Billiton years ‘CReefs’ expeditions (Year 1 of 3)

60 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Grantee Project From Amount Dr J.N.A. Hooper Visiting Professorship, Ludwig- Australian Academy of Science, $6,000 Maximilians-Universitaet, Scientifi c Visits to Europe Program Munich, Germany Prof. C. Ireland, Prof. Anticancer Agents from unique natural US National Institutes of Health, $73,778 (QM W. Aalbersberg, Prof. R. product sources (fi nal year) National Collaborative Drug Discovery component Anderson, Dr J. Seeto, Dr Groups for Cancer (NCDDGC), Grant only) S. Ayral-Haloustian, Prof. No. 5U19CA 67786-13, 14. S. Sotheeswaran, Prof. L. Barrows, Prof. R. Berlinck, Dr G. Tamayo, Dr L. Zann, Dr G. Carter, Dr J.N.A. Hooper & Dr J. Gibbons Dr C.L. Lambkin, Systematics of Australian Zopheridae Australian Biological Resources $70,000 Dr F. Turco (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) (Year 1 of 3) Study Grant Prof. J.N. Marshall, Prof. Deep Downunder: designing a deep-sea Australian Research Council Linkage $485,720 S.P. Collin, Dr K.A. Fritsches, exploration and discovery capability for Grant LP0775179 (through University Dr N.S. Hart, Prof. B.M. Australia (Year 3 of 3) of Queensland) Degnan, Dr S.M. Degnan, Dr R.D. McCauley, Dr J.N.A. Hooper, Dr M.D. Norman, Dr P.A. Hutchings, Dr M.G. Meekan, Dr E.A. Widder, Dr T. Frank, Dr J.C. Partridge, Dr C.E. Diebel, Dr E.J. Warrant, Dr S. Johnsen, Prof. G. Woerheide & Dr D.J. Lindsay Dr JR Rhodes, Dr J. Conserving species in human-modifi ed Australian Research Council Linkage $352,000 Worthington Wilmer, landscapes: incorporating spatial Grant LP0990178 (through the Dr CA McAlpine, Dr A population processess. University of Queensland) Peterson, Prof FN Carrick Dr D. Steinke, Dr G. Paulay, Census of Marine Life’s Barcode of Life Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant $253,437 (QM Dr P. Bouchet, Dr S. Initiative, DNA Barcoding of Marine (USA) component Samadi, Dr J.N.A. Hooper Biodiversity (MarBOL) (Year 3 of 3) only) & Prof. G. Wörheide Prof. R. Thacker, Dr J. Lopez, AToL: PorToL - The Porifera Tree of Life US National Science Foundation US$3,000,000 Prof. M. Hill, Dr D. Lavrov, Project (Year 2 of 4) Collaborative Research grant NSF 08- (over 4 years) Dr P. Bangalore, Dr A. 515 (through University of Alabama at Collins, Dr C. Diaz, Prof A. Birmingham) Hill, Dr J.N.A. Hooper, Dr K. Peterson, Dr S. Pomponi, Mr J. Reed & Prof. G. Wörheide Dr S. Turner George Frederick Matthew Visiting Fellow New Brunswick Museum, Canada CAN$1,000 Cobb+Co Museum Make it Modern: Toowoomba 1 Q150 Grant $10,000 959–2059 exhibition Museum Resource Collecting Queensland’s Festivals Q150 Grant $10,000 Centre Network virtual exhibition QM Loans Service Qld Emblems Loan Kits Q150 Grant $9,905 QM Loans Service Cultural Celebrations kits and web resources Queensland Museum Association $29,395 grant from Gambling Community Benefi t Funds

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 61 Consultancies

Grantee Project From Amount Dr R. Adlard Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $12,727 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria (planarians). Dr C.J. Burwell Identifi cation of ants from Diamantina Nat. Queensland Parks and Wildlife $5,555.55 Pk and Davenport Downs Station Service, Department of Environment and Resource Management Dr C.J. Burwell, Dr C.L. Terrestrial Invertebrate Surveys of Queensland Parks and Wildlife $12,000 Lambkin, Dr R.K. Raven, Capricornia Cays, southern Great Service, Department of Environment Dr A. Nakamura Barrier Reef and Resource Management Dr C.J. Burwell Identifi cation of wasps from IBISCA Department of Zoology, University of $1,750 Queensland survey Oxford, United Kingdom Dr C.J. Burwell Identifi cation of dietary material from Biodiversity Conservation Division, $3,333 specimens of the Southern Marsupial-mole. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts & Sport Dr C.J. Burwell Griffi th University cross-appointment Griffi th University $21,271 research funds allocation Dr C.J. Burwell Identifi cation of beetles CSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems $556 Dr C.J. Burwell Indentifi cation of insect food contaminant Carter Holt Harvey $133 Foodservice Packaging Mr P.J. Couper & Reptile data for environmental planning Various environmental consultants $4,700 Dr A.P. Amey Mr P.F.J. Davie Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $37,622 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Crustacea: Hoplocarida and Eucarida Dr J.N.A. Hooper Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $15,090 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Porifera. Dr J.N.A. Hooper Provision of Queensland Museum Porifera Caring for our Country – Natural $60,000 (Sponge) Dataset, Australian National Heritage Trust Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT) Dr J.N.A. Hooper Taxonomy of sponges fr om a survey lnstitut de Recherche pour le $7,365 of bioactive compounds from marine Développement (IRD) Centre de invertebrates in French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti Dr J.N.A. Hooper Taxonomy of sponges from French Universita` degli Studi di Napoli $1,566 Polynesia ‘Federico II’, Italy Dr J.N.A. Hooper, Dr M.A. Colonization and Habitat Values and Public University of the Sunshine Coast & $11,818 Schlacher, Mr J. Johnson, Outreach relating to the ex-HMAS Brisbane Queensland Environmental Protection Ms P. Sutcliffe, Dr M. Ekins Agency (now DERM) Dr J.N.A. Hooper Curation and taxonomic development of Australian Institute of Marine Science $33,861 the frozen samples from the Great Barrier Reef Seabed Biodiversity Project Dr J.N.A. Hooper ABRS Advisory Committee meeting Australian Biological Resources Study $377 sitting fees Mr J. Johnson Fish identifi cations and data for Various government authorities and $3,991 compliance and environmental planning environmental consultants Dr C.L. Lambkin Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $45,270 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Diptera: Bombyliidae, Therevidae, syrphidae and ‘Nematocera’.

62 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Grantee Project From Amount Dr C.L. Lambkin Collection and identifi cation of Diptera Australian Biological Resources Study $6,212 during Biodiversity Blitz on Charles Bush Blitz Contract Darwin Reserve, Karara, Lochada and Kadji Kadji Pastoral Leases WA Dr C.L. Lambkin Collection and identifi cation of Australian Biological Resources Study $13,000 Invertebrates during Biodiversity Blitz Bush Blitz Contract on Culgoa Floodplains NP QLD, Culgoa NP NSW and Ledknapper NR NSW Dr C.L. Lambkin Description and publication of 2 new Australian Biological Resources Study $5,000 species of Beefl ies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bush Blitz Tactical Taxonomy Contract Anthracinae: Exoprosopini) Dr C.L. Lambkin Identifi cation of insects Cospak $195 Dr P. Mather (Kott) Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $3,300 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Tunicata Dr P. Mather (Kott) Pest identifi cation or possible introduced NSW Department of Industry and $4,000 species and report Investment Dr P. Mather (Kott) Pest identifi cation or possible introduced Environmental Resources $1,000 species and report Management Australia Dr G.B. Monteith Collection and identifi cation of Coleoptera Australian Biological Resources Study $6,122 during Biodiversity Blitz on Charles Darwin Bush Blitz Contract Reserve, Karara, Lochada and Kadji Kadji Pastoral Leases Dr G.B. Monteith Collection of DNA-quality Coleoptera for CSIRO Division of Entomology $6,000 Beetle Tree-of-Life phylogeny project by Dr Adam Slipinski Dr R. Raven Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $44,247 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Araneae Dr R.J. Raven Collection and identifi cation of Vertebrates Australian Biological Resources $30,300 and Invertebrates during Biodiversity Blitz Study Bush Blitz Contract in Wet Tropics, Queensland Dr R.J. Raven Collection and identifi cation of Australian Biological Resources $1,000 Mygalomorphae and Lycosoidea spiders Study Bush Blitz Contract during Biodiversity Blitz, Darkwood, NSW Dr S. Van Dyck Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $9,804 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Mammalia Dr. C.C. Wallace Australian Faunal Directory. Provision of Australian Biological Resources $28,105 taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments Study Contract of Anthozoa: Hexacorallia Ms S.G. Wright Fee for lecture on Terrestrial Invertebrates Global Education Designs $151 Ms S.G. Wright Fee for conducting insect Global Education Designs $525 educational workshops

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 63 V Overseas Travel

Name of Ofﬁ cer Destination Reason for Travel Agency Cost Contribution from other and Position Agencies or Sources Dr Christopher Sabah, Borneo, To teach a fi eld biology course for high $450 $2,500 (E) Griffi th Burwell, Malaysia achieving Griffi th University Environmental University Senior Curator, Science students in Borneo. This is to fulfi l Queensland Dr Burwell’s 20% co-appointment with the Museum Griffi th University Mr Paul Willett, USA, UK, Awarded the Queensland-Smithsonian $7,736 $18,000 Department of Director, France, Fellowship Program to advance his research the Premier and Cabinet Corporate Services Germany project – A Business Strategy for the Funding – Queensland and Business Queensland Museum: A Museum of the Smithsonian Fellowship Development, 21st Century. Queensland Museum Dr Carden Japan Award of a scholarship to Dr Wallace from $11,294 (E) Wallace, Principal the Australian Academy of Science to visit Comprised of: Scientist, Museum population geneticist Dr Hironobu Fukami of of Tropical Kyoto University, for collaborative research and $1,592 (A) Queensland, collection, comparing Japanese and Queensland - Australian Academy Townsville; high latitude coral reefs, and to allow the of Science Dr Paul Muir, Australian and Japanese parties to follow up on $3,000 (E) Research a project which came out of a joint Australian- - Kyoto University Japanese research on the corals of Moreton Offi cer, Museum $4,702 (A) Bay, SEQ. Dr Muir’s participation is to provide of Tropical - MTQ Coral Consultancies Queensland, diving assistance, underwater photography, $2,000 (E) Townsville data-basing and general research support. - Japan Society for Promotion of Science Dr Carden Pohnpei, To undertake collection of specimens, $17,335 (E) MTQ Corals Wallace, Principal Micronesia underwater photography and data collection. Consultancies from Scientist, Museum The QM’s research includes partnerships INPEX Corporation and of Tropical which focus on the biological diversity Conservation International Queensland, of the Asia Pacifi c. This travel is aimed at Townsville; fi lling gaps in research and publication and Dr Paul Muir, will allow completion of a range of goals, Research including descriptions of new species, online Offi cer, Museum identifi cation resources and genetic studies. of Tropical Queensland, Townsville Dr Niel Bruce, USA Invitation by the Natural History Museum $159 $2,317 (E) Natural Senior Curator, of Los Angeles County to work alongside History Museum of Los Museum Dr Regina Wetzer, Director Marine Biodiversity Angeles County of Tropical Centre and Research Scientist to continue Queensland, joint work on their long-term research project Townsville – “Phylogenetic Revision of the Isopod Family Sphaeromatidae”. Dr John Hooper, USA To deliver frozen marine samples for $6,182(E) US National Head, Biodiversity biodiscovery research to University of Institutes of Health Grant, & Geosciences, Utah, and to partially fulfi l conditions of US National Science Queensland two US funded international competitive Foundation Grant, Museum research grants from the US National University of Utah Science Foundation and US National Institutes of Health.

64 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Name of Ofﬁ cer Destination Reason for Travel Agency Cost Contribution from other and Position Agencies or Sources Mr Peter Cowles, Japan To participate in the Japan-Australia Science $488 $3,410(E) Australia Japan Science Show Performers Exchange Program hosted by Foundation, ANU Centre Presenter/Visitor Miraikan, Japan’s National Museum of for Public Awareness of Services Offi cer, Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo. Science and QUESTACON Queensland Museum Dr Robert French Scientifi c research and data gathering for $4,950 (E) French Adlard, Head of Polynesia parasites of coral reef fi sh in accordance with Government via Marine Zoology, institutional strategic priorities to interpret CRIOBE Research Queensland Queensland faunal biodiversity with reference Station in Moorea Museum to global and regional fauna; Participate in an international partnership (France, UK, Germany, Australia, USA) for the discovery and assessment of new faunal species; Participate in a global genetic barcoding of life project. Dr Barbara Baehr, Equador An Expedition to Ecuador for the “Goblin $13,000 (E) American Research Fellow, Spider Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (PBI) Museum of Natural Queensland project to collect members of two extremely History, New York Museum rare Goblin Spider genera (Marsupopaea and a new genus) together with Professor Norman Platnick and the PBI Goblin Spider Team. Mrs Deborah USA To deliver a paper and participate in the $5,502 $3,375 (E) The Colonial Tranter, Director, Carriage Association of America and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Cobb+Co Williamsburg Foundation Second International and the Carriage Museum and Symposium; Meetings with Directors and CEOs Association of American Regional Services, of the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Centre International Symposium Queensland in Washington DC as part of the Queensland Museum Magnet Schools project; Investigating the latest display techniques, public programs, and exhibits at leading museums at the Smithsonian and in New York, in light of the opening in September 2010 of the National Carriage Factory at the Cobb+Co Museum. Dr Niel Bruce, South Africa To progress and further develop a joint $85 $5,837 (E) University of Senior Curator, research program on marine fi sh-parasitic Johannesburg Queensland isopods, as part of the Queensland Museum’s Museum research program. Dr Jennifer Beard, USA To continue international collaborative research $16,000 (E) Australian ABRS Research funded by the ABRS, and present results Biological Resources Fellow, Queensland at the Entomological Society of American Study (ABRS) Museum Terrestrial Annual Conference; To visit and access the Biodiversity mite specimens held within the Smithsonian Program National Museum of Natural History collections for detailed taxonomic study and training in novel diagnostic techniques.

(E) Estimated (A) Actual Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 65 Overseas Travel cont.

Name of Ofﬁ cer Destination Reason for Travel Agency Cost Contribution from other and Position Agencies or Sources Mr Joshua Tarrant, New Zealand To attend the 2010 Australian Registrars $2,767 Assistant Collection Committee Annual Conference in Christchurch Manager, QM/The as a representative of the Queensland Museum. Workshops Rail To meet with staff at the Musem of Transport Museum, Ipswich and Technology, Auckland; and Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand), Wellington to discuss the implementation of the Vernon Collection Management System with specifi c reference to technology collections. Dr Ian Galloway, New Zealand To attend the Council of Australasian $1,050 CEO, Queensland Museum Directors (CAMD) meeting in Museum Auckland; To view and experience the latest museum developments, particularly new exhibitions at the Auckland War Memorial Museum that are relevant to developments at the Queensland Museum. Dr Robert USA To undertake biological research in partnership $1,771 Partnership Adlard, Head of with Oregon State University and Oregon between Oregon State Marine Zoology, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in University & Oregon Queensland Corvallis, Oregon, USA; to assist in the Department of Fisheries Museum diagnosis and characterisation of malarial parasites that may cause morbidity and mortality in vulnerable species of birds in the Pacifi c Northwest of the USA. Miss Katherine New Zealand To attend the Asia Pacifi c Network of Science $2,428 Griffi n, Learning & Technology Centres (ASPAC) 2010 Conference Programs Offi cer, and Pre-Conference Workshops to be held in Queensland Dunedin and Queenstown; To represent the Museum Queensland Museum at the Annual General Meeting of ASTEN (Australasian Science and Technology Exhibitors Network) which is being held during the Conference; To research best practice of other science and technology organisations in communicating science and technology collections and research. Dr John Hooper, Munich & Visiting Professor to complete an international $794 $6,000 Australian Head, Biodiversity Amsterdam study collaboration with Ludwig-Maximilians- Academy of Science & Geosciences, Universitaet, Munich, Germany, related to Queensland two grants from the US National Science Museum Foundation (NSF) and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation concerning DNA technologies applied to Marine Barcoding of Life, funded by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) Scientifi c Visits to Europe program.

66 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Name of Ofﬁ cer Destination Reason for Travel Agency Cost Contribution from other and Position Agencies or Sources Dr Federica Turco, UK (London), Travel is part of a scheduled visit to the $1,032 Australian ABRS Postdoctoral Italy (Rome) Natural History Museum, London that was Biological Resources Fellow, Queensland approved and completely externally funded Study Museum by an Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) grant to Dr Christine Lambkin (Curator, Biodiversity (Entomology). Dr Turco is the Postdoctoral Fellow employed by this grant to work on this project. Dr Turco is to study the “bark” beetles held at the NHM, especially the type specimens for 23 Australian species of Zopheridae, and to complete the description of new species from Australia as important bio-indicators for forest management and conservation. Dr Paul Muir, “Mayotte”, To participate in a 3-year international $4,685 Tara Oceans Research Expedition research project “Tara Oceans Expedition” Expedition Project Assistant, Museum Vessel, East which is exploring ocean life in relation to of Tropical Indian Ocean climate change. Dr Muir’s work involves diving Queensland, to collect data and samples as part of the Townsville Queensland Museum’s ongoing research into biodiversity and biogeography of corals; to contribute to an understanding of the resilience of the GBR to climate change. Dr Carden Phuket, Invited to deliver a keynote speech to the 2nd $2,722 Wallace, Principal Thailand Asia-Pacifi c Coral Reef Symposium in Thailand, Scientist, Museum which provides an opportunity to showcase of Tropical Queensland’s role in research and knowledge Queensland, about the corals of the Indo-Pacifi c region. Townsville Dr Ian Galloway, USA, Canada Invitation by the President of the American $11,034 CEO, Queensland Association of Museums (AAM) to participate Museum on an Advisory Committee which is developing a series of Global (multilingual) Sessions during the forthcoming AAM annual conference and Museum Expo in Los Angeles in May 2010 and attendance at the AAM Conference; To meet with the CEO’s of major museums in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Los Angeles to discuss and view fi rst hand the latest exhibitions and developments in museums. Dr Peter Davie, Qindao, China Attendance at the 7th International $3,906 Senior Curator Crustacea Conference (held very four years), (Crustacea), organised by the Academia Sinica in Qindao, Queensland China. As a leading international expert in Museum biodiversity research on Crustacea, Dr Davie is to present results of current Queensland Museum scientifi c research; profi le QM research and collections in the international arena; actively encourage international researchers to collaborate on studying Queensland Biodiversity

(E) Estimated (A) Actual Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 67 VI Temporary Exhibitions & Public Programs

Temporary Exhibitions

Cobb+Co Museum Title Duration Description Scenes from a New 20 February 2009 – Featured images taken by Ipswich coachbuilder AE Roberts at the turn Australia 28 August 2009 of the 20th century. Top 150: Documenting 30 August 2009 – State Archive’s Q150 celebrations displayed the fascinating history Queensland, Queensland 29 September 2009 of Queensland through photographs and documents. Firsts and Our Queensland Make It Modern 11 September 2009 – The exhibition travelled back to Toowoomba in 1959, compared it 28 February 2010 to today and looked forward to where we will be in 2059.

Museum of Tropical Queensland Title Duration Description Hatching the Past: Dinosaur 8 April 2009 – A rare and exciting look at the life of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests Eggs and Babies 17 July 2009 and hatchlings. Great Railway Journeys 13 August 2009 – Developed by The Workshops Rail Museum, Great Railway Journeys of of Australia 9 November 2009 Australia explored the development of Australia’s rail network and some of the most famous railway journeys. Earth Quest 17 December 2009 – A science-based travelling exhibition from Questacon, Earth Quest 15 April 2010 covered a wide range of topics such as astronomy, geology, geography, environmental science and biology. Quest for the South 23 April 2010 – The exhibition, developed by the South Australian Maritime Museum, traced Magnetic Pole 20 June 2010 one of the most bizarre, protracted quests in exploration history. For over 150 years, using sailing ships and sledges in one of the planet’s most hostile environments, explorers risked their lives to plant a fl ag at a shifting point on the Earth’s surface.

Queensland Museum South Bank Title Duration Description Queensland Stories: 26 January 2009 – Featured special objects from the Queensland Museum Collection and People Places Past Present 29 November 2009 invited refl ection on some of the colourful people, events and attitudes shaping our state since separation 150 years ago. Charles Darwin: 12 February 2009 – Examined the events and infl uences that shaped one of the most important The Reluctant 15 November 2010 fi gures in the history of biological science. The exhibition displayed one Revolutionary display of the QM’s most signifi cant historical artefacts, the ‘Investigator Tree’, engraved by members of both Matthew Flinders’ voyage in 1802 and the third Beagle voyage in 1841. Shanghai Bound 20 June 2009 – Created to celebrate Shanghai Week and to acknowledge Brisbane’s Sister 2 August 2009 City relationship with Shanghai, it showed the importance of protecting shared wildlife. Queensland Firsts; Top 150: 27 October 2009 – Queensland State Archives Exhibition documented Queensland’s history Documenting Queensland; 29 November 2009 for Q150. Our Queensland 150 Great Railway Journeys 28 November 2009 – Since the introduction of railways in Australia over 150 years ago, train of Australia 9 May 2010 travel has played an important role in Australian cultural life. Great Railway Journeys of Australia explored the astounding development of Australia’s rail network and some of the most famous railway journeys. Imagination Factory: Invent 19 December 2009 – Interactive exhibition from Questacon at the Sciencentre captured the and Play 12 December 2010 spirit of innovation through basic mechanical tools, simple machines and ingenious inventions.

68 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum South Bank cont. Title Duration Description The Butterfl y Man 13 February 2010 – A breathtaking look at the art and science of collecting. This was the fi rst of Kuranda 12 July 2010 time this extraordinary collection had been viewed at Queensland Museum South Bank in over 15 years. Vivid emeralds, deep cobalt blues, bright gold and vibrant reds of Queensland’s amazing insects were displayed with an astounding artistic fl air. Giants from the Past 13 February 2010 – Showcased Queensland’s palaeontological past, featuring the dinosaur current discoveries Queensland is famous for. Bloom: Wildfl owers 20 February 2010 – A stunning collection of close-up images of the wildfl owers of Greater of Greater Brisbane 13 September 2010 Brisbane from the museum’s extensive photography collection. Utegate March 2010 The Mazda Bravo ute loaned to former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd which formed the basis of the Utegate political scandal. Exposed! the story 22 May 2010 – The designs and designers, past and present, at the forefront of Australian of swimwear 8 August 2010 swimwear fashion. Movie sirens, aquatic stars, bathing beauties, athletes, sporting icons, swimmers and designers all played their part in the evolution of the modern swimsuit. Blurring the boundaries between underwear and outerwear, the swimsuit continues to make shock waves. Exposed! is an Australian National Maritime Museum Travelling Exhibition supported by Visions of Australia. On Show – Treasures from May 2010 A rotating series of displays highlighting objects from the QM the collection collection. The fi rst display was a 19th Century Bustle Dress, donated to Queensland Museum in November 2009, and a Ball Gown recently acquired by the Museum. Collection Focus – May – June 2010 Swimsuits from the Queensland Museum collection supporting the swimsuits travelling exhibition program.

The Workshops Rail Museum Title Duration Description Circus Train 19 June 2009 – An exhibition celebrating the excitement and action of the circus’s arrival 18 July 2009 by rail to small country towns, with particular focus on images of elephants loading and unloading circus equipment from railway rolling stock. Featured loans from the Qld Performing Arts Centre Museum. The Annual Workers 30 August 2009 Photographic images celebrating the role of workers at The North Ipswich Reunion Railway Workshops. The Great Train Robbery 11 Sept 2009 – Focused on the unsolved 1938 robbery of mail bags from a train travelling 10 Oct 2009 between Duchess and Cloncurry, and a suite of other Australian train robberies over the past 100 years. Top 150: Documenting 29 September 2009 – 3 exhibitions from Queensland State Archive celebrating Q150 through the Queensland, Queensland 26 October 2009 use of historic Queensland photographs and documents. Firsts and Our Queensland Scenes from a 9 October 2009 – A exhibition of photographic images recreated from the glass plate New Australia 9 November 2009 negatives of turn of the 20th century Ipswich coachbuilder AE Roberts – a focus on relaxed images of workers, families at leisure, streetscapes etc refl ecting the social context of the time. Christmas at the Workshops 29 November 2009 – This exhibition explored how Christmas traditions have been celebrated at 13 December 2009 the North Ipswich Railway Workshops, and the role that workers played in spreading Christmas cheer to the local community. Toyland Express 27 March 2010 – Showcases the toy trains of our childhood – key brands and styles of toy 18 April 2010 trains over the past 100 years. The exhibition enables parents and children to share their passion for childhood through toys. Cash on Track June 2010 – By June 1939, fi ve of NSW’s rail buses, a trial in providing transport along December 2010 small rail branch lines had been relaunched as mobile pay cars. For almost 50 years, these vehicles were used to move cash on NSW rail lines to pay employees at stations and maintenance gangs working on the tracks. They were a familiar sight on the network as they made the fortnightly pay runs and were affectionately known as ‘pay buses’. The exhibition features a pay bus restored by NSW apprentices, fi lm footage and interpretation. Wizards and 19 June 2010 – An exhibition of the fact behind the fantasy, focussing on the animals that Witches Express 18 July 2010 feature in the Harry Potter books and movies, plus Harry Potter themed Lego constructions.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 69 Public Programs and Events

Cobb+Co Museum Title Duration Description Mystical Mayhem 29 June – Children joined in the Mystical Mayhem fun of science experiments, visited 13 July 2009 the Enchanted Forest to learn about owls, bats, snakes and spiders and made fl ying owls, bats and broomsticks. Santa’s Workshop 14 – 24 Christmas craft and stories in the Coach Stop. Children also rode in the one December 2009 horse open sleigh. Jaws and Claws 5 – 22 January 2010 Children joined the safari to investigate the environments and characteristics of many animals. They decorated a calico bag and made Jaws and Claws masks. Bilby Burrow Bandits 3 – 12 April 2010 Children activities included: • A trail to solve the mystery of the Bilby Burrow Bandits and to learn about bilbies, their environments and their predators • Building a bilby fence • Craft and storytelling Treasure Quest 28 June – 9 July 2010 Children painted their favourite Museum treasure onto a tile to become part of a changing display in the redeveloped Museum. They also participated in a Treasure Quest Trail and activities in the Coach Stop. Museum of Tropical Queensland Title Duration Description Hatching the Past 29 June – 10 July 2009 Visitors made their own fossils and searched dig pits for fossils as they learned more about dinosaur eggs and babies. Go Loco 21 September – 2 Visitors joined in locomotive themed games and activities including October 2009 3D train posters and movies. Creepy Crawlies Alive 5 - 25 January 2010 An opportunity to see live GIANT mini-beasts of North Queensland, creepy crawly craft, games and activities! Geology Rocks 3 – 11 April 2010 Visitors donned torches and hardhats to become a miner for a day and searched a cave for precious stones. Games, crafts and museum trails included. Dino Discoveries 26 June – 12 July 2010 Presented an opportunity to become a junior palaeontologist, meet a real palaeontologist and dig for fossils. Queensland Museum South Bank Title Duration Description Kids Meet Up! 29 June – 10 July 2009 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories were shared, children created Holiday activities in turtles and crocodiles, tried weaving, found Magil, the water dragon, did ochre Dandiiri Maiwar painting, artefact workshops, played didgeridoo and heard dreamtime stories. National Science Week 15 – 23 August 2009 A week full of free science-based learning experiences that included QM scientists showing visitors specimens and talking about their work, science activities, exhibits, evening lecture and fi lm event about ecology, information on careers, online games and resources. KIDScience 21 September – Science focused program included hands-on science challenges, activities 2 October 2009 and presentations, featuring the liquid nitrogen show. I Dig Dinos 5 – 24 January 2010 New signature holiday program developed with three children’s activity zones, new fossil displays, Erth Theatre T-Rex puppet, fi lms, tours and free talks from the Museum’s dinosaur hunters Scott Hocknull and Alex Cook. Wild Discovery 3 – 11 April 2010 An animal focussed program with Live Encounters (live animal show presented by Geckos Wildlife Presentations), Forest Friends (puppet show focusing on harmony with native wildlife presented by Department of Environment and Resource Management rangers) and Egg Hunt trail. National Archaeology Week 16 – 22 May 2010 Our Story Your Story talk, People from the Past self-guided trail, and daily tours highlighting archaeology at the Museum. Flutterby 8 – 14 June 2010 Program developed and delivered as part of QPAC’s Out of the Box Festival. Activities were closely linked to the Butterfl y Man of Kuranda exhibition and children observed specimens from the jewelled world of butterfl ies and moths then used colour and patterns to construct their own fantastical creations. Eye Spy Insects Trail 8 – 14 June 2010 A self-guided trail through the museum for children to identify and learn about insects including butterfl ies, moths and beetles — part of the Out of the Box Festival program.

70 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum South Bank cont. Title Duration Description Exposed! After Dark 18 June 2010 QM South Bank developed and delivered this new initiative — the fi rst After Dark event: Exposed! After Dark. After Dark is designed to expose Museum exhibitions and programs at key intervals to a targeted and new audiencea and provide an alternate museum viewing experience after regular business hours. The event was attended by 450 people and included a fashion parade of QUT student swimwear designs, a discussion forum, viewing of Exposed! the story of swimwear exhibition, crochet demonstrations and live music. Insectarium 28 June – 9 July 2010 Holiday program inspired by The Butterfl y Man of Kuranda exhibition. The program included: My Butterfl y (create a butterfl y with paper and pattern), Magnify (Look closely at hundreds of butterfl ies, moths and beetles and discover their colour, shape and patterns), Become an Insect Artist as you draw a beautiful butterfl y or moth.

The Workshops Rail Museum Title Duration Description Circus Train 20 June – An event that celebrated the role the railways played in bringing 19 July 2009 entertainment to country towns. The event included the Circus Steam Train on 7 July 2009: a Steam Train trip from Brisbane to The Workshops Rail Museum, including the Circus Train event and return transfers. Anniversary Steam Train 30 July 2009 A Steam Train journeys that re-enacted the very fi rst train trip in Queensland, from Ipswich to Bigge’s Camp (now Grandchester) in 1865. Steam Train Sunday 2009: 2 August, 6 Nostalgic journeys around Brisbane behind a magnifi cently restored steam September, 4 October, 1 locomotive. Departed either Roma Street or South Brisbane Station for a November, 6 December one hour journey in vintage carriages passing through 20 stations and 2010: 7 March, 4 April, including two river crossings. 9 May, 4 June, 13 June Annual Workers Reunion & 30 August 2009 Ipswich families and past and present Queensland Rail workers celebrated Ipswich Family Open Day the contribution that rail and Ipswich made to the development of Queensland. The 2009 event included the return home of the Q150 Steam Train after its journey around the state. The Great Train Robbery 12 September – An unsolved 1930s outback Queensland train robbery was brought to life as 4 October 2009 visitors examined the evidence to try and crack the case. The event included The Great Train Robbery Heritage Train trip on 29 September from Brisbane to The Workshops Rail Museum. Railway Heritage 15 – 17 October 2009 An international event organised and hosted by The Workshops Rail Conference: Opportunities Museum with more than 90 delegates attending, representing the United & Challenges Kingdom, Japan, Argentina, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, New Zealand and all Australian states and territories (except Northern Territory). Topics included the environment, theatre of the railway, training & regulation, and fi nancial sustainability & economics. Queensland Model 24 – 25 October 2009 More than 40 model railway layouts and trade displays at Australia’s 4th Railway Show largest model railway show. The event included the Queensland Model Railway Show Steam Train on 25 October, a return steam train trip from The Workshops Rail Museum to Grandchester. Santa Celebration 28 – 29 November 2009 Santa visited The Workshops Rail Museum before the festive season. The event included the Santa Celebration Show Heritage Train trip on 29 November: a return heritage train trip from The Workshops Rail Museum to Grandchester. Christmas at The Workshops 28 November – The history of Christmas tradition at the North Ipswich Railway Workshops 13 December 2009 was celebrated and highlighted the role the workers played in spreading Christmas cheer to the community. Day out with Thomas 2010 26 December 2009 – The annual signature event with Thomas the Tank Engine, The Fat 31 January 2010 Controller and many others visiting for their summer holidays. Australian Model Railway 28 February 2010 Sessions, workshops and speakers engaged model railway enthusiasts of Convention all levels from beginner through to highly experienced. Bunny Eggventures 27 – 28 March 2010 Visitors met The Workshops Bunny, enjoyed the baby animal farm, took a ride on The Workshops Express Miniature Train and got creative with art and craft fun at the Eggsploration Station. Toyland Express 27 March – An event that explored trains from childhood and encouraged the 19 April 2010 youngest visitors to develop their literacy skills. The event included the Toyland Express Steam Train on 7 April, a steam train trip from Brisbane to The Workshops Rail Museum. Wizards & Witches Express 19 June – 18 July 2010 A cauldron of mystery and magic brewed, with visitors separating fact from fi ction and discovering the science behind the secrets.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 71 VII Sponsorships and Donations Queensland Museum Foundation

Corporate Membership Kehoe Myers Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd Leaps and Bounds Child Care Centre The Corporate Club ($250,000+) Len Patti Mitsubishi ENERGEX Limited Metroll Qld Pty Ltd Queensland Offi ce of Gaming Regulation Opus International Consultants Qld Nickel Orford Refrigeration Corporate Governor ($100,000+) Quick Tooling BHP Billiton Ridgway Accounting Heritage Building Society Tierney Signs Wippells Autos Toowoomba Motor Village Corporate Benefactor ($50,000+) Individual Membership Australia Post The Chronicle Bequests The Davey Group Dr Glen Ingram G.James Glass and Aluminium The Charles Coxen Club ($100,000+) Great Southern Railway Clive and Conchita Armitage QR Clive Berghofer, AM WIN Television, Toowoomba John T Reid Charitable Trusts Corporate Companion ($10,000+) The Thyne Reid Foundation Ansaldo STS The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation Campbell Brothers Limited Governor ($50,000+) Peter Snow & Co. The George Alexander Foundation Sirromet Wines Philip Guilfoyle Southern Cross Media The Ian Potter Foundation Tilly’s Crawler Parts Founder ($10,000+) WAGNERS Tim and Elaine Crommelin Corporate Member ($5,000+) Hugh and Frances Tilly Alpine Refrigeration (Qld) Frank and Sybil Wippell BHP Billiton Cannington Companion ($5,000+) Darling Downs Brick Sales Del Fitton Downs Micro Systems Supporter ($1,000+) Southern Cross Automotive Anonymous ToadShow Bill and A’Dele Armagnacq Corporate Donations Jonathon Blocksidge Bernoth Properties Paul L. Crawford Cracker Print and Paper Robert Dumke Geo Cossart Saddlery The Lehane Family Greg Buckley, Builder

72 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Donations Bob McCown Anonymous x 4 Lorna McGarry Damien and Michele Alroe John P. McTernan Australian Plaiters and Whipmakers Association Paul Marangelli Grahame Bourne Andrew Mason Susan Bradshaw Kerry and Lorraine Milne Bruce Brighouse Christopher Muir and family Pamela Bushnell Jo Mulhall Alison Calder M Neal Merlene Coates-Freeman Vicki Ozorio Fae Collins Jan Philipson Mervyn and Patricia Coote Fred and Kay Pimm Daniel Feeney Rod and Michelle Pullinger Garrett FitzGerald Queensland Community Foundation Kumar Gandu John Boyd Reid AO and Lynn Rainbow Reid John Gillett The Rawlings Family Kevin and Sue-Ellen Goldfi nch Heather Ross Rohan, Andrea and Akira Gosstray Desley C Scott Benjamin Gouldson Glenn Shailer Jean Gundry John Shailer David and Cheryl Hamilton Pat and Jill Smith Thora Hausler Yvonne Smith Graham, Vanessa and Jacqueline Healy J. Stevens Dean Hollonds Diana Sweetapple Christopher and Anike Hope Barbara Thelander ME Hopkins Deborah Tranter The Hudson Pickering Family Henry and Mary Wagner Inner Wheel Club of Toowoomba Inc. Pamela Walsh Janelle Insley Graeme Wright John and Vicki James Note: The Queensland Museum Foundation accepts J.M. Jones sponsorships and donations paid over a period up to 10 years. Sponsors and donors are acknowledged Gilda Kert and Roy Nicholls for their total pledge amount, and are honoured in the Annual Report for the period of their pledge Jim and Kay Leadbetter or a maximum of 10 years. Single donations are William Lee acknowledged in the year the gift is received. Rachel Leung Trev. and Joan Liesegang The Longden Family

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 73 VIII Governance

Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 Recordkeeping The Queensland Museum Code of Conduct and the Board of the The Queensland Museum supports and practices the creation Queensland Museum Code of Conduct are based on the ethics, and capture of records that effectively supplement and, in principles and obligations described in the Public Sector Ethics many cases, form a signifi cant part of the State’s natural Act 1994 (the Act). Copies of both codes of conduct were made history and cultural heritage collections. Under the Public available to the public on the Museum website and to staff on Records Act 2002, the Queensland Museum is required to make the Museum intranet. New staff were provided with training and keep full and accurate records of its activities having regards on the operation of the Act, the application of ethics principles to recordkeeping policies, standards and guidelines issued by and obligations to public offi cials, the contents of the Museum’s the Queensland State Archivist. The Museum has completed Code of Conduct, and the rights and obligations of staff in key recordkeeping policies and procedures and is progressing relation to contraventions of the Code. implementation for full compliance with Information Standard 40: Recordkeeping and Information Standard 31: Retention and Whistleblowers Protection Act 1994 Disposal of Public Records. No public interest disclosures were received or substantially Over the last twelve months, the bar-coding of physical records verifi ed under this legislation during the period 1 July 2009 held at QM South Bank has improved the management of fi les – 30 June 2010. as evidenced through the audit of fi les in April 2010. Related Entities The Business Classifi cation Scheme has been developed and will be used to standardise the fi le naming convention of the The Queensland Museum Foundation (the Foundation) is the Queensland Museum’s physical and electronic records over the primary fundraising body for the Museum. Established by the next twelve months. Board of the Queensland Museum in 2003, the Foundation raises funds via private and corporate gifts, donations, bequests Human Resources and sponsorships to assist the Museum achieve its objectives. The Queensland Museum is a pilot site for incorporating the The Museum provides infrastructure required to support the Queensland Government Capability and Leadership Framework Foundation and meets all its operational costs. The Foundation (CLF), into workforce planning primarily through the skills is an entity controlled by the Board of the Queensland Museum. audit. Workforce planning has been completed at the Museum Financial reports are prepared by the Museum for submission of Tropical Queensland and is currently underway for all to the Foundation’s Trustees. The Foundation produces its own other QM sites. The CLF will be incorporated into recruitment annual report and its books and accounts were audited by the and selection processes, career planning, workforce planning, Queensland Audit Offi ce. performance development and learning and development The Board is the trustee of the Harry West Memorial Fund functions over the next year. (the Fund), a testamentary trust whose assets comprise cash At an individual level the CLF enables staff to identify the key and cash equivalents. All income from the trust is applied to capabilities required of them in their current role. It also helps the benefi t of the Museum and is included in the fi nancial them identify which skills to develop to advance to a higher role. statements as miscellaneous income. Auditing arrangements The QM promotes work/life balance and has a range of are detailed in the note 24(b) to the fi nancial statements. policies and programs in place that support fl exible working arrangements, job share and part time opportunities and telecommuting. Training and development opportunities were offered through the Museum’s Professional Development Committee which approved 25 applications during the year. During the year, three packages were paid to employees in respect of redundancies, early retirement schemes and retrenchments and the total monetary value of these packages, including incentive payments, was $117,975.49. 74 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Audit and Risk Management • Reviewed eight (8) fi nal Audit Reports from Internal Audit; The QM Audit and Risk Management Committee is responsible – ICT Resources Strategic Planning for the Museum’s audit and risk management process. The – Records Management Committee operates according to its charter and terms of reference and had due regard to Queensland Treasury’s Audit – Plant and Equipment Committee Guidelines. The members of the committee are listed – Recruitment and Selection in appendix I. – Receipting and Banking – QM South Bank In 2009–10 the QM Audit and Risk Management Committee: – Personal Performance Planning and Review • Met four times; – Consultants and Contractors • Conducted activities which developed from the approved • Integrated all recommendations from Internal Audit into Strategic Audit Plan 2009–2013 and the Annual Audit the Register of Internal Audit Recommendations and Status Plan 2009–2010; for actioning; • Finalised the Strategic Audit Plan 2010–2014; • Integrated all recommendations from External Audit into the • Finalised the Annual Audit Plan 2010–2011; Register of External Audit Recommendations and status for • Continually reviewed the Risk Register; actioning; and • Finalised the 2008/2009 QM Financial Statements; • Continually reviewed and progressed the status of all items on the Register of Internal Audit Recommendations and • Commenced correspondence with the Auditor-General Status and the Register of External Audit Recommendations regarding accounting treatment of the State Collection; and Status. • Reviewed nine (9) Terms of Reference documents from Internal Audit; Internal Audit – Business Continuity Planning (2009) The Queensland Museum’s internal audit function is carried out by the Corporate Administration Agency. – Recruitment and Selection – Personal Performance Planning and Review – Receipting and Banking – Cobb+Co Museum – Receipting and Banking – Museum of Tropical Queensland – Consultants and Contractors – Business Continuity Planning (2010) – Receipting and Banking – The Workshops Rail Museum – Mobile Phones

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 75 IX Financial Statement Board of the Queensland Museum Financial Statements 2009–10

Contents Statement of Comprehensive Income 77 Statement of Financial Position 78 Statement of Changes in Equity 79 Statement of Cash Flows 80 Notes To and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 81 Management Certifi cate 101 Audit Report 102 General Information These fi nancial statements cover the Board of the Queensland Museum (the Board) as parent entity and its controlled entities; the Queensland Museum Foundation Trust (the Foundation) and Harry West Memorial Fund (the Fund). The economic entity refers to the consolidation of the Board and the Foundation. The Fund was not consolidated within these statements.The Queensland Museum is a Queensland Government Statutory Body established under the Queensland Museum Act 1970. The Board is controlled by the State of Queensland which is the ultimate parent. The head offi ce and principal place of business of the Board is: Corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101 A description of the nature of the Board’s operations and its principal activities is included in the notes to and forming part of the fi nancial statements. For information in relation to the Board’s fi nancial report please call (07) 38407648, email [email protected] or visit the Board’s internet site at http://www.qm.qld.gov.au Amounts shown in these fi nancial statements may not add to the correct sub-totals or totals due to rounding.

76 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Board of the Queensland Museum Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2010

Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Income from Continuing Operations Revenue User charges 2 5,161 4,802 5,161 4,802 Grants and other contributions 3 24,198 25,785 24,289 25,750 Other revenue 4 1,042 1,079 969 989 Gains Gains on sale of property, plant and equipment 5 19 14 19 14 Total Income from Continuing Operations 30,420 31,680 30,438 31,555 Expenses from Continuing Operations Employee expenses 6 17,262 15,882 17,262 15,882 Supplies and services 7 8,883 8,854 8,883 8,854 Depreciation and amortisation 8 2,949 2,910 2,949 2,910 Other expenses 9 473 300 474 302 Total Expenses from Continuing Operations 29,567 27,946 29,568 27,948

Operating Result from Continuing Operations 853 3,734 870 3,607 Operating Result from Discontinued Operations Other Comprehensive Income Increase (decrease) in asset revaluation surplus 19 6,871 104,334 6,871 104,334 Total Other Comprehensive Income 6,871 104,334 6,871 104,334

Total Comprehensive Income 7,724 108,068 7,741 107,941 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 77 Board of the Queensland Museum Statement of ﬁ nancial position as at 30 June 2010

Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 10 12,637 15,012 10,541 12,776 Receivables 11 782 473 649 463 Inventories 12 529 567 529 567 Other 13 157 460 157 460 Total Current Assets 14,105 16,512 11,876 14,266 Non Current Assets Intangible assets 14 1,124 888 1,124 888 Property, plant and equipment 15 461,570 452,557 461,570 452,557 Total Non Current Assets 462,694 453,445 462,694 453,445

Total Assets 476,799 469,957 474,570 467,711 Current Liabilities Payables 16 1,272 527 1,272 527 Accrued employee benefi ts 17 1,194 1,237 1,194 1,237 Other 18 - 651 - 651 Total Current Liabilities 2,466 2,415 2,466 2,415 Non Current Liabilities Accrued employee benefi ts 17 298 306 298 306 Total Non Current Liabilities 298 306 298 306

Total Liabilities 2,764 2,721 2,764 2,721

Net Assets 474,035 467,236 471,806 464,990 Equity Contributed equity - (1,381) - (1,381) Accumulated surplus 140,473 141,926 138,244 139,680 Asset revaluation surplus 19 333,562 326,691 333,562 326,691 Total Equity 474,035 467,236 471,806 464,990 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

78 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Board of the Queensland Museum Statement of changes in equity for year ended 30 June 2010 464,990 ------853 3,734 3,607 870 (2,306) - (2,306) - (926) (926) (926) (926) (926) (926) (926) (926) 2,307 - 2,307 - 2,307 - 2,307 2,307 - 2,307 - 2,307 - -2,307 4,434 4,434 (4,434) - (4,434)(4,434)4,434 4,434 - - - - - Accumulated SurplusAccumulated Surplus Asset Revaluation Contributed Equity Total Total 853 3,734 870 3,607 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Economic Entity Entity Parent Economic Entity Entity Parent Economic Entity Entity Parent Economic Entity Entity Parent 141,926 133,758141,926 139,680 326,691 131,639 226,791 226,791 326,691 (1,381) (455) (1,381) (455) 467,236 360,094 464,990 357,975 Heritage and Cultural assets 7,884 104,334 7,884 104,334 7,884 104,334 7,884 104,334 Transfer to Accumulated Surplus Transfer to Accumulated Increase/(decrease) in asset revaluation reserve Transfer of asset revaluation reserve to accumulated funds Balance as at 1 July Balance as at 30 JuneBalance 140,473 141,926 138,244 139,680 333,562 326,691 333,562 326,691 - (1,381) - (1,381) 474,035 467,236 471,806 The accompanying notes form part of these statements. • Equity returnOperating Result from Continuing Operations Equity • Change in accounting policy• Other Comprehensive Income Total (2,306) • - - - - Land • Transactions with Owners as Owners: - withdrawal • Equity (2,306)• - (1,013) - (1,013) - (1,013) - (1,013) -

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 79 Board of the Queensland Museum Statement of cash ﬂ ows for the year ended 30 June 2010

Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Cash fl ows from operating activities Infl ows: User charges 5,090 5,033 5,208 4,835 Grants and contributions 23,547 24,713 23,638 24,678 GST collected from customers 624 616 629 635 GST input tax credits from ATO 1,171 1,226 1,171 1,226 Interest receipts 817 925 745 836 Other 260 204 259 204 Outfl ows: Employee expenses (17,388) (15,958) (17,388) (15,958) Supplies and services (7,797) (8,811) (7,797) (8,811) GST paid to suppliers (1,339) (1,241) (1,339) (1,241) GST remitted to ATO (669) (573) (669) (573) Other (120) (128) (121) (130) Net cash provided by operating activities 20 4,196 6,006 4,336 5,701 Cash fl ows from investing activities Infl ows: Sales of property, plant and equipment 22 89 22 89 Outfl ows: Payments for intangibles (317) (304) (317) (304) Payments for property, plant and equipment (5,351) (2,555) (5,351) (2,555) Net cash (used in) investing activities (5,646) (2,770) (5,646) (2,770) Cash fl ows from fi nancing activities Outfl ows: Equity withdrawal (925) (926) (925) (926) Net cash (used in) fi nancing activities (925) (926) (925) (926)

Net increase (decrease) in cash held (2,375) 2,310 (2,235) 2,005 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of ﬁ nancial year 15,012 12,702 12,776 10,771 Cash and cash equivalents at end of ﬁ nancial year 10 12,637 15,012 10,541 12,776 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

80 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Board of the Queensland Museum Notes to and forming part of the ﬁ nancial statements 2009–10

Objectives and Principal outlets throughout the campuses together certainty. User charges are controlled by Activities of the Board with a publishing and wholesaling unit the Board where they can be deployed for for popular publications. the achievement of the Board’s objectives. Note 1: Summary of Signifi cant Accounting Policies (d) Grants and Other 1. Summary of Signiﬁ cant Contributions Revenue Note 2: User Charges Accounting Policies Grants, contributions, donations Note 3: Grants and Other Contributions (a) Statement of Compliance and gifts that are non-reciprocal in Note 4: Other Revenue The Museum has prepared these fi nancial nature are recognised as revenue in Note 5: Gains statements in compliance with section the year in which the Board obtains Note 6: Employee Expenses 43 of the Financial and Performance control over them. Where grants are received that are reciprocal in nature, Note 7: Supplies and Services Management Standard 2009. revenue is accrued over the term of the Note 8: Depreciation and Amortisation These fi nancial statements are general funding arrangements. Note 9: Other Expenses purpose fi nancial statements, and have been prepared on an accrual basis in Contributed assets are recognised at Note 10: Cash and Cash Equivalents accordance with Australian Accounting their fair value. Contributions of services Note 11: Receivables Standards and Interpretations. In are recognised only when a fair value Note 12: Inventories addition, the fi nancial statements comply can be determined reliably and the services would be purchased if they Note 13: Other Current Assets with Treasury’s Minimum Reporting Requirements for the year ending 30 had not been donated. Note 14: Intangible Assets June 2010, and other authoritative (e) Cash and Cash Equivalents Note 15: Property, Plant and Equipment pronouncements. For the purposes of the Statement of Note 16: Payables With respect to compliance with Financial Position and the Statement Note 17: Accrued Employee Benefi ts Australian Accounting Standards and of Cash Flows, cash assets include all Note 18: Other Current Liabilities Interpretations, the Museum has applied cash and cheques receipted but not those requirements applicable to not-for- Note 19: Asset Revaluation Surplus banked at 30 June as well as deposits at profi t entities, as the Museum is a not- by Class call with fi nancial institutions. It also for-profi t statutory body. Except where includes investments with short periods Note 20: Reconciliation of Operating stated, the historical cost convention to maturity that are readily convertible Surplus to Net Cash is used. to cash on hand at the Board’s or issuer’s from Operating Activities (b) The Reporting Entity option and that are subject to a low risk Note 21: Non-Cash Financing and of changes in value. Investing Activities In the fi nancial statements, the term Parent Entity refers to the Board of (f) Receivables Note 22: Commitments for Expenditure the Queensland Museum (the Board), Trade debtors are recognised at the Note 23: Contingencies and includes the value of all revenues, amounts due at the time of sale or Note 24: Controlled Entities expenses, assets, liabilities and equity service delivery. Settlement of these Note 25: Events Occurring after of the Board. The term Economic Entity amounts is required within 30 days from Balance Date refers to the consolidated entity of the invoice date. Board of the Queensland Museum and Note 26: Financial Instruments The collectability of receivables is the Queensland Museum Foundation (the – Economic Entity assessed periodically with provision being Foundation). (Refer Note 24.) made for impairment. All known bad Objectives of the In the process of consolidating into a debts were written off as at 30 June. Queensland Museum single economic entity, all transactions between the Board and the Foundation (g) Inventories The Queensland Museum is valued have been eliminated (where material). Inventories represent stock on hand for as an innovative, exciting and The accounting policies of the Foundation sale through Museum shop operations. accessible museum of science, have been changed where necessary to Inventories on hand are valued at the environment and human experience align them with the policies adopted by lower of cost and net realisable value. of international standing. the economic entity. Cost is assigned on a weighted average The Museum is predominantly Summaries of the controlled entities are basis and includes expenditure incurred funded for the outputs it delivers by disclosed at Note 24. in acquiring the inventories and Parliamentary appropriations received by bringing them to their existing condition, way of a grant through Arts Queensland. (c) User Charges except for training costs which are A range of services are offered on a fee User charges controlled by the Board are expensed as incurred. for service basis such as general and recognised as revenues when the revenue exhibition admission charges, professional has been earned and can be measured consultancies and grants. In addition, the reliably with a suffi cient degree of Museum operates retail and commercial Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 81 Net realisable value is determined Buildings $10,000 Brisbane, based on market value for land on the basis of the Museum’s normal and current replacement cost for buildings selling pattern. Expenses associated Land $1 and improvements. Interim valuations with marketing, selling and distribution Plant and equipment $5,000 have been performed by comparing are deducted to determine net Exhibitions $5,000 movements in relevant indices, on an realisable value. annual basis to ensure the carrying value Library Reference $1,000,000 of assets is not materially different to fair (h) Acquisitions of Assets Collections values at balance date. Actual cost is used for the initial Heritage & Cultural Assets In 2009–10 two land parcels were recording of all non-current physical State Collection $5,000 identifi ed as having carrying values assets, with the exception of State that were materially different to their Collection items acquired through Library Heritage $5,000 fair values. Consequently, the land at ‘collecting activities’. These items are Collection Flinders Street in Townsville (Museum initially expensed as the Board believe of Tropical Queensland) and, land and that these items do not currently meet Items with a lesser value are expensed in existing buildings at Lindsay Street in the defi nition and recognition criteria the year of acquisition. Land improvements Toowoomba (Cobb + Co Museum) were for assets in accordance with Australian are included with Buildings. comprehensively revalued as at 30 Accounting Standards. Only when the Although the ownership of land is retained June 2010 by the AVO (Gerald van den Board are satisfi ed that the defi nition by the Crown, it is administered by the Boogaart AAPI, MRICS Certifi ed Practising and recognition criteria for assets have Queensland Museum. The economic Valuer Queensland Registration 2719 been met, are these assets added to the benefi ts of this land accrue to the Board. and Paul Lee AAPI Certifi ed Practising State Collection and recognised in these The Board cannot dispose of this land Valuer Queensland Registration 2505 fi nancial statements. without the prior approval of the Governor respectively). Refer note 19. Cost is determined as the value given in Council. A comprehensive revaluation of all as consideration plus costs incidental Expenditure relating to the construction land and building assets be will conducted to the acquisition, including all other of long term exhibitions is capitalised. in 2010–11. costs incurred in getting the assets In addition to Heritage & Cultural Assets, ready for use including architect’s Heritage and Cutural Assets are measured the Board retains physical control of a fees and engineering design fees. at fair value in accordance with AASB signifi cant number of other items (the However, any training costs are 116 Property, Plant and Equipment and ‘Research Collection’) that have not as yet expensed as incurred. Queensland Treasury’s Non-Current Asset been accessioned into the State Collection. Accounting Policies for the Queensland Where assets are received free of charge Such items are not accounted for or Public Sector. from a Queensland Government entity valued for the purpose of these fi nancial (whether as a result of a Machinery- statements. Refer note 1(h). The Library Heritage Collection is measured of-Government or other involuntary at fair market value. A comprehensive The Research Collection also contains a transfer), the acquisition cost is verifi cation and valuation of this collection number of images which do not currently recognised as the gross carrying amount was last performed in 2008–09 by John meet the defi nition and recognition criteria in the books of the transferor immediately Sainsbury and Michael Stone, registered for an asset and are not recorded in these prior to the transfer together with any valuers under the Australian Government’s fi nancial statements. It is expected that accumulated depreciation. Cultural Gifts Program. following a signifi cance assessment in Assets acquired at no cost or for 2010-2011 a number of these images will The State Collection is measured at fair nominal consideration, other than from be accessioned into the State Collection. market value or, where no legitimate an involuntary transfer from another The Board considers that any future value market exists, at recollection costs. Queensland department, are recognised of these items will not be material in terms Recollection costs are based upon historical at their fair value at date of acquisition of the total value of the State Collection. cost data, moderated against benchmarks in accordance with AASB116 Property, in other Australian museums. A Plant and Equipment. (j) Revaluations of Non-Current comprehensive verifi cation and valuation Physical Assets of the State Collection was last performed (i) Property, Plant and Equipment Land and buildings are measured at in 2007-08 by the Australian Valuation Items of property, plant and equipment fair value in accordance with AASB Offi ce in accordance with Queensland with a cost or other value equal to or 116 Property, Plant and Equipment and Treasury’s Non-current Asset Policies for in excess of the following thresholds Queensland Treasury’s Non-Current Asset the Queensland Public Sector. are recognised for fi nancial reporting Accounting Policies for the Queensland Comprehensive revaluations of Heritage purposes in the year of acquisition. Public Sector. and Cultural Assets will be conducted Comprehensive valuations were last every fi ve years. Interim revaluations have performed as at 30 April 2006 by Mr S been undertaken where the status of an Daly, AAPI, Certifi ed Practising Valuer of item has been reassessed with regard to the the Australian Valuation Offi ce (AVO) in existing valuation methodolgy. 82 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Any revaluation increment arising on (l) Amortisation and Depreciation (m) Impairment of Non-Current Assets the revaluation of an asset is credited of Intangibles and Property, All non-current physical assets are Plant and Equipment to the asset revaluation reserve of the assessed for indicators of impairment appropriate class, except to the extent it Land is not depreciated as it has an on an annual basis. If an indicator of reverses a revaluation decrement for the unlimited useful life. possible impairment exists, the agency class previously recognised as an expense. Heritage and Cultural assets comprising determines the asset’s recoverable A decrease in the carrying amount on amount. Any amount by which the asset’s revaluation is charged as an expense, to the State Collection and Library Heritage Collection are not depreciated as they have carrying amount exceeds the recoverable the extent it exceeds the balance, if any, amount is recorded as an impairment loss. in the revaluation reserve relating to an indeterminate useful life. Preservation that class. and management polices are in place and The asset’s recoverable amount is actively implemented to maintain these determined as the higher of the asset’s On revaluation, accumulated depreciation collections in perpetuity. fair value less costs to sell and depreciated is restated proportionately with the change replacement costs. in the carrying amount of the asset and Property, plant and equipment (PP&E) is any change in the estimate of remaining depreciated on a straight line (SL) basis An impairment loss is recognised useful life. so as to allocate the net cost or revalued immediately in the Income Statement, amount of each asset, less its estimated unless the asset is carried at a revalued Only those assets, the total values of which residual value, progressively over its amount. When the asset is measured at are material compared to the value of the estimated useful life to the Museum. a revalued amount, the impairment loss class of assets to which they belong, are is offset against the asset revaluation comprehensively revalued. Assets under construction (work-in- progress) are not depreciated until reserve of the relevant class to the Plant and equipment and exhibitions they reach service delivery capacity. extent available. are measured at cost in accordance with Service delivery capacity relates to when Where an impairment loss subsequently Queensland Treasury’s Non-Current Asset construction is complete and the asset is reverses, the carrying amount of the Accounting Policies for the Queensland fi rst put to use or is installed ready for use asset is increased to the revised estimate Public Sector. The carrying amounts for in accordance with its intended application. of its recoverable amount, so that the plant and equipment and exhibitions These assets are then reclassifi ed to the increased carrying amount does not are judged by the Board to materially relevant classes with PP&E. exceed the carrying amount that would represent their value at the end of the have been determined had no impairment reporting period. All intangible assets have fi nite useful lives and are ammortised on a straight line basis. loss been recognised for the asset in Where intangible assets have an active prior years. A reversal of an impairment market, they are measured at fair value, Any expenditure that increases the loss is recognised as income, unless the otherwise they are measured at cost. originally assessed capacity or service asset is carried at a revalued amount, in potential of an asset is capitalised and the which case the reversal of the impairment (k) Intangibles new depreciable amount is depreciated loss is treated as a revaluation increase. Intangible assets with a cost or other value over the remaining useful life of the asset Refer also Note 1 (j). greater than $100,000 are recognised in the to the entity. (n) Payables fi nancial statements, items with a lesser For each class of depreciable asset the value being expensed. Each intangible following depreciation and amortisation Trade creditors are recognised upon asset is amortised over its estimated useful rates are used: receipt of the goods or services ordered life to the Board, less any anticipated and are measured at the agreed purchase/ residual value. Class Rate contract price, gross of applicable trade It has been determined that there Buildings 2%–20% and other discounts. Amounts owing are unsecured and are generally settled on is no active market for the Board’s Plant and equipment: intangible assets. As such, these assets 30 day terms. Computers and Servers 15%–30% are recognised and carried at cost (o) Financial Instruments less accumulated amortisation and Motor vehicles 20%–33% Recognition accumulated impairment losses. Scientifi c equipment 10%–25% Financial assets and fi nancial liabilities No intangible assets have been classifi ed Exhibitions 10%–50% are recognised in the Statement of as held for sale or form part of a disposal Furniture, Fittings and 4%–20% Financial Position when the Board group held for sale. Fixtures becomes party to the contractual Internally Generated Software Other 2%–30% provisions of the fi nancial instrument. Costs associated with the development Intangibles Classifi cation of computer software are capitalised and Internally Generated 10%–25% Financial instruments are classifi ed and amortised on a straight-line basis over the Software measured as follows: period of expected benefi t to the Board.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 83 • Cash and cash equivalents – held at Long Service Leave decrease in the amount of annual and fair value through profi t and loss Under the Queensland Government’s long service leave owed to an executive, • Receivables – held at amortised cost long service leave scheme, a levy is inclusive of any increase in the value of leave balances as a result of salary rate • Payables – held at amortised cost made on the Board to cover this cost. Levies are expensed in the period in increases or the like); The Board does not enter transactions for which they are paid or payable. Amounts • accrued superannuation (being the speculative purposes, nor for hedging. paid to employees for long service leave value of all employer superannuation Apart from cash and cash equivalents, the are claimed from the scheme quarterly contributions during the fi nancial year, Board holds no fi nancial assets classifi ed in arrears. both paid and payable as at 30 June); at fair value through profi t and loss. No provision for long service leave is • car parking benefi ts and the cost of All disclosures relating to the recognised in the fi nancial statements, motor vehicles, such as lease payments, measurement basis and fi nancial the liability being held on a Whole- fuel costs, registration, insurance, repairs risk management of other fi nancial of-Government basis and reported in and maintenance incurred by the agency instruments held by the Board are the fi nancial report prepared pursuant during the fi nancial year, both paid included in Note 26. to AASB 1049 Whole of Government and payable as at 30 June, net of any (p) Employee Beneﬁ ts and General Government Sector amounts subsequently reimbursed by Financial Reporting. the executives; Employer superannuation contributions and long service leave levies are regarded Superannuation • fringe benefi ts tax included in as employee benefi ts. Employer superannuation contributions are remuneration agreements Payroll tax and workers’ compensation paid to QSuper, the superannuation plan The disclosures apply to all senior insurance are a consequence of for Queensland Government employees, at executives appointed under the Public employing employees, but are not rates determined by the Treasurer on the Service Act 2008 and classifi ed as SES1 and counted in an employee’s total advice of the State Actuary. Contributions above, with remuneration above $100,000 remuneration package. They are not are expensed in the period in which they in the fi nancial year. ‘Remuneration’ means employee benefi ts and are recognised are paid or payable. The Board’s obligation any money, consideration or benefi t, but separately as employee related expenses. is limited to its contribution to QSuper. excludes amounts: Wages, Salaries, Recreation Leave and Therefore, no liability is recognised for • paid to an executive by an entity or its Sick leave accruing superannuation benefi ts in the subsidiary where the person worked Board’s fi nancial statements, the liability during the fi nancial year wholly or Wages and salaries due but unpaid at being held on a Whole-of-Government mainly outside Australia during the time reporting date are recognised in the basis and reported in the fi nancial report the person was so employed; or Statement of Financial Position at the prepared pursuant to AASB 1049 Whole current salary rates. • in payment or reimbursement of out-of- of Government and General Government pocket expenses incurred for the benefi t For unpaid entitlements expected to be Sector Financial Reporting. of the entity or any of its subsidiaries. paid within 12 months, the liabilities are Executive Remuneration recognised at their undiscounted values. In addition, separate disclosure of Entitlements not expected to be paid The executive remuneration disclosures separation and redundancy/termination within 12 months are classifi ed as non- in the employee expenses note (Note 6) benefi t payments is included. current liabilities and recognised at their in the fi nancial statements include: the (q) Provisions present value, calculated using yields on aggregate remuneration of all senior Fixed Rate Commonwealth Government executive offi cers (including the Chief Provisions are recorded when the Board bonds of similar maturity, after projecting Executive Offi cer) whose remuneration for has a present obligation, either legal or the remuneration rates expected to apply the fi nancial year is $100,000 or more; and constructive as a result of a past event. at the time of likely settlement. the number of senior executives whose They are recognised at the amount total remuneration for the fi nancial year expected at reporting date for which the Prior history indicates that on average, falls within each successive $20,000 band, obligation will be settled in a future period. sick leave taken in each reporting period commencing at $100,000. Where the settlement of the obligation is less than the entitlement accrued. This is expected after 12 or more months, the The remuneration disclosed is all is expected to recur in future periods. obligation is discounted to the present remuneration paid or payable, directly Accordingly, it is unlikely that existing value using an appropriate discount rate. accumulated entitlements will be used by or indirectly, by the entity or any employees and no liability for unused sick related party in connection with the (r) Insurance leave entitlements is recognised. management of the affairs of the entity The Board carries insurance cover in the or any of its subsidiaries, whether as an As sick leave is non-vesting, an expense areas of Property (including items on executive or otherwise. For this purpose, is recognised for this leave as it is taken. loan), General Liability (incorporating remuneration includes: Directors & Offi cers liability), Professional • wages and salaries; Indemnity, Personal Accident and Motor • accrued leave (that is, the increase/ Vehicles. Insurance coverage (excluding 84 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 motor vehicles) is with the Queensland Government Insurance Fund and includes period in which the estimate is revised and 2009–10. Those new and amended coverage for the State Collection. In in future periods as relevant. Australian accounting standards that addition, the Board pays premiums to Estimates and assumptions that have a were applicable for the fi rst time in the WorkCover Queensland in respect of its potential signifi cant effect are outlined in 2009–10 fi nancial year and that had obligations for employee compensation. the following fi nancial statement notes: a signifi cant impact on the Board’s fi nancial statements are as follows. (s) Services Received Free of Charge Valuation of Property Plant and Equipment or for Nominal Value – note 15 The Board complied with the revised Contributions of services are recognised AASB 101 Presentation of Financial only if the services would have been (x) Rounding and Comparatives Statements as from 2009–10. This revised purchased if they had not been donated Amounts included in the fi nancial standard does not have any measurement and their fair value can be measured statements have been rounded to the or recognition implications. Pursuant to reliably. Where this is the case, an equal nearest $1,000 or, where that amount is the change of terminology used in the amount is recognised as a revenue and $500 or less, to zero, unless disclosure of revised AASB 101, the Balance Sheet an expense. the full amount is specifi cally required. is now re-named to the Statement of Financial Position, and the Cash Flow Comparative information has been restated (t) Contributed Equity Statement has now been re-named to where necessary to be consistent with Non-reciprocal transfers of assets Statement of Cash Flows. The former disclosures in the current reporting period. and liabilities between wholly-owned Income Statement has been replaced Queensland State Public Sector entities (y) Corporate Administration Agency by a Statement of Comprehensive as a result of Machinery-of-Government The Corporate Administration Agency Income. In line with the new concept changes are adjusted to ‘Contributed provides the Museum with corporate of ‘comprehensive income’, the bottom Equity’ in accordance with Interpretation services under the “Shared Services of this new statement contains certain 1038 Contributions by Owners Made to Provider” model. These fees and terms of transactions that previously were detailed Wholly Owned Public Sector Entities. the services are agreed through a Service in the Statement of Changes in Equity Appropriations for equity adjustments are Level Agreement, negotiated annually (refer to the items under the sub-heading similarly designated. and include: “Other Comprehensive Income” in the new Statement of Comprehensive (u) Taxation • Financial systems and processing Income). The Statement of Changes in The Queensland Museum is a State • Management accounting Equity now only includes details of Body as defi ned under the Income Tax transactions with owners in their capacity • Human resources recruitment, Assessment Act 1936 and is exempt as owners, in addition to the total payroll and consultancy from Commonwealth taxation with the comprehensive income for the relevant exception of Fringe Benefi ts Tax (FBT) and • Information systems and support in components of equity. Goods and Services Tax (GST). FBT and relation to records management and The Board is not permitted to early adopt GST are the only taxes accounted for by building maintenance. a new accounting standard ahead of the the Board. GST credits receivable from, and (z) The Harry West Memorial Fund specifi ed commencement date unless GST payable to the ATO, are recognised approval is obtained from the Treasury (refer to note 11). The Board is the Trustee of “The Harry West Memorial Fund” (the Fund), Department. Consequently, the Board has (v) Issuance of Financial Statements a testamentary trust established in not applied any Australian accounting The fi nancial statements are authorised accordance with the last will and testament standards and interpretations that have for issue by the Chair of the Board of of the late Henry (Harry) Thomas West. been issued but are not yet effective. The the Queensland Museum and the Chief The Trusts assets are comprised of cash Board will apply these standards and Executive Offi cer of the Queensland and cash equivalents. interpretations in accordance with their respective commencement dates. Museum at the date of signing the All income from the Trust is applied to the Management Certifi cate. benefi t of the Museum and is included as At the date of authorisation of the fi nancial report, a number of new or (w) Judgements miscellaneous income. amended Australian accounting standards The preparation of fi nancial statements As the Board acts only in a custodial role with future commencement dates will necessarily requires the determination and in respect of the Trust’s assets (which have a signifi cant impact on the Board. use of certain critical accounting estimates, must be maintained in perpetuity), Details of such impacts are set out below. assumptions and management judgements they are not recognised in the fi nancial All other Australian accounting that have the potential to cause a material statements, but are disclosed at Note 24(b). standards and interpretations with future adjustment to the carrying amounts of Auditing arrangements are also detailed at commencement dates are either not assets and liabilities within the next Note 24(b). applicable to the Board’s activities, or fi nancial year. Such estimates, judgements (aa) New and Revised Accounting have no material impact on the Board. and underlying assumptions are reviewed Standards on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the The Board did not voluntarily change any of its accounting policies during Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 85 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2. User Charges Admission charges General 2,143 2,015 2,143 2,015 Special exhibitions 100 9 100 9 Consultancy 254 419 254 419 Sales revenue – shops 1,172 1,141 1,172 1,141 Subscriptions 280 284 280 284 Functions/Venue hire 547 615 547 615 Rental income 121 71 121 71 Workshops/Training courses 99 63 99 63 Other 445 185 445 185 Total 5,161 4,802 5,161 4,802 3. Grants and Other Contributions Grants – State Government recurrent 18,536 19,284 18,536 19,284 Grants – State Government capital 2,250 - 2,250 - Grant – State Government recurrent funding (for depreciation) 926 926 926 926 Grant – Museum Resource Centre Network 300 590 300 590 Donations from QM Foundation - - 794 860 Donations 232 188 21 11 Donations of land received * - 1,050 - 1,050 Industry contributions 264 510 22 42 Commonwealth government grants 52 173 52 173 Local government contributions 330 380 330 380 Grants – Other ** 1,308 2,684 1,058 2,434 Total 24,198 25,785 24,289 25,750 The above items include funds received in the current period, but relate to expenditures of future periods. At 30 June 2010 we estimate that a further $0.658m will be expended in 2010–11. The most signiﬁ cant component of this being $0.404m in grant and related quarantined funding. * Exchange of land with Department of Education, Training and the Arts valued at $1.050m ** Includes capital funding for the National Carriage Factory of $1.750m in 2008–09 4. Other Revenues Interest 767 874 695 785 Disbursements from Harry West Memorial Fund 80 108 80 108 Goods received below fair value * 29 6 29 6 Recoveries 83 19 83 19 Miscellaneous other revenues 83 72 82 71 Total 1,042 1,079 969 989 * 2009–10 includes $11,542 in donations to the State Collection. These items are recognised at fair value in accordance with the Board’s existing valuation methodology.

86 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 5. Gains Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment 19 14 19 14 Total 19 14 19 14 6. Employee Expenses Employee Benefi ts Wages and salaries 13,073 12,089 13,073 12,089 Employee costs capitalised – Exhibitions (159) (271) (159) (271) Employer superannuation contributions * 1,635 1,540 1,635 1,540 Long service leave levy * 252 232 252 232 Annual leave expenses * 1,288 1,166 1,288 1,166 Employee Related Expenses Workers’ compensation premium * 53 42 53 42 Payroll tax and fringe benefi ts * 841 783 841 783 Other employee expenses 279 301 279 301 Total 17,262 15,882 17,262 15,882 * Refer to Note 1(p).

2010 2009 Number of full-time equivalent employees 223 217 The number of employees including full-time, part-time and casual employees measured on a full-time equivalent basis.

Executive Remuneration The number of senior executives who received or were 2010 2009 due to receive total remuneration of $100,000 or more: $100,000 to $119,999 1 - $160,000 to $179,999 1 2 $240,000 to $259,999 1 1 Total 3 3

$’000 $’000 Total remuneration of executives shown above # 554 580 # The amount calculated as executive remuneration in these fi nancial statements includes the direct remuneration received, as well as items not directly received by senior executives, such as the movement in leave accruals and fringe benefi ts tax paid on motor vehicles. This amount will therefore differ from advertised executive remuneration packages which do not include the latter items. The total separation and redundancy/termination benefi t payments during the year to executives shown above. 0 29

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 87 6. Employee Expenses cont. Remuneration of Board members and board sub-committee members was as follows: Name Appoinment Board ATSI Consultaive Audit & Risk 2010 2009 Details Committee Management (where amended Committee during 2009–10) Swannell P Prof. (Chair, Board) * * $2,731 $976 Abdel-Magied Y * $1,220 $423 Copplin S (Chair, Audit and * * $2,593 $1,013 Risk Management Committee) Ginn G Dr. * $1,973 $705 Vit M * $1,643 $423 Duffy P * $1,810 $1,690 Hamill D * $1,784 $1,409 Mason C * * $2,489 $1,128 Piscitelli B Dr. * $2,066 $986 Robinson T * * $2,200 $1,546 Carne J Term ceased * - $512 30 September 2008 Frazer R Term ceased * * - $423 30 September 2008 Hughes J Prof. Term ceased * - $282 30 September 2008 Jones A (Chair) Term ceased * * * - $835 30 September 2008 Shipway L * $468 - Williams D * $585 - Sebasio T * $351 $117 Wall C * - $234 O’Connor P * $585 - Ryder I * $234 - Total remuneration $27,132 $12,702 paid to all members: A sitting fee is paid to members of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Consultative Committee and the Audit and Risk Management Committee. These fees have been included as Board remuneration for the purposes of this note.

88 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 7. Supplies and Services Corporate services charges paid to CAA 908 873 908 873 Consultants and contractors 254 435 254 435 Materials 589 340 589 340 Repairs and maintenance 931 544 931 544 Facilities costs paid to CAA 710 1,820 710 1,820 Special Exhibitions 91 2 91 2 Cost of goods sold 598 431 598 431 Insurance costs 132 103 132 103 Qld Rail Services 169 164 169 164 Motor vehicle costs 149 145 149 145 Property operating costs 1,439 1,285 1,439 1,285 Printing 249 309 249 309 Advertising 356 269 356 269 Telecommunications 182 186 182 186 Travel and associated costs 328 280 328 280 Catering and entertainment costs 225 304 225 304 Equipment hire costs 165 103 165 103 Computer costs 305 76 305 76 Fees 151 65 151 65 Postages and freight costs 134 117 134 117 Subscriptions and membership costs 57 30 57 30 Other 761 973 761 973 Total 8,883 8,854 8,883 8,854 For 2009, $13,484 has been reallocated from “Other” to “Travel and associated costs” to more correctly represent expenses relating to corporate credit card transactions in that year. Additional expenses categories have also been added and data reallocated to these categories from “Other” to provide more detailed disclosures around these expenses. 8. Depreciation and amortisation Plant and equipment depreciation 302 294 302 294 Buildings depreciation 1,945 1,941 1,945 1,941 Exhibitions depreciation 621 675 621 675 Amortisation - Computer software 81 - 81 - Total 2,949 2,910 2,949 2,910

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 89 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 9. Other Expenses Property lease and rental 5 2 5 2 External audit fees 64 54 64 54 Bad debts expense - 5 - 5 Goods and services supplied below fair value 2 6 2 6 Losses from the disposal of non-current assets 353 66 353 66 Donations of land * - 125 - 125 Other expenses 49 42 50 44 Total 473 300 474 302 * Exchange of land with Department of Education, Training and the Arts valued at $0.125m 10. Cash and Cash Equivalents 24 hour at call deposits 10,425 12,568 10,425 12,568 Cash at bank and on hand 2,198 2,430 102 194 Imprest accounts 14 14 14 14 Total 12,637 15,012 10,541 12,776 Interest earned on cash held with the Commonwealth Bank earned 3.75% to 4.00% in 2010 (2009: 2.5%). Cash deposited with the Queensland Treasury Corporation earned interest at an average rate of 4.22% (2009: 3.44%) 11. Receivables Current Trade debtors 349 220 206 202 Less: provision for impairment - (1) - (1) 349 219 206 201

GST receivable 317 149 317 149 Less: GST payable (61) (106) (48) (88) 256 43 269 61

Long service leave reimbursements 113 38 113 38 Interest receivable 3 53 - 43 Other 61 120 61 120 Total 782 473 649 463 Movements in the allowance of provision for impairment Balance at the beginning of the year 1 1 1 1 Amounts written off during the year (1) - (1) - Balance at the end of the year - 1 - 1

90 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 12. Inventories Museum shop inventories at cost 529 567 529 567 13. Other Current Assets Prepayments 157 460 157 460 Total 157 460 157 460 14. Intangible Assets Computer software internally generated At cost 1,206 753 1,206 753 Less: Accumulated amortisation (82) - (82) - 1,124 753 1,124 753 Work in progress At Cost - 135 - 135 Total 1,124 888 1,124 888

Intangibles Reconciliation Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current reporting period. Computer Software Work In Progress Total 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Carrying amount at 1 July 753 - 135 584 888 584 Acquisitions - - 318 304 318 304 Transfers 453 753 (453) (753) - - Amortisation (82) - (82) - Carrying amount at 30 June 1,124 753 - 135 1,124 888 No intangible assets have been classiﬁ ed as held for sale or form part of a disposal group held for sale. All Intangibles are held by the Parent Entity.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 91 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 15. Property, Plant and Equipment Land: At Fair Value 14,002 15,015 14,002 15,015 14,002 15,015 14,002 15,015 Buildings: At Fair Value 72,250 72,185 72,250 72,185 Less: Accumulated depreciation (17,079) (15,133) (17,079) (15,133) 55,171 57,052 55,171 57,052 Heritage and cultural assets: At Fair Value – Library Heritage Collection 3,360 3,360 3,360 3,360 At Fair Value – State Collection 379,445 371,550 379,445 371,550 382,805 374,910 382,805 374,910 Exhibitions At cost 9,248 9,583 9,248 9,583 Less: Accumulated depreciation (6,882) (6,497) (6,882) (6,497) 2,366 3,086 2,366 3,086 Plant and equipment: At cost 2,831 1,995 2,831 1,995 Less: Accumulated depreciation (930) (725) (930) (725) 1,901 1,270 1,901 1,270 Assets under construction: At cost 5,325 1,224 5,325 1,224 Total 461,570 452,557 461,570 452,557

92 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 15. Property, Plant and Equipment cont. Reconciliation Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current reporting period. Land Buildings Heritage & Plant & Exhibitions Assets under Total Cultural Assets Equipment construction 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Carrying amount 15,015 14,090 57,052 58,992 374,910 270,576 1,270 787 3,086 3,219 1,224 130 452,557 347,794 at 1 July Acquisitions - - - 1 11 - 191 548 14 - 5,136 2,009 5,352 2,558 at cost Acquisitions at - - Board valuation Donations - 1,050 ------15 - 15 1,050 received Donations made - (125) ------(125) Transfers - - 65 - - - 753 323 232 589 (1,050) (915) - (3) Disposals ------(11) (94) (345) (47) - - (356) (141) Revaluation (1,013) - - - 7,884 104,334 ------6,871 104,334 increments Depreciation - - (1,946)(1,941) - - (302)(294) (621) (675) - - (2,869)(2,910) for period Carrying amount 14,002 15,015 55,171 57,052 382,805 374,910 1,901 1,270 2,366 3,086 5,325 1,224 461,570 452,557 at 30 June The Museum has no plant and equipment, with a written down value of zero, still being used in the provision of services. All property, plant and equipment is held by the Parent Entity.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 93 Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 16. Payables Current Trade creditors 170 97 170 97 External audit fees 23 31 23 31 Deposits held 9 9 9 9 Payroll tax 87 64 87 64 Fringe benefi ts tax 99 20 99 20 Capital payables 441 69 441 69 Property operating costs 121 125 121 125 Computer costs 101 13 101 13 Other employee costs 21 9 21 9 Materials and equipment 34 6 34 6 Travel and associated costs 22 9 22 9 Repairs and maintenance 42 11 42 11 Other 102 64 102 64 Total 1,272 527 1,272 527 17. Accrued Employee Beneﬁ ts Current Recreation leave 1,097 1,025 1,097 1,025 Long service leave levy payable 69 61 69 61 Superannuation payable - 42 - 42 Wages outstanding 28 109 28 109 Total 1,194 1,237 1,194 1,237 Non-current Recreation leave 298 306 298 306 Total 298 306 298 306 The discount rates used to calculate the present value of non-current annual leave is 1.09% (2009: 1.08%). 18. Other Current Liabilities Unearned revenue - 651 - 651

94 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Land Buildings Heritage Plant & Total & Cultural equipment Assets 19. Asset Revaluation Surplus by Class: $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Balance at 1 July 2009 12,540 44,412 269,739 - 326,691 Revaluation increments (1,013) - 7,884 - 6,871 Transfers to Accumulated Funds - - - - - Balance at 30 June 2010 11,527 44,412 277,623 - 333,562

Balance at 1 July 2008 12,540 44,412 165,405 4,434 226,791 Revaluation increments - - 104,334 - 104,334 Transfers to Accumulated Funds - - - (4,434) (4,434) Balance at 30 June 2009 12,540 44,412 269,739 - 326,691 The revaluation reserve relates to the Parent Entity only. An adjustment was made in 2008–09 to transfer revaluation surplus for Plant and Equipment to Accumulated Funds in relation to The Workshops Rail Museum. Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 20. Reconciliation of Operating Surplus to net cash provided by operating activities Operating Surplus 853 3,734 870 3,607 Non-cash items: Depreciation and amortisation expense 2,949 2,910 2,949 2,910 Bad debts expense - 5 - 5 Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment 353 66 353 66 Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (19) (14) (19) (14) Net non-cash asset transferred (15) (925) (15) (925) Changes in assets and liabilities (Increase)/decrease in net receivables (309) 296 (186) 117 (Increase)/decrease in inventories 38 (90) 38 (90) Decrease in prepayments 303 130 303 130 Increase/(decrease) in payables 745 (17) 745 (16) (Decrease) in accrued employee benefi ts (51) (67) (51) (67) (Decrease) in other liabilities (651) (22) (651) (22) Net cash provided by operating activities 4,196 6,006 4,336 5,701

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 95 21. Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities 24. (a) Controlled Entities In 2009, a voluntary exchange of land (situated at the The following entities are controlled by the Cobb+Co Museum, Lindsay Street, Toowoomba) between the Queensland Museum: Board and the Department of Education Training and the Arts, Name of Controlled Entity resulted in $1.050m being recognised as revenue and $0.125m Queensland Museum Foundation Trust as an expense with these statements. Audit Arrangements 22. Commitments for Expenditure Auditor-General of Queensland (a) Non-cancellable operating lease commitments The Board established the Queensland Museum Foundation There were no commitments under operating leases at Trust in June 2002. The Trust’s assets, liabilities, revenues and reporting date. expenses have been consolidated in these fi nancial statements. Separate fi nancial statements are prepared for the Queensland (b) Capital Expenditure Commitments Museum Foundation Trust. Material classes of capital expenditure commitments inclusive The Board has agreed to fund the operation of the Foundation of anticipated GST, contracted for at reporting date but not until further advised. recognised in the accounts are payable as follows: (b) Trusts 2010 2009 Name of Trust $’000 $’000 Harry West Memorial Fund Buildings 306 - Audit Arrangements Plant and Equipment 303 455 Auditor-General of Queensland Other 559 686 The Board of the Queensland Museum acts as trustee for, and 1,167 1,141 manages the Harry West Memorial Fund, a testamentary trust established under the last will and testament of the late Henry Payable (Harry) Thomas West. The Board is the sole benefi ciary of this • Not later than one year 1,132 1,141 Trust which now comprises only cash assets as described at • Later than one year and not 35 - Note 1(z). later than fi ve years Separate fi nancial statements of the Harry West Memorial Fund Total 1,167 1,141 are not prepared. Capital expenditure commitments relate to the Parent Entity only. Revenue received by the Board as sole benefi ciary totalled $79,653 (2008–09 : $107,787). 23. Contingencies As the Board acts only in a custodial role in respect of the (a) Native Title claims over Museum land Trust’s assets (which must be maintained in perpetuity), As at 30 June 2010, no native title claims have been made on they are not recognised in the fi nancial statements. Museum land. Financial results of the Harry West Memorial Fund (b) There were no other known contingent assets or liabilities at 30 June 2010. 2010 2009 $’000 $’000 Income 80 108 Expenses 80 108 Net Surplus - - Assets 2,520 2,517 Liabilities 8 5 Net assets 2,512 2,512 25. Events Occurring after Balance Date There were no signifi cant events occurring after balance date.

96 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 26. Financial Instruments – Economic Entity (a) Categorisation of Financial Instruments The Board has the following categories of fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities:

Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 Category Note $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents 10 12,637 15,012 10,541 12,776 Receivables 11 782 473 649 463 Total 13,419 15,485 11,190 13,239 Financial Liabilities Financial liabilities measured at amortised costs: Payables 16 1,272 527 1,272 527 Total 1,272 527 1,272 527

(b) Financial Risk Management The Board’s activities expose it to a variety of fi nancial risks – interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Financial risk management is implemented pursuant to Government and Board policy. These policies focus on the unpredictability of fi nancial markets and seek to minimise potential adverse effects on the fi nancial performance of the Board. All fi nancial risk is managed by Executive Management under policies approved by the Board. The Board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as policies covering specifi c areas. The Board measures risk exposure using a variety of methods as follows –

Risk Exposure Measurement method Credit Risk Ageing analysis, earnings at risk Liquidity Risk Sensitivity analysis Market Risk Interest rate sensitivity analysis

(c) Credit Risk Exposure Credit risk exposure refers to the situation where the Board may incur fi nancial loss as a result of another party to a fi nancial instrument failing to discharge their obligation. The maximum exposure to credit risk at balance date in relation to each class of recognised fi nancial assets is the gross carrying amount of those assets inclusive of any provisions for impairment.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 97 The following table represents the Board’s maximum exposure to credit risk based on contractual amounts net of any allowances: Maximum Exposure to Credit Risk

Economic Entity Parent Entity 2010 2009 2010 2009 Category $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Cash 10 12,637 15,012 10,541 12,776 Receivables 11 782 473 649 463 Total 13,419 15,485 11,190 13,239

No collateral is held as security and no credit enhancements relate to fi nancial assets held by the Board. The Board manages credit risk through the use of management reports. This strategy aims to reduce the exposure to credit default by ensuring that the Board invests in secure assets and monitors all funds owed on a timely basis. Exposure to credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis. No fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities have been offset and presented net in the Statement of Financial Position. The method for calculating any provisional impairment for risk is based on past experience, current and expected changes in economic conditions and changes in client credit ratings. No impairment losses have been recorded in the current year. No fi nancial assets have had their terms renegotiated so as to prevent them from being past due or impaired, and are stated at the carrying amounts as indicated. Aging of past due but not impaired fi nancial assets of the Economic Entity are disclosed in the following tables:

2010 Financial Assets Past Due But Not Impaired Contractual Repricing/Maturity date: Overdue Less than 30-60 Days 61-90 Days More than Total 30 Days 90 Days $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Financial Assets Receivables 22 15 6 - 43 Total 22 15 6 - 43

2009 Financial Assets Past Due But Not Impaired Contractual Repricing/Maturity date: Overdue Less than 30-60 Days 61-90 Days More than Total 30 Days 90 Days $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Financial Assets Receivables 27 6 47 - 80 Total 27 6 47 - 80

98 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 26. Financial Instruments – Economic Entity cont. (d) Liquidity Risk Liquidity risk refers to the situation where the Board may encounter diffi culty in meeting obligations associated with fi nancial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another fi nancial asset. The Board is only exposed to liquidity risk in respect of its payables. The Board manages liquidity risk through the use of management reports. This strategy aims to reduce the exposure to liquidity risk by ensuring the Board has suffi cient funds available to meet employee and supplier obligations at all times. This is achieved by ensuring that minimum levels of cash are held within the various bank accounts so as to match the expected duration of the various employee and supplier liabilities. The following table sets out the liquidity risk of fi nancial liabilities held by the Board. It represents the contractual maturity of fi nancial liabilities, calculated based on cash fl ows relating to the repayment of the principal amount outstanding at balance date for the Economic Entity.

2010 Payables in Total <1year 1-5 years >5 years Financial Liabilities Note $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Payables 16 1,272 - - 1,272 Total 1,272 - - 1,272

2009 Payables in Total <1year 1-5 years >5 years Financial Liabilities Note $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Payables 16 527 - - 527 Total 527 - - 527

(e) Market Risk The Board does not trade in foreign currency and is not materially exposed to commodity price changes. The Board is only exposed to interest rate risk through cash deposits in interest bearing accounts.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 99 26. Financial Instruments – Economic Entity cont. (f) Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis The following interest rate sensitivity analysis is based on a report similar to that which would be provided to management, depicting the outcome to profi t and loss if interest rates would change by +/-1% from the year-end rates applicable to the Board’s fi nancial assets and liabilities. With all other variables held constant, the Board would have a surplus and equity increase/(decrease) of $126,000 (2009: $150,000). This is mainly attributable to the Board’s exposure to variable interest rates on interest bearing cash deposits.

2010 Interest rate risk -1% + 1% Financial Instruments Carrying Amount Profi t Equity Profi t Equity Cash 12,637 (126) (126) 126 126 Overall effect on profi t and equity (126) (126) 126 126 The Board’s sensitivity to interest has remained stable in the current period. 2009 Interest rate risk - 1 % + 1% Financial Instruments Carrying Amount Profi t Equity Profi t Equity Cash 15,012 (150) (150) 150 150 Overall effect on profi t and equity (150) (150) 150 150

Fair Value The Board does not recognise any fi nancial assets or fi nancial liabilities at Fair Value. The Board does not hold any available for sale fi nancial assets. The Board has not offset any assets and liabilities.

100 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 101 102 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 103 Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Financial Statements 2009–10

Contents Statement of Comprehensive Income 105 Statement of Financial Position 106 Statement of Changes in Equity 106 Statement of Cash Flows 107 Notes To and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 108 Trustees’ Certifi cate 110 Independent Audit report 111 General Information These fi nancial statements cover the Queensland Museum Foundation Trust (the Foundation). It has no controlled entities. The Foundation is controlled by the Board of the Queensland Museum (the Board), a statutory body administered by the State of Queensland. The registered offi ce and principal place of business of the Foundation is: Queensland Museum Corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets BRISBANE QLD 4101 A description of the nature of the Foundation’s operations and its principal activities is included in the notes to the fi nancial statements. For information in relation to the Foundation’s fi nancial report please call (07) 3840 7648, email [email protected] or visit the Foundation’s internet site at http://www.qm.qld.gov.au

104 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2010

2010 2009 Notes $ $ Income from Continuing Operations Donations and other contributions 1(j), 2 703,783 895,150 Fundraising activities 173 - Interest 72,679 89,321 Miscellaneous 3 484 830 Services received below fair value 1(i) 268,585 259,792 Total Income from Continuing Operations 1,045,704 1,245,093 Expenses from Continuing Operations Bank charges 267 110 Donations 1(k) 794,135 859,778 Services provided below fair value 1(i) 268,585 259,792 Total Expenses from continuing Operations 1,062,987 1,119,680

Operating Result from Continuing Operations (17,283) 125,413

Total Comprehensive Income (17,283) 125,413 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 105 Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Statement of ﬁ nancial position as at 30 June 2010

2010 2009 Notes $ $ Current assets Cash assets 4 2,096,150 2,235,958 Receivables 5 145,284 27,258 Total Current assets 2,241,434 2,263,216

Total Assets 2,241,434 2,263,216 Current liabilities Payables 6 13,001 17,500 Total Current liabilities 13,001 17,500

Total liabilities 13,001 17,500

Net Assets 2,228,433 2,245,716 Equity Accumulated surplus 2,228,433 2,245,716 Total Equity 2,228,433 2,245,716 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2010

Accumulated Surplus 2010 2009 $ $ Balance as at 1 July 2,245,716 2,120,303 Operating Result from Continuing Operations (17,283) 125,413 Balance as at 30 June 2,228,433 2,245,716 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

106 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Statement of cash ﬂ ows for the year ended 30 June 2010

2010 2009 Notes $ $ Cash ﬂ ows from operating activities Infl ows: Donations & sponsorships 579,183 1,070,450 Fundraising activities 173 - Interest received 79,737 98,275 GST collected from customers 24,235 46,780 Outfl ows: Bank charges (267) (110) Donations (794,135) (859,778) GST remitted to ATO (28,734) (50,780) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7 (139,808) 304,837

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held (139,808) 304,837 Cash at beginning of ﬁ nancial year 2,235,958 1,931,121 Cash at end of ﬁ nancial year 2,096,150 2,235,958 The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 107 Queensland Museum Foundation Trust Notes to and forming part of the ﬁ nancial statements 2009–10

Objectives and Principal (c) Cash Assets has been secured with the Queensland Government Insurance Offi ce in respect Activities of the Foundation For the purposes of the Statement of of Foundation operations. Financial Position and the Statement Note 1: Summary of Signifi cant of Cash Flows, cash assets includes all (i) Services Received Below Fair Value Accounting Policies cash and cheques receipted but not banked at 30 June as well as deposits at During the year, the Foundation Note 2: Donations and Other received a range of services from the Contributions call with fi nancial institutions. It also includes investments with short periods Queensland Museum free of charge, Note 3: Miscellaneous Income to maturity that are convertible readily to including salaries and wages and general operating costs associated with Note 4: Cash cash on hand at the Foundation’s option and that are subject to a low risk of the offi ce of the Foundation. External Note 5: Receivables changes in value. audit costs for the year were also paid by the Queensland Museum totalling $3,800. Note 6: Payables (d) Receivables (2008-09 – $3,000) Note 7: Reconciliation of Operating Trade debtors are recognised at the Surplus/(Defi cit) to net (j) Donations and amounts due at the time of sale or Sponsorships Revenue cash from (used in) service delivery. Settlement of these Sponsorship revenue is recognised when operating activities amounts is required within 30 days invoices are raised in accordance with from invoice date. Objectives and Principal terms of relevant agreements. Donations Activities of the Foundation The collectability of receivables is revenue is recognised when the funds assessed periodically. Provision for are received. The main objective of the Queensland doubtful debts has been assessed at nil, Museum Foundation Trust is to as at 30 June 2010. (k) Donations Expense provide a fund to facilitate donations, Funds raised by the Foundation are sponsorships and other fundraising (e) Payables activities, and the passing of these periodically transferred to the Board on Trade creditors are recognised upon through to the Queensland Museum or, the recommendation of the Foundation receipt of the goods or services ordered if agreed upon by the Trustees and with Trustees and approval by the Chief and are measured at the agreed purchase the prior approval in writing of the Board Executive Offi cer, Queensland Museum. or contract price, gross of applicable trade of the Queensland Museum, other eligible Transfers are conducted on the basis of and other discounts. Amounts owing are charities that operate a Public Museum. funds availability and purpose. unsecured and are generally settled on 1. Summary of Signiﬁ cant 30 day terms. (l) Issuance of Financial Statements The fi nancial statements are authorised Accounting Policies (f) Employee Expenses and Entitlements for issue by Dr Ian Galloway, Chief (a) Statement of Compliance Executive Offi cer, Queensland Museum The Foundation has not employed The fi nancial statements have and Trustee for the Queensland Museum any staff during the fi nancial year. been prepared in accordance with Foundation Trust and Mr David Liddy, However, salaries and wages provided the recognition and measurement Chairman of the Queensland Museum free of charge by the Queensland requirements of all Australian Accounting Foundation Trust. Museum are recognised accordingly Standards and Interpretations, and the within the accounts. (m) Judgements and Assumptions disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards AASB 101 Presentation (g) Taxation The Foundation has made no judgements of Financial Statements, AASB 107 or assessments which may cause a The Foundation is a State body as defi ned Statement of Cash Flows and AASB material adjustment to the carrying under the Income Tax Assessment Act 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in amounts of assets and liabilities within 1936 and is exempt from Commonwealth Accounting Estimates and Errors. the next reporting period. taxation with the exception of Fringe Except where stated, the historical Benefi ts Tax and Goods and Services Tax (n) Rounding and Comparatives cost convention is used. (GST). As such, GST credits receivable Amounts included in the fi nancial from or payable to the ATO are recognised (b) The Reporting Entity statements have been rounded to the and accrued. nearest $1. The fi nancial statements include the value of revenues, expenses, assets, (h) Insurance Comparative information has been liabilities and equity of the Queensland While the Foundation Trustees are restated where necessary to be Museum Foundation Trust. The themselves personally indemnifi ed under consistent with disclosures in the Foundation does not have any the Trust Deed, Legal Liability insurance current reporting period. controlled entities.

108 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2009–10 2010 2009 $ $ 2. Donations and other contributions Sponsorship 242,345 467,800 Donations 211,438 177,350 Matching funding – State Government 250,000 250,000 Total 703,783 895,150 3. Miscellaneous Income Miscellaneous revenue 484 830 Total 484 830 4. Cash Cash assets 2,096,150 2,235,958 Total 2,096,150 2,235,958 Cash assets include funds held for quarantined and designated purposes, in particular, approximately $1.3M for the construction of the redeveloped Cobb + Co Museum in Toowoomba which is expected to be transferred to the Board of the Queensland Museum (Parent Entity) early in 2010–11. 5. Receivables Trade debtors 142,450 17,867 GST Receivable 17 - Other receivables 2,817 9,391 Total 145,284 27,258 6. Payables GST payable 13,001 17,500 Total 13,001 17,500 7. Reconciliation of Operating Surplus/(Deﬁ cit) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Operating Surplus/(Defi cit) (17,283) 125,413 Non-cash items: Revenue – Services received below fair value (268,585) (259,792) Expenses – Services received below fair value 268,585 259,792 Changes in assets and liabilities (Increase)/decrease in receivables (118,026) 183,424 (Decrease) in payables (4,499) (4,000) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (139,808) 304,837

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