The Collections Council congratulates its Development Officer, Ms Veronica Bullock, on her selection as a Fellow of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in Rome, Italy.

During the last fortnight, the Collections Council has made two major submissions to the Australian Government concerning the importance of collections.

The Chair, Board and Secretariat of the Collections Council of Australia have welcomed the appointments of Ms Janet Prowse and Ms Justine Heazlewood as Directors of the company.

Blue Shield Australia (BSA) has recently announced a new Secretariat, to succeed the Collections Council of Australia from 1 February 2010. We congratulate the Australian Library and Information Association on its appointment, and gratefully acknowledge BSA’s appreciation for the services provided over almost five years by the Collections Council.

The Collections Council of Australia and Eleanor Adams are pleased to announce the publication of Towards Sustainability Indicators for Museums in Australia.

The Collections Council congratulates its Executive Assistant, Ms Charlotte Smith, on her appointment to the position of Executive Officer Benefaction and Membership at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

The Collections Council is pleased to announce that the position of CollectionsCare Coordinator for the WA Goldfields has been advertised. This marks an important milestone in the CollectionsCare project.

The Collections Council of Australia is pleased to announce that the online edition of Significance 2.0 is now available via the Significance website.

The Collections Council of Australia plans to develop and promote a new model for sustainable scientific and cultural collections in Australia.

The Collections Council of Australia, in collaboration with the Mallala and Districts Historical Committee and its Museum in regional South Australia, launched a wiki website for Mallala on 15 September 2009.

The Chair, Board and Secretariat of the Collections Council of Australia have welcomed the appointment of Ms Terri Janke as a Director of the company.

The Collections Council of Australia mourns the tragic death of Dr Seddon Bennington, New Zealand’s Observer on the Collections Council’s Board.

The Collections Council of Australia is pleased to announce that the complete version of ‘Part 6 – Significance in action – applications’ is now available ONLINE.

Significance 2.0 – a guide to assessing the significance of collections was published in May 2009 – in print and online. Thanks to an Australian Government grant, hard copies were sent to 2,900 collecting organisations around Australia to help with collection management practice.