The National Library of Australia’s Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. 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.
In 2017, 56 grants were awarded, totalling $355,560, and were divided as follows …
| Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Australian National Museum of Education | Purchase of archival storage materials | $2,570 |
| Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra | Preservation needs assessment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art & Artefact Collection | $4,500 |
New South Wales
| Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Albury City Council – Albury Library Museum | Conservation treatment of Uiver Collection items | $4,230 |
| Albury City Council – Albury Library Museum | Integrated Pest Management Workshop | $5,200 |
| Broken Hill City Council | Conservation, Handling and Care of Collections Workshop | $11,690 |
| Campbelltown City Council Library | Paper Conservation Workshop | $2,700 |
| Corowa District Historical Society | Preservation needs assessment of the Federation Museum Collection | $5,150 |
| Eden Killer Whale Museum | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Flying Fruit Fly Circus Foundation | Purchase of archival storage equipment and materials for re-housing the archives | $6,460 |
| National Institute of Dramatic Art | Digitisation of the Archives’ historic transparencies | $12,000 |
| National Trust of Australia (NSW) | Three Integrated Pest Management Training Workshops | $4,770 |
| Royal Far West | Significance assessment of the Archive Collection | $4,500 |
| S.H. Ervin Gallery | Purchase of environmental monitoring equipment | $13,630 |
| Slim Dusty Museum Trust Fund | Purchase of cataloguing software | $4,700 |
| Trustee For The Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust | Significance assessment of the Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory Heritage Centre collection | $4,500 |
| Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Bathurst | Significance assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust on Behalf of Uniting NSW.ACT | Preservation needs assessment of the Historical Archives Collection | $4,500 |
Northern Territory
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation | Significance assessment of the Djomi Museum Collection | $9,330 |
| Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the Yirrkala Museum Collection | $7,440 |
| Central Australian Aboriginal Media Associations | Significance assessment of the Video Library Collection | $6,630 |
| Finke River Mission | Preservation needs assessment of the Hermannsburg Water Colour Collection | $6,270 |
| Papunya Tjupi Art Centre Aboriginal Corporation | Significance assessment of the Papunya Luritja Archive Collection | $6,610 |
Queensland
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Burke Shire Council | Two Collection Care Workshops | $13,080 |
| Mareeba Heritage Centre Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $5,970 |
| Museum and Gallery Services Queensland Ltd | Skills Development Workshop Series in Collection Care and Management, Significance and Disaster Preparedness (Greater Brisbane Region) | $9,580 |
| Queensland Maritime Museum Association Ltd | Purchase of archival storage equipment and materials | $13,540 |
| The Queensland Women’s Historical Association | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $4,950 |
| University of Queensland – Anthropology Museum | Preservation needs assessment of the Museum’s Photographic Collection | $4,500 |
South Australia
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Embroiderers’ Guild of South Australia Inc | Two Disaster Preparedness Workshops | $3,040 |
| History Trust of South Australia | Two Making Digital Collections Accessible Workshops | $4,540 |
| Peterborough History Group SA Inc | Digitisation and archival storage for the Peterborough Times Printing Office Collection Stage II | $12,260 |
Tasmania
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Maritime Museum of Tasmania Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Military Heritage Foundation of Tasmania | Preservation needs assessment of the Army Museum of Tasmania Collection | $4,950 |
| Narryna Heritage Museum Inc | Purchase of archival storage materials for the Costume Collection | $15,000 |
| Roman Catholic Trust Corporation of the Archdiocese of Hobart | Preservation needs assessment of the Achives and Heritage Collection | $4,500 |
| University of Tasmania | Purchase of archival storage materials and digitisation of the photographic collection | $13,630 |
| West Tamar Council | Preservation needs assessment of the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre Collection | $4,560 |
Victoria
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| City of Ballarat | Significance assessment of the Historic Town Hall Collection | $4,500 |
| Civil Aviation Historical Society Inc | Significance assessment of the Archives and Airways Museum Collection | $4,950 |
| Freemasons Victoria | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Jewish Holocaust Centre | Significance assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Kew Historical Society Inc | Significance assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) | Significance assessment of the Heritage Collection | $4,500 |
| Royal United Services Institute of Victoria | Preservation needs assessment of the Library Collection | $4,950 |
| Shrine of Remembrance | Significance assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
Western Australia
| Organisation | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Berndt Museum of Anthropology | Preservation needs assessment of the Museum’s Archive Collection | $4,500 |
| Community Group of Greenough Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $5,660 |
| Cunderdin Museum | Significance assessment of the collection | $4,500 |
| Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Inc | Archival storage of the photographic collection | $1,200 |
| Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation | Preservation needs assessment of the collection | $7,440 |
| Murdoch University | Significance assessment of the Library Science Fiction Collection | $4,500 |
| Northcliffe Pioneer Museum Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the Museum Collection | $5,290 |
| Royal Western Australian Historical Society Inc | Preservation needs assessment of the Costume Collection | $4,500 |
| Shire of Manjimup | Preservation needs assessment of the Energy Collection | $4,500 |
| Warmun Art Aboriginal Corporation | Conservation treatment of the Warmun Community Collection priority items | $13,530 |
| Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Inc | Digitisation of historic Harry Whittington (OAM) and WISALTS Collection records | $8,060 |
Congratulations to everyone who was awarded a grant. It’s great to see the variety of groups involved, and it’s wonderful to know that so much more history will be preserved thanks to the grant money.
If your group or organisation applied for a grant but missed out this year (or didn’t apply), be sure to keep an eye out for the next round in 2018.
