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Annual Report 2015–16 Museum Locations WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 MUSEUM LOCATIONS WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — Albany. Residency Road, Albany. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — Geraldton. 1 Museum Place, Batavia Coast Marina, Geraldton. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — Kalgoorlie-Boulder. FOLLOW US 17 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie. facebook.com/wamuseum WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM. Victoria Quay, Fremantle. twitter.com/wamuseum WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — instagram.com/wamuseum Perth. Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — Shipwreck Galleries. [ COVER ] The Harry Butler Cliff Street, Fremantle. Research Centre. [ LEFT ] Dinosaur at the WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — Perth Concert Hall. Collections and Research Centre. Published by the 49 Kew Street, Welshpool. Western Australian Museum, 2016 ISSN 0083-8721 (PRINT) ISSN 2204-6127 (ONLINE) WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM — museum.wa.gov.au Administration. ‘Wellington Building’, 150 William Street, Perth. ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 2 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM CONTENTS STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ............................................. 5 NEW MUSEUM PROJECT ...................................................... 44 CERTIFICATION OF KEY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR ................................................ 6 MUSEUM SUPPORTERS ....................................................... 47 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ........................................... 94 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO ...................................................... 8 Western Australian Museum Foundation ....... 47 DETAILED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ............................................................................ 95 HIGHLIGHTS ................................................................................. 10 Western Australian Museum Foundation MINISTERIAL DIRECTIONS .............................................. 106 New Museum ............................................................. 10 Board of Governors .................................................. 50 OTHER FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ................................ 106 Opening of the Harry Butler Research Centre ... 10 Western Australian Museum Foundation Investment Committee ......................................... 50 Capital Works ��������������������������������������������������������������� 106 Celebrating the Perth Site ������������������������������������� 11 Western Australian Museum Foundation GOVERNANCE AND DISCLOSURES ................................ 108 Royal Tour ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Artefact Circle Committee .................................... 50 Board of Trustees ...................................................... 108 AWARDS AND HONOURS .............................................. 12 Friends of the Western Australian Museum . 51 Advisory committees ................................................. 113 OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE ......................................... 12 Volunteers at the Western OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ..................................... 116 Who we are ����������������������������������������������������������������� 12 Australian Museum ������������������������������������������������� 51 Advertising expenditure ������������������������������������������� 116 Responsible Minister and Legislation .............. 13 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IMPACTING Disability Access and Inclusion THE AGENCY ..................................................................... 52 Functional structure ............................................... 14 Plan outcomes ��������������������������������������������������������������� 117 Current and emerging issues and trends ....... 52 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ........ 15 Compliance with Public Sector Economic and social trends ................................ 54 Standards and Ethical Codes ................................. 120 Outcome based management framework ..... 15 DISCLOSURES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE ................. 56 Record keeping plans ���������������������������������������������� 120 REPORT ON OPERATIONS ............................................. 16 Independent Auditor’s Report ............................ 56 GOVERNMENT POLICY REQUIREMENTS .................... 123 Financial overview .................................................... 16 CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL Substantive equality ������������������������������������������������� 123 Performance overview ������������������������������������������� 16 STATEMENTS .................................................................... 59 Occupational safety, health and injury Summary of Key Performance Indicators ...... 18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................ 60 management ��������������������������������������������������������������� 123 PERFORMANCE AGAINST STRATEGIC PLAN ........... 21 Statement of Comprehensive Income ............ 60 APPENDICES ....................................................................... 126 Sustainable growth ................................................. 21 Statement of Financial Position ........................ 61 Sponsors, benefactors and Heart of the community ��������������������������������������� 24 granting agencies ...................................................... 126 Statement of Changes in Equity ........................ 62 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples .... 36 Temporary exhibitions ............................................. 128 Statement of Cashflows ��������������������������������������� 63 World leader ��������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Notes to Financial Statements ......................... 64 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 3 ABOUT THIS REPORT The Western Australian Museum’s The object of this report is to ensure 2015–16 Annual Report is a review of the financial and performance accountability Museum’s performance for the financial to the Western Australian Parliament, year ending 30 June 2016. and to provide audiences, customers and stakeholders with an understanding of The report is produced in accordance the Museum’s functions and operations. with the provisions of the Museums Act 1969 (WA) and other relevant This and previous annual reports are legislation that governs our operations. available in PDF form and in accessible It is provided to the Minister for Culture formats on the Western Australian and the Arts, the Hon John Day MLA, as Museum’s website at museum.wa.gov.au/ the State Minister responsible for the about/corporate-documents Culture and the Arts Portfolio, within which the Western Australian Museum Copies are archived in the State Library operates as a statutory authority. It is of Western Australia, the National Library tabled in the Parliament of Western Canberra and the Western Australian Australia in accordance with the Financial Museum Library located at Kew Street, Management Act 2006. Welshpool. For enquiries, comments or more information about the Museum please contact our Customer Relations Team on 1300 134 081 or email [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 4 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 Hon. John Day MLA, Minister for Culture and the Arts In accordance with section 63 of the Financial Management A. Robson Act 2006, we hereby submit for your information and Chair, Western Australian Museum Board of Trustees presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report of the Chairman of Accountable Authority 24 August 2016 Western Australian Museum for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006. S. Scudamore Vice Chair, Western Australian Museum Board of Trustees Vice Chair of Accountable Authority 24 August 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR The Western Australian Museum has been an integral part of the fabric of life in this State for 125 years and I am extremely pleased with the significant progress made this year towards developing a new museum for Western Australia – one that will be relevant to the lives of future generations not just in this century but beyond. I am now in my fifth year as Chair of storage, care and research facilities, but the Board of Trustees and I have been a major milestone in the New Museum privileged to be part of this very exciting Project. The new, exceptional facilities journey, watching it grow from an alluring will ensure that the State Collection can Emeritus Professor Alan Robson AO CitWA Chair, Western Australian Museum but still quite distant vision, to reality. be safely preserved in perpetuity, as well Board of Trustees as providing the infrastructure for the The official opening this year of The Museum’s ground-breaking science and Harry Butler Research Centre was, not research, and for the development of only, a major achievement in terms of extraordinary exhibitions to inspire future providing much improved collections audiences. ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 6 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM This is a time of fundamental change for Museum has continued to demonstrate I would especially like to thank the the Museum. The doors have closed at both innovation and entrepreneurship Museum’s Chief Executive Officer Alec the historic Perth site so something bold such as is possible within the constraints Coles for his outstanding leadership and magnificent can be created there, of its enabling legislation. The Museum during this critical time in the history of ready to open
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