Delivered by Erin Stephens at the M&GSQ Securing Funding Workshop in Cairns, 15-16 May 2008

1. Community Heritage Grants 2008 Bruce Howard (b.1936), Sister Mary’s Sweet Swing 1965, nla.pic-vn3062369 reproduced with permission of the Herald and Weekly Times.

8. Bula’bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation CHG 2004

9. Kameruka Estate Papers CHG 2003 & 2007

11. St Helens History and Visitor Information Centre Textiles Workshop CHG 2007

16. Historic Significance Port of Echuca 2006/106 http://www.portofechuca.org.au

18. Aesthetic Significance Avondale College, Adventist Heritage Centre 2006/151

20. Scientific Significance Trustees of Linden Observatory 2006/135 National Archives of Australia - Research - Astronomy and space - Man inside the Observatory at Linden, NSW http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/PhotoSearchItemDetail.asp?M=0&B=11895368&SE=1

21. Research Significance Cairns and District Chinese Association 2005/101

23. http://www.warmunart.com/centre.htm Spiritual Significance Warmun Arts Centre 2005/222

24. Social Significance West Australian Cricket Association 2006/141

27. The Eskbank House collection contains more than 5 000 items, including over 2 000 pieces produced or associated with Lithgow Pottery, 80 items relating to the Lithgow Woollen Mills, furniture, a fully restored Hansom Cab, books, jewellery, household paraphernalia and a photograph and document book relating to Sir Joseph Cook, Prime Minister of Australia from 1913-1917. The items in the Sir Joseph Cook collection have national significance because of their association with the former prime minister. The rest of the collection provides insights into the development and history of the ceramic and textile industries in Australia due to its association with Lithgow Pottery (Australia’s oldest commercial pottery) and the Lithgow Woollen Mills (one of the oldest tweed and cloth manufacturers in Australia).

28. This collection is one of a kind. Our collection consists of a vast number of artefacts which have been collected since the inception of the organisation. The collection is important because it describes the history of our community. It is vital that this collection is preserved for future generations.

33. www.nla.gov.au/chg