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QUEENSLAND MUSEUM FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013 – 2014

ON THE COVER Mantis Shrimp (Stomatopod)

Abundant, but rarely seen on the Great Barrier Reef due to their preference for privacy, Mantis Shrimps are strong, aggressive animals with remarkable powers of vision. The human eye can detect only three wavelengths — red, blue and green. Using their inbuilt polarising filters the Mantis Shrimp can see a whopping 12 different shades across the infrared and ultra violet spectrums. These all-seeing creatures catch their prey by striking it violently, using their greatly enlarged front claws. Mantis Shrimp is just one of many amazing creatures featured in Colour: Secret Language of the Reef, the latest permanent exhibition at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville.

CONTENTS

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US 3 QUEENSLAND MUSEUM NETWORK

4 QUEENSLAND MUSEUM FOUNDATION

GOVERNANCE5 TRUSTEES

5 AMBASSADORS

5 EMPLOYEES

2013-14: RETROSPECTIVE 8 HIGHLIGHTS

10 ACQUIRE For the past 152 years the Queensland

Museum Network has been recording and sharing stories that matter to Queenslanders.

12 RESEARCH The Queensland Museum Network is the

keeping place of more than 775,000 registered zoological specimens – and counting.

14 CREATE The Queensland Museum Network is proud

to create experiences that shape our time and our place, now and into the future.

16 OUTREACH We strive to ensure all Queenslanders are

able to share in the remarkable activities of the Queensland Museum Network.

18 SUPPORTERS

2014-15: THE FUTURE 20 So many of Queensland’s great stories are yet to

be told.

GET INVOLVED22 With your support, we will continue to bring

all of Queensland’s great stories to life.

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QUEENSLAND MUSEUM FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2013–2014

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US

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QUEENSLAND MUSEUM NETWORKThe Queensland Museum Network is one of Queensland’s first, most loved and culturally significant organisations. From humble beginnings as one room in the old Windmill on Brisbane’s Wickham Terrace, over the past 152 years the Queensland Museum Network has grown to become the keeping place of more than one million objects and specimens, valued at $466 million.

This collection chronicles the ever-changing story of Queensland and pays homage to the people, places and events that make our state unique.

The Queensland Museum Network is dedicated to sharing these stories across the globe through trusted research, a changing program of exhibitions, lectures and workshops, an award-winning publishing business, regional outreach activities, a dynamic online presence and six public attractions:

• Queensland Museum & Sciencentre South Bank, Brisbane

• The Workshops Rail Museum Ipswich

• Cobb+Co Museum Toowoomba

• Museum of Tropical Queensland Townsville

• Queensland Museum Research and Loans Centre Hendra, Brisbane

• Lands, Mapping and Surveying Museum Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Each year, the Queensland Museum Network touches the lives of more than three million people.

A true people’s museum, the Queensland Museum Network strikes a balance between expert knowledge and compelling outcomes and creates authentic, compelling experiences. We tell Queensland’s stories: stories of adventure and defeat, of love and sacrifice and of our ancient culture and wondrous natural environment.

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QUEENSLAND MUSEUM FOUNDATION

For the past 152 years the Queensland Museum Network has relied upon the generosity of the community to continue valuable research, public outreach and engagement activities. The resources and energy required to operate the Queensland Museum Network is great. As we are only partially funded by the state government, we look to the wider community to generate the support required to bridge funding gaps and continue to tell Queensland’s important stories.

In 2003 the Queensland Museum Foundation Trust (the Foundation) was established to coordinate fundraising and development activities for the Queensland Museum Network. Since then, the Foundation has raised more than $9 million from donations, corporate partnerships, bequests and philanthropic grants.

All funds raised are supported by a capped matching subsidy from the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, and all administrative and operating costs for the Foundation are met by the Board of the Queensland Museum. This means that every dollar received by the Foundation directly benefits the work of the Queensland Museum Network.

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GOVERNANCE

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees including leaders of academia, corporate industry and philanthropic endeavour. Trustees

There are currently ten Foundation Trustees, including two ex-officio Trustees.

Chairperson

Mr Tony Schiffmann MBA, SFFin, FAICD

Trustees

Mr Martin Albrecht AC BTech(Civil), FTSEHon, FIEAust, FAICN, FAIM, DUniv(QUT)

Dr Dennis Campbell MBA, PhD, DipLegalSt, FCHSE, CHE, FAIM

Professor Peter Coaldrake BA(Hons IIA), PhD

Ms Nicole Hollows BBus(Acctg), GradDipCSP, GradDipAdvAcctg (Dist), ACIS, CA, GAICD

Mr Vince O’Rourke AM BEcon, FCPA, FCIT, FAIM

Ms Lynn Rainbow Reid

Mrs Louise Street

Ex-officio Trustees

Professor Suzanne Miller BSc(Hons), PhD, FGS, FMinSoc, FAIMM, FGSA, FRSSA

The Hon. Dr David Hamill AM BA(Hons), MA, PhD, FCIT, FAICD (1 July 2013–28 February 2014)

Mr David Conry BBus (from 6 March 2014)

Ambassadors

The Foundation is supported by a group of Ambassadors who are active advocates for the Queensland Museum Network.

Ms Yassmin Abdel-Magied BEng(Mech)(Hons) (from 10 January 2014)

Mr Tim Crommelin BCom

Mr John P. Dempsey GradDipAcct&FinMgmt, GradDipAgEcon, PNA, ACIS, JP

Mr Daniel Gschwind BEcon(Hons)

The Hon. Dr David Hamill AM BA(Hons), MA, PhD, FCIT, FAICD (from 10 January 2014)

Ms Anne Jones BDesSt

Mr John Lyons BEcon, FCPA, FAICD

Mr Michael Pelly

Mr Robyn Williams

Employees

Foundation staff are employed at the expense of the Queensland Museum Network

Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships

Ms Margot Andersen BCI (maternity leave from 12 March 2014)

Ms Tania Hall BArts (from 12 March 2014)

Client Relationship Manager

Ms Sally Anna Hamilton BCom, GradCertBus, JP(Qual)

Donor Relationship Officer

Ms Sonya Peters (1 July 2013–17 April 2014)

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2013-2014 RETROSPECTIVE

A Kodak No.3A Folding Pocket Camera owned by the late Leslie Blake, Qld Geological Survey Geologist. It is believed that this camera was used by Blake on the 1912-1914 Mawson Expedition to Antarctica

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54,083 physical items and 10,584 digital images valued at more than $4 million added to the State Collection, increasing its total value to more than $466 million.

221 new species described by Queensland Museum Network scientists.

737,775 natural history specimens and 58,435 images shared via the Atlas of Living Australia online database.

787,098 people accessed our collections, knowledge and expertise via the Queensland Museum Loans service.

125 new loans kits were produced connecting Queensland Museum Network’s research and collections with the Australian curriculum.

24,180 visitor inquiries about Queensland’s natural and cultural environment were answered by the Discovery Centre team.

450The Museum Development Officer program provided support to more than 450 collecting institutions across the state.

1,189,612 people visited a public attraction within the Queensland Museum Network.

1,000,000The Workshops Rail Museum welcomed its 1,000,000th visitor in January 2014.

70,347Cobb+Co Museum achieved its highest annual visitation to date with 70,347 visitors, a 12.5 per cent increase on last year.

32 new exhibitions were displayed across the Queensland Museum Network.

HIGHLIGHTS

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The Foundation is dedicated to raising the profile of the Queensland Museum Network through collaborative, rewarding and enduring partnerships with supporters.During 2013-14, the Foundation distributed more than $1 million to the Queensland Museum Network and secured more than $650,000 in new partnerships and honoured pledges, including our eighth consecutive $250,000 matching subsidy from the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation.

Full financial statements for the financial year are available for download at foundation.qm.qld.gov.au/foundation-reports.

Fundraising activity for the year fell into four categories:

ACQUIRE objects and specimens that represent the state’s natural and cultural heritage

RESEARCH contemporary issues impacting Queensland’s biodiversity

CREATE exhibitions and displays that showcase Queensland’s important stories, and stories important to Queenslanders

OUTREACH into Queensland communities

Read on for insight into the diverse activities that resulted from the generosity of our supporters.

OUR JOB IS TOO IMPORTANT TO DO ALONE

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For the past 152 years the Queensland Museum Network has been recording and sharing stories that matter to Queenslanders.Objects and specimens in the State Collection are a way for us to interpret, research and present our stories, of the past, the present and the future.

As well as providing tangible evidence of phenomena, these objects and specimens have the power to establish an emotional connection with the story being told – creating a sense of familiarity or piquing an interest to discover more.

Each year the Queensland Museum Network expands the State Collection, acquiring objects and specimens illustrating stories and themes that are poorly known or under-represented or to tell new, emerging stories. Sometimes these items come to us a little worse for wear, and require conservation treatments to restore them to their former glory or to slow the ageing process. Every item added to the State Collection is catalogued and housed in bespoke casing to ensure preservation in perpetuity.

This year, funds raised by the Foundation through philanthropy and corporate support were used to acquire a contemporary Aboriginal ceremonial sculpture, to house more than 3,500 preserved insect specimens and to conserve more than 50 items chronicling the evolution of Queensland’s energy sector.

The Queensland Museum Network has a vast ethnographic collection that includes weapons, utensils, tools, baskets, personal adornments, watercraft and musical instruments representing Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Apelech people of Aurukun in far northern Queensland have a rich cultural heritage steeped in tradition, ritual and respect for the natural environment. For thousands of years, they have crafted traditional ceremonial sculptures representing totems to reaffirm their spiritual relationship to the land. Funds raised through individual donations allowed the Foundation to purchase Moving Stone Story – a ceremonial sculpture that tells the story of a powerful stone found south of Cape Keerweer that is sacred to the Apelech clan – for the State Collection. Crafted by celebrated Apelech artist Trevor Bowenda, Moving Stone Story is a contemporary interpretation of traditional lore and a significant addition to the State Collection..

South of Arukun and traditional lands of the Apelech clan is the small town of Malanda in the Atherton Tablelands. Malanda is the home of renowned natural history artist William T. (Bill) Cooper. For the past five decades, Bill has amassed an extensive assembly of rare and visually impressive beetles, stick insects, crickets and moths, collected from his rainforest property. These beautifully preserved insects have featured in many of Bill’s paintings.

ACQUIRE

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Another prominent Queensland naturalist is Jean Harslett whose passion for the natural environment was learned from her father, well-known insect collector the late Alec Gemmell. Today, Jean’s knowledge of the plant and animal life of the Glen Aplin region she calls home is unsurpassed, and her collection – which includes jewel beetles and butterflies collected by herself and her father over the course of a combined 80 years – is remarkable for its beauty and rarity.

In January 2014 the Queensland Museum Network was honoured to receive the generous donation of the Cooper and Harslett collections for the State Collection. Thanks to the generous support of donors, Queensland Museum Network entomologist Susan Wright travelled to the Cooper and Harslett homes to assess, document and package each precious specimen for transportation to the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre in Brisbane. Here, the collections are being sorted, catalogued and housed – readily accessible for research purposes and preserved as an enduring legacy for Queenslanders.

This year the Queensland Museum Network also received a donation of more than 50 objects related to the energy industry from the Queensland Energy Museum. Electricity has been part of the Queensland way of life for more than 125 years. In 1886 the Queensland Parliament was lit with power from the Government Printery. More than 50 years later in 1948, galleries in the Queensland Museum building on Gregory Terrace were lit with electricity for the first time.

The Queensland Museum Network has an extensive holding of objects that relate to the evolution of Queensland’s energy industry. The objects donated by the Queensland Energy Museum include a Belliss and Morcom Generator a rare and significant example of early power generation across Queensland, the electric powered Transit Van that led the marathon in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and light bulbs, gauges, high voltage trasmission equipment, street lights and other domestic items that complement power related objects in the State Collection.

In addition to this significant cultural gift, the Queensland Energy Museum also provided a cash contribution that allowed each donated object to be documented, conserved and stored in bespoke housing. As a result of this generous gift, the Queensland Museum Network now holds one of the most extensive and complete energy collections in Australia, giving us the capacity to tell the complete, and fascinating, story of the generation, transmission and distribution of energy in Queensland.

Dorsal view of a male jewel beetle (Castiarina harslettae). This species is included in the extraordinary collection of insects generously donated to the State Collection by Jean Harslett.

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Earth is home to approximately 8.7 million living species. Scientists estimate that only 86 per cent of all plants, animals and insects found on land and 91 per cent of water-dwelling species have yet to be named and catalogued. The Queensland Museum Network is the keeping place of more than 775,000 registered zoological specimens – and counting. Our world-class scientists are dedicated to adding to this collection, and researching our existing holdings in order to chronicle the existence, prevalence, adaptation, evolution and changes to the state’s rich fauna over the past 152 years.

This year, funds raised by the Foundation through philanthropy and corporate support saw two research field trips – to Cape York and South Walker Creek respectively – in search of tarantulas and remnants from our prehistoric past.

In September 2013, a team of scientists led by Queensland Museum Network arachnology expert Dr Robert Raven embarked on a field expedition to Queensland’s Far North in search of tarantulas also known as Whistling Spiders.

The largest of all Australian spiders, these hairy arachnids have a total leg span of up to 20 centimetres. When threatened, they make a whistling

sound, hence the name Whistling Spider. Several groups of tarantulas occur in Australia. Of these, two are known to occur in a geographic range that stretches from Rockhampton to the tip of Cape York. While species from each group look identical, behavioural studies show the spiders do not interbreed and both molecular and venom examination indicates the species are indeed different. The purpose of the field expedition was to observe the spiders in their natural habitat, understand what is driving their distribution and collect specimens for further scientific investigation, including DNA comparison.

Dr Raven’s team returned with 60 live tarantulas - no mean feat given these shy critters reside in burrows one metre below ground. As well as determining the variations between groups and describing new species, our scientists, together with counterparts from James Cook University, will help provide venom from the live tarantulas to explore its potential for pharmaceutical products for the treatment of breast cancer and other conditions.

From live specimens to creatures long since dead, in August the Queensland Museum Network palaeontologist Dr Scott Hocknull led the fourth field expedition to the South Walker Creek mine site operated by BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal (BMC).

Megafauna lived after the age of dinosaurs, 1.6 million to 30,000 years ago.

RESEARCH

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The name megafauna means ‘large animal’ and that is exactly what they were – giant versions of the reptiles, birds and mammals we see today.

This year, our scientists discovered more than 200 fossil specimens at the South Walker Creek site, including the teeth and bones of megafauna and amazingly preserved insects and plant seeds. A further 800 kilograms of sediment was shipped back to the Queensland Museum Network’s Hendra Annexe for painstaking sifting in search of minute specimens.

One of a very few tropical megafauna fossil sites worldwide to have been systematically excavated and dated, the South Walker Creek site is internationally significant. Part of our award-winning Megafauna in Queensland partnership with BMC, the fossils yielded from this site will provide the first detailed look into the world of Australia’s tropical megafauna, how they lived together, evolved and died out during Earth’s last and most severe ice age.

Central to the fascination with megafauna has been the question of their extinction: what, exactly, caused these giant beasts to die out and when exactly did this occur. Scientists have been divided, with some suggesting it was solely climate change, solely human impact such as overhunting, or a combination of both.

The results from South Walker Creek will refocus the debate on major aspects of the Australian environment, in particular the different

responses of species found in tropical environments such as South Walker Creek versus temperate environments in southern Australia, such as evidence from the Naracoorte Caves. By integrating findings from South Walker Creek with other key Queensland sites, the research will look at the role climate has had in shaping our continent over the last 500,000 years, leading up to the last major climatic shift approximately 18,000 years ago. Combining this work with the impacts of human arrival will have far reaching consequences amongst the international research community on tropical and Southern Hemisphere ecosystem evolution.

“As custodian of the South Walker Creek site, we have a responsibility to share the stories from South Walker Creek with all Queenslanders. Our partnership with the Queensland Museum Network provides access to expert paleontological services to enhance our understanding of megafauna, and maybe learn a thing or two to avoid their fate.” Jacqui McGill Asset President BMC

Pinned specimen of an Eastern tarantula (Phlogius crassipes)

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CREATE

The Queensland Museum Network is proud to create experiences that shape our time and our place, now and into the future.This includes a dynamic program comprised of objects drawn from the State Collection, alongside exhibitions from national and international museums and a vibrant calendar of public programs

At the heart of every exhibition or event created is a desire to connect, create meaning and instil a sense of wonder in our audiences

This year, funds raised by the Foundation through corporate support and provisions from the matching subsidy led to the creation of five new exhibitions, three travelling displays and eight public programs across the Queensland Museum Network.

In September 2013 Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum Kabul opened at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre. Presented by National Geographic, this sumptuous exhibition of more than 200 priceless items of jewellery, sculpture and gold work provided a rare glimpse into the world of the ancient Silk Road. The exhibition was supplemented by a range of public programs including a master cooking class and Eco-Bazaar. During its time at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum Kabul was generously supported by Channel Seven, Mitsubishi Electric, Brisbane Marketing and a provision from the matching subsidy.

After a spectacular 21-week run Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum Kabul was followed by Deep Oceans, a travelling exhibition from the Australian Museum and Questacon. Featuring giant sea creatures and bizarre fish found 4,000 metres below the sea, Deep Oceans explored the myth and legend surrounding fearsome monsters of the deep. Complementing Deep Oceans during its time at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre was a custom-built display, generously supported by Arts Queensland, showcasing four amazing specimens from the State Collection - a Giant Squid, large Diamond Back Squid, Giant Cuttlefish and a Great White Shark.

Supplementing these temporary exhibitions was Lost Creatures: Stories from Ancient Queensland – a new permanent exhibition at the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre. Developed as part of the award-winning Megafauna in Queensland partnership with BMC, this exhibition features more than 100 fossils including spectacular, never-before-seen specimens of the world’s tallest kangaroos Macropus and Protemnodon; and Diprotodon, a wombat-like creature the size of a minivan, both recovered from South Walker Creek. Lost Creatures: Stories from Ancient Queensland brings these prehistoric creatures to life through reproductions, life-sized projections, immersive multimedia and the most scientifically accurate 3D models in Australia. To celebrate the opening of Lost Creatures: Stories from Ancient Queensland, the Queensland Museum & Sciencentre hosted Lost Creatures: Big Questions

in conjunction with ABC Radio National. This three-part series included a moderated discussion and robust Q&A session with a panel of guest speakers on topics including extinction, DNA cloning and the role played by the media in scientific debate.

Spells and wizardry, toys and games, trades and of course trains were favoured over dinosaurs this year at The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich. A provision from the matching subsidy supported the annual calendar of children’s programs including Wizards Express, Queensland Model Railway Show, Toys, Day out with Thomas 2014, Build It! and Heist. Popular with children and families alike, these activities attracted more than 50,000 people to The Workshops Rail Museum during the financial year.

Support from the matching subsidy allowed Cobb+Co Museum to create two temporary displays in conjunction with the Toowoomba community.

Kaleidoscope of Celebrations opened in March 2013 to celebrate Harmony Day. Created with local Indian, Finnish and Korean residents this exhibition explores globally shared aspects of celebration – specifically the coming together for feasting and happiness. The second exhibition, Red Dirt and Grass Stains, which opened in May 2014, pays tribute to the lives of 18 people who endured the Darling Downs’ red dirt - and inevitable grass stains - to become successful sportspeople. Community representatives determined the sportspeople featured, with decisions based not on fame, fortune and glory but rather those who have inspired others through their sporting achievements.

North Queenslanders also enjoyed new offerings with the Museum of Tropical Queensland’s changing exhibition program, which commenced with the October 2013 opening of Come Hell or High Water. Created by the Museum of Tropical Queensland in conjunction with the local community, Townsville City Council and Emergency Management Queensland, this exhibition used first-hand testimony of cyclones, tornados and other ‘big blows’ to tell the story of how these fierce weather phenomena have shaped lives

and lifestyles of North Queenslanders over the past 100 years. Come Hell or High Water was followed by Frock Stars: inside Australian Fashion Week which opened in February 2014. A travelling exhibition from the Powerhouse Museum, Frock Stars allowed visitors to experience the glitz, glamour, gossip and grandeur of Australian Fashion Week. Come Hell or High Water and Frock Stars were both supported by a provision from the matching subsidy.

The Museum of Tropical Queensland finished the year on a high note with the May 2014 opening of the new permanent exhibition Colour: Secret Language of the Reef. Generously supported by BHP Billiton Cannington, this exhibition explores the fascinating, hidden language of light, colour and pattern used by the creatures who call the Great Barrier Reef home. Interwoven with this narrative is the interconnected, fragile nature of the Reef, the threats to its survival and the ways we can conserve this natural wonder. The North Queensland community responded well to the exhibition, with visitation to the Museum of Tropical Queensland increasing by more than 80 per cent during its first month of display.

“ We are proud to be working

with the Queensland

Museum Network to help

share the museum’s ground-

breaking reef research and

internationally significant

collections with local North

Queensland communities.

Ultimately, it is hoped that

by understanding more

about the Great Barrier Reef,

visitors will place greater

importance on its protection

and conservation.”

Laura Tyler Asset President BHP Billiton Cannington

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OUTREACH

Queensland is the second largest state in Australia, and is seven times the size of Great Britain. More than half of Queensland’s four million residents live outside the greater metropolitan boundaries of Brisbane. For those who live across this great state, it can be difficult to access the facilities and services that many residents of capital cities expect.

The Queensland Museum Network is dedicated to ensuring that our knowledge and experiences, drawn from our own credible research and vast collections, is accessible to all Queenslanders, irrespective of where they live across the state.

Every year, through our publications, online activities and regional outreach services we ensure all Queenslanders are able to share in the remarkable activities of the Queensland Museum Network.

This year, funds raised by the Foundation through corporate support and provisions from the matching subsidy led to the distribution of loans resources throughout regional Queensland, publication of new two children’s books, and launch of our first digital application.

Queensland Museum Loans was established in 1987 as a means of providing regional Queenslanders access to Museum objects and specimens. Since then, Queensland Museum Loans has grown to become Australia’s largest and most diverse museum lending service. Each self-contained loan kit is comprised of artefacts, activity sheets, photographs and stories, effectively combining the Queensland Museum Network’s expertise with object-based learning and the Australian Curriculum.

This year, 787,098 people from schools, libraries and community groups throughout Queensland accessed learning resources from Queensland Museum Loans. Almost 30 per cent of these borrowers were from regional Queensland, accessing resources from one of 26 distribution centres

Students from Cloncurry State School explore specimens from one of the QM Loans Great Barrier Reef discovery kits

developed in partnership with BHP Billiton Cannington.

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Students from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Cloncurry explore specimens from one of the QM Loans Great Barrier Reef discovery kits developed in partnership with BHP Billiton Cannington.

across the state. Regional borrowers receive free access to Queensland Museum Loans resources thanks to our partnership with Australia Post.

The Queensland Museum Network’s popular publishing program provides another avenue to share our research and expertise to a broad market. In December 2013 the Queensland Museum Network celebrated the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Queensland’s favourite dinosaur, Muttaburrasaurus langdoni by launching two new children’s publications. Written by early childhood expert Donna Dyson, and supported by a provision from the matching subsidy, Happy Birthday Muttaburrasaurus and Where’s your Teddy Muttaburrasaurus? inspire imagination and engage readers in early learning.

The Queensland Museum Network is also embracing popular digital technology as a means of bringing back of house to front of house and disseminating our taxonomic research. In May 2014 the Queensland Museum Network launched its first digital application - the Field Guide to

Queensland Fauna. Over 560 species are featured, from Queensland’s coral reefs, rock-pools, tropical rainforests, deserts and suburbs. Each species description is supplemented with distribution maps, images, endangered status and, in the case of some birds and frogs, sound samples. Funded by an allocation from the matching subsidy and a grant from the Inspiring Australia Unlocking Australia’s Potential grant program, the Field Guide to Queensland Fauna is one of eight field guide applications developed in a nation-wide project led by Museum Victoria and including collaborations from Australia’s major natural history museums and individual scientists.

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Supporting the Foundation is a generous act that creates a lasting legacy for all Queenslanders.

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS The Corporate Club

BHP Billiton Cannington

BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal

Energex Limited

Ergon Energy

Powerlink Queensland

Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation

Seven Network (Operations)

Corporate Governor

Heritage Bank

Queensland Energy Museum

Wippells Autos

Corporate Founder

ABC Radio National

Arts Queensland

Australia Post

Brisbane Marketing

Corporate Companion

Mitsubishi Electric Australia

Corporate Member

ALS Limited

Corporate Donor

Pockets of Brilliance

Quick Tooling

OUR SUPPORTERS

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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS The Coxen Club

Clive and Conchita Armitage

Clive Berghofer AM

Benefactor

Philip Creaser

Founder

Paul and Sue Taylor

Companion

Henderson Foundation

Ashby Utting

Supporter

Margot Andersen

Paul Crawford

R.J. Dumke

Robin Tremlett Francis

Stacey McLean

Queensland Naturalists’ Club Inc.

Lyn Rowland

Sabine Schleicher

Donor

Martin Albrecht AC

Hamish Andreatta

Jayne Arlett

Anonymous x 6

Pamela Alick

Gay Allison

Tanya Allomes

Faye Ball

Michael Barnett

His Honour Judge Hugh Botting

Beris Broderick OAM

Sally Brown

E.M Browne

Dr Joan Bryan

Bruce S Butler

Ms Helen C.W. Butterworth

MW Charlesworth

Shirley Clark

Merlene Coates-Freeman

Kerry Cody

Jeanette Covacevich AM, PSM

Jacinta Dale

Christine Davson-Galle

Stan and Catherine Dawe

Paula Dixon

Clare Doyle

Leonie Duroux

Tom Edwards

Frank Feige

Trevor Findlay

Julie and Cliff Fisher

John Flaherty

Queensland Museum Loans Volunteers

Barton Froben

Deborah Gardeniers

Peter Gibbs

D & H Gilmour

Peter J. Green

Anita Green

Raymond Greaves

Jean Gundry

Patricia Gunn

Tania Hall

Sally Anna Hamilton

Mrs Robin Handley

Ms Susie Handley

Sharon Higson

Melissa Jarvis

Kayleen Keune

Marianne King

Clive Kitchen

Jim and Kay Leadbetter

Rachel Leung

David Liddy

Jennifer Loosemore

Tara Lynch

Dr Laurel MacIntosh

Gail Mackay

Susan McDonald

Dominic McGann

John McTernan

Karl and Louise Norris

Roger Moody

Karl Morris

Ken Murphey

Angela Murphy

S.E. Nelles

Sherman Oh

Natulka Paddon

Glenn Pearce

Graham Palmer

Elizabeth Paris

Donna Pinnell

Malcolm Pound

Dr Robert Reeves

Heather Ross

The Salpietro Family

F.Schmelzer

Mr and Mrs Mark Schumann

Patricia Searle

Louise Shay

Faye Shepherd

Dr H.E Sheridan

C.L. Smith

Katherine Smith

Pauline Snape-Jenkinson

Gay Sparkes

Roderick Stirling

Louise Street

Dr Lloyd Svenson, Ally Martel, Antonia Svenson and Harald Svenson

Kevin Swinney

John Tate

Barbara Thelander

Rodney Thorburn

Gerard Thurnwald

Laetitia Nguyen Van Long

Jeffrey C Walker

Dorothy Weitzel

Mary-Ann Wheatley

Paul Willett

Frank Wippell

K.J. Wolff

The Wolff Family

B.J. Wood and R.I. Tevi

Thank you

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2014-2015 THE FUTURESo many of Queensland’s great stories are yet to be told.

As we look to the future, the Queensland Museum Network will continue to share these stories and awaken a sense of awe and wonder in things that are real, that are profound, and that connect us all.

We will:

• Add value to the State Collection by acquiring objects and specimens that showcase Queensland’s unique stories – past, present and future.

• Engage in ground-breaking evidence based investigation to become the most successful research museum in Australia.

• Continue to create authentic, compelling and memorable experiences in conjunction with Queensland communities.

• Share our collections and expertise with audiences across Queensland, and beyond.

Queensland Museum Network cannot achieve these goals, and continue to be a truly great cultural institution, without the enthusiasm and encouragement of our supporters. We look forward to co-creating, and sharing our future successes with you.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

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Bluebottle (Physalia sp.). The individual Bluebottle is actually a colony of hydroids known as siphonophores, each adopting a highly specialised function.

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GET INVOLVEDThe Queensland Museum Network cherishes our collections because we cherish our stories. And Queensland is home to some great stories.

Sometimes these stories take years to reveal themselves. Sometimes the artefacts we need to bring the stories to life are a bit worse for wear. Sometimes, we need to do a little more – a little more research, a little more preparation or a little more digging – to uncover the real story.

While we’d love to take care of everything ourselves, we are only partially funded by the State Government, and so we rely on support from people like you to help us continue to tell important stories.

You can get involved in telling Queensland’s great stories by giving to the Queensland Museum Foundation.

Donations can be $25, $50, $100 or whatever you choose. Every gift makes a real difference, and will be matched dollar for dollar by the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation. Most importantly, because the administration costs associated with fundraising are met by the Board of the Queensland Museum, you can be sure that every dollar you donate will ensure Queensland’s great stories are told.

We will keep you updated on activities and achievements across the Queensland Museum Network, and the impact of your donation.

With your support, we will continue to bring all of Queensland’s great stories to life.

Dragon-headed dranyen painted with Bhutanese designs from the Marson musical instrument collection. State Collection

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Yes! I would like to support the Queensland Museum Network.

My tax deductible* donation will be

$25 $50 $100 My choice $ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This is a single gift

I wish to repeat my gift over 2 years 3 years 5 years

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Cheque (payable to Queensland Museum Foundation)

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Acknowledgement

All supporters’ names are acknowledged for the corresponding year of

donation. How would you like to be acknowledged for your support?

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If you would prefer not to be acknowledged, please leave blank, or

write ‘anonymous’.

Privacy

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Privacy

*The Queensland Museum Foundation ABN: 71 409 081 264 is a deductible gift recipient and the fundraising body for the Queensland Museum Network. Receipts are issued for all donations and gifts of $2 or more are tax deductible.

By making a donation you will automatically be added to the Queensland Museum Foundation mailing list. Personal information is collected to process donations, issue tax receipts and to send you updates. For these purposes, your information may be shared with trusted third parties and our service providers (and their directors, servants and agents), either in Australia or overseas. Failure to provide personal information may result in the Queensland Museum Network being unable to provide you with certain information and offers. Our Privacy Policy (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Footer/PrivacySecurity) contains information about how you can access and correct your personal information, how you can lodge a complaint regarding the handling of your personal information, and how any complaint will be handled by the Queensland Museum Network. You may contact our Privacy Officer with any queries by email [email protected], phone +61 (0)7 3840 7555 or mail The Privacy Officer, Queensland Museum Network PO Box 3300 South Brisbane BC Qld 4101.

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THANK YOU A sincere thank you to the following people instrumental in developing this report:

Copy: Sally Anna Hamilton

Project Management: Michaela Partridge

Graphic Design: Baden Phillips

Photography: Gary Cranitch, Geoff Thompson and Peter Waddington

Contributors: Dr Robert Adlard, Ms Margot Andersen, Miss Candice Badinski, Ms Trish Barnard, Mr Mij Bricknell, Ms Tania Hall, Dr Scott Hockull, Ms Jo Forsyth, Mrs Janelle Insley, Ms Bernadette McCormack, Ms Jacqui McGill, Dr Geraldine Mate, Ms Sonya Peters, Mr Glenn Price, Dr Robert Raven, Mrs Christine Robertson, Mrs Lorelle Schluter, Mrs Laura Tyler, Mrs Susan Wright.

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