SOUTH AUSTRALIA _____________________ THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HISTORY TRUST of SOUTH AUSTRALIA D (History SA) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 History SA Directorate Torrens Parade Ground Victoria Drive Adelaide SA 5000 GPO Box 1836 Adelaide SA 5001 DX 464 Adelaide Telephone: +61 8 8203 9888 Facsimile: +61 8 8203 9889 Email: [email protected] Websites: History SA: www.history.sa.gov.au Migration Museum: www.migration.history.sa.gov.au National Motor Museum: www.motor.history.sa.gov.au South Australian Community History: www.community.history.sa.gov.au South Australian Maritime Museum: www.maritime.history.sa.gov.au Adelaidia: www.adelaidia.sa.gov.au About Time: South Australia’s History Festival: www.abouttime.sa.gov.au A World Away: www.southaustraliaswar.com.au Bound for South Australia: www.boundforsouthaustralia.com.au History as it Happens www.historyasithappens.com.au SA History Hub: www.sahistoryhub.com.au This report is prepared by the Directorate of History SA ABN 17 521 345 493 ISSN 1832 8482 ISBN 978 0 646 91029 1 CONTENTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ................................................................................................................ 1 BACKGROUND......................................................................................................................................... 2 ROLE AND PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 2 VISION ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 MISSION .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................... 2 ORGANISATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................................ 3 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND INITIATIVES 201415 .......................................................... 4 MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING HISTORY SA.............................................................................. 6 REPORTING AGAINST STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ................................................................... 7 PROGRAM OUTCOMES 201415 ..................................................................................................... 8 OBJECTIVE 1: PUBLIC PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................... 8 OBJECTIVE 2: COLLECTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 39 OBJECTIVE 3: PARTNERSHIPS ..................................................................................................................... 42 OBJECTIVE 4: RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................... 46 OBJECTIVE 5: RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 47 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................................. 58 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES .......................................................................................................................... 59 2. MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL .................................................................................................................. 59 3. STAFF AS AT 30 JUNE 2015 ............................................................................................................. 60 4. MIGRATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC COMMITTEE MEMBERS ..................................................... 61 5. VOLUNTEER SERVICES ........................................................................................................................ 62 6. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2014–15 ..................................................................................... 64 7. TOTAL VISITOR NUMBERS 2014–15 ................................................................................................ 64 8. HISTORY SA OPENING HOURS AND CHARGES .................................................................................. 66 9. EXTERNAL GRANTS/SPONSORSHIP OBTAINED (EXCLUDING GST) ................................................. 67 10. PUBLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 68 11. UNPUBLISHED CONFERENCE PAPERS .................................................................................................. 68 12. COMMUNITY MUSEUMS PROGRAM ..................................................................................................... 69 13. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HISTORY FUND (SAHF) ................................................................................. 71 14. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 ....................................................... 72 1 Letter of transmittal The Hon. Jack Snelling, M.P. Minister for the Arts Dear Minister I am pleased to present the Thirty-Fifth Annual Report of the History Trust of South Australia (History SA) for the year ended 30 June 2015, pursuant to section 18 of the History Trust of South Australia Act 1981. Throughout the year we continued to grow our audiences through our exhibitions, events and digital programs. There were 5 537 745 engagements with our programs online and onsite. 308 671 people visited our museums. 120 000 took part in About Time: South Australia’s History Festival and 118 524 visited our touring exhibitions at 47 regional venues. We delivered grants to support 44 community organisations across regional and urban South Australia through the Community Museums Program and SA History Fund. To make our programs possible History SA raised more than $1.5 million, including $300 000 in sponsorship and grants, and almost $1 million in visitor admissions and sales. That result is due to our many supporters. I thank our 40 sponsors across industry, media, government and community organisations. I thank our 169 volunteers who make our programs possible and enrich our community engagement. I also thank our staff for their professionalism, dedication and willingness to take on new challenges. Our goal is to continue to build new ways to engage our communities, to share history online and onsite and to realise the potential offered by new technologies. Thank you for your support during the year. Yours sincerely SUSAN CRAFTER Chair 11 September 2015 2 Background Role and Principal Objectives History SA researches and presents the history of South Australia, manages the State History Collection, and assists community historians and museums throughout the state. We manage three history museums — the Migration Museum, National Motor Museum and South Australian Maritime Museum — and operate under the provisions of the History Trust of South Australia Act 1981. Vision To inspire generations in the present through creative engagement with the past Mission to present vibrant programs that encourage people to discover, explore and share their identities and cultures to research and preserve South Australian history and project it to the world South Australian Government Objectives History SA’s programs also contribute towards the following strategic priorities of government: Creating a vibrant city Through exhibitions, programs, festivals and events, History SA attracts audiences to the city throughout the year and adds value to the South Australian brand. Safe communities, healthy neighbourhoods Through its museums and wider community history programs History SA: preserves local identities strengthens local communities, and contributes to regional economies. Every chance for every child Through formal and informal learning programs History SA inspires children with a love of their history and heritage and promotes creative thinking. History SA also contributes to the following approaches to government: A culture of innovation and enterprise through programs exploring South Australia’s history of innovation Respect for individuals and the community through programs exploring diversity, identity, tolerance and respect through programs based on Aboriginal history, promoting better understanding and Reconciliation Sustainability through research and programs presenting South Australia’s environmental history. 3 Organisational chart History SA as at 30 June 2015 Minister for the Arts The Hon. Jack Snelling, M.P. Board of Trustees Chairperson Susan Crafter Trustees Margaret Allen Joost Den Hartog Christine Elstob Chloë Fox Martin Read June Roache Ian Short Chief Executive Officer Margaret Anderson Director, National Motor Museum Marianne Norman Director, South Australian Maritime Museum Kevin Jones Exhibitions, Collections and Research Unit Senior Curator Mandy Paul Community Engagement Unit Senior Curator Allison Russell Acting Marketing Manager Liz Ransom Business Unit Business Managers (job share) Donna Tims and Rebecca Rudzinski Online Programs Online Manager Kristy Kokegei 4 Major achievements and initiatives 201415 History SA cares for the State History Collection, which reflects all aspects of life in South Australia. Objects in the