Preservation Assistance

There are a range of resources and services that can assist Australian sporting organisations to manage their history.

Guides

Preserving Australian Sport History - a guide for sport organisations. Crook, E., (2020). Crook, E., (2020). This guide provides sports organisations with a starting point on identifying and managing sport heritage items. Topics covered include identification, selection, registration of items, management, preservation, records management, dispersal, disposal, and financial assistance. It also lists organisations that may provide advice in the area of preservation.

Grants

National Library of Australia

The Community Heritage Grants, opens in a new tab (CHG) program managed by the National Library of Australia provides grants of up to $20,000 to community organisations to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material.

State and Territory

• Australian Capital Territory, opens in a new tab
• New South Wales, opens in a new tab
• Northern Territory
• Queensland, opens in a new tab
• South Australia, opens in a new tab
• Tasmania, opens in a new tab
• Victoria, opens in a new tab
• Western Australia, opens in a new tab

Further Assistance

Assistance, advice, and potentially grant funding can be sought by contacting the Heritage Office in an organisation’s state or territory.

• ACT Government, opens in a new tab
• New South Wales Government, opens in a new tab
• Northern Territory Government, opens in a new tab
• Queensland Government, opens in a new tab
• South Australian Government, opens in a new tab
• Tasmanian Government, opens in a new tab
• Victorian Government, opens in a new tab
• Western Australian Government, opens in a new tab