Pandora Foundation
The Pandora Foundation was established in Townsville by members of the Townsville business community to raise $2 million to provide for retrieval and conservation of the contents of the Pandora historic shipwreck. The artefacts, including those already raised by the Queensland Museum during previous expeditions, are to be displayed in a new wing of the Museum of Tropical Queensland (MTQ) in Townsville. The project also included the relocation from Brisbane of the Queensland Museum’s Maritime Archaeology staff and a Materials Scientist (conservator) to the MTQ.
The Pandora Foundation was officially launched on 18 June 1996 at a private champagne reception at the Sheraton Breakwater Casino Hotel in Townsville. It was attended by the Premier of Queensland, Rob Borbidge. During the evening, Mr Borbidge, on behalf of the State Government, committed $17.5 million to the new wing of the MTQ.
The new building opened in June 2000, displaying and housing the Pandora collection. Townsville Mayor Tony Mooney announced a $500,000 contribution to the Pandora Foundation from the people of Townsville. "The campaign attracted significant interest and has been a huge success," said Keith Brazier, campaign chairman. "The City Councils of Townsville and Thuringowa, the State Government and statutory authorities have generously supported this ambitious project. Thuringowa Council has made a $100,000 contribution. The State Government matched the Pandora Foundation’s funding with an additional $1 for every $2 raised." To date (August 2006) over $2.3 million has been raised, which is well over the Pandora Foundation’s target of $2 million.
Enquiries about supporting the objectives of the Pandora Foundation can be made to:
Mr John Lyons
Tropical Club Ambassador
C/- Museum of Tropical Queensland
70-84 Flinders Street
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810
Telephone: (07) 4726 0600
Facsimile: (07) 4721 2093
Pandora Foundation Sponsors and Donors
The Pandora Foundation and the Queensland Museum gratefully acknowledge the following donors and sponsors:
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AEC Group Ansett Airlines Australia Post Bairstow Promotions Barker, Fay BHP Boulton, Cleary & Kern Boyle, Chris & Louise Brazier & Motti Brazier, Keith & Jennifer Breakwater Island Limited BP Oil Broomhead, Richard & Rose Butler, Trevor & Margaret Byte Centre CE Smith & Co. Carmichael Ford Carmichael, David & Julie Centenary Ford Century Zinc Chapman, George & Margo Coca Cola Amatil Colbran Holdings Commonwealth Bank Connolly Suthers Contrabart Coopers & Lybrand Core, Jennie Crossland, Chris & Jan Curtain, Mick E. Robert & Alison L. Hayles Charitable Fund Ferry Property Management Furnell, Ron Galloway & Lando Geoff Pickering Motors Gleeson Properties Goicoechea Group Gribbin Realty Guazzo, Eric & Penny Hartley, Dru Harvey World Travel Hermit Park Bus Service |
Hooper, Max & Pam Honeycombe’s Real Estate Hugh E. Urquhart Real Estate Kipping, Ken James Cook University Jon McArthur, Chartered Accountants Landel Pty ltd Leanda Drilling Co. Loloma Investments Walters, Barry & Shirley MacCallum & Partners Architects Magnetic Island Community & Commerce Association Mak Retail Promotions Markwell Rockbreaking MB Travel McIntyre & Associates Menkins, Mike & Trish Metway Bank Mike Carney Toyota MVO Contractors Nadicprint Services NORQEB Northwest Construction North Qld Newspaper Co Parry Nissan Suzuki Paul, Stephen & Mary Pearse, Elizabeth Phillip Leong Investments Pickard Associates Plante, Geoff & Linsey Power, Richard & Gillian Prestige Litho Pty Ltd Price Waterhouse Pure Pleasure Cruises Queensland Rail Ray White Kirwan Reichhold, Hans & Robyn Retireinvest Rider Hunt Queensland Ringwell Pty Ltd Roberts, Leu & North Roberts, G.V. |
Roberts, Susan Rowlands Surveys Pty Ltd Samuel & Eileen Gluyas Trust Santalucia Group of Companies Schaumburg, Denis & Sue Seagulls Resort Shepherd Estate of SLR Sheraton Breakwater Casino Hotel Shorts Properties Short, Warren & Jan Slaney, Hal & Nan Suthers & Taylor Lawyers Talbot, Frank Telecasters Australia Telecasters North Queensland The Navigation Centre Thuringowa City Council Tony Ireland Holden Toohey, Robyn Townsville Chamber of Commerce Townsville City Council Townsville Enterprise Townsville Magazine Townsville Port Authority Townsville Resorts Pty Ltd Townsville Slipways Townsville & Thuringowa Water Supply Board Townsville Travelodge Townsville Trade Waste Trinity Consolidated Limited Trojan Insurance Trust Company Australia Turl, P.C. & M.M. Wallace, Carden Wall, Ben & Gwen Walters, Barry & Shirley Watson, Sir Bruce Wilkins, L.E. Wilson Ryan & Grose Zell, Len |