Winner
Mayor of Ipswich, Teresa Harding, presenting Peter Connell with the award for Sunshine Coast Council. Photograph by Sarah Marshall, Jiriki Media. Courtesy of Museums & Galleries Queensland.
Sunshine Coast Council
Revitalising Landsborough Museum
Sunshine Coast Council has been named the winner in this GAMAA category for Revitalising Landsborough Museum, a transformational project that demonstrates exemplary leadership, partnership and strategic investment in regional cultural heritage.
Over four years, Sunshine Coast Council worked closely with the Landsborough & District Historical Society to address significant governance, operational and infrastructure challenges, securing the long-term future of one of the region’s most important social history museums. Guided by comprehensive planning and aligned with strategic heritage priorities, the project delivered a holistic program of governance reform, heritage conservation, collections management, accessibility improvements and audience-focused exhibition renewal.
Highly Commended
Mayor of Ipswich, Teresa Harding, presenting Susan Hoy and Belinda Hayes with the Highly Commended presentation for Redlands Coast Museum. Photograph by Sarah Marshall, Jiriki Media. Courtesy of Museums & Galleries Queensland.
Redlands Coast Museum
Building a Sustainable Museum: A Whole-of-Organisation Transformation in Governance, Collections and Community Stewardship
Redlands Coast Museum is applauded for its Building a Sustainable Museum: A Whole-of- Organisation Transformation in Governance, Collections and Community Stewardship project, a volunteer-led initiative demonstrating outstanding leadership in organisational sustainability and resilience.
Led by a dedicated Governance Team, the Museum undertook a comprehensive review of its operations, developing 46 policies and procedures that strengthened governance, collections management, risk preparedness, volunteer engagement and long-term organisational sustainability.
By embedding strong governance, cultural stewardship, reconciliation and knowledge-sharing into everyday practice, this initiative has created a sustainable foundation for preserving and sharing the region’s heritage while strengthening the Museum’s capacity to serve its community into the future.
