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66 Museum Services The Publications Department continues to provide the community with access to the best and the latest in knowledge about Western Australia and its natural and cultural heritage through Museum publications such as the revised edition of Snakes of Western Australia. The engaging format, with beautiful photographs, follows the new reptile handbook series. A major revision of Sea Stingers of Western Australia by Shirley Slack-Smith and Loisette Marsh, which will include many new, striking photographs by Clay Bryce, is in press. Freshwater Fishes of Australia has resulted in unprecedented media attention and more than 2,000 copies have been sold. Gold and Liquid Gold: Obsolete Breweries of the Western Australian Goldfields written by Geoff Spiller was received very well at a launch in Kalgoorlie. The department produced and printed four parts of the Museum journal Records of the Western Australian Museum as well as two Supplements to the Records: ‘Checklists of the Vertebrates of Western Australia’ (Supplement 63) and ‘Subterranean Biology in Australia 2000’ (Supplement 64). Staff expertise assisted photographer and self-publisher Stuart Miller in the production of a book of superb photographs of Antarctica. In thanks for this assistance, Dr Miller has given a donation of $1,000 towards the second volume of the Handbook of the Birds of Western Australia. Print and production work were undertaken for the South Australian Museum, the Royal Society of Western Australia, Alcoa Frog Watch, the Dinosaur Club, Friends of the Western Australian Museum and the Education Services holiday programs. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2001–2002
67 Corporate and Commercial Development The Corporate and Commercial Development group provides the services and systems that allow the Museum to achieve its core objectives. ACTIVITIES Activities of Corporate and Commercial Development include: • financial management • human resource management • risk management • property and security services • information technology • imaging and new media services • records management • Perth site bookshop • the Documentary Unit. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Budgeting and financial reporting are provided to the Museum by the Department of Culture and the Arts. Financial reports to both management and the Board of Trustees were improved during the year. A range of procedures were reviewed, including stocktakes and the asset register. Senior staff and the Chair of Trustees met with the Auditor General to discuss the issue of valuation of the Museum’s collection. Valuation of the collection presents considerable methodological issues, and an approach will be considered in the forthcoming financial year. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Human resource policies and procedures are under a process of continuous review. The project was started with the secondment of an officer from the Human Resource group of the Department of Culture and the Arts. To date the review has included classification and reclassification procedures, recruitment, grievance procedures and criteria progression. RISK MANAGEMENT Risk management continued to be a major focus in 2001–02. The Board of Trustees endorsed a comprehensive Risk Management Policy and Plan, which gave priority to occupational health and safety and public safety matters. The asbestos problem in the Francis Street Building cannot be resolved without major capital expenditure. However, the risks have been minimised by the Asbestos Management Plan, which was also endorsed by the Trustees. Major improvements were made to the storage areas in the Francis Street Building and a significant quantity of hazardous chemicals were disposed of. Recommendations from the Fire Safety Audit for the Perth site have been progressively implemented. Improvements have also been implemented at the Finnerty Street workshop, although the site still presents a number of constraints to an ideal working environment. Staff training in first aid, chemical handling, fire safety and evacuation procedures continued. PROPERTY AND SECURITY Additional funding in the area of building maintenance enabled a range of minor capital works projects to be undertaken. Many of the projects were aimed at improving occupational health and safety and bringing basic infrastructure such as lifts up to modern standards. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2001–2002
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9 Introducing the Western Australia
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Page 109 and 110: appendix E FELLOWS Mr John Banniste
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