AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Annual report for the year ended 30 June 2016, together with the financial statements and the report of the Auditor-General Copyright © Australian War Memorial ISSN 1441 4198 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. Cover: Dedication of the sculpture Elevation of the senses, 8 October 2015. Ewen Coates, Elevation of the senses. (detail) (AWM ART96850) Australian War Memorial GPO Box 345 Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia www.awm.gov.au ii AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 iii iv AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT The Annual Report of the Australian War Memorial for the year ended 30 June 2016 was produced in the format for an annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The report has been constructed to reflect the Memorial’s outcome and outputs structure and to address government reporting requirements. PART ONE Governance includes the Chair’s Report and details of the Council and its operations and performance. PART TWO Corporate Operations includes the Director’s highlights and overview of the Memorial’s performance during 2015–16. PART THREE Corporate Summary provides information on the structure and reporting framework of the Memorial. PART FOUR Annual Performance Statements details performance information against the Memorial’s outcome and against external and internal outputs. PART FIVE Accountability provides detailed information about the Memorial as required for reporting. PART SIX Financial Statements includes the Report by the Auditor-General and Financial Statements. APPENDICES Appendices provide additional information about the Memorial, including staff profiles, collection acquisitions and disposals, and major sponsors. CONTACT OFFICER The contact officer for enquiries about this report is: The Executive Officer Corporate Services Australian War Memorial GPO Box 345 Canberra ACT 2601 Phone: (02) 6243 4290 Fax: (02) 6243 4330 Email: [email protected] A copy of this report may be found on the Memorial’s website at www.awm.gov.au AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 v CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT v CONTENTS vi HIGHLIGHTS viii GOVERNANCE 1 Governance Structure 3 Council of the Memorial 3 Council Performance 4 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 5 CORPORATE SUMMARY 9 Purpose 9 Mission 9 Vision 9 Values 9 Planning and Reporting Framework 10 Location 10 Organisation Chart and Senior Staff 10 Branch Descriptions 11 Focus on … 12 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENTS 13 Outcome and Outputs Structure 13 Overall Performance against the Outcome 14 Commemoration performance indicator 14 Accessibility performance indicator 15 Knowledge and understanding performance indicator 15 OUTPUT 1.1 Commemorative Ceremonies 16 Overview 16 Other commemorative activities 21 OUTPUT 1.2 The National Memorial and Grounds 24 Overview 24 Other related activities 26 OUTPUT 1.3 The National Collection 26 OUTPUT 1.4 Exhibitions 33 Overview 33 OUTPUT 1.5 Interpretive Services 36 Overview 36 OUTPUT 1.6 Promotions and Community Services 42 Overview 42 OUTPUT 1.7 Research, Information, and Dissemination 46 OUTPUT 1.8 Visitor Services 56 INTERNAL OUTPUTS 58 OUTPUT 1.9 Corporate Governance 58 OUTPUT 1.10 Executive Strategic Management 59 OUTPUT 1.11 Resource Management 60 OUTPUT 1.12 Revenue Generation 64 OUTPUT 1.13 Team Management 64 vi AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 ACCOUNTABILITY 67 Legislation, Functions, and Powers 67 Enabling legislation 67 Functions of the Memorial 67 Powers of the Memorial 67 Responsible Minister 68 Powers of the Minister 68 Internal and External Audits 68 Fraud Control 69 Effects of Ministerial Directions 69 Government policy order under section 22 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 69 Indemnities and Insurance Premiums 69 Legal Actions 69 Ombudsman 69 Social Justice and Equity 69 Advertising and market research expenditure 70 Freedom of Information Act 1982 70 Freedom of Information Act 1982, statistics 2015–16 71 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, Section 516A Statement 72 Energy consumption and environmental management 72 Heritage management 72 Work Health and Safety 72 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 75 APPENDICES 113 APPENDIX 1 113 Council membership 113 APPENDIX 2 116 Council profiles 116 APPENDIX 3 120 Senior Staff Profiles 120 APPENDIX 4 124 APPENDIX 5 129 Key Acquisitions and Disposals 129 APPENDIX 6 132 APPENDIX 7 133 Staff publications, lectures and talks 133 APPENDIX 8 142 APPENDIX 9 144 Glossary 146 Compliance Index 147 Index 148 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 vii HIGHLIGHTS The year in figures … Visitors: Collection: • More than 1.232 million visitors came to the Memorial, • More than 17,560 items acquired for the National Collection its storage facility in Mitchell, and its touring exhibitions • More than 423,940 National Collection items that can be › 1.084 million to the Memorial accessed via online public databases › 3,008 to the storage facility in Mitchell Education: › 145,264 to touring exhibitions • 97 Memorial Boxes loaned to 453 schools across the • More than 130,680 school student visitors country and used by more than 54,400 students • More than 340,000 visitors made their first • More than 5,231 students participated in school visit to the Memorial wreathlaying ceremonies • High attendances at ceremonies: • Professional development sessions provided to 115 school › 153,242 at the Last Post Ceremonies teachers and librarians, representatives of other cultural institutions, and tourism industry professionals › 55,000 at the Anzac Day Dawn Service › 11,500 at the Anzac Day National Ceremony Research and online access: • More than 5.495 million visits to the website › 3,900 at the Remembrance Day National Ceremony • Almost 77,500 followers on Facebook • More than 130,200 visitors attended Memorial public programs, facilitated programs and special events • More than 1.9 million views of Memorial photographs on Flickr • At least 12 free highlight tours were conducted by voluntary guides each day • More than 32,760 visitors to the Reading Room accessed more than 18,830 collection items • Media coverage to an audience of more than 33.719 million during the Anzac Day period • More than 14,840 research enquiries were answered Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after the Remembrance Day National Ceremony with the Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan, AO RAN (Retd), and Elaine Doolan. Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan, AO RAN (Retd), and Governor General Peter Cosgrove at the Remembrance Day National Ceremony. The Honourable Malcom Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia attends the Remembrance Day National Ceremony. The Honourable Dan Tehan, Minister for Veterans' Affairs (centre) attends the Last Post Ceremony. viii AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 ix Alex Seton’s As of Today … is a sculptural monument that commemorates the Australian soldiers who lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. x AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 1 GOVERNANCE As the Director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan presented our nation with new challenges in the 70 years Nelson, noted in his address to the crowd gathered for the since that time. 2016 Anzac Day Dawn Service: The Australian War Memorial in 2015–16 has taken up the With a sense of awkward humility, abiding reverence, and challenge of telling these stories and allowing Australians overwhelming pride, we pause here at the Australian War of all ages, in all parts of our country, to commemorate Memorial – free and confident heirs to a legacy born of the efforts of these men and women. The Council of the idealism, forged in self-sacrifice, and passed now to our Australian War Memorial has continued to reaffirm its generation. commitment to the stories of men and women who have We gather in renewed commitment to one another, our given everything for our nation in the 100 years since the First nation, and the ideals of mankind. World War, and is working to ensure that Australians are able As the Centenary of the First World War moves into its to commemorate their sacrifice for the next 100 years. second year, we are faced with continued challenges, as At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, we have built well as great opportunities. on the legacy of 2015 by continuing to offer new ways for 100 years ago Australians were engaged in battles from Australians to understand the Australian experience of war. Gallipoli in the east, to France and Belgium in the west. That Australians came to the 2016 Anzac Day Dawn Service As a nation, we faced the awful reality of the campaign in greater numbers, notwithstanding the record attendance on Gallipoli, where the men who fought forged a name for at the Centenary Dawn Service, is clear evidence that as themselves as some of the bravest and best, while on the a nation we continue to honour the service and sacrifice Western Front the enormity of that Great War was yet to of those who have gone before. That significant numbers become apparent. attended the 2015 Remembrance Day service, despite the 100 years later, the Australian War Memorial has been able pouring rain, is still further tribute. to continue to tell the stories of the Australian men and women who fought for the great ideals of our young nation Dr Brendan Nelson AO and Mr Kerry Stokes AC Chairman of the in the First World War, who took up the fight again in the Council of the Australian War Memorial attend the opening of the Second World War, and then again in the conflicts that have Anzac Centenary Print Portfolio at Parliament House.