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Contents

About Museums Australia Inc. (Victoria)...... 2 President’s Report...... 3 Treasurer’s Report...... 4 Executive Director’s Report...... 5 Management Report...... 7 Professional Development and Member Events...... 9 Communications...... 11 INSITE...... 12 Building Better Museums – BBM...... 13 Regional Exhibition Touring Initiative – RETI...... 14 Community Collections Training – CCT...... 15 Museum Accreditation Program – MAP ...... 16 Acknowledgments...... 17 Financial Reports...... 19

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About Museums Australia Inc. (Victoria)

Training and Professional Development Mission Enabling museums and their services, including phone and print-based people to develop their capacity to inspire advice, referrals, workshops and seminars. Membership and Networking and engage their communities. to proactively and reactively identify initiatives for the benefit of existing and potential members and links with the Statement of Purpose Membership wider museum sector. The weekly Museums Australia (Victoria) provides MA (Vic) represents approximately one e-bulletin and website resources offer professional services to develop and third of Museums Australia’s total a range of up-to-date information and sustain the roles and interests of museum membership. It represents the Victorian resources. communities across Victoria. Museums members and co-ordinates services Australia is the national association for them. Regional Exhibition and Touring Initiative representing the museum and gallery (RETI) providing advice, professional sector. The Victorian branch of Museums Australia development and grants specifically provides services for museums and museum targeted to improve exhibition touring Museums Australia (Victoria) provides: workers regardless of membership status, activity in regional Victoria. and our programs are relevant, accessible • Expert advice on museum practice and and strategically useful to the sector as Building Better Museums (BBM) provides development a whole. grants for small infrastructure projects in regional museums and practical advice • Grants for exhibition development and MA (Vic) encourages membership of and information through site visits and museum improvement anyone, or any organisation, with an interest telephone support. in or an association with museums. • Accreditation and application of the Membership is relevant for individuals and National Standards for Australian INSITE our stimulating and informative organisations involved in the operations Museums & Galleries member magazine published five times and administration of museums, institutions a year is directly sent to members with the • Professional development that teach courses relevant to museum latest news on Victorian museums, events practice and both public and private • Advocacy and profile-raising of Victorian and practical advice on museological institutions that hold collections of cultural museums matters. material. The Victoria membership reflects the Community Collections Training Values great diversity of the museum sector. a program targeted at developing the • Recognising that museums and galleries At the end of December 2008 it included skills and capacity of community museum occupy a vital place in the community 229 organisations spanning archives, art workers to care for and share their • Recognising the contributions of our galleries, botanical gardens, community collections. members to the sector historical societies, exhibition venues, natural and social history museums and The Branch Office is housed on the lower • Supporting access to and the care of the specialist collections. At end 2008 we had ground floor of the Melbourne Museum. distributed national collection 254 individual members, most of whom are Members enjoy easy access to Branch • Recognising and celebrating diversity working either professionally or voluntarily services and staff. Information brochures including Indigenous cultural heritage in museums as curators, conservators, from Victoria’s museums are displayed in collection managers, exhibition designers, the foyer to provide promotional services • Recognising the importance of being a guides, historians and educators. for our members, as well as information forum for ideas to Melbourne Museum visitors about the • Upholding the highest ethical professional Our key services include: wealth of Victoria’s collections. Museums standards. Australia (Victoria) is grateful for the The Museum Accreditation Program generous ongoing support of Museum offering tools for museum groups to Victoria in making this space available. Background develop with reference to accepted Museums Australia (Victoria) is a state industry standards, drawing heavily on branch of a not-for-profit national peer-review and guidance and the National membership association founded in 1993 Standards for Australian Museums & to bring together people concerned with Galleries. the care and communication of Australia’s natural, artistic and cultural heritage. Through the direction of an elected Committee, the Victorian Branch provides support, representation and professional development services to the museum sector throughout the state.

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 2 President’s Report

2009 was a year of ups and downs for the Headline achievements in 2009 include: Branch activities are detailed later in this museums community in Victoria, book- report, and MA (Vic) staff deserve special ended by the tragic loss of lives and • over 1400 attendees at our events, 350 of recognition for the commitment and collections in the February bushfires, and those subsidised through the Community passion they have brought to their roles. the shock announcement of the closure of Collections Training program funded 2009 saw growth in the number of staff the City Museum at Old Treasury in through Heritage Victoria and the development of existing positions. Melbourne in December. These crises, and We also farewelled Anne Thoday (Training • a glittering Museum awards night, the global financial crisis have perversely and Professional Development Manager) including a new People’s Choice Award highlighted the importance of museums and Bridget Forbes (MAP Manager), both sponsored by the Herald Sun, and attended and collections to individuals and contributing much to the development of by the Mayors and Executives of many local communities. The record attendances to their respective programs. governments, reinforcing our strong the ‘blockbuster’ exhibitions of Salvador position supporting the work of community We have been generously supported again Dali at the National Gallery of Victoria and museums in our core operations and projects by Arts A Day In Pompeii at Museum Victoria are Victoria and Museum Victoria. We also thought in part to reflect the greater • sixty-five museums enrolled in the thank the City of Melbourne’s support for attachment to culture in times of stress. Museums Accreditation Program the website redevelopment which now Museums Australia (Victoria) has • over $152,000 distributed to thirty boasts online booking and payment. We responded to these challenges by providing museums through our Regional also thank Heritage Victoria, the Royal appropriate and timely support. MA (Vic) Exhibitions Touring Initiative and Building Historical Society of Victoria, the major relies on the shared vision of its members Better Museums grants programs, both arts institutions, and many other to both understand the possibilities and underwritten by Arts Victoria organisations who have allowed their staff support the realities of museum work, and time to support and participate in • ongoing support for bushfire recovery to develop useful and constructive partnerships, on our committees, as guest efforts, providing advice and ideas to programs to supports museum workers presenters and attending events. affected communities and the agencies across our diverse sector. that are responding Lastly I’d like to pay tribute to the outgoing The importance of museums and other members of the Branch Committee: • a reissue of the Small Museums collecting organisations at the centre of Katrina Excell, Tim Hart, Dr Helen Light Cataloguing Manual, funded through Arts many of Victoria’s communities is by now AM, Elizabeth Milford and Annette Victoria and Heritage Victoria well recognised, and MA (Vic) has been Welkamp. The organisation and I have involved in many projects over the course • a review and report on the capacity of greatly benefited from their advice and of the year to support and promote the community museums to develop and support. work of organisations and their staff. support touring exhibitions, supported by Looking forward, MA (Vic) will be working Arts Victoria hard in 2010 to deliver on the initiatives it • a revamp of the MA website and tailored has undertaken, including delivery of the distribution of news and information 2010 Museums Australia National through the weekly bulletins and INSITE Conference (www.ma2010.com.au). I know magazine the Branch Committee and staff are looking forward to the conversations, the • a successful application to Multimedia partnerships, the projects and the Victoria’s Collaborative Internet Innovation surprises that the year will bring. Fund to develop in partnership with Museum Victoria a basic shared online Daniel Wilksch President collections register

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MA (Vic) delivered a sound financial result • The percentage of expenses vs. revenue is This year’s result was a combination of the for 2009 despite the challenging economic up 1.5% compared with last year which ongoing support and delivery of the current climate. MA (Vic) continued to deliver highlights the strategic plan to commit to programs and the commitment to provide quality programs and publications while community funding and supporting these increased service and quality programs. sourcing grants to undertake strategic programs. The amount spent on 2010 will be another busy and challenging projects. community projects and programs year as MA(Vic) host the National increased by 48% to $151,695 compared The financial result for the year ending 31 Conference in September. with $102,248 provided in 2008. Of the December 2009 was a surplus of $17,526 funding provided 43% was for the Regional I would like to thank the staff at MA(Vic) for compared to the previous year’s result of Exhibition and Touring Initiative program. their ongoing support and commitment to $28,139. the organisation that has contributed to • Additional funds were injected into The key financial highlights were: delivering another successful year. revamping the MA(Vic) web site and increasing the organisations profile The financial report is detailed on pages • Income earned through paid programs through the production of the weekly 19–20 and has been independently audited. increased by 51% compared to last year. bulletins and INSITE. The new website has Net surplus of $17,526 (2008: $28,139). This is reflected in the 18% increase in allowed for the development of online attendance from 1,219 in 2008 to 1,446 bookings which will go live to the public in Katrina Excell Treasurer in 2009. 2010. In addition the Small Museums • Arts Victoria Grants decreased by 16% to Cataloguing Manual was reissued and $489,191, as last year included a once off funding for this was sourced through Arts grant of $100,751 from a Sector Victoria and Heritage Victoria. Development Partnership Grant for the Art • Total assets were $202,814, down from Deco Regional Festival. $235,072 in 2008 mainly due to a lower • Memberships were 8% lower than last year cash balance. Last year, grants that were and this area continues to be a focus for received in December that related to the Committee. A working party has been projects for 2009. Liabilities for 2009 have established to understand the patterns of also decreased as the income recognised membership and are working on the balance sheet last year has been collaboratively with the National Office to spent throughout the year. ensure the membership base grows.

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In Museums Australia (Victoria)’s fifteenth Venue costs for our programmed events Support for museums year of operation, I am pleased to report on were also discounted or waived by several This year we undertook 122 site visits, in another inspiring year of working with prestigious organisations (see pages response to needs in the sector and topical cultural institutions to collect, document, 17-18) which enabled us to enhance value matters, including community needs care for and interpret Victoria’s rich and and access for members and future following Black Saturday, national museum diverse cultural heritage. members. discussions on working with the Federal Minister for the Arts to develop a National I gratefully acknowledge the ongoing I would also like to acknowledge our Cultural Policy, public debate on support of key stakeholders who recognise hundreds of expert supporters including repatriation of artefacts and Indigenous the value of, and generously support, the presenters, MAP panellists, committee cultural heritage, and discussions between 740+ collections and their staff and members, venue managers and the 2010 Chinese and Australian museums and volunteers throughout the State. National Conference team. Collectively, local embassy colleagues representing these individuals have volunteered I particularly wish to thank Arts Victoria China, Germany and the US on potential thousands of hours to provide an excellent and Heritage Victoria for financial and collaborations. program and support network for in-kind support, and Museum Victoria for museums in Victoria and beyond. In July we were delighted to present the in-kind support including our office Koorie Heritage Trust and the Victoria infrastructure and partnership activities to Professional development for the sector Police Museum and Historical Unit with provide significant support for both MA Highlights in 2009 included a mix of their Accreditation certificates. Five (Vic) and its constituency. MA (Vic)’s professional development activities, from museums were Re-Accredited, and MAP activities with collections custodians and self-entrepreneured events to lectures, received Expressions of Interest from a their communities would not be possible seminars and workshops produced as further seven museums. 65 museums now without strong support from State projected and more regional workshops. In participate in the program – 46 are Government, the State Museum and other response to our 2008 evaluations, we also accredited while 19 are working toward strategic partners. delivered ‘Transformations In Scientific accreditation. Colleagues in Tasmania and In 2009 MA (Vic) received cash and in-kind and Cultural Communication’ in Western Australia are currently exploring support valued at $132,000 from the partnership with Swinburne University, ways to adapt the Victorian model to local following strategic partners which with a flagship conference, master classes needs. facilitated excellent events and services, and special directors’ summit catering for New Accreditations are announced during with particular thanks to Museum Victoria people at different career levels. the annual Victorian Museum Awards, for sponsoring our office infrastructure Significant increases in projected where this year we announced six winners and partnership activities: Arts Victoria, attendance were achieved in 2009 (1,446 (see pages 9–10) including the new Herald Australian Science Communicators, compared with a target of 1,125). We Sun People’s Choice Award for the Best Herald Sun, Heritage Victoria, National achieved the target ratio of 50/50 Museum Experience, as voted by the Trust of Victoria, Roy Morgan Research attendance from metropolitan and regional public. The Awards ceremony was hosted and the University of Melbourne. with 52% metro, 41% regional, 6% by the Australian Centre for the Moving interstate and 1% international. MA (Vic)’s Image, presented by Lawrence Leung from wide-reaching network includes interstate ABC TV with special guest, Rob Hudson presenters and participants at our events. MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, We continue to facilitate sharing of outlining some examples of Victoria’s national best-practice, in particular the amazing museums. National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries, through all our programs and services.

5 Museums Australia (Victoria) 1 Como Historic House 3 Laura Miles, MA (Vic) 5 MA (Vic) colleagues and Garden Executive Director, meets celebrating another year 2 Gold Sponsors of the the National Sports of success at the 2009 2009 Victorian Museum Museum team at the General Meeting: Awards, Lloyd Fordham, Melbourne Cricket Euan McGillivray, Roísín Click Systems; Angela Ground. Credit: Richard O’Dwyer, Anne Thoday, Henricksen, Archival Ferguson. Dimity Mapstone, Cassie Survival; and Andrew 4 Swan Hill Pioneer May and Megan Hockley, Herald Sun, Museum Cardamone.. with Rob Hudson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, and MA (Vic) President, Daniel Wilksch.

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Marketing/access Grants deliver this flagship event which has a Membership has declined slightly in 2009, Performance in our two grant programs, national focus while celebrating the very with some individual members converting the Regional Exhibitions Touring Initiative best of Victoria’s cultural heritage. I would to institutional membership. Despite this (RETI) and Building Better Museums also like to thank the University of overall decrease in numbers we have had a (BBM) was above target with 28 museums Melbourne and the main state institutions very positive uplift in participation in receiving grants totalling $152,000. Since for sponsoring the conference, and invite Victorian activities, up by 18% compared the grant programs were introduced, MA all our national and international with 2008. (Vic) has devolved nearly $750,000 in colleagues to join us in Melbourne from grants to 200 museums. 28 September to 2 October. Circulation of our publications increased together with an increased demand for our Following the 2007 RETI Report and the Last but certainly not least, I would like to Annual Program, resulting in our best-ever 2009 Review of Exhibition Capacity in acknowledge and thank the MA (Vic) attendance record. We have enjoyed Victorian Museums and Collecting Branch Staff, Branch President and significant publicity for Victorian museums Organisations, RETI and BBM will be Committee (see pages 7–8) for their in local and state media (see page 11) reinvented to provide more aligned, amazing enthusiasm, expertise and including the Herald Sun as a new media strategic and practical support for small achievements throughout 2009. At times it sponsor, and letters to the editor printed in museum and galleries’ exhibition and was a challenging year but each individual The Age on museological matters of small infrastructure needs from 2010 to offered unflagging commitment to relevance to the community. 2013. Thank you to NSF Consulting and all organisational values and objectives, and participants in the Review. to the changing needs of the sector. Our circulation figures rose in 2009 to Together, they make it possible for 30,860 against a target of 28,100, largely New directions Museums Australia (Victoria) to offer a due to the popularity of our flagship In response to the 2007 paper, MAP sparkling suite of services to the sector. magazine, INSITE, and our weekly Futures, we have secured funding for a e-bulletin. INSITE was themed to highlight new community collections project and 1.6 Laura Miles Executive Director topical issues in 2009, including Digs, Life, FTE of staffing to work alongside the MAP Borders and Heat. The September issue and Community Collections Training profiled our winners and our supportive Managers in 2010-11. MA (Vic) is sponsors, attracting a significant demand committed to flexible work practices which for extra copies. is reflected in our current composition of In August we launched the Small Museums 11 staff members, equivalent to 7.2 full Cataloguing Manual (4th edition) online and time staff. The new funding stream will this publication proved hugely popular with bring our total staff to 8.8 FTE, supporting over 1,000 downloads in the first three our organisational objectives and months. Supported by Arts Victoria, conservative approach to risk. Heritage Victoria and Museum Victoria, In 2009 we have started working towards this project was steered by Euan the Museums Australia National McGillivray, our Community Collections Conference 2010 (www.ma2010.com.au), Training Manager. which will be proudly hosted by MA (Vic) on behalf of the national body. I thank the long list of colleagues who are helping us to

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Management Ordinary Committee Ms Deborah Tout-Smith (from November) Museums Australia (Victoria) relies on the Ms Jo-Anne Cooper Senior Curator, Museum Victoria ongoing and dedicated support of a range Former Director, City Museum at Old Dr Linda Young of museum, arts and cultural heritage Treasury Course Director, Cultural Heritage and workers that voluntarily serve on Mr David Demant Museum Studies, Deakin University committees and panels. We thank these Senior Curator, Information and volunteers for their valuable insights and Communication, Museum Victoria Museums Accreditation Program their time and we also thank the Sub-Committee organisations that support them in their Dr Helen Light AM Chair contribution to MA (Vic). Former Director, Jewish Museum Ms Hilary Newton Ms Elizabeth Milford Museum Consultant Branch Committee Archivist, Royal Australasian College of Executive Committee Mr David Demant Surgeons President Senior Curator, Museum Victoria Mr Daniel Wilksch Ms Giacomina Pradolin (from August) Mr Warren Doubleday Coordinator, Digital Projects Public Record Director, Linden – Centre for Manager, Museum Services, Ballarat Office Victoria Contemporary Arts Tramway Museum Vice President Mr Jason Smith (to February) Ms Catherine Lovelock Ms Jan Croggon Director, Heide Museum of Modern Art Senior Conservator, Museum Victoria Senior Historian, Sovereign Hill Museums Ms Robyn Till Association Ms Jo Prior Cultural Development Team Leader, Accreditation Consultant Secretary Macedon Ranges Shire Council Mr Tim Hart Ms Narelle Russo Ms Annette Welkamp Director, Information, Multimedia & Registrar, Mornington Peninsula Regional Director, Cultural Connotations Technology, Melbourne Museum Gallery Treasurer Sub-Committees Professional Development Sub-Committee Ms Katrina Excell INSITE Sub-Committee Chair Manager General Finance, Port of Chair Ms Jo-Anne Cooper Melbourne Authority Dr Jan Croggon Former Director, City Museum at Old Senior Historian, Sovereign Hill Museums Treasury Melbourne Association Ms Peggy Cole (to February) Ms Meredith Blake (from December) Presenter, Discovery Centre, Museum Former Exhibitions Manager, Museum of Victoria Chinese Australian History Ms Vicki Court Ms Nerissa Broben (to August) IT Collections Manager, Royal Historical Curatorial and Collections Manager, Koorie Society of Victoria Heritage Trust Ms Sharon Dickman Ms Kelly Gellatly (to November) Director, Pathways Marketing Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria Ms Jo Ely Former Curator, Shepparton Art Gallery, Ms Karlie Hawking currently Curator, Hunt Club Community Community Museums Project Officer, Arts Centre, Brimbank City Council Department of Planning and Community Development Mr Brett McLennan Screen Education Manager, ACMI Ms Chris Keeler (from September) Project Officer, Koorie Heritage Trust 7 Museums Australia (Victoria) 1 Branch Committee 3 Cr Helen Ralph; Daniel 4 Whitehorse Historical 6 Special behind-the- 2009 Wilksch, MA (Vic) Society volunteers at work scenes tour reveals the 2 Museum Accreditation President, and Larina 5 Cr Darren McCubbin and secrets of the Museum Program (MAP) Strauch at the opening of Laura Miles, MA (Vic) Victoria store in Moreland. Sub-Committee 2009 a MA (Vic) funded Executive Director at the Building Better Regional opening of the new home Museums project at of the Rosedale and Kyneton Museum. District Historical Society.

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Regional Exhibition Touring Initiative Robyn Till Contractors and Consultants Sub-Committee Cultural Development Team Leader, Megan Cardamone Chair Shire of Macedon Ranges Museum Accreditation Program Kit update Mr Daniel Wilksch Barbara Wels Hilary Ericksen Coordinator, Digital Projects, Public Record BBM Manager, MA (Vic) Small Museums Cataloguing Manual Office Victoria Staff Natalie Fisher Ms Caroline Carter Executive Director Review of Exhibition Capacity Manager, Exhibition Collection Laura Miles Management, Museum Victoria Neil Keighley BBM Manager Annual Report Ms Georgia Cribb Barbara Wels Director, NETS Victoria Penny Kyprianou Communications Manager Website redevelopment Ms Rhonda Diffey Cassie May (from May) Collections Archivist, Greater City of Dimity Mapstone Dandenong Community Collections Training Manager National Standards for Australian Euan McGillivray Museums & Galleries Ms Wendy Garden Art Curator, Banyule City Council Editor Annie Talvé Roisin O’Dwyer (except January-April) Review of Exhibition Capacity Museums Accreditation Program Editor Ingrid Unger Panellists Cassie May (January-April) Small Museums Cataloguing Manual Warren Doubleday Manager Museum Services, Ballarat Finance Officer Luke Wigley Tramway Museum Meredith Windust Website redevelopment Diane Gardiner MAP Co-Manager Manager, Online Access, Public Records Kitty Owens Office of Victoria MAP Co-Manager Phil Gordon Bridget Forbes (to April), Aboriginal Heritage Project Officer, Megan Cardamone (from April) Australian Museum Office Coordinator Margaret Griffith Dimity Mapstone Manager, Public Programs, Melbourne Professional Development Manager Museum Anne Thoday (to July), Lyndel Wischer Euan McGillivray (from July) Manager, Community Collections Training, RETI Manager MA (Vic) Georgia Rouette Hilary Newton Museum Consultant Anne Thoday Professional Development Manager, MA (Vic)

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2009 Award Winners: “Thank you very much for the invitation to the • The Click Volunteer Museum Award: Victorian Museum Awards, your organisation Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum • The Archival Survival Museum Award: was excellent… to put people in a celebratory Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum • Herald Sun People’s Choice (joint mood… well done to all of the MA (Vic) staff” winners): Royal Australian Air Force Museum; Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum The MA (Vic) Museum Awards The highlight of the year was the 2009 • Individual Achievement Award (paid staff): Victorian Museum Awards held at the Karlie Hawking (Project Officer, Goldfields Australian Centre for the Moving Image Community Museum Pilot Project) (ACMI) in Melbourne on 23rd July. It was • Individual Achievement Award (volunteer): attended by 160 members of the museum Catherine Hope (Chinese Museum, community with special guest Rob Hudson Melbourne) MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, and hosted by Lawrence Leung from the Partnerships ABC series, Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Throughout 2009 we developed existing Own Adventure. and new partnerships to provide excellent We gratefully thank our long-standing events and recognition for Victoria’s sponsors: Click Systems, Archival Survival, museums and museum staff/volunteers. Alan Randell-Smith Florist, and Deakin In March, MA (Vic) partnered up with University. Swinburne University and Melbourne Museum to deliver the Transformations in In 2009 the Herald Sun became a generous Cultural and Scientific Communication new sponsor providing winning museums conference, which included special with free advertising in the Herald Sun masterclasses and a museum directors’ newspaper and promoting the new Herald roundtable which were hugely successful. Sun People’s Choice Award for the Best Museum Experience. Liaison with the Victoria’s Indigenous arts sector was strengthened via partnerships with the Koorie Heritage Trust and conversations with the Wurundjeri Land Council. We continue to benefit from discounted or waived fees at venues including ACMI, the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Loop Bar, Museum Victoria, the National Sports Museum, the Public Records Office Victoria and Roy Morgan Research. We thank our generous supporters for enabling a fantastic program year-on-year.

9 Museums Australia (Victoria) 1 Delegates on tour of Australian Air Force 3 Launch of History 5 Kenneth Park, Master the collection storage Museum, and the Week 2009 at Sovereign of Ceremonies, area at the Koorie Benalla Pioneer and Hill Museums welcomes colleagues to Heritage Trust. Costume Museum, Association, Ballarat. the 2009 End Of Year 2 Gold Sponsor of the accepted by David 4 A sell-out audience at Party at Morgans at 401, 2009 Victorian Museum Gardner (left) and Robin the Transformations in Melbourne. Awards, Andrew Hockley, Sadler (right).. Scientific and Cultural Herald Sun (centre) Communication presents the Herald Sun conference, held as a MA People’s Choice Award (Vic) partnership with for the Best Museum Swinburne University and Experience to joint Museum Victoria. winners, the Royal

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Seminars and events cultural and social aspects of community Acknowledgements Almost 1500 people attended our consultation and collection management, Anne Thoday and I would like to sincerely professional development opportunities in coinciding with the launch of two new thank all guest speakers, host venues 2009, an 18% increase from 2008. Our infosheets on Victorian museums with sponsors and supporters of the tailored evaluations demonstrate that our Indigenous collections. We thank Kitty professional development events in 2009. audiences gain solid learning and insight Owens (MA (Vic), Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, The program is consistently developed from activities from conferences to and the Koorie Heritage Trust for through consultation with industry experts, regional tours. developing these essential reference the volunteer sector and leaders in the materials, free to download from our museum industry. In February, our first event of the year, website. Travellers’ Tales, was an informal lecture A full list of Professional Development series on the benefit of international travel In November, an informal collaboration Committee Members and experts is listed to museum professionals. Guest with the History Council of Victoria allowed in the Management Report (page 7). presenters Jo-Anne Cooper, (formerly members greater access to the HCV Director, City Museum at Old Treasury Annual Lecture in November, a Lyndel Wischer Manager, Professional Melbourne), Dr Belinda Nemec, (University conversation between author Martin Development of Melbourne) and Anne Thoday, (formerly Flanagan and Paul Bateman from the from MA (Vic)) detailed their experiences in Victorian Law Foundation) on Tasmanian Africa and Europe. culture. Also in February, the Johnston Collection Member Events in East Melbourne hosted a special tour General Meeting with access to the fine and decorative arts The General Meeting was staged at the collection of William Johnston. In May, the National Sports Museum, Hans Ebeling Secrets of the Museum Victoria Store were Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. revealed by Neville Quick from MV’s Two special guest speakers addressed the Collection and Research Facilities. In meeting, Martin Purslow, CEO, The November, our final tour showcased a National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and treasure of regional Victoria at the idyllic David Wansbrough, Olympian – Men’s Churchill Island in South Gippsland. Hockey. In August, our Museum Money Spinners End of Year Event seminar provided quality information from The End of Year Event was held in metro and regional museum experts on partnership with Roy Morgan Research at innovative ways to raise revenue for small 401 Collins Street, Melbourne, with thanks museum operations, from bookbarns to to MC Kenneth Park and Gary Morgan who raffling bricks to rebuild museum made a special presentation and tour of structures. This event was followed by a his private collection of Australiana fully-booked special Science Seminar for ceramics and furniture. National Science Week, in partnership with Museum Victoria, with an impressive range We are hugely grateful to Archival Survival, of speakers and inspiring presentations Art Monthly Australia, Koorie Heritage from assorted science, technology and arts Trust, the Royal Botanical Gardens and disciplines. Third Drawer Down for donating gifts valued at $2,000 for this event, and to the In October, we partnered with the Koorie staff at Roy Morgan Research for the Heritage Trust to stage a workshop on catering and other venue arrangements. Community Museums and Aboriginal Artefacts. Indigenous and non Indigenous speakers presented material on legal,

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 10 1 Daniel Wilksch, MA (Vic) President, accepts a 2009 Multimedia and Communications Publication Design Award (MAPDA) for the MA (Vic) publication, Exhibitions: A Practical Guide, from Deb Abraham.

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The Communications Manager’s objectives milestone management, file sharing, time Program, banner design/artwork, business are to improve both internal and external tracking, and a messaging system. All staff cards, Christmas e-card, Community communications. Key projects included has implemented this software into their Training flyer, e-flyers for upcoming events, website re-development, streamlined work programs. Expression of Interest flyers, INSITE promotions of events such as the Victorian magazine, MAP certificates and brochure, An additional strategy to marketing MA Museum Awards, office workflows, readers’ surveys and general surveys via (Vic) programmes has been to harness consolidating the MA (Vic) brand and SurveyMonkey and Victorian Museum digital avenues in the Web 2.0 wave, targeted communications to members. Award certificates. including Ning sites (http://www.manexus. In 2009, MA (Vic) sought expressions of ning.com), (http://www.museum3.0.ning. Press coverage in 2009 has included interest from web design agencies to com) and MA (VIC) on Twitter (http://www. various stories ranging from the re-develop the website (http://www.mavic. twitter.com/_mavic). implementation of museum standards in asn.au) The aim of this project was to community collections, vibrant cultural SurveyMonkey (http://www.surveymonkey. utilise the organisations existing visual projects, grant recipients, the Victorian com), an online tool to create and publish identity and to migrate data to a new Museum Awards, MAP Accreditation, surveys, and evaluations of individual database and customer relationship Letters to the Editor, individual events has assisted MA (Vic) to gain direct management (CRM) system. Key elements achievements and controversial museum feedback from members. Notably, 47% of of the project include an online bookings closures. Publications include: members who answered the Annual system, members only area and flexible Program survey found the MA (Vic) weekly The Age, The Ararat Advertiser, The Benella report and search functionality. e-bulletin to be the main avenue of Ensign, The Boort Loddon Times, Shire of The successful company appointed to information regarding MA (Vic) Loddon, The Courier, Ballarat, The Gazette, complete this task was Mecca Medialight programmes and events. Victoria Police, The Golden Plains Miner, The (http://www.meccamedialight.com.au) that Herald Sun, The Macedon Ranges Telegraph, MA (Vic) effectively manages demonstrated experience in creating The RAAF Point Cook Air Force News, The communication costs through in-house technically complex but usable websites, South Gippsland Sentinel Times, The design of materials including experience in devising scaleable and Standard, Warrnambool, The Star advertisements (i.e. ads for MA (Vic) and modular solutions within limited budgets newsgroup, Tourism Talk, Wyndham Tourism external publications), the Annual and knowledge of and interest in the arts/ Association, The Yarram Standard. museum sector. With a budget of $15,000 – $20,000, the project was commenced on Cassie May, Communications Manager 25 May 2009 and will be expected to be Dimity Mapstone, Office Coordinator completed early to mid 2010. Survey: How Did You Find Office Coordinator, Dimity Mapstone, has Out About Our Events? been an integral element to the successful implementation of the web and digital MA (Vic) weekly e-bulletin 47% Word of mouth 12% projects. Her superior organisational and technical/IT skills are an invaluable resource to MA (Vic). Her assistance to the team is gratefully acknowledged. Arts Hub 3.3%

A development in internal communications Collections Australia Network has seen the introduction of Basecamp (CAN) 6.5% (http://www.basecamphq.com), a web- based collaborative project-management tool. The program offers to-do lists, INSITE members magazine 15.2% wiki-style web-based text documents,

MA (Vic) website 16%

11 Museums Australia (Victoria) 2 (from left to right) Feb-Apr INSITE cover image ‘Digs’ May-Jun INSITE cover image ‘Transformations…’ INSITE Jul-Aug INSITE cover image ‘Life’ Sep-Oct INSITE cover image ‘Borders’ Nov-Jan INSITE cover image ‘Heat’

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Running a magazine “…the INSITE committee brings together In addition to the supply of articles from the sector there has been a fresh editorial professionals with diverse specialisations… eye with Cassie May taking over the reins for two issues. Cassie produced the it‘s great to contribute perspectives while February-April Digs issue of INSITE and worked with Swinburne University of also hearing about the very different issues Technology to make the Transformations in Cultural and Scientific Communication and challenges that others face.” Swinburne Conference, May-June edition. Cassie and I produced the 2009 issues of INSITE with advice from an Editorial The INSITE members’ magazine enjoys Colleagues in the sector were interviewed Committee of six museum professionals. the support of the people who work with for our regular feature, On Display. In 2009 collections across Victoria in the form of we interviewed Mark Dugay-Grist INSITE is designed in-house by the Editor articles about their activities and (Aboriginal Affairs, Victoria), Dr Andi and professionally printed by Madman museums. In 2009 there has been no Horvath (Melbourne Museum), Dr John Printing on recycled paper, in keeping with shortage of excellent and informative Long (Museum Victoria), Ron Vanderwal the Branch’s visual identity, then writing published in INSITE on issues (Museum Victoria) and artist, Cameron distributed to members via the Mail Action relating to collections. Robbins. Collection objects were also mailhouse. The cost of printing and featured and these included a Bellows distributing all five issues is covered by Contents Tour Nozzle form the Australian Institute of revenue from advertising. In 2009 the Each INSITE organises content under a Archaeology collection, Mosman Bay Falls INSITE advertisers were: Click Systems, theme selected by the Editorial from the Tyrrell Photographic Collection at Archival Survival, Showfront, Thylacine, Committee. In 2009 our selected the Powerhouse Museum, a Midwifery Designcraft, Maxus, Information Services themes were: Case from the Euroa Farmers Arms Hotel and Technology (IST), Cultural and the Walker Steam Engine 942 from the Connotations and Bizflex. Additional • Digs (February-April) Sovereign Hill Museums Association. advertising was distributed as inserts by • Transformations in Cultural and Scientific Scienceworks, MCCP University of In the September-October 2009 edition of Communication, Swinburne Conference Melbourne and City of Ballarat, the Shrine INSITE we included a full colour lift-out on (May-June) of Remembrance and Deakin University. the Victorian Museum Awards to extend • Life (July-August) the information on the projects and With the support of service providers, individuals that received awards and as contributors and Victorian museums, • Borders (September-October) and thanks for the generous donation of prizes INSITE will continue to provide members • Heat (November-January). by Click Systems, Archival Survival and the with the opportunity to share ideas, Herald Sun. The lift-out was warmly information and opportunities for the Collections in these themed issues received and we hope to continue to mark benefit of the sector. included the Royal Children’s Hospital the achievements of our Award winners in Archive, the Victoria Police Museum, the this format. Roisin O’Dwyer, INSITE Editor Koorie Heritage Trust, Quarantine Station at Point Nepean, the Bonegilla Collection at the Albury Library Museum, Ian Potter Museum of Art and Museum Victoria.

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 12 1 Museum of Lilydale, 2 Westgarthtown, Yarra Ranges historic former dairy Building Better Museums – BBM farming settlement..

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In 2009 the Building Better Museums grant program recognises and supports a Knox Historical Society (for Ambleside (BBM) grant program assisted small museum’s forward plans and specific goals. Park Local History Museum) metropolitan and regional museums and $3,360 towards improved collection galleries to meet and maintain standards The BBM Manager visited 16 of the 18 storage by providing money to purchase equipment museums who later received grants, to Koorie Heritage Trust and materials. BBM was supported by the identify eligible projects in advance of $2,791 towards preventative conservation Victorian Government through the grant applications and provide supporting measures Community Support Fund. Funding came information and advice as needed. The through the Arts In the Suburbs program. other two recipients received visits and Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery advice from other MA (Vic) programs. $6,781 towards improved security BBM actively seeks opportunities to measures complement and build on museums’ The December 2009 announcement of the Mulberry Hill strategic initiatives including those where closure of the City Museum at Old $2,160 towards preventive conservation other funding or support did not extend to Treasury, was disappointing news, not only materials related small infrastructure requirements. in light of the $11,799 BBM grant allocated This program actively encourages Victorian earlier in the year. We hope that the Museum of Chinese Australian History museums to make informed, quality resulting exhibitions infrastructure may be $8,012 towards preventive conservation improvements in light of Museum used for public benefit in the future. and archival storage Accreditation Program (MAP) requirements Nepean Historical Society and the National Standards for Australian 2009 BBM Grant Recipients $2,050 towards improved museum displays Museums & Galleries. In 2009, BBM grants totalling $88,521 were distributed to 18 museums. Since 2003, MA Parks Victoria (for Point Nepean In 2009 BBM sought grant applications on (Vic)’s small infrastructure grants Quarantine Station) a by-invitation basis from museums programs (SIP, BBRM and BBM) have $3,550 towards improved preventive located in the greater Melbourne distributed over $400,000 to 107 conservation and storage metropolitan region, including those in the community museums and galleries in Rye Historical Society urban-rural interface (Cardinia, Hume, Victoria. $2,379 towards portable display boards Nillumbik, Mornington Peninsula, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges). City Museum at Old Treasury Sunshine and District Historical Society $11,799 towards a new temporary $5,272 towards collection cataloguing In 2009, BBM assisted with ten museums exhibition space equipment, software and storage with recommendations or goals from East Melbourne Historical Society The Australian National Aviation Museum recent Conservation Assessments and $2,290 towards digitisation of collection $10,738 towards new compactus storage Significance Assessments, and six grants system were directly linked to recommendations Como Historic House and Garden from recent Accreditation and Re- $7,980 towards audio visual equipment and Whitehorse Historical Society (for Accreditation reports and feedback. exhibition showcases Schwerkolt Cottage) Eighty-three percent of BBM-funded $3,826 towards improved preventive Daylesford Spa Country Railway projects assist with preservation of conservation and museum displays $5,488 towards fire resistant cabinets collections, and 61% directly improved Yarra Ranges Regional Museum community access and programs. Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society $5,345 towards environmental monitoring (for Schramm’s Cottage) equipment Site visits $1,872 towards improved storage for Up-front site visits meant that BBM grants fabrics and costumes Barbara Wels, Manager, Building Better were offered in the context of each Friends of Westgarthtown (for Ziebell’s Museums individual museum’s setting, collection, Farmhouse) challenges and priorities. Importantly, our $2,828 towards scanner, digital camera, recorder and cataloguing system

13 Museums Australia (Victoria) 3 RETI recipient, Ararat 4 Guest presenter Regional Art Gallery, Dr Lynda Kelly from the Kate Derum (1978). Australian Museum Regional Exhibition Touring takes the MA (Vic) Audience Development masterclass at Initiative – RETI Melbourne Museum..

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touring exhibitions by and for museums in “Outstanding to have access to such an Victoria. MA (Vic) is now developing a new-look exhibitions development program interesting and accomplished for 2010 based on strategic recommendations professional museum [presenter]” to Arts Victoria following the report. Publications The 2007 publication Exhibitions: a practical guide for small museums and galleries won a Museums Australia Publication Design Award in 2009 following the American Association of Museums Award in 2008. In 2009, RETI grants totaling $863,900 Professional Development and Training The publication is now sold out with an were distributed to 10 museums and In 2009, ten seminars, four on-demand e-book version in development to cater for galleries. Since 1999, MA (Vic)’s RETI workshops and a masterclass on exhibition increasing demand. grants program has distributed over development were delivered to a record $343,000 to 90 museums and galleries total of 417 participants. The program Following its success, we have secured in Victoria. highlight was the special interest seminar funding to produce a sister publication, Science Matters during National Science Exhibition Design for Galleries and • Korowa Anglican Girls’ School week in August. Our new masterclass Museums, funded by the Besen Family And, as we journey – 120 years at Korowa series piloted by RETI in 2009 aimed at Foundation, Helen Macpherson Smith ($9,000) those professionals specifically working in Trust and the Ian Potter Foundation. This audience development, with guest new publication includes contributions • Cape Schanck Lighthouse presenter Dr Lynda Kelly, from the from 18 museum professionals and edited Cape Schanck Light Station Timeline Australian Museum. by the RETI Manager. The book will assist ($6,000) galleries and museums to build capacities • Bundoora Homestead Art Centre RETI Program Review to develop high quality static and touring Bold Beginnings: The art of Balgo ($4,000) An important aspect of the RETI program museum-standard exhibitions, and is actually visiting museums who have address design issues for touring • Hawthorn Football Club Museum received RETI funding, viewing their exhibitions, in heritage buildings, for Playing in the Big Time: from country footy exhibitions and visiting museums Indigenous collections and artefacts, to playing for the Hawks ($4,500) interested in developing and potentially design for informal learning and • Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village touring exhibitions. ecologically sustainable design. The book Stories of the South West ($4,500) will demystify the exhibition design process In 2007 the RETI Manager undertook a and make complex issues accessible to a • Ararat Regional Art Gallery review of the program since its inception in broad audience. A Matter of time: Australian studio tapestry 1999 to analyse the changing needs of the 1975-2005 ($8,000) sector for exhibition development. RETI Subcommittee Following this research, MA (Vic) engaged • Monash Gallery of Art The RETI subcommittee has the an independent Sydney-based consulting Black and White: Documenting Indigenous responsibility of offering advice and group NSF to review the exhibition Australia ($6,000) support to the program and particularly in activities and capacities of Victorian assessing grant applications. The work, • Echuca Historical Society collecting organisations. This review was support and energy that are given so freely Exhibition Infrastructure ($10,307) supported by Arts Victoria. by the committee members are duly • Yarra Ranges Regional Museum In April, the independent report, the acknowledged on page 8. Exhibition Infrastructure ($4,620) “Review of Exhibition Capacity of Victoria’s Community Museums” presented an Georgia Rouette Manager, Exhibitions and • Showcase Wangaratta analysis of exhibition capacity and Touring Services Exhibition Infrastructure ($5,000) development needs to facilitate static and

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 14 1 Corryong Museum. 2 Katamatite Historical Community Collections Training – CCT Society Museum.

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The CCT Manager is also the Victorian “Standards really focus on the nitty-gritty of contact for National Library of Australia’s grant program relating to community responsibilities of custodians of collections.” collections training and a panellist for the Local History Grant Program managed by “For the first time I am clear about correct the Public Records Office of Victoria. One of the suites of CCT workshops, direction for the Historical Society and my Introduction to Museum Standards is a two-day session designed to complement place in it.” the National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries. While these The Victorian Government’s strategy Gippsland Shire Council was particularly Standards relate to all museums and Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening our interested in the workshops because of the galleries, MA (Vic) has developed a set of communities delivers programs and impact of bushfires in part of their region. standards specifically for volunteer run initiatives to recognise, protect, interpret community museums. The CCT workshops The CCT program is managed by Euan and manage Victoria’s diverse heritage. have helped prepare 364 community McGillivray, appointed by Heritage Victoria The Community Collections Training collection custodians to take advantage of in 2006. The Program is designed to also Program (CCT) is one aspect of this the emphasis by funding bodies on provide support to community groups in strategy with an objective to recognise and significance assessments. applying for Heritage Grants for support the conservation of significant appropriate projects. In 2009 four While seven museums demonstrated collections in community museums and workshops were delivered that specifically interest in the applying the standards the volunteers who care for them. supported groups in understanding and associated with the Museums Overview of CCT in 2009 undertaking significance assessments and Accreditation Program, current MA (Vic) • 364 people participated in 10 training collection preservation projects. resources have limited the intake for 2010 sessions to five organisations. Because the training In the years 2006/7, 2007/8, and 2008/9, being funded by Heritage Victoria is based • 25 separate community organisations were fifteen organisations that attended training around standards and good practice, it is represented went on to get a significance assessment clear that with the introduction of an on their collections: • 11 organisations in the Museum accreditation stream specifically designed Accreditation Program (MAP) for volunteer-run community museums; · Ararat Historical Society, Ararat greater interest will be shown by groups to • 87% participants funded by Heritage · Bacchus Marsh Historical Society, become part of the accredited museum Victoria Bacchus Marsh family. · Bendigo Historical Society, Bendigo • 10 sessions delivered in regional Victoria · Camperdown Historical Euan McGillivray Community Collections • 7 different programs were delivered Society,Camperdown Training Manager covering collection custodianship · Castlemaine Historical Society, Castlemaine • 73% of participants expressed a high level · Clunes Historical Society, Clunes of satisfaction · Eldorado Museum, Eldorado Workshop participants were pleased to · Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo come to one particular central location, in · Hamilton Pastoral Museum, Hamilton the case of 2009, Shepparton and · Koroit Historical Society, Koroit Korumburra. In both locations local · Kyneton Historical Society, Kyneton government agencies provided excellent · National Alpine Museum, Mt Buller venues and assistance from staff in dealing · Port Albert Maritime Museum, Port Albert with some local enquiries. The South · Talbot Arts & Historical Museum, Talbot

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enrolled in MAP in 2009. Three of these are “The accreditation process has highlighted enrolled in the ‘volunteer’ stream, and four (ways) to improve the standards to which we in the ‘staffed’ stream. Museums enrolled in the 2009 intake are: care for our very significant collections, and • Coal Creek Community Park and Museum an understanding of the areas where we • College of Surgeons Museum already do well.” • Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village • The Hawks Museum (Hawthorn Football Club) • National Sports Museum The Museum Accreditation Program (MAP) National Standards for Australian Museums provides a framework, based on peer review, & Galleries, particularly in terms of • Schramm’s Cottage (Doncaster/ for Victorian museums to build sustainability structure and terminology. The National Templestowe Historical Society) and continuous improvement in their Standards have now fully replaced the • Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery management, governance and operations. previous MAP Standards as the set of MAP’s activities foster and promote benchmarks for MAP, however where professional museum standards across the needed MAP materials still offer Advisory visits sector. 2009 has been a year of ongoing information and perspectives specific to • Museum of Chinese Australian History Inc. development for MAP. At end of 2009 there Victoria. The updated MAP Kit also offers a were 65 museums participating in the MAP set of ‘model documents’ which are MAP Subcommittee program, with 46 museums accredited and exemplary core documents from In 2009 the MAP Subcommittee and MAP 19 working toward accreditation. Accredited museums as a guide for groups panellists provided peer review and industry working toward Accreditation expertise to the Museum Accreditation 2009 Highlights Program. The MAP Subcommittee meet • In 2009 MAP Managers developed new Accreditations quarterly to assess the applications under resources specifically for Victorian • Koorie Heritage Trust Inc. the Museum Accreditation Program, and to museums, including factsheets which provide advice to the MAP Managers. • Victoria Police Museum and Historical Unit explain new obligations relating to Indigenous cultural materials and MAP Panellists legislation around museums and firearms Re-Accreditations MAP panellists offer their services as • Ambleside Park (Knox Historical Society) volunteers or as a pro bono contribution to • Following a successful trial last year, the the development of the Victorian museum practice of combining MAP visits with other • Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum sector by the institutions that they MA (Vic) programs was continued in 2009 • Cohuna & District Historical Society represent. MAP panels conduct site visits as • MAP Managers continued as members of part of the assessment process and are • Golden Dragon Museum the National Standards Taskforce. In 2009 tailored to individual museums. MAP panels the Taskforce commenced the ongoing • Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex provide opportunities in two key ways: process of revision and sector feedback for (Whitehorse Historical Society) mentoring and expert advice for the the National Standards for Australian museums visited, as well as professional Museums & Galleries. The Standards can development for the panellists. Enrolments be accessed at: www.collections There continued to be strong demand for A full list of MAP Committee Members and australia.net/sector_info_item/107 enrolment in MAP in 2009. The MAP Panellists is listed in the Management • Megan Cardamone commenced as a MAP Committee accepted museums that had Report (see page 7). Co-manager in April 2009, replacing expressed an interest in joining the Bridget Forbes. program and were deemed able to meet Megan Cardamone, MAP Manager the required standards in the required time Kitty Owens, MAP Manager The MAP Kit for the ‘staffed museums’ frame. Seven museums were accepted and stream was updated to align with the Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 16 Acknowledgments

We warmly acknowledge and greatly Department of Premier and Cabinet · Marjorie Dalvean, Melbourne Athenaeum appreciated the generosity of our many · Rob Hudson MP · Christopher Davey, Australian Institute of wonderful supporters in 2009. · Ree Izett, Senior Ministerial Advisor to the Archaeology Arts Minister · Suzanne Davies, RMIT Gallery Thank you to… · Stephen Moynihan, Media Officer · Ross Dawson, Future Exploration Network The Victorian Government through Arts · David Demant, Museum Victoria Victoria, Department of Premier and Heritage Victoria – Managers and · Jane Devery, National Gallery of Victoria Cabinet, Heritage Victoria, Department of Directors · Jenny Dickens, Heritage Victoria Planning and Community Development, · Amanda Bacon, Manager, Strategic · Christopher Dodds, Artist and the City of Melbourne for ongoing Projects · Andrew Donovan, Australia Council for support for core activities, community · Helen Baker, Acting Manager, Strategic the Arts collections and the website redevelopment Projects · Mark Dugay-Grist, Aboriginal Affairs project respectively. · Susie Collis, Team Leader Victoria Museum Victoria for ongoing in-kind office · Jennifer Dawson, Online Communications · Graham Durant, Questacon space, operational and IT support at Coordinator · Peter Evans, Sovereign Hill Museums Melbourne Museum, and for managers’ · Jenny Dickens, Senior Conservator Association and directors’ contributions to MA (Vic) · Pam Enting, Outreach Coordinator · Martin Flanagan committees, programs and services. · Jim Gard’ner, Director, Strategy and Policy · Adam Ford, DIG International · Ray Tonkin, Executive Director · Ellen Forsyth The National Standards for Australian · Elizabeth Triarico, Project Officer, Heritage · Wendy Garden, Banyule City Council Museums and Galleries’ Taskforce, Collections · Martin Green, National Trust of Australia comprising representatives of each State (Victoria) and Territory, for support to develop Presenters and Contributors · Mike Green, Museum Victoria version 1.1. · Dey Alexander, Dey Alexander Consulting · Dr Patrick Greene, Museum Victoria Arts Victoria, Heritage Victoria and · Philip Armato, Marine Discovery Centre, · Margaret Griffith, Museum Victoria Museum Victoria for supporting the Small Queenscliff / Fisheries Victoria · Derek Guille, ABC 774 Museums Cataloguing Manual (4th · Meagan Atkins, Exhibition Designer/ · Dr Sebastian Gurciullo, Online Projects edition). Producer · Bridget Guthrie, Albury City · Pat Baird, Friends of Churchill Island · Dr David Hanse, Sotheby’s Australia Arts Victoria – Managers and Directors Society · Tim Hart, Museum Victoria · Greg Andrews, Acting Director · Robyn Ballinger, History Council of Victoria · Merle Hathaway, Public Galleries · Michelle Armstrong, General Manager, · Paul Bateman, Victoria Law Foundation Association of Victoria Programming & Innovation · Damein Bell, Gunditj Mirring Traditional · Angela Hendrickson, Archival Survival · Fiona Beckwith, Senior Arts Officer, Owners Aboriginal Corporation · Dermot Henry, Museum Victoria Market & Community Development · Seddon Bennington, Museum of New · Rose Hiscock, Museum Victoria · Samantha Davies, Senior Arts Officer, Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · Andrew Hockley, Herald Sun Policy and Research · Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum · Damien Hodgkinson, Australian Business · Martin Hallett, Senior Project Officer, · Catherine Bessant, Parks Victoria Arts Foundation Victorian Cultural Network · Mel Blachford, The Victorian Jazz Archive · Lucy Hoffman, Museum of New Zealand · Penny Hutchinson, Director · Dr Tony Birch, University of Melbourne Te Papa Tongarewa · Debra Jefferies, General Manager, · Dr William Birch, Museum Victoria · Dr Andi Horvath, Museum Victoria Market & Community Development · Joanna Bosse, Ian Potter Museum of Art · Frank Howarth, Australian Museum · Elizabeth Jones, VBRRA · Brandi Bugh, Heritage Victoria · Dr Henry Hudson, Maritime Museum of · Victoria Jones, VBRRA · Eddie Butler-Bowdon, City of Melbourne Victoria & Science Schools Foundation. · Lainie Kluska, Senior Manager, · Anni Rowland Campbell, Fuji Xerox · Joan Hunt, Royal Historical Society of Communications Australia Victoria / History Support Group · Christopher McDermott, Manager, · Professor David Cantrill, National · James Hutson Policy & Research Herbarium of Victoria · Stephen Huxley, Swinburne University · Andy Miller, Senior Program Manager, · Caroline Carter, Museum Victoria · Mr Rob Hudson, MP Programming & Innovation · Naomi Cass, Centre for Contemporary · Alison Scott Inglis, University of Melbourne · Michael Nation, Manager, Executive Photography · Emily Jones, NETS Victoria Office & Government Relations · Sebastian Chan, Powerhouse Museum · Mylee Joseph, State Library of NSW · Daniel O’Farrell, Senior Communications · Betty Charge, Blacksmith’s Cottage and · Chris Keeler, Koorie Heritage Trust Officer Forge · Dr Lynda Kelly, Australian Museum · Ian Rogers, Manager, Local Partnerships · Mary Rhyllis Clark, Freelance Historian · Chris Krishna-Pillay, CSIRO Education · Terry Claven, Victoria Police Museum · Matt Lees, VIDA Program Department of Planning and Community · Jo-Anne Cooper, formerly City Museum at · Lawrence Leung, ABC Development Old Treasury Melbourne · Wi-Kuan Lin, Jinwen University of Science · Yehudi Blacher, Secretary · Gabrielle Corser, VIDA Volunteer and Technology Taipei, Taiwan · Karlie Hawking, Community Museums · Vicki Court, Royal Historical Society of · Dr John Long, Museum Victoria Project Officer Victoria · Brian Looker, Tasmanian Museum & Art · Erica Sanders, Policy Officer, Cultural · Georgia Cribb, NETS Victoria Gallery. Development & Community Strengthening · Julian Cribb, Julian Cribb and Associates · Pamela Lovis, Museum of New Zealand · Corinne Young, Executive Director, · Abi Crompton, Third Drawer Down Te Papa Tongarewa Community Investment · Vicki Court, Royal Historical Society · Catherine McFarlane, State Library of Victoria Victoria · Vicki Couzens · Euan McGillivray, Museums Australia · Tansy Curtin, Bendigo Art Gallery (Victoria) · Liza Dale-Hallett, Museum Victoria · Larry McInerny, Museum Victoria

17 Museums Australia (Victoria) · Sue McKerracher, Australian Library and Museums Australia 2010 National Sponsors and Philanthropic Supporters Information Association Conference · Alan Randall Florist · Brett McLennan, Australian Centre for the · Professor Warren Bebbington, University · Archival Survival Moving Image of Melbourne · Art Monthly Australia · Colin McLeod, Australian Football League · Nick Cadey, arinex · Arts Victoria · Dr Ian J. McNiven, Monash University · Megan Cardamone, MA (Vic) · Australian Centre for the Moving Image · Loretta McPherson, Farmers Arms Hotel · Shane Carmody, State Library of Victoria · Australian Science Communicators Museum · Jan Croggon, Sovereign Hill · Besen Family Foundation · Dan Maloney, Zoos Victoria · Jason Eades, Koorie Heritage Trust · Bizflex · Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria) · Dr Patrick Greene, Museum Victoria · City Museum at Old Treasury, Melbourne · Dr Josephine Milne, National Herbarium · Tim Hart, Museum Victoria · City of Ballarat of Victoria · Karlie Hawking, Department of Planning & · City of Melbourne · Jamin Moon, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Community Development · Click Systems · Gary Morgan, Roy Morgan Research · Robert Heather, State Library of Victoria · Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, · Patrick Moriarty, Our Community · Alison Inglis, University of Melbourne Korumburra · Margaret Moritz, Blacksmith’s Cottage · Debra Jefferies, Arts Victoria · Collections Council of Australia and Forge · Euan McGillivray, MA (Vic) · Collections Trust (UK) · Robert Morris, South Australian Museum. · Darryl McIntyre, MA President · Cultural Connotations · Professor Tim Murray, La Trobe University · Dimity Mapstone, MA (Vic) · Deakin University · Dr Belinda Nemec, University of · Cassie May, MA (Vic) · Department of Planning & Community Melbourne · Laura Miles (co-chair), MA (Vic) Development · Erik North, LEV · Bernice Murphy, MA National Director · Designcraft · Kitty Owens, MA (Vic) · Bhavani Nadarajah, University of · Friends of Churchill Island Society · Kirsten Paisley, Shepparton Art Gallery Melbourne · Greater Shepparton City Council · Kenneth Park · Steve Nagle, City of Melbourne · Herald Sun · Garry Parker, National Vietnam Veterans · Belinda Nemec, University of Melbourne · Heritage Victoria Museum · Roisin O’Dwyer, MA (Vic) · Ian Potter Foundation · Mark Patullo, National Gallery of Victoria · Kitty Owens, MA (Vic) · Immigration Museum · Dr David Pemberton, Department of · Bree Richardson, arinex · Information Services and Technology (IST) Primary Industries, Tasmania · Georgia Rouette, MA (Vic) · Koorie Heritage Trust · Dr Bruce Pennay, Charles Sturt University · Rebecca Russell, arinex · Korowa Girls Anglican School · Kate Phillips, Museum Victoria · Patricia Sabine, MA National Past- · Loop Bar · David Pickering, Melbourne Museum President · Maxus · Martin Purslow, National Trust of · Erica Sanders, Arts Victoria / DPCD · MCCP University of Melbourne Australia (Victoria) · Lisa Sassella, National Gallery of Victoria · Melbourne Museum · Neville Quick, Museum Victoria · Jeff Taylor, City of Melbourne · Morgans at 401 · Paul Reynolds, McGovern Online · Robyn Till, Shire of Macedon Ranges · Museum Victoria · Cameron Robbins, Artist · Miriam Troon, Koorie Heritage Trust · Museum Victoria Store · Tim Rolfe, Museum Victoria · Jane Walsh, Eight Creative · Museums & Galleries QLD · Georgia Rouette, Museums Australia · Annette Welkamp, Cultural Connotations · National Gallery of Victoria (Victoria) · Daniel Wilksch (co-chair), MA (Vic) · National Sports Museum · Angelina Russo, Swinburne University · Lyndel Wischer, MA (Vic) · National Standards Taskforce · Narelle Russo, Mornington Peninsula · Dr Gerard Vaughan, National Gallery · National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Regional Gallery of Victoria · Royal Botanical Gardens · Maggi Solly, Yarra Ranges Regional · Barbara Wels, MA (Vic) · Scienceworks Museum · Meredith Windust MA (Vic) · Showfront · Tim Sullivan, Sovereign Hill · Corinne Young, Department of Planning & · State Library of Victoria · Jonathan Sweet, Deakin University Community Development · The City Museum at Old Treasury · Anne Thoday, Museums Australia (Victoria) Melbourne · Robyn Till, Shire of Macedon Ranges · The Shrine of Remembrance · Miriam Troon, Koorie Heritage Trust · Third Drawer Down · Ron Vanderwal, Museum Victoria · Thylacine · Sherryn Vardy, NETS Victoria · University of Melbourne · Vivienne Waller, Institute of Social Research · Dr Elycia Wallis, Museum Victoria. · David Wansbrough, Olympian · Robyn Waymouth, Royal Women’s Hospital · Annette Welkamp, Cultural Connotations · Barbara Wels, Museums Australia (Victoria) · Daryl West-Moore, National Gallery of Victoria · Daniel Wilksch, Public Records Office, Victoria · Robin Wright, University of Melbourne

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 18 Income Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2009

REVENUES FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 2009 2008 $ $ Grants 629,426 624,534 Interest 7,072 13,536 Other Income 131,415 108,558 Total revenues from ordinary activities 767,913 746,628

Depreciation expense (977) (916) Suppliers (378,822) (305,802) Employee (370,588) (411,771) Net profit / (loss) from ordinary operations before income tax expense 17,526 28,139 Income Tax – –

Net profit / (loss) from ordinary operations 17,526 28,139

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2009 2009 2008 $ $ Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents 183,965 207,695 Trade and Other Receivables 12,791 20,593 Prepayments 1,700 1,962 Total Current Assets 198,456 230,250

Non Current Assets Property, plant and equipment 4,358 4,822 Total Non Current Assets 4,358 4,822

TOTAL ASSETS 202,814 235,072

Current Liabilities Trade and Other Payables 37,310 41,108 Income in Advance 18,050 52,120 Provisions 41,270 53,186 Total Current Liabilities 96,630 146,414

TOTAL LIABILITIES 96,630 146,414

NET ASSETS 106,184 88,658

MEMBERS’ FUNDS Opening Member Funds 88,658 60,519 Net Profit/(Loss) 17,526 28,139 TOTAL MEMBERS’ FUNDS 106,184 88,658

19 Museums Australia (Victoria) Cash Flow Statement as at 31 December 2009

2009 2008 $ $ Cash Flows from Operating Activities Receipts from grants, fees and other income 807,247 647,766 Payments to suppliers and employees (837,537) (556,717) Interest received 7,073 13,536 Net cash (used) provided by operating activities (23,217) 104,585

Cash flows from Investing Activities Payments for property plant & equipment (513) (433) Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (513) (433)

Net increase (decrease) in cash held (23,730) 104,152 Cash at beginning of financial year 207,695 103,543 Cash at end of financial year 183,965 207,695

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to operating profit Operating profit 17,526 28,139 Adjustment for non-cash flows in operating profit Depreciation 977 916 18,503 29,055

(Increase) reduction in Receivables and prepayments 8,064 (3,254) (Reduction) Increase in Payables (3,798) 21,850 (Reduction) Increase in Income in Advance (34,070) 44,488 (Reduction) Increase in Provisions (11,916) 12,446 Net cash provided (used) by Operating activities (23,217) 104,585

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2009

Retained Surplus Total Equity $ $ At 31 December 2007 60,519 60,519 Surplus / (Deficit) for the 2008 year 28,139 28,139 At 31 December 2008 88,658 88,658 Surplus ( Deficit) for the 2009 year 17,526 17,526 At 31 December 2009 106,184 106,184

Annual Report 2009 / www.mavic.asn.au 20 Key Statistics

Expenses Core operations (AV) 58% Community grants and projects 20%

Participant costs 9%

Program admin 6%

Publications 4% Marketing 3%

Income

Core operations (AV) 65% Participant fees 13%

Community Collections Training (HV) 8%

Earned income 7%

Special projects* 5.5% Sponsorship/Philanthropic 1.5%

*The independent Review of Exhibition Capacity for Victorian Community Museums, and the Small Museums Cataloguing Manual (4th edition)

Participation profile Metropolitan 52% Regional 41%

Interstate 6% International 1%

21 Museums Australia (Victoria) MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED (VICTORIAN BRANCH) ABN: 83 048 139 955

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Committee members have determined that the Victorian branch of the Association is not a reporting entity. The Committee members have determined that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.

In the opinion of the committee the financial report as set out on pages to:

1. Presents fairly the financial position of Victorian branch of Museums Australia Inc. as at 31 December 2009 and its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, mandatory professional reporting requirements and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Victorian branch of Museums Australia Inc will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Committee and is signed for and on behalf of the Committee by:

President: ______

Treasurer: ______

Dated thison this the 22 of day April of 2010

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