2011-12 Part 4 [PDF 3.0 MB] - State Library of Queensland

Nielson Design Lecture
James C Sourris
Art ist Interview Series
The series of three annual
Nielson Design Lectures from
2009 to 2011 featured
internationally renowned
speakers presenting innovative
ideas, work and methods on the
theme of ‘designing our future’.
This exciting series was made
possible through the generous
support of Nielson Properties.
The third Nielson Design Lecture was delivered on 23 November 2011 by
leading international visionary, innovator, designer and author Mr Bruce Mau.
Mau’s long design career has been one of thought-sharing and collaboration.
Informed by 25 years of studio experience in design innovation and collaboration
with some of the world’s leading artists, institutions and businesses, Mau has
made the simple commitment to connect his life and work to education and
human development. He is the co-founder of Massive Change Network, a new
initiative committed to developing purposeful projects in education, health,
leadership and security.
The idea of designing for the future, and going head to head against the
challenges that face designers and society as a whole, inspires Mau – a man
who speaks with boundless energy and enthusiasm. This energy was enjoyed
by participants in the 2011 Nielson Design Lecture as he spoke about
Brisbane’s significance as world leading city.
Bruce also led a workshop at State Library entitled 24 Hours to Massive
Change from 24–26 November. This was the first workshop of its kind in the
world. The goal was for participants to learn how to transform their businesses,
organisations and institutions by thinking like designers, and tackling problems,
developing solutions, and creating new ways of innovating to move forward.
In addition to this inspiring presentation, for the second year in a row, the
Nielson Design Lecture won the AbaF Queensland Chapter SME Award for
partnerships between businesses employing fewer than 200 people (globally)
and arts and cultural organisations, the Award judges stating, “This partnership
creates an excellent opportunity for designers to be exposed to world class
expertise. State Library of Queensland and Nielson Properties should be
commended for creating a forum for dialogue on urban design and sustainability
representing a significant impact on design in Queensland.” (AbaF Gold
Book 2011)
“
This partnership creates an excellent opportunity
for designers to be exposed to world class expertise.”
The success of the Nielson Design Lecture partnership is based on a mutual
desire to foster innovation and learning. We would like to thank Nielson
Properties and Mr Ross Nielson for their commitment to this program.
The James C Sourris Artist
Interview Series was launched in
2010. The objective of the
interview series is to enhance the
Australian Library of Art (ALA)
collection by recording the oral
histories and digital stories of
contemporary Australian artists.
Well known artists Vernon Ah Kee,
Luke Roberts, Judy Watson and
Richard Bell were the first group of
artists interviewed.
Tea & Me
Since May 2011 State Library has
been asking Queenslanders to sift
through their crockery, find their
favourite tea cup and either share
the memories it evokes or donate
the cup to State Library.
The response from Queenslanders
was overwhelming with people
contributing stories about everything
from intimate family life to large
community gatherings. The stories
all gave a glimpse into a small but
important part of people’s lives in
which they shared time and often
comfort over a ‘cuppa’. The project
included hosting a number of special
tea parties and functions in addition
to collection events.
In 2012, again through the generous contribution of James C Sourris AM,
State Library of Queensland augmented this series to include interviews with
contemporary artist Madonna Staunton interviewed by Professor Robert
Lingard from the University of Queensland, and expressionist artist Gordon
Shepherdson interviewed by David Burnett from Queensland Art Gallery/
Gallery of Modern Art.
Staunton moved to Brisbane in 1951 with her family when she was 13 years old
and continues to live and work in Brisbane. Unfortunately her formal education
was cut short due to ill health, but an environment rich in the culture of literature
and art has informed her artistic endeavours. She received art tuition from her
mother who had studied at East Sydney Technical College. Now in her seventies,
Staunton is recognised for her prodigious body of work which primarily uses
everyday found objects in small and large scale assemblages. She received
The National Women’s Art Award in 1988.
Brisbane born, Shepherdson had little formal training as an artist. He attended
night classes at the Royal Queensland Art Society (1951–1952), a term of
evening classes at the Central Technical College Brisbane in 1960, painting
classes with Andrew Sibley and drawing classes with Jon Molvig in 1961.
Now in his seventies, he is considered not only a significant Queensland artist
but a significant Australian artist.
Both interviews provide a wonderful insight into the lives and works of these artists
and will be a valuable resource to future researchers of Australian art history.
Using Facebook as a platform for communication, stories, poems, photographs,
oral histories, artwork and of course, tea cups from Cairns, Hurricane, Townsville,
Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Dalby and Toowoomba were sourced
and collected for State Library’s collection. These stories can now be accessed
by people all over the world through the Tea & Me website (www.slq.qld.gov.au/
about-us/corporate/projects-and-partnerships/tea-and-me), whilst donated
tea cups are proudly displayed within State Library’s premier venue – the
Queensland Terrace.
Tea & Me events were organised by Gladstone, Rockhampton and Yeppoon
libraries and Cairns Regional Gallery but the star regional performer was
Rockhampton Library which hosted three Tea & Me events – two Timeless Teas
at branch libraries and a Tea Lives event at Rockhampton City Library.
These events were very successful in directly engaging community members,
and public library staff were extremely enthusiastic and supportive of the project.
Community members were encouraged to contribute their personal memories
and stories to the project, stories that may have otherwise been forgotten.
Based on the success of the Tea & Me events, Rockhampton Library was the
2011 winner of the Friends of Libraries Australia (FOLA)’s Eric Flynn Services
for Older Adults Award. Tea & Me was also promoted at Regional Flavours,
South Bank Corporation’s signature food and lifestyle event on 22 and 23 July.
Tea & Me continues to grow in popularity and the Queensland Library Foundation
is proud to be associated with this project.
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Upcoming Projects
Cultural Gift Donors
citizenj
The Edge is a creative space where
young people aged 15–25 creatively
experiment across art, science,
technology and enterprise. Since
its inception, The Edge has
embraced journalism as a core
element of programming, and has
partnered with a number of
leading organisations to deliver
journalism and factual content
programming.
With the very generous support of Mr Tim Fairfax AM, a community centric
journalism program entitled CitizenJ will be based at The Edge. The new project
is designed to make citizen journalism a viable way to record Queensland’s
contemporary history through the eyes of the local community. CitizenJ will be
a twelve month program trialling a new model for sourcing, developing and
publishing community news.
The project has four main components. The Newsroom will provide production
facilities for existing community news journalists, training facilities for interested
citizen journalists and a custom publishing platform for multi-media content.
The second component is the CitizenJ Experiments Competition. This is an
opportunity for journalists, developers, entrepreneurs and innovators around
the country to apply for up to $10,000 to create new platforms or content for
the media industry. The third component is a public program that includes a
training framework that will cover basic journalistic skills, through to specialisation
in video, audio or interactive content production. Four casual Newsroom
Facilitator roles will be offered as a further professional development opportunity
for young and emerging journalists. A fourth component is the Walkley Talks
monthly lecture series sponsored by the Walkley Foundation.
Our thanks to Mr Tim Fairfax AM for his ongoing support for the CitizenJ project
at The Edge.
State Library’s John Oxley Library
collection was greatly enhanced
this year with a landmark donation
by distinguished Queensland
collectors Sue and Michael Brown.
The gift is 20 works of art by some
of Queensland’s most important
19th and 20th century artists.
The collection, assembled over many years, consists of eight topographical
watercolours and pencil sketches by colonial artist Conrad Martens (1801–1878),
along with works by Isaac Walter Jenner (1837–1902), Oscar Fristrom (1856–1918),
John Salvana (1873–1956) and Robert Emerson Curtis (1898–1996). The works
will be known as the Sue and Michael Brown Gift.
Another major addition to the John Oxley Library collection was a unique and
extensive archive of black and white and colour photographic negatives
produced by Brisbane-based commercial photographer Ian Poole, covering
the period 1972–1993. The collection, donated by its talented creator, consists
of many hundreds of negatives as well as photographic prints, copies of
invoices, job cards, memorabilia and guard books.
Ian Poole worked on commission for a wide variety of clients and the collection
covers over two decades of Queensland life and activities, all of which until now
have been under-represented in the John Oxley Library collection. Subjects
include the Ballet Theatre of Queensland, the architecture of Conrad & Gargett,
displays at the Brisbane Motor Show, new housing developments at Hooker
Centenary Estates, interior design by Peter Baker-Finch and iconic businesses
such as the Bobo Boutique in Brisbane.
The collection is especially valuable for its strong advertising component,
providing an archival record of popular culture and taste of the time.
State LibRARy RegiONAL TOURing ExhibitiONS
We would like to acknowledge all those who have donated significant gifts of
cultural material to State Library. A list of cultural gift donors is on page 26.
State Library’s mission is to
creatively engage people with
information, knowledge and
community and one of the
major ways it does this is
through extending its regional
reach by touring exhibitions
to regional areas.
In the 2012–2013 financial year a new project will be launched that will facilitate
an annual tour of two State Library exhibitions throughout regional Queensland.
Its goal is to tour 10 key exhibitions to approximately 200 regional Queensland
centres over the next five years.
Commencing with the popular Floodlines exhibition, the regional touring project
began on 8 August 2012. It is expected to travel until 2014 across 60 venues
throughout Queensland.
Our thanks to Dr Philip Bacon AM for his support for this project.
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Signature Spaces & Events
Heritage Talks
As custodians of Queensland’s
documentary heritage, State
Library has an obligation to
provide access to significant items
that reveal aspects of our history
and culture. State Library’s
signature spaces have, over the past
six years, become vital areas for
clients to engage with collections
and exhibitions and to become
involved in programs and handson
workshops – thereby enabling
a high degree of access to our
collections.
These rooms and facilities would
not have been possible without the
support of key donors, and the
Queensland Library Foundation would
like to acknowledge the generosity
of current and new donors who have
supported these spaces.
Dr Philip Bacon AM generously renewed his support for the Philip Bacon
Heritage Gallery. The Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery exhibited three major and
unique exhibitions during the year in review. Strait Home from 1 July – 23
October 2011, was a part of a cross-Cultural Centre first that saw State Library
partner with the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland
Museum and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in The Torres Strait Islands:
A Celebration. This partnership showcased the diversity and vibrancy of
historical and contemporary arts and culture of Torres Strait Islander
Australians. It was followed by Cane Toad Times from 5 November – 25 March
2012. This exhibition exposed an alternative view of Queensland through
counter-culture journalism in the late 1970s and 1980s, and was linked to the
display Queensland Votes in the Talbot Family Treasures Wall. In January 2012
Floodlines: 19th century Brisbane was held in the Gallery featuring
photographs, personal letters and other material from the historic Brisbane
floods of 1890 and 1891.
The Bank of Queensland Heritage Collections Learning Room continues to be
a popular venue for corporate workshops and other State Library programs
including events such as the 24 Hours to Massive Change Workshop with
Bruce Mau, part of the Nielson Design Lecture (see page 20). Thanks to Bank
of Queensland for their ongoing support.
Two exhibitions were held in the Talbot Family Treasures Wall during
2011–2012. In Songs from the heart: the romance of sheet music from
26 March – 11 September 2011, beautifully illustrated sheet music of songs
of love and romance from Edwardian times to the 1950s, were on display.
In a very different vein, Queensland Votes, as part of Politics & Persuasion from
24 September 2011 – 17 June 2012 showcased a collection of Queensland
election memorabilia from the 1920s through to the present, telling the story
of our state’s political past, its players and the parties in their bid to persuade
you to Vote 1.
The very popular Heritage Talks
series continued throughout
2011–2012. Exclusive to loyal
supporters of the Foundation,
these talks give guests an inside
and in-depth look at various
aspects of State Library
collections and services.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 1
cOLLEction PRESERvation
The work of the extremely skilled Collection Preservation team, while lesserknown
than the more public areas of State Library, is nonetheless vitally
important in terms of ensuring fragile and damaged items are repaired and able
to be handled, as well as in digitising the collections to make these items
accessible to Queenslanders, and the world.
On 6 December 2011 Collection Preservation staff showcased the key
operations involved in the conservation and preservation of our collections,
image production, quarantine facility, disaster response resource and cold
storage vaults.
A p r i l 2 0 1 2
FLOODLiNES
In April annual donors were given a tour of the two-part Floodlines exhibition.
Floodlines featured the use of Web 2.0 and augmented reality technologies to
manipulate existing State Library collections, data and information in order to
create new meaning around historic Brisbane flood events.
Curator and historian Helen Gregory delved into the personal histories, events,
politics and stories of recovery from the 1893 floods, as told through the exhibition
Floodlines: 19th century Brisbane in the Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery.
State Library Executive Manager, Learning and Participation, Linda Pitt guided
guests through Floodlines: a living memory in the slq Gallery, a digital celebration
of the power of communities, their stories and spirit arising from the summer of
2010–2011.
In addition to hosting State Library events, the Fox Family White Gloves Room
continues to be used by a wide range of individuals, special interest and school
groups wishing to explore significant items from the John Oxley Library.
The Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room provides client access to news
content through the use of databases such as NewsBank to search the
Australian Newspapers collection and newspapers from across Queensland
and Australia. This space complements the CitizenJ project and enables
Queenslanders to read, produce, publish and preserve commentary on issues
of significance to society.
The Queensland Terrace again played host to many events in 2011–2012
including Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival Launch
and Premier’s Design Award, in addition to significant State Library events.
Thanks to all our donors who have made these beautiful spaces accessible to
all Queenslanders.
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Acknowledgements 2011-2012
The Foundation wishes
to thank the following
financial donors, whose
generous support of
State Library is sincerely
appreciated.
Platinum
- Anonymous
- Mr Pat Corrigan AM
- Mr Tim Fairfax AM and
Mrs Gina Fairfax
- Mr John B Reid AO
Diamond
- talbot Family Foundation
Emerald
- dr Philip Bacon AM
- bank of Queensland Ltd
- channel Seven Brisbane Pty Ltd
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Mr Lindsay Fox ac
- john T Reid Charitable Trusts
- Nielson Properties
- sir John Pidgeon
- QUT Faculty of Science
and Technology
- Mr J J W Siganto AM and
Dr M G Siganto AM*
- Mr James C Sourris AM*
Sapphire
- copyright Agency Limited
- Ms Cheryl C Macnaught
- dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM*
- Miss Margaret Mittelheuser AM*
- Mr David and
Mrs Elisabeth Stanton
- Mr Bert Thiess (dec’d) and
Mrs Vera Thiess
Ruby
- Anonymous
- Mrs G W N Bassingthwaighte
- Mr Bill and Mrs Boo Brett*
- Mr Bob Bryan* AM
- Mrs Margaret O’Dowling (dec’d)
- Mr Alec and Mrs Mary Peden
- Miss F V M Pidgeon AM*
- Queensland Community Foundation
- Mr Neil and Mrs Margot Roberts*
- Mr John L Robertson
- Mrs M A Shevill
- Mr Howard Stack*
- Mr and Mrs Earl Taylor
- Mr Graham Thomas
- Mr Noel Whittaker AM and
Mrs Geraldine Whittaker*
Amethyst
- dr Graham I Alexander AO
- Mr John G Allpass*
- Mr Bruce and Mrs Margaret
Blocksidge*
- Mr Tim and Mrs Elaine Crommelin
- Mr A Efstathis cbe, OAM (dec’d)
and Mrs L Efstathis (dec’d)
- Mr Ian and Mrs Cass George*
- Mr Robin Gibson AO
- Mrs Paulette M Goodell and
Dr John S Goodell
- Mr David and Mrs Andrea Graham*
- Mr Phil Hennessy*
- Mr Jack Hutchinson AM
- dr Ian and Mrs Sue Le Fevre*
- Mr David and Mrs Marlene Little*
- Mr Stephen Lonie*
- Mr Antony and Mrs Margot Love*
- Professor Sam Mellick cbe*
- Mr Bruce and Mrs Nikki Phillips*
- dr William Robinson AO
- rowland (and Mr Geoff and
Dr Catherine Rodgers)*
- Mr John and Mrs Georgina Story*
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- Mr Neil and Mrs Jenny Summerson*
- Mr Barry Thornton AM and Mrs
Heather Thornton
- dr John Trace OAM
- Mr Mike and Mrs Pam Tyquin*
- Mr Ashby Utting
- sir Bruce Watson ac (dec’d) and
Lady Watson
Topaz
- Anonymous
- Mr Peter J Allen
- Mrs Kay L Bedford
- Mr Bill Brett, Snr*
- Mr Michael J Brown
- Mr Andrew Buchanan
- dr Eileen Burkett
- Mrs Betty Byrne-Henderson AM
- sir Walter Campbell (dec’d) and
Lady Campbell
- the Hon Justice Richard N
Chesterman AO, rfd*
- Mr Richard and Mrs Anne Clarke*
- dr Vivienne Cowlishaw
- Hon Justice John Dowsett AM*
- Mr Lew and Mrs Janet Draper*
- Mr David Dunn
- Mr John Dwyer
- Mr Alex C Freeleagus AO, cbe, AM
(Mil) rfd (dec’d)
- Mrs Ann M Garms OAM*
- Mrs Denise E Garnsey (dec’d)
- Mr Patrick V Gay AM
- Mr Peter Geroff*
- Mr Andrew and Mrs Helen Griffiths*
- Dr Maurice M Heiner
- Mr John W Heussler (dec’d)
- Sir Leo Hielscher ac
- Mr Martin D E Kriewaldt
- Mr Edwin L Lee (dec’d)
- Mr Ken MacDonald and
Ms Marian Gibney*
- Mrs Angela Maguire
- Mrs Loraine McLaren
- Mr and Mrs Noel Mealey
- sir Frank Moore AO
- Mrs Anne Munro
- Miss Margaret E North (dec’d)
- Ms Elizabeth A Nosworthy AO
- Mr Ben and Mrs Beata O’Dwyer
- Mr Terry and Mrs Pauline O’Dwyer
- Mr Ross Petfield AM and
Mrs Elaine Petfield*
- Mr Blayne and Dr Helen Pitts*
- Mr and Mrs H A Scott-Mackenzie*
- Mrs Lee Virginia Spencer
- Ms Marie Spinos
- Mr John and Mrs Libby Tibbits*
- Mr John Tormey
- emeritus Professor Roy Webb AO
- Mr Des Whybird
- Mr Leo G Williams AO, rfd (dec’d)
Opal
- Anonymous
- Mr Martin C Albrecht ac
- dr Gary J Bacon
- Mr Mark D Benson
- Mr Jonathan G Blocksidge
- judge Hugh Botting
- Mr Francis Bowling
- Ms Judy Brinsmead
- Ms Helen Brodie faicd
- Mr Allan Brown
- Mrs Moira Brown
- Mr David Brownsey
- Mr Kenneth S Brunner
- Ms Lesley Bryant
- dr I H Bunce OAM
- Ms Marie Byrne
- Mrs Mary Cameron
- Mr Anthony J Clarey
- Mr Ian W N Clarke
- Mr Vince Corbin OAM and
Mrs Karen Corbin
- dr M H Court
- cox Rayner Architects
- Mrs Betty Crouchley (dec’d)
- Mrs Patricia Crowley
- Mrs Patricia D Dawson
- Mr Rodney N Deacon
- Mr John Deshon AM
- dr Mary Dickenson
- Mr and Mrs A B Douglas
(The Douglas Family)*
- Mrs Elva Emmerson in memory of
Professor Bryan Emmerson AO
- Mr Paul Evans
- Mr Peter D Evans*
- Mrs Margaret-Anne Fahey
- Miss Coleen Firmin
- Mr Rob Francis
- rev Fr John F Grace
- dr Suzanne Gray
- dr V Patricia Gunn
- Mr G R Hadwen
- dr Trevor J Harris
- dr Keith Hirschfeld
- Ms Helene Hughes
- Mr Edward F Huybers
- Mr Jeff and Mrs Pam Kaus
- Mrs Liz Kennedy
- Mr Bede and Mrs Helen King*
- Mrs Brenda Koster
- Miss Rachel V Leung
- dr Laurel Macintosh
- dr W K R Mackenzie (dec’d)
and Mrs M Mackenzie
- Mrs Lynette Malcolm
- Mr Cal C Malouf
- Mrs Sheila Marshall
- Miss M R McCarthy
- dr Stephen McCready
- Ms F McFadzen
- Hon Justice Margaret A
McMurdo ac
- Mr John M Michelmore
- in memory of Jenny Milligan
- dr Desmond B Misso
- Mrs Robyn Mitchell
- Mr Roger B Moody
- Mrs Adelaide M Moore
- dr B K Moore
- dr Christopher B Muir
- Mrs Elizabeth A Neale
- Mrs Geraldine O’Brien
- dr Patricia O’Connor
- Mrs Beryl Olive
- Mr Lester Padman OBE (dec’d)
- Mrs Mary Panizza
- Mr W A Park cbe, AM
- Mr Jeff and Mrs Deb Parker
- dr Neil Paulsen
- dr John Pawsey
- dr Peter and Mrs Pauline Pohlner
- Mr Stephen C Porter
- Mrs Ruth Reed
- dr Edward Reye
- Mr Jack Rutherford
- Mrs Patricia V Ryan
- Ms Sandra Sampson
- Mr Josef Schmider (dec’d)
- dr C R and Mrs J A Schull
- judge Pat Shanahan AO, rfd, ed
(dec’d)
- Dr John Sharwood
- Mrs J R Siemon
- dr dale spender AM
- Mrs Cecily Stevenson
- Ms Valerie Stoddart
- Mrs Glynn Strange
- Ms Kylie Strudwick
- Mr and Mrs Sandy Thompson*
- Mr Ian Tristram
- Hon Justice Peter F Underhill OBE
- Mrs Elizabeth Vandeleur OAM
- Mr Bruce Wallis
- Mr Radley West
- Mr George Whitlam
- dr and Mrs Ian Wilkey
- dr Lesley M Williams AM
Cultural gIft and
collection Donors
- Mrs Joy Atkins
- Mrs A G Bell (dec’d)
- Miss Pamela Bell (dec’d)
- Mr John Bencke
- Mrs Violet Bennett (dec’d)
- Mr James P Birrell
- Mr Bruce & Mrs Margaret
Blocksidge*
- Mr and Mrs Michael Brown
- dr Neville Buch
- dr John M Campbell
- Ms Rosamund Campbell and
Miss Phillipa Harvie
- Mrs Jean Carney
- Mr W Clapperton (dec’d)
- dr Mervyn D Cobcroft, OAM, rfd
- Mrs Fae Collins
- Mr Hugh Cornish AM
- Mr Pat Corrigan AM
- Ms Jeanette Covacevich
- dr Ivor Cribb AM (dec’d)
- Mr and Mrs Ray Crooke
- Mrs Len Davenport (dec’d)
- Ms Janet Delpratt, Mrs Barbara
Johnson and Mrs Catherine
Hambling
- dr Marion Diamond
- Mr and Mrs A B Douglas
(The Douglas Family)
- Mrs Alison Drake (dec’d)
- Mr Denis Drouyn
- Mr William Durack
- Mr Tony Fitzgerald ac QC
- Miss Aura L Forster (dec’d)
- Mr Ron & Mrs Ngaire Gale
- Mr Robert Good
- Ms Rhyl Haig
- Mrs Katherine Haley
- Mr P J Hanlon
- Mrs Ann Henning
- Mrs Joyce Hewitt
- sir Leo Hielscher ac
- Mr John Hitch
- Mr Percy Hockings
- Professor Alan F Isles AM
- Mr Graham D Isles
- Mr David J Isles
- dr W Ross Johnston
- Mr & Mrs Brian Johnstone (dec’d)
- dr Anthony Alder Kelly and Mrs
Rhondda Kelly Ullman
- Mr Paul Knobel
- Miss Shirley Lahey (dec’d)
- Mrs Margaret Lawrie (dec’d)
- Mr Antony James Love*
- dr Robert MacPherson in memory
of Mrs Elenor MacPherson – Senior
- Mr Stewart McCrae (dec’d)
- dr Robyn McGregor
- Mr Richard Mills
- Mr Alan Moir
- Mr Bernard Moroney
- Mr James L Mort
- Mr Michael Mort
- Mr Edgar S Murray-Prior (dec’d)
- sir Matthew Nathan (dec’d)
- Mr Derek Palmer (dec’d)
- Mrs Anne Pollitt
- Mr Ian Poole
- Mr John B Reid AO
- Pastor Ivan Roennfeldt
- Miss P Rosenstengel (dec’d)
- Mrs Christina Ryan (dec’d)
- Mr Leonard Shillam AM (dec’d)
- Professor Robert Stable
- Mrs Paula Stafford
- Mrs Anne Wienholt Takashige
- Hon Justice Peter F Underhill OBE
- Mr Donald P Vernon (dec’d) and
Mrs Mavis Vernon (dec’d)
- Mrs Anthea Wieneke
- Lady Williams
- brisbane Light Opera Company
- the Chairman and Board of the
Brisbane Racing Club
*Denotes Partners
Establishment Functions
& Ways to Give
establishmENT FUNctiONS
The Queensland Library
Foundation supports State Library
of Queensland’s fundraising
endeavours, specifically in the
philanthropic and corporate
sectors. Established by the Library
Board of Queensland under the
powers as defined by the Libraries
Act 1988 (Qld), the Foundation
operates as a company limited by
guarantee and is subject to audit
by the Queensland Audit Office.
See page 30 for Principle Activities.
WAYS To give
State Library of Queensland
belongs to the people of Queensland,
and is one of the state’s most
important cultural assets.
The Queensland Library Foundation
is committed to preserving
Queensland’s cultural heritage, and
supporting the range of special
projects featured in this Annual Report.
It does this through the generous
support of community members.
There are many ways to support
State Library.
Individual giving
Donations by individuals have
enabled the Foundation to support
many of State Library’s activities, and
ensure that Queensland cultural
history is made available to future
generations.
Investment of Funds
Since 2002–2003, the Foundation’s financial statements have been consolidated
into those of the parent entity, the Library Board of Queensland, consistent with
Queensland Audit Office advice and in accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards and interpretations.
During 2011–2012 the Queensland Library Foundation continued to invest its
funds in the Queensland Treasury Corporation’s Capital Guaranteed Cash
Fund. The fund also includes a daily drawdown facility which allows returns to
be maximised through daily monitoring of account balances and transferring
between investment and operating accounts.
amendment to queensland library foundation
constitution in 2012
In May 2012 the Library Board of Queensland approved an amendment to the
Queensland Library Foundation Constitution and the Composition Policy under
the constitution with regards to the appointment and terms of Councilors. The
amendments made explicit that Councilors can only be appointed by the Library
Board of Queensland and provides for progressive renewal of membership.
Donations can be made over the phone by contacting the Foundation office on
07 3840 7767 or by going to the website http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about-us/
queensland-library-foundation and donating online.
The Foundation has an active regular giving program that includes exclusive
donor functions offering unique ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpses into State Library
acquisitions, exhibitions and activities. If you would like more information on
the regular giving program please contact the Foundation office on the
number above. All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
Corporate giving
State Library has a wide variety of benefits available to meet corporate and
social investment goals. These include naming rights, brand exposure, and
employee participation.
We invite you to contact the Queensland Library Foundation to discuss your
organisation’s individual requirements.
Bequests
Bequests support State Library’s primary functions such as education, access
initiatives, conservation, digitisation, multimedia, outreach programs, and
Indigenous projects. They help build the corpus of the Queensland Library
Foundation, benefiting the entire Queensland community.
Bequests are a very personal decision, and we invite you to make a personal
appointment if you are interested in discussing this option. Please contact
Kylie Strudwick on 07 3840 7865.
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