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Museum of Tropical Queensland D 70-84 Flinders Street TOWNSVILLE, QLD, 4810 Telephone: (07) 4726 0600 Fax: (07) 4721 2093 www.mtq.qld.gov.au

WoodWorks: the Forestry and Timber Museum Corner Bruce Highway and Fraser Road Locked Bag 13, Fraser Road GYMPIE, QLD, 4570 Telephone: (07) 5483 7691 Queensland Museum South Bank Fax: (07) 5482 1773 Corner Grey and Streets PO Box 3300, SOUTH , QLD, 4101 Telephone: (07) 3840 7555 Fax: (07) 3846 1918 www.Qmuseum.qld.gov.au

Queensland Museum Hendra Campus 122 Gerler Road HENDRA, QLD, 4011 Loans Service Telephone: (07) 3406 8344 Fax: (07) 3406 8355 Geology Store Cobb & Co. Museum Telephone: 3406 8345 (46) (50) 27 Lindsay Street The Workshops Rail Museum TOOWOOMBA, QLD, 4350 Telephone: (07) 4639 1971 North Street Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum Fax: (07) 4638 5791 PO Box 2234 www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au NORTH IPSWICH, QLD, 4305 Corner Main and Vulture Streets Telephone: (07) 3432 5100 PO Box 40 Fax: (07) 3432 5114 WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD 4102 www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au Telephone: (07) 3896 3000 Fax: (07) 3896 3275

The Honourable Matt Foley, MLA Minister for Employment Training and Youth and Minister for the Arts

Dear Minister, I take pleasure in presenting to you the Annual Report of the Board of the Queensland Museum for the year ending 30 June 2003. Yours sincerely

Anne Jones Chair Board of the Queensland Museum

Presented to Parliament

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Qm1

Our Vision Highlights and Achievements and Principal Scientist at Museum of The Queensland Museum will be • The Queensland Museum celebrated Tropical Queensland reinforced the recognised as an innovative, exciting 140 years of contribution to the position this Museum holds as North and accessible museum of science, cultural, social and intellectual Queensland’s premier cultural tourism environment and human achievements development of all Queenslanders. destination and a centre of research excellence. of international standing, reaching out • The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich, to all Queenslanders. opened on 1 September 2002 as the • The Museum established a Molecular largest Queensland Heritage Trails Identities Laboratory as a class 1 DNA Our Mission Network project undertaken by the facility and achieved immediate To create a stimulating environment of to celebrate research success. discovery and understanding. We will the Centenary of Federation. • The Museum maintained its achieve this by — •A new organisational structure was reputation as a major contributor to •Working with and empowering our successfully implemented from 1 July the Smart State with 163 research communities 2002 to better align the Museum’s publications. • Preserving and interpreting material structure with the new vision and • 2002 Queensland Museum Medallists evidence and strategy as a major player in the were internationally renowned •Telling the changing story of State’s knowledge industries. conservationist Mr Steve Irwin and Queensland and its place in the world. • The visitor experience throughout the recently retired Senior Curator of Queensland Museum network was Herpetology Ms Jeanette Covacevich. Our Values enhanced by providing over 5,182m2 Ms Covacevich also received the 2003 In fulfilling its mission, the Queensland of new long term exhibitions at the Queensland Naturalist’s ‘Naturalist of Museum is committed to — Queensland Museum South Bank and the Year’ award and the 2003 Public •Excellence in research underpinning The Workshops Rail Museum, Service Medal for her outstanding all Museum programs including 216m2 of new exhibitions contributions to knowledge and • The importance of the Museum’s role for regional museums at Barcaldine promotion of Queensland fauna. as a generator and communicator of and Gayndah. • Priority research themes were knowledge • The Sciencentre Roadshow presented collaboratively developed in each • Professional management and care of its unique school and community Program to focus the Museum’s long- the State collection as a unique service programs to 26,339 term research into areas of relevance resource to be held in trust for Queenslanders in 32 rural and and benefit to the people of present and future generations regional towns and remote Queensland. • The relevance of all Museum communities including Weipa, • The publication of the Museum’s endeavours to contemporary Napranum, Mapoon, Pormpuraaw Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland society and Kowanyama. Queensland, in cooperation with the Queensland Heritage Trails Network, • Community participation in the • The Museum’s Biodiversity Program set a new benchmark in travel guides. business of the Museum secured strategic research grants of • High standards of access, customer $1.25 million. service, enjoyment and comfort for all • The Sciencentre closed in George visitors Street in late January prior to • The provision of lifelong learning relocating to new facilities at the opportunities for the whole Queensland Museum South Bank. community Project briefs were prepared for a new entry and new Sciencentre. • High ethical standards in all Museum activities • Cobb & Co. Museum received an Australian College of Education •Recognition of and respect for, Excellence in Teaching Award for its biological and cultural diversity education programs. •Working together and respecting each • The Workshops Rail Museum hosted other’s contributions. the Queensland Government Community Cabinet meeting in November 2002. • The appointment of a new Director

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Contentsc

02 Chair’s Report

03 Director’s Report

04 Board of the Queensland Museum

05 Organisational Structure and Responsibilities

06 Strategic Direction:

07 1. Statewide Museum Services

14 2. The Visitor Experience

16 3. Research and Scholarship

20 4. Caring for Collections

22 5. Information Management and Information Technology

23 6. Marketing

25 7. Resources

27 8. Management

29 Appendices:

30 I Functions and Powers of the Board

32 II Annual Performance Indicators

38 III Publications

43 IV Grants Won and Consultancies

46 V Overseas Travel

48 VI Temporary Exhibitions

51 VII Sponsorships

53 VIII Financial Statements

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 1 Chair’sc Report

For the first three months of 2002-2003, Part of the redevelopment of Queensland the Board of the Queensland Museum was Museum South Bank will be the chaired by Nerolie Withnall who made a reopening of the Sciencentre at that significant contribution to the present campus. The Sciencentre closed at George strategic direction of the Museum. Many, Street in January 2003 and expects to if not all, of the achievements of this reopen, revitalised in August 2004. financial year were initiated while Nerolie 2002-2003 has been a time of significant was Chair. I am very grateful that she change for the Queensland Museum. This remains part of the team as a Trustee of change gives Queensland Museum a the Queensland Museum Foundation. sound new base to pursue our vision as The major achievements of 2002-2003 an innovative, exciting and accessible have been: museum of science, environment and human achievements. •a major organisational restructure

• establishment of the Queensland Museum Regional Services program

• opening of The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich

• acquisition and fitout of a multi- purpose facility at Hendra

• relocation of the Museum Loans Service

• planning for the redevelopment of South Bank campus including a new entrance and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre

• establishment of the Queensland Museum Foundation

• sale of Museum property at Coomera.

Anne Jones

Chair, Board of the Queensland Museum.

2 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Director’sD Report

The financial year 2002-2003 was a During the year almost 700,000 visitors time of growth and change for the embarked on a journey of discovery Queensland Museum. through the State’s network of seven museums. The museum website enjoyed On 30 August 2002, the Premier of its most successful year with over Queensland The Hon. Peter Beattie 2.7 million pages viewed, an increase opened the new $20 million Workshops of 35 percent over the previous year. Rail Museum in Ipswich. This is the latest The Museum’s reputation as the State’s addition to the Queensland Museum leading publisher of quality guide books network and was the largest Queensland was further enhanced with the launch of Heritage Trails Network project the Museum’s Discovery Guide to Outback undertaken by the Queensland Queensland. Government to celebrate the Centenary of Federation. The planning undertaken by the Board over the past three years is now becoming The appointment of a new Director and a reality. The year ahead will no doubt be a Principal Scientist at the Museum challenging but with the dedication of the of Tropical Queensland reinforced the Board and the commitment of our position this Museum holds as North talented staff the vision will be achieved. Queensland’s premier cultural tourism destination and a centre for research excellence.

Queensland Museum’s financial challenges were addressed through the implementation of a seven point business improvement strategy. On 1 July 2002, a new organisational structure was adopted. This structure is based on a knowledge industry model and provides a more effective vehicle for the achievement of the Museum’s mission.

Sciencentre closed its doors in George Street, Brisbane on 25 January 2003 in Dr Ian Galloway, preparation for the development of a new Sciencentre at Queensland Museum South Director and Bank. Planning has commenced for the Chief Executive Officer, development of a new entrance, which Queensland Museum. together with the Sciencentre is scheduled to open in August 2004. Initial work also began on a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre due to open in 2005.

Research is alive and well at the Queensland Museum with 163 research publications and a new Molecular Identities Laboratory established. The Museum secured over $1.5 million in research grants during 2002-03.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 3 Board of the Queensland MuseumB

The Board of the Queensland Museum was established in 1970 under the provisions of the Queensland Museum Act 1970, although the Queensland Museum first Board Members began its long history of service provision to the Government and people of the Ms A. Jones, BDesSt Chair (from 1 October 2002) State in 1862. The only substantial and Member (until 30 September 2002) changes to this Act came with the Arts Mrs N. Withnall, BA, LLB Chairman (until 30 September 2002) Legislation Amendment Act 1977. The statutory functions and powers of the Dr R. Anderson OAM Vice Chairman Board are detailed in Appendix I. Lady Edwards AM, BA Member

During the year Arts Queensland Ms J.E. Richardson Member undertook a review of the Acts governing statutory authorities within its portfolio Mr R. Heather, BA Member responsibilities, including the Queensland Ms J. Carne Member Museum. New legislation will be introduced to State Parliament in 2003-04 Mr G. Roberts, BA, DipTeach Member (from 1 October 2002) that will provide an objective statement Mr R. Frazer, BBus, CA Member (from 1 October 2002) and set of guiding principles for the Queensland Museum, as well as address Mr L. Boccabella, BA, LLB Member (from 1 October 2002) minor amendments required to update the Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Member (until 30 September 2002) current Act. Dr C.J. Mittelheuser , The Board is appointed by the Governor-in- AM, BSc(Hons), PhD, HonDPhil Member (until 30 September 2002) Council on the recommendation of the Minister for the Arts. Under the current Mr P.J. Appleton, amended Act, terms are for up to five years. BA, DipEd, MMusStud Member (until 1 April 2003)

All members bring experience and specific Dr I. Galloway, expertise to the Board, including a broad BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Observer and Director appreciation of the Museum’s major fields Ms M. O’Donnell, BSocStud Government Representative of endeavour. Dr G. Potter, MSc(Hons), The Board met eleven times during the PhD, GradDipEd, JP(Qual) Observer and Deputy Director year, with all meetings being held at the Queensland Museum South Bank. Mr G. Innes, BCom Observer

4 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Organisational Structure and Responsibilities

Following a major review of the Core business is delivered via two major O organisational structure of the Queensland vehicles: the seven campuses of the Museum during the previous year a new Queensland Museum and a coordinated structure was implemented in July to range of regional services (Regional align with the new vision and strategy for Services Program). the Museum as a major player in the A business management and growth area State’s knowledge industries. incorporates the Business Services Core business of the Museum is expressed Division and the Queensland Museum as knowledge generation (Research Foundation. Program), knowledge management (Information and Collections Management Program) and knowledge dissemination (Exhibitions and Publications Program).

Director

Directorate Support

Deputy Director

Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Generation Management Dissemination Director Director Director Queensland Regional QM Network Business Director Museum Services Director Services Foundation Director Information and Exhibitions and Research Collections Publications Management

Director Museum Head Manager Manager Manager Development Cobb &Co. Biodiversity Inquiry Centre Publications & Public Officers Museum Photography Relations

Manager Director Manager Manager Queensland Museum of Head Exhibition Geosciences QM Librarian Business Museum Tropical Design & Development Loans Queensland Construction Head Head Manager Coordinator Director Cultures and Collection Learning Strategic Roadshow Sciencentre Histories Management Advisor Marketing

Head Head Manager General Science and Information Finance and Manger Audience Lands Technology in Systems and Evaluator Administration Mapping and South Bank Society Technology Surveying Campus Museum Director Senior Workshops Conservator WoodWorks Rail Museum Museum

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 5 Strategic Direction

The Queensland Museum’s Strategic Plan outlines the vision and direction for the future. Eight areas are strategically important to the Museum:

1. Statewide museum services 5. Information management and SD The Queensland Museum is committed to information technology the provision of an effective, statewide, The Queensland Museum’s position in the museum service. This will enable the knowledge industries depends on its development of a coordinated museum ability to maintain and provide access to industry in Queensland, bringing a sense the vast storehouse of information in the of identity and stability to our large and various Museum databases and culturally diverse State from which all collections. The Queensland Museum will communities will benefit. be a communicator of authoritative knowledge to local, national and global 2. The visitor experience audiences through the innovative use of The Queensland Museum is committed to new technology in the presentation of its continually researching and improving programs and the management of its the quality of the visitor experiences, and collections and knowledge bases. recognises that the needs of its visitors and other users are varied and changing. 6. Marketing The Museum will provide lifelong learning Through effective brand management, opportunities that meet the needs and advertising and public relations, the expectations of its broad audience, at all Queensland Museum will be positioned as stages of their lives. a provider of unique educational experiences that entertain and inform. 3. Research and scholarship Market research and audience evaluation The authority with which the Queensland will ensure that Museum products and Museum communicates is based on the services meet the needs and wants of its Museum’s long-term commitment to high visitors. quality scholarship and research. This provides credibility to the Queensland 7. Resources Museum’s public programs and The Queensland Museum’s current and differentiates the Museum from other future operations are critically dependent organisations that provide education- on the availability and allocation of based entertainment. resources. A sustained effort is made to increase the absolute quantity of resources 4. Caring for collections available, while achieving optimum In undertaking this central role, the allocation to minimise waste, maximise Queensland Museum acknowledges its efficiency and provide the best fit with duty of care and recognises that the issue prioritised objectives. of access is directly related to caring for the collections. The Museum also 8. Management recognises its responsibility to provide The commitment of Government, Board support to other museums and to and staff to the achievement of a historical societies to care for the common vision is critical to the long-term distributed collections of Queensland. performance of the Queensland Museum. Leadership at all levels is required for this to occur. The empowerment of staff, their financial accountability and motivation to excel in their appointed field are key priorities for Museum management.

6 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Statewide Museum Services1

As the Queensland Government’s The first Museum traineeship under the Museum on 6 December with the instrumentality primarily responsible for National Training Package for the museum volunteers’ Christmas Party and the State’s cultural and natural heritage industry was conducted at Cobb & Co. presentation of service awards. In collections, the Queensland Museum is Museum. This was a successful partnership addition, 33 education students from the committed to the provision of an effective, between the Indigenous community, University of Southern Queensland statewide museum service. This will enable Toowoomba City Council and the Southern worked with the Museum’s school the development of a coordinated museum Queensland Institute of TAFE. programs and holiday activity sessions industry in Queensland, bringing a sense of during the year. From December 2002 to March 2003 the identity and stability to our large and Museum’s Groom Gallery was redecorated Outlook for 2003–2004 culturally diverse State from which all as a scene from Ancient Egypt to house communities will benefit. The Museum also •Work with the community to develop the exhibition Egypt by Touch. School strives to deliver a memorable, enjoyable, an exhibition, Toowoomba: from programs were conducted with 40 classes educational experience to all Swamp to Garden City, to celebrate involving 1,058 children, while 1,673 Queenslanders no matter where they live. the Centenary of Toowoomba as a children attended the three separate City during 2004. holiday activity programs. For the second Goals time the Museum was presented with an • Appoint a second Indigenous trainee To ensure that all Queenslanders have Australian College of Education for the Binangar Centre and maintain access to the services of the Queensland Excellence in Teaching Award for its the partnership with the Indigenous Museum irrespective of where they live in education programs. community, Toowoomba City Council the State. and the Southern Queensland Institute The database, Coachbuilders of of TAFE. To be the lead agency for the development Queensland, was completed. This is of the museum industry in Queensland proving an asset when answering • Pilot a museum internship with the and a major contributor to the museum enquiries about tradespeople associated University of Southern Queensland. industry and profession in Australia. with horse-drawn vehicles. • Coordinate holiday activity programs Queensland Museum Network The Think Link tourism marketing project relating to the International Year of funded by the Commonwealth Department Fresh Water and develop a new The statewide delivery of museum services of Transport and Regional Services program for children aged 3-6 years. is facilitated through a network of attracted a substantial increase in the • Construct and interpret a saddler’s museums established under the approval number of international students to the shop within the Museum’s Vehicle of the Governor-in-Council. There were Museum’s Indigenous cultural programs Gallery. seven campuses of the Queensland and English language learning Museum Network in 2002–2003. opportunities. • Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cobb & Co. operations in Australia. Cobb & Co. Museum, Volunteers continued to support the Toowoomba Museum’s operations. Their help in • Develop and promote the Museum’s assisting visitors, working with the loans commercial activities to maximise This was the first full year of the kits and installing exhibits was especially revenue. Museum’s expanded operations and appreciated. The 140th anniversary of the visitor numbers and revenue from all Queensland Museum was sources exceeded expectation. More than celebrated at Cobb & Co. half of the Museum’s visitors were local residents using their Toowoomba City Council Cultural Card to achieve free entry to the Museum.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 7 Lands Mapping and Surveying The operational improvements allowed for innovative programming to achieve Museum, Brisbane the redirection of funds to address an 'ambassador' role for locals. outstanding issues identified in the This joint initiative of the Department of • Establish an exhibition development Operational Review relating to car parking, Natural Resources and Mines and the plan that will ensure utilisation of pedestrian access and signage and provide Queensland Museum collects and existing research resources and long term improvements for the facility interprets significant aspects of the achieve ongoing audience appeal. and its operations. These activities were ‘in surveying and mapping of Queensland. house’ refinements that will allow for • Continue to review operational Two new displays were prepared. An resource allocation during subsequent efficiencies, with development of exhibition on Mapping During World years to be directed towards increasing 'business units' within appropriate War II was showcased in various towns visitor numbers, satisfaction and yield. departments. throughout the State, and a History of Visitation totalled 49,066. This represents Topographic Mapping in Queensland was an 11 percent decline from the previous Queensland Museum exhibited at Queensland Museum South year. This visitation pattern is typical of South Bank, Brisbane Bank during Queensland Resources Week. the post ‘honeymoon’ period following the As part of the organisational restructure a opening of such a large attraction. new campus, Queensland Museum South Museum of Tropical Queensland, Bank, was established to provide a more The 2002 State Budget provided a Townsville strategic and focussed perspective on the 40 percent increase in recurrent funding Further structural reform provision of high quality visitor for the Museum, increasing the annual recommendations from the 2001 experiences at the flagship venue. The allocation from $1.5 million to $2.1 Operational Review of the Museum of new team incorporated staff from the million. This will provide greater financial Tropical Queensland were implemented Sciencentre, which was relocated to South stability for the Museum. during the year and achieved a significant Bank from George Street in January 2003, shift in direction with greater emphasis on Outlook for 2003–2004 as well as staff previously the management and marketing of a organisationally located in other sections • Implement the newly-developed cultural tourism facility. of the Museum. three-year marketing strategy. Measures included a review and A major priority was the commencement • Strengthen awareness and support subsequent refinement of Visitor Services of planning for the development of a new within the local market through staff rostering and the redesign of the entrance as part of the Millennium Arts entry and gift shop to improve traffic project. Root Projects flow through an enlarged retail space. Australia was Cleaning and catering contracts were contracted to work reviewed and new strategies were put in with Museum staff to place to improve results in these areas. produce a campus strategy and site master plan to guide future development, including a new Sciencentre on Level 1 of the Museum building. Robin Gibson and Partners was appointed architect for this project. The Museum established a staff project team to design and produce the new Sciencentre. The conceptual brief was finalised in June 2003.

Planning and consultation for the development of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre also commenced.

8 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 The exhibition program at Queensland Queensland Museum South Bank was enhanced by the Sciencentre, opening of a new long-term exhibition Brisbane Discover Queensland in December 2002 The major and the presentation of a diverse program achievement this year of twenty-seven temporary exhibitions. was maintaining a These included: 140 Years of Queensland viable Sciencentre Museum Collecting, Two Wheeled that continued to Warriors, Native Title Business, Mabo: meet visitor Sharing Country, Vietnam Voices, expectations while Singsing Bilong Pasifik (musical planning for its instruments of the Pacific from the closure in January Marson collection) and the Dame Mary 2003 and relocation Durack Outback Craft Award. to Queensland The Museum continued to remain the pre- Museum South Bank. eminent cultural attraction for families and Visitor numbers schools in the South Bank arts precinct remained high, with with in excess of 458,000 visitors. A strong more than 90,000 emphasis was placed on programs for the people enjoying the family and schools audience, including interactive displays temporary exhibitions such as a children’s and two special activity space to complement the exhibitions presented blockbuster Terrorsaurus exhibition, during the period July Sciencentre interactives, and an interactive to January. The space for Singsing Bilong Pasifik. Mysterious and Programs offered for schools included: Wonderful World of classification, Life in the past, Graeme Base was a Prehistoric Australia Dinosaurs, retrospective exhibition of 40 works by contribution of volunteers, would be Prehistoric Australia - Megafauna, Under this noted children’s author and unable to deliver the breadth and quality the Sea, Bugs and Beasties and a range of illustrator, while Mission Earthling of service expected by visitors. talks, tours and introductions to displays. explored the nature of being human. The conceptual brief for the new Education staff completed the joint The Sciencentre continued to develop Sciencentre at Queensland Museum South Queensland University of programs to enhance the quality and Bank was finalised and significant progress Technology–Museums research project breadth of experiences available to was made towards the draft design of the into early childhood learning in museums. visitors. Do and Discovery school holiday new exhibition and programs. The new The blockbuster exhibition Terrorsaurus programs (on three themes) were well Sciencentre is scheduled to open in August ran from 9 April to 31 July. Even though attended during the year, and daily 2004 and will include both interactive it was Terrorsaurus’ fourth presentation in science shows for both preschooler and exhibits and historical and contemporary thirteen years, admissions income was 35 older audiences were presented. objects that will inform and contextualise percent above target, highlighting the the visitor experience. A new partnership was developed between tremendous appeal of dinosaurs amongst the Sciencentre, Education Queensland The Sciencentre closed for the final time the Museum’s primary family market. and The Courier-Mail to produce ten in George Street on 25 January 2003. The Outlook for 2003–2004 weekly features explaining the science official farewell for current and previous of new technologies. Sciencentre staff staff and volunteers was held the • The appointment of a General researched and wrote the features, and following day, with 197 in attendance. Manager for Queensland Museum Education Queensland staff identified All Sciencentre staff were transferred into South Bank. curriculum links for the material. In new positions within the South Bank • Project manage the Museum addition, The Courier-Mail again campus or corporate areas of the redevelopment including a new published a Sciencentre teacher’s resource Queensland Museum. Decommissioning of entrance and state-of-the-art kit featuring 40 activities for class or the Sciencentre occurred during February. Sciencentre. family exploration. Exhibits for reuse in the new Sciencentre or for sale were relocated to storage. • Present Chinese Dinosaurs as a major The Sciencentre was well served by a very Furniture and other equipment were educational exhibition. capable and dedicated team of 120 relocated to Museum facilities. All volunteers who contributed 1,651 days of • Plan and implement a new campus internal structures were removed from voluntary work, mainly in the exhibition exhibitions and visitor experience the building which was handed back to galleries as Explainers. This extensive strategy. the Department of Public Works on community support is very much 28 February for subsequent fit out. appreciated by staff who, without the

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 9 In its thirteen year life in William and A total of seven working steam sawmill steam train excursion trips from central George Streets, the Sciencentre had: demonstration days were held throughout Brisbane direct to The Workshops Rail the year. These demonstration days hosted Museum. Both train trips provided a Visitors 1,695,000 an average attendance of 138. The unique enhancement to the visitor School children 572,000 operation days were strongly supported experience and fulfilled visitor demand by members of the Gympie and District for a real train experience. Teachers 80,000 Woodworkers Club who provided Regular public programming commenced Feature Exhibitions 36 additional working displays. with the introduction of the Railway Volunteer Explainer hours 122,350 Outlook for 2003–2004 Reminisces lecture series focusing on the (i.e. 81.6 employee full-time equivalents) site and people who worked there, Train • Develop and implement the new Talk for rail enthusiasts, Wheel in Reels a Outlook for 2003–2004 strategic direction for WoodWorks. monthly program of rail and trains in • Plan, design and construct a new movies, Nippers Play and Learn preschool 2 1,250m Sciencentre including both The Workshops Rail Museum, program and the Education on Track interactive exhibits and museum Ipswich program for primary and secondary objects, to open at Queensland The Queensland Museum network schools. Over 2,000 people joined the Museum South Bank in August 2004. expanded on 30 August 2002 with the membership program which offers a range opening of The Workshops Rail Museum of benefits including the quarterly WoodWorks: The Forestry and by The Hon. Peter Beattie, Premier of magazine Big Noise and annual free entry Timber Museum, Gympie Queensland and Minister for Trade in the to all Queensland Museum campuses. presence of The Hon. Matt Foley, Minister WoodWorks: The Forestry and Timber The long term preservation and care of for Employment, Training and Youth, and Museum is the oldest regional campus of the Queensland Rail (QR) collection of Minister for the Arts. the Queensland Museum network and is objects, photographs, maps, plans and managed as a joint initiative of the Board The Workshops Rail Museum was the documents was enhanced by their of the Queensland Museum and the largest Queensland Heritage Trails relocation and re-housing into purpose Queensland Department of Primary Network project undertaken by the built facilities at the Museum. Industries. Queensland Government to celebrate the Negotiations continued with QR for the A new Management Committee was Centenary of Federation. It recognises the transfer of this collection. significant contribution of rail to the appointed during the year to better The Workshops Rail Museum Advisory history and development of Queensland. represent senior input from the Queensland Committee was established in June 2003 Developed in collaboration with Museum and the Department of Primary with representatives from the community, Queensland Rail (QR), The Workshops Rail Industries. A major item of discussion rail and tourism sectors, to assist with the Museum is an international standard rail centred upon future directions for the ongoing operation and further WoodWorks campus, with the pivotal date museum, providing a unique visitor 2 development of the Museum. for establishment of new directions being experience incorporating 5,000m of the twentieth anniversary of WoodWorks’ exhibition space and tours of the adjacent Outlook for 2003–2004 QR operating railway workshops where establishment, 23 March 2004. • Host the first Friends of Thomas event maintenance work and restoration of the planned for the September/October WoodWorks staff continued liaison and QR heritage fleet is undertaken. participation with local Gympie school holiday period. As part of the opening celebrations, the community organisations concentrating • Publication of Locomotives in the Museum hosted a Workers Reunion which on social and cultural heritage issues. The Tropics, Volume 3 in conjunction attracted 3,500 former workers and their Uturn for Boys program (blacksmith with the Australian Railway Historical families back to the site. In November training and personal development) Society, Queensland Division. concentrating on ‘at risk’ youth within the 2002 the Museum hosted a State education system returned successful Government Community Cabinet meeting • Introduction and establishment of The outcomes throughout the year and was that provided an opportunity for all Workshops Rail Museum Volunteer extended to a twice-weekly program. Ministers to view the attraction. Program. It was all aboard for the • Completion of the transfer of the January school holiday collection from Queensland Rail. period with the • Continued expansion of public introduction of historic programs to attract new and repeat railmotor rides between visitors and enhance the visitor The Workshops and experience at The Workshops Rail Ipswich Station, recreating Museum. the workers’ train that operated for many years. These short trips were complemented from April by the introduction of

10 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Regional Services

Queensland Museum Regional Services is a new program established as part of the organisational restructure to better coordinate the delivery of the Museum’s statewide services including travelling exhibitions, the Museum Resource Centre Network, Queensland Museum Loans, Magnet Schools project, the Science Roadshow and Science Outreach programs. The Regional Services Program ensures that all Queenslanders have access to the services of the Queensland Museum irrespective of where they live in Queensland. It takes a lead role in developing the museum industry in Queensland and making a major contribution to the museum industry.

Roadshow The Sciencentre Roadshow, staffed by four science communicators, toured 32 centres during the year. Far western Queensland communities were included in the tour, which attracted 26,339 participants.

Since the closure of the Sciencentre in January 2003, the Roadshow was administered by the Regional Services program based at the Cobb & Co. Museum. This year Roadshow included a totally new program that included the Queensland Museum Loans Queensland Museum Loans would not be Star Lab inflatable planetarium, able to operate without the enormous workshops and a drama program for early In January 2003, the Queensland Museum assistance provided by the 100 or more childhood and primary students. Loans service relocated from Grey Street volunteers throughout the State who assist South Bank to the Museum’s new facility with the distribution of the Country Loans The Courier-Mail continued its in-kind at Hendra. After being closed during kits from regional centres, process requests support of the Roadshow with free Term 1, the service reopened in new for loans from Hendra, or are constantly advertisements. Others supporters included air-conditioned premises. During the past repairing items and creating new kits. Tarong Energy and Energex, while a Fresh year, 973 schools and 156 other Water competition was conducted in organisations borrowed items from the partnership with AgForce. Loans service. In total 9,180 transactions Museum Magnet Schools In addition, special science outreach were undertaken. In regional Queensland The Museum Magnet Schools project is a programs were conducted in the Cape and 1,588 loans were transacted through the 33 collaboration between the Queensland Gulf regions during 2002. Centres visited Country Loans service distribution centres. Museum, Education Queensland, the Department of Premier and Cabinet and included Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Queensland Museum Loans was again the Smithsonian Institution in Washington Napranum, Mapoon, Lockhart River and awarded a National Trust John Herbert DC. The pilot project was set up for three Kowanyana. In total 2,174 students and Heritage Award, for its Hands-On- years to experiment with object based their parents and teachers attended Heritage program developed for the learning techniques in both the classroom workshops and shows in 15 centres. This Centenary of Federation. program was supported by the and museum environments. A review was Commonwealth’s Priority Country Area A series of 60 new kits on Skins, Pins and undertaken during the year with four Education Program. Ancient Things was prepared for the schools taking part in the pilot phase of Country Loans service. A grant from the the project. Recommendations from this Outreach science programs were also ANZAC Day Commemorative Committee review process include extending the conducted with 7,748 students in the will enable the production of 33 project to school clusters across the State Brisbane metropolitan area. This program Queensland Remembers kits for the Country which will involve community museums will continue until the Sciencentre Loans service over the next four years. as well as the major campuses of the reopens at Queensland Museum South Queensland Museum. Bank in 2004.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 11 Museum Resource Centre evaluation. Further development work Network on low-cost travelling exhibitions has been deferred until 2006 as Exhibitions The Museum Resource Centre Network staff are fully committed to projects operates in partnership with Arts at Queensland Museum South Bank. Queensland and local government from five regional centres in Queensland and Outlook for provides professional support for a range 2003–2004 of cultural heritage organisations. Museum Development Officers service • Undertake a review of large areas of the State from their bases the Museum Resource in Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Centre Network in Noosa and Toowoomba. conjunction with Arts Queensland. Projects and organisations supported by the Museum Development Officers • Develop partnerships included: with other statutory cultural authorities, •Warwick Art Gallery’s exhibition Environmental program, bringing together visual Protection Agency, artists, historical societies, family National Trust and other history groups, railway heritage cultural heritage service groups, schools and the communities providers to maximise from Allora, Warwick and Killarney. assistance to regional •Medical and military archives in communities. Toowoomba, Rockhampton and • Reinvigorate the Townsville. Queensland Museum • Conservation of artefacts for the Loans service and Chinese community in Cairns. provide marketing support for coordinators • Environmental Protection Agency and of country distribution local government with conservation, centres. preservation and interpretation of historic buildings and mine sites at • Expand the Museum Ravenswood and Charters Towers. Magnet Schools project to include additional • Isisford streetscape program. school clusters working • Joskeleigh South Sea Islander with community Community. museums. better coordinate and rationalise responses •Various Indigenous communities • Continue to provide science outreach to inquires from the public concerning in Far North Queensland. programs for schools while the Sciencentre is being redeveloped. vertebrate and invertebrate wildlife. • Local libraries with historical Displays of artefacts from Aboriginal artefacts, photographs and archives. Queensland Museum Inquiry people, Torres Strait Islanders and •Supervision of museum studies Centre Southwest Pacific peoples were upgraded students in remote areas. During the year the Queensland Museum or replaced during the year. In addition, Inquiry Centre investigated ways of many of the labels accompanying animal Travelling Exhibitions reaching regional areas, particularly using specimens were brought up to date and a Two Queensland Museum travelling the Internet. Inquiries from the public drawer display of pistols was completed. exhibitions toured during the year. Ellis via the Museum’s web site represented Outlook for 2003–2004 Rowan: A Flower-Hunter in Queensland was 16 percent of the total inquiries, with this presented at Artspace Mackay from 23 May number doubling approximately every 18 • Extend the service offered by the until 20 July and attracted over 10,000 months. The increasing availability of Inquiry Centre into regional areas visitors. Women of the West was displayed digital cameras and the ability to send particularly via the Internet. images via the Internet make email a very at Redcliffe Museum from 24 January until • Expand cooperation with other effective tool to confirm identifications, 14 April, attracting 3,400 visitors. government agencies such as the especially of venomous . Work continued on developing the Environmental Protection Agency travelling exhibition Parasites: Intimate Staff from the Inquiry Centre commenced and Department of Primary Aliens, including completion of concept consultation with other government Industries to coordinate and and draft design and external audience agencies and educational institutions to rationalise services to the public.

12 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Policy Development In addition, the Director and staff maintained active roles in the Council of As the Government’s major provider of Australian Museum Directors and museological services covering all areas contributed to relevant national of science, the natural environment and forums and professional associations. cultural heritage, the Queensland Museum continued to provide input to assist Arts Queensland with the implementation of Web Site Creative Queensland. New web content was developed for Queensland Museum Loans, the Roadshow Guides to Queensland and Cobb & Co. Museum. The web content for the Guides series of The latest addition to the Queensland publications was updated and expanded. Museum’s successful niche guides, the Project proposal and development Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland, processes were reviewed to enable greater was launched by the Minister for the Arts capacity to present web based knowledge in February 2003. Produced in partnership products developed from the Museum’s with the Queensland Heritage Trails priority research themes. Network and assisted by the Environmental Protection Agency, initial sales of the Guide have been positive. Training Training was provided for volunteers provided $35,000 serving in community museums, galleries, as sponsorship for a new guide, Wild keeping places and historical societies by Plants of Greater Brisbane, scheduled for Queensland Museum staff in the areas of production in late 2003. Discussions were conservation, collection management, held during the year with the computer cataloguing, exhibition display Environmental Protection Agency and labelling, oral history, public regarding assistance to produce a guide programs and volunteer management. to Fraser Island. Discussions also commenced with Queensland Rail concerning their support of a guide to Sesquicentenary Celebrations coastal Queensland, and with the Great Initial plans were formulated for possible Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Sesquicentenary Celebrations during concerning the provision of images for 2009. Regional communities worked a possible Wild Guide to the Great with their Museum Development Officer Barrier Reef. to investigate the feasibility of projects suitable to celebrate the 150th Leadership anniversary of Queensland statehood. During the year, the Queensland Museum continued to share its expertise through partnerships with museums and cultural facilities operated by local and state authorities. The Museum initiated a statewide conference of stakeholders to consider the long term future of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 13 The Visitor2 Experience

Temporary exhibitions Queensland Museum campuses are dynamic theatres of learning that continued to present a diverse range of quality temporary exhibitions as part of their public programs. Exhibition space is also provided to community groups as part of the Museum’s community access program. Temporary exhibitions at each campus are noted in Appendix VI.

Education programs The Queensland Museum is one of the State’s foremost educational institutions, offering unique opportunities and resources for students from preschool to university, as well as for teachers and the general public. During the A visit to the Queensland Museum may be Exhibition program development year the range of educational undertaken in a variety of ways. It can services included ‘hands-on’ workshops, Over recent years, Queensland Museum incorporate a virtual visit via the Museum’s fun filled activity sessions, special-interest exhibition development has focused on web site, making a telephone or fax talks and in-service presentations for individual campuses of the network on a inquiry to the Inquiry Centre, reading a teachers. cyclical basis. Following considerable Museum publication, watching a Museum investment in The Workshops Rail Museum, Work continued on the development of a documentary on television, using a loan Cobb & Co. Museum and the Museum of coordinated approach to education kit or visiting one of the seven campuses Tropical Queensland, emphasis during the programs across all campuses and a of the Queensland Museum. In all cases, year turned to the South Bank campus. revision of the Museum’s Education and the Museum seeks to create a stimulating Learning Policy. At the same time, After the complete exhibition installation experience with a learning outcome. education officers based at each campus at The Workshops Rail Museum and the A visit to the Queensland Museum will continued to develop and implement a opening of South Bank’s Discover typically include interplay of diverse range of programs and initiatives Queensland, produced in partnership with contemplative moments, excitement, in line with the Museum’s Queensland Heritage Trails Network and active and passive involvement, draft policy. Tourism Queensland, staff focused on instructive and experiential opportunities. developing master plans, design briefs and The Workshops Rail Museum’s Education A primary objective of the Museum is to strategies for the redevelopment of the on Track was introduced in February become a ‘theatre of learning’, providing South Bank campus. 2003. A teacher in-service and orientation educational opportunities that meet the program attracted a record response and Root Projects Australia was commissioned needs and expectations of its broad had to be repeated. The Education on to draft project briefs for the audience at all stages of their lives. Track program included a series of redevelopment of Queensland Museum The Museum is committed to continually worksheets and activities available either South Bank including the relocation of researching and improving the quality of at the campus or via the web. the Sciencentre and the provision of a the visitor experience, and recognises that new main entry. Planning and design of Education staff based at the Sciencentre the needs of its visitors and other users the new Sciencentre and initial and Queensland Museum South Bank are varied and changing. consultation for the development of an completed a collaborative research project Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander with Queensland University of Technology Goal Cultures Centre commenced. into early childhood learning in museums. To create an experience that takes Queensland As an extension to this project, the Museum visitors on a lifelong Journey of Museum was successful in obtaining a Discovery… ‘destination understanding’. grant from The Australia Council for the

14 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Arts to develop resources for young Lifelong learning An understanding of learning in children of Chinese and Aboriginal The Queensland Museum aims to retain museum environments backgrounds. Queensland Museum South visitors for life by providing learning Queensland Museum education staff Bank also implemented a successful experiences relevant to their different life have expertise in formal and informal program of early childhood workshops. stages. Queensland Museum exhibitions museum learning experiences relevant Education staff at the Museum of Tropical provided targeted information, display to different age groups. Staff were Queensland developed a Seafarer’s Ticket material and education trails to engage all encouraged to share their expertise and (children’s education program) that will be age groups. take part in training workshops. presented at other Queensland Museum Attendance to the Museum by 3 to 8 year Queensland Museum South Bank campuses during 2003-04. The program olds increased during the year with the and Sciencentre staff and volunteers attracted over 3,500 children during the development and strategic marketing of received training in the evaluation 2002 summer holiday break. early childhood workshops and shows. of early childhood learning programs. For the second time, Cobb & Co. Museum New resource units for Queensland A comprehensive manual was developed was presented with an Australian College Museum South Bank early childhood to ensure that the project outcomes were of Education Excellence in Teaching audiences, called What’s Inside?, were available to other museum practitioners. Award for its education programs. School developed to target this age group. programs based on the Egypt by Touch exhibition were conducted with 40 classes involving 1,058 children, while 1,673 children attended the three separate holiday activity programs.

Audience evaluation Queensland Museum campuses increased their audience focus. A program of audience evaluation was developed during the year to determine audience needs, wants and interests. Evaluation and associated market research was undertaken for the travelling exhibition Parasites: Intimate Aliens and for the redevelopment of the Queensland Museum South Bank campus.

Technology To further enhance the visitor experience, Queensland Museum conducted research to identify engaging and affordable multimedia and other technologies for visitor communication.

Touch screen information kiosks in the Discover Queensland exhibition were well received by visitors. The Queensland Heritage Trails Network assisted with providing information about its projects for another interactive kiosk.

Research commenced on suitable multimedia for the new Sciencentre.

Sciencentre Research, concept development and draft exhibition design commenced during the year to reposition the new Sciencentre as a science museum that incorporates interpretation of elements of the Queensland Museum’s heritage collection while retaining the Sciencentre’s interactive appeal.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 15 Research3 and Scholarship

The authority with which the Queensland Natural Products Discovery (NPD, Museum communicates on a variety of formerly AstraZeneca R&D, Griffith subjects is based on the Museum’s University) and the Queensland long-term commitment to high quality Museum celebrated a decade of scholarship and research. This provides collaboration. During this time, NPD has credibility to the Queensland Museum’s funded research and collection projects public programs and differentiates the valuing approximately $2 million, with Museum from other organisations that significant biodiversity outcomes for provide education-based entertainment. the Museum (e.g. collection of more than 3,500 species of sessile marine The Museum plays a unique role in the invertebrates and terrestrial State’s knowledge industries and is a invertebrates, many new to science). major contributor to the ‘Smart State’. A number of significant insect Goal discoveries were made during a joint Australian – French expedition to the To increase understanding and appreciation summits of Mt Humboldt and Me of Queensland’s natural and cultural Maoya in New Caledonia. Preliminary heritage through original research, with analysis identified a new of a particular reference to the State collections. chrysomelinid leaf beetle, previously Strategic Focus thought to be absent from the island although megadiverse in Australia. Priority themes were developed to focus Four papers by external collaborators the Queensland Museum’s long-term describing some of these New research into areas of relevance and Caledonian collections appeared in the Agency on the status, conservation and benefit to the people of Queensland. current volume of the Memoirs of the nesting strategies of the threatened False A framework was established in alignment Queensland Museum. Water-rat at Coomera Waters. For the to Federal and State Government research first time since 1997, a significant and Ants became a major research focus priorities in order to strategically position catastrophic decline in the population following the recent introduction of the the Museum’s research initiatives to was noted this year against a backdrop Red Imported Fire Ant and subsequently maximise funding opportunities. of intensive coastal development, and a the increasing recognition of ants as new strategy was developed to provide A high priority was placed on external bioindicators of ecosystem health. A artificial nesting mounds as a valuable funding partnerships, sponsorships and partnership with Queensland National management tool to attract the species contract research in strategic areas. Parks investigated the relationship back into areas previously rendered Exceeding previous years, $1.25 million between key indices of biodiversity (ants unsuitable due to coastal development was raised by the Biodiversity Program to and beetles), land condition and grazing and degradation of habitat. fund a variety of research projects. Key pressure in the rangelands of western partnerships were developed with local, Queensland. Over 700,000 ants from 360 A survey of North Stradbroke Island, state and federal government agencies, pitfall traps belonging to 141 species were funded by Consolidated Rutile Limited, international agencies and industry. collected and identified from the previously discovered 263 species of spiders, of With funding from Fisheries Research & poorly sampled Charleville area. which only 81 species could be identified, with 34 definitely new to science and the Development Corporation and New South In partnership with the Brisbane City remaining 148 species either new or Wales State Fisheries, a molecular Council, the Museum undertook baseline unidentifiable on the basis of existing diagnostic tool for industry to proactively surveys to monitor changes in knowledge. This finding illustrates how detect, identify and track parasitic invertebrates from a range of Brisbane rudimentary our knowledge still is of our diseases of aquatic organisms was bushland reserves including remnant biodiversity, particularly at a local level developed. This project was a catalyst for woodland patches. A significant number where the Museum has been collecting for establishing the new DNA facility and for of new species were discovered from the over 140 years. provision of advice on the development of nine sites surveyed to date. aquatic disease diagnostic capacity in Other significant collaborative research The Gold Coast City Council continued to South-east Asian countries. projects engaging the community, fund a collaborative study with the industry, national and international Museum and the Environmental Protection

16 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 agencies included: collection and identification of baseline marine fauna in all Australian ports and harbours; insect surveys of Queensland’s previously unsampled ‘dry rainforests’ on unusual volcanic substrates of Undara National Park; research on ophthalmia nodosa (inflammatory response of the eye) caused by contact with abdominal scales from the Bag- shelter moth; Poisons Information Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital and Royal Brisbane Hospital; publication of a checklist of 6,600 species of crabs worldwide; development of a permanent display in Gayndah on the Queensland Lungfish; a unified of Australian funnelweb, trapdoor and tarantula spiders across all museums in Australia; medically important spiders; Quality palaeoecology and extinction of Peer-review remains the single most megafauna on the Darling Downs; important criterion for monitoring the excavations of the Mt Etna caves fossil quality of research outputs, with 103 deposits and researching the Plio- papers published during the year. Pleistocene faunal record and its response Similarly, client satisfaction remains to climatic variation. crucial in the Museum’s role as a service The Cultures and Histories Program provider and external contractor and continued research into preserving, consultant to industry, government extending and maintaining the integrity of agencies and other clients. development of an Australia & New the Museum’s collections. Research was The Museum, under the provisions of the Zealand Standard Diagnostic Procedure undertaken to preserve a Janet Walker ball Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, for disease in commercial rock oysters. gown, the Marson Musical Collection of established an Animal Ethics Committee traditional Pacific instruments and the Don Using more traditional techniques and consisting of three members of the Walter’s collection at Boggo Road Goal. some clever detective work, the Museum community under the chairmanship of a made an historic discovery that the The Cultures and Histories Program senior Museum representative with the Burrowing Bettong, previously unknown developed a model for collaborative role of overseeing the quality assurance of in Queensland and now extinct on the research and collection development animal research. Australian mainland, clearly lived in across four campuses providing a strategic Western Queensland. A number of old focus to the projects undertaken and Research environment unregistered skins and skulls were continued to forge strong links with other The Queensland Museum strives to discovered in Museum collections that organisations engaged in cultural heritage encourage innovation and excellence in were traced back to a collecting trip made research. all its scientific and cultural research by Museum collector, Kendall Broadbent, The Museum contributed to the research endeavours, providing strategic research to Charleville in 1885. A contemporary of two Queensland Heritage Trails outputs that are relevant and focussed. expedition made to the Charleville region Network projects, the exhibition in the to investigate recent possible sightings of The Museum established a Molecular Rockhampton Custom House and an bettongs reported by locals documented Identities Laboratory as a Class 1 DNA exhibition at the Australian Workers unoccupied burrow complexes. Further facility funded predominantly by the Heritage Centre at Barcaldine. expeditions are planned during 2003-04. Board and with major contributions from Planning commenced for the Aboriginal Natural Products Discovery Griffith Ms Jeanette Covacevich, formerly Senior and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre University and the Fisheries Research and Curator of Herpetology and a recent at the South Bank campus to be opened Development Corporation. Three initial retiree from the Museum, was awarded in 2005. Research work and collaboration projects were commenced: molecular the Queensland Museum Medal, the with Indigenous groups continued in the diagnostics of oyster parasite diseases; Queensland Naturalist’s ‘Naturalist of the area of identifying ancestral remains, unravelling the phylogenetic relationships Year’ award for her outstanding burial goods and secret sacred objects. of bioactive marine sponges; and tracking contributions to knowledge (and The work resulted in the return of 46 the invasion of the common Asian house promotion) of the Queensland fauna, and ancestral remains and objects to gecko, its evolutionary genetics and the Public Service Medal (one of only six Indigenous communities throughout adaptive differentiation. A major Queensland Public Servants to win the Queensland during 2002-03. milestone was completed with the award in 2002-03).

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 17 Collection development (3) The NORFANZ expedition, jointly Promotion of research funded by the New Zealand Ministry of In the Biodiversity Program, collection The Queensland Museum continued to Fisheries and the Australian National development matched external funding effectively highlight its role as a generator Oceans Office, collected deep sea opportunities, building on the strengths of of new knowledge and to successfully living on the Norfolk Ridge and Lord key marine and terrestrial faunas and obtain recognition for achievements and Howe Rise seamount communities palaeontological discoveries. Collections their value to the community. between Australia and New Zealand. of over 40,000 specimens of animals and Implementation of a corporate These ancient submarine volcanoes once fossils were made from a number of communications media strategy resulted formed part of the coastline of the ancient important ecosystems throughout the in increased media coverage of Museum southern supercontinent of Gondwana State and neighbouring Pacific islands. research activities. Museum curators were and have existed in one form or another featured in national and statewide media, The Museum acknowledges the numerous for over 70 million years. The complex the popular science press and several volunteers, students, Honorary, research biological communities living on the specialist and national television shows. and collection staff who continued to seamounts, between 200-1500m deep, provide invaluable services through a consist of fragile long-lived species, many Staff continued to present workshops and multitude of tasks such as collection over 100 years old, seem unchanged from lectures for students and the public, which maintenance, donation of specimens and their ancestors tens of millions of years also contributed to the promotion of other forms of technical, research and ago. They contain some rare and unique research. collection assistance. In addition, species confined to single seamounts, Five senior research staff participated in relocation of the Geology and along with other more widely distributed the inaugural State Government ‘Science Palaeontology collection from the South species that belong to the ‘biological meets Parliament’ Day, each meeting with Bank building was assisted by participants highway’ connecting New Zealand and different Members of Parliament to of the federally funded Work for the Dole New Caledonia. This research is pivotal to explain the Museum’s Biodiversity and project who contributed (on average) fifty conservation assessment and regional Geosciences Programs’ relevance and person-days per week. marine planning under Australia’s importance to Queensland and its National Oceans Policy and will underpin Biodiversity research staff participated in contribution to the State Government’s the sustainable management and four major expeditions in partnership with ‘Smart State’ strategy. One staff member conservation of these fragile ancient other agencies: attended the Federal Government ‘Science communities. Meets Parliament Day’, both as a (1) The Royal Geographical Society of (4) New discoveries of dinosaurs representative of the Museum and as a Queensland Flinders 2002 Bicentenary continued to excite the community with member of an Executive Council of a expedition visited Sweers Island in the the highlight being excavations of ‘Elliot’, professional society. Gulf of Carpentaria, one of the major Australia’s largest dinosaur, near Winton. northern Australian collection sites during The Queensland Centre for Biodiversity New fossil insects and plant discoveries Matthew Flinders’ circumnavigation of continued to promote the institution’s near the site greatly enhanced the Australia in 1802. In addition to its activities at a professional level. Existing interpretation of the time and space in historical value the area is biologically partnerships included: Natural Products which ‘Elliot’ lived. An Australian important as it represents a major gap in Discovery Griffith University, Gold Coast Research Linkage Grant to the University biodiversity knowledge and an important City Council, Consolidated Rutile Limited, of Queensland and the Queensland biogeographic transition zone where University of Central Queensland, Museum facilitated uncovering and eastern, north-western and New Guinea Department of Primary Industries interpreting this and other fossil dinosaur faunas meet. (Fisheries), the Australian Heritage sites throughout western Queensland. Commission and several government (2) Natural Products Discovery Griffith The Cultures and Histories Program placed agencies and universities; and three new University funded a marine biological high priority on the review of collection partnerships: Australian Marine expedition to the far northern Great development and management policies Invertebrate Taxonomists Network, Barrier Reef, where more than 400 species including accessioning, de-accessioning, Brisbane City Council, and the National of sponges were collected for biodiversity loans, access and preventative Oceans Office. and biodiscovery studies. conservation. The Museum’s extensive Biodiversity and Geoscience’s collection was available to a host of clients. External loans numbered approximately 7,500 items and visiting researchers physically working at the Museum numbered in excess of 150, with ten working on collections in situ for more than three months duration.

18 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 contributed to events associated with the 11 curatorial briefs. New Museum Loan 75th anniversary of Hinkler’s flight to kits were developed, including themes on Australia; International Women’s Day; the deep sea and insect defence, and a National Archaeology Week; NAIDOC number of projects were developed for the Week; the Punyahra Multicultural Museum Magnet School program on Festival; History in our own Back Yard various aspects of museum research exhibition at the Queensland State including entomology, mammals and Archives; Resources Week display with marine biology. Workshops and public Department of Natural Resources and talks were presented to community groups Mines; and the Queensland Biennial and Museum visitors. Festival of Music’s film documentary The Memoirs of the Queensland Museum of Kalkadoon Man. continued to be an important medium for the publication of Museum research Research outputs results. A volume of the Memoirs The Queensland Museum is committed to featuring archaeology and material the communication of research results in culture of the Torres Strait is under a variety of media and forums appropriate development for publication in 2004. to the content and to the target audience. Cultures and Histories staff curated the Palaeotourism continued to be a popular Staff published 163 contributions Singsing Bilong Pasifik exhibition that medium for promoting interest in and consisting of 103 peer-reviewed research highlighted the Pacific component of the appreciation of Queensland’s natural papers, 36 popular articles and technical 830 items in the Marson Musical environment, particularly dinosaur reports, and 24 conference abstracts and Collection. An accessioning program for discoveries in Western Queensland. book reviews. the non-Pacific component of the collection commenced with assistance Significant support from the Winton Three of these publications were highly from the Queensland Conservatorium of Shire Council, Land Rover Australia, significant in their contribution to Music, Griffith University. Queensland Rail, Department of Natural international scientific literature. The first Resources and Mines and other sponsors was the second volume of a two part The Cultures and Histories Program ensured that interest in palaeontological work on the Australian Crustacea: provided curatorial direction to the excavations will continue for a number Malacostraca, published by CSIRO Queensland Heritage Trails Network of years to come, including the ‘Elliot’ Publishing for the Australian Biological projects A Lot on her hands – the history dig, Lark Quarry and Mount Morgan Resources Study in their series Zoological of Australian working women at the Clay Caverns. Catalogue of Australia that documents Australian Workers’ Heritage Centre at The Queensland Museum continued to 1,215 species of crabs, hermit crabs and Barcaldine, and the interpretation of the provide undergraduate and postgraduate their allies from Australian Territorial Rockhampton Customs House. training in Biodiversity and Geosciences, waters. This will be a crucial text for with several biological courses taught in fisheries workers and managers, Outlook for 2003–2004 environmental consultants and researchers addition to two Doctoral, one Masters and • Implement the long-term strategic specialising in Crustacea. The second was one Honours degree candidates research plan through priority a two volume treatise on sponges, completing their studies. funding for projects that contribute Systema Porifera. A guide to the most to the development of a The Museum co-hosted two professional classification of sponges, published by 'Smart State'. conferences during the year: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York, defining, describing and (1) Conference of Australasian Vertebrate • Promote and increase current and illustrating 680 genera in 127 families, 25 & Evolution Palaeontology & Systematics new partnerships and collaborations orders and three classes of living sponges, involving approximately 70 delegates for to maintain high levels of external and approximately 1,000 fossil genera in four days of talks, a technical discussion funding for research and collections 245 families, 30 orders and six ‘classes’. and field excursion to the fossil fields of development. This will become the standard text book the Darling Downs. • Establish a Microbial Symbionts for sponge researchers. The third was an Laboratory that uses microbiological (2) The Australian Marine Sciences interactive identification guide on and molecular techniques to further Association Annual Conference, CD ROM, published by CSIRO Publishing investigate the world of AMSA2003 ‘Biocomplexity’, co-convened and titled Spiders of Australia. Interactive ‘hyperdiversity’ (the diversity within), with the Department of Zoology and Identification to Subfamily. This too was with infrastructure and operational Entomology, University of Queensland, funded by the Australian Biological support from external collaborations. attended by over 350 delegates, mostly Resources Study and is the first spider postgraduate students, a healthy sign for identification tool of its kind in the world. •Implement a process that will provide the future of Australian marine sciences. wider and more rapid accessibility to Research staff continued to provide key research and collection data using To promote the role and collections of the authoritative input into the Museum’s digital techniques. Museum, Cultures and Histories staff public programs with the development of

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 19 Caring for Collections4

Under the Queensland Museum Act 1970, Integrated Pest Management continues to this achievement. Assistant Collection the Board is responsible for the control be a priority for the optimum care of the Managers and Research Technicians and management of the State collections Museum’s diverse collections and was continued to provide care and in its care. In undertaking this central greatly assisted by the commissioning of maintenance related activities. role, the Queensland Museum recognises two walk-in freezers located in the The long term preservation and care of that the issue of access is directly related loading bay area of Queensland Museum the Queensland Rail (QR) collection of to caring for the collections. The Museum South Bank. The freezers were utilised to objects, photographs, maps, plans and also recognises its responsibility to control pest outbreaks in the documents was enhanced by their provide support to other museums Anthropology bark painting collection relocation and re-housing into purpose and historical societies to care for the and specific objects from the Marson built facilities at The Workshops Rail distributed collections of Queensland. Musical Collection. Museum. Negotiations continued with QR Approximately 10 percent of all biological for the transfer of this collection. Goal collections, all type collections, and the To account for, preserve, safeguard and entire Geological and Palaeontological Collection storage provide access to the collections and collections (several million objects) were Millennium Arts project funding enabled associated information in the care of the inspected during the year through the alteration and refurbishment of a Museum, balancing long-term preservation regular collection maintenance. Collection major offsite storage facility at Hendra, with use and available resources. databases continued to be built, with which has relieved space problems in the data entry funded by several external Queensland Museum South Bank building sources such that a number of collection Collection care and removed the need for rented databases are essentially 100 percent A five-year conservation plan for the warehouse space. Museum staff relocated digitised. Collaborations with a number Museum was developed and is in the large collections from the West End and of agencies saw the repurposing of process of being implemented. Coomera stores and established the museum collection data for national and Conservation staff provided remedial infrastructure required for their safe state conservation and bioregional conservation, stabilisation and treatment storage at the new facility. Relocation planning and management uses, natural of objects for display with conservation of of the Geology and Palaeontology heritage nominations and environmental non-display items receiving lower priority. collections from the South Bank building impact assessments. Treatments included removing corrosion was commenced with assistance from and stabilising metal components of an Portions of the Biodiversity collections participants of the federally-funded Work iron lung; humidifying and reshaping (corals, cetaceans) were relocated to the for the Dole project. baskets from the Anthropology collection; new offsite storage facility at Hendra, repairing rigging on the pearl lugger including a rare acquisition, the full Policies and procedures ‘Paua’; and stabilising and deactivating an skeleton of an adult Cuvier’s Beaked A review of collection policies and early style fire extinguisher for the Whale that stranded near Gladstone. procedures has commenced to ensure that Cultures and Histories collection. A major focus at the Museum of Tropical collections are managed in accordance Other Conservation projects included the Queensland was the sorting and registration with international best practice and, packing and preparation of Aboriginal of wet biological collections as well as where appropriate, in accordance with and Torres Strait Islander ancestral and accessioning items from the wreck of the relevant cultural mores. secret sacred objects for repatriation; Pandora. With the help of some trained A uniform service fee structure for access remedial treatment to objects from the volunteers, about 75 percent of the 6,300 to and use of collections and collection Marson musical collection including a plus Pandora items have now been related data was established, and will be headdress, dance mask, flute and drum; catalogued, packed and stored correctly. subject to annual review. conservation assessment of the Don Walter’s collection at Boggo Road Goal Collection management prior to its transfer to the Queensland Repatriation Museum; and restoration of a Janet Progress was made towards the The return of ancestral remains, burial Walker ball gown before being displayed establishment of a Collection Management goods and secret sacred objects remained at the Queensland Performing Arts Department to address and coordinate a high priority for the Museum. Progress Museum. strategic, across-collection issues and was monitored and informed by the activities. The appointment of a Collection Queensland Museum Aboriginal and Manager in the Cultures and Histories Torres Strait Islander Consultative program was a significant step towards Committee (QMATSICC).

20 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Some 46 ancestral remains and secret sacred objects were repatriated during this year. This was relatively low compared to the previous year due to a nine-month suspension of the program while Commonwealth Government funding was negotiated. Community Elders and representatives from the communities of Lockhart River, Mer Island - Torres Strait, Giru Dala Council of Elders and the Gudjuda Reference Group Bowen, Jagera, Yuggera, Yagerapul and Juggera peoples from west of Brisbane were involved in repatriation of items. With the support of QMATSICC and in accordance with a request from the community, the Museum worked with the Museum of Western Australia to consolidate Western Australian secret sacred objects in the collection for transfer to Perth and subsequent identification and repatriation by local Aboriginal community representatives.

Access The Queensland Museum continued its ongoing program of facilitating access to the collections for research and study, with a large number of national and international researchers either visiting Museum facilities or borrowing materials. Disruptions to access during relocation of collection items to the Hendra store were kept to a minimum. Up to 200 behind the scenes tours of collections were conducted across the Museum. From January 2003 public access to The Workshops Rail Museum’s collection and information was significantly improved through the opening of a public reading and access room. Further enhancement of this facility is planned over the coming year.

Outlook for 2003-2004 •Complete the relocation of Geology and Palaeontology collections to the Hendra offsite storage facility.

• Commence an audit of the relocated West End and Coomera collections and ensure that items are appropriately cared for and organised to provide access and security.

• Commence relocation of the recently acquired Geology and Palaeontology collections from the University of Queensland and the Geological Survey of Queensland.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 21 Information Management and Information 5 Technology

The Queensland Museum’s position in museum collections and the strategic importance of information the knowledge industries depends on its relevance of museum data for services was reflected in the new ability to maintain and provide access bioregional resource assessment. organisational structure providing a to the vast storehouse of information in platform for growth. Recruitment • The Biodiversity Library project, a the various Museum databases and commenced on staffing and will be pilot database involving Queensland collections. The Queensland Museum finalised in the coming year. biodiversity collection agencies was will be a communicator of authoritative completed during the year. It A draft strategy to make the Inquiry knowledge to local, national and global involved collaboration between the Centre an across-campus information audiences through the innovative use of Queensland Museum as lead agency service was developed. new technology in the presentation of and the Queensland Herbarium, its programs and the management of its Environmental Protection Agency, collections and knowledge bases. Information system Department of Primary Industries The Working Knowledge information (DPI) Agency for Food and Fibre management initiative was advanced Goal Sciences, DPI Plant Pathology through several pilot programs and the To enhance the Queensland Museum’s Herbarium, Queensland Department development of important underlying capabilities and regional service of Natural Resources and Mines, technical infrastructure, including the delivery through the creation of a the Department of Innovation and Wide Area Network. digital technology environment that Information Economy and The will facilitate rapid access to the University of Queensland. This Pilot programs assessed ways of optimising Museum’s knowledge and collection project is an integrated whole-of- and better organising file storage, data databases and position the Queensland government approach that promotes retrieval and indexing. Development of a Museum as an authoritative information more coordinated and effective pilot project to digitise, catalogue and provider to a global audience. access to biodiversity information electronically deliver photographic held by individual agencies. collections was commenced. Development Strategic partnerships of templates and systems for managing All three projects – each with a special information in publication projects, The Queensland Museum formed several purpose but essentially using the same including the web site, was also commenced. key partnerships to promote virtual collection data – have the potential to A project plan for the selection and access to the Biodiversity collection link directly to current international implementation of an integrated collection data, especially online. These included: initiatives, such as the Census of Marine management system was developed. • AZCOL (Australian Zoological Life, Ocean Biodiversity Information Collections Online), incorporating Service and the Global Biodiversity Web site data from the Western Australian Information Facility. Ongoing upgrades and maintenance Museum, Queensland Museum and were undertaken on the Corporate and Museums & Art Galleries of the IT planning Queensland Museum South Bank site. Northern Territory. This database is The Information and Technology Strategic This site served 2,714,026 pages in publicly accessible, allowing Plan was reviewed and updated. The Plan 2002-03, an increase of 35 percent dynamic mapping of Reptiles, encompasses all aspects of information on the previous year. Frogs, Mammals and Birds across management and delivery to state, northern Australia. national and global audiences, and A new web site was established for the outlines strategies for the development of Cobb & Co. Museum. It went live in • OZCAM (Online Zoological a network to support the Museum’s October 2002 and is the first in a strategy Collections of Australian Museums) present and future information and to integrate navigation across all Museum aims to link all Australian museums technology needs. Major infrastructure sites. It delivers a common look and feel to deliver collection based upgrades are planned to occur in 2003-04. identifying with the corporate site and information from a single portal shares technical infrastructure. dealing firstly with all the type collections held by the museums. Information services The Queensland Museum supplied While existing systems allow flexibility Business systems preliminary data for a pilot study in data manipulation and wide access to The corporate Intranet site was further (Reptiles, Frogs, Mammals, Fish and knowledge in the databases, a decision developed as a medium for collaboration Dung Beetles) to raise community was taken to unify the systems and and access to Museum policies and awareness about biodiversity, streamline maintenance and access. The information. Access to the Intranet site

22 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 was extended to staff across all campuses, enabled by the development of a Wide Marketing Area Network (WAN) providing broadband links among all campus Local Area Networks. The WAN was a key development, providing underlying 6 infrastructure for sharing and integration of systems and information across the statewide campus network. With effective brand management, advertising and public relations, the IT training Queensland Museum will be seen as a provider of unique educational experiences The Professional Development Committee that entertain and inform. Through its identified IT as a priority area for investment in research and scholarship the training. Information Systems staff Museum will be recognised as a voice of continued to provide staff training in both authority and a quality brand in the formal and informal modes, including on- cultural tourism industry. The Museum demand training in the IT and multimedia will be positioned as a unique knowledge lab, and training staff from Marketing and provider and a major contributor to the the Inquiry Centre in technical aspects of ‘Smart State’. Market research and developing materials for the web site. audience evaluation will ensure that Museum products and services meet the Security needs and wants of its visitors. A high level risk analysis of network The establishment and nurturing of security was undertaken. New firewalls strategic partnerships will continue to be were installed at all campuses to at the heart of the Museum’s marketing enhance network security. Antivirus strategies to increase public awareness strategy and infrastructure was and reinforce the values of the reviewed, as were backup procedures. Queensland Museum. Network and infrastructure Goal IT staff continued to develop a scalable, To position the Queensland Museum as a affordable and reliable network that provider of enjoyable, stimulating supports the Museum’s needs for business educational experiences and as the systems, knowledge management and exhibition at Queensland Museum Queensland Government authority on presentation through evaluation and South Bank. Significant enhancements cultural and natural heritage. working to the Working Knowledge strategy. to display multimedia capability were outlined in the South Bank campus master planning process. Brand management Web site development The Queensland Museum progressed the In-house digital multimedia production IT continued to oversee and develop the adoption of a corporate approach to brand capability was enhanced, and several Museum’s web site, incorporating architecture that will benefit the Museum older display multimedia systems were improvements in navigation and design. through more efficient and compelling converted and upgraded to digital Considerable work and resources are brand communication and the building of standards. still required to implement this fully. a single powerful brand over time. More work is also required to establish Outlook for 2003–2004 In line with Government policy, new the Queensland Museum web site as a • Significant network infrastructure branding for the Queensland Museum preferred site for Queensland students, developments are planned including was developed subject to Government through the development of high upgrades to workstations and approval. All branding strategies are quality, curriculum based, knowledge servers and the Exchange email designed to attract attention, build products and partnerships with system and its expansion to the last familiarity and trust and ensure that all Education Queensland. IT staff will remaining campus, the Museum of campuses are recognised as part of the work with Museum education staff to Tropical Queensland. Queensland Museum network. develop a strategy for this during the next year. • Enhancements to Museum web sites Understanding the audience including expansion of content and Development commenced on a developments to better integrate Multimedia comprehensive annual market research Museum sites. Extensive new multimedia installations program of both Museum visitors and were completed for The Workshops Rail non-visitors. The results when collated Museum and the Discover Queensland and analysed will provide Queensland

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 23 Museum with quantitative and qualitative Surprising the audience Cross marketing opportunities data for comparison across campuses and Creation of a welcoming environment Queensland Museum campuses continued against national benchmarks, while taking with a major focus on customer service to cross promote exhibitions and raise into consideration national and was reinforced at all campuses. Volunteer awareness of the strong statewide network international trends. Explainers were introduced at Queensland of venues and services. Visitor Services Museum South Bank in February 2003 staff were made aware of events in other Public relations and training continued with front of campuses and endeavoured to bring these A Manager, Corporate Public Relations was house staff and volunteers at each to the attention of visitors. appointed in October 2002. A corporate campus. Increased media coverage helped Queensland Museum South Bank communications strategy based around six promote awareness of the Queensland marketing staff established a strong key strategies was developed and Museum campus network and its diverse relationship with the South Bank Business implemented. Response from media was exhibitions and products. Association and Brisbane Marketing to positive and the Museum’s key messages, highlight the Museum. Cross promotional unique strengths and reputation as a The Museum as a centre for opportunities were actively sought for credible authority on Queensland’s natural debate on contemporary issues exhibitions, and included the successful and social heritage has been enhanced. Each campus presented a number of collaboration with Morgan and Wacker public talks and workshops during the (Queensland Harley-Davidson dealership) Community and stakeholder year to raise awareness of contemporary during the Two Wheeled Warriors awareness issues and facilitate informed debate and exhibition. The Museum’s QM2006 – A Vision for discussion. A highlight was the Reef Talks The Museum of Tropical Queensland the Queensland Museum in the ‘Smart series presented by world-renowned initiated and maintained promotional State’ was developed as a major experts on the Great Barrier Reef at the alliances with neighbouring attractions communication tool for stakeholders. The Museum of Tropical Queensland. including Reef HQ and IMAX as well as corporate communication and marketing with and Sunferries. plans complement the vision and will Museum media stars ensure that community and key A Communications Strategy was The Cobb & Co. Museum worked closely stakeholders are aware of the Museum’s developed that included media with the Toowoomba City Council to key messages and future directions. training for curators and other Museum promote the Cultural Card to local spokespersons before interviews. Regular residents. More than half of all visitors to media channels were established for these Cobb & Co. Museum received free entry skills to be utilised and promotional on presentation of their Cultural Card. strategies were implemented that highlighted the Museum’s role as New Audiences a generator of new knowledge, New audiences were attracted to the ensuring appropriate recognition Queensland Museum network following for its achievements and value to the opening of The Workshops Rail the community. Museum. The Museum also worked to foster and develop positive relationships with Indigenous and ethnic communities. Australia Council for the Arts funding enabled the development of resources for young children of Chinese and Aboriginal backgrounds, resulting in eight What’s Inside? discovery units.

Outlook for 2003–2004 • Implement the Corporate Strategic Marketing Plan.

•Introduce new corporate visual identity standards.

• Generate a body of research to examine audience perceptions, preferences and satisfaction levels.

•Implement the Journey of Discovery… ‘destination understanding’ marketing campaign across all Queensland Museum campuses.

24 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 7Resources

The Queensland Museum’s current and opportunities to link this function with expenditure into core activities and future operations are critically dependent that of the day time catering services, specific projects. In addition, senior on the availability and allocation of thereby creating an improved catering management gained a better resources. The challenges in this area tenancy package. understanding of budget requirements, include a sustained effort to increase the which led to a considerable improvement The Workshops Rail Museum provided a absolute quantity of resources available in the efficiencies and accuracy of budget wide range of opportunities for functions whilst achieving optimum allocation to planning and associated decision-making. and venue hire. Events held throughout minimise waste, maximise efficiency the year included a State Government and provide the best fit with prioritised Community Cabinet meeting, the dinner as Galvanising Government objectives. The Queensland Museum will part of the Queensland Arts Council Support develop a strong business orientation Annual Conference and the signature During the year the Queensland Museum and forge strategic partnerships with event of the Ipswich Festival, the Director met with the Minister for the Arts organisations that can further the aims Mayoral Ball. on a quarterly basis to brief him on issues of the Museum. of importance to the Museum and to Education/Training programs encourage his involvement in Museum Goal events and activities. The Hon. Matt Foley Procedures were developed to ensure that To increase and optimise the resources officiated at twelve events in the Museum education and training programs available to the Queensland Museum. Queensland Museum network. operated in profit or on the basis of cost recovery. The Museum’s QM2006 – A Vision for the Business oversight and Queensland Museum in the ‘Smart State’ At the Museum of Tropical Queensland two development was developed to provide a clear blue major workshops on coral identification A Business Services Program was print incorporating memorable descriptors were held. Participation fees covered all established to oversee and coordinate all that can be used by the Minister when required resources and the development of the Museum’s business activities and referring to the Queensland Museum. of manuals for each workshop. business development opportunities. Appointing a Manager, Business Gaining corporate sponsorship Development was deferred due to Sale of images The Queensland Museum Foundation was budget constraints. Over six hundred ‘most saleable’ images of established under the Chairmanship of biological, environmental or cultural The seven-point business strategy Major General Peter Arnison AC CVO with heritage objects were selected and approved by the Minister for the Arts in all essential infrastructure developed by a scanned. Thumbnail images of each will April 2002 was successfully implemented. Planning Committee Chaired by Mr Robert be posted on the Museum’s web site and The Queensland Museum’s property at Bryan. Trustees were identified and their their availability will be widely advertised. Coomera was sold and with Queensland appointment awaited the formal launch of Treasury’s approval, the full proceeds of the Foundation in August 2003. Blockbuster exhibitions the sale were retained to provide the capital for exhibition redevelopment at the In order to better evaluate the potential Membership South Bank campus and the integration of profit or loss from blockbuster exhibitions, Following extensive research and a existing collection databases into a single a new forecasting tool was developed that management forum, a strategy for an generic system. The latter initiative will outlines at least four scenarios for each integrated membership structure across the commence in early 2003-04. exhibition proposal. Queensland Museum network was developed. It will be progressively implemented Business planning Facility hire across all campuses during 2003-04. A venue-hire operations manual was Profit centre management accounting produced for Queensland Museum South procedures were progressively Consultancies Bank campus and a review of the current implemented across the Queensland The Museum continued to maintain a fee structure and drafting of Users policy Museum network through a realignment centralised coordinating system to commenced. Technical services for venue of cost centre structures to the revised support staff in their efforts to attract hire clients were outsourced and a draft organisational structure. This, together and manage consultancies. Details venue-hire marketing policy was prepared. with the design and implementation of an of consultancies sourced or undertaken improved budget preparation process, are detailed in Appendix IV. A review of facility hire at the Museum of resulted in a more accurate division of Tropical Queensland highlighted

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 25 Retail sales Catering Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses The catering contract at Queensland of each of several point of sale packages Museum South Bank was extended on an currently in use across the Queensland interim basis until building development Museum network commenced. The plans are finalised. objective is to identify and implement one The Museum of Tropical Queensland common point of sale system to achieve reviewed the existing catering contract efficiencies and economies of scale for the and developed a new approach that Museum while optimising data collection combined daytime café catering with and analysis to improve future planning. evening functions. This should result in a A review of retail sales and operational more profitable arrangement for both the expenses at the Museum of Tropical caterer and the Museum. Queensland led to a redevelopment project The catering arrangement at The Workshops for the front counter, shop and foyer. The Rail Museum is to be reviewed early in completion of the project in late 2003 will 2003-04 in the context of the first year’s see the retail space relocated to the foyer operational outcomes. with rerouted traffic flow ensuring visitors must exit via the retail space. Grants Retail activities at The Workshops Rail A grants register and a centralised Museum were implemented in accordance coordinating and reference system was with the business plan established prior to developed to support Museum staff. opening. An extensive array of branded A formal process for applying for grants product was developed using The was adopted that should maximise Workshops Rail Museum’s colourful returns for the next financial year. imagery. Sales of this range represent approximately 40 percent of sales Outlook for 2003–2004 turnover. Further product development was undertaken throughout the year with • Publish Wild Plants of Greater the development of a souvenir video, The Brisbane in late 2003 Rebirth of a Queensland Icon – The • Commence photography and Workshops Rail Museum. research for Wild Guide to the Cobb & Co. Museum focussed on Great Barrier Reef developing its gift shop during the second • Publish Kangaroos of Queensland. half of the year. This resulted in the shop achieving gross sales 25 percent over budget for the year.

Popular publications and merchandising The Museum’s Publications Section continued to develop high standard popular publications that expanded profitability, reputation and awareness of the Museum generally and was a significant component of the Museum’s knowledge delivery service to the community.

The Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland, produced in partnership with Queensland Heritage Trails Network and assisted by the Environmental Protection Agency, was launched by the Minister for the Arts in February 2003.

The Brisbane City Council provided $35,000 as sponsorship for the new guide Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane, scheduled for production in late 2003.

26 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 of the Museum’s vision. All position be undertaken. The Personal Performance Management descriptions were reviewed and where Planning Program will provide a mechanism necessary positions were re-evaluated. The to ascertain individual training needs. management accounting systems have been aligned to the new structure to better Strategic direction enable appropriate sorting and aggregation 8 The Queensland Museum’s Strategic Plan of accounting data to facilitate budgetary 2003-2007, Operational Plan 2003-2004, control, accountability and reporting. The commitment of Government, Board and Information and Technology Strategic Plan 2003-2007 were received and and staff to the achievement of a common Communication vision is critical to the long-term approved by the Minister during the year. performance of the Queensland Museum. Full staff meetings were held at all The long-term vision for the Queensland The structural and cultural changes Queensland Museum campuses and within Museum was captured in a document required to achieve this vision must be programs at least monthly to ensure timely entitled QM 2006 – A Vision for the implemented with the understanding and communication and discussion of emerging Queensland Museum in the ‘Smart State’. support of management and staff. issues and ensure efficient two-way flow of This document was widely circulated to the Leadership at all levels will be required for management information within and Museum’s diverse stakeholders, and this to occur. The empowerment of staff, between campuses and programs. strategies were implemented to obtain wide their financial accountability, and commitment to the vision and strategic plan. motivation to excel in their appointed field Project management are key priorities for Museum management. A project management system was Managing ongoing change implemented during the year to cover all Senior management regularly reviewed Goal major Museum projects and developments. both short and long term planning in To create an empowering management Ongoing training will be provided to staff to order to identify and respond to changing environment in which the long term ensure that project management principles internal and external environments direction of the Museum is clearly are progressively applied to all projects through its fortnightly meetings and as communicated and appropriate resources irrespective of budget or complexity. an ongoing part of the Museum’s strategic are allocated to achieve the identified planning process. strategic priorities. Change management A training program to assist managers and Equal opportunity in public Management environment supervisors to lead and manage the employment A staff survey was undertaken that organisational changes within their areas The Queensland Museum statement of measured workplace morale and was not fully implemented, and will require Equal Opportunity in Public Employment organisational stress. In terms of workplace further effort during 2003-04. Act compliance for 2002-03 was lodged as morale most measures were in the neutral required, the EEO Management Plan for the range with only ‘professional growth’ below Managing performance period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 was neutral. Measures of ‘job satisfaction’ and A personal performance planning program implemented and a new EEO Management ‘professional interaction’ were rated most was developed with extensive staff and Plan for 2003-05 was prepared. positively. Measures of organisational stress management input, and will be were also in the neutral range with the implemented for all Museum employees Freedom of Information exception of workplace stress which was from 1 July 2003. Generic performance During 2002-03 the Queensland Museum higher. Quantitative results for morale have standards were negotiated, and a received no requests for documents under remained consistent with the 2001 survey. comprehensive guide and training package the Freedom of Information Act 1992. Results for organisational stress were were developed to assist implementation. substantially more positive than for Whistleblowers Protection individual stress, less positive for workplace Governance Act 1994 stress and consistent for the 2001 results The Queensland Museum Board met eleven No disclosures were received under this for excessive workload. times during the year. legislation during the period 1 July 2002 Strategies including mentoring and A review of Governance handbooks to 30 June 2003. empowerment of middle management will available in other States was undertaken. It be progressively introduced to address the was determined that the current handbook Outlook for 2003–2004 key issues identified by the staff survey. in use in Queensland was sufficient if • Operational plans that seek to complemented with a “Code of Conduct for achieve the goals outlined in the Organisational structure the Queensland Museum Board”. This code Queensland Museum’s Strategic Plan A new organisational structure developed will be developed in 2003-04. will be developed for all programs in consultation with staff and approved by and campuses. the Board was implemented on 1 July Developing corporate capability • The Personal Performance Planning 2002. This structure was based on a A Professional Development Committee was program will be implemented for knowledge industry model and provides a established to ensure that a more strategic all staff. more effective vehicle for the achievement and coordinated approach to training could

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 27 28 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Appendices Appendices

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 29 Functions and Powers of the Board

IAppendix

Queensland Museum Act 1970 (e) to perform the functions given to the Members of Board board under another Act; and 12 Functions of board Sub-Committees (f) to perform functions that are (1) The functions of the board shall be— Queensland Museum Aboriginal and incidental, complementary or helpful Torres Strait Islander Consultative (a) the control and management of to, or likely to enhance the effective Committee the museum and of all natural and efficient performance of, the Dr R. Anderson, OAM Chairperson history, historical and technological functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) (ATSIAB Chairman until December 2002, collections, and other chattels and to (e); and representing Brisbane Elders Committee, property contained therein; and (g) to perform functions of the type to Qandamooka Land Council, Quandamooka (b) the maintenance and administration which paragraph (f) applies and which Elders) of the museum in such manner as are given to the board in writing by Mrs P. O’Connor, BA Secretary will effectively minister to the needs the Minister. (representing Yugambeh Museum, and demands of the community in (2) In performing the function Beenleigh) any or all branches of the natural mentioned in subsection (1)(b), sciences, applied sciences, technology Mr M. Williams, MPhil (Qual) Member the board is to have regard to the and history, associated with the (ATSI Studies Unit, Qld University) desirability of providing for the development of the museum as a storage of items and the promotion Ms J. Richardson Member museum of general science and to this of research relating to Queensland. (representing TSI) end shall undertake— (3) Before giving a function for Ms I. Ryder Member (i) the storage of suitable items subsection (1)(g), the Minister must (representing Nalingu Aboriginal pertaining to the study of natural consult with the board about the Corporation) sciences, applied sciences, function. Mr R. Sandy Member technology and history, and exhibits and other personal Ms P. Thompson Member 14 General powers property; and (ATSIC Commissioner) (1) For performing its functions, the Mr I. Delaney Member (ii) the promotion of scientific and board has all the powers of an (ATSIC Councillor) historical research; and individual and may for example— Mr T. Robinson Member (iii) the provision of educational (a) enter into arrangements, agreements, (representing QIWG) facilities through the display of contracts and deeds; and selected items, lectures, films, Ms C. Wall Observer broadcasts, telecasts, publications (b) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose (Department of the Premier) of property; and and other means; and Ms A. Jones, BDesSt exofficio (iv) the operation of workshops for (c) engage consultants; and (from 1 October 2002) Member the maintenance and repair of (d) appoint agents and attorneys; and Mrs N. Withnall, BA, LLB exofficio exhibits and other things; and (e) charge, and fix terms, for goods, (until 30 September 2002) Member (v) any other action which in the services, facilities and information Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), officio opinion of the board is necessary supplied by it; and PhD, MAgStexofficio Member or desirable; and (f) do anything else necessary or Queensland Museum Audit Committee (c) the control and management of desirable to be done in performing its all lands and premises vested in or functions. Ms A. Jones, BDesSt Chair placed under the control of the board; (from 1 October 2002) and (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the and Member (until 30 September 2002) board has the powers given to it (d) the management, operation under this or another Act. Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Chair and control of the aerodrome (until 30 September 2002) (3) The board may exercise its powers constructed or to be constructed at inside and outside Queensland, Mr R. Frazer, BBus, CA Member the Queensland Museum branch, including outside Australia. (from 29 October 2002) Coomera; and (4) In this section— “power” includes Dr I. Galloway, legal capacity. BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Observer

30 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Mr R. Smith (QAO) Observer Museum of Tropical Queensland, Sir Bruce Watson, BE(Elec), Townsville BCom, HonDEng. Member Mr G. Innes, BCom Observer Professor B. Moulden, Dr G. Potter, MSc (Hons), Mr W. Leaver (CAA) Observer BA(Hons), PhD Acting Chairman PhD, GradDipEd, Mr M. Linnane (CAA) Observer JP (Qual) Secretary/Director Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), Mr M. Wakefield Observer PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chairman WoodWorks: The Forestry and Timber Professor M. Kingsford, Museum, Gympie Queensland Museum Foundation BSc, MSc, PhD Member Steering Committee Mr T. Willett, DipFor, Ms G. Mackay, BA(Hons) Member BSc(For) Chairman Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Chairman Mr N. Gertz Member Dr D. Robinson, BSc(Hons), PhD Vice-Chairman Lady Edwards, AM, BA Member Mr M. Stoneman Member Cr M. Venardos Member Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Member Mr J. Lyons, BEc, FCPA, (until 30 September 2002) FTIA, FAICD, AFAIM, ACA Member Mrs D. Horne Member

Dr C.J. Mittelheuser, AM, Mr A. Linning Member Mr G. Smith Secretary/Manager BSc(Hons), PhD, HonDPhil Member (to July 2002) (until 30 September 2002) The Workshops Rail Museum Mr H. Choat, Member Mr K. Jackman Observer BSc(Hons) PhD (to July 2002) Hon David Hamill, BA(Hons), MA Chairman Mr G. Innes, BCom Observer Ms S. Lewis, BEd, GradCert (IHE), Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), Members of Campus GradCert (Museology) Secretary/Director PhD, MAgSt Vice Chairman (from Jan 2003) Management Advisory Ms D. Brassington, B.Ed, DipT Member Committees Queensland Sciencentre, Brisbane Mrs R. Buchanan, B.Sc. Member Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba Professor D. Nicklin, BScApp, Mrs R. Cooper Member Mr W. O’Brien, OBE Chairman BEcon, PhD, AO Chairman Cr D. Hanly, MAICD, Com.Dec Member Dr I. Galloway, BSc (Hons), Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), Mr V. O’Rourke, AM, BEcon, PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chairman MAgSt, PhD Vice-Chairman FCPA, FCIT,FAIM, FFTA Member Ms M. Andersen Member Mr R. Bryan, BSc(Hons) Member Mr A. Smith Member Ms A. Cardell, BA, MA Member Mr I. Hiley, BCom, Mr A. Taylor, BSc(Hons), AAUQ, FCA Member Mr G. Healy Member MIProdE, CertEng, GradCert Member Professor A. Lister, MA, Mr T. Schwenke, JP (Qual), Mr A. Moritz, MBA, DipCompSci, CEng, FACS Member MEd, BEd, DipT, ADEng, GradDipMusStud, OMIE Aust Member Professor I. Lowe, BSc, GradDipTour Secretary/Director Mrs D. Tranter, OAM, DPhil, AO Member BA, MLitSt, CT(Sec), Dr B. Piscitelli, MEd, PhD Member GradDipCEd Secretary/Director Mr T. Sherman, BE Member

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 31 Annual Performance Indicators

Appendix II

2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 A. Access 1. USE OF SERVICES (a) Queensland Museum South Bank Gallery visitors 403,649 353,489 314,858 Group visitors (schools) 54,392 40,834 38,661 Venue Total 458,041 394,323 353,519

(b) Queensland Sciencentre Gallery visitors (up to 25 January 2003) 65,998 96,485 111,830 Group visitors (schools) 24,589 36,881 33,510 Venue Total 90,587 133,366 145,340

(c) Museum of Tropical Queensland Gallery visitors 44,666 49,391 66,553 Group visitors (schools) 4,400 5,388 6,289 Venue Total 49,066 54,779 72,842

(d) Cobb & Co. Gallery visitors 32,414 22,896 13,864 Group visitors (schools) 6,095 5,210 4,622 Venue Total 38,509 28,106 18,486

(e) Woodworks Gallery visitors 4,801 4,095 4,798 Group visitors (schools) 579 1,820 1,699 Venue Total 5,380 5,915 6,497

(f) Lands, Mapping and Surveying Gallery visitors (est) 600 1,020 840 Group visitors (schools) 100 100 Venue Total 600 1,120 940

(g) Museum of North-Western Queensland Visitors (up to March 2002) 7,868 12,290

(h) Workshops Rail Museum Gallery visitors 49,196 Group visitors (schools) 1,297 Venue Total 50,493

Total Museum Visitors 692,676 625,477 609,914

32 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 2. USE OF ALL SERVICES All Venues Visitors to QM Travelling displays 68,308 Public inquiries 29,802 Professional inquiries 10,001 Loans audience 9,439 Website page views 2,714,026 Web sessions 655,688 Object-based Outreach Services 3 Activity-based Outreach Services 6 Object-based Outreach Service Visitors 740,807 Activity-based Outreach Service Visitors 30,600

Total Units of Service 3,602,983 2,896,469 2,579,552 Note: Service usage was aggregated in previous years; details not previously reported.

3. EXPENDITURE PER UNIT OF SERVICE All Venues Per unit of service costs relating to: $ $ $ Government Grant 4.49 3.80 4.20 Total Expenditure 6.22 5.48 6.05

4. NUMBER OF NEW LOANS MADE All Venues Scientific Users 7,424 12,227 23,777 Educational Users 9,180 9,731 5,534 Library Users 2,028 1,286 1,624 Total New Loans 18,632 23,244 30,935

5. VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT - ALL VENUES Number of volunteer person days 7369 7,480 7,573 Honorary staff appointed as: Hon. Associates 17 12 13 Hon. Research Fellows 29 27 28 Hon. Consultants 17 21 19 Hon. Docents 205 240 228 Hon. Administrative Assistants 22 2 11 Hon. Technical Assistants 316 289 277 Hon. Medical Officer 1 0 1 Hon. Dive Master 1 0 1 Total Honorary Staff 608 591 578

6. PUBLIC GROUP USAGE - ALL VENUES Learned societies 119 358 167 Community education 935 575 289 Business 91 407 62 Other 310 256 35 Total 1,455 1,596 553

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 33 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 B. Visitor Care VISITOR SATISFACTION - ALL VENUES % planning revisit 82 89 91 Frequency of visits (%): first visit 26 56 56 one previous 24 19 18 two previous 27 13 13 > two previous 23 12 13 Visit duration > 2 hours 45 48 46

C. Display DISPLAY PROJECTS COMPLETED - ALL VENUES Permanent displays opened (sq metres) 5,410 487 347 Number of temporary displays 53 31 23 Temporary displays (sq metres) 6,337 8,167 3,877

D. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1. INCOME GENERATION - ALL VENUES $ (%) $ (%) $ (%) Entrance fees 1,346,525 (+15.4%) 1,167,000 (+5.7%) 1,104,000 (+30.65) Interest 241,400 (+18.9%) 203,000 (+13.4%) 179,000 (-31.9) Shop receipts 1,025,773 (+48.9%) 689,000 (+01.3) 680,000 (+9.5) Research grants 652,207 (+44.9%) 450,000 (+0.4%) 448,000 (+57.7) Cash donations/Sponsorships 172,179 (-55.0%) 383,000 (-28.8%) 538,000 (-6.9) Consultancy 1,231,452 (+92.4%) 640,000 (-1.1%) 647,000 (+15.9) Café lease 35,192 (+20.0%) 44,000 (+46.7%) 30,000 (-22.4) Temporary exhibitions 407,755 (+6.1%) 434,000 (+193%) 148,000 (-34.2) Other* 3,088,239 (+99.6%) 1,547,000 (-10.5%) 2,482,000 (+108.9)

Total 8,200,722 (47.57%) 5,557,000 (-11.2) 6,256,000 (+36.0)

Notes * Includes $1,719,00 grant from QHTN for construction of Cobb & Co. Museum extensions in 2000-01 and $1,370,631 from the gain on sale of Coomera in 2002-03.

2. SHOP INCOME $ $ $ Queensland Museum South Bank* 0 394,050 352,190 South Bank Explorer Shop* 439,120 0 0 Wholesale Distribution* 140,528 0 0 Queensland Sciencentre 80,634 115,762 103,908 Museum of Tropical Queensland 97,186 108,378 144,501 Cobb and Co.** 113,241 30,863 25,254 WoodWorks 17,014 17,271 14,427 Workshops Rail Museum*** 135,062 0 0 North Western Queensland**** 2,988 22,772 39,518

Notes * Wholesale and Retail outlets at South Bank were combined in 2000-01 and 2001-02 and separated in 2002-03. ** Includes Shop and Café Income for 2002-03. *** First year operations. **** Closed May 2002.

34 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 3. SHOP INCOME PER VISITOR $ $ $ Queensland Museum South Bank 0.96 1.00 1.00 Queensland Sciencentre 0.89 0.87 0.71 Museum of Tropical Queensland 1.98 1.98 1.98 Cobb and Co. 2.94 1.10 1.37 WoodWorks 3.16 2.92 2.22 Workshops Rail Museum 2.67 0.00 0.00 North Western Queensland n/a 2.89 3.22

4. SELF-GENERATED INCOME % of non-capital grant 44.6 41.8 39.7

5. RELATIVE EXPENDITURE ON SALARIES Salary as % of non-capital grant 77.6 81.8 85.0 Salary as % of total expenditure 58.1 54.3 57.1

E. COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT Increase in value of collections $7,954,424 $8,238,242* $9,955,000 Purchase cost of new collections $0 $0 $42,304 Number of items conserved 7,225 2,228 1,698 Number of items audited 41,376 117,428 251,749 Number of items accessioned 49,643 57,005 45,251

Notes * The figure of $3,090,375 reported in the 2001-02 Annual Report did not include CPI adjustment in collection valuation.

F. SCHOLARSHIP 1. RESEARCH PROJECTS Number of research publications 164 124 137 Pages of Memoirs produced 741 1,055 790 Number of published acknowledgments 123 151 133 Number of learned staff presentations 800 207 224 Localities investigated 459 353 458 Research programs commenced 33 38 42 Research programs completed 32 49 24 Species or items yielding new information 29,342 43,765 28,781

2. SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS MOVEMENT Memoirs volumes exchanged 920 1,000 1,404

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 35 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 G. HUMAN RESOURCES 1. PERMANENT : TEMPORARY STAFF (ALL VENUES) AND % OF TOTAL PAID STAFF IN: Directorate 4:0 (2%) 2:0 (0.8%) 2:0 (1%) Biodiversity Program 21:9 (13%) 27:17 (17%) 32:18 (18%) Cultures & Histories Program 8:1 (4%) 10:11 (8%) 19:6 (9%) Museum Services 46:40 (32%) 46:38 (31%) Exhibitions and Publications 25:2 (12%) Information and Collection Management 17:1 (8%) Business Services 7:1 (3%) 6:0 (2%) 7:0 (3%) Regional Services 10:6 (7%) Campuses 93:25 (50%) 30:37 (25%) 27:40 (25%) Marketing 21:19 (15%) 12.24 (13%) Museum Foundation 1:2 (1%) 0:1 (0.4%) Total 185:48 142:125 145:126

2. HONORARY STAFF - ALL VENUES Number of paid staff : honorary staff 233:608 267:591 271:578 % paid staff : honorary staff 28:72 31:69 32:68

3. PERMANENT STAFF TURNOVER Biodiversity Program 1 5 2 Cultures & Histories Program 0 6 2 Exhibitions and Publications 0 5 7 Business Services 0 1 0 Information and Collection Management 0 Regional Services 0 Campuses 16 1 2 Marketing 5 3

4. ABSENTEEISM Sick leave occasions 784 551 454 Hours of sick leave 8,455 8,250 6,353 Hours of workers compensation 1,996 145 153

5. TRAINING % of gross salary expenditure 0.4 0.4 0.4

36 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 H. Building Maintenance COSTS- Building maintenance and running costs $ $ $ Queensland Museum South Bank 1,719,839 1,690,428 1,635,312 Queensland Sciencentre* 453,325 637,772 612,235 Museum of Tropical Queensland 493,527 533,566 507,029 Cobb and Co. 82,550 61,753 39,033 Coomera 7,733 15,600 24,391 North Western Queensland 1,211 15,373 15,807 75 Grey Street* 81,982 117,384 157,423 Workshops Rail Museum 217,109 0 0 Hendra Campus 73,599 0 0 West End Store** 83,200 168,902 167,595 Notes: *Vacated February 2003. **Vacated October 2002.

I. Decentralisation - All Venues Number of travelling displays 8 2 3 Venues serviced regionally 35 51 7 Days of field work 795 1,308 827

J. Building Management WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY Number of accidents - (Staff / Public): Queensland Museum South Bank 8/7 17/15 6/3 Queensland Sciencentre 0/16 1/23 2/14 Museum of Tropical Queensland 0/8 0/0 2/0 Hendra Campus 0/0 Workshops Rail Museum 4/19 Cobb & Co. 0/0 0/0 1/0

K. Administrative Functions - All Venues DELAYS IN RESPONDING Ministerial/departmental letters unanswered after 2 weeks 0.15% 0.10% 0.10% Accounts unpaid after 4 weeks 2.9% 3.0% 3.5%

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 37 Publications

Appendix III

Popular publications and lending services that defies the tyranny of Magazine March-April 2003: 28-41. technical reports distance. Museum National 11(3): 5. WILSON, S.K. 2002. Putting out the Fire STANISIC, J. 2002. How critical is habitat Ant. Australian Geographic 68: 68-77. BEUTEL, E. & SCHUTT, F. 2002. The loss? A snails’s tale. Wildlife Australia Indispensable Goat: Queensland pioneers WILSON, S.K. 2003. Reptiles of the 39(2): 32-33. and their goats. Central Queensland Southern Brigalow Belt. (Threatened University Press: Rockhampton. STANISIC, J. 2002. The secret life of Species Network, World Wide Fund slaters: runners, rollers and lumbering for Nature & Natural Heritage Trust CROZIER, B. 2002. The Workshops Rail tanks. Wildlife Australia 39(4): 32-33. Publication). Museum, Ipswich, Queensland. Museum National 11(2): 33-34. STANISIC, J. 2003. Same slug different WOLSTENHOLME, J., WALLACE, C. & angle. Wildlife Australia 40(1): 38-39. CHEN, C. 2003. Species boundaries within CZECHURA, G.V. 2002. Scratchings and the Acropora humilis species group Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 39(3): 30-31. STANISIC, J. 2003. A snaile-at-snail existence. Wildlife Australia 40(2): 42-43. (Cnidaria; Scleractinia): a morphological CZECHURA, G.V. 2002 Scratchings and and molecular interpretation of evolution. Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 39(4): 30. STANISIC, J., BURWELL, C., RAVEN, Coral Reefs 22: 15-166. R., MONTEITH, G. & BAEHR, B. 2003. CZECHURA, G.V. 2003. Scratchings and Terrestrial invertebrate fauna study: Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 40(1): 17. Enterprise project, North Stradbroke Refereed Papers CZECHURA, G.V. 2003. Scratchings and Island. Report for Consolidated Rutile ADLARD, R.D., PEIRCE, M.A. & LEDERER, Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 40(2): 40. Limited. (Queensland Museum: Brisbane). R. 2002. New species of Leucocytozoon from the avian families Otidae, Podargidae ILLIDGE, P. 2002. The Tahitian Mourner’s STEMMLER, R. 2002. Getting Kids and Threskiornithidae. Journal of Natural Costume: a description of use, composition Involved Education Handbook for History 36: 1261-1267. and relevant artefacts from HMS Pandora. Small Museums (Cobb & Co. Museum: Australasian Institute for Maritime Toowoomba). ALVAREZ DE GLASBY, B. & HOOPER, Archaeology Bulletin 26:65-74. J.N.A. 2002. Family Axinellidae Carter, TRANTER, D. 2002. Binangar Listening 1875. pp 724-747. In Hooper, J.N.A. & MCKAY, J.M. 2002. ‘Postcard from Place. ARTery 8-9. Washington’. Artefact 7(2): 23-34, 27. Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. VAN DYCK, S. 2002. Bishops of a finer cloth. A guide to the classification of sponges. MCKAY, J.M. 2002. Entries on Kathleen Australian Bird Keeper 15(4): 202-205. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New McArthur, war memorials, Ellis Rowan, VAN DYCK, S. 2002. Goannas, first-class York). Vera Scarth-Johnson & Estelle Thomson monitors. Nature Australia 27(6): 24-25. in Richard Aitken & Michael Looker, ARNOLD,P., BIRTLES, A., MATTHEWS, M. The Oxford Companion to Australian VAN DYCK, S. 2003. True blue-heeler? & DUNSTAN, A. 2002. Gulping behaviour Gardens. (Oxford University Press: South Nature Australia 27(7): 22-23. of rorquals: preliminary underwater Melbourne). VAN DYCK, S. 2003. Kamikaze Cuckoo. observations and their relevance to evolution of feeding in mysticete whales. MCKAY, J.M. 2003. The Flower-Hunter: Nature Australia. 27(8): 24-25. Paper presented at Third Conference on Ellis Rowan, exhibition review, Museum VAN DYCK, S. 2003. Thumbs down to the Secondary Adaptation to Life in Water, National 11(3): 28-29; Australian sewer rat. Nature Australia 27(9): 20-21. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Historical Studies 121: 178-179. VENKATARAMAN, K, SATYANARAYANA, Zealand, December 2002. (pp 1-2; abstract MONTEITH, G.B. 2002. Report on insects C. & WOLSTENHOLME J. 2003. Handbook only). collected in New Caledonia, Oct 31 2001 of the Corals of India. Zoological Survey BAEHR, B. 2003. Three new endemic - Feb 9 2002. (Queensland Museum: of India. genera of the Asteron-complex from Brisbane). WALLACE, C. C. 2003. Journey to the Australia (Araneae, Zodariidae): Basasteron, O’BRIEN, E. 2002. Volunteers with Special heart of the centre – Origins of high Euasteron and Spinasteron. Memoirs of the Needs. Museum National 11: 16. marine faunal diversity in the central Queensland Museum 49(1): 1-27. RAVEN, R.J. 2002. Keeping tarantulas: Indo-Pacific from the perspective of an BAEHR, B. 2003. Tropasteron gen. Nov. of issues for the pet trade. Pet Industry News Acropologist. Proceedings of the 9th the Asteron-complex (Araneae, Zodariidae) 12(2): 16-28. International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali from tropical Queensland. Memoirs of the 2000: 1:33-40. RAVEN, R.J. 2002. Untangling the Queensland Museum 49(1): 29-64. Australian Miturgidae: Gordian knots, WALLACE, C. C., PAULAY, G., BEASLEY, I., ARNOLD, P. AND HEINSOHN, bananas or onions. Biologue, the HOEKSEMA, B. W. H., BELLWOOD, G. 2002. Geographical variation in skull Australian Biological Resources Study. D. R., HUTCHINGS, P., BARBER, P., morphology of the Irrawaddy dolphin, 27: 5-6. ERDMANN, M. & WOLSTENHOLME, J. Orcaela brevirostris (Owen in Grey, 1866). 2003. Nature and origins of unique high RYAN, M. (Ed) 2003. Discovery Guide The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 10: 15-34. diversity reef faunas in the Bay of Tomini to Outback Queensland. (Queensland Central Sulawesi: the ultimate ‘centre BIRTLES, R.A., ARNOLD, P.W., VALENTINE, Museum: Brisbane). of diversity’? Proceedings of the 9th P. BARNETT, B., AND DUNSTAN, A. SHERIDAN, R. 2003. Queensland Museum International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali 2003. Sustainability indicators and other Loans: The Statewide Community-based 2000. 1:185-192. information need to assess sustainability of lending Service. Incite 24 (1-2): 112-113. dwarf minke whale-swimmer interactions. WALLACE, C.C. 2003. What lies beneath? Paper SC/55/WW11 presented to the IWC SHERIDAN, R. 2003. Queensland Museum The state of our reefs. Asian Geographic Loans: The Statewide Community-based Scientific Committee, 55th meeting of

38 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 the International Whaling Commission: CARROLL, A.R., PIERENS, G.K., FECHNER, GROSS, H., KEHRAUS, S., KÖNIG, G.M., Berlin, May 2003. G., DE ALMEIDE LEONE, P., NGO, A., WÖRHEIDE, G. & WRIGHT, A.D. 2002. BLIECK, A. & TURNER, S. 2003. Global SIMPSON, M, HYDE, E., HOOPER, J.N.A., New and biologically active Imidazole Ordovician vertebrate biogeography. In: BOSTRÖM, SL., MUSIL, D. & QUINN, R.J. Alkaloids from two sponges of the genus Servais, T., Alvaro, J.J. & Blieck, A. (eds.) 2002. Dysinosin A: a novel inhibitor of Leucetta. Journal of Natural Products 65: Early Palaeozoic Palaeo(bio)geographies Factor VIIa and Thrombin from a new 1190-1193. of Europe and North Africa. Palaeogeogr., genus and species of Australian sponge HOCHBERG, R. & CANNON, L.R.G. 2003. Palaeoclimat., Palaeoecol., Special Issue. of the family Dysideidae. Journal of the Magnetia queenslandica, a new genus Palaeo Paper 3072. Palaeogeography, American Chemical Society 124(45): 13340- and new species of typhloplanid flatworm Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 12 Feb. 13341. (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela) from pp 1-26. Online Elsevier. CASTRO, P. & DAVIE, P.J.F. 2003. New Magnetic Island in north Queensland, BRUCE, A.J. 2002. Notes on some Indo- records of palicid crabs (Crustacea: Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51: Pacific Pontoniinae, XLV. Palaemonella Brachyura, Palicidae) from Australia. 1-6. foresti sp. nov., a new pontoniine shrimp Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49(1): HOCHBERG, R. & LITVAITIS, M.K. 2003. from Western Australia (Crustacea: 153-157. Organisation of muscles in Chaetonotida Decapoda: Palaemonidae), with a review COUPER, P.J., COVACEVICH, J.A. & AMEY, paucitubulatina (Gastrotricha). Meiofauna of the Indo-West Pacific species of A.P. 2002. Backfilling of a burrow entrance Marina 12: 47-58. the genus Palaemonella Dana 1852. by a subadult V. gouldii. Herpetofauna HOCHBERG, R. 2002. Two new species of Crustaceana 75(3-4): 277-298. 32(1): 47-48. Dactylopodola (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) BRUCE, A.J. 2002. A new species of COVACEVICH, J. 2002. First formal from the islands of eastern Australia. Palaemonella (Crustacea: Decapoda: Australian record of a tree kangaroo: Meiofauna Marina 12: 37-45. Pontoniinae) from East Africa. The Beagle, Aboriginal, not European. Aboriginal HOCHBERG, R. 2002. Two new species of Records of the Museums and Art Galleries History 26: 220-222. Turbanellidae (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) of the Northern Territory 18: 15-18. COVACEVICH, J.A. & COUPER, P.J. 2002. from a high-energy beach on North BRUCE, A.J. 2003. The Pontoniine shrimp Dead but not buried: a perspective on Stradbroke Island, Australia. New Zealand. fauna of Hong Kong and the South China museum specimens and the conservation of Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). frogs and reptiles in Queensland. pp 112- 36: 311-319. pp 209-257. In Morton, B. (ed.) 116. In Franks, J.A., Playford, J & Shapcott, HOCHBERG, R. 2002. Two new species of Perspectives on marine environment A. (eds.) Landscape Health of Queensland. Pseudostomella (Gastrotricha) with scaled change in Hong Kong and Southern China, (The Royal Society of Queensland: triancres from Australia. New Zealand. 1977-2001. Proceedings of an International Brisbane). Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong DAVIE, P.J.F. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: 36: 571-579. Kong 21-26 October 2001. (Hong Kong Eucarida (Part 2: Anomura, Brachyura). University Press: Hong Kong). HOCKNULL , S.A. 2003. Etnabatrachus In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds.) maximus gen. et. sp. nov. a new Plio- BRUCE, A.J. 2003. Further information Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. Pleistocene frog from Mount Etna, central on two pontoniine shrimps from ascidian 19.3b. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne). eastern Queensland. Memoirs of the hosts, Dasella brucei Berggren, 1990 and DAVIE, P.J.F., NG, P.K.L., KAENPHET, A. & Queensland Museum 49(1): 327-330. Pseudopontonia minuta (Baker, 1907) AUNGTONYA, C. 2002. Annotated checklist (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). HOOPER, J.N.A. & MALDONADO, M. of Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) 2002. Astrophorida incertae sedis. pp 165- Memoirs of the Queensland Museum obtained during the Bioshelf and other 49(1): 111-114. 168. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Surveys off Western Thailand from 1996– Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to BRUCE, A.J. 2003. Periclimenes species 1998. In Proceedings of the ‘International the classification of sponges. (Kluwer (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae) from Workshop on the Biodiversity of Crustacea Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). Far North Queensland. Memoirs of the in the Andaman Sea and Island of Phuket, Queensland Museum 49(1): 115-122. Thailand’, held from 29 November to 20 HOOPER, J.N.A. & SOEST, R.W.M. 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Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 39 HOOPER, J.N.A. & SOEST, R.W.M. VAN HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Suborder LÜTER, C., WÖRHEIDE, G. & REITNER, J. 2002. Family Trachycladidae Hallmann, Microcionina Hajdu, Van Soest & Hooper, 2003. A new thecideid genus and species 1917. pp 268-274. In Hooper, J.N.A. & 1994. pp 409-411. In Hooper, J.N.A. & (Brachiopoda, Recent) from submarine Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. caves of Osprey Reef (Queensland Plateau, Porifera. A guide to the classification A guide to the classification of sponges. Coral Sea, Australia). Journal of Natural of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: History 37: 1423-1432. Publishers: New York). New York). MASCHWITZ, U., GO, C., DOROW, W.H.O., HOOPER, J.N.A. & SOEST, R.W.M. VAN HOOPER, J.N.A., SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & BUSCHINGER, A. & KOHOUT, R.J. 2003. 2002. Introduction. pp 1-3. In Hooper, DEBRENNE, F. 2002. 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(Kluwer and a revised phylogeny and key for the in the genus (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). Australian Leaf-tailed geckos. Australian Australian Journal of Zoology HOOPER, J.N.A. & SOEST, R.W.M. VAN Journal of Zoology 51: 153-164. 50(3): 267-279. 2002. Order Hadromerida Topsent, 1928. pp ISBISTER, G.K., SEYMOUR, J.E., GRAY, NEWMAN, L.J. & CANNON, L.R.G. 2002. 169-172. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. M.R. & RAVEN, R.J. 2003. Bites by spiders The genus Cycloporus (Platyhelminthes, Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to of the family Theraphosidae in humans Polycladida) from Australasian waters. the classification of sponges. (Kluwer and canines and human. Toxicon 41: 1-6. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50: 287-299. Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). JELL, P.A. & ADRAIN, J.M. 2003. NEWMAN, L.J.& CANNON, L.R.G.2003. HOOPER, J.N.A. & SOEST, R.W.M. VAN Available generic names for trilobites. Marine Flatworms – the world of 2002. 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Micronesica 35-36: 100-120. Mar. 40: 273-281. Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889. pp 186- KHAN, R.N., BECKER, J.H.A., CROWTHER, OTTO, J.C. 1999. Halacarid fauna of 195. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. A.L. & LAWN, I.D. 2003. the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to Sea anemone host selection by the the genera Agauopsis and Halacaropsis the classification of sponges. (Kluwer symbiotic saddled cleaner shrimp (Acarina: Halacaridae). Memoirs of the Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). Periclimenes hothuisi. Marine and Queensland Museum 43(2): 797-817. HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Family Freshwater Research 54: 653-656. OTTO, J.C. 2000. Six closely related species Microcionidae Carter, 1875. pp 432- KLEEMAN, S.N., LE ROUX, F., BERTHE, F of the Copidognathus gibbus group (Acari: 468. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. & ADLARD, R.D. 2002. Assessment of the Halacaridae) from north-eastern Australia. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to cross reactivity (species specificity) of PCR Cah. Biol. Mar. 41: 223-232. the classification of sponges. (Kluwer and in situ hybridisation assays designed Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). OTTO, J.C. 2000. Seven new species of for detection of Marteilia sydneyi and M. Arhodeoporus (Acari: Halacaridae) from HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Family Raspailiidae refringens. Parasitology 125: 131-141. the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Hentschel, 1923. pp 469-510. In Hooper, LISTARMITAGE, S.E. & HOOPER, Hydrobiologia 436: 1-16. J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema J.N.A. 2002. Discovery of Petromica Porifera. A guide to the classification OTTO, J.C. 2001. A new species of Topsent in the Pacific Ocean: a revision Mictognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from the of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum of the genus with a new subgenus Publishers: New York). Great Barrier Reef. Pacific Science, 55: (Chaladesma subgen. nov.) and a 43-46. HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Family new species (P. (C.) pacifica sp. nov.), Rhabderemiidae Topsent, 1928. pp 511- (Porifera: Demospongiae: Halichondrida: OTTO, J.C. 2001. Two new species of 514. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Halichondriidae). Invertebrate Systematics Copidognathus tricorneatus (Arachnida: Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to 16(5): 813-835. Acari: Halacaridae) from the Great Barrier the classification of sponges. (Kluwer Reef Marine Park. Species Diversity, 6: Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). 347-354.

40 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 OTTO, J.C. 2001. Halacarida from the SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. VAN OPPEN, M.J.H., WÖRHEIDE, G. Great Barrier Reef lagoon and Coral Sea: 2002. Order Halichondrida Gray, 1867. & TAKABAYASHI, M. 2003. Nuclear Halacarellus and Halacarus (Acarina: pp 721-723. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, markers in evolutionary and population Halacaroidea). Memoirs of the Queensland R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A genetic studies of scleractinian corals Museum 46(2): 691-716. guide to the classification of sponges. and sponges. pp 131-138. In Moosa, K. PAN HUAZHANG & COOK, A.G. 2003. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: (ed.) Proceedings of the 9th International Early Devonian gastropods from the New York). Coral Reef Symposium, Bali. (Indonesian Zhusilengenghaierhan regions, western SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. Institute of Sciences & State Ministry for Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of 2002. Order Agelasida Hartman, 1980. Environment: Jakarta). Paleontology 77(1): 31-43. pp 817-818. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, WHIPPS, C.M., ADLARD, R.D., POPPLE, L.W. & EWART, A. 2002. Cicadas R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A BRYANT, M.S. & KENT, M.L.2003. Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae. guide to the classification of sponges. Two unusual myxozoans, Kudoa In Horton, H. (ed.) A Brisbane bush- (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: quadricornis n. sp. (Multivalvulida) land the history and natural history New York). from the muscle of goldspotted trevally of Enoggera reservoir and its environs. SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. (Carangoides fulvoguttatus) and The Queensland Naturalists’ Club Inc., 2002. Order Haplosclerida Topsent, 1928. Permulticapsula scomberomori n. gen., Brisbane. Handbook No. 3, 113-118. pp 831-832. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, n. sp (Multivalvulida) from the muscle R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus RAHAYU, DWI L. & DAVIE, P.J.F. 2002. commerson) from the Great Barrier Reef, Two new species and a new record of guide to the classification of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: Australian Journal of Parasitology 89: Perisesarma (Decapoda: Brachyura: 168-173. Grapsidae: Sesarminae) from Indonesia. New York). Crustaceana 75(3-4): 597-607. SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. WHIPPS, C.M., ADLARD, R.D., BRYANT, M.S., LESTER, R.J.G., FINDLAY, V., & RAVEN, R.J. & STUMKAT, K.S. 2003. 2002. Suborder Haplosclerina Topsent, 1928. pp 833-834. In Hooper, J.N.A. & KENT, M.L. 2003. First report of three Problem solving in the spider families Kudoa species from eastern Australia: Miturgidae, Ctenidae and Psechridae Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kudoa thyrsites from Mahi mahi (Araneae) in Australia and New Zealand. (Coryphaena hippurus), and Kudoa Journal of Arachnology 31: 105-121. (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). amamiensis and Kudoa minithyrsites n. RAVEN, R.J., BAEHR, B.C., HARVEY, M.S. sp. from sweeper (Pempheris ypsilychnus). 2002. An Interactive Key to Australian SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 50: Spider Subfamilies. (Australian Biological 2002. Suborder Petrosina BouryEsnault 215-219. & Van Beveren, 1982. pp 891-892. In Resources Study, CSIRO Publishing: WÖRHEIDE, G. & HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Melbourne). Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to Calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea) REITNER, J. & WÖRHEIDE, G. 2002. the classification of sponges. (Kluwer provide clues for conservation biology NonLithistid fossil Demospongiae - Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Origins of their palaeobiodiversity and Area. ABRS Biologue 26: 10-11. highlights in history of preservation. pp SUZUKI, H. & DAVIE, P.J.F. 2003. A new cavernicolous shrimp in Pycnisia Bruce, WÖRHEIDE, G. & HOOPER, J.N.A. 2003. 52-68. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. New species of Calcaronea (Porifera: Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to 1992 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) from northwestern Queensland. Calcarea) from cryptic habitats of the the classification of sponges. (Kluwer southern Great Barrier Reef (Heron Island Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49(1): 447-451. and Wistari Reef, CapricornBunker Group, RIX, M.G. 2003. Blastobasine coleophorid Australia). Journal of Natural History moths as prey for the Australian araneid THULBORN, R.A. & TURNER, S. 2003. 37: 1-47. The last dicynodont; An Australian relict. spider Celaenia calotoides Rainbow. WÖRHEIDE, G., DEGNAN, B.M., Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 270: 985-993. HOOPER, J.N.A. & REITNER, J. 2003. 49(1): 28. Phylogeography and taxonomy of the SANDLER, J.S., COLIN, P.L., HOOPER, VACELET, J., PEREZ, T. & HOOPER, J.N.A. Indo-Pacific reef cave dwelling coralline J.N.A. & FAULKNER, D.J. 2002. Cytotoxic 2002. Demospongiae incertae sedis. pp demosponge Astrosclera willeyana new _-Carbolines and cyclic peroxides from the 1099-1101. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, data from nuclear internal transcribed Palauan sponge Plakortis nigra. Journal of R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A spacer sequences. pp 339-346. In Natural Products 65(9): 1258-1261. guide to the classification of sponges. Moosa, K. (ed.) Proceedings of the 9th (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali. SHEARER, T., VAN OPPEN, M.J.H., New York). ROMANO, S.L. & WÖRHEIDE, G. 2002. (Indonesian Institute of Sciences & State Slow mitochondrial DNA sequence VAN DYCK, S. & GYNTHER, I. 2003. Ministry for Environment: Jakarta). evolution in the Anthozoa (Cnidaria). Nesting strategies of the Water Mouse WÖRHEIDE, G., HOOPER, J.N.A. & Molecular Ecology 11: 2475-2487. Xeromys myoides in South-east DEGNAN, B.M. 2002. Phylogeography Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland of western Pacific Leucetta ‘chagosensis’ SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. Museum 49(1): 453-479. 2002. Family Samidae Sollas, 1886. pp (Porifera: Calcarea) from ribosomal DNA 99-101. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. VAN DYCK, S., JANETZKI, H. & sequences: implications for population Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to GYNTHER, I. 2003. Artificial nesting history and conservation of the Great the classification of sponges. (Kluwer mounds for the Water Mouse Xeromys Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York). myoides. Memoirs of the Queensland (Australia). Molecular Ecology 11: Museum 49(1): 480. 1753-1768. SOEST, R.W.M. VAN & HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, YEATES, D.K., BOUCHARD, P. & 1906. pp 127-133. In Hooper, J.N.A. & MONTEITH, G.B. 2002. Patterns and Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds.) Systema Porifera. levels of endemism in the Australian Wet A guide to the classification of sponges. Tropics rainforest: evidence from flightless (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: insects. Invertebrate Systematics 16: New York). 605-619.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 41 Conference abstracts & book (Geological Society of Australia). Vertebrate Paleontology (Supplement). reviews KYNE, P.M., PIERCE, S.J., PILLANS, R.D., TURNER, S., BURROW, C.J. & WARREN, BITTER, P.H. VON, RUDKIN, D. & TURNER, JOHNSON, J.W. & BENNETT, M.B. 2002. A. 2002. Abstract. Gyracanthides versus S. 2002. Abstract. Life and death in a Poster. The elasmobranch fauna of Gyracanthus: new gyracanthidid remains sunny Silurian lagoon – fossil sharks, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia: from the Carboniferous of Queensland. sea scorpions, polychaete worms and ecology, threats, conservation, pp 158-159. In Brock, G.A. & Talent, J.A. conodonts in 420 million year old rocks at management and research. Sixth European (eds.) 1st International Palaeontological Hepworth, Ontario, Canada. Royal Ontario Elasmobranch Association Conference, Congress, IPC-2002, Sydney July 6-10. Museum Colloquium abstract, November. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. (Geological Society of Australia).

BLIECK, A. & TURNER S. 2002. PARKER, K.E., WARREN, A.A., WEBB, J.A. TURNER, S. & HARRINGTON, L. 2002. Abstract. Global Ordovician vertebrate & TURNER, S. 2002. Abstract. Australian 30th anniversary of IGCP. The Australian biogeography. pp 18-19. In Brock, G.A. Lower Carboniferous tetrapod site: Geologist 123: 31-32. & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st International taphonomy and geology. p 254. In Brock, TURNER, S. & HARRINGTON, L. 2002. Palaeontological Congress, IPC2002, G.A. & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st International 30th anniversary of IGCP. UNESCO Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Society of Palaeontological Congress, IPC-2002, News. Australian National Commission Australia). Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Society of Newsletter p 8. Australia). BURROW C. J. & TURNER, S. 2002. WARREN, A. & TURNER, S. 2002 Abstract. Abstract. Unusual preservation of SCHLACHER, T.A., Ducabrook tetrapod: 2002. pp 170-171. vertebrate remains from the Carboniferous SCHLACHERHOENLINGER, M.A., RICHER In Brock, G.A. & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st of north Queensland. p 193. In Brock, DE FORGES, B. & HOOPER, J.N.A. 2003. International Palaeontological Congress, G.A. & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st International Abstract. Elements of richness and IPC-2002, Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Palaeontological Congress, IPC2002, endemism in sponge assemblages on Society of Australia). Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Society of seamounts. 10th Deep-Sea Biology Australia). Symposium, Coos Bay, Oregon, August WARREN, A. & TURNER, S. 2002. 25-30. (Oregon Institute of Marine Abstract. Australian stem tetrapod. P. 44. GARVEY, J., WARREN, A. & TURNER, Biology, University of Oregon: Oregon). In Norman, D. & Upchurch, P. (eds.) S. 2002. Abstract. Taphonomy of a SVPCA 50 Cambridge 2002, University of Tournaisian fossil fish locality near TURNER, S. 2003. 30th anniversary of Cambridge Old Schools. (The Mansfield, Victoria. P. 63. In Brock, G.A. IGCP. IUGS e-bulletin Jan. 2003. Reprographics Centre: Cambridge). & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st International TURNER, S. 2002. Book Review. Horowitz, Palaeontological Congress, IPC-2002, WÖRHEIDE, G., HOOPER, J.N.A. & Aharon ed. 2001. The Jordan Rift Valley. Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Society of DEGNAN, B. 2002. Abstract. Nested clade A.A. Balkema Lisse [US$160] with Australia). analysis and phylogeography of western contributions from colleagues at the Pacific Leucetta ‘chagosensis’ (Porifera: GARVEY, J., WARREN, A. & TURNER, Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities. The Calcarea): clues for conservation of the S. 2002. Abstract. Taphonomy and Australian Geologist 125: 55-56. Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area palaeoecology of a Tournaisian fossil TURNER, S. 2002. Book Review. Melted (Australia). 6th International Sponge fish locality near Mansfield, Victoria, Moments of Mystery: review of McCall, Conference, University of Genova, Australia. p 16. In Norman, D. & Joe-GJH 2001. Tektites in the Geological Genova, Italy, September-October 2002. Upchurch, P. (eds.) SVPCA 50 Cambridge Record. Showers of Glass from the Sky. 2002, University of Cambridge Old WÖRHEIDE, G., HOOPER, J.N.A. & Geological Society Earth in View Lond, Schools. (The Reprographics Centre: REITNER, J. 2003 p 256 etc. The Australian Geologist 123: 34. Cambridge). Abstract. Origin and diversification of TURNER, S. 2002. Book Review. Spineless ‘living fossil sphinctozoan’ sponges GARVEY, J., WARREN, A. & TURNER, fossils at your fingertips - Paleobase (Vaceletia spp.). Did they come from the S. 2002. Abstract. Taphonomy and Macrofossils Part 1, McLeod ed. The deep? p 166. In Hooper, J.N.A., Hall, N. & palaeoecology of an Early Carboniferous Australian Geologist 123: 35-36. Degnan, B.M. (eds.) Marine Biocomplexity. fish locality, Australia. SVP Abstracts, Proceedings of the 2003. meeting of the Norman Oklahoma, October 6-12, Journal TURNER, S. 2002. Abstract. Fish kills; a Australian Marine Sciences Association of Vertebrate Paleontology (Supplement). new database for Gondwana. pp 287-288. (July 9-11, Brisbane, Queensland, In Brock, G.A. & Talent, J.A. (eds.) 1st KEMP, N.R. & TURNER, S. 2002 Abstract. Australia). (Australian Marine Sciences International Palaeontological Congress, Cretaceous chondrichthyan biodiversity in Association: Brisbane). IPC-2002, Sydney July 6-10. (Geological Early Cretaceous seaways of Queensland. Society of Australia). WRIGHT, S. 2003. A recent collecting trip pp 226-227. In Brock, G.A. & Talent, J.A. to New Caledonia. News Bulletin of the (eds.) 1st International Palaeontological TURNER, S. 2002. Abstract. Stages in the Entomological Society of Queensland 31: Congress, IPC2002, Sydney July 6-10. evolution of vertebrates: evidence from 8-13. actual fossils. SVP Abstracts, Norman Oklahoma, October 6-12, 2002. Journal of

42 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Grants Won

IV Appendix

Grantee Project From Amount Biodiversity Program To develop a disease zoning policy Fisheries Research & Development $100,000 for marteiliosis to support sustainable Corporation & Fisheries Resource production, health certification and trade in Research Fund the Sydney Rock Oyster (continuing) Biodiversity Program Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Fisheries Research & Development $64,755 Validation of DNA-based (PCR) diagnostic Corporation tests suitable for use in surveillance programs for QX disease of Sydney rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata) in Australia Biodiversity Program Australian Ant Spiders (Araneae, Zodariidae, Australian Biological Resources Study $40,000 Storeninae): biodiversity of the Australian fauna, taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny of Australian species Biodiversity Program A revision of Australian Freshwater Crabs Australian Biological Resources Study $21,900 (Austrothelphusa spp.), using morphological and molecular approaches Biodiversity Program Mangrove ecology field work, Singapore National University of Singapore $3,100 Biodiversity Program New spiders (Araneae: Amaurobioidea) from Australian Biological Resources Study $10,000 Australian forests Biodiversity Program Ichthyological Research Natural History Museum, London $5,000 Biodiversity Program Taxonomic studies of Ascidians Australian Biological Resources Study $17,500 Biodiversity Program A monograph of, and automated Australian Biological Resources Study $25,000 identification system for, the Australian Ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea) Biodiversity Program Conservation biology of the False Water Rat Gold Coast City Council $18,000 Biodiversity Program Biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef Australian Biological Resources Study $15,000 calcareous sponges Cobb & Co. Museum Think Link Project Department of Transport & Regional $44,099 Services Cobb & Co. Museum Subsidised entry for local residents Toowoomba City Council $50,000 Cultures and Histories Program Repatriation of Cultural Property Program Department of Communications, $265,000 Information Technology and the Arts Cultures and Histories Program Conservation of ball gown Estate of Dr Elizabeth Marks $4,000 Exhibitions and Publications Plants of Greater Brisbane book Brisbane City Council $15,000 Program Geosciences Program AAS/CAS travelling fellowship to China Xinjiang Province and Nanjing, $6,200 Institute of Palaeontology Geosciences Program Palaeotourism Tourism Queensland $5,000 Dr J.N.A. Hooper Keynote address, 6th International Sponge University of Genoa, Italy EU1,260 Conference, Rapallo, Italy Museum of Tropical Queensland, Historic Shipwrecks Program 2002-03 Environment Australia $48,186 Cultures and Histories Queensland Museum Loans Interpretative and promotional materials for Gambling Community Benefit Fund $25,000 Country Loans Queensland Museum Loans Queensland Remembers Loan Kits Year ANZAC Day Commemoration $28,000 Committee Inc Queensland Museum South Bank Discovery units for young children Australia Council for the Arts $45,000 Regional Services Support for travel for Roadshow Energex $5,000 Regional Services Roadshow visit to Indigenous Communities E. Robert & Alison L. Hayles Charitable $10,000 in Far North Queensland Fund Regional Services Roadshow visit to Indigenous Communities Samuel & Eileen Gluyas Charitable $5,000 in Far North Queensland Trust Regional Services Program Free entry to Roadshow for South Burnett Tarong Energy $20,000 students

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Appendix IV

Grantee Project From Amount

Dr C.J. Burwell Identification of insects associated with Department of Natural Resources & $1,000 lanatan Mines

Dr C.J. Burwell & Dr G. Monteith Expert identification of selected insect Environmental Protection Agency $16,000 groups from Charleville Biodiversity Survey

Mr G.V. Czechura Vertebrate fauna assessments of 9 sites Caloundra City Council $2,574 Sunshine Coast and Blackall Range

Mr P.J.F. Davie Identification of decapod crustaceans from Queensland Fisheries Service, $1,600 bycatch of commercial prawn and scallop Department of Primary Industries fisheries

Exhibitions and Publications Construction of exhibitions for Rail Museum Queensland Rail $268,549 Program

Exhibitions and Publications Consultant Editor Queensland Heritage Trails Network $10,000 Program

Dr J.N.A. Hooper Identification of sessile marine invertebrates Queensland Fisheries Service, $8,891 from bycatch of commercial prawn and Department of Primary Industries scallop fisheries

Dr J.N.A. Hooper Biodiversity Library Project Agency for Food & Fibre Sciences, $5,000 Department of Primary Industries

Dr J.N.A. Hooper Biodiversity Library Project Department of Innovation & $2,000 Information Economy

Dr J.N.A. Hooper Taxonomy training workshop Aquenal Pty Ltd $200

Mr J. Johnson Fish Bioregionalisation project National Oceans Office $4,800

Mr J. Johnson Queensland Noxious Fishes Committee Qld Fisheries Service $3,485

Mr J. Johnson Data searches, certifications & identifications various $863

Mr R.J. Kohout Organisation of Museum of Comparative Harvard University, Boston, Ernst Mayr $US Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Grant 2002-2003 3,900 collection of Polyrhachis

Dr G.B. Monteith Supply of point data for Australian dung Australian Heritage Commission $41,770 beetles

Dr G.B. Monteith Supply of point data for butterflies and Australian Heritage Commission $7,359 beetles

Dr G.B. Monteith Compilation of literature records of Australian Heritage Commission $10,000 Australian dung beetles

Dr G.B. Monteith Attribution analysis of Australian dung Australian Heritage Commission $6,000 beetles

Dr G.B. Monteith Taxonomy training as part of PNG Oribius Australian Centre for International $12,100 weevil project Agriculture Research

Dr G.B. Monteith Insect workshops Brisbane Forest Park $90

Dr G.B. Monteith Food contaminant identification Food Spectrum $150

44 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Garantee Project From Amount

Dr G.B. Monteith Food contaminant identification. Golden Circle Ltd $350

Dr G.B. Monteith Contribution to New Caledonian field work Harvard University $920

Dr G.B. Monteith Contribution to New Caledonian field work University of Arizona $545

Dr G.B. Monteith Contribution to New Caledonian field work University of Nebraska $450

Dr G.B. Monteith & Dr C. Burwell Supply of 216 insect biodiscovery samples Natural Product Discovery, Griffith $45,231 University

Dr R.J. Raven Identification of Tasmanian World Heritage Tasmanian Department of Primary $9,000 Spiders Industries & Environment

Dr R.J. Raven Identification of seized spiders Environment Australia $300

Dr R.J. Raven Identification of spiders for industry various $121

Dr R.J. Raven Identification of spiders for students University of Queensland, PhD project $900

Dr R.J. Raven Information on Australian spiders Discovery Channel $540

Dr R.J. Raven Database on Mygalomorph spiders Environment Australia $12,000

Dr J. Stanisic Terrestrial Invertebrate Status Review, Brisbane City Council $37,117 Brisbane City

Dr J. Stanisic Land snail database enhancement Environment Australia $19,222

Mrs D. Tranter National Cultural Heritage Committee Environment Australia $2,700

During the year the Queensland Museum engaged the following consultants.

Consultant(s) Project Cost($)

Blake Dawson Waldron Lawyers Provision of legal services to the Workshop Rail Museum $12,165

Mr J. Carew Development of business strategy for The Workshop Rail Museum $1,375

Mr J. Carew Facilitation of Biodiversity Program strategic planning $1,500

Mr J. Carew Facilitation of Cultures and Histories Program strategic planning $1,400

Mr J. Carew Facilitation of Queensland Museum South Bank strategic planning $1,375

Mr J. Carew Facilitation of Exhibition and Publications Program strategic planning $1,375

Environmetrics Pty Ltd Development of ticketing and pricing strategy for The Workshops Rail Museum $9,300

Mike Dricsoll & Associates Tender Management for catering contract at The Workshops Rail Museum $12,000

Museum Marketing Pty Ltd Development of retail and merchandising strategy for The Workshop Rail Museum $20,000

Volunteering Queensland Inc. Development of volunteer program for The Workshop Rail Museum $2,500

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Appendix V

Name of Country Visited Period Purpose of Visit Costs Officer Queensland Other Museum Mr A. Viduka USA, Canada, 25 August – 6 November To undertake research on methods Nil $16,000 Denmark, used by large institutions Scholarship from Sweden, UK specialised in the conservation of The Winston wet archaeological materials. Churchill Memorial Trust Dr S. Turner UK, Canada 6 September – 7 October Attendance at 50th Vertebrate Conference Self-funded Palaeontology Conference in UK Fee $242 & research/consultation/field work at various museums and sites in UK and Canada. Dr A. Cook Nanjing, China 15 September – 15 October Invitation to cooperate with $8,000 Field $1,800 Australian geologists of the Nanjing Institute work costs Academy of of Geology and Palaeontology, in Xinjiang Science & $6,200 Chinese Academy of Sciences Autonomous Chinese Academy to conduct joint research on region of Sciences common fossil elements of the Chinese and Queensland Geological Provinces. Dr J. Hooper Germany, Italy 20 September – 10 October To complete research projects Nil $5,400 Funded and deliver guest lectures to by AstraZeneca the University of Gottingen, R&D Griffith Germany and to address the 6th University & International Sponge Conference University of in Genoa, Italy Genoa, Italy Dr G. New Caledonia 2 – 24 November To undertake field sampling of Nil $545 University Monteith insects on Me Maoya and Mt of Arizona; 2 – 17 November Humboldt to gain understanding $920 Harvard Dr C. Burwell 2 – 24 November of the evolution and origin University; Mrs S. Wright of Queensland’s fauna which $6,775 E.C. is similar to that of New Zimmerman Caledonia. The work is part of a collaboration with the New Caledonian Department of Natural Resources regarding inventory and interpretation of their conservation reserves. Mr P. Smith USA 28 January – 1 June Internship – Smithsonian Nil $20,000 Institution. To participate in Smithsonian the casting of a Stegosaurus Institution’s Stenops dinosaur skeleton by National Museum the Department of Paleobiology of Natural in the Smithsonian National History; Museum of Natural History. The $230 Self Funded skills, techniques and products used in this project will make an extensive contribution to the skills base of the Museum of Tropical Queensland and Queensland Museum.

46 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Name of Country Visited Period Purpose of Visit Costs Officer Queensland Other Museum Dr P. Davie Singapore 27 January – 16 February Invitation to work at the $475 $3,100 National National University of Singapore University of with Assoc. Prof. Peter Ng to Singapore continue work on a World List of Brachyura (Crabs). Dr C. Wallace Taiwan & Palau 23 February – 11 March To participate as guest speaker/ $1,389 $4,400 Academia participant in a Symposium on Sinica of Taiwan Phylogeography & Biodiversity $3,500 University of the Western Pacific” and to of Florida discuss collaborative research Museum on gene markers and population genetics of staghorn corals; to undertake field research in Palau. Ms Z. Richards India 29 April – 12 May To be an instructor in an AusAID Nil $10,160 AusAID funded program for capacity (through building for Indian coral Australian taxonomy. This program aims to Marine Science educate the Indian Government and Technology in coral reef management. Ltd) Ms M. Richer New Zealand & 8 May – 8 June To participate in an international $300 $1,427 Natural de Forges Lord Howe Island deep-sea collection expedition Products (NDE) (NORFANZ cruise) on board the Discovery, RV “Tangaroa” (ex Wellington, Griffith NZ) to sample marine University invertebrates of the seamounts through the of the Norfolk Rise, Lord Howe Sponge Diversity Island and the Southwest Pacific. Project Specimens will be used for taxonomic identification and DNA analysis. Dr P. Davie New Zealand & 21 May – 7 June To participate in an international $1,773 Nil Lord Howe Island deep-sea collection expedition (NORFANZ cruise) on board the RV “Tangaroa” (ex Wellington, NZ) to sample marine invertebrates of the seamounts of the Norfolk Rise, Lord Howe Island and the Southwest Pacific. Specimens will be used for taxonomic identification and DNA analysis. To undertake research on deep sea crabs at the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. Dr I. Galloway USA, UK and 16 May – 7 June To attend 98th Annual Meeting $17,125 Nil France of the American Association of Museums in Portland; to attend 64th Session of the Advisory Committee of the International Council of Museums in Paris; to visit a number of outstanding museums in Portland, New York, London and Paris that have undertaken recent developments relevant to the future direction of the Queensland Museum.

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Appendix VI

Title Duration Description

Cobb and Co. Museum Off the Highway 14 July – 1 August Year of the Outback photographic display by three Toowoomba photographers. Toowoomba Ambulance 100 29 August – 7 October Display celebrating 100 years of the Ambulance Service in Years Toowoomba. The Light Horse: You will know 10 September – 20 November Special exhibition developed by the Light Horse Queensland. him by the feather in his hat 50 Years of Carnival of Flowers 16 September – 6 October Photographic display and video presentation on the Carnival of Parades Flowers. Egypt by Touch 6 December – 26 March Hands-on exhibition designed especially for visually impaired visitors. Not Red but White 28 February – 30 June Local story about growing up in the Solomon Islands in the 1930s. Images of Us 3 March – 11 April Photographic exhibition from the Red Cross of recent migration experiences of women from the Horn of Africa. Red Cross Calling 1 – 31 March Display celebrating 100 years of the Red Cross on the Darling Downs. International Year of Fresh Water 26 May – 9 June Department of Natural Resources display.

Outback Queensland 7 April – 18 June Queensland Museum travelling exhibition of Outback Photographic Exhibition photographs. A unique collection of photographs taken as part of a major publishing project by the Queensland Museum for Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland. Diprotodon skull and bones 2 May – 30 June Display from Kings Creek at Clifton.

Making Sense of Science 23 June – 11 July Hands on exhibits from the Roadshow.

Museum of Tropical Queensland Refined White 26 June – 28 July Travelling exhibition from the Australian Sugar Museum. The story of how South Sea Islanders were brought to Queensland to cut sugar cane in the 19th Century and made history refining the White Australia policy. Matthew Flinders 1 August – 1 September A travelling display for the State Library of marking the Bicentenary of Mathews Flinders epic circumnavigation of Australia between 1801-1803. Parliament Moves North 26 August – 15 September Historic and ceremonial objects from the Premier’s office exhibited whilst Parliament was sitting in Townsville. Science: at work in the bush 2 September 27 October An internal exhibition to celebrate National Science Week.

One Tree Exhibition 1 November – 15 December Exhibits created by Tasmanian artists from one ‘useless tree’ converted into furniture, objects and artworks now valued at more than $10,000. Mclachlan Doll Collection 16 December 2 February Display on loan from the Townsville Museum. A collection of dolls from all over the world started in 1937 by Millie Mclachlan. Two Wheeled Warriors 24 March – 25 May National Motor Museum Exhibition – a history of Harley- Davidson motorcycles in Australia. Beyond the Reef 28 May – 29 June Stunning photographic images of plankton, stunning images of the microscopic life that inhabits the surface layers of the oceans.

48 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Title Duration Description Queensland Museum South Bank Native Title Business 1 July – 11 August 56 Indigenous artists’ works that collectively inform the general public about Native Title and the continuing dynamic change and growth in the contemporary Indigenous visual arts movement. Yunga undee Gunggari – Unyan 1 July – 11 August Photographic exhibition highlighting the languages of the dhagul Yugambeh Our country Gunggari region of Southwest Queensland and the Yugambeh – our language region of Southeast Queensland. The Elliot Hunters return 23 July Elliot material and the Dino Defender were set up in the foyer for the Elliot Media Conference. Viet Nam Voices 1 August – 29 September Touring exhibition from Casula Powerhouse of photos, paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, costumes, home movies, propaganda posters and person testimonies from those who were personally touched by the Viet Nam War. Fresh Fossil Finds 17 – 25 August Queensland Museum display for National Science Week.

Brainwaves Festival 22 – 25 August Exhibition for National Science Week.

Brisbane River Festival Riverprize 30 August – 8 September An exhibition of nine short listed entries submitted to this year’s Riverprize national and international competition. Riverprize 30 August – 8 September An exhibition of nine short listed entries submitted to this year’s Riverprize national and international competition. Riverkids exhibition 9 September – 20 October Display of winning entries in the Wearable Art Awards. The award celebrating river creatures, water and bridges. Traditional musical instruments 7 September – 6 October Small display of slit drums and other instruments from Marson from around the world Musical Collection. Vanishing Wild 7 – 27 September Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services co-hosted a threatened species art exhibition. Belonging – Century celebrated 12 October – 8 December Touring exhibition with images and objects from the National Archives of Australia, the National Library of Australia, the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of Victoria. Belonging is about how we define ourselves and how we relate to others. It is also about how we perceive others, include or exclude them and identify them permanently or temporarily as one of ‘them’ or as one of us. Dame Mary Durack Outback Craft 19 October – 24 November Popular annual craft awards display from The Australian Awards Stockman’s Hall of Fame. Queensland Museum’s 140 18 October – 31 March Display of 140 Queensland Museum objects. Birthday Golden Threads 18 October – 31 March Touring exhibition from New England Regional Art Museum, looking at the lives and contributions of Chinese–Australians between 1850 and 1950. Discover Queensland 14 December The inside guide to the State outside, colourful, quirky and unashamedly parochial exhibition produced by the Queensland Museum. Two Wheeled Warriors 21 December – 10 March Touring exhibition from the National Motor Museum. A history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Australia. Sciencentre February – March Interactive science exhibits from the Sciencentre.

Australian National Wildlife 13 March – 7 April Touring exhibition from CSIRO – ANWC. The national reference Collection collection of Australia’s vertebrate wildlife – birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Terrorsaurus 9 April – 31 July Touring exhibition from Questacon. Lifelike robotic dinosaurs that sway and roar. Who Laid That? 10 April – 8 May Display of eggs and egg like objects from the Queensland Museum’s South Bank collections.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 49 Title Duration Description Working at the “Abs” – Workers 1 May – 15 June History of the Cannon Hill Meat Works – photographic of the Cannon Hill Meatworks exhibition. Queensland Resources Week 10 May – 1 June Display from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

Queensland Biennial Festival of Music Singsing Bilong Pasifik 28 June – 31 July Exhibition of traditional instruments from West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue and Hawaii from the recently donated Charles and Kati Marson Musical Instrument Collection. Crafted in Queensland 28 June – 31 July An exhibition of musical instruments handcrafted by Queensland members of the Australian Association of Musical Instrument Makers. Kalkadoon Man 20 July – 31 August World premiere documentary and live didgeridoo performance by William Barton, one of Australia’s brightest young composers. Didgeridoo and documentary on display. Travelling Birds June – July Small display of birds to promote the film of the same name. Sciencentre The Mysterious and Wonderful 25 September – 18 December A retrospective exhibition of 40 works including Animalia, World of Graeme Base The Discovery of Dragons, Jabberocky, My Grandma lived in Gooligulch from well known children’s author and illustrator Graeme Base. Mission Earthling 7 October – 25 January An interactive human biology exhibition developed by Scitech Discovery Centre. The Workshops Rail Museum Outback Queensland 1 September – 2 February Unique collection of photographs taken as part of a major Photogaphic Exhibition publishing project by the Queensland Museum for the Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland. Bruce Cowell, Gary Cranitch and Jeff Wright capture the essence of outback Queensland. Final Gauge 1 September – 2 February An exhibition from Global Arts Link, developed by Robyn Buchanan and Lyle Radford. The exhibition contains nostalgic glimpses into the history of the Ipswich Railway Workshops and tells the story of railways in Queensland. Diecast Miniatures: the magic of 5 April – 25 May An extensive display of rare, exclusive and valuable diecast models models of planes, trains and automobiles. A Legacy of the Revolution: 7 June – 10 August An exhibit of work by prominent Brisbane-based photographer China Steam Charles Page featuring superb images of steam trains in China taken during the last 20 years.

50 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Sponsorships

The Queensland Museum acknowledges with gratitude the past and/or continuing Appendix VII support of the following donors of cash, product, or services.

Patrons Port of Brisbane Corporation Telstra Country Wide (donations $100,000 or more) QBuild Project Services The Greek Club and Convention Centre BHP Community Trust Seaworld Properties Toowoomba & Golden West Regional Centenary of Federation Tourist Assoc. Unesco — IUGS Scientific Committee Channel 7 Toowoomba Turf Club Perpetual Trustees Network Ten Tourism Queensland Supporters (Corporate) Queensland Rail Uniquest Ltd ($5,000 $9,999) University of Queensland Access Ed University of Southern Queensland Major Sponsors Australian Geographic Society University of Sydney ($50,000 $99,000) Australian Institute of Marine Science Winton Shire Council Arts Queensland BOC Gases Pandora Foundation Sponsors Brisbane City Council Boral and Donors The Courier-Mail Brisbane River Management Group Benefactor Energex Briz 31 Television Townsville City Council Griffith University Caltex Refineries (Qld) Thuringowa City Council Land Rover Australia Channel Nine Townsville Port Authority Queensland University of Technology Diamantina Outback Tours, Winton Ergon Energy Corporation Ltd Tarong Energy Dingo Mini Diggers Ansett Australia Toowoomba City Council Environmental Protection Agency Ten Queensland (Telecasters Australia Ltd) Sponsors Final Trim Magazine Governing Member ($10,000 $49,999) Finlayson Timber & Hardware BHP Cannington 4KQ Graphic Skills Breakwater Island Trust/Jupiters 4BC Townsville Hotel & Casino Heritage Building Society, Toowoomba AgForce British Petroleum (BP) Ian Potter Foundation ANZ — Seaworld Trust Coca Cola Amatil North Queensland Kintetsu International Express Australian Society of Parasitology North Queensland Newspaper Company McGuigans Wines A. & P.N. Bartholomai Pasminco Century Mine Moreton Bay Whalewatching C & PA Vanguard Investments Suncorp~Metway Ltd Pioneer Australia Pty Ltd Carlton United Breweries Trust Company of Australia Prestige Lithographic Christopher Memorial Charitable Trust Radio 4EB Fellowship Member The Dive Bell Rural Industries Research & Development Boulton, Cleary & Kern Solicitors E.R. & A.L. Hayles Charitable Trust Council Brazier Motti Pty Ltd G. James Australia Pty Ltd Siemens Ltd Centra Townsville Industrial Health and Safety Singapore Airlines Chapman, George & Margo Inflatable Boat Centre Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE E. Robert & Alison L. Hayles Charitable Kellogg (Australia) Spicers Papers Fund

Oceaneering Australia The Sunday Mail Loloma Investments Pty Ltd

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 51 Payless Chemists Douglas Stark Pty Ltd Paul, Stephen & Mary

Samuel & Eileen Gluyas Charitable Trust Galloway & Lando Pearse, Elizabeth

Suthers & Taylor Goicoechea Group Pickard Associates

Telecasters North Queensland Harvey World Travel Townsville Power, Richard & Gillian

The Dive Bell Honeycombes Pty Ltd Pure Pleasure Cruises

Townsville Enterprise Limited John Gribbin Realty Ray White Kirwan

Townsville Resorts Pty Ltd Leanda Drilling Ringwell Pty Ltd

Trinity Consolidated Ltd Markwell Rockbreaking Roberts, Susan

Wilson, Ryan & Grose MB Travel Santalucia Group of Companies

Menkens, Mike & Trish Short, Jan & Warren Member Barker, Fay & Ron Mike Carney Toyota Talbot, Frank & Suzette

Carmichael Ford Northern Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd Toohey, Robyn

Carmichael, David & Family Northwest Construction Pty Ltd Townsville Trade Waste Pty Ltd

Ferry Property Management Ray White, Kirwan Turl, Peter & Michele

Fodico Pty Ltd Reichhold, Enterprise Pty Ltd Wallace, Carden

Geoff Pickering Motors Retireinvest Walters, Barry & Shirley

Hermit Park Bus Service (Jones Family) Roberts (CBE), George V. Watson, Sir Bruce

James Cook University The J.F. Gleeson Family Trust Zell, Len Townsville Slipways Lancini, Laurence & Sharon Supporter Mak Advertising Townsville Thuringowa Water Supply Austin Glass Board Maunsell McIntyre Pty Ltd Coral Air Whitsunday Wilkins, L.E. MVO Industries Core, Jennie

Parry Nissan/Suzuki Donor Dasenbrock, Mary Badgery, R.M. Philip Leong Investments Pty Ltd Guazzo, Dr Eric Brazier, Keith & Jennifer Plante Holdings Pty Ltd Hartley, Dru Broomhead, Richard & Rose Price Waterhouse Coopers Illidge, E.J. Butler, Trevor & Margaret Queensland Rail Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd Byte Centre Rider Hunt Queensland Pty Ltd Knight, Alexa Crossland, Chris & Jan Roberts, Leu & North Lawyers Magnetic Island Community & Commerce Curtain, Michael & Jennifer Rotary Club of Townsville Association Edwards, Wendy Seagulls Resort Noble, W.W. Goodsell, Mary Shorts Properties, (Max Short & Merv Prestige Litho Pty Ltd Short, OAM ED) Gro Sea Pty Ltd Rocsol Pty Ltd Tony Ireland Townsville Hoff, Barbara Rowlands Surveys Pty Ltd Hooper, Max & Palm Friend Schaumburg, Mr & Mrs Denis Hugh E Urquhart Real Estate Australian Economic Consultants (AEC Slaney, Mr & Mrs Hal Group) Kipco Pty Ltd The Navigation Centre Bairstow Promotions Pty Ltd Lyons, John Townsville Chamber of Commerce C.E. Smith & Co MacCallum & Partners Trinity Anglican School Year 4/5B (1998) Colbran Holdings Pty Ltd McArthur, Jon & Margaret Wall, Ben & Gwyn Commonwealth Bank Nadicprint Services Pty Ltd Connolly Suthers

52 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Financial Statements

Appendix VIII

Board of the Queensland Museum Notes 2003 2002 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE $000 $000 For period ended 30 June 2003

Revenues from ordinary activities User charges 3 4,388 3,348 Grants and other contributions 4 17,584 14,904 Other 5 2,407 730 Total revenues from ordinary activities 24,379 18,982

Expenses from ordinary activities Employee expenses 6 11,540 11,130 Supplies and services 7 7,888 6,311 Depreciation and amortisation 8 1,982 902 Other 9 996 955 Total expenses from ordinary activities excluding borrowing costs expense 22,406 19,298

Net surplus (deficit) 1,973 (316)

Non-owner transaction changes in equity Net increase in asset revaluation reserve 19 20,399 9,788 Net amount of each revenue, expense, valuation or other adjustment not disclosed above recognised as a direct adjustment to equity 19 8,712 4

Total revenues, expenses and valuation adjustments recognised directly in equity 29,111 9,792

Total changes in equity other than those resulting from transactions with owners as owners 19 31,084 9,476

This Statement of Financial Performance should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 53 Board of the Queensland Museum Notes 2003 2002 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION $000 $000 At 30 June 2003

Current assets Cash assets 10 3,856 2,910 Receivables 11 9,340 1,289 Inventories 12 509 491 Other 13 14 1 Total current assets 13,719 4,691

Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 14 219,345 198,263 Intangibles 15 269 – Total non-current assets 219,614 198,263

TOTAL ASSETS 233,333 202,954

Current liabilities Payables 16 1,250 454 Provisions 17 988 808 Unearned revenue 18 1,236 2,039 Total current liabilities 3,474 3,301

TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,474 3,301

NET ASSETS 229,859 199,653

Equity Contributed equity 19 2,745 3,642 Retained surpluses 19 28,649 17,945 Asset revaluation reserve 19 198,465 178,066

TOTAL EQUITY 229,859 199,653

This Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

54 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Board of the Queensland Museum Notes 2003 2002 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS $000 $000 For period ended 30 June 2003

Cash flows from operating activities Inflows: User charges 4,426 3,393 Grants and contributions 17,052 15,436 GST collected on sales 385 370 GST input tax credits 891 772 Interest received 241 203 Other 795 527

Outflows: Employee costs (11,195) (11,320) Supplies and services (7,603) (6,948) GST paid on purchases (974) (690) GST remitted to ATO (375) (386) Other (628) (89)

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 20 3,015 1,218 Cash flows from investing activities Inflows: Sales of property, plant and equipment 17 – Outflows: Payments for property, plant and equipment (1,208) (195)

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities (1,191) (195) Cash flows from financing activities Outflows: Equity withdrawal (878) –

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities (878) (195)

Net increase in cash held 946 1,023 Cash at beginning of financial year 2,910 1,887

Cash at end of financial year 10 3,856 2,910

This Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 55 Board of the Queensland Museum which are nonreciprocal in nature are by the Crown, is administered by the NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE recognised as revenues. Queensland Museum. The economic FINANCIAL STATEMENTS benefits of this land accrue to the (c) Cash Assets For period ended 30 June 2003 Queensland Museum. The Queensland For the purposes of the Statement of Museum cannot dispose of this land Financial Position and the Statement of without the prior approval of the 1. Objectives of the Organisation Cash Flows, cash assets include all cash Governor in Council. The Queensland Museum will be and cheques receipted but not banked recognised as an innovative, exciting as well as deposits at call with financial (h) Change in accounting policy and accessible museum of science, institutions. It also includes liquid Capitalisation of exhibitions expenditure. environment and human achievement, of investments with short periods to maturity In prior years, the cost of construction international standing, reaching out to all that are convertible readily to cash on of exhibitions for campuses of the Queenslanders. hand at the Museum’s option and that are Museum have been expensed in the subject to a low risk of changes in value. financial year in which such costs were The mission of the Queensland Museum incurred. The Board of the Queensland is to create a stimulating environment of (d) Receivables Museum, following consultation with discovery and understanding. This will be Trade debtors are recognised at the representatives of the Queensland Audit achieved by: nominal amounts due at the time of sale Office, has decided that expenses relating or service delivery, settlement on trade » Working with and empowering to the construction of exhibitions debtors generally being required within communities at each campus exhibition will be 30 days from the invoice date. The capitalised, effective from 1 July 2002. » Preserving and interpreting material collectability of receivables is assessed Each exhibition will be depreciated on evidence periodically with provision being made a straight line basis over its estimated for doubtful debts. All known bad debts » Telling the changing story of useful life to more correctly record the have been written off. Queensland and its place in the world progressive diminution of its value to (e) Inventories the Museum. It is not intended to assign The Museum is predominantly funded for Inventories represent stock on hand for any capital value to existing exhibitions the outputs it delivers by Parliamentary sale through the Museum shop operations. developed in previous accounting periods appropriations. It also provides the Inventories on hand are valued at the for which costs have been expensed. following services on a fee for service lower of cost and net realisable value. basis. (i) Collections Cost is based on a weighted average cost The Museum Collections are recorded » admission charges; and method. in the financial statements at a value » consultancy services (f) Acquisitions of Assets adopted by the Board of the Queensland Actual cost is used for the initial Museum. The valuation of the Museum 2. Summary of Significant recording of all acquisitions of assets, Collections is based on an in-house Accounting Policies other than collections, controlled by the professional assessment in accordance entity. with the Fair Value methodology and (a) Basis of Accounting represents current replacement cost. The The financial statements are a general Assets acquired at no cost or for nominal valuation is conducted by the Director purpose financial report and have been consideration are recognised at their fair of the Museum in consultation with prepared in accordance with the Financial value at date of acquisition in accordance curatorial staff, who are considered Administration and Audit Act 1977, with AAS21 - Acquisition of Assets. experts in their field, and is accepted by the Financial Management Standard Cost is determined as the value given the Board. 1997, Australian Accounting Standards, as consideration plus costs incidental Statements of Accounting Concepts, The valuation policy was initiated in 1996 to the acquisition, including all other Urgent Issues Group Abstracts and other and is largely based on curators providing costs incurred in getting the assets ready prescribed requirements. expert valuations of items deemed to be for use, including architect’s fees and Except where stated, the financial worth more than $1,000. All assets below engineering design fees. statements have been prepared in this amount are given an average value accordance with the historical cost (g) Property, Plant and Equipment, as nominated by the valuation schedule. convention. Intangibles The average values in the schedule were All items of property, plant and developed by the Queensland Museum The accounting policies adopted are equipment with a cost, or other value, and Queensland Treasury. consistent with those of the previous year, in excess of $2000 are recognised in with the exception of the capitalisation of The Museum Collections are considered the financial statements in the year exhibitions expenditure, as per Note 2 (h). to have an indeterminate useful life. of acquisition. The threshold for the The accrual basis of accounting has been Comprehensive asset revaluations are recognition of Intangibles is $50,000. adopted for all transactions and balances. performed every five (5) years, with Items with a lesser value are expensed in an annual indexation between the (b) Non-collection Grants and Other the year of acquisition. full revaluations at CPI. The last full Contribution Revenue valuation was carried out at 30 June Noncollection grants, donations and gifts Land, although ownership is retained 2001 and will be due again by 30 June

56 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 57 2006. Additions to the collections by For each class of depreciable asset the Coomera was sold and land and search, gift, bequests, etc are not initially following depreciation/amortisation rates infrastructure at Mt Isa was transferred to recognised at the date of acquisition, but were used: the Mt Isa City Council. The amounts in are incorporated in the valuation process the Asset Revaluation Reserve relating to Class Depreciation/Amortisation Rates at year end. these assets were transferred to Retained Buildings 1%-7% Surplus, as the revalued assets were no Asset revaluations are effected by longer held by the Queensland Museum. applying a methodology agreed to Plant and equipment: in 1996 under the deprival value (l) Leases Computers 30% methodology by the Board of the A distinction is made in the financial Queensland Museum, Queensland Treasury Motor vehicles 22.5% statements between finance leases, that and the Queensland Audit Office. This effectively transfer from the lessor to Scientific equipment 15% methodology was proposed on the basis the lessee substantially all the risks and of mutual agreement between these three Exhibitions 10% benefits incidental to ownership, and parties that usual valuation methods were operating leases under which the lessor Intangibles 14% not appropriate in relation to the majority effectively retains substantially all risks of Collection items held. (k) Revaluations of Non-Current Physical and benefits. Assets The Museum Collections comprise in Where a non-current asset is acquired Land and buildings are measured at fair excess of seven (7) million and three by means of a finance lease, the asset value in accordance with AASB 1041, (3) hundred thousand natural history is recognised at an amount equal to Revaluation of Non-Current Assets and and cultural heritage items respectively. the present value of the minimum lease Queensland Treasury’s Non-Current Asset The Board believes it would be neither payments. The liability is recognised Accounting Guidelines for the Queensland practical nor economically viable to at the same amount. Lease payments Public Sector. carry out a full independent stock take of are allocated between the principal the Collections. The cost of employing Other non-current assets, principally plant component and the interest expense. experts in the numerous disciplines and equipment, are measured at cost. Operating lease payments are applicable would be significant. For 2001-02, a comprehensive revaluation representative of the pattern of benefits The Board further believes that a dollar of land and buildings, other than the derived from the leased assets and are valuation however arrived at does not off-site collection store at Hendra, was expensed in the periods in which they are accurately reflect the nature and true undertaken by R.N. Mullins LLB FAPI of incurred. worth of the Collections, the true value the Australian Valuation Office. Land was (m) Other Financial Assets-Investments of which flows from the vast store revalued to provide the current market Financial assets are brought to account at of scientific and cultural knowledge value, based on the analysis of real the lower of cost and recoverable amount available from this invaluable research property sales, and buildings on the basis and are disclosed at the fair values resource, carefully assembled by the of fair value. For 2002-03, the Australian indicated in Note 25. Museum over the past 140 years. (Refer to Valuation Office revalued land at current Note 14 for balances). market value and replacement indices Interest revenues are recognised as they were provided for the buildings. The are accrued. (j) Amortisation and Depreciation of valuation was certified by R.N. Mullins Property, Plant and Equipment (n) Payables LLB FAPI. Land is not depreciated as it has an Trade and other creditors are recognised unlimited useful life. The Hendra site was acquired during upon receipt of the goods or services 2001-02 as part of the Millennium Arts ordered and are measured at the agreed Depreciation on property, plant and program. The acquisition cost of the purchase/contract price gross of applicable equipment is calculated using the buildings is still considered to represent trade and other discounts. Amounts diminishing value method (except for current fair value as at 30 June 2003. owing are unsecured and are generally Exhibitions), so as to write off the However, land was revalued by the settled on 30 day terms. values of each depreciable asset, less its Australian Valuation Office. estimated residual value, progressively (o) Employee Entitlements over its estimated useful life to the entity. The Workshops Rail Museum buildings Wages, Salaries and Annual Leave and exhibits were transferred to the Wages, salaries and annual leave due but Any expenditure that increases the Museum from Queensland Rail at nil unpaid at reporting date and recognised originally assessed capacity or service value. Museum management have in the Statement of Financial Position potential of an asset is capitalised and the revalued these assets to reflect the cost of include related on-costs such as payroll new depreciable amount is depreciated creating these assets. tax, WorkCover premiums and employer over the remaining useful life of the asset superannuation contributions. Salary and to the entity. Separately identified components are on-costs have been calculated to include measured on the same basis as the assets a 3.8% increase from an enterprise to which they relate. bargaining agreement that is anticipated For revaluation of collections see note 2(i). to come into effect from 1 June 2003.

In 2003, land and infrastructure at

56 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 57 Long Service Leave as a unit of Arts Queensland. The Under the State Government’s long service Arts Legislation Amendment Act 1997 leave scheme a levy is made on the transferred the assets and liabilities of the Museum to cover this expense. Amounts Queensland Cultural Centre Trust (QCCT) paid to employees for long service leave that was abolished in December 1997 are claimed from the scheme as and when to the State and the CAA became the leave is taken. manager of the Cultural Centre precinct. The Board of the Queensland Museum had No provision for long service leave is a signed lease agreement with the QCCT recognised in the financial statements, and the lease has been assumed by the the liability being held on a whole- State of Queensland (Section 85(2) of the of-Government basis and reported in Act). While the State does not charge rent the financial report prepared pursuant on the premises occupied by the Museum, to AAS31 - Financial Reporting by the museum does make a contribution Governments. to the continued maintenance of the Superannuation building occupied. The provision of the Employer superannuation contributions building and items of fitout, including are paid to QSuper, the superannuation infrastructure plant and equipment, forms plan for Queensland Government part of this agreement. employees at rates determined by the (t) Rounding and Comparatives State Actuary. Amounts included in the financial No liability is recognised for statements have been rounded to the superannuation benefits in the financial nearest $1,000 or, where that amount is statements, the liability being held on a $500 or less, to zero. whole-of-Government basis and reported Comparative information has been restated in the financial report prepared pursuant where necessary to be consistent with to AAS31 - Financial Reporting by disclosures in the current reporting period. Governments. (u) The Harry West Trust (p) Taxation The Board of the Queensland Museum The Museum’s activities are exempt from has been appointed as the trustee Commonwealth taxation except for fringe of “The Harry West Memorial Fund”, benefits tax and Goods and Services a testamentary trust established in Tax (GST). As such, input tax credits accordance with the last will and receivable and GST payable from/to the testament of Henry (Harry) Thomas West Australian Tax Office are recognised and (deceased). Assets of the Trust comprise accrued. nine Brisbane residential properties. All (q) Insurance income from the Trust is applied to the The Museum carries insurance cover in benefit of the Museum and is included as the areas of Property (including items miscellaneous income. on loan), General Liability (incorporating (v) Contributed Equity Directors & Officers liability), Professional Non-reciprocal transfers of assets Indemnity, Personal Accident, Marine Hull and liabilities between wholly-owned and Motor Vehicles. Insurance coverage Queensland public sector entities, (excluding motor vehicles) is with the including as a result of machinery- Queensland Government Insurance Fund of-Government changes are adjusted and includes coverage for the State to ‘Contributed Equity’ in accordance Collection. with UIG Abstract 38 Contributions to (r) Resources Received Free of Charge Owners Made to Wholly Owned Public or For Nominal Value Sector Entities. Appropriations for equity Contributions of services are recognised adjustments are similarly designated. only if the services would have been (w) Board Remuneration purchased if they had not been donated Remuneration of board members was as and their value can be measured reliably. follows: Where this is the case, an equal amount is recognised as a revenue and an expense. $0-9,999 12 members

(s) Corporate Administration Agency Total remuneration The Corporate Administration Agency paid to all members: $25,023 (CAA) was established on 1 July 1997,

58 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 59 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000

3. User charges Admission charges General 1,347 1,167 Special exhibitions 408 434 Consultancy 1,231 640 Sales revenue - shops 1,026 728 Subscriptions 130 157 Functions/Venue hire 90 44 Other 156 178 Total - User charges 4,388 3,348

4. Grants and other contributions Grants - State Government recurrent * 15,302 * 12,505 Grant - State Government special - 300 Grant - State Government funding ** 878 - Donations 145 357 Industry contributions 27 26 Commonwealth government grants 185 138 Local government contributions 50 50 Grant - Workforce Restructure - 581 Grants - Other 997 947 Total - Grants and other contributions 17,584 14,904 * 2003 includes $2.039m operational funding for The Workshops Rail Museum. ** Represents funding for the depreciation expenses relating to The Workshops Rail Museum.

5. Other revenues Interest 241 203 Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment * 1,371 - Goods received below fair value 10 54 Miscellaneous 785 473 Total - Other revenues 2,407 730 * 2003 includes gain on sale of the property at Coomera

58 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 59 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000

6. Employee expenses/Number of employees Employee expenses: Wages and salaries 9,286 8,152 Employer superannuation contributions 1,114 984 Long service leave levy 148 131 Annual leave expenses 728 607 Employee costs capitalised - Exhibitions *(446) - Other 710 **1,256 Total - Employee expenses 11,540 11,130 *Represents the portion of employee cost that was capitalised on the Discover Queensland Exhibition. **2002 includes one-off severance and incentive payments totalling $0.658m to staff who accepted Voluntary Early Retirement packages during the year.

Number of employees: The number of employees includes both full-time employees and part-time employees measured on a 199 194 full-time equivalent basis.

7. Supplies and services Corporate services charges 778 727 Consultants and contractors 270 216 Materials 475 350 Repairs and maintenance 314 119 Contribution to Queensland Cultural Centre facilities 1,713 1,690 Special Exhibitions 228 136 Cost of goods sold 474 546 Non-employee costs capitalised – Exhibition *(225) - Operating expenses **3,861 2,527 Total - Supplies and services 7,888 6,311 *Represents the portion of non-employee costs that were capitalised on the Discover Queensland Exhibition. **2003 includes 10 months of operation for the Workshops Rail Museum which opened to the public on 1 September 2002.

8. Depreciation and amortisation Plant and equipment 826 279 Buildings 1,120 623 Amortisation - Computer software 36 - Total - Depreciation and amortisation *1,982 902 *Increases in 2002-03 relate to the transfer of The Workshops Rail Museum assets from Queensland Rail which took effect from 1 September 2002.

60 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 61 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000 9. Other expenses Property lease and rental 525 852 External audit fees 21 13 Bad debts expense 20 - Goods and services supplied below fair value 10 32 Losses from the disposal of non-current assets *368 14 Other 52 44 Total - Other expenses 996 955 *Trusteeship of the property at the Museum of North Western Queensland in Mt Isa, was transferred to the Mt Isa City Council ($0.349m).

10. Cash Assets 24 hour at call deposits 3,669 2,653 Cash at bank and on hand 171 249 Imprest accounts 16 8 Total - Cash assets 3,856 2,910

11. Receivables Current Trade debtors 667 392 Less: provision for doubtful debts - - 667 392 GST receivable 164 81 Less: GST payable (49) (39) Long service leave reimbursements 15 230 Grant - workforce restructure - 581 Sale of Coomera land 8,502 - Other 41 44 Total - Current receivables 9,340 1,289

12. Inventories Inventory held for resale Shops 509 491

13. Other Current Assets Prepayments 13 - Other 1 1 Total - Other current assets 14 1

60 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 61 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000

14. Property, plant and equipment Land: At Museum Board valuation - - At independent valuation 3,060 7,874 Hendra - At cost - 1,004 3,060 8,878

Buildings: At Museum Board valuation 25,738 - At independent valuation - 24,384 Hendra - At cost 1,553 1,553 Workshops Rail Museum - At Museum Board valuation 14,769 – Less: Accumulated depreciation (3,314) (2,074) 38,746 23,863

Heritage and cultural assets: Museum Collections at Museum Board valuation 172,341 164,802 172,341 164,802

Plant and equipment: At cost 5,303 2,367 Less: Accumulated depreciation (777) (1,647) 4,526 720

Projects under course of construction: Exhibitions - at cost 672 -

Total - Property, plant & equipment 219,345 198,263

At 30 June 2003, land and buildings include the sites of the Cobb & Co Museum, the Museum of Tropical Queensland, the Workshops Rail Museum and the Hendra Off-site Annex. Property owned by the Queensland Museum at Coomera was sold, and trusteeship of the property associated with the Museum of North Western Queensland was transferred to the Mount Isa City Council.

62 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 63 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For period ended 30 June 2003

14. Property, plant and equipment (cont) Reconciliation Reconciliation 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 & cultural Plant & In course of Total assets equipment construction 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000

Carrying amount at start of year 8,878 23,863 164,802 720 - 198,263

Acquisitions (Exhibitions) - - - 536 672 1,208 Collection acquired during the year at Board valuation - - 1,936 - - 1,936

Disposals (6,264) (921) - (1,729) - (8,914)

Accumulated depreciation - 177 - 1,696 - 1,873 written-back on disposal Revaluation increments 446 17,044 5,603 4,129 - 27,222

Accumulated depreciation - (297) - - - (297) written-back on revaluation Depreciation for period - (1,120) - (826) - (1,946)

Carrying amount at end of year 3,060 38,746 172,341 4,526 672 219,345

62 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 63 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000

15. Intangibles Non-current Computer software At cost 305 - Accumulated amortisation (36) - Total - Intangibles *269 -

*Relates to the capitalisation of custom designed software for The Workshops Rail Museum.

16. Payables Current Trade creditors 336 244 Long service leave levy payable 41 36 Commission payable on Coomera sale 523 - Other 350 174 Total - Current payables 1,250 454

17. Provisions Current Employee entitlements • Annual leave 988 808 Total - Current provisions 988 808

18. Other current liabilities Unearned revenue *1,236 2,039 *Unspent portion as at 30 June 2003 of grants and other revenues received in advance.

64 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 65 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For period ended 30 June 2003 Contributed Equity Retained Surpluses Asset Revaluation Reserves 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000

19. Changes in equity Balance 1 July 3,642 1,081 17,945 18,261 178,066 168,278 Net surplus (deficit) 1,973 (316) Restatement of provision for annual leave (36) Equity withdrawal (878) Non-owner changes in equity recognised on the face of the Statement of Financial Performance: Increase in asset revaluation reserve Museum Collection – revaluation 5,603 5,149 Museum Collection – acquisitions 1,936 3,090 Land 446 133 Buildings 16,747 1,416 Other Plant & Equipment (Workshops Rail Museum) 4,434 Transaction with Owners as Owners: Net leave liabilities transferred to (from) other entities (19) 4 Transfer of Hendra property from Arts Qld. 2,557 Transfer from Asset Revaluation Reserve to Retained Surpluses 8,767 (8,767)

Balance 30 June 2,745 3,642 28,649 17,945 198,465 178,066 Closing balance of Asset revaluation reserve by class: Land 1,682 8,413 Buildings 19,827 4,568 Heritage & Cultural Assets 172,522 164,984 Plant & Equipment 4,434 101

Total – Asset Revaluation Reserve* 198,465 178,066

* The distribution of the asset revaluation reserve by class, was incorrectly recorded in 2002 and has been corrected in these accounts. The decrease in the class of land relates to the disposal of property at Coomera and Mt Isa.

64 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 65 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003 2002 For period ended 30 June 2003 $000 $000

20. Reconciliation of net surplus to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities Surplus from ordinary activities 1,973 (316)

Non-cash items: Depreciation expense 1,982 902 Bad debts expense 20 - Loss (Gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment (1,478) 14 Net leave liabilities transferred (19) 4 Restatement of annual leave provision (36) – Changes in assets and liabilities (Increase)/decrease in net receivables (8,071) (897) Movement in receivables for sale of assets 8,502 - (Increase)/decrease in inventories (18) 260 (Increase)/decrease in prepayments (13) 27 Increase/(decrease) in payables 796 (71) Increase/(decrease) in employee provisions 180 (3) Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities (803) 1,298 Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 3,015 1,218

21. Non-cash financing and investing activities Assets and liabilities received or donated/transferred by the Museum and recognised as revenues and expenses are set out in Notes 5 and 9 respectively.

22. Commitments for Expenditure (a) Non-cancellable operating lease commitments Commitments under operating leases at reporting date are inclusive of anticipated GST and are payable as follows:

Not later than one year 8 155 Later than one year and not later than five years 2 12 Later than five years - - 10 167

Operating leases are entered into as a means of acquiring access to office accommodation, storage facilities and certain office technologies necessary for effective operations. Accommodation and storage leases at South Brisbane and West End respectively were vacated during 2003, resulting in a significant reduction in lease commitments.

66 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 67 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For period ended 30 June 2003

22. Commitments for 23. Post balance date events 24. Controlled entities Expenditure (contd) Hendra Off-site Collection Store The following entity is controlled by the Technology Leases Land and buildings at Hendra were Queensland Museum: Lease payments are generally fixed. acquired as part of the Millennium Name of Controlled Entity However, where the owner is affected by Arts Program and transferred to the Queensland Museum Foundation Trust any future increase or decrease in the Board’s control prior to 30 June 2002. cost of hiring out the equipment, due Renovations and additions on this site Audit Arrangements to a change in law or regulation, the continue as part of the Millennium Arts Auditor-General of Queensland Museum must pay to the owner, by way Program, with costs incurred being The Board of Queensland Museum of increased instalments, an amount which capitalised. These assets will be transferred established the Queensland Museum represents the increased cost or reduced to the Board during the 2003-04 financial Foundation Trust in June 2002. The amount payable. Variations may also occur year. Trust’s assets, liabilities, revenues and due to any late instalment payment by the The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich - expenses have not been consolidated in Museum, in the form of a penalty. Transfer of land these financial statements, as they do not This penalty is indexed to the official This new addition to the Queensland materially affect the reported financial Reserve Bank of Australia’s daily cash rate. Museum Network has been constructed position and operating result. No renewal or purchase options exist in on land currently owned by Queensland The Board of Queensland Museum agreed relation to technology leases, and they do Rail. This development comprises part of to fund the first two years of operation not contain any restrictions on financing the Queensland Heritage Trails Network of the Foundation. During the 2002-03 or other leasing activities. project. Queensland Rail has advised that year, the Foundation received a range legal title to the land will be transferred Property Leases of services totalling $0.205 million from to the Board of the Queensland Museum Lease payments are negotiated and the Queensland Museum, free of charge, during 2003-04. reviewed to market every two years. No including, salaries and wages and general renewal or purchase options exist, and Queensland Rail authorised Queensland operating costs associated with the there are no restrictions on financing or Museum to enter into possession of The office of the Foundation Director. The other leasing activities within current Workshops Rail Museum site from 1 foundation was dormant for 2001-02. agreements. September 2002. Improvements carried out Financial results of the Queensland on the site to the buildings and exhibitions Commitments have reduced significantly Museum Foundation both funded by the Queensland Heritage in this area due to the change in Trails Network grant have been capitalised, 2003 arrangements for the Museum’s facilities and reflected in the Museum’s accounts for $’000 at Montague Road, West End and Grey 2002-03. Street, South Brisbane, whereby the Revenue 211 premises were vacated during 2003, on the Following transfer of this asset to the Expenses 205 expiration of the leases. Board of the Queensland Museum, an independent valuation will be undertaken. Net Surplus 6

Assets 6

Liabilities 0

Net assets 6

66 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 67 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For period ended 30 June 2003

25. Financial Instruments Interest Rate Risk Exposure The Board of the Queensland Museum is exposed to interest rate risk through its investments in the Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) Cash Fund. Cash Fund earnings are credited daily based on the market value of the Cash Fund. At balance date the interest rate was 4.91% (2002 - 4.7%), however the rate changes daily based on the change in market yields.

Contractual Repricing/Maturity Date Floating 1 year or 1 to 5 years Greater than Non Interest Weighted Interest less 5 years Bearing Total Average Rate Rate $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 % Financial Assets Cash 187 - - - - 187 n/a Queensland Treasury 3,669 - - - - 3,669 4.91 Corporation Receivables - - - - 9,340 9,340 n/a Total 3,856 - - - 9,340 13,196 n/a

Financial Liabilities Payables - - - - 1,250 1,250 n/a Total - - - - 1,250 1,250 n/a * Floating interest rate represents the most recently administered market rate applicable to the instrument at 30 June 2003.

68 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 69 Board of the Queensland Museum STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE For year ended 30 June 2003

25. Financial Instruments contd Credit Risk Net Fair Value The maximum exposure to credit risk at The net fair value is determined as follows: The net fair value of other monetary balance date in relation to each class of The net fair value of cash and cash financial assets and financial liabilities is recognised financial asset is the carrying equivalents and non-interest bearing based on market prices where a market amount of those assets, net of any monetary financial assets and financial exists, or is determined by discounting provision for doubtful debts, as indicated liabilities approximate their carrying expected future cash flows by the current in the Statement of Financial Position. amounts. interest rate for financial assets and liabilities with similar risk profiles.

Financial Instruments Total Carrying Amount Net Fair Value 2003 2002 2003 2002 $000 $000 $000 $000 Financial Assets Cash 187 257 187 257 Receivables 9,340 1,289 9,340 1,289 Queensland Treasury Corporation 3,669 2,653 3,669 2,653

Financial Liabilities Payables 1,250 454 1,250 454

26. Pandora Foundation 27. Contingencies

The Pandora Foundation Limited was a) Native Title claims over Museum land established during 1995 for the purpose As at 30 June 2003, no native title of assisting the Museum in the HMS claims have been made on Museum land Pandora project. Although there were no donations received from The Foundation There were no other known contingent during 2002-03, unspent donations held assets or liabilities at 30 June 2003. over from previous periods continue to be recognised as unearned revenue at balance day, pending matching expenditure being incurred.

68 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2002-03 69 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT To the Board of the Queensland Museum

Matters Relating to the Electronic Presentation of the Audited Financial Statements

The audit report relates to the financial statements of Queensland Museum for the financial year ended 30 June 2003 included on Queensland Museum web site. The Board of the Queensland Museum are responsible for the integrity of the Queensland Museum’s web site. The Board of the Queensland Museum are responsible for the integrity of the Queensland Museum’s web site. The audit report refers only to the financial statements identified below and does not include a review of the integrity of this web site or provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to/from the financial statements. If users of the financial statements are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communications they are advised to refer to the hard copy of the audited financial statements, available from the Queensland Museum to confirm the information included in the audited financial statements presented on this web site.

These matters also relate to the presentation of the audited financial statements in other electronic media including CD Rom.

Scope

The Financial Statements The financial statements of the Board of the Queensland Museum consist of the statement of financial position, statement of financial performance, statement of cash flows, notes to and forming part of the financial statements and certificates given by the Board and officer responsible for the financial administration of the Board of the Queensland Museum, for the year ended 30 June 2003.

The Board’s Responsibility The Board is responsible for the preparation and true and fair presentation of the financial statements, the maintenance of adequate accounting records and internal controls that are designed to prevent and detect fraud and error, and for the accounting policies and accounting estimates inherent in the financial statements.

Audit approach As required by law, an independent audit was conducted in accordance with QAO Auditing Standards to enable me to provide an independent opinion whether in all material respects the financial statements present fairly, in accordance with the prescribed requirements, including any mandatory financial reporting requirements as approved by the Treasurer for application in Queensland

Audit procedures included - ƒ examining information on a test/sample basis to provide evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, ƒ assessing the appropriateness of the accounting policies and disclosures used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Board, ƒ obtaining written confirmation regarding the material representations made in conjunction with the audit, and ƒ reviewing the overall presentation of information in the financial statements.

Independence The Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 promotes the independence of the Auditor-General and QAO authorised auditors.

The Auditor-General is the auditor of all public sector entities and can only be removed by Parliament.

The Auditor-General may conduct an audit in any way considered appropriate and is not subject to direction by any person about the way in which powers are to be exercised.

The Auditor-General has for the purposes of conducting an audit, access to all documents and property and can report to Parliament matters which in the Auditor-General’s opinion are significant.

Qualification The reported value of Heritage and Cultural assets - Museum Collection $172,341M, as disclosed in note 14 of the financial statements, represents 79% of the Non Current assets held by the Queensland Museum. The Financial Management Standard 1997 s.45(d) requires verification of the existence of assets on a regular basis. Due to the unique nature of the Collections as described in note 2(i), the Museum has not been able to verify the existence of the Museum Collections on a regular basis. This represents a non-compliance with the prescribed requirements and consequently I am unable to express an opinion on the reported value of the Museum Collections disclosed in the financial statements.

Qualified Audit Opinion In accordance with section 46G of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977,

(a) I have received all the information and explanations which I have required; and,

(b) in my opinion - except for the matter referred to in the qualification paragraph and the effect, if any, on the financial statements.

(i) the prescribed requirements in respect of the establishment and keeping of accounts have been complied with in all material respects; and

(ii) the Statements have been drawn up so as to present a true and fair view, in accordance with the prescribed accounting standards, of the transactions of the Board of the Queensland Museum for the financial year 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and of the financial position as at the end of that year.

L J SCANLAN, FCPA Queensland Audit Office Auditor General of Queensland Brisbane