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Professional bodies and organisations
- Australian Institute for Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM)
- Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations Inc (ACPHA)
- Australian Society of Archivists
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
Copyright
Useful documents
Significance assessment report templates
- Significance assessment template - PDF (PDF, 213kb)
- Significance assessment template - Word document (DOCX, 26kb)
Preservation needs assessment report
The Australian Institution of Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) have developed a template for use by all conservators. This template must be followed by all conservators preparing a preservation needs assessment for a CHG recipient.
Digitisation
- Digital NZ’s Make it Digital Guides, a one-stop shop for questions about creating digital content in New Zealand
- Public Records Office Victoria’s Just Digitise It Training Guide
- The Association for Recorded Sound Collections’ (ARSC) Guide to Audio Preservation
- State Library of New South Wales’ Digital practice: Guidelines for digitising images in NSW public libraries
Climate control and lighting
- A Practical Guide for Sustainable Climate Control and Lighting in Museums and Galleries (PDF, 3.8mb)
- A Case Study on Lighting for Museums and Galleries (PDF, 1.3mb)
Other grants
Federal grants
- Funding & Support, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Find a grant or opportunity, Creative Australia (Australian Government arts investment and advisory body)
- Heritage Grants, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Grants and Awards, Australian National Maritime Museum
- Fund Seeker, Philanthropy Australia
- Veteran & Community Grants, Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
New South Wales
- Arts Grants, Regional Arts NSW
- Museum and Galleries Grants, Museums and Galleries of NSW
- Arts and Cultural Funding Program, Create NSW
- Heritage and Cultural Grants, Royal Australian Historical Society
Queensland
- Funding Opportunities, Museum & Gallery Services Queensland Ltd
Victoria
- Grants and programs, State Government of Victoria
- Local History Grants Program, Public Record Office Victoria
Western Australia
- Grants and subsidies, Government of Western Australia
- Lotterywest Grants, Government of Western Australia
South Australia
- Heritage Grants, Department for Environment and Water, Government of South Australia
- History Trust Grant Funds, History Trust of South Australia
Australian Capital Territory
- ACT Heritage Grants, ACT Government
Northern Territory
- NT History Grants, Northern Territory Government
Tasmania
- Heritage and Grants Funding, Tasmanian Government