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Beyond the roadside: why small museums matter
Forget blockbuster exhibitions – often the most unforgettable stories are waiting at the roadside museum you didn’t plan to visit. Hundreds of thousands of tourists travel across regional Queensland every year. Yet some of the best storytelling sites and memorable places along these travel routes are often overlooked. Small museums…
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Shining a light on the coral frontier: Low Isles Museum
Located 15km off the coast of Port Douglas, Low Isles is home to one of Queensland’s smallest museums. But don’t let its diminutive size fool you. Inside this tiny building you will find navigational and coral science artefacts that showcase the history of one of Queensland’s greatest natural wonders, the…
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A cinematic experience like no other
The Royal Mail Hotel opened on Elderslie Street in Winton in 1878. Today, the location is home to Winton’s Royal Open-Air Theatre. The building’s journey from then until now is one entwined with reinvention and resilience. The theatre is managed by Winton Movies Inc, a not-for-profit entity who run the…
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Vera’s story comes to life in Cooktown gallery renewal
After finishing the collection preservation work on the Vera Scarth-Johnson collection last year, I’ve spent part of the last six months researching, curating and developing a new exhibition for the gallery at Nature’s Powerhouse in Cooktown Botanic Gardens. I’ve been lucky to work with the skillful Michael Marzik (designer and…
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Wandering the Warrego Way
Following on from Ewen’s exploration of the Overlanders Way (see here), we’re moving down to Southern Inland Queensland now to follow the Warrego Way. Stretching from Brisbane in the east all the way to Birdsville in the west, the Warrego Way showcases some amazing landscapes, towns and of course, heritage…
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Overlanders Way
Townsville to Camooweal In the first in a series of posts looking at the drive tourism routes in Queensland we will look at the small museums on the Overlanders Way – from Townsville to Mt Isa. For the continuity for the Museum Development Program, we will continue west and also…
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Sunsets, dirt roads and packed schedules
Somehow we have reached the end of 2024, and what a busy and exciting year it has been for the Senior Museum Development Officers. To celebrate our amazing communities and what we’ve all achieved this year, here’s a bit of a rundown of our regions… First of all, a few…
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Ready for the wet?
With the wet season making a soggy start in Queensland, it’s a good time for museums around the state to review your disaster preparations. Many of these steps can also be applied to caring for your collections at home. Usually this should involve: Your disaster bin should be located in an…
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On the “Drive Tourism” Road
Museums and Drive Tourism in Queensland According to Business Queensland there are many benefits of drive tourism to rural and regional businesses including: Business Queensland measures the success of Queensland’s drive tourism strategy through the number of tourists embarking on self-drive journeys, the length of their journeys, the time they…
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