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Monday, 13 April 2009 06:18 |
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 We welcome Tony Martin, General Manager for the Qantas Founders’ Museum, to Longreach. Tony was appointed in July 2008 and he has been working hard to get to know local people. If you haven’t met him yet, come and say G’day when you next visit the Museum. (He’s the tall guy with the warm smile)
Tony brings a wealth of knowledge to the General Manager’s position from his 10 years experience working in the Australian tourism industry. He has travelled extensively mainly in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and has lived in many countries including Spain, Israel and Germany. He moved from the United Kingdom to Australia in 1997 bringing with him a varied career background including experience in the teaching sphere and the military. Tony has successfully completed a Bachelor of Tourism degree. Some of the internationally recognised and successful tourism ventures that Tony has been involved in include Sydney’s Harbour Bridge Climb, where he was responsible for employee and product development and, most recently, the Story Bridge Adventure Climb in Brisbane. Working as the Director of Operations, Tony played an integral role in setting up that highly regarded tourist attraction. Tony is driven by a desire to achieve excellence and professionalism. He intends to apply this standard to the Qantas Founders Museum by fostering and strengthening relationships with local community, value adding to the customer’s experiences and making the museum a place that people keep returning to. |
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Monday, 13 April 2009 04:43 |
 The QFM and QFOM boards are pleased to introduce, Steve Eather, Qantas Founders’ Museum Curator, who commenced in March 2008. Steve is an experienced curator, collections manager and project manager and has a graduate certificate in cultural and natural heritage and a graduate diploma in museum studies. Since joining the museum, Steve has been reviewing and updating the collection of artefacts, preparing plans for upgrading and future new displays. Steve’s interest in aircraft began when he enlisted in the RAAF on his 17th birthday and served for the next sixteen years, including seven years with No 6 (F111) Squadron at Amberley. His keen interest in Australian aviation history led to his posting to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Victoria, as the assistant curator. Whilst employed as an interpretive guide at Werribee Park (an historic mansion in Melbourne), he commenced a museum studies course at Deakin University. Steve gained valuable experience by combining work and study at Scienceworks Museum and Museum Victoria. Prior to joining Qantas Founders’ Museum, Steve held the position of Curator at the Victoria Police Museum where he developed a new museum display facility for that organization. He is the author of seven books on Australian military aviation (one of which won a literary award) and has also written a biography of a significant Army officer with distinguished service in World War II and service on the Kokoda Track. In 2009 he hopes to complete a history masters (by research) at Latrobe University. Steve is keen to develop new exhibitions for the Qantas Founders’ Museum and also to strengthen the museum’s relationship with the local community. Despite his extensive experience in other museums, he has never worked at a museum whose success is so closely linked to the well being of a local community. He considers this a privilege. · . |
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Last Updated on Monday, 13 April 2009 05:15 |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 04:59 |
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At the March board meeting the board voted John Hamilton into the casual director vacancy on the QFM board. The constitution requires that a director position elected in this manner will be made vacant at the next AGM of the company. John is the Deputy Chairman of the Qantas Founders Museum Board and has been a direct on the QFM board up until the last AGM. The board looks forward to having John’s insight back on the board.
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 11:03 |
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Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd (QFM) is a Trustee Company responsible for the administration of the Qantas Foundation Memorial Trust. QFM was incorporated on 20 February, 1990, with the goal: To commemorate the ethos and preserve the material history of the foundation and early operations of Qantas Airways Ltd.
It operates the "Qantas Founders Outback Museum". While Museums preserve past heritage for the historical, educational and entertainment benefit of the community, within this Museum, displaying people, places and aeroplanes, and the re-creation of flight in this pioneer era of aviation, there is a theme for the present generations of Australians:
Hold a vision. Pursue that vision with a tenacity of purpose, a dedication to excellence, and a sense if integrity, so that people will stand back, observe, and say "I am proud of what has been achieved".
The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is the initiative of people of Western Queensland. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:41 |
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