Queensland Museum
Annual Report 2001–02 Directory
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 Queensland Cultural Centre Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets PO Box 3300, SOUTH BRISBANE, QLD, 4101 Telephone: (07) 3840 7635 Fax: (07) 3846 1918 www.Qmuseum.qld.gov.au
Queensland Sciencentre 110 George Street BRISBANE PO Box 406 BRISBANE ALBERT STREET BC, QLD, 4002 Cobb & Co. Museum Telephone: (07) 3220 0166 Fax: (07) 3220 0113 27 Lindsay Street The Workshops Rail Museum www.sciencentre.qld.gov.au TOOWOOMBA, QLD, 4350 Telephone: (07) 4639 1971 North Street Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum Fax: (07) 4638 5791 NORTH IPSWICH PO Box 88 Corner Main and Vulture Streets IPSWICH, QLD, 4305 PO Box 40 Telephone: (07) 280 5359 WOOLLOONGABBA, QLD 4102 Fax: (07) 3280 5382 Telephone: (07) 3896 3000 www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au 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 2002. Yours sincerely
Nerolie Withnall Chairman Board of the Queensland Museum
Presented to Parliament
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Queensland Museum Qm1
Our Vision • The provision of lifelong learning • Assistant Curator Mr Scott Hocknull opportunities for the whole was named 2002 Young Australian of The Queensland Museum will be community the Year following the November recognised as an innovative, exciting and announcement of his receipt of a accessible museum of science, • High ethical standards in all Museum number of Queensland environment and human achievement, activities Achievers awards. of international standing, reaching out to • Recognition of, and respect for, all Queenslanders. • Conservator Mr Andrew Viduka was biological and cultural diversity awarded a Fellowship by the Winston •Working together and respecting each Churchill Memorial Trust to survey Our Mission other’s contributions. methods used by large institutions specialising in the conservation of To create a stimulating environment of wet archaeological materials. discovery and understanding. We will achieve this by — Highlights and Achievements • In 2001, Senior Curator Dr Judith McKay was one of three •A major review of the organisational •Working with and empowering our Queenslanders to receive an inaugural structure of the Queensland Museum communities Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship was undertaken during the year, to award. Between February and May • Preserving and interpreting material better align the structure with the 2002, Judith travelled overseas to evidence and new vision and strategy for the record how Queensland has presented Museum as a major player in the •Telling the changing story of itself to the rest of the world for more State’s knowledge industries. Queensland and its place in the world. than a century through exhibits at •A seven-point business improvement world expositions. strategy was developed to redress the • In September, staff excavated the first Queensland Museum’s previously Our Values of many bones of a large 95 million- deteriorating financial situation and year-old sauropod dinosaur from near In fulfilling its mission, the Queensland provide a platform for the Museum Winton. This is the largest dinosaur Museum is committed to the following change management process. guiding values — found in Australia. Excavations • The Stage 2 expansion of Cobb & Co. continued in June 2002, supported by •Excellence in research underpinning Museum was opened on 5 October corporate sponsorship, and are all Museum programs 2001 as part of the Queensland expected to continue for at least three • The importance of the Museum’s role Heritage Trails Network, with years. The discovery of ‘Elliot’ has as a generator and communicator of widespread community support and again positioned the Museum at the knowledge involvement. forefront of Australian palaeontology.
• Professional management and care of • The Queensland Museum Loans the State collection as a unique Service received the 2001 Premier’s resource to be held in trust for Award for Excellence in Public Sector present and future generations Management, for Services to Rural and Regional Queensland. • The relevance of all Museum endeavours to contemporary Queensland society
• Community participation in the business of the Museum
• High standards of access, customer service, enjoyment and comfort for all visitors
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Contentsc
02 Chairman’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
13 2. The Visitor Experience
14 3. Research and Scholarship
17 4. Caring for Collections
19 5. Information Management and Information Technology
20 6. Marketing
21 7. Management
22 8. Resources
25 Appendices:
26 I Functions and Powers of the Board
28 II Annual Performance Indicators
34 III Publications
38 IV Grants Won and Consultancies
44 V Overseas Travel
45 VI Temporary Exhibitions
48 VII Sponsorships
50 VIII Financial Statements
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 1 Chairman’sc Report
This has been a year of growth for the A statewide network of Museum Queensland Museum. Development Officers continues to provide support for small museums, art galleries Expansion of the Queensland Museum’s and historical centres. The unique network in regional Queensland has Queensland Museum Loans Service, which continued. Following the opening of the distributes 230 museum kits via 31 Museum of Tropical Queensland in distribution centres, was the winner of the Townsville in June 2000, this year has 2001 Premier’s Award for Excellence in seen major improvements at Cobb and Co Public Sector Management for services to Museum in Toowoomba with the opening rural and regional Queensland. of its Stage 2 expansion in October 2001. This development was made possible The Museum’s popular publications and through funding from the Queensland the website are also powerful means for Heritage Trails Network. The exciting $20 Queenslanders to access the intellectual million Workshops Rail Museum in assets of the Museum. The Queensland Ipswich is poised to open in August 2002. Museum is now strongly positioned as a provider of premier guidebooks with its Queensland is a large and decentralised wildlife series achieving combined sales of State and the Queensland Museum has more than 75,000 copies. The improved initiated a number of strategies to provide Museum Explorer website received almost Queenslanders with better access to their two million page views, an increase of Museum. During the year the Sciencentre 58% over the previous year. Roadshow took a stimulating, hands-on science program to 34,568 people in over The Queensland Museum will continue to 30 centres throughout Queensland. As reach out and touch the lives of part of this yearlong statewide tour, the Queenslanders no matter where they live excitement of science was taken for the in this great State. first time to eight isolated communities on Cape York.
Nerolie Withnall
Chairman, Board of the Queensland Museum.
2 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Director’sD Report
The financial year 2001-2002 was a time The Queensland Museum’s palaeontology of challenge and achievement for the team had a memorable year with the Queensland Museum. discovery of Elliot, Australia’s largest dinosaur, near Winton in September 2001. On 10 May 2002 the Honourable Matt This was followed by a successful Foley, Minister for Employment, Training excavation in June 2002, which unearthed and Youth and Minister for the Arts, further evidence of this 95 million-year- outlined a new vision for the Queensland old sauropod. The youngest member of Museum in a Ministerial Statement to the team, Assistant Curator Scott Parliament. This announcement was the Hocknull, was named 2002 Young culmination of two years of planning and Australian of the Year. consultation that resulted in a blue print for the growth of the Museum over the The repatriation of Aboriginal and Torres next four years and beyond. Integral to Strait Islander ancestral remains, burial the realisation of this vision has been the goods and secret and sacred objects has development of a new organisational been a high priority for the Queensland structure to be implemented from 1 July Museum this year with a record number 2002 and the adoption of a seven-point of objects and remains being returned to business improvement strategy that will communities. address the Museum’s financial The way ahead for the Museum is now challenges. clear. With our dedicated staff and Additional recurrent funding of $0.6 committed Board, the Museum’s potential million per annum for the Museum of to contribute to the Smart State, its ability Tropical Queensland in Townsville has to engage with all sectors of the assured the long-term viability of this Queensland community and its capacity important regional asset. The efforts of to enrich the lives of Queenslanders has Minister Foley in securing this funding never been greater. are gratefully acknowledged.
The research achievements of the Queensland Museum have been outstanding this year. Four issues of the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum were published, incorporating 64 original research papers. Three researchers completed major works on sponges Dr Ian Galloway, (Dr John Hooper), sea squirts (Dr Patricia Mather), and prawns, shrimps, lobsters Director and and yabbies (Mr Peter Davie). In 2001, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Judith McKay was one of three Queensland Museum. Queenslanders to receive an inaugural Queensland Smithsonian Fellowship, and in 2002 Mr Andrew Viduka was awarded a Churchill Fellowship.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 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 began its long history of service provision to the Government and people of the Board Members State in 1862. The only substantial changes to this Act came with the Arts Mrs N. Withnall, BA, LLB Chairman Legislation Amendment Act 1977. The statutory functions and powers of the Dr R. Anderson, OAM Vice-Chairman Board are detailed in Appendix I. Mr P. Appleton Member The Board is appointed by the Governor- in-Council on the recommendation of the Ms J. Carne Member (from 31 January 2002) Minister for the Arts. Under the amended Act, terms are for up to five years. Lady Edwards, AM Member
All members bring experience and specific Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Member expertise to the Board, including a broad appreciation of the Museum’s major fields Mr R. Heather Member of endeavour. Ms A. Jones, BDesSt Member The Board met eleven times during the year, with eight meetings at the Ms J. Lennon, MA(Hons) Member (to 27 January 2002) Queensland Museum South Bank and one each at The Workshops Rail Museum, Dr C. Mittelheuser, Queensland Sciencentre and AM, BSc(Hons), PhD, HonDPhil Member Cobb & Co. Museum. Mrs J. Richardson Member
Ms M. O’Donnell Government Representative
Dr I. Galloway, BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Queensland Museum Director
Mr G. Innes, BCom Observer
4 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Organisational Structure and Responsibilities
A major review of the organisational Core business will be delivered by two O structure of the Queensland Museum was major vehicles, viz the eight campuses undertaken during the year to better align of the Queensland Museum and a the structure with the new vision and coordinated range of regional services strategy for the Museum as a major player (Regional Services Division). in the State’s knowledge industries. A business management and growth area Core business of the Museum is expressed incorporates the Business Services as knowledge generation (Research Division and the Queensland Division), knowledge management Museum Foundation. (Information and Collection Management Division) and knowledge dissemination (Exhibitions and Publications Division).
Queensland Museum Organisational Structure – a Knowledge Industry model
Directorate Support Director
Deputy Director
Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Generation Management Dissemination Director, QM Network Regional Services Director, Director, Director, Director, Director, Research Information and Exhibitions Business Services Queensland Collections and Publications Museum Museum Management Foundation Development Director Officers Museum of Manager Manager Tropical Manager Queensland Manager Publications Exhibition Manager Manager and Design and Museum Inquiry Director Photography Construction Public Strategic Loans Centre Relations Marketing Service Workshops QM Learning Railway Adviser Coordinator Museum Librarian Manager Manager Roadshow Director Audience Evaluator Business Finance and Head Head Development Administration Cobb & Co Museum Collection Information Lands, Mapping Management Systems and and Surveying Manager Technology Museum Queensland Head Head Senior WoodWorks Museum, Conservator Museum South Bank Biodiversity Culture and Program Histories Museum of Director Program North Western Queensland Sciencentre Head Head Geosciences Science and Program Technology in Society Program
Business Delivery Core Business Business Management and Growth
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 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 Museum is committed to continually new technology in the presentation of its researching and improving the quality of programs and the management of its the visitor experiences, and recognises collections and knowledge bases. that the needs of its visitors and other users are varied and changing. The 6. Marketing 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 will ensure that Museum products and The authority with which the Queensland services meet the needs and wants of Museum communicates is based on the its visitors. Museum’s long-term commitment to high quality scholarship and research. This 7. Management provides credibility to the Queensland Museum’s public programs and The commitment of Government, Board differentiates the Museum from other and staff to the achievement of a organisations that provide education- common vision is critical to the long-term based entertainment. performance of the Queensland Museum. Leadership at all levels is required for this 4. Caring for collections to occur. The empowerment of staff, their financial accountability and motivation to In undertaking this central role, the excel in their appointed field are key Queensland Museum acknowledges its priorities for Museum management. duty of care and recognises that the issue of access is directly related to caring for 8. Resources the collections. The Museum also recognises its responsibility to provide The Queensland Museum’s current and support to other museums and to future operations are critically dependent historical societies to care for the on the availability and allocation of distributed collections of Queensland. resources. A sustained effort is made to increase the absolute quantity of resources available, while achieving optimum allocation to minimise waste, maximise efficiency and provide the best fit with prioritised objectives.
6 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Statewide Museum Services1
As the Queensland Government’s Cultural Card. This Cultural Card is an including programs for presentation in the instrumentality primarily responsible for initiative of the Cobb & Co. Museum and Coach Stop Activity Centre, holiday the State’s cultural and natural heritage enables all local Toowoomba residents to programs on themes of Space and Skins, collections, the Queensland Museum is gain free entry to Cobb & Co., with Skulls and Skeletons,and new school committed to the provision of an Council providing an annual, agreed programs — local history, Australian effective, statewide museum service. This supplementation. animals, fossils and Indigenous culture will enable the development of a and language. In addition, the Cobb & Co. The expansion has enabled the Cobb & coordinated museum industry in Museum became a major distribution Co. Museum to better present exhibitions Queensland, bringing a sense of identity centre for Queensland Museum Loans Kits. and public programs of direct relevance to and stability to our large and culturally Many activities were supported by the the local community, including the diverse State from which all communities Museum’s 43 volunteers who underwent development of the Binangar Indigenous will benefit. an extended training program in Centre and the establishment of Cobbs cooperation with the Toowoomba Visitor Coffee Shop. Goals Information Centre. The National Carriage Collection was To ensure that all Queenslanders have Outlook for 2002–2003 access to the services of the Queensland maintained to the highest standards of Museum irrespective of where they live in museum practice and on-going research »Work with the community to develop the State. continued into Queensland coach builders. and implement temporary exhibition The latter is leading to the development of programs for the Groom Gallery, To be the lead agency for the a detailed database of information. People’s Gallery and Binangar Centre. development of the museum industry in Blacksmithing courses, run in conjunction » Appoint an Indigenous trainee and Queensland. with the Southern Queensland Institute of provide workplace training for the TAFE, attracted considerable media first museum traineeship under the Queensland Museum Network interest throughout the year. National Training Package for the The statewide delivery of museum services The Think Link tourism marketing project Museum Industry. is facilitated through a network of funded by the Commonwealth Department » Coordinate holiday and school museums established under the approval of Employment and Workplace Relations programs relating to Ancient Egypt of the Governor-in-Council. There were attracted international students to the that also cater for people with eight campuses of the Queensland Cobb & Co. Museum’s Indigenous cultural disabilities. Museum Network in 2001–2002. programs, hands-on museum experiences and English language learning »Complete the Coachbuilders of Cobb & Co. Museum, opportunities. An enhanced variety of Queensland database. Toowoomba education programs was developed, The Stage 2 expansion of the Cobb & Co. Museum was opened on 5 October 2001 as part of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network, with widespread community support and involvement. The opening celebrations included a Cavalcade of Transport with horse-drawn vehicles through the streets of Toowoomba and the launch of the Toowoomba City Council’s
Photo courtesy of Toowoomba Chronicle
Photo courtesy of Toowoomba Chronicle
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 7 Lands, Mapping and Surveying specimens, remains on display in the off grant of $0.3 million in February to Museum, Brisbane Frank Aston Museum on long-term loan. redress the revenue shortfall. In May, the The Queensland Museum will continue to Minister for the Arts approved an This joint initiative of the Department of support the exhibition program in Mount additional $0.6 million in annual Natural Resources and Mines and the Isa when required. recurrent funding to enable the Queensland Museum collects and recommendations of the Operational interprets significant aspects of the The Queensland Museum relinquished the Review to be implemented. surveying and mapping of Queensland. sublease it held from Mount Isa Mines on the John Middlin Centre in Church Street, Within the tight budget, MTQ continued Two permanent displays were prepared for thus ending the agreement with MIM for to provide quality visitor and educational the Ram Park Museum in Blackall on the management of that museum. With these experiences, albeit to a significantly themes, The Black Stump (astronomy in arrangements in place, the Museum of reduced audience (attendance numbers Blackall) and Beyond the Black Stump North Western Queensland ceased to exist. down 25% on the previous year). The bark (the survey of the Queensland–Northern Thanks is extended to the Management Endeavour moored adjacent to MTQ on its Territory border). In addition, surveying Committee for their considerable input visit to Townsville during July. Museum artefacts and historic maps and plans over several years. volunteers acted as guides and joint were displayed at the Miles, Chinchilla, tickets were sold. In April, the Windeward Roma, Mitchell and Charleville Shows, Bound moored adjacent to the museum. attracting more than 4000 visitors. Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville A temporary exhibit on Matthew Flinders was prepared for the museum foyer and Museum of North Western Some notable triumphs and a number of the bookshop ordered additional stock disappointments and concerns marked the Queensland, Mount Isa related to the visit. A special function for first full year of operation (2000–2001) of Following an earlier agreement between the crew, hosted by the Townsville Rotary the newly expanded Museum of Tropical Arts Queensland, the Queensland Museum Club, was held in the Great Gallery. Queensland (MTQ). Visitation was and the Mount Isa City Council to develop considerably below expectation, and Six Indigenous Trainees undertook a an integrated tourist attraction including expenditure significantly exceeded training program at MTQ from March the Frank Aston Underground Museum, budget. In October 2001, the Board of the 2001 to March 2002, funded by the this museum remained operational until Queensland Museum undertook a full 'Breaking the Unemployment Cycle' its management was transferred to Mount review of MTQ’s core business program within the Department of Isa City Council on 1 May 2002. requirements and associated costs. Employment and Training. All trainees Trusteeship of the site was also received Certificate Level II in Tourism; transferred to the Mount Isa City Council. The MTQ Operational Review determined four of the trainees advanced to that core business could not be delivered The Queensland Museum’s fine minerals Certificate Level III. On-the-job training to the satisfaction of the Board, the MTQ display Earth’s Treasures, with the was provided by MTQ staff in areas of Advisory Committee or the addition of many north-west Queensland museum administration, graphic design, Townsville/Thuringowa community with exhibition construction and maintenance, the existing level of resourcing. marketing, visitor services, education and Further, the Review identified two building management. major business streams —venue management, and research and Conservator Mr Andrew Viduka was collections — and determined that awarded a Fellowship by the Winston for MTQ to reach its full potential Churchill Memorial Trust to survey as a cultural tourism destination methods used by large institutions and a centre for international specialising in the conservation of wet research and collection excellence, archaeological materials. His visiting each stream must be optimally program (in the second half of 2002) will resourced and managed. include the Archaeological Preservation Research Laboratory at Texas A&M Following concerted and extensive University, Canadian Conservation lobbying by the Board, the Institute, Conservation Department of the Government announced a once- National Museum of Denmark, Vasa Museum, and Mary Rose Trust.
Outlook for 2002–2003
» Implement the structural reform recommendations of the Operational Review of the Museum of Tropical Queensland.
» Develop and implement revised business and marketing strategies to increase the number of visitors.
8 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Queensland Museum stations for raising South Bank, Brisbane awareness and use of the Queensland Preliminary planning commenced for the Museum South establishment of the main museum Bank by young building as the re-focussed South Bank children — campus, with its own management and particularly from staffing infrastructure separate from the Chinese and corporate exhibitions, marketing and Aboriginal and publications functions. As the flagship Torres Strait venue for the network, Queensland Islander Museum South Bank will be seen as the communities. gateway to Queensland. A broad range of 23 cultural and natural Queensland history temporary exhibitions were Sciencentre, presented, including Anne Frank, Courage Brisbane The Sciencentre continued to develop to Care, Body Art, The Art of Decoupage The Sciencentre received Federal programs to enhance the quality and (community access exhibition), Under The Government and Commonwealth Science breadth of experiences available to Sea (children's program), From the Steps Council funding to develop 25 exhibits visitors. Do and Discover school holiday of Bonegilla (immigration experience), for presentation at the Commonwealth programs were presented on six themes Thylacine and Native Title Business. Heads of Government Meeting People’s during the year, and daily science shows The temporary exhibition In The Swim Centre in Brisbane, as well as host an were available for all visitors. (a history of Australian competitive international science communication Staffing was stabilised in December with swimming) was researched and symposium in early October. Twenty-nine the appointment of permanent full and constructed, and major research and participants from Commonwealth nations part-time front of house and operational design commenced for the new long-term attended the symposium, which was staff, concluding long-term reliance on Discover Queensland exhibition. The presented jointly by the Sciencentre casual and temporary staffing. Two blockbuster Australia's Lost Kingdoms Director and staff from Cardiff’s (Wales) recruitment and training programs were attracted 44,500 visitors. Overall, there Techniquest Science Discovery Centre. The conducted for new volunteers, providing a was an 11.5% increase in visitor numbers Commonwealth Science Minister, Dr Ben team of 164 volunteers who contributed over the previous year. Ngubane, who is also South Africa’s 3049 days of voluntary work, mainly in Minister for Arts, Culture, Science and The Museum was successful in a funding the exhibition galleries as Explainers. This Technology, was present for the latter part application to the Australia Council for extensive community support is very of the symposium. Although the the Arts’ New Audiences program to much appreciated by staff who, without postponement of the Commonwealth develop and evaluate a series of activity the contribution of volunteers, would be Heads of Government Meeting limited the unable to deliver the breadth and quality number of participants and visitors to the of service expected by visitors. CHOGM People’s Centre, the Sciencentre’s CommQuest After considerable lobbying, Education exhibition was by far the most Department funding support was restored, popular presentation. enabling two teachers to be seconded from 2002 to develop curriculum-based Two temporary exhibitions were learning materials. Student excursion presented: Women with Wings — numbers increased by 10% on 2000–01 to Images of Australian Women 36,881. The Courier-Mail/Queensland Pilots (23 August to 18 Sciencentre teachers' project book was November) and Albert Einstein — distributed to Queensland schools in July. Man of the Century (27 March to Eleven weekly articles were published in 12 May). In addition, eight The Courier-Mail’s ‘Headstart' feature travelling exhibits were during July to September. developed and presented at the Ideas at the Powerhouse Festival Innovations Workshops for Years 9–10 in August, receiving 15,000 students were developed with funding visitors during the four-day from the Commonwealth Department of event. These new exhibits were Education, Science and Training. The then used for Sciencentre workshops are presented by Roadshow promotional activities. staff in regional schools and encourage students to envision future farming practices.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 9 In May, the Minister for the Arts Program for at-risk youth in the museum development of the museum. Considerable announced the relocation of the blacksmith shop, and refurbishment of work was undertaken on a range of Sciencentre from its George Street road display billboards. operational matters including marketing premises to newly refurbished space at the and promotions, the appointment of Volunteer person days more than doubled, Queensland Museum South Bank. This catering and other services, transfer of reflecting increasing involvement from relocation will lead to the re-invention of Queensland Rail collection material to the members of the Gympie & District the Sciencentre, with the new Sciencentre Queensland Museum, ticket structure and Woodworkers Club in the operations of scheduled to open in late 2003. pricing. The Workshops Rail Museum is the Museum, particularly on steam scheduled to officially open on Outlook for 2002–2003 sawmill demonstration days. Although 30 August 2002. general visitation was down on previous » Maintain a viable Sciencentre that years, steam sawmill demonstration days Outlook for 2002–2003 continues to meet visitor expectations remained popular with average attendance whilst planning for its closure in » Official handover and transfer of increasing over the past three years. Per January 2003 and relocation to assets from Queensland Rail to capita shop spending has increased South Bank. Queensland Museum. strongly and consistently over the past » Plan, conceptualise and develop the three years, standing at $2.88 for » Official opening of The Workshops new Sciencentre at South Bank. 2001–02. This represents a 30% increase Rail Museum on 30 August 2002. over the previous year and is a reflection »Operate the Sciencentre Roadshow in »A reunion of Queensland Rail staff of the quality of product available and the calendar year 2002 as a major who have worked on the site to be interest of a specific audience. outreach program travelling annually held as part of the opening throughout Queensland. Prepare to celebrations. The Workshops Rail Museum, hand over management and » Establishment of The Workshops Rail operations to the Regional Services Ipswich Museum as a ‘must see’ attraction in Division in early 2003. The Workshops Rail Museum is the largest the South-east Queensland market. of the Queensland Heritage Trails Network » Maintain an on-going program of projects being undertaken by the temporary exhibitions, daily science Queensland Government to celebrate the Leadership shows, public lectures, Do and Centenary of Federation. The Ipswich The Museum provided exhibition, Discover school holiday programs Railway Workshops at North Ipswich have management and curatorial expertise to a and Sleepovers. been home to Queensland Rail since its number of Queensland museums and beginnings in 1865. The site has been cultural facilities operated by local WoodWorks: The Forestry and continuously used by Queensland Rail authorities and private enterprise, Timber Museum, Gympie since this time for railway workshops. It is including design and production of WoodWorks is the oldest regional campus being developed as an international exhibitions for the Redcliffe Museum and of the Queensland Museum network and standard rail museum, incorporating 5,000 the Workers Heritage Centre, Barcaldine; is managed as a joint initiative of the m2 of exhibition space and an operating exhibition design advice to Australia Zoo Board of the Queensland Museum and the railway workshop where visitors will be and the RACQ; and development of Queensland Department of Primary able to view work being undertaken on exhibitions and education programs for Industries. the Queensland Rail Heritage fleet. The the Rockhampton Customs House. Queensland Museum was officially Throughout the year WoodWorks A Queensland Museum Australian South appointed by Government to operate the continued liaison and participation with Seas Islander staff member accompanied new Workshops Rail Museum as a campus local community organisations and and set up the exhibition Refined White — of the Museum on 11 July 2001. provided input into local social and produced by the Australian Sugar cultural heritage issues. In particular, the A total of $20 million has been allocated Industry Museum — as it toured the State. Blacksmith Training and Personal to the project, $15 million from the In addition, staff undertook the complete Development Program developed for at- Queensland Government via Queensland refurbishment of the University of risk youth within the education system Heritage Trails Network and $5 million Queensland Earth Sciences Museum. achieved successful outcomes throughout from Queensland Rail. Queensland Rail the year. continued to act as project managers for Policy Development the development and construction of the The Management Committee met four The Queensland Museum played an active museum, working with staff of the times throughout the year. Major topics of role in the development of a Queensland Queensland Museum and engaging all discussion were the installation of whole-of-government Cultural Policy, and contractors and consultants associated additional display material in the Forestry took the lead in organising stakeholder with the establishment of the Workshops Depot working display building, possible meetings to develop an integrated Rail Museum. provision of an additional display museum policy for the State. building to house larger working A staff structure was determined and a machinery of the Gympie & District number of appointments to positions Woodworkers Club, the Blacksmith within The Workshops Rail Museum were Training and Personal Development made to assist with the planning and
10 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Museum Resource Centre Museum Network Loans Service The Museum Development Officer (MDO) The Queensland project serves community museums, Museum Loans galleries and keeping places across five Service was the regions of Queensland. winner of the 2001 Premier’s MDOs provided extensive support for Award for training and professional development of Excellence in museum staff and volunteers across Public Sector regional and rural Queensland. More than Management, for 50 workshops were delivered on collection Services to Rural management and computer cataloguing, and Regional exhibition display and labelling, strategic Queensland. planning, significant events, marketing Development over and exhibition development, assessing 14 years has led to the Loans Service Seven new country loans kits were significance, conservation and disaster becoming the world’s largest in terms of developed together with curriculum preparedness. collection size, transaction and audience support materials. Fifty-two new kits were MDO support was also provided for numbers, and geographic reach. developed for the South-east Queensland funding applications and development of service on the themes Endangered Species, During the year, 230 museum loan kits numerous Centenary of Federation Dinosaur Tracks, Fish, Multicultural Hats, were despatched by rail, courier and ship projects, including 10 professional the 1950s, South American Culture, to 31 distribution centres statewide community museum displays in southern Animal Homes, and New Zealand Life. including the Torres Strait. New inland Queensland. Celebrations for the distribution centres this year included International Year of the Volunteer were Museum Magnet Schools Coomera, Burleigh Heads and Beaudesert. strongly supported, with a number of The Museum Magnet Schools project was There was a 10% increase in the number grants achieved for community museums established by four organisations — the of transactions and a 30% increase in and the delivery of the Willing and Able Queensland Museum, Education earned gross income for the year. The volunteer management programs across Queensland, the Department of Premier effectiveness of the service is due in large the State. and Cabinet and the Smithsonian part to the team of 70 volunteers Institution in Washington DC — to throughout the State. Roadshow develop classroom-based learning tools The Sciencentre Roadshow toured for 30 that incorporate object analysis and weeks, presenting its unique school and museum processes. It aims to bring community science programs to 34,568 together the expertise of museums and people in rural and regional towns. Each schools to enhance the learning calendar year, a team of four staff experiences of students. Four schools are present science shows and 60 participating in this pilot project — hands-on exhibits set up as a Marsden State, Railway Estate State, science centre in community or Brisbane State High and Goondiwindi school halls. The Courier-Mail State High. continued its in-kind support of the Student groups visited the South Bank Roadshow, valued at $75,000. In campus to view exhibits and undertake addition, AgForce provided valuable backroom tours, meeting with scientists community based promotion and and exhibition designers. Museum support of this program, and researchers presented specific topics for Energex and Tarong Energy were high school classes. Loans of objects cash sponsors. continued to enhance class activities, with Two Sciencentre Roadshow staff the project officer often able to make presented science workshops and special arrangements beyond the scope of shows for all students in the Cape regular loans. Classes in the four schools communities of Weipa, Napranum, developed exhibitions on topics such as Mapoon, Aurukun, Lockhart River, Toys and Energy, Family History, and Coen, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Artefacts. during three weeks in October. This The Magnet Schools’ website underwent a program was provided at the major upgrade to remove the password invitation of the communities and restrictions and provide public access to was funded by the Commonwealth’s teaching resources and project websites. PCAP Rural Education Program. Downloadable documents and activity
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 11 sheets were added for teachers, and new pages were developed in conjunction with class exhibitions and museum activities. Other documents were developed to present objects for class study when the objects could not readily be loaned in sufficient quantities.
Web site Significant effort went into enhancing web-based access to Queensland Museum collections, exhibitions, research and interpretative programs during the year. The Museum Explorer website received 1,907,728 page views (an increase of 58% on the previous year). Navigation of the web site was improved and the new Outlook for 2002–2003 Snakes web feature was implemented. »Establish the Regional Services Popular Publications This 356-page, full colour guidebook Division to coordinate delivery of represents the first stage of the statewide services. Steady sales of the Queensland Museum's Queensland Museum's strategic plan to outstanding series of environmental-based develop a series of regional guides in » Further develop the Museum Resource reference books continued. Since release, partnership with the tourism industry, Centre Network to ensure equity and the four existing titles — Wildlife of government and local authorities. This access across regional and rural Greater Brisbane, Wild Places of Greater first Discovery Guide interprets the Queensland. Brisbane, Wild Guide to Moreton Bay and cultural and natural heritage of the region » Relocate the Queensland Museum Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland — from Camooweal and Mount Isa in the Loans Service and improve its have achieved combined sales of more north to Cunnamulla and Thargomindah delivery service through imaginative than 75,000 copies. in the south. The book is due for release use of information technology. The fifth volume, Plants of Greater in late 2002 and is being produced in »Develop new programs for the science Brisbane, is a lay person’s field guide to partnership with the Queensland Heritage Roadshow and investigate a museum the flora of Greater Brisbane and will be Trails Network, which contributed Railshow. released in early 2003. This publication is $100,000 towards the project. a partnership with the Queensland A 72-page booklet, Kangaroos of » Expand the Museum Magnet Schools Herbarium, Greening Australia and the Queensland, is being produced in project both within the existing Brisbane City Council, with the latter partnership with the Environmental schools and into additional schools. contributing $20,000 towards the project. Protection Agency, which contributed » Develop innovative travelling Research, community consultation, $20,000 towards production costs. The exhibition concepts suitable for photographic fieldwork and design was book is a general guide to 37 species community museums and other finalised for the new publication of macropods. smaller venues in regional and Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland. rural areas.
12 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 The Visitor2 Experience
A ‘visit’ to the Queensland Museum can The Queensland Museum is committed to mobile phones (based on reports received be undertaken in a wide variety of ways. continually researching and improving by the iCentre) led to this story being It can incorporate a virtual visit via the the quality of the visitor experience, and featured as one of the Top 100 Science Museum’s website, making a telephone or recognises that the needs of its visitors Stories of 2001 by Discover magazine. fax enquiry to the Museum’s iCentre, and other users are varied and changing. Publicity surrounding the discovery of the reading a Museum publication, watching exotic Red Fire Ants, (Solenopsis invicta) a Museum documentary on television or Goal increased interest in insects generally. A at the cinema, using a loans kit, or To create an experience that takes small display featuring Red Fire Ants was visiting one of the eight campuses of the Queensland Museum visitors on a lifelong produced in cooperation with the Queensland Museum. In all cases the journey of discovery… ‘destination Department of Primary Industries. Museum seeks to create a stimulating understanding'. Combined with the resident colony of bull experience with a learning outcome. ants (Myrmecia), this raised visitor A primary objective of the Queensland Exhibition program development awareness of the dangers and Museum is to provide lifelong learning New or temporary exhibitions were identification of Fire Ants. Other opportunities that meet the needs and presented at each of the major campuses temporary exhibitions were Banned expectations of its broad audience, at all of the Queensland Museum as well as for (prohibited imports to Australia) and stages of their lives. a number of museums and cultural Tobacco Pipes. The Queensland Museum recognises that a facilities operated by Queensland local Two video microscopes and six dissecting wide range of factors determines the authorities and private enterprises, microscopes were purchased by the success or otherwise of a museum ‘visit’. described previously. Project management Queensland Museum Association using They may include the physical experience and exhibition construction services were funds obtained from the Gambling (including the technology and the mode supplied to the developing Workshops Rail Community Benefit Fund. They are used of communication being used) and the Museum on a commercial basis. by the Museum and community groups feelings and social interactions of for workshops and other educational the visitor. Sciencentre activities. One video microscope is housed Research and concept in a robust cabinet and is permanently development commenced to available to iCentre visitors. reposition the Sciencentre as a The regular, term-based Wednesday science museum, incorporating Lunchtime Talks were discontinued in interpretation of elements of September and replaced by programs the Queensland Museum’s organised around major exhibitions. The heritage collection while talks this year were held in conjunction retaining the Sciencentre’s with Outback Lives, Swimming in Focus, interactive appeal. This process Australia’s Lost Kingdoms and Native will accelerate next year with Title Business. As part of the iCentre’s the relocation of the community service, staff presented talks Sciencentre from its current or workshops to at least 40 conservation, premises to Queensland gardening clubs and other community Museum South Bank. groups.
Inquiry Service Lifelong learning The subjects of public inquiries The Sciencentre hosted the inaugural to the highly popular iCentre meeting of Queensland Museum generally followed a similar Education and Learning staff in April. pattern to last year. Again, Sixteen staff participated, sharing insects were the most frequent information about the variety of subjects, followed by reptiles, education initiatives offered across spiders and birds. Together Queensland Museum campuses and these four groups represented drafting a new Education and Learning 64% of all inquiries. Media Policy. This policy will lead to better interest in birds imitating collaboration and coordination of
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 13 Research3 and Scholarship
The authority with which the Queensland Consultancy work for the Queensland Museum communicates on a variety of Fisheries Service on the identification of subjects is based on the Museum’s long- fishes from bycatch of commercial eastern term commitment to high quality king prawn and scallop fisheries between scholarship and research. This provides the 30 and 150 m depth contours yielded credibility to the Queensland Museum’s at least 16 new fish species. Fishes from public programs and differentiates the this depth range are poorly known, and education programs across all Queensland Museum from other organisations that the specimens will greatly enhance the Museum campuses, enabling the strategic provide education-based entertainment. Queensland Museum’s knowledge base development of informal learning and collections. These studies are essential experiences relevant to visitors’ different Goal for managing sustainable fisheries and the life stages. conservation of the species involved and To increase understanding and their habitat. All campuses made special efforts to appreciation of Queensland’s natural and reach the 3 to 8-year-old audience cultural heritage through original The Queensland Museum continued its through the provision of both formal and research, with particular reference to the fundamental role in coral reef research informal learning experiences. State collections. and training with the incorporation of the The Sciencentre’s ScienceSpot proved coral collection data into an international especially popular, with more than 12,400 Strategic focus computer database on corals, and the young children participating in its Preliminary work commenced on the delivery of a training course in coral stimulating learning environment. establishment of strategic priorities that taxonomy and identification for senior will focus the Queensland Museum’s long- Indian zoologists. Coral taxonomy and An understanding of learning in term research into areas that are of biogeography research was undertaken Museum environments relevance and benefit to the people of in Thailand Queensland Museum South Bank and Queensland. This approach will in future Collaboration between the Queensland Sciencentre staff continued research provide an appropriate framework in Museum, the National University of collaboration with Queensland University which to organise the Museum’s Singapore and the Musée Nationale of Technology as joint partners in a three- intellectual resources and further develop d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris produced a year study entitled, ‘Young children's its distinctive strengths. checklist of some 6525 species of world interactive and informal learning in As the State is one of the world’s most Brachyura (crabs), with a review of family museums'. Staff and volunteers at each diverse faunal regions, the understanding concepts and new family and subfamily campus received training in the of Queensland’s biodiversity continued as diagnoses. This work is a major advance evaluation of early childhood learning a major focus for research. The Museum’s in knowledge of international marine programs. Queensland Centre for Biodiversity (QCB) biodiversity and will be an invaluable tool consolidated a decade of taxonomic for Queensland and Australian researchers Outlook for 2002–2003 research with the development of a and ecological managers. » Develop an exhibition master plan catalogue database of sponge species’ In September, staff excavated the first of that establishes exhibition themes and distributions and investigation of many bones of a large 95 million-year- develops a visitor philosophy for each proposed models of tropical Australasian old sauropod dinosaur from near Winton, Queensland Museum campus. marine bioregions. These models use the largest dinosaur found in Australia. surrogate data like sponges to infer » Further develop understanding of Major excavations continued in June broader faunal relationships and to audiences and informal learning 2002, with the support of corporate identify areas of uniqueness. methods. sponsorship, and are expected to continue Study of one of Queensland’s and for at least three years. The discovery of » Further develop a strategic and Australia's most speciose land snail ‘Elliot’ has again positioned the Museum coordinated approach to education families, Camaenidae, provided further at the forefront of Australian programs across all campuses. evidence of its efficacy as a key surrogate palaeontology. »Develop in-house expertise and organism for identification and analysis A high priority was placed on the knowledge of the ways different ages of biodiversity ‘hotspots’. This project has sourcing of external funding, sponsorship learn in a museum environment. produced one of the largest genetic trees and contract research in areas identified of any family of organisms anywhere in as strategic priorities and in which the the world, involving the analysis of more Museum has demonstrated strengths. than 250,000 base pairs of information.
14 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 These included a major multidisciplinary research papers, and an addition to the In collaboration with colleagues from The consultancy for Consolidated Rutile Cultural Heritage Series themed on the University of Queensland and the Limited on North Stradbroke Island to Museum’s Queensland 1901 exhibition. In Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, undertake a pre-mining invertebrate all, 64 original research papers relevant to Queensland Museum staff convened the survey of the Enterprise sand-mining the Museum’s Mission were critically 47th Scientific Meeting and Possum and lease before its development in 2003. reviewed and published. The Memoirs are Glider Symposium of the Australian Curators also assisted Environment exchanged with more than 460 Australian Mammal Society at the South Bank Australia to develop a set of decision and international research institutions, campus in July. Some 140 delegates from tools to identify and assess marine taxa ensuring wide dissemination of the around Australia attended the highly and marine areas of special heritage value Museum’s research outputs. For the first successful conference. to Australia, and to adjudicate on time, abstracts of the Memoirs papers As well as national and international proposals for potential nomination as were digitised and made available on the refereed publications, Queensland Museum special sites or faunas. Queensland Museum Website researchers provided the authoritative Aboriginal Studies staff assisted with the Three staff completed major works based knowledge base for a number of establishment of The Binangar Language in large part on their research activities at exhibitions. Research was completed for Centre at the Cobb & Co. Museum the Museum. Dr John Hooper completed two Queensland Museum exhibitions: In campus. Created as a place for the the manuscript of Systema Porifera. A the Swim — Regulation Liberation Indigenous community to record, display Guide to the Classification of Sponges, to Celebration at South Bank (an Official and celebrate their stories and culture, the be published by Kluwer Academic Plenum 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane centre pays tribute to Indigenous families Publishers, New York. The book, in 2 Celebration Event), and Kwong Sang & in Toowoomba and the surrounding areas volumes and consisting of approximately Co. — a Leading Chinese Firm at the Cobb and highlights the lives of Indigenous 1800 printed pages, is fully illustrated & Co. Museum campus, and major pioneers of the region. with more than 1200 photographs and research and design commenced for the drawings. This project is the culmination new long-term Discover Queensland Research outputs of seven years’ collaborative work exhibition. amongst 45 researchers in 17 different The Queensland Museum is committed to The conceptual framework was developed countries. The book describes and the communication of research results in for a new national touring exhibition on illustrates about 680 living genera and a variety of media and forums appropriate parasitology, Intimate Aliens, covering more than 1000 fossil genera of sponges to the content and to the target audience. eight subtopics: the ubiquity of parasites; and places these taxa in a new, revised Four issues of the Memoirs of the intimacy with humans; intimacy with systematics framework. Queensland Museum were published. domestic and companion animals; their These included the proceedings of the Dr Patricia Mather completed the fourth diversity; their life strategies; our international Humpback Whale and final volume of her taxonomic interactions with them; research into Conference 2000, a compilation of general monographs on the Australian Ascidiacea therapeutics; history of parasitic research (sea squirts), publishing in Australia; and parasites in culture descriptions and illustrations of and folklore. 202 species (116 new) in eight Curatorial leadership was provided to two genera (one new). In addition, smaller Queensland Heritage Trails Mr Peter Davie completed the Network projects, the exhibition A lot on first of two volumes of the her hands — the history of Australian Zoological Catalogue of working women at the Australian Workers’ Australia (CSIRO Publishing) for Heritage Centre in Barcaldine, and the Australian Biological interpretation of the Rockhampton Resources Study, Environment Customs House. Australia. This work has taken eight years to complete and is A small display, Koiki Mabo: As Against the first authoritative the Whole World, was developed to compilation of Australian celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Crustacea since 1880. The first Mabo Decision. Staff also curated the volume covers the commercially community access exhibition, Yung-a important shrimps, prawns, undee Gunggari — Unyan dhagul lobsters and yabbies, and lists Yugambeh — Our Country Our Language, more than 1200 species from a photographic exhibition highlighting Australian Territorial waters. the languages of the Gunggari region of The second volume, on crabs South-west Queensland and the and their allies, will be Yugambeh region of South-east published in the second half Queensland. The exhibition was developed of 2002. by the Yugambeh Museum and the Nalinga Aboriginal Corporation.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 15 These exhibitions were supported by These included the westernmost vine Isisford Shire Council facilitated Sharing Country, a nine-week program of scrubs in the Roma district, many of preparation of an exquisitely preserved Wednesday and Saturday lunchtime talks which were found to be greatly degraded crocodile fossil, which should be complete and documentaries to celebrate Aboriginal from the effects of high levels of by the end of 2002. In addition, staff and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ macropods. A major rediscovery occurred continued to catalogue, sort and integrate connection to land and sea. of the large wingless dung beetle the geology collections from The Canthonosoma mastersi, which has not University of Queensland, comprising Collaboration with the ‘crocodile hunter’ been seen since its original description in more than 5 million specimens of rocks, Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo continued 1871 and had been thought to be extinct. fossils and locality material. Much of this with the development of an exhibit effort was assisted by two federally featuring skeletons of a 5.7 m Reticulated More than 1500 spiders in the collection funded Work for the Dole Programs, each Python and a pig. The construction of this were identified to species and a further with 25 participants. A large fossil display is a major feature on the 2000 to genus level. Consultancies Triassic insect collection has been Queensland Museum website. increased the collection by about 10,000 accessioned into the collection. species-samples. In April the Museum received a major Collection Development Four notable additions were made to the donation of more than 830 traditional The Queensland Museum continued an mammal collection: musical instruments from around the extensive program of acquisition and world, with particular emphasis on development of collections that best »a very significant donation of rare bat African, Asian and Pacific cultures. The represent Queensland’s natural and specimens from the University of Charles and Kati Marson Collection adds cultural heritage, as a basis for public Queensland; significantly to the Museum’s existing understanding and research. »one specimen of the rare rodent collection and will form the basis of Pseudomys novaehollandiae from Marine biology expeditions funded by collaborative ethno-musicological projects Ravensbourne, donated by AstraZeneca R&D Griffith University were between the Queensland Museum and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service carried out at the Ribbon Reefs (outer Queensland Conservatorium Griffith (QPWS); edge of the northern Great Barrier Reef), University. Heron Island, Lizard Island and the Coral »one specimen of the rare dasyurid Sea (Osprey, Bougainville and Holmes marsupial Pseudantechinus mimulus, Promotion of research Reefs), investigating about 650 separate from Selwyn Mine, 140 km south east Efforts continued to highlight the localities. These expeditions obtained of Mount Isa; Queensland Museum’s role as a generator approximately 1300 new samples for the of new knowledge and to obtain pharmaceutical screening program, as » and 14 specimens of the dasyurid recognition for achievements and their well as re-collecting chemically marsupial Antechinus stuartii, from value to the community. interesting sponges that are currently in Girraween National Park, collected by the pre-clinical phase of the drug QPWS. Following a recent discovery protocol, one of which needed taxonomic reappraisal of additional material to proceed to the next the genus, A. stuartii is phase. In addition, 300 insect samples now considered rare in were collected and supplied for Queensland. bioprospecting, continuing the search to The Geosciences program discover bioactivity from nature. received very substantial The entomologists focussed on building sponsorship support from the collections of ants from South-east Land Rover Australia, which Queensland and in particular the Brisbane provided a field vehicle for metropolitan area. This was due to the the year, the ‘Dino-Defender’, increasing use of ants as bioindicators facilitating all subsequent during biodiversity assessments, and the fieldwork through 2001–02. increasing interest in the potential effects Additional support from Final of the imported Red Fire Ant incursion on Trim Magazine, Queensland native ant species. Extensive collections Rail, Boral, Winton Shire of ants from North Stradbroke Island, Council and many others Karrawatha Forest Reserve and the enabled large-scale Doolandella area have been made. excavations of the dinosaur This material will be databased and a ‘Elliot’ to begin in June 2002. standardised reference collection of ant This huge public project has taxa established. been created with large community and individual Standardised long-term insect trapping involvement and bodes well was undertaken at 23 new rainforest and for future tourism ventures in vine scrub sites in Central Queensland. Western Queensland.
16 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Caring for Collections4
Under the Queensland Museum Act, 1970, the Board is responsible for the control Spiders continue to be a and management of the natural and major focus of community cultural heritage collections in its care. In interest, and the Museum undertaking this central role, the contributed to public Queensland Museum acknowledges its understanding through all duty of care and recognises that the issue television networks including of access is directly related to caring for children's programs (Y and the collections. The Museum also Totally Wild), interviews (4BC, recognises its responsibility to provide 4KQ, 4QR, 4QG and support to other museums and to networks), Australian and historical societies to care for the international press (eg. South distributed collections of Queensland. China Morning Post, Sunday Telegraph), the BBC and Goal Discovery Channel On-line, as To account for, preserve, safeguard and Mr Scott Hocknull, Assistant Curator well as the Museum’s web pages. provide access to the collections and (Geosciences Program), was named 2002 The Queensland Museum provides an associated information in the care of the Young Australian of the Year, following Australia-wide identification service for Museum, balancing long-term the November announcement of his spiders involved in spider bites. receipt of a number of Queensland preservation with use and available Achievers awards. As well as an immense The Museum’s Garrett steam traction resources. personal honour, his appointment and engine made a number of excursions duties have raised the profile of the during the year, including a memorable Collection Care mass presentation of steam traction Queensland Museum and, in particular, its Conservation staff provided remedial engines at Jondaryan Wool Shed over palaeontology program, at a large number conservation, stabilisation and treatment nine days in August — an event funded of public lectures, visits and speaking of objects for display, with non-display by the Queensland Heritage Trails engagements throughout 2002. objects receiving lower priority. Network. In 2001, Dr Judith McKay, Senior Curator Treatments undertaken included removing corrosion and stabilising metal (Cultures and Histories Program) was one Outlook for 2002–2003 of three Queenslanders to receive an components of two full length surveyor’s inaugural Queensland-Smithsonian » Develop topics of strategic priority for chains from the Lands, Mapping and Fellowship award. Between February and research, collection development and Surveying Museum, and repairing a Reg May 2002 she travelled overseas to record public products. Grier swimming costume. how Queensland has presented itself to » Establish the Molecular Identities Fireworks specialists provided advice on the rest of the world for more than a Laboratory (MIL). This new initiative the stability and deactivation of a century through exhibits at world will allow Queensland Museum collection of spiral fireworks and a ‘penny expositions. scientists to undertake molecular bunger’ from the Kwong Sang collection. Overall, media interest in the work of the research and provide an expanded The fireworks were deactivated to ensure Museum remained high and many conduit for gaining external research that they were safe for both storage and curators were asked to present features for funding. display. Two spiral fireworks were prepared for display at the Cobb & Co. radio, television and print. In addition, » Promote and increase current and Museum. staff presented courses and lectures at a new partnerships and collaborations number of Queensland universities as well with key institutions in research and More than 100 pieces of fragmented as workshops for the public. information on the Queensland fauna. textile material recovered from Brisbane’s Victoria Park archaeological project were » Increase the value and scope of the unravelled, relaxed and dried. The collections through the selective treatment revealed that a number of acquisition of collection items related pieces go to making up a single garment to the research topics. which appears to be a coat made from » Maintain a standard system for ‘tweed-like’ fabric. This is an interesting assessing the significance of project because the site is pre 1890s and collections.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 17 the recovered garment represents an The Kowanyama Council of Elders The increasing numbers of visits by example of history that is often lost to requested that the Museum de-accession Indigenous peoples has strengthened the later generations because it was four secret sacred objects and these were ties between the community and cultural considered to be ‘rubbish’. collected by two Elders in February 2002. objects held in the Queensland Museum. A slide show of historical photographs This has facilitated the exchange of Other Conservation projects included the from Kowanyama was shown in their information between staff and community packing and preparation of Aboriginal honour. and in turn has brought about an increase and Torres Strait Islander objects for in knowledge about the Museum’s repatriation and the construction of Three secret sacred objects were returned Indigenous collections and the physical supports for bark paintings. to the Normanton Community, as communities and country to which A team of honorary staff completed the requested by the Gkuthaarn Aboriginal they belong. restoration of the Marshall steamroller. Corporation; one secret sacred object was returned to the Girrigun Elders and More than 160 samples of Reference Group for the Djiru people of Outlook for 2002-2003 microhymenoptera and flies stored in Dunk Island; and 31 sets of ancestral » Complete design, alterations and alcohol were critically point dried to remains, one burial object and seven refurbishment of the Hendra off-site stabilise the specimens. secret sacred objects were returned to storage facility, and commence communities in the Cairns area. transfer of selected collections and Collection storage staff to this facility without Requests for the repatriation of ancestral Millennium Arts Program funding enabled compromising safe storage or remains, burial goods, and secret sacred the purchase of a major off-site storage accessibility, including maintaining objects to communities in Laura, Coen, facility in Brisbane. Once design, curatorial standards applied to these Bowen, Mapoon, Rockhampton and Cairns alternations and refurbishment are collections. were finalised. completed, the facility will ensure that a » Increase the value and scope of significant proportion of the Museum’s Staff consulted with Councils of Elders collections through the selective collections can be consolidated in the and Community Councils on Mer Island acquisition of collections and one location. and Yorke Island in the Torres Strait as collection items in areas of strategic part of the Repatriation of Indigenous The Queensland Museum continued its priority throughout the State and Cultural Property program. Forty-seven ongoing program of facilitating access to adjacent territories. ancestral remains and 38 secret sacred the collections for research and study, items were returned to Mer Island » Manage the Indigenous collections with a large number of national and community ownership and 10 ancestral with sensitivity and respect and international researchers either visiting remains were returned to Yorke Island increase accessibility. Museum facilities or borrowing materials. community ownership. Both communities » Continue the Return of Indigenous requested that the Queensland Museum Repatriation Cultural Property project. continue to house their ancestral remains The return of ancestral remains, burial and secret sacred items on their behalf » Build the capacity for on-line access goods and secret sacred objects was a until such time as they can be transferred to the collections. high priority for the Museum. Progress to their home island. was monitored by the Queensland Museum Aboriginal and Torres Strait As requested by the Wulgurukaba Islander Consultative Committee. Aboriginal Corporation and the Traditional Owners of Nellie Bay, Discussions and consultations with Magnetic Island, the Queensland Museum community representatives were held in a agreed to temporarily house ancestral number of areas throughout Queensland remains unearthed at Nellie Bay in July including: Mapoon, Aurukun, Cairns, at the Museum of Tropical Queensland Yarrabah, Kuranda, Laura, Cooktown, campus. Wujal Wujal, Mossman, Kowanyama, Pormpuraaw, Injinoo, Mount Morgan, Cardwell, Innisfail, Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Springsure, Emerald, Dalby, St George, Boggabilla and Toowoomba.
18 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Information Management and Information 5 Technology
The Queensland Museum’s position in the Information systems Network and infrastructure knowledge industries depends on its Planning commenced on the development Possibilities for links between campuses ability to maintain and provide access to of Working Knowledge — an information were examined during the year, and a the vast storehouse of information in the management system and associated microwave link from South Bank to the various Museum databases and protocols that will optimise the capture Sciencentre was established. Options were collections. The Queensland Museum will and delivery of knowledge products to evaluated for a high speed link between be a communicator of authoritative targeted audiences. Planning also South Bank, the Workshops Rail Museum knowledge to local, national and global commenced on the performance standards and Cobb & Co. Museum. A new network audiences through the innovative use of and criteria required for the selection of a was set up at the Cobb & Co. campus to new technology in the presentation of its collection management system that will deliver file, print and internet access programs and the management of its integrate existing databases and create a services to staff. collections and knowledge bases. common interface with the collection, Cabling infrastructure at all campuses is knowledge and image management now generally modern, flexible and Goal systems. scalable. However, with the exception of To enhance the Queensland Museum’s Significant effort was directed towards the the Museum of Tropical Queensland, capabilities and regional service delivery implementation of the Queensland cabling infrastructure has been added to through the creation of a digital Government Information Standards as an existing building and capabilities are technology environment that will required under the Financial Management limited for providing high-speed facilitate rapid access to the Museum’s Standard 1997. While the Government networking to display areas. knowledge and collection data bases and information standards present particular position the Queensland Museum as an challenges for smaller agencies to authoritative information provider to a Web site development implement, they also present opportunities global audience. Planning commenced for the development to participate in increasingly inter- of a corporate Queensland Museum operable Government information homepage providing access to each of the IT planning systems. existing campus websites, as well as The Queensland Museum Information and strategies for integrating these sites into Technology Strategic Plan was developed The Research Library undertook the Museum Explorer site. as part of the corporate strategic planning cataloguing of Library collections in all process to provide direction to the campuses and in the iCentre to create management of the Museum’s information records in a Queensland Museum-wide Multimedia and associated technology systems. The library catalogue that was also available The Museum investigated multimedia and plan encompasses all aspects of on the Museum Website. show control systems in use in other information management and delivery to Ten thousand records from the Social Australian museums as display state, national and global audiences, and History database were reviewed and techniques. Extensive multimedia will be outlines strategies for the development of uploaded onto the Australian Museums incorporated in exhibitions under a network to support the Museum’s On line database in July, together with the development for the Workshops Rail present and future information and entire numismatics register. Museum. technology needs. Outlook for 2002-2003 The Queensland Museum IT Strategic Committee met monthly to provide input » Contribute to the development of the into ongoing planning and Queensland Museum website by implementation of the Strategic Plan. continuing to manage the metadata according to Queensland Government Information Standards.
» Enhance the Library's presence on the Queensland Museum website for researchers.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 19 Marketing6
Through effective brand management, Brand management The partnership established with Steve advertising and public relations, the Irwin’s Australia Zoo linked their website The Museum-wide branding campaign Queensland Museum will be positioned as (1.5 million hits per week) to the ‘You’ll be Surprised What’s Inside’ was a provider of unique educational Queensland Museum website. This link introduced to the larger campuses with experiences that entertain and inform. became the second greatest source of varying success. South Bank and Cobb & Market research and audience evaluation referrals after Google, a major Co. Museum positioned their promotional will ensure that Queensland Museum search engine. strategies with the brand. products and services meet the needs and wants of its visitors. Understanding the audience Outlook for 2002–2003: » Continuing strategic marketing The establishment and nurturing of Front and rear-end evaluation was support for all Queensland Museum strategic partnerships will continue to be undertaken for all temporary exhibitions campuses. at the heart of the Queensland Museum’s at the South Bank campus, with other marketing strategies to increase public campuses undertaking more limited » Development of a fresh and awareness and reinforce the values of evaluation as resources permitted. distinctive branding campaign. the Museum. Promotional activities Goal In addition to the extensive local and To position the Queensland Museum as a regional coverage of activities conducted provider of enjoyable, stimulating in the campuses, the Queensland Museum educational experiences and as the achieved significant national media Queensland Government authority on coverage for both the ‘Elliot’ Dinosaur Dig cultural and natural heritage. and the announcement of the 2002 Young Australian of the Year. Strategic approach Marketing Manager positions were established at each major campus to provide leadership and direction to marketing activities and community relationship building in each location. A two-day workshop of marketing managers was held in April.
The Queensland Museum Corporate Marketing Strategy developed the previous year was implemented. A Marketing Reference Group was established with Board, campus and management representation, together with representatives from key government and corporate entities. This provided a more coordinated and strategic approach to marketing activities across all campuses, as well as providing support for specific campus-based activities.
The Strategic Marketing Manager transferred to the Workshops Rail Museum late in the year to design, develop and implement a strategic marketing plan for the opening and on-going operation of this new museum. This corporate function will continue to be provided from the regional campus.
20 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Management7
The commitment of Government, Board Integrated Network Model Secretary to the Board and through and staff to the achievement of a review of the existing system of reporting For many, the Queensland Museum has common vision is critical to the long-term on the basis of performance indicators. been identified as the South Bank campus performance of the Queensland Museum. Reporting will continue to be reviewed to in Brisbane. However, Queensland Leadership at all levels is required for this ensure that the Board has timely access to Museum should be seen as the strategic to occur. The empowerment of staff, their key indicators of the Queensland web that sustains and unites all elements financial accountability, and motivation Museum’s strategic and operational of the Queensland Museum network. To to excel in their appointed field are key performance. achieve this, Queensland Museum priorities for Museum management. corporate and the South Bank campus were conceptually and organisationally Equal opportunity in public Goal separated late in the year under review. employment To create an empowering management The EEO Committee continued to meet as The Queensland Museum is responsible environment in which the long-term required. The Queensland Museum Annual for strategic coordination for a number of direction of the Queensland Museum is Report 2001-2002 and plan for 2001-2002 functions and responsibilities that are clearly communicated and appropriate has been lodged in terms of the Equal statewide. Such activities include research, resources are allocated to achieve the Opportunity in Public Employment Act, collection management, information identified strategic priorities. 1992 and an EEO Management Plan for management, information technology, the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 exhibition and publication development, was implemented. Strategic direction policy development, corporate public During the previous year an extensive relations, strategic marketing and business program of strategic conversations and development. The primary role of the Freedom of Information workshops lead to the collaborative campuses is that of service delivery and During 2001-2002 the Queensland development of a new vision and strategic community/audience engagement. Museum received one request for direction for the Queensland Museum. In documents under the Freedom of Work commenced to position the setting this future direction, seven Information Act 1992. Following Queensland Museum as a quality brand strategic priorities were identified: approval, the applicant chose not to denoting excellence and authority, and to pursue the request. 1. Rejuvenating Queensland Museum differentiate the Queensland Museum South Bank as the flagship venue and network from other cultural tourism A third party to a request received during the gateway to discover Queensland. offerings. Over time, Queensland Museum 2000-2001 sought external review by the corporate will evolve from that of a Information Commissioner of the 2. Delivering statewide museum services largely Brisbane-centric organisation to Museum’s decision to release requested through a regional network of one that is broadly based throughout documents. The Information museums and the coordination of a the State. Commissioner conducted the review range of unique regional services. during the current year and determined 3. Making a significant contribution to Management environment that the documents should be released to reconciliation in the State. the applicant. As a public institution the Museum is 4. Establishing a Queensland Museum bound by the Public Sector Ethics Act, Foundation to provide productive 1994 to abide by certain key dimensions Whistleblowers Protection Act links with the corporate sector in of the public interest. The Code of Conduct 1994 relation to funding and the of the Queensland Museum was developed No disclosures were received under this development of strategic partnerships. during the year to not only encapsulate legislation during the period 1 July 2001 good practice, but also reflect Queensland to 30 June 2002. 5. Addressing critical collection storage Museum’s values in concrete, practical and collection management issues. terms. The Code applies to all Museum Outlook for 2002–2003 staff as public officials, whether paid or 6. Communicating in the digital world » Operational Plans that seek to achieve voluntary and whether permanent, through the implementation of an the goals outlined in the Queensland temporary or casual, and is available on imaginative information and Museum’s Strategic Plan will be the Museum’s intranet. technology strategy. developed for all programs and 7. Identifying areas of low priority and campuses. Governance deciding what not to do. » Implement a Performance Planning Management of Queensland Museum and Review system for all staff. Board business was improved during the year through the appointment of a
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 21 Resources8
The Queensland Museum’s current and Core business will be delivered by two future operations are critically dependent major vehicles — the campuses of the on the availability and allocation of Queensland Museum and a coordinated resources. The challenges in this area range of regional services (Regional include sustained effort to increase the Services Division). absolute quantity of resources available A business management and growth while achieving optimum allocation to area will incorporate the Business minimise waste, maximise efficiency and Services Division and the Queensland provide the best fit with prioritised Museum Foundation. objectives. The new structure will take effect from Goal 1 July 2002. To increase and optimise the resources available to the Queensland Museum. Review of financial situation A significant analysis of the issues Organisational Restructure impacting on the Museum’s financial The existing organisational structure at situation was undertaken during the year the start of the year was more a reflection to better understand the cumulative of the Museum’s past than an effective impact of funding/expenditure trends, means of implementing the new strategic the Museum’s capacity to increase its vision. The achievement of the Museum’s own sourced revenue, and the base vision required the alignment of strategy funding provided to the Queensland and organisational structure. Accordingly, Museum campuses. the Board approved a review of the Comparing 1992–93 as a base year to organisational structure of the Queensland 2000–01 revealed that: Museum based around seven major » Board reserves had reduced from $2.9 » Although the Queensland Museum functions; million in 1996–97 to $0.7 million in network expanded significantly 2000–01 to meet operating expenses » venue management; during the period, recurrent funding and capital expenditure associated had increased at less than » marketing, public relations and with the Museum of Tropical 3% per annum. sponsorship; Queensland Stage 2 development and operating losses at the Museum of » business, commercial development » None of the campuses had received North Western Queensland. and governance; appropriate base funding when they were established. » Own sourced revenue had increased » research and collection; »Employee expenses had increased as a by more than 150% since 1992–93, » information management and result of Enterprise Bargaining but at an insufficient rate to meet the information technology; Agreements, increases in increasing employee and operating superannuation guarantees, automatic expenses. » product development; pay-point increases, promotions, Submissions were made to the Cabinet » regional services. increases in payroll tax, and in Budget Review Committee in November response to the expanded Queensland Following extensive staff, Board and 2001 and January 2002 seeking increases Museum network and services. These management inputs, a new structure was to the Queensland Museum’s recurrent expenses were out of proportion to developed based on a model funding. On both occasions the both revenue growth and expenditure acknowledging that the Queensland Queensland Museum was instructed to on goods and services. Museum is in the knowledge business. implement strategies to achieve a » Employee expenses had been funded balanced operating position in 2001–02 Core business is expressed as knowledge by constraining expenditure on goods and out years. generation (Research Division), knowledge and services, which had only management (Information and Collection increased by 2% since 1992-93. Management Division) and knowledge dissemination (Exhibitions and Publications Division).
22 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 To achieve this a seven-point business Queensland Museum Foundation strategy was proposed and subsequently The Board and the Minister approved the approved by the Minister for the Arts establishment of the Queensland Museum in April: Foundation late in the year under review. 1. Sale of the Museum’s property at The purpose of the Foundation is to Coomera, with Treasury approval for increase sponsorship by attracting and the Queensland Museum to retain the managing donations, gifts and bequests, full proceeds of the sale. These and building mutually beneficial proceeds will provide the capital for partnerships with major Queensland exhibition redevelopment at institutions. Queensland Museum South Bank and Funding from Board Trust funds has been the integration of existing collection dedicated for the first two years of databases into a single generic operation of the Foundation, and an system. experienced fund-raiser was appointed to 2. Reduction in permanent staff through the position of Foundation Director. the provision of 15 voluntary early An interim Steering Committee was retirements, with the employee cost established to provide direct input from savings to be directed to operational the Board to the implementation of this expenditure. initiative
3. Transfer of Sciencentre programs to Outlook for 2002–2003 the Queensland Museum South Bank campus, resulting in a new » Sale of the Museum’s Coomera Sciencentre and the saving of property to provide capital funding to $0.6 million per annum in rent and initiate the new directions and associated expenditure. strategic priorities.
4. Establishment of an Aboriginal and »Establish high profile pilot projects. Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre » Establish ‘profit centre’ management at the South Bank campus, to further accounting procedures, where contribute to reconciliation in appropriate, for individual the State. projects/activities or work units.
5. Increased sponsorship and targeted Improve project management skills and giving through the establishment of capacity within staff through training. the Queensland Museum Foundation.
6. Implementation of the relevant recommendations of the 2001 Operational Review of the Museum of Tropical Queensland.
7. Arts Queensland providing an additional $0.6 million in recurrent funding through the redistribution of internal allocations.
These strategies will redress the Museum’s previously deteriorating financial situation and provide a platform for the Queensland Museum change management process. The implementation of the new organisational structure on 1 July 2002 is an integral part of this ongoing process.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 23 24 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Appendices Appendices
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 25 Functions and Powers of the Board
Appendix I
Queensland Museum Act 1970 (e) to perform the functions given to the Members of Board board under another Act; and Sub-Committees 12 Functions of board (f) to perform functions that are Queensland Museum Audit Committee (1) The functions of the board shall be— incidental, complementary or helpful Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Chairman (a) the control and management of the to, or likely to enhance the effective museum and of all natural history, and efficient performance of, the Ms A. Jones, BDesSt Member functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) historical and technological Mr A. Dougherty (QAO) Observer collections, and other chattels and to (e); and Dr I. Galloway, property contained therein; and (g) to perform functions of the type to BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Observer (b) the maintenance and administration which paragraph (f) applies and which of the museum in such manner as are given to the board in writing by Mr G. Innes, BCom Observer the Minister. will effectively minister to the needs Mr W. Leaver (CAA) Observer and demands of the community in (2) In performing the function Mr M. Wakefield Observer any or all branches of the natural mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the sciences, applied sciences, technology board is to have regard to the and history, associated with the desirability of providing for the Queensland Museum Aboriginal & Torres development of the museum as a storage of items and the promotion Strait Islander Consultative Committee museum of general science and to of research relating to Queensland. this end shall undertake— Dr R. Anderson OAM Chairman (3) Before giving a function for (ATSIAB Chairman, representing Brisbane (i) the storage of suitable items subsection (1)(g), the Minister must Elders Committee, Quandamooka Land pertaining to the study of consult with the board about Council, Quandamooka Elders) natural sciences, applied the function. sciences, technology and Mrs P. O’Connor, BA Secretary (representing Yugambeh Museum, history, and exhibits and other 14 General powers personal property; and Beenleigh) (1) For performing its functions, the (ii) the promotion of scientific board has all the powers of an Mr M. Williams, MPhil (Qual) Member and historical research; and individual and may for example— (ATSI Studies Unit, Qld University)
(iii) the provision of educational (a) enter into arrangements, agreements, Mrs J. Richardson Member facilities through the display of contracts and deeds; and (representing TSI) selected items, lectures, films, Ms I. Ryder Member broadcasts, telecasts, (b) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and (representing Nalingu publications and other means; Aboriginal Corporation) and (c) engage consultants; and Mr R. Sandy Member (iv) the operation of workshops (d) appoint agents and attorneys; and for the maintenance and repair Ms C. Wall Observer of exhibits and other things; (e) charge, and fix terms, for goods, (Arts Queensland) and services, facilities and information supplied by it; and Ms Patricia Thompson Observer (v) any other action which in (ATSIC Commissioner) the opinion of the board is (f) do anything else necessary or Mr I. Delaney Observer necessary or desirable; and desirable to be done in performing its functions. (ATSIC Councillor) (c) the control and management of all Mr T. Robinson Observer lands and premises vested in or (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the (representing QIWG) placed under the control of the board; board has the powers given to it and under this or another Act. Mrs N. Withnall, BA, LLB ex-officio Member (d) the management, operation and (3) The board may exercise its powers control of the aerodrome constructed inside and outside Queensland, Dr I. Galloway, or to be constructed at the including outside Australia. BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt ex-officio Queensland Museum branch, (4) In this section—“power” includes Member Coomera; and legal capacity.
26 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Queensland Museum Foundation Museum of North Western Queensland, Queensland Sciencentre, Brisbane Steering Committee Mount Isa Professor D. Nicklin, Dr I. Galloway, Mr S. Wollaston Chairman BScApp, BEcon, PhD, AO Chairman BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Chairman Dr P. Jell, BSc, PhD Vice-Chairman Dr I. Galloway, Lady Edwards, AM Member BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chairman Ms K. Campbell Member Mr H. Greenway, FCA, ACIS Member Mr R. Bryan, BSc(Hons) Member Mrs F. Donovan Member Dr C. Mittelheuser, AM, Mr I. Hiley, BCom, AAUQ, FCA Member Mr L. Henderson Member BSc(Hons), PhD, HonDPhil Member Professor A. Lister, Mrs S. McGrady Member Mrs J. Wilson Secretary /Director MA, DipCompSci, CEng, FACS Member Mrs A. Miller Member Professor I. Lowe, Members of Campus BSc, DPhil, AO Member Management Advisory Committees Museum of Tropical Queensland, Dr B. Piscitelli, MEd, PhD Member Townsville Dr D. Robinson, Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba Mr K. Brazier, LS FIS Acting Chairman BSc(Hons), PhD Member Mr W. O’Brien, OBE Chairman (to December 2001) Mr T. Sherman, BE Member Dr I. Galloway, Dr I. Galloway, Sir Bruce Watson, BE(Elec), BSc (Hons), PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chairman BSc(Hons), PhD, MAgSt Vice-Chairman BCom, HonDEng. Member Ms M. Andersen Member Mr J. Lyons, BEc, FCPA, Dr G. Potter, MSc (Hons), FTIA, FAICD, AFAIM, ACA Member Mr A. Cardell, LLB Member PhD, GradDipEd Secretary/Director (until 27 Nov 2001) Professor B. Moulden, Mr P. Parkinson, DipT, BA(Hons), PhD Member Ms A. Cardell, BA, MA Member BEdSt, MEnvEd, JP(Qual) Observer (from 26 Feb 2002) Emeritus Professor H. Choat, BSc(Hons), PhD Member Mr G. Healy Member WoodWorks: The Forestry and Timber Museum, Gympie Ms J. Malmstrom Member Mr N. Gertz Member (from 31 Aug 2001) Ms G. Mackay, Mr T. Willett, DipFor, BSc(For) Chairman Dr D. Robinson, BA(Hons), PSM, FACEA Member BSc(Hons), PhD Member Mr A. Linning Member Dr D. Robinson, BSc(Hons), PhD Vice-Chairman Mr T. Schwenke, JP Qual, MEd, Mr M. Stoneman Member BEd, DipT, ADEng, OMIE Aust Member Cr M. Venardos Member Dr C. Wallace, Mr I. Waples, BSc(Hons), PhD Secretary/Director Mrs D. Horne Member MIE (Aust), CPEng, LGE Member Dr P. Arnold Mr G. Smith Secretary/Manager Mrs D. Tranter, OAM, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD Observer BA, MLitSt, CT(Sec), GradDipCEd Secretary/Director
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 27 Annual Performance Indicators
Appendix II
2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 A. Access 1. USE OF SERVICES
(a) Queensland Museum South Bank
Gallery visitors 353,489 314,858 312,499
Group visitors (schools) 40,834 38,661 43,424
Venue Total 394,323 353,519 355,923
(b) Queensland Sciencentre
Gallery visitors 96,485 111,830 96,623
Group visitors (schools) 36,881 33,510 39,637
Venue Total 133,366 145,340 136,260
(c) Museum of Tropical Queensland
Gallery visitors 49,391 66,553 13,868
Group visitors (schools) 5,388 6,289 998
Venue Total 54,779 72,842 14,866
(d) Cobb & Co.
Gallery visitors 22,896 13,864 14,186
Group visitors (schools) 5,210 4,622 4,078
Venue Total 28,106 18,486 18,264
(e) Woodworks
Gallery visitors 4,095 4,798 4,840
Group visitors (schools) 1,820 1,699 2,123
Venue Total 5,915 6,497 6,963
(f) Lands, Mapping and Surveying
Gallery visitors (est) 1,020 840 2,950
Group visitors (schools) 100 100 50
Venue Total 1,120 940 3,000
(h) Museum of North Western Queensland
Visitors (up to March 2002) 7,868 12,290 20,838
Total Gallery Visitors 625,477 609,914 556,114
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2. USE OF ALL SERVICES a) All Venues
(Including travelling display visitors, public enquiries, professional enquiries, loans audience, web site page views, mail and e-mail enquiries, Educational Outreach audience)
Total Units of Service 2,896,469 2,579,552 1,831,079
3. EXPENDITURE PER UNIT OF SERVICE
(a) All Venues
Per unit of service costs relating to:
Government Grant $3.80 $4.20 $5.61
Total Expenditure $5.48 $6.05 $8.08
4. NUMBER OF NEW LOANS MADE
(a) All Venues
Scientific Users 12,227 23,777 20,676
Educational Users 9,731 5,534 7,143
Library Users 1,286 1,624 2,243
Total New Loans 23,244 30,935 30,062
5. VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT - ALL VENUES
Number of volunteer person days 7,480 7,573 6,181
Honorary staff appointed as:
Hon. Associates 12 13 13
Hon. Research Fellows 27 28 26
Hon. Consultants 21 19 22
Hon. Docents 240 228 231
Hon. Administrative Assistants 2 11 1
Hon. Technical Assistants 289 277 269
Hon. Medical Officer 0 1 1
Hon. Dive Master 0 1 1
Total Honorary Staff 591 578 564
6. PUBLIC GROUP USAGE - ALL VENUES
Learned societies 358 167 284
Community education 575 289 350
Business 407 62 296
Other 256 35 14
Total 1,596 553 944
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B. Visitor care VISITOR SATISFACTION - ALL VENUES
% planning revisit 89 91 90
Frequency of visits (%):
first visit 56 56 57
one previous 19 18 18
two previous 13 13 13
> two previous 12 13 12
Visit duration > 2 hours 48 46 47
C. Display
DISPLAY PROJECTS COMPLETED - ALL VENUES
Permanent displays opened (sq metres) 487 347 1,700
Number of temporary displays 31 23 17
Temporary displays (sq metres) 8,167 3,877 3,002
D. Financial Management 1. INCOME GENERATION - ALL VENUES $ (%) $ (%) $ (%)
Entrance fees 1,167,000 (+5.7%) 1,104,000 (+30.65) 845,000 (-0.01)
Interest 203,000 (+13.4%) 179,000 (-31.9) 263,000 (+23.0)
Shop merchandising receipts 689,000 (+01.3) 680,000 (+9.5) 621,000 (-41.4)
Research grants 450,000 (+0.4%) 448,000 (+57.7) 284,000 (-25.1)
Cash donations/Sponsorships* 383,000 (-28.8%) 538,000 (-6.9) 578,000 (+9.32)
Consultancy 640,000 (-1.1%) 647,000 (+15.9) 558,000 (+75.7)
Café operating** 84,000 (+180%) 30,000 (-22.4) 39,000 (+34.1)
Temporary exhibitions 434,000 (+193%) 148,000 (-34.2) 225,000 (-79.0)
Other*** 1,547,000 (-10.5%) 2,482,000 (+108.9) 1,188,000 (+47.7)
Total 5,557,000 (-11.2) 6,256,000 (+36.0) 4,601,000 (-12.4)
Notes: *Cash figure; **Cobbs Coffee Shop opened October 2001; ***Includes $1,719,000 grant from QHTN for construction of Cobb & Co extensions in 2000-01.
2. SHOP INCOME $ $ $
Queensland Museum South Bank 394,050 352,190 379,827
Queensland Sciencentre 115,762 103,908 105,701
Museum of Tropical Queensland 108,378 144,501 18,915
Cobb and Co. 30,863 25,254 35,033
WoodWorks 17,271 14,427 15,666
North Western Queensland 22,772 39,518 65,753
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3. SHOP INCOME PER VISITOR $ $ $
Queensland Museum South Bank 1.00 1.00 1.07
Queensland Sciencentre 0.87 0.71 0.78
Museum of Tropical Queensland 1.98 1.98 1.27
Cobb and Co. 1.10 1.37 1.92
WoodWorks 2.92 2.22 2.25
North Western Queensland 2.89 3.22 3.16
4. SELF-GENERATED INCOME
% of non-capital grant 41.8 39.7 37.6
5. RELATIVE EXPENDITURE ON SALARIES
Salary as % of non-capital grant 81.8 85.0 84.7
Salary as % of total expenditure 54.3 57.1 50.8
E. Collections Management Increase in value of collections $3,090,375 $9,955,000 $9,496,000
Purchase cost of new collections $0 $42,304 $32,333
Number of items conserved 2,228 1,698 3,553
Number of items audited 117,428 251,749 72,039
Number of items accessioned 57,005 45,251 61,739
F. Scholarship 1. RESEARCH PROJECTS
Number of research publications 124 137 133
Pages of Memoirs produced 1,055 790 920
Number of published acknowledgments 151 133 164
Number of learned staff presentations 207 224 179
Localities investigated 353 458 394
Research programs commenced 38 42 53
Research programs completed 49 24 57
Species or items yielding new information 43,765 28,781 24,670
2. SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS MOVEMENT
Memoirs volumes exchanged 1,000 1,404 1,401
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G. Human Resources 1. PERMANENT : TEMPORARY STAFF (ALL VENUES) AND % OF TOTAL PAID STAFF IN:
Directorate 2:0 (0.1%) 2:0 (1%) 2:0 (1%)
Biodiversity Program 27:17 (17%) 32:18 (18%) 37:11 (17%)
Cultures & Histories Program 10:11 (8%) 19:6 (9%) 22:9 (16%)
Museum Services 46:40 (32%) 46:38 (31%) 48:33 (25%)
Admin and Support 6:0 (2%) 7:0 (3%) 6:0 (2%)
Campuses 30:37 (25%) 27:40 (25%) 27:37 (23%)
Marketing 21:19 (15%) 12.24 (13%) 14:31 (16%)
Museum Foundation 0:1 (0.03%)
Total 142:125 145:126 156:121
2. HONORARY STAFF - ALL VENUES
Number of paid staff : honorary staff 267:591 271:578 277:564
% paid staff : honorary staff 31:69 32:68 33:67
3. PERMANENT STAFF TURNOVER
Biodiversity Program 5 2 3
Cultures & Histories Program 6 2 5
Museum Services 5 7 4
Admin and Support 1 0 0
Campuses 1 2 2
Marketing 5 3 5
4. ABSENTEEISM
Sick leave occasions 551 454 529
Hours of sick leave 8,250 6,353 6,661
Hours of workers compensation 145 153 950
5. TRAINING
% of gross salary expenditure 0.4 0.4 0.45
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H. Building Maintenance COSTS- BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND RUNNING COSTS $ $ $
Queensland Museum South Bank 1,690,428 1,635,312 1,508,670
Queensland Sciencentre 637,772 612,235 621,635
Museum of Tropical Queensland 533,566 507,029 290,638
Cobb and Co. 61,753 39,033 30,873
Coomera 15,600 24,391 19,112
North Western Queensland 15,373 15,807 25,366
75 Grey Street* 117,384 157,423 151,454
West End Store 168,902 167,595 173,956
*Note: Part premises sub-leased 2001-02.
I. DECENTRALISATION - ALL VENUES
Number of travelling displays 2 3 3
Venues serviced regionally 51 7 4
Days of field work 1,308 827 1,829
J. Building Management WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Number of accidents - (Staff / Public):
Queensland Museum South Bank 17/15 6/3 14/5
Queensland Sciencentre 1/23 2/14 4/18
Museum of Tropical Queensland 0/0 2/0 0/3
Cobb & Co. 0/0 1/0 0/0
K. Administrative Functions – All venues DELAYS IN RESPONDING
Ministerial/departmental letters unanswered after 2 weeks 1% 1% 2%
Accounts unpaid after 4 weeks 3.0% 3.5% 3.8%
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 33 Publications
Appendix III
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Facultative freshwater cetaceans of Macropodinium (Ciliophora: Litostomatea) Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Asia: their ecology and conservation. from Australian wallabies and 48(1): 85-91. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology pademelons. The Journal of Eukaryotic Supplement 10. Microbiology 48: 542–555. COVACEVICH, J. 2001. Minefield of emotion. Letter to the Editor. Wildlife BIRTLES, R.A. & ARNOLD, P.W. 2002. CAMERON, S.L., O’DONOGHUE, P.J. & Australia Magazine. 38(2): 33. Dwarf minke whales in the Great ADLARD, R.D. 2002. Macropodinium: Barrier Reef. Current state of knowledge Endosymbiotic ciliates from Australian COVACEVICH, J.A., COUPER, P.J. & May 2002. (CRC Reef Research Centre, macropodid marsupials. Memoirs of the AMEY, A.P. 2002. `Snakes' website James Cook University: Townsville). Queensland Museum 48: 49-69. http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/s nakes/ (Queensland Museum: Brisbane). BIRTLES, R.A., VALENTINE, P., CAMPBELL, J. 1901: the first year of CURNOCK, M., ARNOLD, P. & Queensland’s Itinerant Teaching Service. CZECHURA, G.V. 2001. Safe at home. DUNSTAN, A. 2002. Incorporating Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Living Planet 5: 20-31. visitor experiences into ecologically Cultural Heritage Series 2(2): 237-50. CZECHURA, G.V. 2001. Scratchings and sustainable dwarf minke whale tourism CHEN, C.A., WALLACE, C.C. & Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 38(3): 30. in the northern Great Barrier Reef. CRC WOLSTENHOLME, J. 2002. Analysis of Reef Research Centre Technical Report CZECHURA, G.V. 2001. Scratchings and mitochondrial 12S RNA gene supports the 42, James Cook University. Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 38(4): 30. two-clade hypothesis of evolutionary BRUCE, A.J. 2001. Leander manning sp. history of scleractinian corals. Molecular CZECHURA, G.V. 2002. Scratchings and nov., a new palaemonine shrimp from Phylogenetics and Evolution.23: 137-149. Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 39(1): 16. Western Australia (Crustacea, Decapoda, CZECHURA, G.V. 2002. Scratchings and Palaemonidae), with a review of the Rustlings. Wildlife Australia 39(2): 30-31. Indo-West Pacific species of the genus Leander Desmarest, 1849. Records of the Western Australian Museum 21: 71-81.
34 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 DAMBORENEA, M.C. & CANNON, L.R.G. HOCKNULL, S.A. 2002. Comparative JOHNSON, J.W. 2001. Review of Draft 2001. The mosaic of the epidermal maxillary and dentary morphology of the Lungfish Scientific Report 4 July 2001. 16 syncytia in Didymorchis sp. Australian dragons (Agamidae: pp. In, Brooks, S.G. & Kind, P.K., Ecology (Didymorchidae, Temnocephalida) from Squamata): A framework for fossil and demographics of lungfish South America. Belgian Journal of identification. Memoirs of the Queensland (Neoceratodus forsteri) and general fish Zoology131 (suppl.): 167-171. Museum 48(1): 125-145. communities in the Burnett River, Queensland with reference to the impacts DAMBORENEA, M. C. & CANNON, L.R.G. HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. Snapshot of the of Walla Weir and future water 2001. On Neotropical temnocephalans. Australian marine faunal collections, and infrastructure development. (Queensland Journal of Natural History 35(8): the national tropical biodiversity research Department of Primary Industries). 1103-1118. effort. In, The Census of Marine Life in South East Asia. (Intergovernmental JUST, J. 2001. Bathyal Joeropsididae DALL, W. 2001. Australian species of Oceanographic Commission Workshop (Isopoda: Asellota) from South-eastern Aristeidae and Benthesicymidae Report (UNESCO): Paris). Australia, with description of two new (Penaeoidea: Decapoda). Memoirs of the genera. Memoirs of Museum Victoria Queensland Museum 46(2): 409-441. HOOPER, J.N.A. & KENNEDY, R.A. 2002. 58(2): 297-333 Small-scale patterns of biodiversity in DAVIE, P.J.F. 2002. Crustacea: sponges (Porifera), from the Sunshine JUST, J. 2001. Platyprotus phyllosoma, Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Coast, southeast Queensland. Invertebrate gen. nov., sp. nov., from Enderby Land, Eucarida (Part 1). In, Wells, A. & Houston, Systematics 16: 1-17. Antarctica, an unusual Munnopsidid W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of without natatory pereopods (Crustacea: Australia. Vol. 19.3A. HOOPER, J.N.A., KENNEDY, J.A. & Isopoda: Asellota). Memoirs of Museum (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne). QUINN, R.J. 2002. Biodiversity ‘hotspots’, Victoria 58(2): 335-345 patterns of richness and endemism, and DAVIES, V.E. & LAMBKIN, C. 2001. A taxonomic affinities of tropical Australian JUST, J. 2001. New species of Mexicope, revision of Procambridgea Forster & sponges (Porifera). Biodiversity and stat. nov. and Ianthopsis from Australia Wilton, (Araneae: Amaurobioidea; Conservation 11(5): 851-885. and a rediagnosis of Acanthaspidiidae Stiphidiidae). Memoirs of the Queensland (Isopoda: Asellota). Invertebrate Museum 46: 443-459. HUGALL, A., MORITZ, C., MOUSSALLI, A. Taxonomy 15: 909-925. & STANISIC, J. 2002. Reconciling EWART, A., 2001. Emergence patterns and palaeodistribution models and JUST, J. 2001. Review of Pseudopleonexes densities of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) comparative phylogeography in the Wet Conlan, 1982, with a new species from near Caloundra, south-east Queensland. Tropics rainforest land snail Gnarosophia Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Australian Entomologist 28(3): 69-84. bellendenkerensis (Brazier, 1875). Amphithoidae). Records of the Australian EWART, A. & POPPLE, L.W., 2001. Proceedings of the National Academy of Museum 54: 31-40. Cicadas, and their songs, from south- Sciences (Philadelphia) 99: 6112-6117. KEHRAUS, S., KÖNIG, G.M., WRIGHT, western Queensland. The Queensland INSLEY, J. 2002. Time travelling teens. A.D. & WÖRHEIDE, G. 2002. Leucamide Naturalist 39(4-6): 52-71. Artefact 7(1): 12. A: a new cytotoxic heptapeptide from the GOOLSBY, J.A., BURWELL, C.J., Australian sponge Leucetta microraphis. ITANI, G., DAVIE, P.J.F. & TAKEDA, M. MAKINSON, J. & DRIVER, F. 2001. Journal of Organic Chemistry 67(14): 2002. Taxonomic notes on Acmaeopleura Investigation of the biology of 4989-4992. balsii Shen, 1932 and A. toriumii Takeda, Hymenoptera associated with Fergusonina 1974 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Grapsidae) KLEEMAN, S.N., ADLARD, R.D. & sp. (Diptera: Fergusoninidae), a gall fly of from Japanese waters. Bulletin of the LESTER, R.J.G. 2002. Detection of the Melaleuca quinquenervia, integrating National Science Museum, Series A initial infective stages of the protozoan molecular techniques. Journal of (Zoology) 28(1): 43-50. parasite Marteilia sydneyi in Saccostrea Hymenoptera Research 10: 163-180. glomerata and their development through JAKES, K.A., O'DONOGHUE, P.J., HOCHBERG, R. 2002. Two new species of to sporogenesis. International Journal for MONROE, M. & ADLARD, R.D. 2001. Turbanellidae (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) Parasitology 32: 767-784. Hemoprotozoa of freshwater turtles in from eastern Australia. New Zealand Queensland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases KOTT, P. 2001. The Australian Ascidiacea. Journal of Marine and Freshwater 37:12-19. Part 4, Aplousobranchia (3), Didemnidae. Research 36(2): 311-319. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum JAKES, K.A., O'DONOGHUE, P.J. & HOCHBERG, R. & CANNON, L.R.G. 2001. 47(1): 1-407. ADLARD, R.D. 2001. Phylogenetic A new species of Geiysztoria relationships of Trypanosoma chelodinae KOTT, P. 2001. The Australian Ascidiacea. (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela, and T. binneyi from Australian tortoises Parts 1-3, Corrigenda. Memoirs of the Dalyelliidae) from a freshwater lake in and platypuses inferred from small Queensland Museum 47(1): 409-410. southern Queensland, Australia. subunit rDNA analyses. Zootaxa 11: 1-8. KOTT, P. 2002. A complex didemnid Parasitology 123: 483-487. ascidian from Whangamata, New Zealand. HOCHBERG, R. & CANNON, L.R.G. 2002. JANETZKI, H. & PATERSON, R.A. 2001. Journal of the Marine Biologists Two new freshwater rhabdocoels, Aspects of humpback whale Megaptera Association of the United Kingdom 82(4): Austradalyellia n. gen. and Haplodidymos novaeangliae calf mortality in Queensland. 625-628. n. gen. (Platyhelminthes) from Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 44: 1-15. 47(2): 431-435.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 35 KOTT, P. 2002. The genus Herdmania MILLER, K., ALVAREZ, B., BATTERSHILL, PATERSON, R.A. 2001. Exploitation of Lahille, 1888 (Tunicata, Ascidiacea) in C., NORTHCOTE, P. & PARTHASARATHY, humpback whales, Megaptera Australian waters. Zoological Journal of H. 2001. Genetic, morphological and novaeangliae, in the South West Pacific the Linnean Society 134: 359-374. chemical divergence in the sponge genus and adjacent Antarctic waters during the Latrunculia (Porifera: Demospongiae). 19th and 20th Centuries. Memoirs of the KOTT, P. 2002. Culeolus herdmani Sluiter, Marine Biology 139: 235-250. Queensland Museum 47(2): 421-429. 1904 (Ascidiacea, Tunicata) from the northwestern Australian continental slope McDONALD, J.I., HOOPER, J.N.A. & PATERSON, R.A. PATERSON, P. & CATO, with an overview of the genus. Records of MCGUINNESS, K.A. 2002. D.H. 2001. Status of humpback whales, the Western Australian Museum 21(1): Environmentally influenced variability in Megaptera novaeangliae, in east Australia 63-70. the morphology of Cinachyra australiensis at the end of the 20th Century. Memoirs (Carter, 1886) (Porifera: Spirophorida: of the Queensland Museum 47(2): LAMPRELL, K., STANISIC, J. & Tetillidae). Journal of Marine and 579-586. CLARKSON, P. 2001. Spondylids from the Freshwater Research 53: 79-84. Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean PATERSON, R.A. PATERSON, P. 2001. (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Spondylidae). MONTEITH, G.B. 2001. C.T. White A presumed killer whale (Orcinus orca) Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: Memorial Lecture. Gayndah, lungfish and attack on humpback whales (Megaptera 611-622. beetles - a fishy tale. Queensland novaeangliae) at Point Lookout, Naturalist 39(1-3): 5-32. Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland LAMPRELL, K., STANISIC, J. & Museum 47(2): 436. CLARKSON, P. 2001. Some spondylids MONTEITH, G.B. & BURWELL, C.J. 2001. from the Pacific Ocean. (Mollusca: Report on insects collected in New PAVEY, C.R., BURWELL, C.J., GRUNWALD, Bivalvia: Spondylidae). Memoirs of the Caledonia, Sept 15- Dec 1, 2000. J., MARSHALL, C.J. & NEUWEILER, G. Queensland Museum 46: 623-628. (Queensland Museum: Brisbane). 2001. Dietary benefits of twilight foraging by the insectivorous bat Hipposideros LEDERER, R. ADLARD, R.D. & MONTEITH, G.B. & COOK, D.J. 2002. speoris. Biotropica 33: 670-681. O’DONOGHUE, P.J. 2002. Severe Natural resource study. 3. Remnant pathology associated with protozoal vegetation insect survey. Pp. 30-36. POPPLE, L.W. & EWART, A., 2002. Cicadas schizonts in two Pied Currawongs Queensland Department of Primary Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Ciacadidae. (Strepera graculina) from Queensland. Industries. Brigalow Research Station In Horton, H. (ed.) A Brisbane bushland: Veterinary Record 150: 520-522. Technical Report 2000-2001. the history and natural history of Enoggera reservoir and its environs. LUTER, C., WORHEIDE, G. & REITNER, J. MORITZ, C., RICHARDSON, K.S., FERRIER, (The Queensland Naturalists’ Club Inc.: 2002. Ospreyella depressa gen. n. sp. n., a S., MONTEITH, G.B., STANISIC, J., Brisbane). Handbook No. 3: 113-118. new thecideid brachiopod from submarine WILLIAMS, S.E. & WHIFFIN, T. 2001. caves of Osprey Reef (Queensland Plateau, Biogeographical concordance and PRICE, G.J. 2002 Perameles sobbei sp. nov. Coral Sea, Australia). Journal of Natural efficiency of taxon indicators for (Marsupialia, Peramelidae) a Pleistocene History. Online, DOI establishing conservation priority in a bandicoot from the Darling Downs, south- 10.1080/00222930110120971. tropical rainforest biota. Proceedings of eastern Queensland. Memoirs of the the Royal Society of London (B) 268: Queensland Museum 48(1): 193197. McCASKIE, G. 2002. Developing displays 1875-1881. in community museums. Artefact 7(1): QUINN, R.J., DE ALMEIDA LEONE, P., 14-15. MURRAY, M.D., PALMA, R.L., PILGRIM, GUYMER, G. & HOOPER, J.N.A. 2002. R.L.C. & SHAW, M.D. 2001. Ectoparasites Australian biodiversity via its plants and McKAY, J.M. ‘Only a gilded show’: of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic marine organisms. A high-throughput Australian gold at international birds. Pp. 1261-1263. In Marchant, S. & screening approach to drug discovery. exhibitions 1851-1901. In Cardell, K. & Higgins, P.J. (eds) Handbook of Pure Applied Chemistry 74(4): 519-526. Cumming, C. (eds) A world upside down: Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic cultural change on Australia's goldfields ROBINS, R. 2001. Queensland Museum, Birds. Vol. 5. Tyrant-flycatchers to Chats. 1851 - 2001. Canberra: Humanities Brisbane. Pp. 64-70. In Cochrane S. (ed.) (Melbourne). Research Centre, Australian National Aboriginal Art Collections: highlights University, Humanities Research Centre NEWMAN, L.J. 2002. A new polyclad from Australia’s public museums and monograph series no.14:147-63, 66-68. flatworm symbiont associated with galleries. (Fine Art Publishing: colonial ascidians from Lizard Island, Sydney 2001). McKAY, J.M. Selling Queensland at the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901. ROBINS, R. & CONNELLY, M. 2001. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48: Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Post European development and its 169-172. Cultural Heritage Series 2(2): 189-96. implications for Aboriginal cultural NG, M.C. 2002. Catalogue of meteorites, heritage management on Currawinya McKAY, J.M. John Flynn Place, Cloncurry: tektites and associated material from the National Park. Pp. 15-18. In Page, M., telling a great Australian story. Artefact University of Queensland collection. Evenson, C. & Whittington, E. (eds) 6(2): 12-13. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Research needs for managing 48(1): 173-180. changed landscapes in the Hungerford/Eulo Region. (University of Queensland: Gatton).
36 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 RAVEN, R.J., STUMKAT, K. & GRAY, M.R. STUART-FOX, D.M., SCHNEIDER, C.J., VAN DYCK, S. 2002. Fowl play. Nature 2001. Revisions of Australian ground- MORITZ, C. & COUPER, P.J. 2001. Australia 27(4): 20-21. hunting spiders: I. Amauropelma gen. Comparative phylogeography of three VAN DYCK, S. 2002. Morphology-based nov. (Araneomorphae: Ctenidae). Records rainforest-restricted lizards from mid-east revision of Murexia and Antechinus of the Western Australian Museum Queensland. Australian Journal of (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Memoirs of the Supplementary Series 64: 187-227. Zoology 49: 119-127. Queensland Museum 48(1): 239-330. RAVEN, R.J. & STUMKAT, K.S. 2002. TASDEMIR, D., MANGALINDAN, G.C., VOLK, P. Introduction to Information Pteroneta Deeleman-Reinhold and a CONCEPCIO´N, G.P., VERBITSKI, S.M., technology for small museums. Museum remarkable sympatric Clubiona RABINDRAN, S., MIRANDA, M., Methods (A Practical Manual for (Clubionidae: Araneomorphae: Arachnida) GREENSTEIN, M., HOOPER, J.N.A., Managing Small Museums), March 2002, in northern Australia. Memoirs of the HARPER, M.K. & IRELAND, C. 2002. Section 11.1. Queensland Museum 48(1): 199-206. Bioactive Isomalabaricane Triterpenes from the Marine Sponge Rhabdastrella WALLACE, C., Suharsono, C. & Richards, RAVEN, R.J. 2002. Book review: Spiders globostellata. Journal of Natural Products Z. 2001. Regional distribution patterns of of New Zealand and their worldwide kin. 65: 210-214. Acropora and their use in the Australian Zoologist 32: 168-170. conservation of coral reefs in Indonesia. THIEL V., BLUMENBERG, M., HEFTER, J., REITNER, J., WÖRHEIDE, G., LANGE, R. & Indonesian Journal of Marine and Coastal PAPE, T., POMPONI, S., REED, J., SCHUMANN-KINDEL, G. 2001. Coralline Resources 4(1): 40-58. 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A day in the life of a skeleton. In: Flügel, E. & Freiwald, A. (eds) Circum-Arctic Palaeozoic vertebrates dune. Australian Geographic Magazine Reef evolution. (Springer Verlag: Berlin). 1996-2000 (On Extended Time in 2001). 66: 92-99. The Australian Geologist 121: 22-23. ROWE, C., STANISIC, J., DAVID, B. & WHITTINGTON, I.D., CORNELLIE, S., LOURANDOS, H. 2001. The helicinid land TURNER, S. 2001. Review of ‘New TALBOT, C., MORGAN, J.A.T. & ADLARD, snail Pleuropoma extincta (Odhner, 1917) perspectives on the old red sandstone’. In R.D. 2001. Infections of Seriola as an environmental indicator in Friend, P.F. & Williams, B.P.J. (eds) quinqueradiata Temminck & Schlegel and archaeology. Memoirs of the Queensland Geological Society Special Publication S. dumerili (Risso) in Japan by Benedenia Museum 46: 741-770. No.180. The Australian Geologist 121: 43. seriolae (Monogenea) confirmed by morphology and 28S ribosomal DNA SHAW, M.D. 2001. Mites on Australian TURNER, S. 2002. 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Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 37 Grants Won
Appendix IV
Grantee Project From Amount
Dr R. Adlard Development of a disease zoning policy Fisheries Research & $100,000 for marteiliosis to support sustainable Development Corporation & production, health certification and trade Fisheries Resource Research in the Sydney Rock Oyster Fund
Dr R. Adlard & Dr M. Peirce Characterisation of blood borne parasites Australian Biological $4,000 of Australian birds Resources Study
Dr R. Adlard & Development of parasitology display Australian Society for $10,000 Dr L. Cannon Intimate Aliens Parasitology
Dr R. Adlard & Development of parasitology display Visions of Australia $75,000 Dr L. Cannon Intimate Aliens
Dr B. Baehr & Dr R. Raven Australian Ant Spiders (Araneae, Australian Biological $40,000 Zodariidae, Storeninae): biodiversity Resources Study of the Australian fauna, taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny of Australian species
Dr L. Cannon Taxonomy of Australian freshwater Australian Biological $17,000 Microturbellaria Resources Study
Dr L. Cannon Coevolution of an ancient symbiosis: Australian Research $45,000 (with Dr D. Blair et al.) Temnocephalans and crayfish Council
Cobb & Co. Museum Stage 2 Extensions Queensland Heritage Trails $135,847 Network
Cobb & Co. Museum Cavalcade of Transport Official Opening Department of the Premier $18,000 of Stage 2 Centenary of Federation
Cobb & Co. Museum Subsidise museum entry for Toowoomba City Council $50,000 local residents
Cobb & Co. Museum Development of Coach Stop Perpetual Trustees $15,000 Discovery Centre J.S. Love Trust
Cobb & Co. Museum Think Link project Department of Transport $40,967 & Regional Services
Cobb & Co. Museum Support for Binangar Aboriginal Rotary Club of $6,360 Language Centre Toowoomba City
Cobb & Co. Museum Establish volunteer program International Year $2,000 of the Volunteer, Commonwealth grant
Cobb & Co. Museum Adult Learners’ Week, W H Groom project Department of $500 Employment & Training
Cobb & Co. Museum Theatre Sports for school students NRMA Pty Ltd $500
Cobb & Co. Museum Broken Links Exhibition Kumbumerri Aboriginal $5,309 Corporation for Culture
Cobb & Co. Museum Getting kids Involved Education Kit for Toowoomba & Golden West $5,000 Community Museums Regional Tourist Association
38 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Grantee Project From Amount
Dr A. Cook Planning of palaeotourism events Tourism Queensland $10,000
Dr A. Cook Work for the Dole administration Dept of Employment $83,000 Workplace Relations and Small Business
Dr A. Cook Fossil preparation Isisford Shire Council $19,300
Dr A. Cook Lark Quarry Project Queensland Heritage $24,000 Trails Network
Dr B. Crozier History of Australian Working Queensland Heritage $445,250 Women exhibition Trails Network
Dr B. Crozier Sharing Their Legacy travelling exhibition Department of $40,000 Veteran Affairs
Dr V. Davies New spiders (Araneae: Amaurobioidea) Australian Biological $10,000 from Australian forests Resources Study
Inquiry Centre Purchase microscopes Gaming Community Fund $14,710
Dr J. Just Australia’s Paramunnidae marine Isopoda Australian Biological $15,315 (Asellota, Janiroidea) Resources Study
Mr R. Kohout Towards a complete treatment of the Australian Biological $500 Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Resources Study Fr. Smith. Part 1 – Systematic revision of the subgenus Hagiomyrma Wheeler
Mr R. Kohout Attendance as a committee member at the Government of Japan $US1,200 3rd AneT Workshop and Seminar (International Network for the Study of Asian Ants) in Hanoi, Vietnam
Mr R. Kohout with Australian Ants for Species Bank Australian Biological $6,000 Drs Anderson, Majer, Resources Study Heterick & O’Dowd
Loans Service South Sea Islander kits Multicultural Arts $5,000
Dr P. Mather Taxonomy of the Ascidiacea Australian Biological $35,000 Resources Study
Dr G. Monteith Survey and mapping of rainforest insects Cooperative Research $5,000 Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management
Dr J. McKay Displays at John Flynn Place Cloncurry Shire Council $65,000
Dr J. McKay Smithsonian Fellowship, to research Smithsonian Institute, $22,000 potential exhibitions Washington
MTQ Maritime Archaeology To conserve and protect shipwrecks and Historical Shipwrecks $106,005 associated material as a cultural resource Program, Environment of the nation; obtain support of an Australia informed public; and promote the protection and preservation
MTQ Maritime Archaeology Install moorings at the Yongala Historic National Moorings $110,400 Shipwreck site Program, Environment Australia
MTQ Directorate Media grant La Luna Youth Arts project Australia Council for $17,205 ‘Deep Harvest’ performance relating to the Arts Deep Sea research
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 39 Grantee Project From Amount
MTQ Marketing Advertising for La Luna Youth Arts Qld Arts Council $750 project ‘Deep Harvest’
MTQ Education Children of the Federation display Centenary of Federation $9,305 Qld
MTQ Conservation The significance of in-situ corrosion Environmental Protection $18,000 (administered through potential measurements for the Agency Qld, Community James Cook University) management of maritime and Cultural Heritage archaeology sites Incentive Program
MTQ Indigenous Training contracts for indigenous trainees Dept. of Employment $124,155 Trainees Program to complete a Certificate II in Tourism and Training
Museum Services Program Discover Queensland exhibition Queensland Heritage $300,000 Trails Network
Museum Services Program ‘Plants of Greater Brisbane’ publication Brisbane City Council $20,000
Museum Services Program ‘Guide to Outback Queensland’ Queensland Heritage Trails $100,000 publication Network.
Dr G. Potter CommQuest 2001 exhibition and Science Department of Premier $94,680 Communication symposium - CHOGM and Cabinet
Ms O. Robinson Sharing Country program Arts Queensland, Dept. of $20,000 Natural Resources and Mines, Dept. of Premier and Cabinet
Dr S. Van Dyck Monitoring the status of the False Water- Austcorp International $16,280 rat Xeromys myoides at Coomera Waters Pty Ltd
Dr C. Wallace Checklist of Anthozoa of Australia for the Australian Biological $12,800 Australian Biological Information Facility Resources Study (ABIF)
Dr C. Wallace Some questions of relevance to the Australian Research $27,500 Indo-Pacific Centre of diversity for Council marine organisms
Dr C. Wallace Capacity building for Indian coral AMSAT $17,500 taxonomy
Dr G. Wörheide & Biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef Australian Biological $30,000 Dr J. Hooper calcareous sponges Resources Study
40 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Consultancies
IV Appendix
Grantee Project From Amount
Dr R. Adlard Diagnosis of commercial rock Oyster Research Advisory $24,500 oyster disease Committee & NSW Fisheries
Dr C. Burwell Re-collecting of the ‘Mallee Monster’ University of California, $3,403 Akapala sp (Eucharitidae) in Mt Isa Riverside and Alice Springs
Dr C. Burwell Survey of ants in the Doolandella area Biodiversity Assessment $4,000 and Management Pty Ltd
Dr C. Burwell Invertebrate survey of ‘Enterprise Mine Resource Strategies Pty Ltd $2,500 Site’ on North Stradbroke Island in conjunction with Malacology, Lower Entomology and Arachnology
Dr C. Burwell Identification of parasitoids reared from CSIRO Entomology $455 Evippe caterpillar leafties on Mesquite
Dr C. Burwell Identification of insect contaminants Golden Circle Pty Ltd $100
Mr P. Couper & Dr A. Amey Data sales and specimen identifications Miscellaneous $6,749
Mr G. Czechura Seasonal survey of raptors Brisbane City Council $9,034 & Mr P. Olsen
Mr G. Czechura Species profile of raptors Brisbane City Council $829
Mr P. Davie Identification of benthic crustaceans James Cook University, and $2,640 Dept. of Natural Resources
Mr P. Davie Database searches Miscellaneous $955
Dr J. Hooper Bioprospecting for sessile marine AstraZeneca R&D Griffith $195,528 invertebrates University
Dr J. Hooper Introduced Marine Pests survey, University of Central $11,318 taxonomic identifications, Queensland Gladstone Harbour
Dr J. Hooper Introduced Marine Pests survey, James Cook University $2,200 taxonomic identifications, Cape Flattery
Dr J. Hooper Introduced Marine Pests survey, Aquenal Pty Ltd $2,000 taxonomic identifications, Launceston
Dr J. Hooper Introduced Marine Pests survey, James Cook University $8,242 taxonomic identifications, Townsville
Dr J. Hooper Biodiversity Library project DPI Agency for Food and $22,000 Fibre Sciences
Dr J. Hooper Taxonomic study of bioactive New IRD Noumea $3,950 Caledonian sponges
Dr J. Hooper Taxonomic identifications of Univ. Sunshine Coast $1,800 deep-sea sponges
Mr J. Johnson Review of Draft Lungfish Report Sinclair Knight Merz per $3,520 Burnett Water Corp.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 41 Grantee Project From Amount
Mr J. Johnson Identification of Eastern King prawn and Qld Fisheries Service $1,320 scallop bycatch fishes
Mr J. Johnson Queensland Noxious Fishes Committee Qld Fisheries Service $2,552
Mr J. Johnson Data searches, certifications & Miscellaneous $2,669 identifications
Dr J. McKay Lecture at SE Qld Small Museums Shire of Landsborough $150 Conference Historical Society
Dr G. Monteith Supply of insect bioprospecting samples AstraZeneca R&D $39,687 & Dr C. Burwell Griffith University
Dr G. Monteith Supply of insect material for University of Nebraska $400 DNA analysis
Dr G. Monteith Supply of insect and centipede material Australian Museum $750 for DNA analysis
Dr G. Monteith Contribution to New Caledonian Schlinger Foundation $970 field work
Dr G. Monteith Identification of insect food contaminants Golden Circle Ltd. $200
Dr G. Monteith Assessment of EIS report Noosa Shire Council $136
Dr G. Monteith Identification of termites Alphapharm Pty Ltd $70
Dr G. Monteith Contribution to New Caledonian E.C. Zimmerman $5,000 field work
Museum Services Program Rockhampton Customs House Queensland Heritage Trails $122,350 Interpretive Centre Network / Roots Projects Australia.
Museum Services Program Exhibition for Barcaldine Workers Queensland Heritage Trails $325,455 Heritage Centre Network / Barcaldine Workers Heritage Centre
Museum Services Program Exhibition assistance Redcliffe Museum $11,378
Museum Services Program Manufacture replica Queensland Art Gallery $1,300
Museum Services Program Publishing advice Southeast Qld Regional $3,500 Water Quality Management Strategy
Drs R. Raven, M. Harvey Interactive key to Australian spider Australian Biological $15,000 & B. Baehr subfamilies Resources Study
Dr R. Raven Identification of Tasmanian World Tasmanian Department $9,500 Heritage spiders. of Primary Industries & Environment
Dr R. Raven & Dr B. Baehr Australian spider taxonomy workshop Keebun $2,400
Dr R. Raven Legal opinions on spider bite Miscellaneous $1,300
Dr R. Raven Spiders of Warra LTER, Tasmania Tasmanian Dept of Forestry $1,000
Dr R. Raven Information on Australian spiders Discovery Channel $540
Dr R. Raven Keynote speaker at White-tailed ‘Eucanol’ $600 spider bite conference
Dr R. Raven ‘Spiders that bite’ presentation Queensland Medical $250 Laboratories
Drs J. Stanisic, R. Raven, Terrestrial invertebrate fauna study, Consolidated Rutile Ltd $40,200 B. Baehr, G. Monteith, Enterprise Project & C. Burwell
42 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 During the year the Queensland Museum engaged the following consultants. Consultant Project Cost ($)
Conserve Documentation Stabilisation and mounting of bark 4,050 petition for storage and display
Daniel Lear Palaeontological replica production 1,090
Department of Employment Expert advice on a Freedom of 1,740 Information application
Environmetrics Competitor analysis and recommended 9,300 admission pricing for the Workshops Rail Museum
Helen Gregory Research for Workers Heritage Centre, 3,675 Barcaldine
John Lyneham Corporate public relations advice 12,249
Museum Marketing Research and product development for 4,000 establishment of the Workshops Rail Museum retail outlet
Positive Solutions Review of the Queensland Museum 2,760 Corporate Marketing Strategy
Queensland University of Investigation of teacher and student 5,000 Technology learning during a visitor to the Sciencentre Roadshow
S W Salisbury Palaeontology services 7,121
The Mirii Centre Repatriation of Aboriginal ancestral 44,000 remains and secret sacred objects
University of Research for Concept Statement for the 5,000 The Sunshine Coast Macarthur Chambers, Queensland Heritage Trails Network
Total $99,985
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 43 Overseas Travel
Appendix V
Name of Country Visited Period Purpose Costs Officer Queensland Other Museum
Dr G. Monteith New Caledonia 30 October – Field collecting of insects in New Nil $5,354 & Dr C. Burwell 29 November Caledonia to augment the Queensland Museum’s holdings of this unique fauna which is being utilised in gaining understanding of the evolution of the Queensland rainforest fauna.
Dr R. Adlard Republic of Palau 23 November – Field collecting as part of a larger Nil $2,009 - 9 December study to determine the composition, Australian biogeography and evolution of the Research Council parasite communities of tropical grant marine fishes. The work has strong relevance to Queensland where parallel and comparative studies allow exploration of broad patterns of parasite abundance in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Dr J. Hooper Phuket, Thailand 8 – 14 October Presentation of report on the status $137 $2,490 – of Australian tropical marine UNESCO & biodiversity data collection, analysis AstraZenica and communication, at the UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission Census of Marine Life Workshop
Ms G. Jay Taipei 8 – 13 International Council of Museums Nil $9,050 – November Marketing and Public Relations Museum of Committee representative at the World Religions official opening of the Museum of World Religions
Dr J. McKay New Zealand, 24 February – 2001 Queensland-Smithsonian $1,000 for $22,000 – USA, UK 12 May Fellowship to research potential photographs and Queensland- exhibitions photocopying. Smithsonian Fellowship
Dr C. Wallace Thailand 20 February – Collaborative research on east and Nil $3,366 - & Dr P. Muir* 17 March west coast staghorn coral Australian distributions Research Council grant
Dr P. Jell Nanjing, China 21 May – Collaboration with geologists of the $1,581 16 June Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on projects of Queensland and international significance
*Non-departmental employee
44 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Temporary Exhibitions
VI Appendix
Title Duration Description
Cobb & Co. Museum
Federation: Queensland’s Story 26 January – 4 June A Queensland perspective on debates leading up to Federation and the part played by W.H. Groom, the convict who became a Federal MP.
Museum of Tropical Queensland
Scissors Paper Stone 22 June – 15 July An exhibition of works by paper and natural fibre artists.
Cliff Robinson 4 June – 16 July Display of original wood burning paintings by Cliff Robinson
Ikabana Group 18 – 22 July Traditional Japanese bamboo and flower arrangements.
Children of the Federation August Collection of children’s art work in conjunction with the ‘Centenary of Federation’
Hooked 7 – 30 September Contemporary crochet art work.
Splendor in the Depths 7 – 30 September An exhibition of marine painting and photography by Stefan Beatie (painter) and Dave Stewart (photographer)
Forging the Nation 12 October – 3 February Australian War Memorial
Bush Lives 13 February – 17 March An exhibition about eight bush families:
History of the Picnic Bay 20 March – 16 April 75th year Anniversary Surf Life Saving Club
Something Old / Something New 1 June – 24 June An internal exhibition to celebrate MTQ’s Birthday.
Refined White 26 June – 28 July How South Sea Islanders came to cut sugar cane in Queensland and made history refining the White Australian policy.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 45 Title Duration Description
Queensland Museum South Bank
*Body Art 1 – 22 July Australian Museum exhibition exploring the different ways people adorn their bodies and the reasons and meaning behind them.
Bush Lives 1 – 29 July An Historic Houses Trust exhibition of eight western NSW families’ stories of innovation, imagination and determination in the ways of land management.
In the Swim 11 August – 27 January Exhibition produced in house on the subject of competitive swimming in Queensland, to coincide with the fifth Goodwill Games in Brisbane.
Heirlooms for tomorrow 11 August – 2 September Exhibition Access Program, Découpage Guild of Queensland.
QM at the Ekka 8 – 19 August Selection of fossil materials on display at the Royal Brisbane Show.
Making Do & Queensland Inventions 16 – 19 August Selection of Queensland Museum artefacts demonstrating “making do” on display at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Gypsy Queen 17 – 27 August Rapid Response display, Gypsy Queen engine in the foyer to coincide with the Tiger Moth flyover.
Tasmanian Tiger 8 September – Touring exhibition from the Tasmanian Museum and Art 25 November Gallery, exhibition shows the Tiger as a living creature and reflects the history of its interaction with Europeans.
Anne Frank & Courage to Care 22 September – Touring exhibition from the Anne Frank House 18 November Amsterdam shown in conjunction with ‘Courage to Care’ an exhibition developed in Australia by the Jewish community service B’nai B’rith, about the people who risked their lives to help rescue Jews during the Holocaust.
Worth Seeing 24 February – A collection and oral stories by and about young 18 November Queenslanders, produced by Dina Browne AO in conjunction with the Queensland Museum.
Yesterday’s Child 22 September – 9 October Exhibition about toys and games of times gone by, organised by Queensland Museum South Bank education staff.
Overcoming Distance 19 October – 11 November Museum Magnet Schools Project. Display of exhibitions exchanged between the Smithsonian Institution and the Queensland Museum.
Vanishing Qld 8 December – 30 January A National Trust of Queensland exhibition with photographs by Richard Stringer, this exhibition told of the design, craft and spirit of demolished or disappearing lands across the state.
*Australia’s Lost Kingdoms 15 December – 7 April Australian Museum touring exhibition, exploring the diverse history of Australian animals through interactives, video, models, dioramas, light and sound shows.
Caught in the Rear View Mirror 1 – 30 April Touring exhibition from the National Archives of Australia. Roy and HG comment on 30 images of life from the 1950’s to the 1970’s.
4th National Shell Show 7 – 26 March Display of shells to coincide and promote the International Shell Show at the Greek Club.
*Denotes a paying exhibition
46 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Title Duration Description
From the Steps of Bonegilla 17 April - 15 May Touring exhibition from the Albury Regional Museum, exploring the impact that Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre had on lives of those that passed through its gates.
Aust Gemstones in Jewellery 18 May - 16 June Exhibition Access Program, Gemological Association of Australia display of Gems in Jewellery awards.
World Class Minerals 18 May – 16 June Exhibition Access Program, Mineralogical Society of Queensland display of World Class Minerals.
Rainbows in Stone 18 May – 16 June Queensland Museum touring exhibition, the Norm Pedley Agate collection in conjunction with Stunning Stones.
Under the Sea 20 May – 14 June Workshops run by education staff, exploring life in the world’s oceans, through stories, craft and specimens.
International Museums Day 25 May – 2 June Display representing a cross section of international projects currently being worked on by Queensland Museum scientists.
Mabo 3 – 30 June A commemorative display on Eddie Koiki Mabo and his central role in the fight for land rights.
Queensland Sciencentre An exploration of the science, psychology and cultural Living Colour 22 June – 27 January aspects of colour, developed by the Australian Museum, Sydney.
Women with Wings: Images of Australian 23 August – 18 November A tribute to the spirit and achievements of women pilots Women Pilots across Australia, this exhibition of 33 photographic portraits was developed by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and supported by Visions of Australia.
Albert Einstein: Man of the Century 27 March – 12 May A tribute to the life and work of Albert Einstein, presented by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 47 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 Supporters (Corporate) Pandora Foundation Sponsors (donations $100,000 or more) ($5,000 - $9,999) and Donors BHP Community Trust Access Ed Benefactor Centenary of Federation Australian Geographic Society Townsville City Council Channel 7 Australian Institute of Marine Science Thuringowa City Council Network Ten BOC Gases Townsville Port Authority University of Queensland Boral Ergon Energy Corporation Ltd Brisbane River Management Group Major Sponsors Ansett Australia Briz 31 Television ($50,000 - $99,000) Ten Queensland (Telecasters Australia Ltd) Caltex Refineries (Qld) Arts Queensland Channel Nine Governing Member Brisbane City Council Diamantina Outback Tours, Winton BHP Cannington The Courier-Mail Dingo Mini Diggers Breakwater Island Trust/Jupiters Energex Environmental Protection Agency Townsville Hotel & Casino Griffith University Final Trim Magazine British Petroleum (BP) Land Rover Australia Finlayson Timber & Hardware Coca Cola Amatil North Queensland Queensland University of Technology Graphic Skills North Queensland Newspaper Company Toowoomba City Council Heritage Building Society, Toowoomba Pasminco Century Mine Sponsors Ian Potter Foundation Suncorp~Metway Ltd ($10,000 - $49,999) Kintetsu International Express Trust Company of Australia 4KQ McGuigans Wines Fellowship Member 4BC Moreton Bay Whalewatching Boulton, Cleary & Kern Solicitors AgForce Prestige Lithographic Brazier Motti Pty Ltd ANZ — Seaworld Trust Q Rail Centra Townsville Australian Society of Parasitology Radio 4EB Chapman, George & Margo A. & P.N. Bartholomai Rural Industries Research E. Robert & Alison L. Hayles C & PA Vanguard Investments & Development Council Charitable Fund Christopher Memorial Charitable Trust Siemens Ltd Loloma Investments Pty Ltd The Dive Bell Singapore Airlines Payless Chemists Energex Southern Qld Institute of TAFE Samuel & Eileen Gluyas Charitable Trust E.R. & A.L. Hayles Charitable Trust Spicers Papers Suthers & Taylor INCITEC Sunday Mail Telecasters North Queensland Industrial Health and Safety Telstra Country Wide The Dive Bell Inflatable Boat Centre The Greek Club and Convention Centre Townsville Enterprise Limited Kellogg (Australia) Toowoomba & Golden West Regional Townsville Resorts Pty Ltd Oceaneering Australia Tourist Assoc. Trinity Consolidated Ltd Port of Brisbane Corporation Toowoomba Turf Club Wilson, Ryan & Grose Q-Build Project Services Tourism Queensland Queensland Electricity Commission Uniquest Ltd Member Seaworld Properties University of Southern Queensland Barker, Fay & Ron Unesco — IUGS Scientific Committee University of Sydney Carmichael Ford Perpetual Trustees Winton Shire Council Carmichael, David & Family Ferry Property Management
48 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Fodico Pty Ltd Donor Supporter Geoff Pickering Motors Badgery, R.M. Austin Glass Hermit Park Bus Service (Jones Family) Brazier, Keith & Jennifer Coral Air Whitsunday James Cook University Broomhead, Richard & Rose Core, Jennie Lancini, Laurence & Sharon Butler, Trevor & Margaret Dasenbrock, Mary Mak Advertising Byte Centre Guazzo, Dr Eric Maunsell McIntyre Pty Ltd Crossland, Chris & Jan Hartley, Dru MVO Industries Curtain, Michael & Jennifer Illidge, E.J. Parry Nissan/Suzuki Edwards, Wendy Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd Philip Leong Investments Pty Ltd Goodsell, Mary Knight, Alexa Plante Holdings Pty Ltd Gro Sea Pty Ltd Magnetic Island Community Price Waterhouse Coopers Hoff, Barbara & Commerce Association Queensland Rail Hooper, Max & Palm Noble, W.W. Rider Hunt Queensland Pty Ltd Hugh E Urquhart Real Estate Prestige Litho Pty Ltd Roberts, Leu & North Lawyers Kipco Pty Ltd Rocsol Pty Ltd Rotary Club of Townsville Lyons, John Rowlands Surveys Pty Ltd Seagulls Resort MacCallum & Partners Schaumburg, Mr & Mrs Denis Shorts Properties, McArthur, Jon & Margaret Slaney, Mr & Mrs Hal (Max Short & Merv Short, OAM ED) Nadicprint Services Pty Ltd The Navigation Centre Tony Ireland Townsville Paul, Stephen & Mary Townsville Chamber of Commerce Friend Pearse, Elizabeth Trinity Anglican School Year 4/5B (1998) Wall, Ben & Gwyn Australian Economic Consultants Pickard Associates (AEC Group) Power, Richard & Gillian Bairstow Promotions Pty Ltd Pure Pleasure Cruises C.E. Smith & Co Ray White Kirwan Colbran Holdings Pty Ltd Ringwell Pty Ltd Commonwealth Bank Roberts, Susan Connolly Suthers Santalucia Group of Companies Douglas Stark Pty Ltd Short, Jan & Warren Galloway & Lando Talbot, Frank & Suzette Goicoechea Group Toohey, Robyn Harvey World Travel Townsville Townsville Trade Waste Pty Ltd Honeycombes Pty Ltd Turl, Peter & Michele John Gribbin Realty Wallace, Carden Leanda Drilling Walters, Barry & Shirley Markwell Rockbreaking Watson, Sir Bruce MB Travel Zell, Len Menkens, Mike & Trish Mike Carney Toyota Northern Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd Northwest Construction Pty Ltd Ray White, Kirwan Reichhold, Enterprise Pty Ltd Retireinvest Roberts (CBE), George V. The J.F. Gleeson Family Trust Townsville Slipways Townsville Thuringowa Water Supply Board Wilkins, L.E.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 49 Financial Statements
Appendix VIII
Board of the Queensland Museum STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Notes 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
Revenues from ordinary activities
User charges 3 3,348 2,998
Grants and other contributions 4 14,904 14,726
Other 5 730 617
Total revenues from ordinary activities 18,982 18,341
Expenses from ordinary activities
Employee expenses 611,130 10,268
Supplies and services 7 7,163 6,556
Depreciation and amortisation 8 902 1,065
Other 9103 83
Total expenses from ordinary activities excluding borrowing costs expense 19,298 17,972
Net surplus (deficit) (316) 369
Non-owner transaction changes in equity
Net increase in asset revaluation reserve 18 9,788 10,443
Net amount of each revenue, expense, valuation or other adjustment not disclosed above recognised as a direct adjustment to equity 18 4 (1)
Total revenues, expenses and valuation adjustments recognised directly in equity 9,792 10,442
Total changes in equity other than those resulting from transactions with owners as owners 18 9,476 10,811
This Statement of Financial Performance should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
50 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Notes 2002 2001 At 30 June 2002 $000 $000
Current assets
Cash assets 10 2,910 1,887
Receivables 11 1,289 392
Inventories 12 491 751
Other 13 1 28
Total current assets 4,691 3,058
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 14 198,263 186,639
Total non-current assets 198,263 186,639
Total Assets 202,954 189,697
Current liabilities Payables 15 454 525
Provisions 16 808 811
Other 17 2,039 741
Total current liabilities 3,301 2,077
Total Liabilities 3,301 2,077
Net Assets 199,653 187,620
Equity
Contributed equity 18 3,642 1,081
Retained surpluses 18 17,945 18,261
Reserves
Asset revaluation reserve 18 178,066 168,278
Total Equity 199,653 187,620
This Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 51 Board of the Queensland Museum STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Notes 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
Cash flows from operating activities
Inflows: User charges 3,393 2,887
Grants and contributions 15,436 14,726
GST collected on sales 370 522
GST input tax credits 722 707
Interest received 203 179
Other 527 1,114
Outflows: Employee costs (11,320) (10,262)
Supplies and services (6,948) (6,326)
GST paid on purchases (690) (820)
GST remitted to ATO (386) (467)
Other (89) (81)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 19 1,218 2,179
Cash flows from investing activities
Inflows: Sales of property, plant and equipment - 19
Outflows: Payments for property, plant and equipment (195) (2,009)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities (195) (1,990)
Net increase in cash held 1,023 189 Cash at beginning of financial year 1,887 1,698
Cash at end of financial year 10 2,910 1,887
This Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
52 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum (b) Non-collection Grants and Other Items with a lesser value are expensed in NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE Contribution Revenue the year of acquisition. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Non-collection grants, donations and gifts Land, although ownership is retained by For year ended 30 June 2002 which are non-reciprocal in nature are the Crown, is administered by the recognised as revenues. Queensland Museum. The economic benefits of this land accrue to the (c) Cash Assets 1. Objectives of the Organisation Queensland Museum. The Queensland For the purposes of the Statement of The Queensland Museum will be Museum cannot dispose of this land Financial Position and the Statement of recognized as an innovative, exciting and without the prior approval of the Cash Flows, cash assets include all cash accessible museum of science, Governor in Council. environment and human achievement, of and cheques receipted but not banked as international standing, reaching out to all well as deposits at call with financial (h) Collections Queenslanders. institutions. It also includes liquid The Museum Collections are recorded in investments with short periods to maturity the financial statements at a value The mission of the Queensland Museum is that are convertible readily to cash on adopted by the Board of the Queensland to create a stimulating environment of hand at the Museum's option and that are Museum. The valuation of the Museum discovery and understanding. This will be subject to a low risk of changes in value. Collections is based on a professional achieved by: assessment in accordance with Fair Value (d) Receivables methodology. The valuation is conducted »Working with and empowering Trade debtors are recognised at the by the Director of the Museum in communities nominal amounts due at the time of sale consultation with curatorial staff and is or service delivery, settlement on trade » Preserving and interpreting material accepted by the Board. The Museum debtors generally being required within 30 evidence Collections are considered to have an days from the invoice date. indeterminate useful life. Comprehensive »Telling the changing story of The collectability of receivables is asset revaluations are performed every Queensland and its place in the world assessed periodically with provision being five (5) years, with an annual indexation The Museum is predominantly funded for made for doubtful debts. All known bad between the full revaluations at CPI. The the outputs it delivers by Parliamentary debts have been written off. last full valuation was carried out at 30 appropriations. It also provides the June 2001 and will be due again by 30 (e) Inventories following services on a fee for service June 2006. Additions to the collections Inventories represent stock on hand for basis. by search, gift, bequests, etc are not sale through the Museum shop operations. initially recognised at the date of » admission charges; and Inventories on hand are valued at the acquisition, but are incorporated in the lower of cost and net realisable value. »consultancy services valuation process at year end. Cost is based on a weighted average cost method. (i) Amortisation and Depreciation of 2. Summary of Significant Property, Plant and Equipment (f) Acquisitions of Assets Accounting Policies Land is not depreciated as it has an Actual cost is used for the initial (a) Basis of Accounting unlimited useful life. recording of all acquisitions of assets, The financial statements are a general other than collections, controlled by the Depreciation on property, plant and purpose financial report and have been entity. equipment is calculated using the prepared in accordance with the Financial diminishing value method so as to write Administration and Audit Act 1977, the Assets acquired at no cost or for nominal off the values of each depreciable asset, Financial Management Standard 1997, considerations are recognised at their fair less its estimated residual value, Australian Accounting Standards, value at date of acquisition in accordance progressively over its estimated useful life Statements of Accounting Concepts, with AAS21 - Acquisition of Assets. to the entity. Urgent Issues Group Abstracts and other Cost is determined as the value given as prescribed requirements. Any expenditure that increases the consideration plus costs incidental to the Except where stated, the financial originally assessed capacity or service acquisition, including all other costs statements have been prepared in potential of an asset is capitalised and the incurred in getting the assets ready for accordance with the historical cost new depreciable amount is depreciated use, including architect's fees and convention. over the remaining useful life of the asset engineering design fees. to the entity. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year. (g) Property, Plant and Equipment
The accrual basis of accounting has been All items of property, plant and adopted for all transactions and balances. equipment with a cost, or other value, in excess of $2000 are recognised in the financial statements in the year of acquisition.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 53 For each class of depreciable asset the Operating lease payments are (o) Taxation following depreciation rates were used: representative of the pattern of benefits The Museum’s activities are exempt from derived from the leased assets and are Commonwealth taxation except for fringe Class Depreciation Rates expensed in the periods in which they are benefits tax and Goods and Services Tax Buildings 3% incurred. (GST). As such, input tax credits receivable and GST payable from/to the Plant and equipment: (l) Other Financial Assets-Investments Australian Tax Office are recognised and Financial assets are brought to account at Computers 30% accrued. the lower of cost and recoverable amount Motor vehicles 22.5% and are disclosed at the fair values (p) Insurance indicated in Note 23. The Museum carries insurance cover in Scientific equipment 15% the areas of Property (including items on Interest revenues are recognised as they loan), General Liability (incorporating are accrued. (j) Revaluations of Non-Current Directors & Officers liability), Professional Physical Assets (m) Payables Indemnity, Personal Accident, Marine Hull From 1 July 2001, land and buildings are Trade and other creditors are recognised and Motor Vehicles. Insurance coverage is measured at fair value in accordance with upon receipt of the goods or services with the Queensland Government AASB 1041, Revaluation of Non-Current ordered and are measured at the agreed Insurance Fund. The Museum does not Assets and Queensland Treasury's Non- purchase/contract price gross of insure the State Collection at this time. Current Asset Accounting Guidelines for applicable trade and other discounts. the Queensland Public Sector. Amounts owing are unsecured and are (q) Resources Received Free of Charge generally settled on 30 day terms. or For Nominal Value Other non-current assets, principally plant Contributions of services are recognised and equipment, are measured at cost. (n) Employee Entitlements only if the services would have been Wages, Salaries and Annual Leave For 2001-02, a comprehensive revaluation purchased if they had not been donated Wages, salaries and annual leave due but of land and buildings, other than the off- and their value can be measured reliably. unpaid at reporting date and recognised site collection store at Hendra, was Where this is the case, an equal amount is in the Statement of Financial Position undertaken by R.N. Mullins LLB FAPI of recognised as a revenue and an expense. include related on-costs such as payroll the Australian Valuation Office. The tax, workcover premiums and employer (r) Corporate Administration Agency revaluation of land was based on the superannuation contributions. The Corporate Administration Agency analysis of real property sales, and (CAA) was established on 1 July 1997, as buildings on the basis of current fair Long Service Leave a unit of Arts Queensland. The Arts value, as at 30 June 2002. Under the State Government's long Legislation Amendment Act 1997 service leave scheme a levy is made on The Hendra site was acquired during transferred the assets and liabilities of the the Museum to cover this expense. 2001-02 as part of the Millenium Arts Queensland Cultural Centre Trust (QCCT) Amounts paid to employees for long program. Acquisition cost is considered that was abolished in December 1997 to service leave are claimed from the scheme to be current fair value as at 30 June. the State and the CAA became the as and when leave is taken. manager of the Cultural Centre precinct. Separately identified components are No provision for long service leave is The Board of the Queensland Museum had measured on the same basis as the assets recognised in the financial statements, the a signed lease agreement with the QCCT to which they relate. liability being held on a whole-of- and the lease has been assumed by the For revaluation of collections see Government basis and reported in the State of Queensland (Section 85(2) of the note 2(h). financial report prepared pursuant to Act). While the State does not charge rent AAS31 - Financial Reporting by on the premises occupied by the Museum, (k) Leases Governments. the Museum does make a contribution to A distinction is made in the financial the continued maintenance of the Superannuation statements between finance leases, that building occupied. The provision of the Employer superannuation contributions effectively transfer from the lessor to the building and items of fitout, including are paid to QSuper, the superannuation lessee substantially all the risks and infrastructure plant and equipment, forms plan for Queensland Government benefits incidental to ownership, and part of this agreement. operating leases under which the lessor employees at rates determined by the effectively retains substantially all risks State Actuary. (s) Rounding and Comparatives and benefits. Amounts included in the financial No liability is recognised for statements have been rounded to the superannuation benefits in the financial Where a non-current asset is acquired by nearest $1,000 or, where that amount is statements, the liability being held on a means of a finance lease, the asset is $500 or less, to zero. recognised at an amount equal to the whole-of-Government basis and reported present value of the minimum lease in the financial report prepared pursuant Comparative information has been payments. The liability is recognised at to AAS31 - Financial Reporting by restated where necessary to be consistent the same amount. Lease payments are Governments. with disclosures in the current reporting allocated between the principal period. component and the interest expense.
54 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 (t) The Harry West Trust (u) Contributed Equity (v) Board Remuneration The Board of the Queensland Museum has Non-reciprocal transfers of assets and Remuneration of board members was as been appointed as the trustee of liabilities between wholly-owned follows: The Harry West Memorial Fund, a Queenslsand public sector entities, $0-9,999 11 members testamentary trust established in including as a result of machinery-of- accordance with the last will and Government changes are adjusted to Total remuneration testament of Henry (Harry) Thomas West 'Contributed Equity' in accordance with paid to all members: $26,104 (deceased). Assets of the Trust comprise UIG Abstract 38 Contributions to Owners nine Brisbane residential properties. Made to Wholly Owned Public Sector All income from the Trust is applied to Entities. Appropriations for equity the benefit of the Museum and is included adjustments are similarly designated. as miscellaneous income.
Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
3. User charges Admission charges
General 1,167 1,104
Special exhibitions 434 148
Consultancy 640 647
Sales revenue - shops 728 680
Subscriptions 157 156
Functions/Venue hire 44 50
Other 178 213
Total - User charges 3,348 2,998
4. Grants and other contributions Grants - State Government recurrent 12,505 *12,387
Grant - State Government special 300 -
Donations 357 83
Industry contributions 26 93
Commonwealth government grants 138 86
Local government contributions 50 -
Grant - Workforce Restructure 581 -
Grants - Other 947 **2,077
Total - Grants and other contributions 14,904 14,726
*2001 includes $0.302m for superannuation adjustment. **2001 includes $1.7 million in funding from Queensland Heritage Trails for the construction of the Cobb & Co Carriage Factory in Toowoomba.
5. Other revenues
Interest 203 179
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment - 4
Goods received below fair value 54 -
Miscellaneous 473 434
Total - Other revenues 730 617
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 55 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
6. Employee expenses/Number of employees Employee expenses:
Wages and salaries 8,152 7,681
Employer superannuation contributions 984 *1,226
Long service leave levy 131 123
Annual leave expenses 607 567
Other **1,256 671
Total - Employee expenses 11,130 10,268
*2001 includes a one-off back payment of $0.302m for superannuation entitlement arrears. **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: 194 205 The number of employees includes both full-time employees and part-time employees measured on a full-time equivalent basis. Employees at new/expanded venues have offset reductions flowing from Voluntary Early Retirements mentioned above.
7. Supplies and services Corporate services charges 727 705
Consultants and contractors *216 90
Materials 350 396
Repairs and maintenance 119 172
Travel 257 228
Contribution to Queensland Cultural Centre facilities 1,690 1,625
Property lease and rental 852 840
Special Exhibitions 136 82
Cost of goods sold 546 274
Operating expenses 2,270 2,144
Total - Supplies and services 7,163 6,556
*2002 includes consultant's fees of $0.044m in connection with repatriation of human remains and secret sacred objects from the Aboriginal Studies Collection, and $0.054m for development of an exhibition at the Cobb & Co Museum.
8. Depreciation and amortisation Plant and equipment 279 470
Buildings 623 595
Total - Depreciation and amortisation 902 1,065
56 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
9. Other expenses External audit fees 13 11
Bad debts expense - 3
Goods and services supplied below fair value 32 -
Losses from the disposal of non-current assets 14 2
Other 44 67
Total - Other expenses 103 83
10. Cash Assets 24 hour call deposits 2,653 1,834
Cash at bank and on hand 249 41
Imprest accounts 8 12
Total - Cash assets 2,910 1,887
11. Receivables Current Trade debtors 392 252
Less: provision for doubtful debts - (3)
392 249
GST receivable 81 113
Less: GST payable (39) (55)
Long service leave reimbursements 230 38
Grant - workforce restructure 581 -
Other 44 47
Total - Current receivables 1,289 392
12. Inventories Inventory held for resale Shops 491 751
Total - Inventories 491 751
13. Other Current Assets Prepayments - 25
Other 1 3
Total - Other current assets 1 28
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 57 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
14. Property, plant and equipment Land: At Museum Board valuation 7,741
At independent valuation 2002 7,874
Hendra - At cost 1,004
8,878 7,741
Included in land owned by the Museum is land at Coomera and the sites of the Cobb & Co Museum, the Museum of Tropical Queensland and the Museum of North Western Queensland. In addition the Queensland Museum at Southbank and the Science Centre in George St, Brisbane are located on leased properties
Buildings: At Museum Board valuation 20,778
At independent valuation 2002 24,384
Hendra - At cost 1,553
Less: Accumulated depreciation (2,074) (1,328)
23,863 19,450
Heritage and cultural assets:
Museum Collections at Museum Board valuation 164,802 156,563
164,802 156,563
Plant and equipment:
At cost 2,367 2,286
Less: Accumulated depreciation (1,647) (1,399)
720 887
Capital work in the course of construction - at cost
Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba - 1,998
Total - Property, plant & equipment 198,263 186,639
58 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For year ended 30 June 2002
14. Property, plant and equipment (contd)
Reconciliation Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment Heritage & Plant & In course of at the beginning and end of the Land Buildings cultural assets equipment construction Total current reporting period. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
Carrying amount at start of year 7,741 19,450 156,563 887 1,998 186,639
Acquisitions - - - 126 69 195
Collection acquired during the year at Board valuation 3,090 3,090
Acquisitions - equity transfers from Arts Queensland 1,004 1,553 2,557
Disposals - (46) (46)
Accumulated depreciation written-back on disposal 32 32
Transfers between classes 2,067 (2,067) -
Revaluation increments 133 1,539 5,149 6,821
Accumulated depreciation written-back on revaluation (123) (123)
Depreciation for period (623) (279) (902)
Carrying amount at end of year 8,878 23,863 164,802 720 - 198,263
2002 2001 $000 $00 15. Payables
Current Trade creditors 244 229
Long service leave levy payable 36 35
Other 174 261
Total - Current payables 454 525
16. Provisions Current Employee entitlements » Annual leave 808 811
Total - Current provisions 808 811
17. Other current liabilities Unearned revenue 2,039 741
Unspent proportion as at 30 June 2002 of grants and other revenues received in advance.
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 59 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For year ended 30 June 2002
Contributed Equity Retained Surpluses Asset Revaluation Reserve
2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
18. Changes in equity Balance 1 July 1,081 1,082 18,261 17,892 168,278 157,835
Net surplus (deficit) (316) 369
Non-owner changes in equity recognised on the face of the Statement of Financial Performance:
Increase in asset revaluation reserve » Museum Collection - revaluation 5,149 3,328
» Museum Collection - acquisitions 3,090 6,627
» Land 133 488
» Buildings 1,416 -
Transactions with Owners as Owners: » Net leave liabilities transferred to (from) other departments 4 (1)
» Transfer of Hendra property from Arts Queensland 2,557
Balance 30 June 3,642 1,081 17,945 18,261 178,066 168,278
Closing balance of Asset revaluation reserve by class: » Land 621 488
» Buildings 1,674 258
» Heritage & Cultural Assets 175,771 167,532
Total - Asset Revaluation Reserve 178,066 168,278
60 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2002 2001 For year ended 30 June 2002 $000 $000
19. Reconciliation of net surplus to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities Surplus from ordinary activities (316) 369
Non-cash items: Depreciation expense 902 1,065
Bad debts expense - 3
Loss (Gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment 14 (2)
Net leave liabilities transferred 4 (1)
Changes in assets and liabilities (Increase)/decrease in net receivables (897) (43)
(Increase)/decrease in inventories 260 38
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments 27 1
Increase/(decrease) in payables (71) 197
Increase/(decrease) in employee provisions (3) 27
Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities 1,298 525
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 1,218 2,179
20. 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.
21. Commitments for Expenditure 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 155 221
Later than one year and not later than five years 12 100
Later than five years - -
167 321
Operating leases are entered into as a means of acquiring access to office accommodation, storage facilities and certain office technologies necessary for effective operations.
Technology Leases increased instalments, an amount which Reserve Bank of Australia’s daily cash Lease payments are generally fixed. represents the increased cost or reduced rate. No renewal or purchase options exist However, where the owner is affected by amount payable. Variations may also in relation to technology leases, and they any future increase or decrease in the cost occur due to any late instalment payment do not contain any restrictions on of hiring out the equipment, due to a by the Museum, in the form of a penalty. financing or other leasing activities. change in law or regulation, the Museum This penalty is indexed to the official must pay to the owner, by way of
Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 61 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For year ended 30 June 2002
21. Commitments for 22. Post balance date events Queensland Museum Foundation Trust The Board of the Queensland Museum Expenditure (contd) Change in accounting policy established the Queensland Museum Property Leases Capitalisation of exhibitions Foundation Trust in June 2002. The Trust Lease payments are negotiated and expenditure. did not enter into any material reviewed to market every two years. No In accordance with current policy, costs of transactions for the year ended 30 June renewal or purchase options exist, and construction of exhibitions for campuses 2002. there are no restrictions on financing or of the Museum have been expensed in the other leasing activities within current financial year in which such costs were Hendra Off-site Collection Store agreements. incurred. The Board of the Queensland Land and buildings at Hendra were Museum, following consultation with acquired as part of the Millenium Arts Commitments have reduced significantly representatives of the Queensland Audit Program and transferred to the Board's in this area due to the change in Office, has decided that each campus control prior to 30 June 2002. arrangements for the Museum’s facilities exhibition developed from 1 July 2002 Renovations and additions on this site at Montague Road, West End and Grey will be capitalised on completion at a continue as part of the Millenium Arts Street, South Brisbane. It is anticipated value equal to the cost incurred in its Program. Costs incurred will be that the West End facility will be vacated development. Each exhibition will be capitalised and transferred to the Board in October 2002, and Grey Street in depreciated on a straight line basis over during the 2002-03 financial year. February 2003, on expiration of the its estimated useful life to more correctly leases. record the progressive diminution of its The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich This new addition to the Queensland Other Commitments value to the Museum. It is not intended to Museum Network is being constructed on Other commitments at reporting date are assign any capital value to existing land currently owned by Queensland Rail. inclusive of anticipated GST and are exhibitions developed in previous This development comprises part of the payable as follows: accounting periods for which costs have been expensed. Queensland Heritage Trails Network 2002 2001 project. On completion during 2002-03, Not later than one year the land, buildings and exhibitions will be Service Level Agreements transfered to the Board of the Queensland with CAA 2,746 2,417 Museum.
23. 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 4.7% (2001 - 5.03%), however the rate changes daily based on the change in market yields.
Contractual Repricing/Maturity Date
Floating Greater than Non Interest Weighted Interest Rate 1 year or less 1 to 5 years 5 years Bearing Total Average Rate
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 %
Financial Assets Cash 257 - - - - 257 n/a
Queensland Treasury Corporation 2,653 - - - - 2,653 4.70
Receivables - - - - 1,289 1,289 n/a
Total 2,910 - - - 1,289 4,199 n/a
Financial Liabilities Payables - - - - 454 454 n/a
Total - - - - 454 454 n/a
Floating interest rate represents the most recently administered market rate applicable to the instrument at 30 June 2002. The fixed rate represents weighted average market interest rate.
62 Queensland Museum Annual Report 2001-02 Board of the Queensland Museum NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For year ended 30 June 2002
23. Financial Instruments (contd) Net Fair Value » The net fair value of other monetary Credit Risk The net fair value is determined as financial assets and financial The maximum exposure to credit risk at follows: liabilities is based on market prices balance date in relation to each class of » The net fair value of cash and cash where a market exists, or is recognised financial assets is the carrying equivalents and non-interest bearing determined by discounting expected amount of those assets, net of any monetary financial assets and future cash flows by the current provision for doubtful debts, as indicated financial liabilities approximate their interest rate for financial assets and in the Statement of Financial Position. carrying amounts. liabilities with similar risk profiles.
Financial Instruments Total Carrying Amount Net Fair Value
2002 2001 2002 2001
$000 $000 $000 $000
Financial Assets Cash 257 53 257 53
Receivables 1,289 392 1,289 392
Queensland Treasury Corporation 2,653 1,834 2,653 1,834
Financial Liabilities Payables 454 525 454 525
24. Pandora Foundation 25. Contingencies The Pandora Foundation Limited was a) Native Title claims over Museum land established during 1995 for the purpose of As at 30 June 2002, no native title claims assisting the Museum in the HMS Pandora have been made on Museum land. project. The Foundation donated to the There were no other known contingent Museum a total of $31,000 during 2001- assets or liabilities at 30 June 2002. 02, which has been treated as unearned revenue at balance day, pending matching expenditure being incurred.
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