Co-creating a sustainable future for the community heritage sector. This project aims to address the sustainability crisis facing the volunteer-managed galleries, libraries, archives, museums and hist

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Co-creating a sustainable future for the community heritage sector. This project aims to address the sustainability crisis facing the volunteer-managed galleries, libraries, archives, museums and historical societies that comprise Australia’s community heritage sector. Securing their long-term futures is imperative, as they serve as custodians of tangible and intangible heritage that record the nation’s cultural diversity. This project will identify indicators of organisational sustainability, with the expected outcome being an evidence-based resource which will help volunteers recognise and address threats to operations. This should provide significant benefits to community heritage organisations via a sustainability toolkit that enables them to benchmark their practice and plan for long-term futures.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4302 - Heritage, Archive and Museum Studies. Lead: Prof Sarah Baker