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Minutes of the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee Meeting held Thursday 28 April 2022
Venue:
Online Time:
4:30pm Present:
Molly Green (Museum Director); Gary Fidler (Community); Chris Core (Community);
Marion Mewett (Community); Helena Duckworth (Uki & South Arm Historical Society);
Māris Bruzgulis (Murwillumbah Historical Society); Denise Garrick (Tweed Heads Historical Society).
Apologies:
Nil
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Moved: Helena Duckworth Seconded: Denise Garrick
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee meeting held 30 September 2021 be accepted as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of that meeting.
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Moved: Chris Core Seconded: Marion Mewett
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee meeting held 25 November 2021 be accepted as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of that meeting.
Business Arising:
From Minutes of 30 September 2021:
2. Proposed Acquisitions
…… [Acting Museum Director] Erika advised that processing of acquisitions would be a priority for 2022 once the new Museum Director has commenced, and that space at the Museum Collection Store was limited, making decisions regarding acquisitions more difficult.
Discussion at this meeting:
Māris Bruzgulis queried what future planning had been done regarding space restrictions and storage out of flood zone.
Gary Fidler responded that this was something that all museums and galleries are
constantly aware of and decisions around accessions and deaccessions must be made with this in mind.
Denise Garrick queried whether the Collection Store could be expanded at its present site.
Molly Green responded that the size of the collection was dependent on many factors, but is managed through the Collection Policy. Molly advised that current storage may be
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expanded if funding can be sourced, however climate control may be a higher priority than more space. Molly advised that the Museum Collection Store is currently meeting the needs of the Museum and is above flood level, and that collection planning is a core element of the Museum Strategic Plan, Collection Policy, and the operations of the Museum.
Agenda Items:
1. Welcome to Molly Green
Chairperson, Gary Fidler, expressed a warm welcome to Molly Green, Museum Director.
Molly Green thanked Gary and the Committee for the welcome.
2. Museum Director’s Report
Report had been circulated prior to this meeting.
Molly Green asked for any queries regarding the content of the report.
Discussion followed on the climate change risk assessment, the Museum’s new vision statement, the forward program and the forthcoming Museum on Wheels (MoW).
Denise Garrick congratulated Molly Green on a comprehensive report.
Moved: Denise Garrick Seconded: Māris Bruzgulis
RESOLVED that the Museum Director’s Report be accepted by the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee.
3. Proposed Accessions
Report had been circulated prior to this meeting.
Committee members discussed the diversity of the accessions, and the methods of acquiring objects for the collection.
Moved: Māris Bruzgulis Seconded: Marion Mewett
RESOLVED that the Proposed Acquisitions be accepted by the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee.
4. Proposed De-accessions
Report had been circulated prior to this meeting.
Moved: Denise Garrick Seconded: Chris Core
RESOLVED that the Proposed De-accessions be accepted by the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee.
5. Process for new Advisory Committee
Molly Green advised that this would be the last meeting for this Committee, and that Council was hoping to send out Expressions of Interest for new Committee members in May, with a new Committee chosen by August, hopefully.
Molly advised that she had received confirmation from some current Committee members that they would not be applying for the new Committee, and that current Committee members would receive a formal thank you letter in appreciation of their service.
Molly updated the Committee on the fact that Councillor Warren Polglase would be the Councillor representative for the new Committee and Stewart Brawley, Acting Director Sustainable Communities and Environment, would be a representative on the Committee.
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Molly also advised that Andrew Illingworth had recently left the position of Manager Tweed Holiday Parks and Cultural Facilities so he is no longer on the Committee.
Denise Garrick advised that Tweed Heads Historical Society had already sent in confirmation that Denise will remain as the Society’s representative on the Committee.
Molly Green offered thanks, on behalf of the Committee, to Gary Fidler for his service on the Committee and his role as chairperson. Other Committee members concurred.
General Business:
Nil
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Tweed Regional Museum Advisory Committee will be held after a new Committee is formed.
The meeting closed at 5:18pm.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM’S COMMENTS:
Nil
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM’S RECOMMENDATIONS:
Nil
