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The tour continues…
Last week I shared some highlights from my journey out west, showcasing some hotspots from Winton. This time, we’re on Iningai Country, in Longreach. Stockman’s Hall of Fame I love an audio tour – so experiencing the redeveloped spaces at the Stockman’s Hall of Fame was a must for my…
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Way Out West: The teams newest MDO heads into the outback
As Museum Development Officers, every so often we get to jump on the road and head out to connect with some of our community partners. It means we can get a feel for the spaces where communities are living, working, and thriving and get to know the people who are…
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“A baby camel in a hell of a hurry”: new displays in Surat
I’ve had the good fortune to have worked with the museum team at the Cobb and Co Changing Station Museum in Surat in 2022 and 2023, as they work towards commemorating the 100th anniversary of the last Cobb and Co coach run in Australia, in 2024! The Changing Station in…
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A place to share culture, seek knowledge and reveal history: Mapoon Cultural Centre
In February 2023, Ewen McPhee and I headed to Mapoon on Western Cape York Peninsula to attend two important community events. First, we joined elders, dignitaries, and community to mark the opening of the Chakara Aged Care Centre, a new support centre for elders. Following speeches, blessings and a cup…
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It takes a village to… open a community museum
Just after returning home from the official opening of Babinda Museum on 21 January 2023, my phone beeped. I opened a message from Tanya, one of the committee members, that read simply: “OMG!!! We opened a museum!!!” The joy that exudes from these few words is just priceless, and illustrates…
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Cyclone exhibition opens in Cardwell
The Cardwell Bush Telegraph recently opened a new exhibition focusing on cyclones that have impacted the Cassowary Coast Regional Council. They have many to choose from. The MDO program was heavily involved in the response, recovery and rebuild of Cardwell after Cyclone Yasi. This exhibition is located in the newly…
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Changing Cairns: farewell to a gifted storyteller, and friend
Spend long enough being an MDO and you soon learn that the communities you work in are where you find some of your closest colleagues. In Cairns, where the MDO works in an independent office, this is doubly true, and many of these people also become friends. So, when someone…
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Winging to Windorah and Charleville chats
Ewen and I are coming to the end of our MDO odyssey – while the jokes are getting worse, the welcomes we receive and the sights we are seeing make it all worth it. We departed Eromanga after a quick return to the Natural History Museum for Belinda and Corey’s…
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Ancient adventures in quirky Quilpie Shire
With the weather now well and truly glorious, Ewen and I departed Thargomindah for Quilpie, a two hour drive through scenic country, unusually green after so much rain. I was unreasonably excited by many emu sightings including a family group poking about by the side of the road – simple…
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