The National Library of Australia’s (NLA) Community Heritage Grants (GHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups Australia-wide.
The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material.
The winners of the successful grant applications for 2014 have just been announced, and this year there are 73 grants being awarded, totalling $386,577.
Congratulations to each and every winner. The money will be put to good use preserving a lot of history in various ways.
Australian Capital Territory
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Manning Clark House |
$7,270 |
Environmental control and collection storage consultation |
New South Wales
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| (Administration of Norfolk Island) Norfolk Island Museum |
$7,293 |
Significance assessment |
| Adaminaby Snowy Scheme Collection Inc (Snowy Scheme Museum) |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| Albury City Council – (Albury Regional Art Gallery) |
$6,700 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Indigenous collection and care of photographs training |
| Coonamble Shire Council |
$3,946 |
Archival storage materials for the Neville Owen collection |
| Dean and Chapter Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle |
$4,134 |
Significance assessment |
| dLux Media Arts Inc |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of dLux MediaArts archive |
| Fairfield City Library Service |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the Fairfield City Library Local Studies collection |
| Liverpool City Library |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Liverpool Heritage Library collection |
| National Art School |
$13,612 |
Conservation activities on works in the NAS collection |
| National Institute of Dramatic Art |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| National Rugby League Limited |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the Rugby League Museum collection |
| Old Dubbo Gaol |
$2,000 |
Significance assessment |
| Penrith Performing & Visual Arts Ltd |
$4,000 |
Significance Assessment of the Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest collection |
| Pentecostal Heritage Centre |
$5,644 |
Significance assessment and collection management training |
| Port Macquarie Historical Society Inc |
$12,970 |
Conservation treatments |
| Randwick City Council |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of La Perouse Museum collection |
| Royal Australian Historical Society |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of the library collection |
| RSL LifeCare |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of RSL LifeCare War Museum collection |
| Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum Trust |
$1,870 |
Archival storage materials |
| Tamworth Historical Society Inc |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment of the King, Australian Agricultural Co and Peel River Land & Mineral Co collections |
| The City of Liverpool and District Historical Society Inc |
$4,400 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| The Performance Space Ltd |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of the archives |
| Tumut & District Historical Society Inc |
$4,400 |
Preservation needs assessment |
Northern Territory
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Injalak Arts & Crafts Association Inc |
$13,600 |
Significance assessment and preservation needs assessment of the Injalak Arts Community heritage collection of Gunbalanya and training |
| Ngaanyatjarra Media (Aboriginal Corporation) |
$6,500 |
Significance assessment of the NG Media archive |
Queensland
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns and District Chinese Association Inc |
$13,030 |
Lit Sung Goong Decorative Panels conservation treatment |
| Cherbourg Historical Precinct Group Inc |
$5,372 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Ration Shed Museum and training |
| Drug Arm Australasia |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the Drug Arm Archive collection |
| Miles and District Historical Society Inc |
$3,882 |
Preservation needs assessment of Miles Historical Village Museum collection |
| Queensland Maritime Museum Association |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane |
$6,323 |
Preservation needs assessment of the archives and collection management training |
| The Institution of Engineers Australia (Qld Division) |
$2,386 |
Preservation needs assessment of the archives |
| Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council |
$7,089 |
Preservation of the Embroidered Cloth, Menmuny Museum |
South Australia
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy Historical Society Inc |
$5,500 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Coober Pedy Historical Society collection |
| District Council of Robe on behalf of the Robe Local History Group |
$4,545 |
Significance assessment of the Robe History Collection |
| History Trust of South Australia(trading as History SA) |
$9,826 |
Caring for collections training |
| History Trust of South Australia (trading as History SA) |
$2,300 |
Digitisation for preservation and access training |
| John McDouall Stuart Society Inc |
$4,400 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| Lutheran Archives |
$12,300 |
Conservation activities and archival storage materials |
| Peterborough History Group SA Inc |
$4,400 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Peterborough Times office and contents |
| Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| St John Ambulance Aust SA Inc |
$2,142 |
Archival storage materials |
Tasmania
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Launceston Mechanics’ Institute Inc |
$5,566 |
Significance assessment |
| Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc |
$6,292 |
Training, conservation materials and data loggers |
| University of Tasmania |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
Victoria
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division Inc |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the archive |
| Benalla Historical Society Inc |
$5,060 |
Significance assessment |
| Bendigo Chinese Association Museum Inc |
$5,000 |
Collection management software training |
| Burrinja Cultural Centre |
$4,000 |
Significance Assessment of the McLeod Gift collection |
| Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst |
$6,369 |
Archival storage materials and equipment |
| Dandenong Ranges Music Council Inc |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the music collection |
| Deaf Children Australia |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| Emerald Museum |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment of the Nobelius collection |
| Gippstown Reserve Board of Management |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of the Dr. J.M. Andrew and Andrew Family collection |
| Ken Lawrence Foundation [trading as the KenDon Museum] |
$13,475 |
Purchase and installation of shelving |
| Knox Historical Society Inc |
$2,000 |
Assessing significance training |
| Mission to Seafarers Victoria |
$4,530 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| Museum of Indonesian Arts Inc |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment of MIA collection |
| Open Channel Co-operative Ltd |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum |
$13,500 |
Conservation of the Burke Museum’s terrestrial globe |
| Royal Historical Society of Victoria |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the manuscript collection |
| Sovereign Hill Museums Association |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment |
| Student Community Television (RMITV) |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment of RMITV tapes |
| Tennis Australia |
$4,000 |
Significance assessment of the heritage collections |
| The Jewish Museum of Australia |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| Warragul and District Historical Society |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment |
Western Australia
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia Inc |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment |
| Fremantle History Society Inc |
$4,400 |
Significance assessment for Deckchair Theatre archives |
| JewishCare WA Inc |
$4,000 |
Preservation needs assessment of the archives |
| Shire of Leonora |
$5,200 |
Compactus for the Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum archive collection |
| Swan Guildford Historical Society Inc |
$5,000 |
Shelving and archival storage materials |
| The Perth Diocesan Trustees |
$2,351 |
Archival storage materials |
