Section A – Performance and Financial Management Reporting

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The Corporation is an agency of the ACT Government
CULTURAL FACILITIES CORPORATION
ANNUAL REPORT
2008-2009
Cultural Facilities Corporation – 2008-2009 Annual Report
PO Box 939
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
ABN : 88187240846
Enquiries about this publication should be directed to :
Telephone : (02) 6207 3962
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au
www.canberratheatrecentre.org.au
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Table of Contents
Transmittal Certificate
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A.1
The Organisation
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A.2
Overview
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A.3
Highlights
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A.4
Outlook
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A.5
Management Discussion and Analysis
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A.6
Financial Report
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A.7
Statement of Performance
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A.8
Strategic Indicators
20
A.9
Analysis of Agency Performance
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Section B – Consultation and Scrutiny Reporting
B.1
Community Engagement
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B.2
Internal and External Scrutiny
64
B.3
Legislative Assembly Committee Inquiries and Reports
64
B.4
Legislation Report
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Section C - Legislative and Policy Based Reporting
C.1
Risk Management and Internal Audit
66
C.2
Fraud Prevention
67
C.3
Public Interest Disclosure
67
C.4
Freedom of Information
68
C.5
Internal Accountability
69
C.6
HR Performance
71
C.7
Staffing Profile
72
C.8
Learning and Development
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C.9
Workplace Health and Safety
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C.10
Workplace Relations
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Section C – Legislative and Policy Based Reporting continued
C.11
Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP)
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C.12
Strategic Asset Management
77
C.13
Capital Works
78
C.14
Government Contracting
85
C.15
Community Grants/Assistance/Sponsorship
91
C.16
Territory Records
91
C.17
Human Rights Act 2004
92
C.18
Commissioner for the Environment
92
C.19
ACT Multicultural Strategy
92
C.20
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reporting
92
C.21
Ecologically Sustainable Development
92
C.22
ACT Women’s Plan 2004-2009
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Appendices
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Members and Remuneration of the Cultural Facilities Corporation as at
30 June 2009
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Senior Managers of the Cultural Facilities Corporation
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Organisational Structure as at 30 June 2009
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Advisory Committees
113
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Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee
121
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Theatre Programming Sub-Committee
126
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Facilities and Business/Activities Under Management
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Canberra Theatre Centre Venues – Schedule of performances and
functions 2008-09
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ACT Museums and Galleries Venues – Schedule of exhibitions,
programs and events 2008-09
134
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Canberra Museum and Gallery – Acquisitions (purchases and
donations)
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Major funding, sponsorship and support
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Attachment 1
2008-09 Financial and Performance Statements
Glossary of Acronyms
Compliance Index
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Section A – Performance and Financial Management
Reporting
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A.1
The Organisation
A.1.1 Role, including functions and services provided
The Cultural Facilities Corporation was established under the Cultural Facilities
Corporation Act 1997 (the CFC Act), which came into operation as from
1 November 1997.
The functions of the Corporation, as set out in the CFC Act (Section 6) are :
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to manage, develop, present, co-ordinate and promote cultural activities at
designated locations and other places in the ACT;
to establish and research collections;
to conserve and exhibit collections in the possession or under the control of the
Corporation;
to manage and develop Civic Square precinct as a cultural focus of the ACT;
to undertake activities, in co-operation with other people if appropriate, to
exercise its other functions; and
to exercise other functions given to the Corporation under this Act or another
Territory Law.
The CFC Act (Section 7) requires that the Corporation, in exercising its functions,
must consider :
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any cultural policies or priorities of the Executive known to the Corporation; and
other cultural activities in the ACT.
The designated locations for which the Corporation is responsible are :
 the Canberra Theatre Centre;
 the Canberra Museum and Gallery;
 the Nolan Gallery; and
 three Historic Places : Lanyon, Calthorpes' House and Mugga Mugga.
The Corporation’s functions therefore include the performing arts, the visual arts,
social history and cultural heritage management. The organisation delivers a range
of cultural services to the community by providing activities such as theatre
presentations, exhibitions, and education and community programs, and through
conserving and presenting significant aspects of the ACT’s cultural heritage.
Additional information about the Corporation can be found at the following websites :
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www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au covering the Canberra Theatre Centre; and
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au covering the Canberra Museum and Gallery,
the Nolan Collection and the Historic Places.
A.1.2 Mission and values of the Corporation
Vision
To be a cultural leader in the ACT and region.
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Mission
We will enrich the cultural life of people in, and visitors to, the ACT and region, by
managing our facilities and delivering our programs in a creative, professional and
business-like manner.
Goals
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To provide cultural leadership, excellence and innovation
To promote community involvement in activities at Corporation facilities
To ensure a business-like approach
Values
The Corporation has identified a set of values to support its goals and underpin its
activities. These values are as follows :
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We regard cultural activity as essential for a vibrant, diverse and healthy
community, and vital for social and economic development.
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We recognise that cultural activity makes a valuable contribution to the promotion
of the ACT as an attractive destination for business investment and tourism.
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We seek to engage the community in a greater understanding of the value of the
arts and our cultural heritage.
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We are committed to ensuring that the cultural and heritage places and
collections, which we hold in trust for the broader community, are researched and
interpreted, and that they are both made accessible now and are conserved for
future generations.
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We acknowledge and respect the cultural diversity of the region and the richness
this brings to the ACT’s arts and heritage.
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We acknowledge that our staff and volunteers are highly valued assets of the
Corporation and continue to recognise their contribution and further develop their
skills.
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We place major importance on maintaining professional standards in the
management of our facilities and on delivering excellent programs.
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We are committed to providing a full and balanced program of visual arts,
performing arts, and social history that is diverse, accessible, and of a high
standard.
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We value cooperative and strategic partnerships across all areas of the
Corporation’s activities.
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We are committed to developing and supporting local arts and heritage
practitioners and initiatives, recognising this important source of expertise and
creativity.
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We actively seek to engage our communities in our programs and activities.
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We recognise the financial support of the ACT community, through ACT
Government funding, and the need to maximise the cultural return on this
important investment.
A.1.3 Structure of the Corporation
The Corporation is organised into two program delivery sections, the Canberra
Theatre Centre and ACT Museums and Galleries, together with a central
finance/corporate section. An organisation chart is provided in Appendix 3.
A.1.4 Clients and stakeholders of the Corporation
The Cultural Facilities Corporation is part of the portfolio responsibilities of the
Minister for the Arts and Heritage, and in terms of the structure of ACT Government
agencies, the Corporation is within the co-ordination responsibilities of the Chief
Minister’s Department. The Corporation has a close working relationship with
artsACT within the Chief Minister’s Department. The Corporation’s other clients and
stakeholders include :
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the community of the ACT and region;
visitors to the ACT;
the arts, cultural, heritage, education and tourism sectors, including other cultural
organisations;
national producers of performing arts including commercial and funded
companies; and
the diplomatic community.
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A.2
Overview
A.2.1 Strategic summary assessment of performance
Performance outcomes
The Corporation achieved good results against the business priorities for the year
that were identified in its 2008-09 Corporate Plan, as is reported in detail in Section
A.9 of this report. The Corporation also achieved the majority of its performance
targets for the year; for example, it provided a total of 447 education and community
programs at its facilities, a figure 28% above the target for the year, while Canberra
Theatre Centre venues, including the Courtyard Studio, were in use for a total of 538
days, 12% above target.
The Corporation did not achieve its 2008-09 performance targets for the estimated
number of visitors/patrons to facilities, the estimated cost to Government per
visitor/patron, and the number of exhibitions. The lower than target outcome for the
estimated number of visitors/patrons was primarily due to lower than expected
theatre patron numbers, as a result of reduced theatre hire business. This appeared
to relate to a decline in theatre hirers’ confidence in the Canberra market, resulting
from the economic downturn. The lower than target result for this indicator impacted
on the estimated cost to Government per visitor/patron outcome, leading to a
below-target result for this. The lower than target result for exhibitions related
primarily to lengthier display periods for exhibitions.
Detailed performance results and variance explanations are included in the
Statement of Performance at Attachment 1 to this report.
Financial results
The Corporation achieved a better than budget financial result for 2008-09, with an
operating deficit of $1.694m, which was 6% better than budget. This better than
budget result can be attributed primarily to a lower than budgeted depreciation
expense for the year, and higher than anticipated Canberra Theatre Centre internal
ticket sales, especially for the major production My Fair Lady, which the Centre
presented as a shared risk undertaking with Opera Australia.
It should be noted that due to its large assets holdings and consequent significant
depreciation expenses, the Corporation always expects to have an operating deficit,
since it is not funded for depreciation but receives capital injections through the
capital works program.
The Corporation achieved an own-sourced revenue figure of 46% for the year
against a target of 39%. This main reasons for this above-target result were higher
internal ticket sales for the Canberra Theatre Centre that anticipated, including from
shared risk presentations (again, the impact of My Fair Lady was significant),
together with higher than expected donations of artworks to the Canberra Museum
and Gallery.
A full analysis of the Corporation’s financial results and financial position is set out in
the Management Discussion and Analysis in Attachment 1 to this report.
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A.2.2 The planning framework and direction setting mechanisms
The Corporation develops a corporate plan for each financial year that identifies the
actions it will take during the year to work towards its three major goals (these goals
are set out in Section A.1.2). The Corporation’s corporate planning also responds
generally to the direction and priorities set out in The Canberra Plan and in Arts
Canberra – Action Statement for the Arts 2006-2008.
The Corporation’s performance indicators and targets are identified in the
Corporation’s Statement of Intent for the financial year ahead, which is tabled as one
of the ACT Budget papers. The Corporation reports on the implementation of its
corporate plan, and the achievement of its performance targets, in a series of
quarterly reports that are tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly and are
summarised in its annual report.
A.2.3 The organisational environment and relationship to other
agencies
During the reporting year, the Corporation had close working relationships with
artsACT, the Heritage area of the Department of Territory and Municipal Services,
the ACT Department of Treasury, the ACT Department of Education and Training,
ACT Library and Information Services, Australian Capital Tourism, and the ACT
Planning and Land Authority.
A.2.4 Identification and response to significant organisational change
The Corporation’s current structure (refer to Section A.1.3 and Appendix 3) was
introduced through an organisational restructure in 2006-07, which was implemented
as part of a budget management strategy. The Corporation did not make any major
changes to this structure during 2008-09 but continued to introduce refinements to it,
as required, in order to improve the allocation of resources and operational efficiency.
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A.3
Highlights
A.3.1 Noteworthy operational achievements
Major improvements to the Canberra Theatre Centre
During the year, the Corporation undertook two packages of works, funded through
the 2008-09 ACT Budget, to introduce major improvements to the Canberra Theatre
Centre. The first of these provided a package of directional and functional signage
for the Centre, together with major promotional signage. The new signage has
succeeded in updating the appearance of the Centre, facilitating access and way
finding for theatre patrons, and providing opportunities for marketing of theatre
product. The second package implemented major improvements to the acoustic
capability of The Playhouse, by enhancing its acoustic separation from the Link area
and installing a new audio system. Both packages of improvements are important in
maintaining the Centre’s status as a professional performing arts centre, and will
assist in ensuring that users of the Centre enjoy a high quality theatre experience.
Celebration of major anniversaries
The Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) marked its 10th birthday in 2008 with
celebratory activities extending throughout the year. These activities included a
series of anniversary exhibitions that presented various aspects of the CMAG
Collection. The birthday celebrations culminated in the launch of a special
publication, funded through a donation by ACTTAB, in November 2008. Reflections :
Canberra Museum and Gallery Collection, features 55 visual arts and 25 social
history objects from the CMAG Collection, with illustrations and extended captions.
The publication celebrates the depth and diversity of the Collection that has been
developed within the first decade of CMAG’s opening.
The 150th anniversary of the Cunningham homestead at Lanyon was celebrated with
two major events. The Lanyon Harvest Music Festival was a series of concerts held
each Sunday evening during March 2009 and featuring musicians ranging from voice
students at the Australian National University School of Music, through to Annie and
the Armadillos. This concert series proved so popular that it is hoped to continue it in
future years. The Lanyon Anniversary Lecture and Dinner was held in March 2009
and featured author Trisha Dixon speaking on aspects of Lanyon’s history. A
number of descendants of Lanyon families attended this event.
Cultural partnerships
During the year, the Corporation continued or extended a range of important
partnerships, which assisted the organisation in providing high quality cultural
outcomes for the community. CMAG hosted a major travelling exhibition from the
National Gallery of Australia : Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting
1850-1950 and presented a range of special programs associated with the exhibition.
CMAG’s partnership with the Australian National University School of Music resulted
in a continuation of the popular series of lunchtime concerts presented by students
and staff of the School.
The Canberra Theatre Centre partnered with Jigsaw, a Canberra-based professional
theatre company for children and young people, and Buzz Dance Theatre from Perth,
in presenting Walk the Fence in the Centre’s Courtyard Studio. It continued its
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successful partnership with the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) by hosting
a series of summer school workshops for aspiring acting students at the Centre
during January and February 2009. The Centre also supported the Messengers
program throughout the year. This program is an early intervention youth program
working to build resilience by engaging the young participants in a range of art
activities such as drama, visual arts, dance and writing.
Provision of high quality cultural experiences
Throughout the year, the Corporation continued to provide a wide range of high
quality cultural experiences at each of the facilities for which it is responsible, in
keeping with its vision and mission. Highlights are summarised below and full
details are provided in Section A.9 and Appendices 8 and 9.
Canberra Theatre Centre
The Centre’s annual subscription seasons continued to provide a wide range of
presentations by a number of major performing arts companies, including
productions by Opera Australia, Compagnie Philippe Genty, West Australia Ballet,
the Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare Company. Younger audiences
were able to attend high quality productions presented in the 2008 and 2009
Playtime Theatre Treats seasons, such as Patch Theatre Company’s Emily Loves to
Bounce.
The range of performing arts experiences available to Canberra audiences was
extended by many commercial venue hire presentations, including the Canberra
Pops Orchestra, Cinderella on Ice, Stomp 2 and Melbourne Opera’s productions of
The Marriage of Figaro and La Traviata. Comedy proved particularly popular, with
shows including Dylan Moran, Lenny Henry and Melbourne Comedy Festival
Roadshow.
School and youth productions continued as regular users of the Canberra Theatre,
with seasons of Rock Eisteddfod, Ausdance Youth Dance Festival, Wakakirri
National Story Festival and Limelight.
The Courtyard Studio continued to host a number of smaller presentations and
productions by local performing arts companies, including those by Cadi McCarthy,
Free Rain Theatre Company, Everyman Theatre Company and the National
Multicultural Festival Fringe Festival.
Canberra Museum and Gallery
CMAG continued to focus on the visual arts and social history of the Canberra
region, including through a series of exhibitions with associated education and
community programs. Exhibition highlights for the year included several featuring the
work of major ACT and region artists, such as Jan Brown : Sculptures, Prints and
Drawings; and Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 - 2008. Social history exhibitions
during the year included CMAG Collection Series : In The Can (examining social life
in Canberra through the history of four cinemas); and An Act of Surrender (an
exhibition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of self government in the ACT and
the centenary of the Federal Capital Territory survey). The Dawn Waterhouse
Collection exhibition provided visitors with a tantalising sample of this extraordinary
collection of Canberra souvenirs and memorabilia, which will be increasingly featured
in the lead-up to Canberra’s Centenary.
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The Open Collection series, featuring the collections of private individuals or
organisations, continued to be a very popular aspect of CMAG’s exhibition program,
providing a valuable means of exploring the world of collecting and making this
accessible to the community, including through exhibitions such as Playing House :
Contemporary Dolls’ Houses 1947 – 2007 and David Kilby’s Record Covers.
During the year a new initiative was introduced into Gallery 4, CMAG’s gallery space
on Civic Square. In Site –Specific Series, a number of Canberra regional artists have
been commissioned to develop works specifically for this space. Both exhibitions in
the series during 2008-09, The Black Sea by Franki Sparke and Journey to Morning
– a digital installation by Hilary Cuerden-Clifford and Blaide Lallemand, attracted
considerable interest and activated the space in new ways.
Community and education programs associated with CMAG’s exhibition progam
provided opportunities for visitors to increase their understanding and enjoyment of
the exhibitions. The innovative early childhood program What Do Artists Make? was
consistently booked out, while the popular family program CMAG on Sunday
continued throughout the year. The high quality of these two programs was
recognised by CMAG receiving awards for them at the 2008 ACT Children’s Week
Awards. Other community program highlights included Indigenous Women’s Film
Festival : Women of the Sun, presented to celebrate 2009 International Women’s
Day; and a forum, A Troubled Landscape : Climate Change and Australian Identity,
presented in association with the Ocean to Outback exhibition.
Nolan Collection
The Nolan Gallery remained closed throughout the year. A selection of works from
the Foundation Collection, including works from the Ned Kelly series, continued to be
displayed at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, allowing visitors to enjoy these
works in a city centre location. The opportunity was also taken to present education
and community programs based on the Ned Kelly series, including school holiday
programs Ned Kelly’s in Town and Are We There Yet? During the year, a new
program was developed with funding provided under the 2008-09 ACT Budget, A
Little Bit of My Life – Ned Kelly Progam, in which disadvantaged young offenders will
use the Ned Kelly works at CMAG as the inspiration for digital artworks. The
program will be conducted early in the 2009-10 year.
The loan of works from the Nolan Collection to major exhibitions elsewhere in
Australia extended the opportunity for visitors to gain access to these works. Two
works were loaned for the major Sidney Nolan retrospective that was curated by the
Art Gallery of New South Wales and toured during the year to the Queensland Art
Gallery. The Nolan Collection work, Death of Captain Fraser, was included in the
travelling exhibition Ocean to Outback, while it was on display at CMAG.
Historic Places
Major events at the Historic Places included The Lanyon Christmas Carols and
Picnic; The Great Lanyon Easter Egg Hunt; Music in the Garden at Calthorpes’
House; and the annual Sylvia Curley Oration at Mugga Mugga, held in honour of the
remarkable woman who donated this property to the people of Canberra. The 2009
Oration was delivered by grazier Peter Andrews whose work on natural sequence
farming has been featured on the ABC’s Australian Story programs. A number of
permanent exhibitions at the three sites assisted with their interpretation, and
included The Convict Years at Lanyon and Getting It Together at Mugga Mugga.
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At all three historic places, an active schedule of community and education programs
was presented, focusing on topics as diverse as textiles, managing a mature garden,
rose pruning, cooking jams and preserves, art history, conservation, museum
practice, the convict life, kitchen work of the past, and children’s rhymes and games.
Assistant Director, Historic Places, John Armes, led Blandfordia to Red Hill : an
Architectural Walking Tour to explore the architecture of the suburban streets near to
Calthorpes' House.
A range of conservation works and priority repairs and maintenance were undertaken
at each of the three sites, including with a special funding allocation provided through
the 2008-09 ACT Budget and with 2008-09 Third Appropriation funding. A detailed
program was developed to prioritise and plan future works, and this formed the basis
of a successful bid for funding in the 2009-10 ACT Budget.
Extensive work was also undertaken on the preparation of a Conservation
Management Plan for Lanyon, by a team of experts led by heritage consultant
Duncan Marshall.
Volunteers at the Historic Places
The Corporation continued its long-standing association with the National Trust
through the valued services of National Trust volunteers, who provided 1,475 hours
service at Lanyon throughout 2008-09. Volunteer programs continued to operate at
Mugga Mugga, allowing the property to open every Saturday and Sunday from
1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, and also at Calthorpes’ House.
In total, volunteers provided 1,933 hours of service to the Historic Places throughout
the year, working on tasks such as guiding, cataloguing, assisting with community
and education programs, and gardening. The work of the volunteers is important in
involving the wider community in conserving and interpreting these significant sites.
A.3.2 Major challenges
Despite a generally successful year, the Corporation experienced a range of
challenges in seeking to achieve its 2008-09 corporate plan. The major challenges
experienced during the year are identified below.
Nolan Collection
The continuing uncertainty over the future location of the Nolan Collection created
challenges for the Corporation during 2008-09, both in progressing plans for the
refurbishment of CMAG and with regard to the use of the Nolan Gallery building at
Lanyon. This building remains closed due to climate control conditions there, and all
works in the Collection are currently located at CMAG. The ACT Government made
provision in the 2008-09 ACT Budget for the creation of a purpose-built gallery space
to display the Nolan Collection at CMAG. The establishment of this space has not,
however, yet proceeded since it is dependent on a decision being made by the
Commonwealth Government, as the owner of the Collection, regarding the location of
the Collection in the longer-term. This decision is still awaited.
The Corporation will continue to work with the Commonwealth and ACT
Governments in seeking a resolution to this matter in the year ahead. In the
meantime, a selection of works from the Nolan Collection will continue to be
displayed at CMAG and the opportunity will continue to be taken to use the facilities
there to provide community and education programs focusing on the Collection.
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Impact of economic downturn on theatre activity
As noted in Section A.2.1, theatre patron numbers were lower than expected for the
year, as a result of reduced theatre hire business. While demand by Canberrans for
theatre experiences appeared relatively buoyant during 2008-09, there was a
noticeable decline in confidence felt by theatre promoters seeking to come to
Canberra during the year. Canberra is always seen as a riskier market than the
major population centres of Sydney and Melbourne, and in more difficult economic
times promoters appear less willing to bring product here. During 2008-09, the
Corporation responded to this situation by encouraging promoters to bring
productions to Canberra through shared risk partnerships or by offering additional
services to support their seasons at the Canberra Theatre Centre.
A.3.3 Progress against key strategic outputs and service delivery
priorities
During the year, the Corporation delivered results against its key strategic outputs
and service delivery priorities, as represented by its three corporate goals and its
business priorities for 2008-09. A detailed analysis of its achievements against these
goals and priorities is provided in Section A.9 of this report.
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A.4
Outlook
A.4.1 Future priorities
Involvement in the Centenary of Canberra
The Corporation will continue to seek an active role in opportunities arising from the
Centenary of Canberra, to celebrate and reinforce the importance of its venues,
activities and programs for the community of the Canberra region. Two of its sites
(Lanyon and Mugga Mugga) are amongst the relatively few buildings to pre-date the
foundation of Canberra, while CMAG’s role as the ACT’s regional museum and
gallery offers many opportunities to celebrate different aspects of Canberra’s history
and visual arts. As the region’s main performing arts centre, the Canberra Theatre
Centre is well-placed to host major theatrical productions associated with the
Centenary celebrations. In the year ahead, the Corporation will work closely with the
Creative Director for the Centenary and her team, to develop a program of activities
leading up to and celebrating this major anniversary.
Major conservation project at the Historic Places
A priority for the year ahead will be to implement the first stage of a multi-year project
of conservation/upgrade works at the three historic places managed by the
Corporation. This project, funded through the 2009-10 ACT Budget, will bring these
historic sites up to a sound condition and will protect their structural integrity and
heritage values into the future. The extent of works that will be undertaken will
present challenges in terms of scheduling, and the objective will be to try to minimise
the impact on public access to the sites. However, this may not always be possible
and it is expected that the sites (especially Calthorpes' House) will need to be closed
at certain times to allow these important works to proceed.
Canberra Museum and Gallery and Civic Square
In the year ahead, the Corporation will continue to seek to improve the presence and
profile of CMAG in the North Building and its address to Civic Square, including
through improved external signage, re-introducing a limited café operation, and
improving the landscaping of CMAG’s internal and external courtyards. A priority will
be to seek resolution of the Nolan Collection issue, as noted above, so that work on
the refurbishment of CMAG’s Gallery 1 can move forward. The Corporation will
continue to play a leading role in the finalisation of a Conservation Management Plan
for Civic Square, as the basis for future management decisions.
City Hill and Civic master planning
The Corporation will continue to seek an active role in master planning for the City
Hill precinct, as a key stakeholder in the future development of this area. Its
involvement will seek to ensure that appropriate provision is made for the siting of a
new lyric theatre for Canberra in this area in the future. A more immediate concern
for the Corporation is to seek to ensure that accessible, convenient car parking is
provided in the vicinity of the Canberra Theatre Centre, for the convenience of
theatre patrons and to enable the Centre to attract a viable level of patronage. It will
also seek active involvement in Civic master planning more generally and, in that
context, will explore future directions for Civic Square.
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Canberra Theatre Centre e-business
During 2009-10 the Corporation will implement new websites for the Canberra
Theatre Centre and for Canberra Ticketing. It will also implement a new ticketing
software system for Canberra Ticketing. These initiatives are critical to enhance the
Centre’s e-business capability and to provide a sound platform for seeking additional
ticketing business.
Ongoing provision of cultural leadership
Apart from these specific areas, the main ongoing priority of the Corporation is to
achieve its vision and mission, by providing cultural leadership through a high
standard of service to the community. In keeping with this priority, the Corporation
will continue to promote the value of a vibrant cultural life, not only in terms of serving
the existing community of the ACT, but also as a contribution to Canberra’s economic
development and its attractiveness as both a business and tourist destination into the
future.
A.4.2 Likely trends and changes in the operating environment
Particular issues that have been identified by the Corporation in terms of its operating
environment in the year ahead include the following:
 the focus on the Centenary of Canberra, with the appointment of a high-profile
Creative Director for the Centenary;
 the potential for a continuing impact on the level of theatre hire activity, resulting
from the current economic climate; and
 opportunities for developing further partnerships in the cultural sector including
with new facilities such as Belconnen Arts Centre.
A.4.3 Significant risks and issues in the immediate future
During the year, the Corporation undertook a major review and update of its Strategic
Risk Management Plan, which assesses and identifies treatment options for risks
facing the organisation. The key risk facing the Corporation for the year ahead, as in
previous years, is the ongoing variability in the Corporation's main
non-government income source: its theatre-related revenues.
The variability of this revenue source arises from such factors as : the unpredictability
of performing arts product becoming available to tour, which is tied in with the
national economic forecast; changing patterns in the confidence felt in the Canberra
market by presenters of commercial theatre productions; and variability in the
willingness of patrons to expend discretionary income on theatre tickets. The
Corporation seeks to manage the variability in its main non-government income
source by seeking new revenue opportunities, such as entering into shared risk
partnerships to bring productions to Canberra.
A more detailed analysis of the risks facing the Corporation is set out in the
Management Discussion and Analysis in Attachment 1 to this report.
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A.5
A full analysis of the Corporation’s 2008-09 financial results and financial position is
set out in the Management Discussion and Analysis in Attachment 1 to this report.
A.6
Financial Report
The Corporation’s 2008-09 Financial Statements are set out in Attachment 1 to this
report.
A.7
The Corporation’s 2008-09 Statement of Performance is set out in Attachment 1 to
this report.
A.8
The Corporation’s 2008-09 Strategic Indicators are included in its 2008-09 Statement
of Performance at Attachment 1 to this report.
Since the Strategic Indicators reflect the corporate goals that the Corporation has
identified, detailed information relating to the Indicators is also provided under each
goal in Section A.9 : Analysis of Agency Performance.
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A.9
Section A.9 analyses the Corporation’s performance against the goals and
business priorities set out in the Corporation’s 2008-09 Corporate Plan.
The business priorities for each business area are identified against the
Corporation’s three goals :
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GOAL 1 : To provide cultural leadership, excellence and innovation
Great activities – at great venues
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GOAL 2 : To promote community involvement in activities at Corporation
facilities
More people, visiting more often – and leaving satisfied
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GOAL 3 : To ensure a business-like approach
A successful and well-managed business – proudly supported by our
patrons, sponsors and donors
Where there is overlap between the three goals, reporting has been
consolidated against one goal to provide a more cohesive picture of
performance during the year.
Under each goal, performance is analysed in relation to business priorities for
the Corporation’s five business areas, namely :
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Canberra Theatre Centre;
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Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG);
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Nolan Collection;
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Historic Places; and
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Whole of Corporation.
Comprehensive details of performances and functions at the Canberra
Theatre Centre may be found at Appendix 8. Similarly, Appendix 9 provides
a full schedule of exhibitions, programs and events held at the Canberra
Museum and Gallery and the Historic Places during the year.
The Corporation’s overall progress in achieving its goals is measured against
performance targets, as recorded in the Statement of Performance at
Attachment 1.
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Goal 1 :
To provide cultural leadership, excellence and innovation :
great activities – at great venues.
CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE
BUSINESS PRIORITIES FOR 2008-09 TO ADDRESS GOAL 1
A.9.1
Take a key role in the new Canberra Theatre feasibility study
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A two-stage feasibility study into options for a new Canberra Theatre commenced
during 2007-08. The feasibility study was commissioned by artsACT and took
place under the guidance of a Steering Committee with Corporation
representation.
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The lead consultants for the study were ACIL Tasman, with specialised support
from Williams Ross Architects, Slattery Australia (quantity surveyors) and
Marshall Day Entertech (theatre design consultants). Representatives of ACIL
Tasman briefed the Corporation Board on the study at its April 2009 meeting.
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The study was completed in 2008-09 and is currently being considered by
Government.
A.9.2
Provide high quality programming, including through : the Canberra
Theatre Centre’s (the Centre) annual subscription seasons; and
seasons of productions for children/young people.
Remaining productions in the 2008 Subscription Season
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2008 Subscription Season productions during the reporting year included :
The Sydney Theatre Company’s The Year of Magical Thinking; Opera Australia’s
My Fair Lady; Compagnie Philippe Genty’s Lands End; Andrew McKinnon
Presentations’ One Man; Bell Shakespeare’s Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome ; and
West Australia Ballet’s The Red Shoes.
The 2009 Subscription Season
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The Centre launched its 2009 Subscription Season, Electrify Your Life, on
5 November 2008. The launch was attended by more than 600 patrons and
VIPs, and the content of the Season (which includes productions of drama,
dance, and performing arts presentations at the Centre’s venues) was
enthusiastically received.
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The sales of 2009 Subscription Season packages reached 2,498 at 30 June
2009.
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The following 2009 Subscription Season productions were presented up to
30 June 2009 :
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The 39 Steps – Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd, Andrew Kay and
Associates and Tinderbox Productions Pty Ltd
The Alchemist – Bell Shakespeare and Queensland Theatre Company
Breast Wishes – Bien-Être Productions
construct – Performing Lines
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Presentations for children and young people
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2008 Playtime Theatre Treats productions during the reporting year included :
Emily Loves to Bounce; Symphony for Kids; and Threshold.
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The 2009 Playtime Theatre Treats season presents the following productions :
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Walk the Fence – Jigsaw Theatre Company and Buzz Dance Theatre
The Fastest Boy in the World – Patch Theatre Company
Plop! – Windmill
Circus Oz – Co-presentation with the Canberra Theatre Centre
Symphony for Kids – Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Of these, Walk the Fence was presented from 3 to 13 June 2009. The remaining
productions will be presented during the 2009-10 year.
A.9.3
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Support existing and develop new relationships with venue hirers, to
expand their usage of the Centre’s venues and services, and to
increase the range of performing arts productions available to the
community.
The Centre attracted a large number of venue hires throughout 2008-09.
Highlights included : Lenny Henry – Where you from? Tour; Cinderella on Ice;
Bach, Beatles and Berminghams, and Tea and Symphony presented by the
Canberra Symphony Orchestra; David Strassman; Wind of Shaolin Spectacular;
Ani Di Franco; Show Us Your Roots; Adam Hills – Inflatable; The Victorian
Bushfire Appeal Benefit Concert; Danny Buoy; Abbamania; Judith Lucy – Not
Getting Any Younger; David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes; the National
Multicultural Festival – Fringe Festival; Dylan Moran; The Bar at Buena Vista;
Paul Kelly; the Melbourne Comedy Road Show 2009; Tommy Emmanuel; The
Dream Tour Cliff Richard and the Shadows and the Big O.
Support for venue hirers
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A variety of marketing services were provided to many hirers during 2008-09,
including for the presentations of : Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story;
Aled Jones; Wind of Shaolin Spectacular; Deep Blue; and Restless.
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Marketing advice and follow-up marketing services were also provided to the
following venue hirers : Lunchbox Productions; Andrew McKinnon; MG Presents;
ATA All Stars; Bien Être Productions and Ostavocal.
A.9.4 Where appropriate, share risk in presentations by structured deals with
production companies, to encourage use of the Centre.
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In 2008-09, the Centre entered into a shared risk arrangement with Opera
Australia to present the highly successful My Fair Lady from 9 – 23 August 2008.
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Discussions regarding possible future shared risk presentations were held with
Opera Australia and The Street Theatre during the year.
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A.9.5 Maintain and develop relationships with the local performing arts
community, including through : arranging master classes, workshops,
forums and education connections with visiting companies; use of the
Courtyard Studio; and the Music at Midday series of concerts.
Collaborations with performing artists
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The Centre continued to collaborate with visiting artists and local theatre
practitioners throughout 2008-09. For example, patron forums were presented on
the opening nights of the following productions :
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The Year of Magical Thinking – the Sydney Theatre Company;
My Fair Lady – Opera Australia;
Steven Berkoff – One Man;
The Red Shoes – the West Australia Ballet;
Breast Wishes – Bien-Être Productions; and
construct – Performing Lines1
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In addition, a masterclass for 50 young musicians was held in conjunction with
the performance by Deep Blue; the Bell Shakespeare Company presented a
Meet the Bell Shakespeare session during the season of The Alchemist; and
dancer, Paul White held a workshop at the Choreographic Centre in association
with construct.
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Two production training sessions were conducted in May and June 2009, for
students from St Francis and St Edmund’s Colleges.
ACT artists/practitioners
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In 2008-09, the Centre was again the venue for the Messengers Program which
was conducted on 23 occasions throughout the year. The Program is an early
intervention youth program working to build resilience by engaging the young
participants in a range of art activities such as drama, visual arts, dance and
writing.
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The Centre’s Courtyard Studio caters for smaller theatre companies, and was the
venue for a number of productions presented by local performing arts groups.
These included : Cadi McCarthy (local dance practitioner); the Free-Rain Theatre
Company; Fenner Hall; Joanne Brookfield; the National Multicultural Festival
Fringe Festival; Mathew Kenneally’s Post Hope Express; and Everyman Theatre
Company. The Studio was also used as marshalling area/rehearsal space for the
following : Rock Eisteddfod Challenge; Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Wakakirri
National Story Festival; Youth Dance Festival; Lisa Clark School of Dance;
Capital Dance Studio; and Everyman Theatre Company. It was used as a
meeting room by the ACT Arts Officers’ Council, and artsACT.
Music at Midday – the Royal Military College Duntroon Band
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The Centre continued its long-standing collaboration with the RMC Duntroon
Band throughout 2008-09 with Music at Midday concerts presented on 10
occasions. Admission to the concerts is by gold coin donation, and this raised
$10,760 for local community organisations including : Companion House;
Marymead; Missionwork; the Australian Red Cross; and the ACT Branch of the
Scout Association of Australia.
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A.9.6 Implement a major acoustic upgrade to The Playhouse, funded under
the 2008-09 ACT Budget, to ensure that the venue continues to be
regarded as one of the country’s finest drama theatres and provides
patrons with high acoustic standards.
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A major acoustic upgrade to The Playhouse was completed during the year. The
upgrade of the sound quality and the acoustic separation aspects within The
Playhouse ensures that the theatre meets contemporary standards, and allows
theatre patrons to enjoy high acoustic standards at The Playhouse.
A.9.7
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An extensive program of upgrades and improvements, including through 2008-09
capital upgrade funding and the Corporation’s internally-funded Capital Program,
was completed during the year, including the following :
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Undertake a program of other upgrades and improvements, including
through 2008-09 capital upgrade funding and the Corporation’s
internal funding, to retain the Centre’s functionality and status as a
professional performing arts centre.
The installation of the banner frame on the Canberra Theatre flytower.
Rectification works to handrails and balustrades on the Link overbridge.
The installation of parking control bollards for hirers’ parking bays at both
theatre venues.
The installation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to each telephone
PABX to enable continued operation in case of a power failure.
Handrails were installed in the entry tunnels to doors 3 and 4 in the Canberra
Theatre to comply with Disability Discrimination Act regulations.
In addition, the Centre received funding through the ACT Government’s 3rd
Appropriation. These fund were used for upgrades including : repainting to the
foyer and upper lobbies of The Playhouse; The Playhouse VIP room
modifications and refurbishment; administration area refurbishment Stage 3; and
new toilet cubicles in the Canberra Theatre.
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CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY (CMAG)
A.9.8
Develop, conserve, research and interpret an integrated social history
and visual arts collection.
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The development, conservation, and research of an integrated social history and
visual arts collection are CMAG’s core businesses, and these activities are
ongoing.
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During 2008-09, CMAG acquired a range of visual art works and social history
objects for its permanent collection, both purchases and donations. A full list of
these acquisitions is provided at Appendix 10.
A.9.9
Present a 2008-09 exhibition program that includes : (a) major visual
arts/social history subjects; and (b) exhibitions that reflect community
events and festivals.
Major visual arts and social history exhibitions
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CMAG presented a range of high-quality exhibitions during the year, many of
them featuring the work of local artists, and with a focus on local history. During
2008-09 these exhibitions included :
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The following exhibitions opened in the previous year and continued into the first
part of 2008-09 :
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CMAG Collection Series : Photography
CMAG Collection Series : ACTTAB Collection
CMAG Collection Series : In The Can
Dawn Waterhouse Collection
Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950 – A National
Gallery of Australia Travelling Exhibition
Site-Specific Series : The Black Sea – Franki Sparke
An Act of Surrender
Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2008
Site-Specific Series : Journey to Morning – a digital installation by Blaide
Lallemand and Hilary Cuerden-Clifford
Canberra Museum and Gallery Permanent Collection
Jan Brown : Sculpture, Prints and Drawings
CMAG Collection Series : Objects of Memory
I dreamt we had something to say : Holograms by David Warren
Pursing Up : Rae Harvey’s Handbag Collection
CMAG continued its popular Cabinets of Curiosities series of exhibitions in
2008-09, with the following private collections of Canberra residents and
community organisations :
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Playing House : Contemporary Dolls’ Houses 1947 – 2007
CMAG Staff Collections
David Kilby’s Record Covers
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CMAG’s Permanent Exhibition, Reflecting Canberra was refreshed and renamed
in 2008-09 – the exhibition is now called Canberra Museum and Gallery
Permanent Collection. The exhibition continued to display a selection from
Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series – part of the Nolan Collection, which has allowed
people to see these works in a city centre location.
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CMAG’s publications were again acknowledged by Museums Australia at their
National Annual conference, held in Newcastle in May 2009. CMAG received a
Highly Commended Award for the catalogue published in association with the
exhibition, Marie Hagerty which was on display from October 2007 to
January 2008.
Exhibitions which reflect community events and festivals
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CMAG Collection Series : Photography, which was on display from
5 July – 21 September 2008, and I dreamt we had something to say : Holograms
by David Warren which opened in the previous year and ran until
12 October 2008, were both presented in association with Vivid : National
Photography Festival.
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The first in the Site-Specific Series of exhibitions was on display from
7 February – 19 April 2009 in association with the 2009 Multicultural Festival
Canberra. The installation by Franki Sparke was titled The Black Sea and
evoked narratives of the movement of people across the seas and throughout
time.
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An Act of Surrender was on display from 27 February – 14 June 2009 and
marked the centenary of the Federal Capital Territory survey and twenty years of
self-government in the ACT. The exhibition was presented in association with
Celebrate Canberra.
A.9.10
Present a comprehensive range of community and education
programs, which achieve integration with the exhibition program;
which recognise special events and festivals; and which allow
collaborations with other areas of the Corporation.
Community and Education programs integrated with the CMAG Exhibition
Program
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CMAG presented 185 community and education programs (including Outreach
Programs), many based on its 2008-09 exhibition program. These programs
continued to be popular with the community, attracting 5,917 participants
throughout the year. Examples include the following :
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CMAG on Sunday, a program developed for families with children aged
between 4 and 8 years, was conducted on the first Sunday of each month,
with the exception of January 2009. This popular program is based on all
exhibitions currently on display and attracted more than 860 participants
throughout the year.
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This was the eighth year that CMAG has presented its highly popular program
for very young children, What do artists make? The program is consistently
booked out, and during 2008-09, more than 1,230 children participated in the
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program which is based on works and objects in CMAG’s permanent
exhibition, Canberra Museum and Gallery Permanent Collection.
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CMAG received awards for CMAG on Sunday, and What do artists make? at
the ACT Children’s Week awards in October 2008.
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Old MacDonald’s Farm is another of CMAG’s popular programs for the very
young, and also draws on works and objects from Canberra Museum and
Gallery Permanent Collection.
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School holiday programs, Ned Kelly’s in Town and Are We There Yet? were
presented in July 2008 and April 2009 and focused on Nolan’s Ned Kelly
series of works which are included in the Canberra Museum and Gallery
Permanent Collection exhibition.
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Two programs were presented in association with Mandy Martin : Paintings
1981 – 2009. In May, a Members’ Preview featured a special tour of the
exhibition with ACT Museums and Galleries Director, Peter Haynes, and in
June, Peter discussed the exhibition in an Artforum Lecture.
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Floor talks are presented in association with most of CMAG’s exhibitions,
either by the artist/collector or by a member of CMAG’s curatorial staff. In
2008-09 these included :
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CMAG’s curatorial staff presented floor talks on – CMAG Collection
Series : Objects of Memory; the Dawn Waterhouse Collection; CMAG
Collection Series : ACTTAB Collection; Ocean to Outback : Australian
Painting – 1850 – 1950; An Act of Surrender; CMAG Staff Collections and
Mandy Martin : Painting 1981 - 2009.
Rae Harvey presented a second floor talk titled The Lucite Queen on her
popular exhibition, Pursing Up.
Anna-Maria Sviatko presented two floor talks on her exhibition Playing
House : Contemporary Dolls’ Houses 1947 – 2007.
Former Manager of Electric Shadows, Andrew Pike, delivered a lecture
titled Out of the Shadows in association with the exhibition, In The Can.
An Electric Shadows documentary film screening was also presented in
association with In The Can.
ABC radio presenter and avid record collector, David Kilby, gave a floor
talk titled, Lover Cover in association with his exhibition, David Kilby’s
Record Covers.
CMAG presented a number of programs in association with Oceans to Outback :
Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950. For example :
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The Director, ACT Museums and Galleries, Peter Haynes presented a
Members’ Viewing for ACT Museums and Galleries Members and their
guests on 19 February 2009.
Peter Haynes chaired a forum titled A Troubled Landscape : Climate
Change and Australian Identity on 25 February 2009. The forum explored
Australians’ relationship with our landscape and how this is changing
through the effects of climate change. Participants included artist,
Mandy Martin; author, Libby Robin; and grazier, Peter Andrews.
Ron Radford, Director, NGA and Curator of Ocean to Outback, together
with Peter Haynes, discussed works from the exhibition on
26 February 2009.
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Peter Haynes, Mark Van Veen (Assistant Director, Curatorial and
Exhibitions, ACT Museums and Galleries), and Deborah Clark (CMAG
Curator, Visual Arts) presented floor talks on 27 March 2009 when they
discussed various works from the exhibition.
A school holiday program, Ocean to Outback : A Sunburnt Country was
presented on 16 April 2009.
Lunchtime Landscapes : Landscape Painting for Absolute Beginners was
a series of four workshops presented in February and March 2009. The
workshops were led by CMAG Educator, Amelia Zaraftis using Ocean to
Outback as inspiration.
I’ve Been Everywhere, Man was a new education program developed for
the very young which focused on Ocean to Outback. The program was
conducted on seven occasions in March 2009 with a total of 180 children
participating.
Ocean to Outback : A Sunburnt Country was a school holiday program
presented in April 2009.
The final in a series of floor talks associated with Ocean to Outback was
presented by ACT Museums and Galleries Director, Peter Haynes, and
Deborah Clark, CMAG’s Curator of Visual Arts in May 2009.
Programs recognising special events and festivals
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The August 2008 CMAG on Sunday program was presented in association with
Book Week.
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The Indigenous Women’s Film Festival : Women of the Sun was presented to
celebrate International Women’s Day, and Women’s History Month. The Festival
comprised a series of films presented on 11, 18 and 25 March 2009 in CMAG’s
Theatrette.
A.9.11
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Feature works and objects from Canberra Museum and Gallery’s
Collection, with associated events and publications, as part of its
tenth anniversary in 2008.
Reflections : Canberra Museum and Gallery Collection was launched by
Mr Ted Quinlan, Deputy Chair, ACTTAB Limited on 28 November 2008. The
publication, which was the culmination of CMAG’s 10th birthday celebrations,
features 55 visual arts and 25 social history objects from the collection, with
illustrations and extended captions. It was funded through a donation by
ACTTAB.
A.9.12
Monitor and, where necessary, refocus existing collaborative
partnerships, to ensure ongoing relevance and mutual benefits; and
explore scope for new partnerships and collaborations in the delivery
of exhibitions and community programs.
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CMAG collaborated with the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) to present
Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950. The exhibition
was on display from 13 February – 17 May 2008. A number of community
programs were presented in association with the exhibition including a floor talk
by NGA Director, Ron Radford. See A.9.10.
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CMAG collaborated with the ACT Office for Women to present Women of the
Sun, a four-part drama series, made in 1981 which tells the story of four
Aboriginal women. The film was the winner of the United Nations Media Peace
Prize and two Australian Writer’s Guild Awards.
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Ordinary/Extraordinary : Exhibition in a Suitcase is an outreach education
program developed in collaboration with Craft ACT. This program allows school
students to discover a variety of objects made by local artists and includes
teaching notes, discussion topics and object-based activities. This popular
program was enjoyed by more than 670 students in 2008-09.
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CMAG continued its collaboration with the ANU School of Music (SOM) with
Sound of SOM recitals presented on four occasions in 2008-09. These popular
lunchtime concerts feature chamber music played by students and staff from the
SOM, performed in gallery spaces.
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The Big House Film Society continued to present film screenings exclusively for
Big House, and ACT Museums and Galleries Members. Eleven films were
screened in 2008-09 including a Moonlight Matinee in February 2009 featuring
the 1950s classic, Singin’ in the Rain.
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Also refer to Action A.9.45 for information about a new program for
disadvantaged youth being developed in partnership with the ANU School of Art,
for presentation in July 2009.
A.9.13
Undertake improvements including through 2008-09 capital upgrade
funding and the Corporation’s internal funding. Improve the Canberra
Museum and Gallery’s presence in North Building including through
improved external signage.
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CMAG was closed from 22 September to 7 October 2008 in order to repair
damage to the floor that occurred in the 2007 flooding, and to refinish the foyer
floor.
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New external signage for CMAG was developed during the year and a design
brief lodged with the National Capital Authority (NCA) for approval.
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Sandwich boards are prominently placed at CMAG’s London Circuit and Civic
Square entrances to promote the Gallery to passers by.
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NOLAN COLLECTION
A.9.14
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Conserve, research, interpret and manage the Nolan Collection.
The conservation, research, interpretation and management of the Nolan
Collection are core businesses and these activities are ongoing.
A.9.15
Present a selection of works from the Nolan Collection at the Canberra
Museum and Gallery.
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The Nolan Gallery was closed in early January 2007 due to very high humidity
levels in the Gallery spaces. A conservation expert was commissioned to
undertake a full independent analysis of environmental conditions in the Gallery.
Reports were received from the conservation expert, and from a structural and
civil engineer. These reports are being taken into consideration when deciding
how best to progress this matter, and discussions continue with the
Commonwealth as the owner of the Nolan Collection.
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The Foundation Collection was moved to CMAG for safekeeping, while the
humidity levels at the Nolan Gallery are monitored, and works from Nolan’s Ned
Kelly series (along with related material) were installed in CMAG’s Gallery 1 in
February 2007, and continued to be displayed there during 2008-09.
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Funding was announced in the 2008-09 ACT Budget for a dedicated gallery
space within CMAG to display the Nolan Collection, together with additional
interpretive programs. The creation of this dedicated gallery space is subject to a
decision being made by the Commonwealth and ACT Governments as to the
future location of the Nolan Collection. This funding has now been rolled over
into 2009-10, as part of the 2009-10 ACT Budget process.
A.9.16
Present education and community programs relating to the Nolan
Collection.
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Two School Holiday Programs, Ned Kelly’s in Town and Are We There Yet? were
presented during the year – these programs focused on Nolan’s Ned Kelly series.
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Also refer to A.9.45 for information about a program developed for disadvantaged
children, based on the Nolan Collection.
A.9.17
Collaborate with relevant Commonwealth, State, and regional
agencies, with the aim of bringing works from the Nolan Collection to
a wider audience, including through a major Nolan retrospective
exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery.
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The relocation of the Nolan Collection from the Nolan Gallery at Lanyon to CMAG
has allowed people to view these works in a city centre location.
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Two works (Kelly and the Bush and Return to Glenrowan) were on loan to the Art
Gallery of NSW as part of a travelling Sidney Nolan Retrospective from
2 November 2007 until 3 February 2008. From there the works travelled to the
National Gallery of Victoria where the exhibition was on display from 22 February
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until 18 May 2008, and then to the Queensland Art Gallery, where they went on
display from 6 June 2008 until 26 September 2008.
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Nolan’s work, Death of Captain Fraser, 1948 (part of the Nolan Collection) was
included in the National Gallery of Australia’s (NGA) travelling exhibition, Ocean
to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950 whilst on display at
CMAG.
A.9.18
Work with the Commonwealth Government, as the owner of the Nolan
Collection, in ensuring appropriate care, conservation, management
and exposure of the Nolan Collection.
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The Chief Minister wrote to the then Commonwealth Minister, the Hon Bob Debus
MP, Minister for Home Affairs, seeking his views on the creation of a dedicated
gallery space within CMAG to house the Nolan Collection.
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The Corporation’s CEO has written to Ms Claire Pitham, Director, ACT and Jervis
Bay Territory, Attorney General’s Department (the responsible Commonwealth
agency) and a number of meetings have been held with Commonwealth officials,
to progress this matter.
A.9.19
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Subject to a decision by the Commonwealth and ACT Governments,
establish the Nolan Collection Gallery within the Canberra Museum
and Gallery, with funding provided in the 2008-09 ACT budget, and
provide a program of exhibitions and displays in this new gallery
space.
Refer to A.9.15 above.
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HISTORIC PLACES
A.9.20
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Conserve, research, interpret and present the Historic Places, and
their collections, maintaining their cultural significance in accordance
with the guidelines established in the Burra Charter and in accordance
with ACT heritage legislation, including through completion of a
comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for Lanyon.
The conservation, research, interpretation and presentation of the Historic Places
are its core businesses and these activities continued throughout 2008-09.
Lanyon Conservation Management Plan
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The Lanyon Conservation Management Plan (CMP) is being progressed by a
team of experts headed by Heritage Consultant, Duncan Marshall. The team
comprises : Associate Professor Ken Taylor, Landscape Historian;
Dr Mike Pearson, Historic Archaeologist and Chair of the ACT Heritage Council;
Dr Lenore Coultheart, Historian and Member of the ACT Heritage Council;
Dr Sandy Blair, Social Values Component; Mr Stuart Huys, Indigenous
Archaeologist; Mr John Armes, Heritage Architect; and Mr Geoff Butler,
Environmental Management.
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Work on the CMP commenced in September 2007 and included research
investigations, meetings, a series of site inspections, and two workshops to
determine the social value of Lanyon and its environs.
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Heritage Consultant, Duncan Marshall, and Dr Mike Pearson attended the
November 2008 Board meeting to provide a briefing to Members on the CMP,
and progress reports were provided to the Board at its meetings in August and
September 2008 and April and June 2009.
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The Historic Places Advisory Committee monitored the progress of the Lanyon
CMP throughout the year as part of its 2008-09 Work Plan.
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Final amendments and editorial corrections and clarifications were completed in
June 2009. A briefing on the CMP will be provided to the Minister for Arts and
Heritage early in 2009-10, and the final iteration of the document will then be
submitted to the ACT Heritage Council for approval.
A.9.21
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Further develop and consolidate collections management, research
services and documentation for Historic Places.
The development and consolidation of collections management, research
services and documentation for Historic Places continued throughout the year as
follows :
At Lanyon
 A Scope of Works for the Stone Hut was completed.
 A report and specifications on cracking, damp and plaster repairs was
completed.
 Preparation of a catalogue of Lanyon reports continued.
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Registration of three historic firearms (part of the Lanyon collection) was
processed and a permit for the firearms was issued by the police.
At Calthorpe’s House
 A Collections audit was completed.
 A tree Plan of Management was completed.
 Specifications for cracking, damp and ceiling repairs and stormwater were
completed, and a ‘completion’ report for this project prepared.
At Mugga Mugga
 A Garden Conservation Policy was completed.
All Sites
 Historic Places staff members attended a training course on the Vernon
database software.
 Accession of collection items onto the Vernon database continued.
 The Bushfire Preparedness Manual and Procedures were updated.
A.9.22
Present a varied program of events and activities that connect with
special events and festivals.
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The Lanyon Christmas Carols and Picnic was presented on 14 December 2008 –
this popular annual event attracted 1,267 visitors. The event included : festive
music by the Sing Australia Choir and Tuggeranong Valley Band; the homestead
was lit by candles and decorated for a 19th century Christmas; Christmas
decoration-making for children; a sausage sizzle; musical entertainment; and
carols on the lawns. Electronic candles were sold on behalf of the ACT Cancer
Council, and volunteers from the Smiths Road Fire Brigade directed parking
arrangements.
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The Great Lanyon Easter Egg Hunt was held on 12 April 2009. 350 people
participated in the hunt – an event which is very popular with families, particularly
those from the Tuggeranong area. This event was supported by Darrell Lea
Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd who donated the Easter eggs.

All three sites held Open House for Senior Citizens in March 2009 to celebrate
ACT Seniors Week, and provided morning or afternoon teas on 10 May 2009 to
celebrate Mother’s Day with free entry for mothers and grandmothers.

The 2008-09 Sylvia Curley Oration was presented on 24 May 2009. Grazier,
Peter Andrews delivered the lecture titled Mugga Mugga Cottage and Surrounds.
Peter Andrews is the author of the bestselling book, Back from the Brink : How
Australia’s Landscape Can Be Saved and the much awaited sequel, Beyond the
Brink.

Lanyon presented two major events in 2008-09 to celebrate the property’s 150th
anniversary of the Cunningham homestead at Lanyon.
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The first, the Lanyon Harvest Music Festival was a series of concerts held on
Sunday evenings throughout March 2009. The Festival featured the music of
many local musicians, including : voice students from the ANU School of
Music; The Tuggeranong Valley Band; Monaro Folk Society Big Band and the
Australian Bush Dancers Display Group; Eric Ajaye and his band; and Annie
and the Armadillos. Visitors picnicked in the grounds and children enjoyed
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activities in the Children’s Tent. More than 1,290 people attended the
Festival.
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A.9.23
The second was the Lanyon Anniversary Lecture and Dinner with
Trisha Dixon on 14 March 2009. The event was attended by the Chairman
and Members of the Corporation Board, the Convenor and Members of the
Historic Places Advisory Committee, and descendants of the Wright family
who first resided at Lanyon in 1835. Author, Trisha Dixon spoke on the links
between Lanyon and the Wright family. The lecture was followed by dinner in
the garden marquee.
Present a comprehensive range of community and education
programs, which include activities that interpret the sites and their
collections, including, where appropriate, collaborations with
Canberra Museum and Gallery and other institutions.

More than 9,200 people participated in the 262 community and education
programs conducted at the Historic Places throughout 2008-09. Programs that
were particularly popular included :
 At Lanyon – Convict Work; Who were the convicts?; Successful Rose
Pruning; James’ Diary; Child’s Play; On the Farm (a school holiday program);
Spit and Polish; specialised tours for Heritage students from the University of
Canberra Summer School; familiarisation tour for Australian War Memorial
guides; a specialist tour led by ACT Museums and Galleries Director,
Peter Haynes for ANU Art History Students; student teacher familiarisation
tour; and a number of general tours.
 At Calthorpes’ House – Winter Warmers – Slow Food at Calthorpes’ House;
Electric Servants Come to Town; City and Country : Dawn’s Surprise; Jams
and Preserves; From Blandfordia to Red Hill : An Architectural Walking Tour
with Assistant Director, John Armes; a specialised tour for CIT Museum
Practice students; and a number of specialised tours.
 At Mugga Mugga – City and Country : At the Garden Gate; and a specialised
tour for University of Canberra Building Conservation students.
 Familiarisation tours for staff from the Canberra Visitors Centre were
conducted at all three sites.

The collaborative education program, City and Country which is conducted at
Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga, continued to attract many local school
students throughout 2008-09. The program was conducted on 30 occasions with
more than 1,270 children participating throughout the year.
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A.9.24 Maintain and develop collaborative linkages with the ACT Heritage Unit,
and Council; the National Trust; and other relevant bodies.
ACT Heritage Council

Dr Michael Pearson, Chair of the ACT Heritage Council, is a member of the team
of experts who developed the Lanyon Conservation Management Plan.

A member of the Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee is also a member of
the ACT Heritage Council, further enhancing linkages between the two
organisations.
National Trust

The Historic Places maintained a close working relationship with the National
Trust volunteers at Lanyon. During 2008-09, these volunteers provided 1,475
hours of service at Lanyon.

The Assistant Director, Historic Places provided volunteer guide services at the
National Trust property, Cooma Cottage at Yass on a number of occasions
throughout the year. He also provided a tutorial site visit of the property for
University of Canberra students.
ACT Tourism

Lanyon and Calthorpes’ House are both included in the ACT Tourism Canberra
Tracks initiative.
A.9.25

Undertake a program of conservation works and priority repairs and
maintenance, including through 2008-09 capital upgrade funding,
2008-09 special repairs and maintenance funding and the
Corporation’s internal funding.
Within ACT Museums and Galleries, the priority determined for this funding in
2008-09 was for works at the Historic Places. This allowed for the following
physical conservation works, including through capital upgrade funding and the
Corporation’s internally-funded Capital Program, to be undertaken in 2008-09.
At Lanyon
 pest reports on all buildings were completed and necessary action taken;
 a program of minor repairs works was completed;
 security sensors and camera housings were installed;
 new water tanks were installed at Cottage 6;
 external painting of the homestead was completed;
 masonry repairs, plastering and limewash work to the stone hut were
completed;
 underpinning and wall stabilisation to the kitchen building was completed;
 the entry road was graded;
 toilet cisterns, soakage pit at Cottage 2, and the Lanyon Café pump were
replaced;
 the homestead was repaired following graffiti vandalism;
 repairs to damage caused by an intruder were carried out;
 minor repairs to cottages were completed;
 electrical safety works were carried out at the Lanyon Café kitchen;
 repairs were carried out to the external power source;
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bunya pine cones were removed from trees;
electrical safety works were carried out; and
a dam was cleaned to manage damp issues in the stone barn.
At Calthorpes’ House
 roofing conservation work was completed;
 electrical power lines were diverted to avoid trees;
 major tree removal was carried out;
 cracks were repaired in five rooms;
 walls were partially lime-washed in five rooms;
 the living room fireplace was repaired and the flue cleaned;
 the pianola was repaired and tuned;
 the driveway was completely re-surfaced;
 two large trees were removed for safety reasons, and another received major
surgery; and
 stormwater drainage pipes were completely replaced.
At Mugga Mugga
 doors were repaired and drains inserted into concrete slabs to prevent water
ingress under the cottage;
 fences were repaired to exclude rabbits, allowing the garden to be developed;
 the access road was re-surfaced;
 repairs to the entry doors and garden fencing, and drainage works around the
cottage were completed;
 damage from recent flooding was repaired;
 fencing of the water well was completed;
 an investigation into improved fire safety, including the installation of a water
hydrant was carried out;
 the removal of possums was completed allowing further detailed cleaning to
be carried out;
 upgrades of the security systems to the cottage and education centre were
completed;
 drainage and earthworks around the garage was completed;
 the hessian ceiling was conserved (bedroom);
 installation of roof sarking commenced;
 conservation of wallpapers commenced; and
 roofing repairs were completed.
All Sites
 pest control measures were put in place and continued throughout the year;
and
 guttering was cleaned in preparation for the bushfire season.

In addition, the following works were commenced or completed in 2008-09 with
funding through the ACT Government’s 3rd Appropriation –
Lanyon – the following works were commenced :
 underpinning to building 4;
 repairs to cracks and plaster in building 4; and
 re-pointing to the masonry of the stone barn.
Calthorpes’ House – the following works were completed :
 plaster work and lime wash; and
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damp management and drainage works, including the replacement of the
stormwater system.
Mugga Mugga – the following works were completed :
 repairs to timber details and decayed elements, including flooring;
 upgrade of the entry road; and
 conservation work to the bedroom wallpaper.

Major new funding was announced in the 2009-10 ACT Budget for a multiyear
package of conservation and upgrade works across all sites, commencing in
2009-10.
A.9.26

Develop a detailed program to prioritise and plan future repairs and
maintenance needs.
A detailed estimate of Repairs and Maintenance and Capital Upgrades costs
were prepared for the three Historic Places sites in August 2008, and a program
of prioritised repairs and maintenance were carried out throughout 2008-09 –
refer to A.9.25.
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WHOLE OF CORPORATION
A.9.27
Progress proposals for a range of Centenary of Canberra projects,
including ones that celebrate Canberra’s history and focus on the
special characteristics of the facilities managed by the Corporation.

Refer to A.9.1 for information regarding the new Canberra Theatre feasibility
study.

The Corporation participated in an interdepartmental committee that examined
proposals for Centenary of Canberra projects. The proposals included ones that
celebrate Canberra’s history and relate to the sites managed by the Corporation.
A.9.28
Take an active role in City Hill master planning and land release.

In 2008-09, the Corporation continued to provide input into planning of the City
Hill area and of Civic car parking, using the outcomes of an earlier study by
Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd.

The Corporation also participated in a working group examining Urban Design
Guidelines for Section 19 Canberra City.
A.9.29
Initiate development of a Civic Square master plan, taking into account
heritage issues.

Heritage specialist, Mr Peter Freeman attended the November 2008 Board
meeting to provide a presentation on the draft Conservation Management Plan
for the Square.

The Corporation, together with other interested agencies, is funding the
completion of the Conservation Management Plan.

The commissioning agencies received a copy of the final draft of the Plan in June
2009. The document will be reviewed and commented on early in 2009-10 after
which it will be circulated to other interested ACT agencies and to the National
Capital Authority for comment.
A.9.30

Participate in the review of Arts Canberra, the ACT Government’s
Action Statement for the Arts.
In May 2009, the Corporation provided a detailed submission into the
development of a Strategic Directions Statement – Theatre in the ACT. This
major arts strategy is being developed by artsACT.
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A.9.31
Further develop collaborations with relevant cultural and tourist
bodies including : artsACT and the Cultural Council; peak national
bodies dealing with cultural matters; the national cultural institutions;
other cultural organisations; and diplomatic missions, in order to
extend the Corporation’s profile and involvement in cultural sector
initiatives.
Collaborations with cultural and tourist bodies

The Corporation maintains linkages with the ACT Cultural Council via meetings
with artsACT, within the Chief Minister’s Department, and by regularly inviting
artsACT and Council representatives to Corporation events.

The Corporation’s Deputy Chair, Glenys Roper was Deputy Chair of the Cultural
Council, and Performing Arts Advisory Committee Convenor, Noonee Doronila
and Member, Michael White were Council members until 31 December 2008.

Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee member Dave Johnston is a member
of the ACT Heritage Council, also facilitating a linkage between the Council and
the Corporation.

The Corporation’s CEO is a member of the Australiana Fund, the Advisory
Council of ArtSound FM, and the Tourism, Arts and Sports Task Force of the
Canberra Business Council, the ANU Chancellor’s Award Nomination Committee,
and the Canberra Medical Society Indigenous Health Initiative.

The Corporation’s CEO helped host the Australiana Fund’s 2009 AGM which was
held in Canberra and included visits to a number of ACT cultural institutions
including the Canberra Museum and Gallery and Canberra Glassworks. The
AGM was attended by 90 delegates from around Australia.

The CEO also helped to organise and run the Indigenous Health Initiative’s major
fundraising event for 2009 : an Indigenous art auction and sale held at
Government House in May 2009.

The Canberra Theatre Centre’s relationship with the National Library of Australia
(NLA) remains strong, with Friends of the NLA supporting the Centre’s annual
subscription season. Friends of the NLA receive monthly “What’s On”
newsletters and are offered special discounts.
Collaborations with diplomatic missions

In 2008-09, Corporation staff members continued to develop the Corporation’s
profile through contact with a number of diplomatic missions. For example –

The Corporation’s CEO, and the Director, Canberra Theatre Centre were
invited guests at a luncheon and a Chinese National Day Reception at the
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.

The Corporation’s CEO hosted a luncheon and tour of CMAG’s exhibitions for
a delegation of Rotarians from France. The lunch guests also included the
wife of the French Ambassador.
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Canberra Theatre Centre staff members liaised with the Embassy of Spain to
present the National Day of Spain event in the Canberra Theatre in October
2008.

The Corporation’s CEO, and the Director of the Canberra Theatre Centre
hosted a visit by the outgoing Cultural Attaché from the People’s Republic of
China.
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Goal 2 :
To promote community involvement in activities at
Corporation facilities : more people, visiting more often –
and leaving satisfied.
A.9.32
Maintain and develop the Centre’s audience base including through
the annual subscription season and by developing a strong group
sales area.

In 2008-09, the Centre created the position of Group Sales Co-ordinator, and
developed a strategy to guide the future direction of this function. In a further
initiative to maximise group sales, the function was moved from the marketing
area and now reports to the Box Office Manager.

Work to maintain and grow the group database continued throughout the year,
including through joint initiatives with hirers and presenters.

In June 2009, the Centre’s Group Sales area introduced a new initiative which
provides discounted tickets for group bookings to a number of local charities.
A.9.33
Develop and implement new web sites for the Canberra Theatre Centre
and for Canberra Ticketing.

In 2008-09, the Centre let the contract for the development of new web sites for
the Canberra Theatre Centre and for Canberra Ticketing to NextDigital.

Final designs for the web sites have been approved and the creation of the sites
commenced. The creation of two dedicated websites will greatly enhance the
Centre’s marketing capabilities.
A.9.34

Implement a package of initiatives, funded under the 2008-09 ACT
Budget, to increase access to theatre experiences for disadvantaged
groups and individuals and those with special needs.
In 2008-09, the Centre provided access for these patrons through its award
winning initiatives, as follows :
Access initiatives for vision-impaired and hearing-impaired patrons


Performances of the following productions were both captioned for the
hearing impaired, and audio described for vision-impaired patrons : The Year
of Magical Thinking; My Fair Lady; Steven Berkoff – One Man; Emily Loves to
Bounce; The Alchemist; and Breast Wishes.
Performances of Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome, and The 39 Steps were
captioned, and a number of patrons attended a tactile tour of the set prior to
performances of The Alchemist and Breast Wishes.
Audio description was provided by Vision Australia, while captioning services
were provided by The Captioning Studio.
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Social capital initiative

In 2008-09, the Centre’s Social Capital initiative was generously supported by
the Canberra Tradesmen’s Union Club.

This initiative provides free theatre tickets to people who might not otherwise
have the opportunity to attend live theatre.

The social capital investment in 2008-09 was $12,200 with a total of 324
tickets distributed to the following groups : ACT Palliative Care Society Inc.,
Marymead; The Leukaemia Foundation; Camp Quality; Friends of Brain
Injured Children; Bosom Buddies; the War Widows Association; Carers ACT;
Vision Australia; Breast Cancer Support Group; Tandem Children and Young
Persons Program; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Canberra One
Parent Family Support; Hartley Lifecare; CANteen; Wallabalooa Refuge; and
Leapfrog Adventures.

These tickets were to the following productions : The Year of Magical
Thinking; Boom Bah!; Emily Loves to Bounce; Threshold; Symphony for Kids;
The Red Shoes; The 39 Steps; The Alchemist; Breast Wishes; Walk the
Fence; and construct.
A.9.35

Centre staff members commenced working with the Australia Council on the
ADVICE project in 2008-09. During the year, staff members attended an initial
demonstration and training session, an Australia-wide ADVICE project
conference as the Canberra region representative, and a national training session
with programmers from PurpleSeven – the software providers for the program.
A.9.36

Implement a package of directional and promotional signage, funded
under the 2008-09 ACT Budget, to assist theatre patrons with safe and
easy access to and around theatre venues, to enable marketing of
theatre product and to enliven the Civic Square cultural precinct.
The Centre received funding in the 2008-09 ACT Budget for the installation of a
package of consistent directional and functional signage, together with major
promotional signage. This package was implemented during the year. The
signage upgrade assists theatre patrons with safe and easy access to theatre
venues, and enables promotional opportunities for marketing the Theatre product
on a large display screen and through external display cabinets, and enlivens the
Civic Square cultural precinct.
A.9.37

Undertake ADVICE, an audience development research project, in
conjunction with the Australia Council.
Ensure customer/patron satisfaction with their visit to, and
experiences of the Centre’s venues and presentations, including by
surveying audiences.
A review of the Centre’s approach to market research, including the surveying of
patrons to assess satisfaction, was undertaken in 2008-09 by Canberra-based
agency Formulate, who made a number of recommendations. Based on these
recommendations, the Centre’s marketing team worked with the University of
Canberra’s Advertising and Marketing Communication department to improve the
surveys used by the Centre.
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
Patron surveys were conducted at the following shows throughout the year,
resulting in an average overall patron satisfaction rate of 97.4% : Spicks and
Speck-tacular; The Red Shoes; Wind of Shaolin; The 39 Steps; Music at Midday;
Abbamania; Stomp 2; The Alchemist; The Bar at Buena Vista; and construct.
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A.9.38

Increase community awareness of the Canberra Museum and Gallery
through building upon and promoting its special features and
programs.
CMAG’s special features and programs were well promoted in 2008-09.
Examples include the following.

CMAG hosted the 666 ABC Radio Afternoon show with Genevieve Jacobs in
November 2008. Visitors enjoyed a range of activities including interviews,
artists at work, afternoon tea, and music.

Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950 was widely
promoted, including through : a media launch; an interview by ACT Museums
and Galleries Director, Peter Haynes on Channel Vision (a Transact television
channel which also streams online); a two-page colour spread in The
Canberra Times on 4 April 2009 with a critique by Sasha Grishin; and radio
advertising on 2CA and 2CC.

CMAG’s publications were again acknowledged by Museums Australia at
their National Annual Conference, held in Newcastle in May 2009. CMAG
received a Highly Commended Award for the catalogue published in
association with the exhibition, Marie Hagerty which was on display from
October 2007 to January 2008.

The Canberra Times invited CMAG curatorial staff to contribute to the
Whiskers on Kittens column which appears in the Panorama lift-out section
on Saturdays. Curatorial staff members were asked to select a favourite item
from the CMAG Collection and say why it is a favourite. The first article was
written by ACT Museums and Galleries Director, Peter Haynes and appeared
in the 16 May 2009 edition.

At its meeting on 13 May 2009, the Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee
agreed to place a link from the CBD Pty Ltd website to the ACT Museums
and Galleries website to help promote the venues to a new audience. This
will be carried out early in 2009-2010.

The ACT Museums and Galleries Guide, detailing forthcoming events,
exhibitions, and programs for July to December 2008, and January to
June 2009 were produced and widely distributed in June and
December 2008 respectively.

The Friends of the Galleries e-newsletter has a mailing list of approximately
200 recipients and is produced four times a year. The newsletter contains
information on forthcoming exhibitions, events and programs at all ACT
Museums and Galleries sites.

Weekly advertisements promoting CMAG’s exhibitions and programs appear
regularly in a number of print media outlets, including The Canberra Times,
City News, Art Monthly, Art Link and Discover NSW.

Sandwich boards promoting CMAG were purchased in 2008-09, and are
prominently displayed outside the Civic Square and London Circuit entrances
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as a further measure to attract visitors to CMAG. Refer to A.9.13 for
information about new improved external signage.

CMAG’s exhibitions, and community and education programs are included on
the ACT Museums and Galleries website,
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au.
A.9.39

Promote community involvement in the Canberra Museum and Gallery
through community activities, community programs, and
exhibition/display opportunities.
Community involvement in CMAG was promoted during the year in the following
ways :

The Cabinets of Curiosities series of exhibitions, which feature the private
collections of Canberra residents and community organisations, continued to
be some of CMAG’s more popular exhibitions. In 2008-09 the series included
the following.
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Pursing Up : Rae Harvey’s Handbag Collection – a collection of vintage
lucite handbags. This exhibition opened in 2007-08 and continued until
September 2008.
Playing House : Contemporary Dolls’ Houses 1947 – 2007 – an exhibition
of dolls houses and miniatures.
CMAG Staff Collections – an exhibition highlighting the private collections
of CMAG staff members and showcasing a diverse range of collecting
interests.
David Kilby’s Record Covers – a fascinating collection of LP record covers
from the collection of ABC Radio 666 Canberra presenter, David Kilby.

A number floor talks were presented in association with each of the Cabinets of
Curiosities exhibitions – refer to A.9.10.

A special Members’ Viewing of Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape
Painting 1850 – 1950 was presented for ACT Museums and Galleries members
in February 2009. The event featured a tour of the exhibition with ACT Museums
and Galleries Director, Peter Haynes followed by light refreshments.

A forum titled, A Troubled Landscape : Climate Change and Australian Identity
was also presented in association with Ocean to Outback, attracting many new
visitors to CMAG.

In June 2009, CMAG was recognised by the CIT Vocational College in
appreciation of its support for the Adult Migrant English Program, Employment
Pathways and Traineeship in English and Work Readiness Pilots.

Four Sound of SOM concerts were presented in 2008-09. These concerts are
held in gallery spaces and feature recitals by students and staff from the ANU
School of Music, and attract new audiences to CMAG.

The Big House Film Society continued to present Sunday Films throughout the
year, exclusively for Big House, and ACT Museums and Galleries Members. The
Society also presented a Moonlight Matinee in the CMAG courtyard in
February 2009.
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
CMAG presented 185 community and education programs, including Outreach
Programs in 2008-09. For a full list of programs refer to Appendix 9 of this
Report.
A.9.40

Refer to A.9.45 for information about a program for disadvantaged young people.
A.9.41

Maintain and develop a high quality website for ACT Museums and
Galleries and use this to expand access to venues, exhibitions and
programs.
The ACT Museums and Galleries website includes virtual tours, linkages to other
sites, and special features such as interviews, talks, and education program
information and booking forms. In 2008-09, the website received more than
71,800 visits, with each visit lasting approximately 6 minutes.
A.9.42

Implement a new program, funded under the 2008-09 ACT Budget, to
increase access to education programs at the Canberra Museum and
Gallery for disadvantaged children.
Ensure customer satisfaction with their visit to, and experience at the
Canberra Museum and Gallery, including by surveying visitors.
Customer satisfaction surveys were conducted throughout 2008-09. The
Canberra Museum and Gallery achieved an overall satisfaction result of 98.6%.
Information gained from the surveys will be used in future planning.
NOLAN COLLECTION
A.9.43
Increase community awareness of the Nolan Collection by building
upon and promoting its unique features.

The Nolan Collection at CMAG is included in the weekly ACT Museums and
Galleries advertising which appears in a number of print media outlets.

Information about programs based on the Nolan Collection is included in the ACT
Museums and Galleries guides and features on the ACT Museums and Galleries
website.
A.9.44

Refer to A.9.16 to A.9.19.
A.9.45

Continue to explore a range of options to improve the profile of, and
access to, the Nolan Collection, including through discussions with
the Commonwealth as the owner of the Collection.
increase access to education programs relating to the Nolan
Collection for disadvantaged children.
In 2008-09, ACT Museums and Galleries education officer, Sabina Moore
developed a collaborative Nolan Collection program for disadvantaged young
people based on Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. The program is titled A Little
Bit of My Life – Ned Kelly Program and will commence in July 2009 with ten
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participants from the Richmond Fellowship, and the Tuggeranong Youth Centre.
The program will provide accessible analogue and digital media arts experiences,
culminating in a series of digital artworks produced by the participants. The
program is being conducted in partnership with the ANU School of Art
Photography and Media Arts Department and will run during the July 2009 school
holidays. Works created by the participants will then be part of the ANU School
of Art New Media Festival in September 2009.

The aim of the program is to assist young people in the juvenile justice system,
who are at risk of being in detention, to understand and take responsibility for
their actions using the story of Ned Kelly and the paintings of Sidney Nolan as a
starting point.
A.9.46

Refer to A.9.41 for information on the website, and A.9.10 for information on
programs conducted in association with the Nolan Collection.
A.9.47

Maintain and develop a high quality website for ACT Museums and
Galleries and use this to expand access to venues, exhibitions and
programs, including to the Nolan Collection.
Subject to the establishment of the Nolan Collection Gallery, ensure
customer satisfaction with their visit to, and experience of the Nolan
Collection Gallery, including by surveying visitors.
Customer satisfaction surveys were conducted at CMAG throughout 2008-09 and
include the Nolan Collection. CMAG achieved an overall satisfaction rate of
98.6%. Information gained from the surveys will be used in future planning.
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HISTORIC PLACES
A.9.48
Increase community awareness of the Historic Places, including
through promotion of the unique features of each Historic Place and of
special events held there, and through cultural tourism initiatives.
Promotion of the Historic Places

Historic Places events are promoted in a mixture of media, including through :
free radio and television community service announcements; editorial and
reportage in the print media; road signs; and direct marketing to special interest
groups.

Major events presented at the Historic Places in 2008-09 received excellent
coverage in the print media. These included : the Lanyon Christmas Carols and
Picnic; Calthorpes’ House 80th Birthday Celebrations; the Lanyon Music Festival;
the Lanyon Anniversary Lecture and Dinner with Trisha Dixon; and events at
Mugga Mugga as part of the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival.

The ACT Museums and Galleries Friends of the galleries e-newsletter provides
information on forthcoming events at the Historic Places.

The Historic Places are included on the interactive ACT Museums and Galleries
website.
Cultural Tourism

Lanyon and Calthorpes’ House are included as part of the ACT Tourism initiative,
Canberra Tracks.

The Historic Places continue to market Mugga Mugga and Calthorpes’ House
through the promotion of joint ticketing, and collaborative education programs.
A.9.49
Maintain active volunteer programs at the Historic Places, including
through collaborations with the National Trust and other groups.
Provide volunteers with ongoing training, support and recognition.

National Trust volunteers provided 1,475 hours service at Lanyon in 2008-09,
while other volunteers provided 458 hours service at Calthorpes’ House and
Mugga Mugga.

Volunteer guides were provided with guide training at all three sites in July,
August and September 2008, and again at Mugga Mugga in May 2009.

The Assistant Director, Historic Places delivered a lecture to volunteer guides on
guiding standards in August 2008.

The Director, ACT Museums and Galleries delivered lectures to guides and
Historic Places staff in September 2008 and June 2009. The September lecture
was titled Victorian Taste while the lecture in June focussed on Australian
Interiors and Decorative Arts c.1800 – c.1880. The lectures were held at CMAG
and were followed by afternoon tea.
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
Volunteer guides attended a series of lectures in June 2009, delivered by Historic
Places Assistant Director, John Armes. The lectures covered the subjects of –
Gothic Architecture, Construction of St Xavier’s Bell Tower, and Heritage
Assessment of Mugga Mugga.
A.9.50
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increase access to education programs at the Historic Places for
disadvantaged children.
Refer to A.9.45.
A.9.51 Maintain and develop a high quality website for ACT Museums and
Galleries and use this to expand access to venues and programs,
including through virtual tours of each Historic Place.
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Refer to A.9.41 for information about the ACT Museums and Galleries website
which includes virtual tours of the three Historic Places sites.
A.9.52
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Ensure customer satisfaction with their visit to, and experience of the
Historic Places.
Customer satisfaction surveys were conducted throughout 2008-09. The Historic
Places achieved an overall satisfaction result of 100%. Information gained from
the surveys will be used in future planning.
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A.9.53
Further develop the Civic Square Cultural Precinct through
partnerships with cultural neighbours in the North Building including
Craft ACT and the National Trust, and with the Civic Library.
Cultural neighbours in the North Building
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The Corporation maintained its partnerships with neighbours in the North Building
in a number of ways, including the following.
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The Historic Places maintained a close working relationship with the National
Trust through National Trust volunteers at Lanyon.
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Ordinary/Extraordinary : Exhibition in a Suitcase, an education program
developed by CMAG in collaboration with Craft ACT, continued to be
presented during the year – refer to Section A.9.12 for information about the
program.
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Canberra Theatre Centre staff liaised with the National Multicultural Festival
to present 15 performances of the Fringe Festival in the Courtyard Studio in
February 2009.
A.9.54
Provide on-going benefits to the community through joint initiatives
across the Corporation’s operations and programs and through crosspromotion of activities between venues.
Programs
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City and Country is a collaborative education program conducted at Calthorpes’
House and Mugga Mugga. In 2008-09, more than 1,900 children participated in
the program.
Cross-promotion
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Cross-promotion of activities presented at CMAG and the Historic Places is
achieved through the display of flyers at each venue, and digital displays in the
CMAG foyer promote forthcoming programs and events at Historic Places.
Flyers promoting the Canberra Theatre Centre’s Subscription and Playtime
Theatre Treats seasons are also displayed in the CMAG foyer.
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A.9.55
Continue support for the Corporation’s three advisory committees,
recognising that these committees not only represent an important
source of expert advice to the Corporation but also provide valuable
linkages to the cultural and wider communities. Continue interaction
between the three committees, and between the committees and the
Corporation Board, including by encouraging Board attendance at
advisory committee meetings. Review the annual work programs of
the three advisory committees.
Work programs
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The three advisory committees reviewed their work programs in 2008-09. New
work programs for 2009-10 will be provided to the Corporation Board for
endorsement early in 2009-10.
Support /interaction with the Corporation Board
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The Corporation supported its three advisory committees through a variety of
ways in 2008-09, for example :
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The convenors and deputy convenors of the three advisory committees are
invited to attend a Board meeting once a year, and accordingly, attended as
follows : the convenor and deputy convenor of the Performing Arts Advisory
Committee attended the February 2009 meeting; the deputy convenor of the
Historic Places Advisory Committee attended the April 2009 meeting, and the
convenor and deputy convenor of the Museum and Gallery Advisory
Committee attended the June 2009 meeting.
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Board Members, Caroline Turner and Christine Wallace attended the August
2008 meeting of the Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee. In addition,
Dr Turner convened a discussion session with Members of the Museum and
Gallery Advisory Committee, the Corporation’s CEO, and the Director, ACT
Museums and Galleries on 29 October 2008. Participants discussed a range
of issues relating to CMAG, including proposals for a Virtual Community
Resource Centre.
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Advisory Committee members attended the Corporation’s end-of-year dinner
at The Hermitage on 25 November 2008, which was hosted by the Board to
thank them for their voluntary service during the year.
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An International Women’s Day luncheon, hosted by the CEO on
6 March 2009, was attended by Deputy Chair, Glenys Roper, Board Member,
Caroline Turner, and Advisory Committee Convenors Roberta McRae and
Noonee Doronila.
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Summaries of committee meetings are included in the agenda papers for the
Corporation Board meetings, and Corporation staff provide secretariat
services to the advisory committee meetings.
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Goal 3 :
To ensure a business-like approach : A successful and wellmanaged business – proudly supported by our patrons,
sponsors and donors.
A.9.56
Further consolidate ‘e-business’ through web-based marketing, e-mail
promotions, and on-line ticket sales.
e-business
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The e-marketing of the Centre consists of two branded communications – TipOFF
for pre-sales and special offers and InBOX, a fortnightly ‘what’s on’
communication. Most shows presented at the Centre receive promotion in at
least one of these communications.
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In 2008-09, the Centre also commenced search engine marketing (such as paid
list placement in Google for search terms related to specific shows) and on-line
display advertising (primarily with the portal, mytickets.com.au), and work
progressed on the Centre’s social networking presence via Facebook.
On-line ticket sales
The Centre’s on-line ticket sales have continued to increase since the introduction of
this service six years ago. In 2008-09, there was a 4% increase of on-line sales
compared to 2007-08.
A.9.57
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Maintain and develop Box Office services by ensuring that ticketing
systems capabilities are fully utilised to meet business needs.
In 2008-09, the Centre conducted market appraisal for possible ticketing systems
with investigations into a number of potential systems. Discussions were
subsequently held with Procurement Solutions and InTACT to prepare tender
documentation for the ticketing system procurement process.
A.9.58
Further develop opportunities to provide ticketing services to other
venues/sites.
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Canberra Ticketing provided ticketing services for events at a number of venues
during 2008-09. These included events at : the Irish Club; Parliament House;
Tilley’s Devine Café; Belconnen Community Theatre; Canberra Girls Grammar
School; St Christopher’s Cathedral; Government House; Pialligo Estate Wines;
National Portrait Gallery; and All Saints Church.
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In addition, Canberra Ticketing provided ticketing services for the Canberra
International Music Festival, comprising 23 separate events at venues such as
the National Portrait Gallery, Albert Hall, the Fitters’ Workshop, the Australian
War Memorial, the residence of the Ambassador for the Netherlands, the
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, the National Museum of Australia, Old
Parliament House, and the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.
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A.9.59
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Maintain Front of House business operations and customer services
at a high standard, including by using the full potential of the Link to
improve services and maximise revenues.
The Centre undertook a number of actions to ensure that Front of House patron
services continued at a high standard throughout the year, and that food and
beverage operations continued to trade successfully. For example :
 An inventory management audit and report was completed by Walter
Turnbull.
 The House Manager attended a meeting at the Sydney Opera House to
discuss food and beverage operations, with particular interest in expanding
menu options and price points.
 Front of House staff posted performance information in foyers, noting running
times, special effects and interval arrangements.
 Front of House reports were upgraded to provide disaggregated bar returns
for shows in The Playhouse and Canberra Theatre. This upgrade aids
accurate profit and loss show statements.
 A premium wine range was introduced, and has proved to be a successful
addition to the food and beverage on offer to patrons.
 Front of House staff continued to provide high quality service to patrons,
particularly to patrons who attend Music at Midday concerts. These events
require staff to be aware of, and responsive to, the particular needs of a
significant number of elderly patrons.
A.9.60
Maintain and develop connections to the corporate sector, including
through sponsorship development and the development of corporate
packages.
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The Canberra Tradesmen’s Union Club generously agreed to support the
Centre’s social capital program. This program provides free theatre tickets to
people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend live theatre.
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The Canberra Labor Club continued its generous support of the Canberra
Theatre Centre by committing to support Music at Midday concerts for a threeyear period.
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Optus continued to support the Centre through a production sponsorship for
The 39 Steps.
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As part of the sponsorship arrangement with Optus, a “Dinner on Stage” was held
on 13 November 2008. Optus also attended performances of My Fair Lady,
Steven Berkoff – One Man, and Breast Wishes, taking advantage of the Centre’s
corporate show packages.
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Strengthen corporate relationships, donations, fund-raising and
philanthropy by exploring further sponsorship and philanthropy
opportunities and actively promoting the tax deductible status of the
Canberra Museum and Gallery and the benefits of making donations.
Local artists donated a number of works to CMAG in 2008-09. These
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Denise Ferris - Untitled (Grit man)
Diana Williams - Untitled #33, series 1
Jan Brown - 29 sculptures, the second part of her extensive gift to CMAG
Danie Mellor – A new geography (of dreams the heart which cast its own) and
A tale of wander
Derek O’Connor – Vitrine works, one work in 13 parts; Girls and boys;
Petroleum; The story of Dirk Hartog, the failure of St Christopher; Mother
(diptych); Scientist; Jack Kerouac drawings; Fragments; Return of the
primitive; Tender; Monica; Labour; Performance; Overboard; Can’t buy me
love; Sap; For you forever; Leaving lost
Derek O’Connor and Richard Larter – Wednesday; Wrangler; Blonde Nurse;
The last look; Billy tea
Sue Taylor – eX and Reg (eX de Medici and her dog Reggie)
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The Corporation was pleased to receive a further donation of $10,000 from
Meredith Hinchliffe – the fifth year Ms Hinchliffe has made this generous donation
to CMAG. The 2008-09 donation was used to purchase a work by Steven
Holland titled, Monaro (diptych), 2001.
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All those who enquire about making donations of works or objects to the CMAG
collection are provided with information about CMAG’s tax deductible status, and
this status has facilitated a number of donations. Refer to Appendix 10 for a full
list of donations in 2008-09.
A.9.62
Promote venue hire business, balancing this with Canberra Museum
and Gallery’s core functions of exhibitions, and community/education
programs.
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3,030 people, both local and interstate, visited CMAG to attend a variety of
functions in 2008-09.
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Refer to Appendix 9 for a full list of venue hires throughout the year.
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NOLAN COLLECTION
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Maintain and develop revenue-raising efforts focusing on : funding
provided by the Commonwealth; and charges for education and
community programs.
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The Nolan Collection continues to receive funding support from the
Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, Territories and Native Title
Division, and discussions with the Commonwealth regarding funding are ongoing.
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Charges are made for attendance at certain education and community programs
conducted in association with the Nolan Collection.
HISTORIC PLACES
A.9.64
Explore opportunities for donations and sponsorships, including with
sports, service and community clubs.
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The Historic Places continue to pursue opportunities for in-kind sponsorship for
major events held at the historic sites. For example, in 2008-09 the Great Lanyon
Easter Egg Hunt, held on 12 April 2009 was sponsored by Darrell Lea Chocolate
Shops Pty Ltd who provided the Easter eggs.
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Howlong Nursery continued their sponsorship through the supply of seeds and
seedlings to all three sites in 2008-09.
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Support is also given by many individuals – refer to Appendix 11 of this Report.
A.9.65
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Operate a small retail outlet at Lanyon selling guidebooks, postcards
and other appropriate items.
Lanyon continues to operate a small retail outlet selling guidebooks, postcards
and other appropriate items.
A.9.66
Continue promoting the attractiveness of the Historic Places for
events and functions on a venue hiring basis, including through
cooperative activities with the Lanyon Café.
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Venue hire facilities for the three sites appear on the ACT Museums and
Galleries website, together with the Lanyon Café which caters for all functions
held at Lanyon.
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2,790 people visited the Historic Places to attend venue hire functions in 2008-09.
Lanyon continues to be a popular venue for weddings with 13 ceremonies, one
reception, and one photo session held at the property during the year.
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A.9.67
Achieve financial outcomes that minimise the cost to government per
visitor/patron; maximise own-sourced revenue; maintain an
appropriate level of working capital; and allow, where possible,
funding of business improvements from internal resources.
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The Corporation achieved a cost to government per patron/visitor of $21.84
(target $20.65) and own-sourced revenue as a proportion of total expenditure of
46% (target 39%).
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Reports on cash flow analysis are discussed at each meeting of the Finance and
Compliance Sub-Committee of the Corporation Board.
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Good trading results during the year allowed the funding of certain business
improvements from internal resources, including a new payroll system.
A.9.68
Implement and monitor an internal budget for the Corporation for
2008-09 that is based on agreed budget principles, and incorporates
revenue and expenditure strategies.
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The 2008-09 internal budget was approved by the Board at its August 2008
meeting.
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A review of the 2008-09 internal budget was presented to the Corporation’s
Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee at its November 2008 and February
2009 meetings.
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The Corporation’s financial performance is monitored by the Board, including
through the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee’s monthly meetings.
A.9.69
Develop well-researched and argued budget bids for strategic
initiatives that improve or extend Corporation facilities and programs
and lead to better cultural outcomes for the community.
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Budget bids endorsed by the Corporation Board were considered as part of the
ACT Budget process.
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The Corporation received major funding in the 2009-10 ACT Budget for a
multiyear package of conservation and upgrade works at the three historic sites.
In addition, the Corporation received capital upgrade funding and special repairs
and maintenance funding in the 2009-10 Budget.
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The Corporation also received funding through an ACT Treasury 3rd
Appropriation. These funds were used for repairs and maintenance works at the
Historic Places.
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A.9.70
Ensure sound management and good governance of the Corporation,
with a particular focus on :
 updating the Asset Management Plan and developing and
implementing a new IT Strategy;
 developing and implementing a new Strategic Risk Management
Plan and Fraud Control Plan to replace current plans;
 continuation of the internal audit program and of the internal
quality assurance program; and
 increasing Board oversight of museum and gallery matters,
including of policies and forward programs.
Asset Management Plan and IT Strategy
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An update of the Asset Management Plan has been commissioned.
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A new IT Strategy has been developed and implemented.
Strategic Risk Management, and Fraud Control Plans
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The Corporation’s Strategic Risk Management Plan, and Fraud Control Plan were
examined by the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee at its meeting in April
2009, following a comprehensive review of these documents. The updated Plans
were subsequently endorsed by the Board at its June 2009 meeting.
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Refer to Sections C.1 and C.2.
Internal Audit Program/Internal Quality Assurance Program
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The Corporation’s internal audit program during 2008-09 saw the completion of
three projects commenced in 2007-08 : internal audits of procurement
compliance, alcohol inventory, and payroll.
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The Corporation’s internal audit program for 2008-09 was approved by the
Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee at its October 2008 meeting, and the
program commenced with an audit of performance indicator data collection
systems.
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Quotations were sought to undertake a broad review of the Performance
Indicators used by the Corporation. The successful bidder and will commence
the review early in 2009-10.
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Refer to Section C.1.
Increasing Board oversight of museum and gallery matters, including of
policies and forward programs.
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CMAG’s Exhibition Policy, and Collection Policy and Procedures were provided to
the Board at its February 2009 meeting, and CMAG’s forward exhibition program
was provided to the Board at its April 2009 meeting.
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Other governance matters
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The Board and Sub-Committee Charters were reviewed at the June 2009 Board
meeting to ensure their ongoing relevance and appropriateness, and to review
the appropriateness of any financial delegations. A number of changes to these
Charters were endorsed by the Board.
A.9.71
Ensure sound human resource management, including through staff
development programs, occupational health and safety management,
and by developing a formal succession plan. Improve interaction of
staff across the Corporation.
Staff Development
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Corporation staff participated in a range of training/developmental programs and
networking activities throughout 2008-09, including the following courses,
programs and forums.
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CEO Circle
VIVID Conference
INAPAC AGM
Red Cross Senior First Aid course
Sydney Biennale
Australia Annual Lecture at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
Emily Kame Kngwarreye lecture at NGA
CFO of the Future – Institute of Chartered Accountants
Vernon Software training
Fire and Evacuation training – First Five Minutes
Dynamic Web training
Art at the Heart Conference, Alice Springs
Senior Red Cross First Aid Training, Workplace Level 2
Tax Managers’ Forum
Bushfire Safety and Manual Handling Training
Digital Media and Co-Creative Content Development Forum and Workshop
Government Directory training
Lecture on Francis Durham collection of child art at NGA
Whole of Government, Community Interface Workshop
Take the Lead (ACT Government Leadership Program alumni event)
ACT Government Property Forum
2009 National Gallery of Australia Qantas Lecture
Australian Institute of Management Luncheon Briefing on 2009 Economic
Outlook
Intermediate and Senior First Aid training
Fire Warden training
Ticketing Professionals Conference
Australian Performing Arts Centres Association Conference
Collections Symposium, National Museum of Australia (NMA)
Photo collage and photoshop techniques workshop, National Portrait Gallery
(NPG)
The History of Canberra, ANU Centre for Continuing Education
Welcome to Cabinet in the ACT, Legislative Assembly familiarisation
Behind the Scenes Tour, NPG
ACT Records Management
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Education and Community Programs Tour, NPG
National Archives of Australia, Canberra Consultative Forum
Stamp Advisory Committee, Australia Post, Melbourne
Australian Centre of the Moving Image, Digital Story Telling for the Classroom
Photo Editing #1 and #2, CIT
FOI training
Museums Australia National Conference, Work in Progress
Recruitment and Staff Selection
Education and Community Programs tour, Museum of Democracy
Venturing Past an Idea – forum at Namadgi National Park Visitor Information
Centre
IMAGE event – What the bloody hell do you do? – Museum of Democracy
The History of Canberra, ANU Centre for Continuing Education
Welcome to Cabinet in the ACT, Legislative Assembly familiarisation
Teachers’ preview of Vaka Moana exhibition and new Indigenous programs
and resources at NMA
Company Directors’ Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Corporation staff members are regularly invited to sit on judging panels, to open
exhibitions at other institutions, and to deliver lectures. For example, in 2008-09
the following activities were undertaken.
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The Corporation’s CEO participated in an ABC Community Feedback Forum;
gave a lecture to the Museum Management course at the ANU; was
interviewed for Capital Radio News promoting The Tradies sponsorship for
the Canberra Theatre Centre’s social capital program; and opened the
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize exhibition.
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The Director, ACT Museums and Galleries delivered a lecture for the ANU
Museums and Collections Graduate Program; opened Now and Then, an
exhibition by Alex Kosmas at the Australian Galleries in Melbourne; was
interviewed by Genevieve Jacobs for the ABC 666 outside broadcast from
CMAG; was interviewed on ABC 666 regarding the Nolan Collection, and on
Channel Vision regarding the Ocean to Outback exhibition; opened the
Calleen Art Prize and Central West District Artist Award at the Cowra
Regional Art Gallery; delivered a lecture on Ocean to Outback at the National
Gallery of Australia (NGA); delivered lectures to NGA guides on Ocean to
Outback, and to ANU Art History students on Interiors at Lanyon Homestead;
judged the CIT Design Prize, ACT Legislative Assembly; provided
introductory tours for the ACTLA Secretariat in association with the 20th
anniversary celebrations; opened the group exhibition at M16 Gallery; and
launched Securing the Past by Paul Eggert.
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The Director, Canberra Theatre Centre was a panel member for the
Helpmann Awards, Regional Touring panel, and guest speaker at the Woden
View Club.
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CMAG’s Assistant Director, Curatorial and Exhibitions opened the exhibitions,
Baseline : remnant grassland of Weereewa/Lake George at Craft ACT, and
Shorelines of belonging : etchings from the Wimmera at ANCA; judged the
Albany (WA) Art Prize, and delivered a lecture on CMAG and regional
galleries at the University of West Australia, Albany.
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CMAG’s Curator of Visual Arts was guest speaker at an NGA continuing
education class speaking on Rosalie Gascoigne; delivered a lecture on the
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role of Curator in Art Museums; participated in a Craft ACT debate on “There
isn’t a Canberra culture, only an Australian culture”; was a panel member on
a VIVID feedback panel for photographers; presented awards at the 2009 Art
Overboard Awards; hosted a dinner for the visiting National Gallery of Victoria
Curator of Contemporary Art; and delivered a lecture to ANU Art History and
Curatorship students on Australian art publishing and the politics of collecting.
Occupational Health and Safety
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During 2008-09 the Corporation participated in the whole-of-government
Workplace Health and Safety Gap Analysis program, administered by Shared
Services. The Improvement Strategy developed as a result of the Gap Analysis
will be implemented in the Corporation in 2009-10.
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In keeping with the Corporation’s OH&S policy and practices, Corporation staff
attended an in-house seminar on Health and Wellness by Dr John Lang, Good
Health Solutions in December 2008. The seminar dealt with issues of stress
management, good nutrition, and exercise.
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Corporation staff members attended Respect and Courtesy at Work Awareness
sessions conducted by Davidson Trahaire Corpsych in March 2009.
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The Corporation also participates in the Fruit Box program and promotes the
ongoing availability of the Employee Assistance Program.
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The Corporation’s OH&S Committee holds quarterly meetings to discuss OH&S
issues, and generally to raise staff awareness and practice of OH&S.
Develop a formal succession plan
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The Corporation’s Succession Plan covering the period February 2009 to
February 2010 was discussed and endorsed by the Corporation Board at its
February 2009 meeting.
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The Succession Plan is designed to ensure that the Corporation has the future
capability to fill vacancies consistent with the merit principle. It does this by
identifying strategies and supporting actions to ensure the availability and
sustainability of a capable staff, including staff who can assume key
organisational roles as they become available.
Improve interaction of staff across the Corporation
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To improve interaction of staff across the Corporation, workshops between the
Finance section and Canberra Theatre Centre Administration staff were
undertaken, to refine and improve administrative processes.
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In addition, the staff social club was reinstated after a period of inactivity.
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Investigate the establishment of a trust fund/reserve to assist in
managing fluctuations in theatre programming outcomes.
In 2008-09, preliminary investigations were undertaken by Corporation senior
management into the establishment of a trust fund/reserve. Work on this will
continue in 2009-10.
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A.9.73
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Develop and implement a fundraising strategy led by the Board, and
develop close working relationships with Artsupport Australia and the
Australia Business Arts Foundation (ACT office).
The Corporation undertook a number of measures to develop and implement a
fundraising strategy in 2008-09, including :
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Ms Lois Fordham, State Manager for the Australia Business Arts Foundation
(AbaF) in the ACT attended the August 2008 Board meeting speaking on the
role of AbaF generally, specific priorities for AbaF in the ACT, and any
particular ways in which the Corporation and AbaF could work together in the
future.
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The Corporation’s CEO and the Director, ACT Museums and Galleries met
with Ms Louise Walsh, Director, Artsupport on a number of occasions to
discuss ways in which CMAG might seek sponsorship for programs and
acquisitions.
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Following initial approaches to the Ian Potter Foundation (IPF) for a possible
grant for an expanded CMAG on Sunday, the IPF has advised that CMAG
does not comply with eligibility guidelines, in particular that the organisation
does not have Tax Concession Charity status. Therefore, the Corporation did
not continue to pursue this grant, but will, in the future, explore whether Tax
Concession Charity status can be achieved for the organisation.
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B.1
Community engagement activities
The Corporation did not undertake any community consultation processes in
2008-09. Section A.9 of the Report contains many examples of community
engagement and involvement in the Corporation’s programs and activities.
Appendix 4 gives details about the Corporation’s three community-based advisory
committees.
B.2
During 2008-09 there were no ACT Auditor-General or ACT Ombudsman reports that
related specifically to the Cultural Facilities Corporation.
B.3
During 2008-09 there were no inquiries or reports by ACT Legislative Assembly
Committees that related specifically to the Cultural Facilities Corporation.
B.4
Legislation Report
The Cultural Facilities Corporation is not responsible for the enforcement of any
legislation.
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Section C – Legislative and Policy Based Reporting
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C.1
Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee of the Corporation Board
Name of Member
Harry Bluhm
Position
Chair
Duration
Part Year
(July 2008 –
1 June 2009)
Glenys Roper
Member
Christine Wallace
Member
Part Year (July
2008 – 1 June
2009. Attended
and Chaired
30 June 2009
meeting at
Chairman’s
invitation.)
Full Year
Harriet Elvin (CEO)
Member
Full Year
Meetings Attended
24 July 2008
25 September 2008
22 October 2008
20 November 2008
24 February 2008
31 March 2009
28 April 2009
26 May 2009 – via phone
25 September 2008
22 October 2008
20 November 2008
24 February 2009
31 March 2009
28 April 2009
26 May 2009
30 June 2009
24 July 2008
25 September 2008
22 October 2008
24 February 2009
31 March 2009
28 April 2009
30 June 2009
24 July 2008
25 September 2008
22 October 2008
20 November 2008
24 February 2009
31 March 2009
28 April 2009
26 May 2009
30 June 2009
The Corporation’s Audit Committee is the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee
of the Corporation Board. Full details about this Committee are provided at
Appendix 5, including its membership, the meetings held during 2008-09 and its
charter/terms of reference, incorporating specific roles for risk management and audit
matters.
The Terms of Reference of the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee were
reviewed, and subsequent changes endorsed, by the Board at its June 2009
meeting.
The Committee reviews and approves a draft internal audit plan for each financial
year. A Chief Executive Officer Financial Instruction has been issued dealing with
audit committee and internal audit matters.
The Corporation has a comprehensive Strategic Risk Management Plan which is
implemented and monitored on an ongoing basis. This document provides the
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framework for supporting strategies and plans relating to more specific areas of risk,
such as disaster preparedness and business continuity plans.
During 2008-09 a full review and update of the Strategic Risk Management Plan was
undertaken by senior managers. The revised plan was endorsed by the Finance and
Compliance Sub-Committee at its meeting in April 2009, and subsequently approved
by the Corporation Board at its June 2009 meeting. A Chief Executive Officer
Financial Instruction has been issued dealing with the Strategic Risk Management
Plan.
C.2
Fraud Prevention
The Corporation has a comprehensive Fraud Control Plan which is implemented and
monitored on an ongoing basis. Oversight of this plan is undertaken by the Finance
and Compliance Sub-Committee of the Corporation Board, as one of the roles under
its charter/terms of reference – refer to Appendix 5.
During 2008-09 a full review and update of the Fraud Control Plan was undertaken
by senior managers. The revised plan was endorsed by the Finance and
Compliance Sub-Committee at its meeting in April 2009, and subsequently approved
by the Corporation Board at is June 2009 meeting. A Chief Executive Officer
Financial Instruction has been issued dealing with the Fraud Control Plan.
There were no reports or allegations of fraud or corruption received or investigated
during the year.
C.3
Public Interest Disclosure – Public Interest Disclosure
Act 1994 (Section 11)
To ensure that members of the community and staff are aware of the Act, the
Corporation has maintained procedures and nominated the Chief Executive Officer to
be responsible for community interest disclosures. A senior officer (the Chief
Financial Officer) has been nominated as contact officer.
The Corporation’s procedures provide for :
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access to the contact officer to provide information, and to facilitate making a
disclosure;
assessment by the Chief Executive Officer responsible for disclosures;
management of investigation of disclosures;
decisions about outcomes, including declined disclosures, and remedial action;
feedback to informants; and
information about what to do if dissatisfied with the outcome of an investigation.
There were no Public Interest Disclosure matters raised under this legislation during
2008-09.
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C.4
Freedom of Information – Freedom of Information Act
1989 (Sections 7, 8 and 79)
Establishment, Powers and Functions
Information on the establishment, functions, and powers of the Cultural Facilities
Corporation is contained in Section A.1.1 of the Report.
Categories of Documents
Documents readily available to the community include brochures giving details of
public performances, exhibitions, and programs of events at Cultural Facilities
Corporation venues; and quarterly and other reports prepared by the Corporation and
tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly in accordance with legislative requirements.
Documents which may be made available include agendas for, and minutes of,
Corporation meetings; personnel, accounting and administrative records; theatrical
performance and exhibition records; and records of box office transactions. The
above are subject to normal commercial-in-confidence and privacy considerations.
Other documentation and material includes computer software and hardware,
operational manuals, films, slides, photographs, drawings, and posters.
Access
Brochures and publicity material free to the community is available from :
Cultural Facilities Corporation
Administration Office
North Building
Civic Square, Canberra City
Telephone : (02) 2607 3963
Requests for access to other documents or material or further information should be
made in writing to :
Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 939
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
Section 79 Statement
Section 79 of the Freedom on Information Act 1989 requires the Corporation to
include in the Annual Report details of requests made to access documents under
the Act.
One (1) request was made under Section 14 of the Act during the year 2008-09.
Access Decisions
Full release of documents was granted with the exception of addresses of private
individuals.
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Response Times
The response was provided in 30 days, and there was no fee charged.
Requests for Internal Review
The Corporation received no request for internal review in 2008-09.
Applications to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for Review
The Corporation had no applications for review put before the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal in 2008-09.
C.5
C.5.1 Board of the Corporation
Composition
The Chair, Deputy Chair, and four Members of the Corporation are appointed by the
Minister in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 1996
(the FM Act), Sections 78-79. The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer is also a
Member of the Corporation in accordance with Section 80 of the FM Act.
The functions of the Chair, Deputy Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and associated
provisions relating to Board Members, are set out in the FM Act (Division 9.3).
Details of the Corporation’s membership and remuneration during 2008-09 are
provided at Appendix 1. The Board Charter, Code of Conduct, and Governance
Framework are also provided at Appendix 1.
Meetings
The Corporation’s meetings are convened and conducted in accordance with the
provisions of the FM Act (Division 9.4).
A schedule of the Corporation’s meetings held during 2008-09, and attendances at
those meetings, is at Appendix 1.
Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee of the Board
The Corporation has established this Board Sub-Committee with a formal charter
setting out its role and functions in relation to oversight of financial, audit, and
compliance matters, including risk management and internal controls. The
Sub-Committee operates as the Corporation’s Audit Committee.
The Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee’s Charter was reviewed at the
June 2009 Board meeting to ensure its ongoing relevance and appropriateness, and
to review the appropriateness of any financial delegations.
A copy of the Sub-Committee’s current Charter, including membership details and a
schedule of meetings held during 2008-09, is provided at Appendix 5.
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Theatre Programming Sub-Committee of the Board
The Corporation has established this Board Sub-Committee with a formal Charter
(terms of reference) setting out its role and functions in relation to performing arts
programming matters.
The Theatre Programming Sub-Committee’s Charter was reviewed at the June 2009
Board meeting.
A copy of the Sub-Committee’s current Charter, including membership details and a
schedule of meetings held during 2008-09, is provided at Appendix 6.
Board Charter and Code of Conduct
The Board has adopted the following to guide its operations and performance :



Board Charter;
Governance Framework; and
Board Code of Conduct.
These documents were endorsed at the Board meeting of 15 April 2008, and
reviewed and amendments endorsed at the Board meeting on 30 June 2009.
C.5.2 Advisory Committees
The Corporation has established three Advisory Committees (in accordance with
Section 8 (i)(a) of the CFC Act), to provide strategic advice in relation to their
specialist areas. The three Committees are as follows :



the Museums and Gallery Advisory Committee;
the Historic Places Advisory Committee; and
the Performing Arts Advisory Committee.
These Committees provide expert advice and assistance, on a voluntary basis. This
support is valuable in contributing to the Corporation’s policy development, business
planning and community participation activities. During 2008-09, members of the
three Advisory Committees donated more than 136 hours of their time, the majority of
which was spent attending Advisory Committee meetings.
The terms of reference and memberships, together with a schedule of Advisory
Committee meetings held during 2008-09, are provided at Appendix 4.
Further information about the operation of the Advisory Committees, including their
interaction with the Corporation Board, is provided under Section A.9.55.
C.5.3 Senior Management of the Corporation
The senior management team of the Corporation comprises the following positions:
 the Chief Executive Officer;
 the Chief Financial Officer;
 the Director, ACT Museums and Galleries; and
 the Director, Canberra Theatre Centre.
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The names and information about the occupants of these positions are provided at
Appendix 1 (for the Chief Executive Officer, as a Corporation Board member) and
Appendix 2 (for the other three senior management positions). Information about
remuneration for the Chief Executive Officer, as the only senior executive position in
the Corporation, is provided at Appendix 1.
The responsibilities of each senior management position are reflected in the
organisational chart at Appendix 3. Further information relating to the structure of the
organisation is provided at Section A.1.3.
The senior managers meet as a senior management committee every fortnight to
discuss matters of Corporation-wide interest. Other significant committees of the
Corporation include the Occupational Health and Safety Committee (refer to Section
C.9) and the Agency Consultative Committee (refer to Section C.10).
C.5.4 Corporate planning and associated performance reporting,
monitoring and review
The Corporation develops a corporate plan for each financial year that identifies the
actions it will take during the year to work towards its three major goals (refer to
Section A.1.2). The Corporation’s corporate planning also responds generally to the
direction and priorities set out in The Canberra Plan and in Arts Canberra – Action
Statement for the Arts 2006-2008.
The Corporation’s objectives and performance measures/targets are set out in its
Statement of Intent, which is tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly as one of the
ACT Budget Papers, and in the Corporation’s chapter of Budget Paper No. 4.
Section 15(1) of the CFC Act requires the Corporation to provide the Minister with a
report on the operation of the CFC Act, and on the operations of the Corporation,
each quarter. Section 15(2) of the CFC Act requires these Quarterly Reports to be
tabled by the Minister in the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Corporation’s 2008-09
Quarterly Reports provided progressive information on performance towards the
Goals and Business Priorities of the 2008-09 Corporate Plan. That information is
now consolidated and summarised in this Annual Report (refer to Section A.9).
C.6
HR Performance
The Corporation’s approach to HR management and workforce planning is through
the ongoing implementation and review of its HR Plan. Further information about HR
management is provided in Section A.9.71.
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C.7
Staffing Profile
Staffing Profile as at 25 June 2009 (the last pay date for the 2008-09 financial year).
FTE and Headcount
Male
Female
46.0
73.0
55.3
38.0
59.0
44.7
FTE by Gender
Headcount by Gender
% of Workforce
Employment Type
Permanent
49
Temporary
8
Casual
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Classifications
Classification Group
Apprentice
ASO1
ASO2
ASO3
ASO4
ASO5
ASO6
GSO4
GSO6
GSO7
PO1
PO2
SOGA
SOGB
SOGC
Executive Contract
Box Office
Patron Services
Stage Door
Tech. Level 1
Tech. Level 4
TOTAL
Male
Female
6
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
14
8
4
57
Total
1
3
17
9
3
5
2
6
4
2
1
4
9
3
7
76
1
3
23
11
5
6
6
1
1
1
7
4
1
2
7
1
8
23
3
15
4
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Employment Category by Gender
Employment Category
Casual
Permanent Full-time
Permanent Part-time
Temporary Full-time
Temporary Part-time
TOTAL
Female
Male
42
18
11
3
74
72
Total
34
18
18
5
59
76
35
35
8
133
Average Length of Service by Gender by age-group
Average Length of
Service
0-2
2-4
4-6
6-8
8 - 10
10 - 12
12 - 14
14 + years
Female
Male
33
10
9
10
2
1
9
Total
24
7
4
7
6
3
8
57
17
13
17
8
4
17
Total Average Length of Service by Gender
Gender
Female
Male
Total
Average length of service
4.1 years
5.5 years
4.77 years
Age Profile
Age Group
< 20
20 – 24
25 – 29
30 – 34
35 – 39
40 – 44
45 – 49
50 – 54
55 – 59
60 – 64
65 – 69
70+
Female
Male
Total
4
11
12
4
7
5
12
7
3
6
1
2
2
8
12
6
4
3
11
1
6
5
1
-
6
19
24
10
11
8
23
8
9
11
2
2
Agency Profile
Branch/Division
Total
FTE
Headcount
133
84
Agency Profile by Employment Type
Branch/Division
Cultural Facilities
Corporation
Total
Permanent
Temporary
Casual
50
7
76
50
7
76
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Equity and Workplace Diversity
55.3% of the Corporation’s employees are female.
Prospective employees of the Corporation are asked to identify their ethnicity or
disability.
Equal Employment Opportunities is one of a range of issues that may be discussed
at meetings of the Corporation’s Agency Consultative Committee.
Refer to Appendix 3 for the Corporation’s Organisational Structure as at
30 June 2009.
C.8
The Cultural Facilities Corporation places high importance on staff training and
development, and during 2008-09, staff attended formal training courses, a range of
conferences and seminars and other professional development opportunities. Refer
to Section A.9.71 for further details. The Corporation also undertakes performance
management/skills development assessment programs. Expenditure on staff training
and professional development during 2008-09 amounted to $47,089.
C.9
The Corporation remains committed to maintaining the health, safety and welfare of
its employees. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is managed in accordance
with the statutory provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 (as
modified by the Public Sector Management Act 1994).
The Corporation has :



adopted a Cultural Facilities Corporation OH&S Policy Statement, which has
been advised to all staff;
nominated Health and Safety Representatives; and
established a Corporation OH&S Committee with joint management, union, and
staff Health and Safety Representatives.
During the year the OH&S committee has met regularly : it serves as the main forum
for discussion of OH&S issues, awareness-raising, and monitoring of Corporation
OH&S practices, including training.
The Corporation’s OH&S arrangements operate as part of the ACT Community
Sector OH&S Workplace Health Strategic Plan, which commits ACT Government
employers and employees to high standards of workplace health and safety. The
Corporation’s OH&S arrangements also acknowledge the targets set by the ACT
Government for improving OH&S performance injury management and prevention.
During 2008-09 the Corporation participated in the whole-of-government Workplace
Health and Safety Gap Analysis program, administered by Shared Services. The
Improvement Strategy developed as a result of the Gap Analysis will be implemented
in the Corporation in 2009-10.
Additional information about OH&S is included under Section A.9.71.
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Target 1 : reduce the numbers of claims reaching 5 days incapacity by 40%
Experience
Quarter
Ending
# new 5
day claims
Rate per
1000
employees
CFC
Target
ACTPS #
new 5 day
claims
Rate per
1000
employees
ACTPS
Target
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
0
1
2
5
0
0
2
0
0.0
11.4
27.8
58.1
0.0
0.0
22.5
0.0
25.3
24.3
23.3
22.2
21.2
20.2
19.2
18.2
412
472
449
441
459
379
291
330
25.3
27.4
25.9
25.9
26.4
21.9
16.3
18.5
25.3
24.3
23.3
22.2
21.2
20.2
19.2
18.2
Target 2 – eliminate all fatalities due to workplace injuries
There have been no recorded fatalities in this category.
Target 3 – reduce the average lost time rate by 40%
Experience
Quarter
Ending
Wks incap.
Rate per
1000
employees
CFC
Target
ACTPS
Target
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
13.0
159.4
73.0
833.4
76.0
1055.0
135.9
1580.2
115.1
1494.4
133.0
1772.8
131.8
1481.3
96.3
1395.9
159.4
153.0
146.7
140.3
133.9
127.4
121.2
114.8
801.1
769.1
737.0
705.0
672.9
640.0
608.8
576.8
Target 4 – reduce average time taken for rehabilitation intervention by 90%
Experience
Quarter
Ending
Rehab.
intervention
delay
CFC
Target
ACTPS
Target
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.3
0.0
0.0
11.0
0.0
18.6
16.9
15.3
13.6
11.9
10.2
8.6
6.9
18.6
16.9
15.3
13.6
11.9
10.2
8.6
6.9
Information contained in Tables 1 – 4 provided by Workplace Injury Performance.
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C.10 Workplace Relations
Special Employment Arrangements (SEAs) and
Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs)
Description
No. of
Individual
SEAs
No. of
Group
SEAs
A
B
Total
employees
covered
by Group
SEAs
C
5
-
-
5
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
(A+C)
SEAs
Number of SEAs as at
30 June 2009
Number of SEAs entered into
during the period
Number of SEAs terminated
during the period
Number of SEAs providing for
privately plated vehicles as at
30 June 2009
Number of SEAs for
employees who have
transferred from AWAs during
the period
AWAs
Number of AWAs as at
30 June 2009
Number of AWAs
terminated/lapsed (including
formal termination and
those that have lapsed due
to staff departures)
Classification
Range
Individual and Group SEAs
ASO6 – SOGA
AWAs (includes AWAs ceased
during the period)
N/A
Remuneration
as at
30 June 2009
$85,000 –
$128,000
-
Agency Consultative Committee
The Corporation has established an Agency Consultative Committee (ACC)
consisting of staff, management and union representatives.
Key objectives of the ACC, as set out in its Terms of Reference, are to:
 improve consultation and communication processes between staff, management
and unions regarding change management proposals in the workplace;
 ensure well informed decisions in respect of change management proposals;
 promote the sharing of information across the Corporation; and
 encourage greater productivity and job satisfaction through staff participation and
input into decision making processes.
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C.11 Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP)
The Corporation provides bushfire training and awareness seminars for Historic
Places staff, in view of the bushfire risk to these properties.
C.12 Strategic Asset Management
1.
Assets Managed
The Corporation managed assets with a total value of $48,818,919 as at 30 June
2009. The Corporation’s major assets and approximate values are :
Canberra Theatre Centre, and extensions at fair value
Land at fair value
Plant and Equipment at fair value
Historic Places and Nolan Gallery buildings at fair value
Art and Social History Collection
Capital works in progress
2.
$
28,833,068
9,250,000
4,260,740
3,457,752
2,901,226
116,213
Assets Maintenance and Upgrade
The Corporation maintains its assets in accordance with the Corporation’s Asset
Management Plan – refer to Section A.9.70.
$317,000 was provided in the 2008-09 ACT Budget for capital upgrades of the
Corporation’s facilities, and $100,000 for special repairs and maintenance.
In addition, the Corporation received $115,000 through an ACT Treasury 3rd
Appropriation. These funds were used to carry out upgrades at the Historic Places
and the Canberra Theatre Centre.
The Corporation also funded a range of minor works and repairs and maintenance
from internal sources.
3.
Office Accommodation
Corporation staff members occupy or use premises at the Canberra Theatre Centre,
Canberra Museum and Gallery, Lanyon, Calthorpes' House, Mugga Mugga and
North Building administration area locations.
In view of the wide range of workplaces in which Corporation staff work (including
historic places, theatre and gallery environments, where areas used by staff as
offices may be combined with other uses such as ticketing, patron servicing etc.), it is
difficult to provide a precise figure of the average area occupied by each employee.
An estimate of the total office area occupied as at 30 June 2009 is 1,147 square
metres and an estimate of the average area occupied by each employee (FTE staff
only) as at 30 June 2009 is : 13.65 square metres.
In addition, the Cultural Facilities Corporation employs a varying number of staff on a
casual, as required basis : such casual staff employment/numbers vary depending on
the day-to-day operating requirements and are not included in the calculation of
average area occupied by each employee.
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C.13 Capital Works
(a)
Playhouse Major Acoustic and Sound System Upgrade
The Corporation received $320,000 in the 2008-09 ACT Budget to undertake
a major acoustic upgrade to The Playhouse. The upgrade of the sound
quality and the acoustic separation aspects allows theatre patrons to enjoy
high acoustic standards at The Playhouse, and ensures that the venue
continues to be regarded as one of Australia’s finest drama theatres,
attracting performing arts presentations of national and international quality.
The following is a full accounting of all approved Capital Works and
supplementary Cultural Facilities Corporation and other funding/expenditures
for the project construction phase during the 2008-09 financial year.
(i)
(ii)
Construction Contract Amounts and
Construction Contractor Payments to date (30 June 2009) (all excluding
GST)
CONTRACTOR
AND
CONTRACT
DATE


Cobul
Constructions Pty
Ltd
Purchase order
issued 18.8.08.
SERVICES AND
PROCUREMENT
METHODOLOGY


Construction
of glazed
acoustic wall.
Select tender
under ACT
Procurement
guidance.
Original
Contract
Amount
(A)
$48,400
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Contracts
Variations
(B)
$3,360
Total
Revised
Contract
amount as
at 30.6.09
(C)
$51,760
Total
Payments as
at 30.6.09
(including
accrued
amounts)
(D)
$51,760
(iii)
(iv)
Professional Services Contract Amounts and
Professional Services Payments to date (30 June 2009) (all excluding
GST)
CONTRACTOR
AND
CONTRACT DATE
SERVICES AND
PROCUREMENT
METHODOLOGY

Eric Martin and
Associates Pty
Ltd

Architectural
drawing of
acoustic wall.

Purchase order
issued 16.7.08.
Heggies Pty Ltd

Select tender

Acoustic
testing of noise
locks.
Purchase order
issued 31.7.08.
TOTAL

Select tender.


Original
Contract
Amount
(A)
$1,000
$1,310
Contract
Variations
Approved
during
2008-09
(B)
-
Total
Revised
Contract
Amount as
at 30.6.09
(C)
$1,000
-
$1,310
Total
Payments
as at 30.6.09
(D)
$1,000
$1,310
$2,310
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(v)
Other Project Costs/Payments
Total costs/payments to date (as at 30 June 2009)
(vi)
$266,156
Summary – Funding/Payments/Balance (as at 30 June 2009)

Approved Project Capital Works Funding

PLUS CFC and other supplementary funding
(includes items additional to the main project)

TOTAL Project Funding

LESS Construction Contractor Payments to
30 June 2009 (ii above Column D)
$226
$320,226
SUB TOTAL

$320,000
LESS Professional Services Contractor Payments to
30 June 2009 (iv above Column D)
SUB TOTAL

LESS Other Costs/Payments to 30 June 2009
(v above)

BALANCE of Project Funding as at 30 June 2009
80
$51,760
$268,466
$2,310
$266,156
$266,156
NIL
(b)
Canberra Theatre Centre – Signage Upgrade
The Corporation received $267,000 in the 2008-09 ACT Budget for the installation of
a package of consistent directional and functional signage, together with major
promotional signage, for the Canberra Theatre Centre. The signage upgrade assists
theatre patrons with safe and easy access to theatre venues, due to the major
changes to the venue resulting from the construction of the new Link and of a
package of disabled access improvements.
The upgrade also enables promotional opportunities for marketing of Theatre product
on a large display screen and through external display cabinets, and enlivens the
Civic Square cultural precinct.
(i)
(ii)
Construction Contract Amounts and
Construction Contractor Payments to date (30 June 2009) (all excluding
GST)
CONTRACTOR
AND
CONTRACT
DATE
SERVICES AND
PROCUREMENT
METHODOLOGY

Joe Deren
Signs Pty Ltd

Provision of
power supply and
signage

Contract
agreement
12.3.09.

Restricted
release of
Request to
Tender to
selected
companies under
ACT Procurement
guidance.
Original
Contract
Amount
(A)
$149,956
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Contracts
Variations
Approved
during 200809 up to
30.6.09
(B)
$14,630
Total Revised
Contract
amount as at
30.6.09
C=A+B
$164,586
Total
Payments as
at 30.6.09
(including
accrued
amounts)
(D)
$164,586
(iii)
(iv)
Professional Services Contract Amounts and
Professional Services Payments to date (30 June 2009)
(all excluding GST)
CONTRACTOR
AND CONTRACT
DATE
SERVICES AND
PROCUREMENT
METHODOLOGY

Stephen Sih
Consulting
Engineer

Engineering
services for
design and
documentation.

Purchase order
issued
14.10.08.
Quantum Ideas
Bureau

Select tender.

Artwork design
and production
including
documentation.
Purchase order
issued 8.7.08.
TOTAL

Select tender.


(A)
$7,680
Contract
Variations
Approved
during 200809 up to
30.6.09
(B)
-
$17,600
$2,020
Contract
Amount
Total revised
Contract
Amount as at
30.6.09
Total
Payments as
at 30.6.09
C=A+B
$7,680
(D)
$7,680
$19,620
$19,620
$27,300
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(v)
Other Project Costs/Payments
Total costs/payments to date (as at 30 June 2009)
(vi)
$109,323
Summary of 2008-09 Funding/Payments/Balance (as at
30 June 2009)

Approved Project Capital Works Funding

PLUS CFC and other supplementary funding

TOTAL Project Funding
$301,209

LESS Construction Contractor Payments to
30 June 2009
$164,586
SUB TOTAL

LESS Professional Services Contractor
Payments to 30 June 2009
SUB TOTAL
$267,000
$34,209
$136,623
$27,300
$109,323

LESS Other Costs/payments to 30 June 2009
$86,217

BALANCE of Project Funding as at
30 June 2009
$23,106
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(c)
2008-09 Capital Upgrade Works (including 3rd appropriation)
The Corporation received 2008-09 Capital Up-grade funding to undertake the following projects:
Project and
Approved Capital
Up-grade Works
Funding
(A)
Canberra Theatre
Centre
ACT Museums and
Galleries
Description of
Services
(B)
A range of OH&S
and upgrade works
and improvements,
and equipment
purchase.
A range of
conservation,
restoration and
maintenance works
for Lanyon,
Calthorpes’ House
and Mugga Mugga.
Consultant/
Contractor
Date of Contract
Payment during
2008-09
(C)
Various suppliers
(D)
Various during
2008-09
(E)
Total funding utilised
- $207,036.
Various suppliers
Various during
2008-09
Total funding utilised
- $224,964.
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Balance of
Funding as at
30 June 2009
Project Status as
at
30 June 2009
(F)
(G)
All projects
physically completed
by June 2009 or
financially
committed.
All projects
physically completed
by June 2009 or
financially
committeed.
NIL
NIL
C.14 Government Contracting
C.14.1
Procurement Principles and Processes
The Corporation engaged external sources of labour and services during 2008-09
and these works and services were procured with the support and assistance of ACT
Procurement Solutions as required.
The Corporation believes that its procurement selection and management processes
comply with the Government Procurement Act 2001 and Government Procurement
Regulation 2008. It liaises regularly with ACT Procurement Solutions on
procurement matters including the attendance of the Manager, Goods and Services
Procurement Team at meetings of the senior managers’ meeting of the Corporation.
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C.14.2
CONSULTANCY AND CONTRACTOR SERVICES
(i)
Projects
(A)
Cleaning at
Canberra Theatre
Centre
Canberra Theatre
Centre Website
Cleaning at
Canberra Theatre
Centre
Power Supply and
Signage
During 2008-09, the Corporation entered into the following contracts for works and services over $20,000.
(All including GST)
Description of
Services
(B)
Cleaning services at
the Canberra Theatre
Centre



Creation of new
website for the
Canberra Theatre
Centre

Cleaning services at
Centre

Provision of power
supply and signage for
Centre







Procurement Methodology
Consultant Date of Contract
(C)
Variation of Services
agreement.
SKG Pty Ltd.
Variation to Contract date 16
January 2009
Undertaken in accordance
with Procurement Solutions
requirements.
Next Digital Group Pty Ltd
Contract date 14 October
2008
with Procurement solutions
requirements.
Broadlex Services Pty Ltd
Contract date 1 April 2009
requirements.
Joe Deren Signs
Contract date 12 March 2009
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Contract Value
Reason for
Select Tender
(Contracts over
$100,000)
N/A
(D)
$228,149
Payments during
2008-09
(E)
$66,403
$221,782
$125,593
N/A
$249,281
$20,773
N/A
$164,952
$164,952
To maximise
flexibility and
value for money
due to
specifications of
project.
Projects
(A)
Security at
Canberra Theatre
Centre
Playhouse
Acoustics
Description of
Services
(B)
Security patrols and
alarms response
services at the
Canberra Theatre
Centre.
Provision of Acoustic
equipment.






Full Colour Screen
Supply and installation
of RGB full colour
screen


Playhouse
Speaker
Replacement
Mixing Console
of replacement
speakers at the
Canberra Theatre
Centre
of mixing console at the
Canberra Theatre
Centre







(C)
with Procurement solutions
requirements.
Wilson Parking Australia
(1992) Pty Ltd
Contract date 1 May 2009
requirements.
Sound Advice
Contract date 2 December
2008
requirements.
Computertronics Corporation
Ltd
Contract date 14 May 2009
requirements.
Loud and Clear Sales
Contract date 10 December
2009
requirements.
G T Pacific Pty Ltd
Contract date 9 June 2009
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Contract Value
Reason for
Select Tender
(Contracts over
$100,000)
N/A
$80,400
Payments during
2008-09
(E)
$1,392
$30,773
$30,733
N/A
$101,665
$76,249
N/A
$124,655
$124,655
N/A
$67,017
$67,592
N/A
(D)
Projects
(A)
Handrails and
Balustrades
Re-roofing of
Calthorpes’ House
Plastering works
Description of
Services
(B)
of handrails and
balustrades to the Civic
Library Link overpass
bridge.
Removal and
stockpiling of roof tiles;
installation of new
battens and sarking, relaying of tiles; roof
plumbing.
Provide plaster
restoration works at
Calthorpes’ House









(C)
requirements.
Cobul Constructions Pty Ltd
Contract dated 1 July 2008
requirements.
Co-Ordinated Constructions
Contract dated 30 September
2008
requirements.
J & D Brown
Contract dated 15 April 2009
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Contract Value
Reason for
Select Tender
(Contracts over
$100,000)
N/A
$27,335
Payments during
2008-09
(E)
$28,787
$57,559
$56,360
N/A
$27,060
$27,060
N/A
(D)
(ii)
During 2008-09, the Corporation also entered into multiple contacts for works and services, or made multiple payments
for works and services for the same contractor which, in total, exceeded $20,000. (All including GST)
Consultant
(A)
2B Advertising and Design
ACIL Tasman
ACT Auditor-General’s Office
ACT Procurement Solutions
Australia Post
Bedford Carpentry Pty Ltd
Chubb Security Services Ltd
Couch Creative
Domestic Security Services
Federal Capital Press of Aust.
Hays Personnel Services
(Australia) Pty Ltd
Hirotec
International Conservation
Services
J & D Brown
Kowalski Consulting
Macquarie Publishing Pty Ltd
Micropay Pty Limited
Network Electrical Solutions
Never Fear Maintenance &
Electrical
Prime Television (Southern)
Quantum Ideas Bureau
Sapphire Coast Tree Service
School Electrical Services
Description of Services
(B)
Artwork, design and advertising services
Consultancy work on Canberra Theatre feasibility study
Audit of Financial Statements and Statement of Performance
Procurement services
Postal services
Various carpentry work
Security services
Artwork design and web management services
Security services
Advertising services
Recruitment services
Building maintenance work for Canberra Theatre Centre
Cataloguing of the Dawn Waterhouse Collection and conservation services to
Historic Places
Building maintenance work for Historic Places
Recruitment services
Payroll software
Various electrical work
Artwork design for the non-illuminated signage component of the Canberra
Theatre Signage Upgrade package
Arboriculture services at Historic Places
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Payments during 2008-09
(E)
$ 62,816
$ 30,952
$ 25,850
$159,239
$ 36,789
$ 56,934
$ 35,011
* $ 34,612
$ 39,383
$225,871
$ 30,425
* $134,312
* $ 24,277
$
$
$
$
$
$
75,680
59,752
24,587
36,911
30,785
62,177
$ 35,983
$ 22,314
$ 21,604
$ 25,179
Consultant
(A)
Southern Cross Broadcasting
(Australia) Ltd
Spy in Canberra
Tickets.com Pty Ltd
VooDoo
Walter Turnbull
ZOO Instinctively Creative
Description of Services
(B)
Support for ticketing system
Provision of accounting services
* These works and services resulted from contracts executed in prior financial periods.
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Payments during 2008-09
(E)
$ 43,060
$
$
$
$
$
20,396
35,302
28,683
40,324
43,164
C.15 Community Grants/Assistance/Sponsorship
During 2008-09, there were no community grants (service purchasing) provided by
the Corporation. The Corporation provides a range of assistance and support to
other organisations; for example, it assists and supports local performing arts
organisations in using the venues at the Canberra Theatre Centre.
C.16 Territory Records
In accordance with the requirements of the Territory Records Act 2002, and with the
Standards for Records Management set by the Director of Territory Records, the
Corporation has adopted a Records Management Program which establishes the
basis by which it makes and keeps full and accurate records of its activities. The
Program comprises –


the Corporation’s Record Management Policy Statement; and
Records Management Procedures developed by/for the Department of Territory
and Municipal Services, which the Corporation has adopted and applies,
including :



Business Classification Schedule;
functionally-specific Thesauri, supplemented by the Territory Version of
Keyword AAA (the whole-of-ACTPS thesaurus for common administrative
functions); and
Records Disposal Schedules, supplemented by the (TARDIS – the whole-ofACTPS Disposal Schedules for records relating to common administrative
functions).
Records Disposal
Schedule
Name
TARDIS
Arts and Cultural
Development Records
Effective
4 July 2000
18 June 2004
Year and Number
NI 2003-262
NI 2004-179
The Canberra Museum and Gallery owns a large number of works of art by
Indigenous artists. Records of these art works are kept both on ACT Territory
Records files, and on a database. These records can be accessed by members of
the public by applying to –
The Registrar
GPO Box 939
Civic Square ACT 2608
All Corporation staff members have been advised of the Records Management
Program, and their responsibilities to make accurate records of their activities; to
ensure that such records are incorporated into the Corporation’s record-keeping
system; and to comply with all Records Management Procedures. Corporation
officers have been designated as the Corporation’s records managers, to assist staff
and to ensure compliance with the Records Management Procedures.
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Corporation staff members have also attended training sessions in records
management responsibilities and procedures.
C.17 Human Rights Act 2004
Babes in Arms Policy
The Canberra Theatre Centre has a “babes in arms” policy. The policy states that
breastfeeding babes in arms will be admitted to performances to be nursed in a
parent’s arms. The Centre is “nursing mother friendly” with the provision of a
Parenting Room in the Link.
Initiatives for community members with special needs
Detailed information is provided at Section A.9.34 regarding initiatives to assist
members of the community with special needs to attend theatre performances (social
capital initiative, audio description programs and captioning services).
C.18 Commissioner for the Environment
In 2008-09 there were no requests for assistance under the Commissioner for the
Environment Act 1993 (Section 23), or investigations by the Commissioner, of any
activities undertaken by the Corporation.
C.19 ACT Multicultural Strategy 2006-2009
Representation by people from non-English speaking backgrounds is encouraged on
the Corporation’s three advisory committees, two of which are chaired by people of
non-English speaking backgrounds.
The principles of the ACT Multicultural Strategy 2006-2009 are integrated as part of
the Corporation’s annual planning processes. A number of examples of relevant
initiatives are provided in Section A.9.
The Canberra Theatre Centre was a major venue for a number of productions
presented as part of the 2009 National Multicultural Festival Canberra, Fringe
Festival.
C.20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reporting
The Cultural Facilities Corporation does not have specific functions or responsibilities
relating to these matters. An indigenous person is included in the membership of the
Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee of the Corporation, and contributes to
museum policy development and planning.
C.21 Ecologically Sustainable Development
The Cultural Facilities Corporation takes account of Ecologically Sustainable
Development (ESD) objectives and guiding principles (as set-out in the National ESD
Strategy), in its annual planning processes, including the short and long-term
economic, environmental, and social implications of Corporation policy and program
initiatives.
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Indicator as at 30 June 2009
Unit
General
Occupancy – total staff full-time equivalent
(including non-office)
2008-09
FTE
84
Area office space – net lettable area
Square
metres
1,147
Floor area per person
Square
metres
13.65
Energy Use
Electricity Use - total
Kwh
1,327,632 1
Electricity Use – office
Kwh
415,464 2
Electricity Use – per FTE
Kwh
4,946 2
Gas use (total)
Water Consumption
Water Use – total
Mj
1,076,01 3
kL
9,727 4
Water Use – per FTE
kL
115.79
Water Use – per square metre floor area
Transport Energy
Total number of vehicles
kL
8.4
Transport fuel (petrol)
kL
5.62
Transport fuel (diesel)
kL
1.35
Total transport energy use
Renewable Energy
Greenpower and Land Fill Gas Export Energy
Percentage of renewable energy used
Resource Efficiency
Number of reams of paper used
Reams per FTE
Total waste paper recycled
Green House Gas Emissions
Direct
 Gas
 Fuel
Indirect
 Electricity
Total
kL
6.97
Kwh
%
877,899
66%
Reams
Reams
Litres
1,030
12
23,564
4 office
2 non-office
Tonnes
CO2
23.58
13.28
876.23
913.09
Information used for calculations in the above tables was provided by ActewAGL,
ACT Property Group, and/or Rhodium Asset Solutions.
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NOTES
1.
The majority of electricity is used by the Canberra Theatre Centre to carry out
its operations of presenting theatre productions, and by the Canberra
Museum and Gallery to present exhibitions.
2.
This is an extrapolation based on the Historic Places FTE and Historic Places
total electricity usage.
3.
All gas is used by the Canberra Theatre Centre to carry out its operations of
presenting theatre productions.
4.
A sprinkler system is used at Calthorpes’ House to maintain the gardens.
The Corporation will seek to increase its data collection relating to ESD matters in
future years, subject to resource constraints.
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C.22 ACT Women’s Plan 2004-2009
The objectives of the ACT Women’s Plan, and the nominated outcomes of the Policy
Framework, are integrated as part of the Corporation’s annual planning processes
particularly with regard to the “Representation and Recognition” objective of the Plan.
For example, representation by women is promoted on the Corporation’s three
advisory committees, two of which have women as both their convenors and deputy
convenors while the third has a woman as its deputy convenor. The Corporation’s
Chief Executive Officer is female and the majority of its Board Members are women.
Section A.9.10 includes examples of activities or programs held to recognise
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
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Appendices
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1.
Members and Remuneration of the
Cultural Facilities Corporation as at 30 June 2009
DON AITKIN AO (Re-appointed for a further three-year term to 6 August 2011)
Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra from 1991 to 2002, and
presently the Chairman of the National Capital Authority. He played an influential
role in the evolution of national policies for research and higher education from the
1980s when he was the Chairman of the Australian Research Grants Committee and
its successor, the Australian Research Council, a member of the Australian Science
and Technology Council and the Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Advanced
Studies of the Australian National University. Other appointments have included ;
Councillor of the Canberra Business Council, Chairman of the Australian
Mathematics Trust, Chairman of the NRMA/ACT Road Safety Trust, President of Pro
Musica Inc., Member of the Artsound Board of Management, Honorary Ambassador
for the ACT, Member of the Board of the Canberra Theatre Trust. He was made an
Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998 for his contribution to Australian higher
education and to Australian society.
GLENYS ROPER (Until 1 June 2009)
Glenys Roper held a range of senior executive positions in the Commonwealth. She
was formerly Controller of the Royal Australian Mint and, later, Chief Executive
Officer of the Federal Government ICT Office. She is now a non-executive director
on boards, principally in the finance sector. She also chairs, or sits as a member, on
a range of boards and committees in the Commonwealth, NSW and ACT
Governments. She is active in the non-profit sector and was, until recently, Chair of
the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. She was awarded the Channel 9/Lois Vuitton
Award for leadership and achievements.
HARRY BLUHM (Until 1 June 2009)
Harry Bluhm is a Senior Manager at RSM Bird Cameron, and was a former partner of
KPMG and Marlow Bluhm Chartered Accountants. He has worked in areas including
external audit, business services, corporate strategic planning and structuring and
commercial arbitration. He is a Board Member of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra
(former Treasurer of the Orchestra), is the Treasurer of the Richmond Fellowship of
the ACT, and former Chairman and Board Member of various committees of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Canberra Business Council.
HARRIET ELVIN
Chief Executive Officer, Cultural Facilities Corporation. Former General Manager,
ACT Bureau of Arts and Heritage. Recipient of inaugural ACT Government Australian National University MBA Scholarship (1997). Member of : the Advisory
Council of ArtSound FM; the Tourism, Arts and Sport Taskforce of the Canberra
Business Council; the Canberra Medical Society Indigenous Health Initiative; the
Australiana Fund; and the ANU Chancellor’s Awards Committee. Former Board
Member of the ANU Institute of the Arts and of the Centre for Australian Cultural
Studies; former Member of the Tourism Training ACT Regional Board. Former
member of Canberra City Heart Business Association Management Committee.
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. 2001 ACT Telstra Business
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Woman of the Year. Judge of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006 ACT and Region Tourism
Awards and of the 2003 and 2004 ACT Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Awards.
Awarded Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in business leadership.
MALCOLM GRAY (Re-appointed for a further three-year term to 31 March 2010)
Judge of Supreme Court of the ACT; former Solicitor General for South Australia,
Senior Public Defender NSW and Crown Advocate NSW; Member National Crime
Authority; former Chair various theatre companies including the State Theatre
Company of South Australia and Company B, Belvoir Street; former Chair of the
South Australian Youth Arts Board; former Vice President of Arts Law Centre of
Australia.
CAROLINE TURNER AM (Until 1 June 2009)
Made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2009 for service to the visual arts
through executive roles with the Queensland Art Gallery, to the establishment, and
fostering of cultural relationships in the Asia-Pacific region, and to the community.
Senior Research Fellow, Research School of Humanities, Australian National
University. Former Deputy Director Humanities Research Centre ANU and Deputy
Director Queensland Art Gallery. Member of the Churchill Fellowships Selection
Committee (ACT). Former Member of the Australian Government's Australia-China
Council and Australia-Indonesia Institute. Former Member of National Planning
Committee for Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art and former Project Director
of the Triennials for 1993, 1996 and 1999. Former Member of the Professional
Development Assessment Committee, Museums Australia. Recipient of Australian
Research Council Grants: The Other Within: Minorities in Asia-Pacific Museums
(2001), Art and Human Rights (2004) and Linkages International with Lingnan
University Hong Kong (2005). Author of many publications and curator of a large
number of exhibitions, including Matisse which toured Australia in 1995, and has
given many papers and presentations in Australia and overseas including most
recently invited keynote speaker for the Chinese Art Museum Directors Association in
China (2007) and Asian Art Museum Directors in Japan (2008).
CHRISTINE WALLACE (Appointed 14 September 2007 – 31 August 2010)
Journalist, author and artist Chris Wallace is a graduate of the ANU (BA History,
Politics), the University of Sydney (BEc) and the Australian Graduate School of
Management (MBA). A long-time member of the Canberra Press Gallery, Wallace
has held senior positions with media organisations including The Australian,
Australian Financial Review, ABC-TV and Business Review Weekly, and is a regular
Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism judge. Currently she writes a column
for the Melbourne Herald-Sun newspaper, publishes the daily political blog
www.breakfastpolitics.com and contributes cultural journalism to Griffith Review.
Wallace is also an internationally published biographer (Germaine Greer, Untamed
Shrew, and The Private Don). She has a long-standing involvement in the visual arts
as a commentator, collector and maker with particular interests in painting,
printmaking and new media.
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Remuneration
The FM Act (division 9.2, clause 78(6)) provides that the remuneration of the
Corporation’s Chair, Deputy Chair, and appointed Members shall be determined by
the ACT Remuneration Tribunal. The current annual remuneration rates, (set by the
Tribunal’s Determination No. 14 of 1 November 2008 are :
Chair
Deputy Chair
Appointed Member
$21,675
$10,840
$7,590
The Chief Executive Officer’s remuneration is determined by the ACT Remuneration
Tribunal under normal senior executive remuneration arrangements.
2008-09 Meetings of the Cultural Facilities Corporation






Tuesday 5 August 2008
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Tuesday 30 June 2009
All Members attended the meetings, with the following exceptions :
Ms Glenys Roper did not attend the meeting on 5 August 2008, and
Dr Caroline Turner and Ms Christine Wallace did not attend the meeting on
21 April 2009, all due to other commitments.
The convening of these meetings, and their procedures, complied with the
requirements of Division 9.4 of the FM Act.
A quorum was achieved at all meetings (refer to Division 9.4, Section 95 of the
FM Act).
Ms Roper attended the meeting of 30 June 2009 on an informal basis and at the
invitation of the Chairman, following the completion of her previous term of
appointment on 1 June 2009 and notification of her forthcoming reappointment.
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BOARD CHARTER
(Revised and updated by the Cultural Facilities Corporation at its meeting on
30 June 2009)
1.
2.
Purpose of Charter
1.1
The Board has decided to establish a Charter that will govern its own
work.
1.2
The Board Charter sets out the role, composition and responsibilities
of the Board within the governance framework of the Cultural Facilities
Corporation (the Corporation).
1.3
The conduct of the Board is also governed by the Cultural Facilities
Corporation Act 1997 and the Financial Management Act 1996.
Relevant provisions are attached for reference.
Overall role of the Board
2.1
3.
4.
The role of the Corporation Board is to provide good governance and
strategic direction to the Corporation.
Membership
3.1
The Board of the Corporation has 7 members as appointed under the
Financial Management Act 1996, s 78, s 79 and
s 80 (4).
3.2
Membership of the Board is disclosed in the Corporation’s annual
report.
Board responsibility for good governance
4.1
The Board promotes and is responsible for good governance within
the Corporation. Its system of governance is intended to ensure the
strategic guidance of the Corporation, the effective monitoring of
management by the Board and the Board’s accountability to the
Corporation and the members.
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4.2
5.
Continuous improvement
5.1
6.
The Board periodically evaluates itself to ensure continuing
improvement in its governance.
Specific functions of the Board
7.1
8.
The Board is committed to a philosophy and strategy of continuous
improvement in its governance.
Review
6.1
7.
All Board members are expected to exercise independence of
judgement on all matters.
The Board has the following specific functions as stated in the
Financial Management Act 1996 s. 77 :
(a)
setting the Corporation’s policies and strategies such as : risk
management; communication with government; and corporate
planning;
(b)
governing the Corporation consistently with the Corporation’s
establishing Act and other relevant legislation;
(c)
ensuring, as far as practicable, that the Corporation operates in
a proper, effective and efficient way; and
(d)
ensuring, as far as practicable, that the Corporation complies
with applicable governmental policies.
Specific responsibilities of the Board
8.1
The Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the Corporation.
8.2
The Board reviews and approves the Corporation’s annual Corporate
Plan.
8.3
The Board approves budgets and other performance indicators,
reviews performance against them and initiates corrective action when
required.
8.4
The Board approves business cases for capital or other strategic
projects, which require an initial investment from the Corporation’s
internal funds of above $100,000.
8.5
The Board approves the purchase of objects or works for the
Canberra Museum and Gallery Collection, which are over the value of
$5,500, or of a potentially controversial nature, or of exceptional
cultural significance; and donations/gifts over the value of $11,000.
8.6
The Board ensures compliance with applicable laws.
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9.
8.7
The Board ensures that risks facing the Corporation have been
identified, assessed and that the risks are being properly managed.
8.8
The Board approves proposals for venture programming performing
arts presentations involving significant financial risk to the Corporation
(i.e. proposals with an estimated programming budget allocation of
more than $50,000) or considered to be of a controversial or sensitive
nature.
8.9
The Board approves proposals for commercial shared risk performing
arts presentations where the potential loss exceeds $50,000. A
commercial shared risk presentation is one where the financial risk is
jointly shared by the Corporation and a promoter/company, and where
the proposal does not fit within the existing theatre programming
budget. The Board’s consideration of a proposal may take place by
electronic means, and on an exception basis (i.e., a non-response by
the specified deadline will be deemed as approval), if an urgent
decision is required on a proposal.
8.10
The Board approves proposals for sponsorship/subsidy of local
community or cultural organisations by the Corporation, where the
arrangement provides a substantial financial benefit to the
organisation, and a strategic benefit to the Corporation. A substantial
financial benefit is defined as one valued at more than $5,000 per
annum.
8.11
The Board ensures that policies on key issues are in place and are
appropriate. The Board also reviews compliance with policies.
8.12
The Board approves and fosters an appropriate corporate culture
matched to the Corporation’s values and strategies.
Conflict of Interest
9.1
10.
Board skills
10.1
11.
As stated in s 86 of the Financial Management Act 1996, a Board
member must take all reasonable steps to avoid being placed in a
position where a conflict of interest arises during the exercise of the
member’s functions.
While noting that Board appointments are made by the Minister, the
Board endeavours to ensure that, collectively, it has the appropriate
level of skills and experience required to properly fulfil its
responsibilities, including in the areas of : cultural, financial,
accountancy and legal expertise.
Board induction, training and development
11.1
Board members are given appropriate induction training on
appointment.
11.2
Board members are provided with continuing opportunities to develop
experience and understanding of the Corporation’s functions,
including through attendance at activities across the Corporation.
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12.
13.
Code of conduct
12.1
The Board establishes a written Code of Conduct which sets out the
ethical and behavioural expectations for Board members.
12.2
In exercising the functions of a Board member, a member must
exercise a high standard of honesty, care, diligence, discretion and
loyalty to the Corporation.
Functions of governing board members
13.1
Chair’s functions
The Chair of the Board has the following functions as stated in
s 82 of the Financial Management Act 1996 :
13.2
(a)
managing the affairs of the Corporation Board;
(b)
ensuring, as far as possible, that there is a good working
relationship between the Board and management of the
Corporation;
(c)
ensuring the responsible Minister is kept informed about the
operations of the Corporation.
Deputy Chair’s functions
As stated in s 83 of the Financial Management Act 1996, if the Chair
of the Board is absent or cannot for any reason exercise the functions
of the Chair, the Deputy Chair of the Board must exercise the
functions of the Chair.
13.3
CEO’s functions
The CEO of the Corporation has the following functions as stated in s
84 of the Financial Management Act 1996 :
(a)
ensuring, as far as practicable, that the Corporation’s
Statement of Intent is implemented effectively and efficiently;
(b)
managing the day-to-day operations of the Corporation in
accordance with –
(i)
applicable governmental policies;
(ii)
the policies of the Corporation set by the Board; and
(iii)
each legal requirement that applies to the Corporation.
(c)
regularly advising the Board about the operation and financial
performance of the Corporation;
(d)
immediately advising the Board about significant events.
(Significant event means an event about which the Corporation
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is required to advise the responsible Minister under s 101 of
the Financial Management Act 1996.)
14.
Separation of functions between the Chairman and CEO
14.1
The roles of the Chairman and the CEO are strictly separated.
14.2
The Chairman is responsible for :
14.3
15.

Ensuring the Board provides leadership and vision to the
Corporation.

Establishing the Board agenda.

Presiding over Board meetings and directing Board discussions to
effectively use the time available to address the critical issues
facing the Corporation.

Making certain that the Board has the necessary information to
undertake effective decision making and actions.

Developing a continuing relationship with the CEO. As the major
point of contact between the CEO and the Board, the Chairman
should be kept fully informed of the matters of interest to Board
members.

Acting as a mentor for the CEO.

Guiding the continuing effectiveness and development of the
Board and individual members.
The CEO is responsible for :

Taking and approving all and any actions and initiatives required to
deliver the Corporation’s strategic and operational plans as
approved by the Board.

Ensuring transactions outside the CEO’s delegation levels are
referred to the Board for approval.

Ensuring that all actions comply with the Corporation’s policies in
force from time to time.

Other responsibilities as delegated by the Board to the CEO.
Minutes Secretary
15.1
In conjunction with the CEO, the Minutes Secretary is responsible for :
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Ensuring that the Board agenda is developed in a timely and
effective manner for review and approval by the Chairman.
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Ensuring that Board papers are developed in a timely and effective
manner.
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16.
17.
Coordinating, organizing and attending meetings of the Board and
ensuring the correct procedures are followed.
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Drafting and maintaining minutes of Board meetings.
Minutes
16.1
Proceedings of all meetings are minuted and signed by the Chairman
of the meeting.
16.2
Minutes of all Board meetings are circulated to members and
approved by the Board at the subsequent meeting.
Review of Charter
17.1
18.
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The Board reviews this charter annually to ensure it remains
consistent with the Board’s objectives and responsibilities.
Publication of Charter
18.1
Key features of the charter are to be outlined in the Corporation’s
annual report.
18.2
A copy of the charter is available on
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au.
Attachments :
Part 9, Divisions 9.1 – 9.4 (Governance of Territory Authorities)
of the Financial Management Act 1996.
Part 2 (The Corporation) of the Cultural Facilities Act 1997.
(Note : these are not attached in this Annual Report.)
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BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT
1.
Introduction
The Board of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (the Corporation), a statutory
authority of the ACT, is committed to conducting the Corporation’s business in a way
that is open and accountable to shareholders, stakeholders and the wider
community. The Board believes that the Corporation’s governance practices should
be rigorous and of a high standard.
2.
Purpose of the Code
Corporation Board members are bound by this Code of Conduct (the Code) to
ensure that high standards of corporate and individual behaviour are observed by
members in the context of their terms of appointment to the Board of the Corporation.
3.
Obligation to comply with Code
Board members must adhere to the Code both in letter and in spirit. Adherence to
the Code is a condition of appointment to the Board. Violation of the Code by any
member, or unethical behaviour which may affect the reputation of the Corporation,
may be subject to disciplinary action including termination of appointment. (Refer to
Section 81 of the Financial Management Act 1996.)
4.
Primary obligations of Code
Board members must :
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act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Corporation as a whole;
demonstrate their duty to use due care and diligence in fulfilling their functions
and exercising powers;
keep abreast of best practices in corporate governance and implement such
practices as are appropriate for the Corporation; and
use their authority and available resources and information only for the workrelated purpose intended.
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These obligations include:

recognising that the Board’s primary responsibility is to meet the statutory
obligations and the goals and targets agreed with the responsible Minister, but
with regard to broader responsibilities to serve the community;
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demonstrating independent judgement and actions and taking all reasonable
steps to be satisfied as to the soundness of all decisions taken by the Board;
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understanding the cultural, financial, commercial and functional aspects of the
Corporation to ensure diligence in deliberations and decision-making;
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making only proper use of information acquired as a Board member;
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not taking improper advantage of the position of a Board member;
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not accepting gifts or benefits that could lead to an actual or perceived financial or
moral obligation to other organisations or to individuals;
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not allowing personal interests or the interests of any associated person to
conflict with the interests of the Corporation (refer also to Section 6 below);
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not engaging in conduct likely to bring discredit upon the Corporation;
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complying with the spirit as well as the letter of statutory and other obligations;
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ensuring that confidential information received by a Board member in the course
of the exercise of Board member duties remains the property of the Corporation,
recognising that it is improper to disclose it, or allow it to be disclosed, unless that
disclosure has been authorised by the Corporation, or the person from whom the
information is provided, or is required by law;
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undertaking periodic evaluation of the Board to ensure continuing performance
improvements.
5.
Reputation of the Cultural Facilities Corporation
Board members must not do anything which would be likely to negatively affect the
Corporation’s reputation.
6.
Conflict of Interest
A Board member must take all reasonable steps to avoid being placed in a position
where a conflict of interest arises during the exercise of the member’s functions.
The agenda for each meeting of the Board must include an item requiring any
material interest in an issue to be considered at the meeting to be disclosed to the
meeting.
7.
Attendance at Meetings
Board members must attend all meetings of the Board and, where relevant, of its
Sub-Committees, as far as possible. Board members must allow the necessary time
to prepare for these meetings.
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GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
(Updated as at 30 June 2009)
1.
Governance Commitment
The Board of the Cultural Facilities Corporation is committed to ensuring that
the Corporation provides high quality cultural services to the community, and
to ensuring effective governance of all its operations. In particular, the
Corporation seeks to :
(a)
enhance organisational performance, with particular reference
to the establishment and continuing operation of :
 Senior Managers’ meetings
 Agency Consultative Committee meetings
 a performance management scheme throughout the organisation
 a Human Resources Plan
(b)
understand and manage risks to minimise negative aspects and
maximise opportunities, with particular reference to the establishment
and continuing operation of :
 a Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee (Audit Committee)
 a Strategic Risk Management Plan
(c)
strengthen shareholder confidence, with particular reference to:
 regular reporting to Government
 the development of annual Corporate Plans and Statements of
Intent
(d)
strengthen stakeholder confidence, with particular reference to :
 the establishment and continuing operation of the three Advisory
Committees and through them, links to the wider community
 regular reporting to the ACT Legislative Assembly and the wider
community
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2.
(e)
enhance its public reputation through enhanced transparency and
accountability, with particular reference to the establishment and
continuing operation of :
 a Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee
 an Internal Audit Program
 a Fraud Control Plan
(f)
demonstrate how it is discharging its legal, stakeholder and ethical
obligations, with particular reference to :
 reporting through Quarterly and Annual Reports
(h)
provide a mechanism for benchmarking accountability, with particular
reference to :
 setting and reporting on performance targets through an annual
Statement of Intent, and Statement of Performance
(i)
assist in the prevention and detection of fraudulent, dishonest and/or,
unethical behaviour, with particular reference to the establishment and
continuing operation of :
 a Board Code of Conduct
 a Code of Conduct for Corporation employees, as represented by
Section 9 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994
 a Fraud Control Plan
The key components of the Corporation’s governance structure are as
follows :
(a)
Role of the Board
Refer to Section 7 of the Board Charter.
(b)
Role of the Chairman
Refer to Sections 13.1 and 14.2 of the Board Charter.
(c)
Role of the Deputy Chair
Refer to Section 13.2 of the Board Charter.
(d)
Role of the Chief Executive Officer
Refer to Sections 13.3 and 14.3 of the Board Charter.
(e)
Role of the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee of the Board
The Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee acts as the Audit
Committee of the Corporation and provides strategic advice to the
Corporation Board on financial management, budgetary, audit and
compliance matters. It operates within a Charter that is reviewed
annually by the Board.
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(f)
Role of the Theatre Programming Sub-Committee of the Board
The Theatre Programming Sub-Committee is responsible for
undertaking the following roles on behalf of the Board :
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considering information about broad trends and policy issues
relating to the performing arts industry;
considering the shape and balance (content) of the Canberra
Theatre Centre’s subscription seasons and overall programming;
deciding on venture programming presentations and programming
shared risk proposals; and
determining, within Board policies, support to local or regional
performing arts companies or organisations.
It operates within a Charter that is reviewed annually by the Board.
(g)
Role of the Advisory Committees
As required under Section 8 of the Cultural Facilities Corporation Act
1997, to assist it in the exercise of its functions, the Corporation has
set up three advisory committees for museum collections; historic
places; and the performing arts. The advisory committees are
responsible to the Board for providing expert strategic advice. The
principal responsibilities of the advisory committees are to provide
advice in the following areas :
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The Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee - cultural
leadership, excellence and innovation in the presentation and
interpretation of the visual arts and social history; and the
promotion of community involvement in activities at the Canberra
Museum and Gallery, including the Nolan Collection.
The Historic Places Advisory Committee – cultural leadership,
excellence and innovation in the conservation, presentation and
interpretation of the historic places, in recognition of their cultural
heritage significance.
The Performing Arts Advisory Committee – cultural leadership,
excellence and innovation in the performing arts; promotion of
community involvement in activities at the Canberra Theatre
Centre; and directions and trends in the performing arts, in
Canberra and nationally.
The advisory committees operate within Operating Guidelines, Terms
of Reference and annual Work Plans that are reviewed and endorsed
by the Board.
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2.
ANDREW KNIGHT – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Andrew has extensive financial management experience in a number of federal,
state/territory and local government contexts, including former General Manager
(Corporate), Queanbeyan City Council, in addition to experience in the not-for-profit
sector, as a consultant in the private sector, and in a number of other private sector
contexts. He has an undergraduate degree in economics, with postgraduate
qualifications in accounting and management.
PETER HAYNES – DIRECTOR, ACT MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Former Director, Canberra Museum and Gallery and the Nolan Gallery. Former
Curator, Parliament House Art Collection. Former Curator of Exhibitions at the ANU
School of Art. Education Officer, Art Gallery of NSW. Lecturer, Sydney University;
College of Fine Arts, UNSW; University of Canberra; Australian National University.
Project Officer, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council, and Music Board, Australia
Council. BA (Hons), Archaeology; BA (Hons), Fine Arts; MA, English Literature.
Currently Ph.D Candidate, Art History, ANU. 2009 appointed Adjunct Associate
Professor, Museology and Cultural Heritage, University of Canberra. Over 200
publications (nationally and internationally) on historic and contemporary visual arts
practice, principally in Australia. Over 220 exhibitions curated (nationally and
internationally) on historic and contemporary Australian art and craft. Guest Curator
2000 Melbourne Festival. Membership and Executive Membership of numerous artsrelated Boards and Committees.
BRUCE CARMICHAEL – DIRECTOR, CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE
Former Operations Manager at the Canberra Theatre Centre. Freelance Production
Management including National Festival of Australian Theatre and the inaugural
Performing Arts Market for the Australia Council. Postgraduate Certificate in
Management (Arts Administration), QUT; Graduate, Community Venue Management
School, Queensland. Member of the executive of Australasian Performing Arts
Centres’ Association. Appointed Vice Chairman of the Judging Panel for the Best
Regional Touring Award for the 2008 Helpmann Awards.
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3.
SES Level 1
Harriet Elvin
Chief Financial Officer
SOG A
Andrew Knight
Director
SPO B
Peter Haynes
Director
SOG B
Bruce Carmichael
Financial Accountant
SOG C
Ian Tidy
Assistant Director
Curatorial & Collection Management
– SPOC
Mark Van Veen
Programming Manager
SOG C
Gill Hugonnet
Snr Finance/Corporate
Officer
Rohan Haslam
Assistant Director
Historic Places - SPOC
John Armes
Operations Manager
SOG C
Acting ASO 6
Alex Sciberras
Assistant Director
Visitor Services, Education &
Community Programs – SPOC
Claire Conti
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4.
Advisory Committees
MUSEUM AND GALLERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Terms of Reference
The Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee is responsible to the Board of the
Cultural Facilities Corporation for providing expert strategic advice on :
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how the Corporation can provide cultural leadership, excellence and innovation in
the presentation and interpretation of the visual arts and social history;
how the Corporation can promote community involvement in activities at the
Canberra Museum and Gallery and Nolan Gallery; and
how the needs of the community can be reflected and collaborative projects
promoted, in the overall development and conduct of Canberra Museum and
Gallery and Nolan Gallery community programs, including exhibitions, research
and education activities.
In performing the above roles, the Committee provides a key advisory role to the
Corporation Board and serves as a valuable link between the Corporation and the
wider community.
In addition, the Committee has specific responsibilities for certain acquisition and
exhibition programming matters, as referred to it by the Board of the Corporation.
The Committee will work to a defined work program and within the context of the
Corporation’s annual business plan.
Membership during 2008-09
Ms Roberta McRae OAM (Convenor)
Speaker of the ACT Legislative Assembly 1992-95 and a Shadow Minister from
1995-98. Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia in 1990 for services to migrant
services. Member of the ACT Remuneration Tribunal, President Belconnen
Community Service, Interim Chair of the Belconnen Arts Centre, Deputy Chair of
Labor Club Board and currently working as a lecturer for the Graduate Diploma of
Legal Practice at the ANU.
Ms Louise Douglas (Deputy Convenor)
Has had a successful career in the cultural heritage management spanning 20 years,
working at senior and executive management levels at both the Powerhouse
Museum and the National Museum of Australia. Joined the National Museum of
Australia in 1994 and is General Manager, Audience and Programs. Former Vice
President of the National Council of Museums Australia and former President of the
ACT Branch of Museums Australia.
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Ms Louise Doyle
Louise is currently Deputy Director – Programs and Collections, National Portrait
Gallery, Canberra. Formerly Head Curator at Museum of Sydney, Historic Houses
Trust NSW. She has over 13 years experience in directing and managing regional
galleries in NSW and Queensland and was the inaugural curator of programs and
collections at Old Parliament House. Former Director of the Board of Crafts
Queensland (2003-05) and the Regional Galleries Association of NSW (1996-98).
Louise has been a member of a number of museum and visual arts related
committees in Queensland and NSW.
Ms Helen Geier
Canberra Times Artist of the Year 1997 and recipient of a number of prizes including
Capital Arts Patrons Organisation Fellowship (1993). Has exhibited extensively
nationally and internationally. Held position of Senior Lecturer at the Canberra
School of Art until 1994 and is currently a visiting Fellow at the ANU, School of Art.
Held a 30-year works on paper retrospective, Different Fields of Vision which was
shown in Singapore (1999), before touring in India, Austria and Australia and a 30year painting retrospective, Dissolving View at Canberra Museum and Gallery in
2000, and New England Regional Art Museum in 2001. She exhibits regularly in
Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne and her work has been collected by public and
private galleries in Australia and overseas, such as the National Gallery of Australia
and the British Council. In 2006, Artbank and the National Gallery of Victoria, and in
2008-09 the Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs; National Gallery of Victoria; and the
Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery all purchased more of her work to add to their
existing collection.
Mr Dave Johnston
Dave is an Indigenous archaeologist and Director of his Company, Aboriginal
Archaeologists Australia. He works as the community appointed archaeologist for
many Traditional Owner groups throughout Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the ACT.
He is a member of the ACT Heritage Council; a member of the Commonwealth’s
Indigenous Advisory Committee on Environment and Heritage and lectures part time
in the Archaeology Department of the Australian National University.
Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney AO
Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney AO, CMG chaired the ACT Heritage Committee
between 1986 and 1988 and was a member of the Australian Heritage Commission
1976-82. He also served on the Committee of Inquiry on Museums and National
Collections 1974-75. He held the Chair of Prehistory, Arts Faculty, ANU 1971-85,
and is the author, co-author and editor of seventeen books.
Mr Emmanuel (Manny) Notaras
Mr Notaras is a well-known Canberra businessman active in the property industry
since the late 1960s. He is President of the Canberra City Heart Business
Association and was recently elected Chairman of Canberra CBD Limited. This
newly established company has been awarded an annual grant of approximately
$1,900,000 over five years to market and promote the City. Mr Notaras also serves
on the Boards of Immigration Bridge Australia and the ANU School of Music
Foundation. He has a strong commitment to CMAG and served on the CMAG
Patrons Group. His connection with a wide cross section of business people affords
the Museum and Gallery Advisory Committee valuable access to that community.
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Meetings during 2008-09
The Advisory Committee met on these dates :
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13 August 2008
12 November 2008
11 February 2009
13 May 2009
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HISTORIC PLACES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Terms of Reference
The Historic Places Advisory Committee is responsible to the Board of the Cultural
Facilities Corporation for providing expert strategic advice on :
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the conservation, presentation and interpretation of the historic places, in
recognition of their cultural heritage significance;
historic places;
the development of the collections associated with the historic places; and
how the needs of the community can be reflected and collaborative projects
promoted, in the overall development and conduct of community programs
relating to the historic places, including exhibition, research and education
activities.
wider community.
Corporation’s annual business plan.
Note : “historic places” refers to :
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Lanyon
Calthorpes’ House
Mugga Mugga
The Committee’s responsibilities also cover the relationship of the Nolan Gallery to
the Lanyon Historic Precinct.
Mr Bill Wood (Convenor)
Former Member of Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1975. Former
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2004. Minister for
Environment, Land and Planning from 1991 to 1995. Minister for Housing and
Community Services from 2001 to 2004 and was Minister for the Arts in both
ministerial periods. He retired from the Assembly in 2004. Member of the National
Trust (ACT) and the Canberra and District Historical Society.
Ms Cathy Parsons (Deputy Convenor)
Former CEO of Green Globe Asia Pacific, a business offering environmental
certification to tourism operations worldwide. She worked as a Senior Executive for
the Commonwealth and ACT Governments for over 15 years, responsible for dealing
with a range of tourism, cultural and environmental issues. Previously a member of
the ANU’s Board of the National Institute of the Arts for 9 years. Currently a member
of the ACT Bushfire Council and a Board member of the Sustainable Tourism
Stewardship Council. She is currently an independent consultant providing planning
support to the Planning Institute of Australia.
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Dr Brian Egloff
A specialist in cultural heritage management, he is currently an Adjunct Associate
Professor in Cultural heritage Studies, University of Canberra. Former positions held
include : Principal Archaeologist, ANUTECH; Project Manager, Port Arthur
Conservation and Development Project; Curator of Anthropology, Papua New
Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery. He is the author of publications,
conference papers and consultancy reports on cultural heritage management and
has been involved in heritage programs in Australia and overseas. Brian is the
President of ICOMOS – International Committee for Archaeological Heritage
Management and was a former member of the ACT Heritage Council as well as
being a Getty Conservation Institute Scholar in 2006 and 2007. He is a member of
the NSW Volunteer Fire Service.
Mr Guy Hansen
Guy Hansen is a Senior Curator and Head of the Collections Development Unit at the
National Museum of Australia. Guy joined the Museum in 1991 and has worked on a
large number of collecting and exhibitions projects. These include the Museum’s
series of political cartooning exhibitions, the Nation : Symbols of Australia exhibition,
and most recently the League of Legends exhibition.
Mrs Rosanna Hindmarsh
Rosanna Hindmarsh has lived in Canberra since 1971. She has taught both Ancient
and Modern History at secondary level. Since retiring in 1983 she has been a
voluntary guide at the National Gallery of Australia and completed a second BA
(Hons) degree in Art History at the ANU. She is currently serving on the Board of
AFFIRM, the Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research (ANU) and holds a
number of directorships of family companies. She has recently been appointed to
the Board of Management of Megalo Print Studio and Gallery. Her previous
involvement with community organisations includes the roles of Chair of Australian
Decorative and Fine Arts Society Canberra Inc., and Treasurer of Word Festival
Canberra Inc.
Mr Eric Martin AM
After working with the Commonwealth Government from 1972 and the Cox Group
from 1981, Eric established his own practice in 1998 offering a full range of services
with additional expertise in Architectural Conservation, Heritage Reports and
Disability Access Advice. He is a member of several associations and advisory
committees and his professional affiliations include: Member of Australia ICOMOS;
President of National Trust of Australia (ACT); Fellow Royal Australian Institute of
Architects; Member of the Association of Preservation Technology; Member of RAIA
(ACT Chapter and National) Heritage Committees; Member Garden History Society
and Member of NDS. He has been guest lecturer at many seminars and is the
author of several publications concerning architectural heritage and conservation. In
2005 Mr Martin was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the
community through conservation.
Mrs Sally Osborne
Former educator with the ACT Department of Education, and retired lecturer from the
University of Canberra, who is related to the Osborne family who owned Lanyon in
the 1920s and who understands pastoral history of the district. Former member of
the University of Canberra Academic Board. Has been involved in many programs
for the young, disabled and community and church groups.
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Mr Greg Peters
Director, Patinations Furniture Conservation Services Pty Ltd. Dedicated furniture
conservator/restorer for 14 years working with most styles and materials related to
furniture. Awarded a Fellowship by the Institute of Specialised Skills in 2005; has
worked with conservators and scientists at the Smithsonian Centre for Materials
Research and Education, The Winterthur Collection, University of Delaware and the
Victoria and Albert Museum. A recipient of a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2000
providing an opportunity to work alongside many of the worlds leading furniture
conservators throughout Europe and the UK. Member, Australian Institute of
Conservators of Cultural Material; Australasian Furniture History Society; and
Australian Decorative Arts Society.
Emeritus Professor Ken Taylor AM
Adjunct Professor, Research School of Humanities, The Australian National
University, former President of the National Trust of Australia (ACT). Has published
nationally and internationally on heritage conservation, is currently involved in
teaching and directing postgraduate studies in the International Masters, and PhD
Program in Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism at Silpakorn University,
Bangkok. Awarded Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) in 1998 for
service to conservation and the environment through historic cultural landscape
preservation and education. Author of Canberra : City in the Landscape, 2006.
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20 August 2008
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19 November 2008
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18 February 2009
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20 May 2009
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PERFORMING ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Terms of Reference
The Performing Arts Advisory Committee is responsible to the Board of the Cultural
Facilities Corporation for providing expert strategic advice on :
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the performing arts;
Canberra Theatre Centre;
directions and trends in the performing arts, in Canberra and nationally, and the
implications for the Corporation’s performing arts programming and marketing
activities; and
opportunities for strategic partnerships and collaborative projects involving the
Canberra Theatre Centre, that promote the development of the performing arts
and of performing arts audiences.
wider community.
Corporation’s annual corporate plan.
Ms Noonee Doronila (Convenor)
Has directed several plays; was Artist-in-Residence with Jigsaw theatre, New
Direktions program and written a script, Manila Takeaway. She continues to write,
perform, facilitate and direct poetry reading performances and plays. In 2005, was
an Asialink Literature Resident at the Bienvenido N Santos Creative Writing Centre,
Manila, Philippines. Artistic Director of the Tugpindulayaw Theatre Company.
Extensively involved with the Filipino community and local community organisations.
Past member of the ACT Arts Council (2006-2008). In 2007, she was awarded an
International Women’s Day Award for her contribution to multicultural arts. Currently
employed as a Rehabilitation Counsellor with CRS Australia (ACT).
Ms Jenny Deves (Deputy Convenor)
Over twenty-five years arts management experience with Musica Viva Australia,
Time-Life International (London), Nimrod Theatre Company as Marketing Manager
and NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) as Deputy Administrator. Executive
Director of Craft ACT : Craft and Design Centre from 1994 to 2000. Regional and
national committee and board experience includes membership of the ACT Cultural
Council. Currently undertaking research and project management for Craft Australia.
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Ms Jillian Batri
Jillian is a recent graduate of the ANU, where she actively participated in campus life.
She currently works in the Commonwealth pubic sector. Her theatre interests include
comedy, dance and musicals. Jillian brings a youth perspective to the committee.
Ms Trish Boyd
Trish has a background in early childhood education and in early childhood
government policy. In 2004 she was nominated for the ACT International Women’s
Day Awards in recognition of the valuable contribution she made to school
communities. As a member of the National Gallery of Australia, the Canberra
Museum and Gallery, and Friends of the National Library of Australia, she has a keen
interest in local theatre productions, and in actively promoting the arts in the ACT.
Mr Darian Clark (Resigned 11 March 2009)
Darian is a graduate of the ANU, where he actively participated in campus life. His
career background includes several years teaching in the tertiary education sector,
and he is currently employed in the Commonwealth public sector. His theatre
interests include contemporary Australian, youth and political drama as well as
musicals.
Ms Jenni Colwill
Jenni Colwill has lived in Canberra for the past 30 years, working in the public and
private sectors. She has been a Board Member and Chair of the Gorman House
Management Committee, and now works on a part-time basis managing Leapfrog
Leadership Pty Ltd., helping organisations to achieve their business goals. She is
also a Director and Board Member of the National Foundation for Australian Women
which is dedicated to ensuring that the collective wisdom of the women’s movement
is handed on to new generations of women.
Ms Kerry Snell
Kerry has a background in education, working across Primary and Tertiary sectors
both in Australia and overseas. In 2006, she managed the Vision Australia Audio
Description Program for blind and vision impaired patrons at the Canberra Theatre.
Currently she works part-time in advocacy and studies Psychology at the University
of Canberra.
Mr Michael White
Graduate (Hons) in Drama from Flinders University. Founding member of
Legerdemain Theatre Company (Adelaide, 1974-78). Previous member of Jigsaw
Theatre Company and Canberra Youth Theatre. Founding member of Melbourne
Workers Theatre. Returned to ACT in 1989 and worked as a Community Arts Officer
with the ACT Arts Council until 1993. Has also worked as a performer with State
Theatre Company of SA, Junction Theatre Company, Canberra Theatre Company,
People Next Door and the ABC. Currently Industrial Officer/Branch Secretary with
the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
 8 July 2008
 25 November 2008
 31 March 2009
 2 June 2009 (Extraordinary meeting to discuss input into the 2009-2010
Corporate Plan)
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5.
CHARTER (Revised and updated by the Cultural Facilities Corporation at its
meeting on 30 June 2009)
ROLE
The Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee is a sub-committee of the Board of the
Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC). It provides strategic advice to the CFC Board
on financial management, budgetary, audit and compliance matters.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee are :

assisting the Board of the CFC to discharge its responsibility to exercise due
care, diligence and skill in relation to the CFC’s reporting of financial
information, application of accounting policies, financial and risk management
and compliance with applicable laws;

improving the credibility and objectivity of the CFC’s accountability processes;

providing a formal forum for communication between the CFC Board Members
and CFC senior financial management;
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providing external expertise to CFC managers about financial management,
budgetary, audit and compliance matters;

improving the efficiency of the CFC Board by delegating tasks to the SubCommittee (and thus allowing more time for issues to be discussed in sufficient
depth);
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improving the effectiveness of the internal and external audit functions and
being a forum for improving communication between the CFC Board and its
internal and external auditors;
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providing a structured reporting line for internal audit and facilitating the
maintenance of the objectivity of the internal auditor;
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improving the quality of internal and external reporting of financial and nonfinancial information;

improving the correlation between related financial and non-financial
information and reports;

strengthening the role and influence of individual non-executive Board
Members in the governance of the CFC; and
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fostering an ethical culture throughout the CFC.
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FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions/responsibilities of the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee are as
follows.
Financial/budgetary/compliance
1.
Review the appropriateness and adequacy of the CFC’s accounting
policies, financial statements and related information such as accounting
standards.
2.
Review compliance with laws, regulations and other external requirements,
such as Australian Accounting Standards.
3.
Monitor the CFC’s financial and budgetary matters.
4.
Draw to the CFC Board’s attention any financial or budgetary matters requiring
particular consideration.
5.
Investigate and report on any specific financial or budgetary matters referred to
it by the CFC Board.
6.
Identify and examine strategic financial issues and report on these to the CFC
Board.
7.
Undertake a program of reviewing the financial performance of areas of the
CFC.
8.
Review and endorse both the CFC’s process of preparing the annual financial
statements, and the content of the annual financial statements and
Management Representation Letter, and make a formal recommendation to the
Chairman of the CFC that he sign off the statements.
9.
Monitor the CFC’s input into the ACT Budget, the internal budget and the
CFC’s budget principles.
10.
Monitor the CFC’s Capital Budget program.
11.
Approve business cases for capital or other strategic projects, which require an
initial investment from CFC internal funds of between $50,000 and $100,000,
referring any projects above this level to the CFC Board.
12.
Review the financial aspects of proposals for commercial shared risk
presentations at the Canberra Theatre Centre where the potential loss exceeds
$50,000, before Board approval is sought. A commercial shared risk
presentation is one where the financial risk is shared by the Corporation and a
promoter/company and where the proposal does not fit within the existing
theatre programming budget. The Sub-Committee’s consideration of the
financial aspects of proposed commercial shared risk presentations may take
place by electronic means if an urgent decision is required on a shared risk
proposal.
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13.
Oversee significant plans with a major financial focus, including the CFC’s
Asset Management Plan.
Risk Management
14.
Monitor, on behalf of the CFC Board, all aspects of the CFC’s relationship with
the internal and external auditors, including reviewing the scope of the audit,
particularly identified risk areas.
15.
Oversight the internal audit function, including reviewing the internal
auditor’s mission, charter and resourcing; and approving, and reviewing
the Strategic Internal Audit Plan and related activities.
16.
Monitor and critique CFC management responses to the findings of the
CFC’s internal and external auditors.
17.
Ensure that effective risk management and other internal control systems are in
place and that macro risks to the CFC are reported to the CFC Board. Review
and monitor CFC’s Strategic Risk Management, Fraud and Corruption
Prevention Plan and Business Continuity Plans.
POWERS
In undertaking its functions/responsibilities, the Finance and Compliance SubCommittee shall have –

the right to investigate, and to seek and obtain information and advice from
CFC employees and from external parties including auditors, on any matters
relating to its functions/responsibilities; and

the resources it needs (including appropriate training of Sub-Committee
Members), and full access to all relevant information, and full access to outside
professional advice if the Sub-Committee considers it necessary, to enable it to
effectively undertake its functions/responsibilities.
MEMBERSHIP

The Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee will comprise:

an appropriately qualified/experienced Chairperson and at least one
further member, selected by the CFC Board from amongst its members;
and

the CFC’s Chief Executive Officer.

The CFC’s Chairperson will not be the Chairperson, or a member of the
Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee.

The CFC’s Chief Executive Officer will not be the Chairperson of the Finance
and Compliance Sub-Committee.

The CFC’s Chief Financial Officer will not be a member of the Finance and
Compliance Sub-Committee but will attend meetings of the Sub-Committee to
provide reports and advice.
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
The CFC’s internal and external auditors have the right to attend SubCommittee meetings as advisers, but do not have voting powers.

The membership of the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee shall be
disclosed/reported in the Annual Reports of the CFC.
PROCEDURES
Procedures for the Finance and Compliance Sub-Committee are as follows.
1. The Committee will meet regularly including at least once before each scheduled
Board meeting, with additional meetings as necessary.
2. Sub-Committee members, and the CFC’s internal and external auditors, have the
right to request the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee to arrange a special
meeting of the Sub-Committee.
3. A formal agenda will be prepared for each Sub-Committee meeting.
4. Sub-Committee Members, and the CFC’s internal and external auditors, have the
right to put items on the agenda.
5. The quorum for Sub-Committee meetings shall be two members: meetings shall
not proceed unless a quorum is present.
6. The Sub-Committee will review all reports to the CFC Board relating to financial,
budgetary, audit and compliance matters, prior to their consideration by the
Board.
7. The Sub-Committee may independently identify and examine all/any financial,
budgetary, audit and compliance matters, and report on these to the CFC Board.
8. The Sub-Committee will schedule discussions with the CFC’s internal and
external auditors at least once each year.
9. The CFO will ensure that the CFC’s internal and external auditors bring all
significant findings arising from their audit activities, to the attention of the SubCommittee and the Board.
10. Minutes of the proceedings of each Sub-Committee meeting will be prepared and
submitted to the next-following meeting of the CFC Board, for the information of
Board Members.
11. The Chair of the Committee will have in-camera sessions with the auditors, as
required.
12. The Chairperson of the Sub-Committee will provide a report on matters discussed
by the Sub-Committee, at the next-following CFC Board meeting.
13. Special meetings will be held by teleconference, where necessary.
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CONCLUSION
This Charter is to be reviewed by the CFC Board on an annual basis or more often
as required.
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

Mr Harry Bluhm (Chair – until 1 June 2009)
Ms Glenys Roper (Member – until 1 June 2009)
Ms Christine Wallace (Member)
Ms Harriet Elvin, Chief Executive Officer
24 July 2008
25 September 2008
22 October 2008
20 November 2008
24 February 2009
31 March 2009
28 April 2009
26 May 2009
30 June 2009
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6.
TERMS OF REFERENCE (Revised and updated by the Cultural Facilities
Corporation at its meeting on 30 June 2009)
The Theatre Programming Sub-Committee is a sub-committee of the Board of the
Cultural Facilities Corporation.
Its membership comprises at least three and no more than four Board Members,
including the Chief Executive Officer. The position of Chair for this committee shall
be a member of the Board other than the Chairman of the Cultural Facilities
Corporation or the Chief Executive Officer.
The Director and Programming Manager of the Canberra Theatre Centre attend SubCommittee meetings in an ex officio capacity.
The Sub-Committee is responsible for undertaking the following roles on behalf of the
Board. It reports on these responsibilities through providing minutes of its meetings
to the next-following Board meeting, or through out-of-session reports on more
urgent matters (for example, any urgent venture programming proposals that fall
beyond the Sub-Committee’s delegation, as defined under 3 below).
1.
To discuss and keep informed about broad trends and policy issues in the
performing arts, including matters such as : impacts on the performing arts
industry of economic and demographic trends; the availability of performing
arts product for touring; trends in Playing Australia funding support; trends in
contemporary dance touring; and the implications for venues such as the
Canberra Theatre Centre of the touring of tented productions.
2.
To consider the broad shape and balance of future subscription seasons at
the Canberra Theatre Centre, including children’s presentations, “Director’s
Cut” presentations and other specialised presentations.
3.
Within the general context of 1 and 2 above, to examine and take decisions
on individual proposals for venture programming presentations at the
Canberra Theatre Centre. “Venture programming presentations” are those
presentations for which the financial risk is fully undertaken by the
Corporation within the Canberra Theatre Centre’s annual theatre
programming budget. This category does not include presentations where
the financial risk is fully undertaken by the venue hirer, or where the financial
risk is jointly shared by the Corporation and a promoter/company – refer to
point 4.1 below for the Sub-Committee’s role in these programming shared
risk presentations.
Venture programming proposals involving significant financial risk to the
Corporation (i.e., proposals with an estimated programming budget allocation
of more than $50,000) or considered by the Sub-Committee to be of a
controversial or sensitive nature, are to be referred to the full Board for
decision.
4.1
Examine and take decisions on programming shared risk proposals in terms
of the Corporation’s function to develop, present and promote cultural
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activities and of the overall balance of shows presented at the Canberra
Theatre Centre. A programming shared risk proposal is one where the
financial risk is shared between the Corporation and a promoter/company and
where the proposal fits within the existing theatre programming budget.
4.2
Consideration of programming shared risk proposals may take place by email
contact if urgent consideration is required of a shared risk proposal.
5.
To review each venture programming presentation and programming shared
risk presentation, following the completion and acquittal of its season, in order
to assess the extent to which the presentation achieved its expected results,
including with regard to artistic and financial outcomes, and, where
appropriate, to identify any general findings for future reference.
6.
To consider the broad range and balance of presentations at the Canberra
Theatre Centre, including venture programming presentations, programming
shared risk presentations and presentations by venue hirers.
7.
To consider and where necessary, determine the nature and extent of support
provided by the Canberra Theatre Centre to local or regional performing arts
companies or organisations, subject to requirements of the Board’s endorsed
Policy on Sponsorship/Subsidy of Local Cultural/Community Organisations.
8.
To consider other matters referred to it by the Board of the Corporation.
(Note : this Charter is to be reviewed by the Board on an annual basis, to ensure its
ongoing relevance and to review the appropriateness of the limits of the SubCommittee’s delegation as identified in 3 above.)
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

Hon Justice Malcolm Gray (Chair)
Dr Caroline Turner (Member – until 1 June 2009)
Ms Harriet Elvin, Chief Executive Officer
15 September 2008
24 November 2008
24 March 2009
16 June 2009
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7.
CULTURAL FACILITIES CORPORATION – MAIN UNDERTAKINGS
Asset
Business/Activity
Canberra Theatre
Centre, comprising –


Canberra Theatre
(1244 seats)


The Playhouse
Theatre (618
seats)

Other venues and
spaces including :
Courtyard Studio;
Technical
Workshops.


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



Canberra Museum
and Gallery,
comprising –

Gallery spaces, art
studio, theatrette,
meeting rooms,
foyer, and
collection storage
area.




Nolan Gallery,
Lanyon



Venue hires to commercial
promoters, events organisers,
etc.
Performing arts programming
(either as a sole venture, or in
commercial association with
other parties).
Technical services support to
hires/programming.
Marketing/sales support to
hires/programming.
Front of house support to
hires/programming.
Commercial front of house
services (hospitality, catering
etc.)
Box Office ticket sales
(business name Canberra
Ticketing).
Sponsorship acquisition and
servicing.
Building maintenance services,
asset management etc.
Visual arts/social history
(exhibitions, museological
activities, etc) programs – either
curated by the facility or in
partnership with community
groups, private organisations or
other institutions.
Technical services (security
etc)
Research, education, and
community programs.
Venue Hires/usage by
commercial/community users.
Small specialist gallery built to
house the Nolan Collection.
The Nolan Gallery has been
closed to the community since
January 2007 due to ongoing
humidity problems, and the
Nolan Collection is located at
the Canberra Museum and
Gallery, where selected works
from the Nolan Collection are
on display.
Further information is provided
at Sections A.9.15 – A.9.18.
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General Description of
Business Activity
 Presentation of
performing arts
productions, with
provision of full
supporting services.



Development and
presentation of visual
arts and social history
programs with provision
of full supporting and
associated facilities.
Development,
conservation and
research of an integrated
social history and visual
arts collection.
Refer to the Canberra
Museum and Gallery.
Asset
Lanyon
Homestead/Historical
Precinct
Business/Activity





Calthorpes’ House,
Red Hill






Mugga Mugga,
Symonston





House museum, with
associated tours, activities etc.
Conservation management
Commercial/community
hires/usages (weddings etc).
Research, education and
community programs.
Technical/caretaking/gardening
services.
Catering/concessions.
House museum with associated
tours, activities etc.
Conservation management
Research, education and
community programs.
hires/usage.
Technical/gardening/security
support services.
House museum with associated
tours, activities etc.
Conservation and management
Education Centre and
associated programs.
hires/usages.
Technical/gardening/security
support services.
General Description of
Business Activity
 Conservation,
interpretation and
presentation of cultural
heritage resource with
associated supporting
services and facilities.

Conservation,
interpretation and
heritage resource
associated with support
services.

Conservation,
interpretation and
heritage resource
associated with support
services.
Presentation of outdoor
performances and events
especially in association
with festivals.
Environmental education
activities.
Presentation of outdoor
performances and events
especially in association
with festivals.
Use of Civic Square as a
cultural and civic
precinct.


Civic Square
Precinct


Usages for community/civic
events etc.
Maintenance cleaning, etc is
undertaken by the Department
of Territory and Municipal
Services.
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8.
Canberra Theatre Centre Venues
Schedule of performances and functions 2008-09
The following is the full schedule of performances and functions at the Canberra
Theatre Centre’s venues during 2008-09.
CANBERRA THEATRE
Presentation
Rock Eisteddfod
The Fairies
Tango Fire
Lenny Henry
La Bohème – The Return
Drum Tao
Ausdance Youth Dance Festival – Lighting Workshop
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
My Fair Lady
Limelight
The Wild
Wakakirri National Story Festival
The Kransky Sisters
Ausdance Youth Dance Festival
Cinderella on Ice
Music at Midday
Back, Beatles and Berminghams
Threshold
National Day of Spain
Wakakirri Finals
Shannon Noll
Army in Concert
Aled Jones
Canberra Dance Development Olympia
Busting Out! The Return
Optus Dinner on Stage
Tea and Symphony
The Marriage of Figaro
A Fairy Merry Christmas
Music at Midday
Peter Pan
The Red Shoes
Spicks and Specktacular
Capital Dance Studios – End of Year Concert
Hawker College – Graduation Ceremony
Lake Ginninderra College – Graduation Ceremony
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Presentation Dates
2, 3 July
4 July
8 July
11 July
19 July
22, 23 July
24 July
30 July
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23 August
27 August
30 August
2 – 5 September
6 September
10 – 12 September
18 – 21, 23 – 28 September
30 September
30 September
1 – 2 October
10, 11 October
14 October
16, 17 October
25 October
28 October
29 October
29 October
31 October
13 November
15 November
20 November
21 November
25 November
3 February
21 April
2 June
28, 29 November
3, 4, 5, 6 December
10, 11, 12 December
13 December
17 December
18 December
Canberra Theatre continued
Presentation
Wind of Shaolin
Ani Di Franco
Show Us Your Roots
Valentino
2008 CAT Awards
Victorian Bushfire Appeal Benefit Concert
Danny Bhoy
Abbamania
Judith Lucy
David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rodes
David Campbell
Steve Coogan
Divine Performing Arts
Lucinda Williams
Stomp 2
Dylan Moran
The Bar at Buena Vista
Paul Kelly
Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow
La Traviata
Kings and Queens
Calisthenics
Burn the Floor
Tommy Emmanuel
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Presentation Dates
28 – 31 January
2 February
7 February
13, 14 February
21 February
26 February
28 February
3 March
6 March
10 March
21 March
27 March
29 – 31 March
4 April
7 – 9, 11, 12 April
29 April
15, 16 May
17 May
22, 23 May
30 May
4 June
6 June
11, 12 June
24 June
26 June
THE PLAYHOUSE
Presentation
The Year of Magical Thinking
Dorothy the Dinosaur
Justine Clarke
Pumps for Patch
My Sister, My Brother
Presentation Dates
2 – 5 July
11, 12 July
18 July
26 July
30, 31 July
1, 2 August
6 August
13 August
13 – 16 August
20, 21, 23 August
16 – 20 September
10, 11 and 13 – 18 October
28 – 31 October
1, 2 November
14 November
15 November
21, 22 November
29 November
5, 6 December
8 December
Toshiba Presentation
Books alive with Andy Griffiths
Emily Loves to Bounce
Lands End
One Man show – Berkhoff
Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome
David Strassman
Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story
Just Dance
Napoli
Happily N’ever After/Dancework
Of Snow, Love and Christmas
Microsoft Awards Ceremony
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The Playhouse continued
Australian Public Service Commission Presentation
Geoscience Australia AGM
Australia Day Awards – Department of Innovation,
Industry, Science and Research
The 39 Steps
Eric Bibb
C W Stoneking
Adam Hills
Deep Blue
Deep Blue – Masterclass
The Alchemist
The Alchemist – Meet the BSC Forum
The Alchemist – Pre-performance School Forum
Rajaton
Australian Public Service Commission Graduate
Debate
Breast Wishes
Spirit Whispers
Stevie Wright
construct
Dynamic Dance – Let It Rock
Justine Clarke
11 December
12 December
27 January
4 – 8, 10 – 14 March
16 March
21 March
27, 28 March
29 March
29 March
28 – 30 April
1, 2, 4 – 9 May
29 April
30 April
13 May
20 May
27 – 31 May
10 June
11 June
11, 18, 19 June
20 June
26 June
COURTYARD STUDIO
Presentation
Boom Bah!
The Three Sisters
Joanne Brookfield
The Threepenny Opera
Grappling for the Edge
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Princess Pissy Pants and Greedy Cheese Eating
Bitch and Other Naughty Dog Tales – The Return
Winnie the Pooh
NIDA Summer School
National Multicultural Fringe Festival
Mathew Kenneally
Information Session/Forum – ACT Arts Officers
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
artsACT – Chief Minister’s Department, Information
Session
Charlotte’s Web
Restless
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Presentation Dates
22 – 26 July
15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
27, 28, 29, 30 August
6 September
25 - 27 September
8 – 15 October
31 October
1, 5 – 9, 12-15 November
4, 5, 6 December
16 – 24 January
26 – 31 January
1 February
7 – 14 February
5 – 7 March
12 March
20, 21, 25 – 29 March
1 – 4 April
8 April
17 – 19, 22 – 25 April
29, 30 April
1 – 3, 6 – 10 May
Courtyard Studio continued
Walk the Fence Rehearsals
23 – 31 May
3 – 6, 9 – 13 June
Latin Tobacco for Boys
18 – 20, 23 – 27 June
THE LINK/FOYERS/RECEPTION AREAS
Event
The Year of Magical Thinking – Pre and Post
Performance function
La Bohème – Interval function
The Messengers Program
My Sister, My Brother – Interval function
My Sister, My Brother – Post Performance reception
Toshiba Presentation – Function
My Fair Lady – Pre, post and interval receptions
My Fair Lady – Pre performance forum
One Man Show – Pre performance forum, interval
receptions
Anatomy Titus – Pre and Post-performance functions
National Day of Spain – Post-performance function
Wakakirri Finals – Pre-performance function
Army in Concert – Pre-performance function
Spring Drinks Function
The Red Shoes – Pre-performance forum
Microsoft Awards – Post Event function
Australian Public Service Commission Presentation –
Post presentation function
Geoscience Australia – Post meeting function
Australia Day Awards – Department of Innovation,
Industry, Science and Research – Post-event function
Wind of Shaolin – Post-performance reception
The 39 Steps – Interval, Post-performance functions
The 39 Steps – Optus Interval, Pre and Postperformance receptions
Deep Blue Masterclass
The Alchemist – Pre and Post performance functions
The Alchemist – Meet the BSC Forum
The Alchemist – Pre-performance school forum
Rajaton – Post-performance Ambassador of Finland
La Traviata – Interval and Post-performance functions
Breast Wishes – post-performance function
Breast Wishes – Optus functions
Breast Wishes – Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
Breast Wishes – Post-performance forum
construct – Pre-performance forum
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Dates
2 July
19 July
30 July
6, 13 August
13, 26 November
3, 10 December
11, 18, 25 February
1, 29 April
6, 13, 20, 27 May
3, 10, 17 June
30 July
31 July
6 August
9, 14 August
9 August
16, 18 September
10 October
14 October
16, 17 October
28 October
24 November
3 December
8 December
11 December
12 December
27 January
28 January
4, 11 March
4, 5 March
29 March
28 April
29 April
30 April
13 May
30 May
27 May
28, 29 May
28 May
29 May
17 June
9.
ACT Museums and Galleries Venues
Schedule of exhibitions, programs and events 2008-09
The following is a full list of exhibitions, community and education programs and
events at the ACT Museums and Galleries venues during 2008-09.
CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY
MAJOR EVENTS
Opening of Playing House : Contemporary Dolls’
Houses 1947 – 2007
Opening of In The Can and The Dawn
Waterhouse Collection
Opening of ACTTAB Collection, The Canberra
Museum and Gallery Permanent Collection
Launch of Reflections, a publication celebrating
CMAG’s 10th Birthday
Opening of Ocean to Outback : Australian
Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950
A Troubled Landscape : Climate Change and
Australian Identity - Forum
Opening of An Act of Surrender
Opening of Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 –
2009
11 October
31 October
28 November
28 November
12 February
25 February
12 March
29 May
EXHIBITIONS
** Recorded in the 2007-08 Annual Report
** Pursing Up – Rae Harvey’s Handbag
Collection
** Jan Brown : Sculptures, Prints and Drawings
** I Dreamt I Had Something to Say
CMAG Collection Series : Photography
Playing House : Contemporary Dolls’ Houses
1947 – 2007
CMAG Collection Series : ACTTAB Collection
CMAG Collection Series : In The Can
The Dawn Waterhouse Collection
CMAG Staff Collections
Site-Specific Series – The Black Sea :
Franki Sparke
Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape
Painting 1850 – 1950
An Act of Surrender
Site Specific Series : Journey to Morning
Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2008
David Kilby’s Record Covers
Canberra Museum and Gallery Permanent
Collection
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31 May – 28 September
21 June – 21 September
21 June – 12 October
5 July – 21 September
4 October 2008 –
26 January 2009
11 October 2008 –
15 February 2009
15 October 2008 –
1 February 2009
31 October 2008 –
25 January 2009
7 February – 31 May
7 February – 19 April
13 February – 17 May
27 February – 14 June
2 May – 19 July
30 May – 6 September
13 June – 11 October
Permanent Exhibition
COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Old Macdonald’s Farm
CMAG on Sunday
The Lucite Queen – Floor talk by Rae Harvey
Ned Kelly’s in Town – School Holiday Program
CMAG Collection Series : Curator’s Floor talk
Sunday Films with Big House Film Society
Ordinary/Extraordinary : Exhibition in a Suitcase (Outreach Program)
Tour for Belconnen Community Centre Disabled Persons
Museum Management Course Presentation
What do artists make?
Victorian Taste – Lecture by Peter Haynes for Historic Places volunteers
Sound of SOM
Playing House – Floor Talk
Printmaking for Beginners
Sunday Films with the Big House Film Society
Curator’s Floor talk : ACTTAB Collection
Out of the Shadows – Lecture by Andrew Pike
Electric Shadows Documentary Film Screening
Director’s Floor talk : The Dawn Waterhouse Collection
Toddler Thursday
ABC 666 Outside Broadcast
Selling the Capital – Reflections by David Kilby
Life Drawing Workshop with Sue Taylor
Portrait Drawing Workshop with Sue Taylor
Moonlight Matinee with Big House Film Society
Media Launch – Ocean to Outback
Lunchtime Landscapes : Landscape Painting for Absolute Beginners
A Troubled Landscape : Climate Change and Australian Identity - Forum
Ocean to Outback – Floor Talk with Ron Radford and Peter Haynes
St Claire’s Senior Forum
Drawing Workshop with Sue Taylor
Women of the Sun – Indigenous Women’s Film Festival
I’ve Been Everywhere, Man
Ocean to Outback – Floor talks with Mark Van Veen and Deborah Clark
Ocean to Outback – School Holiday Program
Are We There Yet? – School Holiday Program
An Act of Surrender – Floor talk with Dale Middleby
Ocean to Outback – Floor talk with Peter Haynes and Deborah Clark
An Act of Surrender – Floor talk with Dale Middleby and Peter Haynes
CMAG Staff Collection – Floor talk by exhibiting staff members
Members’ Preview – Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2009 with Peter Haynes
Artforum Lecture – Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2009 with Peter Haynes
Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2009 – Floor talk with Mark Van Veen
Launch by Peter Haynes of Paul Eggert’s book, Securing the Past
Mandy Martin : Paintings 1981 – 2009 – Floor talk with Peter Haynes for the
Australian Rural Librarian Information Association
Lover Cover – Floor talk by David Kilby on his exhibition, Record Covers
VENUE HIRE
ABC 666 Radio
ACT Corrective Services
ACTEW
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Venue Hire continued
ACT Health
ACT Office for the Ageing
ACT Treasury
Amnesty International
Australiana Fund
Belconnen Community Services
Bent Lenses
Big House Film Society
Bijoux Retrospective
Canberra Arts Marketing
Canberra CBD Ltd
Canberra Critics Choice
Canberra Short Film Festival
Chief Minister’s Department
Courtesy and Respect in the Workplace
CPSU
Created Naturally
Eckersleys Pty Ltd
Excelerated Consulting
Hard Rain Slide presentation
Health and Wellness Seminar
IMAGE
Jobs Australia
Koppamurra Wines
Marriage Celebrants
Meccano Group
Messengers Program
National Health and Medical Records
National Portrait Gallery
Nu Skills and Development
Property Group
Regional Arts
Resonants Choir, The
Ronin Films
Screen ACT
Territory and Municipal Services
Thales Group
Unifem
Victims Support Unit
Walsh, Brendan
Youth Coalition
YWCA
NOLAN COLLECTION
A selection from Nolan’s Ned Kelly series (along with related material) was on
display in CMAG’s Gallery 1 throughout 2008-09.
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HISTORIC PLACES
MAJOR EVENTS
Lanyon
Christmas Carols and Picnic
Lanyon Harvest Music Festival
Lanyon Anniversary Lecture and Dinner with
Trisha Dixon
The Great Lanyon Easter Egg Hunt
Mother’s Day – free entry for mothers and
grandmothers
Calthorpes’ House
Music in the Garden
Everything Stops for Tea – Mother’s Day at
Calthorpes’ House
Mugga Mugga
Conserving Mugga – lecture by Pip Giovanelli
Mother’s Day Special at Mugga Mugga
Sylvia Curley Oration : Mugga Mugga Cottage and
Surrounds delivered by Peter Andrews
14 December
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March
14 March
12 April
10 May
25 October
10 May
16 November
10 May
24 May
EXHIBITIONS
Lanyon
The Convict Years
Within Living Memory
The Cunningham Family Album
Calthorpes’ House
Calthorpes’ House Orientation Exhibition
Mugga Mugga
Getting It Together
COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Lanyon
On the Farm – School Holiday Program
Convict Work
Who were the convicts?
Successful Rose Pruning
James’ Diary
Child’s Play
Tertiary Level Tour – CIT Design Students
Self guided tours
Making Colour in the Garden
Spit and Polish
Familiarisation program for Monash Primary School teachers
Convicts
Tour for Australian War Memorial guides
Open House for Senior Citizens (free entry)
Familiarisation tour for student teachers
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Community and Education Programs – Lanyon continued
Specialist tour led by Peter Haynes for ANU Art History students
Aging Gracefully, Managing a Mature Garden with Graham Williams
General education tour for Brindabella Christian College
General education tour for Canberra Girls Grammar School
Calthorpes’ House
Winter Warmers – Slow Food at Calthorpes’ House
Electric Servants Come to Town
City and Country : Dawn’s Surprise
General tour for Manjimup Education Support Centre Year 11 students
General tour for CIT Design students
Touring the Textiles
Jams and Preserves with Jean Abbott
Specialised tour for ANU School of Art students
Specialised tour for CIT Museum Practice students
Specialised tour for University of Canberra Building Conservation students
From Blandfordia to Red Hill : An Architectural Walking Tour
Dawn’s Surprise
Mugga Mugga
City and Country : At the Garden Gate
General tour for Manjimup Education Support Centre Year 12 students
At the Garden Gate – School Holiday program
Site Inspection – Heritage students from University of Canberra Summer School
Specialised tour for University of Canberra students
VENUE HIRE
Lanyon
Communities at Work – Men’s Respite Group
Tobin Brothers
Joint event with Lanyon Café
Wedding Reception
Weddings
Rolls Royce Club
Centrelink
Wedding Photo Session
Department of Defence
South Coast Community Housing
Australian Mountain Runners Association
L J Hooker
Mugga Mugga
Private functions
Friends of Grasslands
Queanbeyan Bush Poets Society
National Trust ACT – Christmas Party
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Canberra Museum and Gallery – Acquisitions
(Purchases and donations) in 2008-09
Purchases
Erica Seccombe, Nanoplastica, 2008
Danie Mellor, Boomerang, 2006
William Yang, Breathing the rarefied air of Canberra #1, 2007
Petr Herel, The Truth about Monsters
Marie Hagerty, Monarch II, 2008
Kensuke Todo, Apex, 2008
Ex de Medici, it’s a global world, 2008
Janet Dawson, Scribble Rock red cabbage, 1995
Steven Holland, Monaro (diptych), 2001
Helen Geier, Transported, 2008
Donations
Denise Ferris, Untitled (Grit Man), 2005
Diana Williams, Untitled #33, series 1, 2005
Richard Larter and Derek O’Connor, Wednesday, 2003
Richard Larter and Derek O’Connor, Wrangler, 2003
Richard Larter and Derek O’Connor, Blonde Nurse, 2003
Richard Larter and Derek O’Connor, The last look, 2003
Richard Larter and Derek O’Connor, Billy tea, 2003
Derek O’Connor, Vitrine works, one work in 13 parts
Derek O’Connor, Girls and boys, one work in six parts
Derek O’Connor, Petroleum, 1997
Derek O’Connor, The story of Dirk Hartog, the failure of St Christopher, 2005
Derek O’Connor, Mother (diptych), 1994
Derek O’Connor, Scientist, 1994
Derek O’Connor, Jack Kerouac drawings, 2000
Derek O’Connor, Fragments, four small works to be framed together
Derek O’Connor, Return of the primitive (from the Kids at play series), 2006
Derek O’Connor, Tender, 2001
Derek O’Connor, Monica, 2003
Derek O’Connor, Labour, 2004
Derek O’Connor, Performance, 2004
Derek O’Connor, Overboard, 2004
Derek O’Connor, Can’t buy me love, 2004
Derek O’Connor, Sap, 2004
Derek O’Connor, For you forever, 2004
Derek O’Connor, Leaving lost (series of works in 19 parts)
Danie Mellor, A new geography (of dreams the heart which cast its own), 2006
Danie Mellor, A tale of wander, 2006
Jan Brown, 29 sculptures, the second part of her extensive gift to the Canberra
Museum and Gallery
Sue Taylor, eX and Reg (eX de Medici and her dog Reggie), 2007
Capitol Theatre cinema seats c. 1927 – donated by Ms Janis Skelton
Capitol Cinema Collection c. 1960 – 1980 – donated by Mrs Dawn Waterhouse
ACT car registration plate with registration number 1 – donated by Mrs Averil Ginn
Federal Capital Territory tableware – donated by Mr J P Woodger
ACT self-government promotional umbrella – donated by Ms Denise Rawling
Sporting memorabilia collection – donated by Mr Robert Cooke
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Major Funding, Sponsorship and Support
The Corporation enjoyed the continuing support of Government agencies and of
several major sponsors, as well as the assistance of many new donors and
supporters during 2008-09. Without their generous support many of the
Corporation’s performances, exhibitions, programs and events would not be possible.
Government Funding
ACT Government
Commonwealth Department of the Attorney General – Territories and Native
Title Division (support for Nolan Collection)
Playing Australia – Commonwealth Government National Performing Arts
Touring Support Program
Visions of Australia (support for Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape
Painting 1850 – 1950 – a National Gallery of Australia Travelling exhibition)
Major Sponsors
Optus
Canberra Tradesmen’s
Union Club
Canberra Labor Club
Production Sponsor, Canberra Theatre Centre
Supporter of Canberra Theatre Centre social
capital program
Production Sponsor, Canberra Theatre Centre
Sponsors (Cash and/or in-kind support to the value of $10,000 or more)
Waldorf Apartment Hotel
Cre8ive
Donors (Donations to the value of $10,000 or more)
ACTTAB
Jan Brown
Meredith Hinchliffe
Richard Larter
Derek O’Connor
Sue Taylor
Supporters (Cash and/or in-kind support or donations up to the value of $10,000)
Jean Abbott
Peter Andrews
Australian National University School of Music
Bush Dancers Display Group
Cancer Council ACT
Robert Cooke
Alison Cozadinos
Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd
Eclipse Lighting and Sound
Denise Ferris
Averil Ginn
Howlong Nursery
Humbug
Lanyon Café, The
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Danie Mellor
Denise Rawling
Sing Australia Choir
Janis Skelton
Colin Slater
Slow Food Canberra
Smiths Road Fire Brigade
St John Ambulance
Dr Glen St John Barclay
Roseanne Truman
Tuggeranong Valley Band
Dr Caroline Turner
Will Van Weedenburg
Lilly Vermeesch
Dawn Waterhouse
Petronella Wensing
Carol Wescombe
Diana Williams
J P Woodger
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2007-08 Financial and Performance Statements
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Glossary of Acronyms
AAT
ABC
ABN
ACTEW
ACTPS
ACTTAB
AFFIRM
AGM
AM
ANCA
ANU
AO
APACA
ASO
AWA
BA
BEc
CBD
CEO
CFC
CFO
CIT
CMAG
CMG
CMP
CPSU
ESD
FTE
FM
GSO
HR
ICOMOS
InTACT
IPF
IT
JCC
LED
LP
MA
MBA
MEAA
NCA
NDS
NGA
NIDA
NLA
NPG
NRMA
OAM
OH&S
PhD
PO
RAIA
RMC
SOG
SOM
SBMP
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Business Number
ACT Electricity and Water
ACT Public Service
ACT Totalisator Agency Board
Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research
Annual General Meeting
Member of the Order of Australia
Australian National Capital Artists Association
Australian National University
Officer of the Order of Australia
Australian Performing Arts Centres Association
Administrative Services Officer
Australian Workplace Agreements
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Economics
Central Business District
Chief Financial Officer
Canberra Institute of Technology
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Conservation Management Plan
Commonwealth Public Service Union
Full Time Employee
Financial Management
General Services Officer
Human Resources
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Information Technology ACT
Ian Potter Foundation
Information Technology
Joint Consultative Committee
Liquid Electronic Display
Long Play
Masters Degree
Master of Business Administration
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
National Capital Authority
Network Data Systems
National Gallery of Australia
National Institute for Dramatic Arts
National Library of Australia
National Portrait Gallery
National Road and Motorists’ Association
Medal of the Order of Australia
Occupational Health and Safety
Doctor of Philosophy
Professional Officer
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Military College
Senior Officer Grade
Sound of Music
Strategic Bushfire Management Plan
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SEA
SPO
UNSW
UPS
VIP
YWCA
Special Employment Arrangements
Senior Professional Officer
University of New South Wales
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Very Important Person
Young Women’s Christian Association
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Compliance Index
Transmittal Certificate
v
A.1
The Organisation
8
A.2
Overview
11
A.3
Highlights
13
A.4
Outlook
18
A.5
20
A.6
Financial Report
20
A.7
20
A.8
20
A.9
21
B.1
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B.2
64
B.3
64
B.4
Legislation Report
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Section C - Legislative and Policy Based Reporting
C.1
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C.2
Fraud Prevention
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C.3
Public Interest Disclosure
67
C.4
Freedom of Information
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C.5
69
C.6
HR Performance
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Section C – Legislative and Policy Based Reporting continued
C.7
Staffing Profile
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C.8
74
C.9
74
C.10
Workplace Relations
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C.11
Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP)
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C.12
Strategic Asset Management
77
C.13
Capital Works
78
C.14
Government Contracting
85
C.15
Community Grants/Assistance/Sponsorship
91
C.16
Territory Records
91
C.17
Human Rights Act 2004
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C.18
Commissioner for the Environment
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C.19
ACT Multicultural Strategy
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C.20
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Reporting
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C.21
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C.22
ACT Women’s Plan 2004-2009
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Appendices
1
Members and Remuneration of the Cultural Facilities Corporation as at
30 June 2009
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Advisory Committees
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Canberra Theatre Centre Venues – Schedule of performances and
functions 2008-09
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9
ACT Museums and Galleries Venues – Schedule of exhibitions,
programs and events 2008-09
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10
Canberra Museum and Gallery – Acquisitions (Purchases and
donations) in 2008-09
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11
Major funding, sponsorship and support
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