Museum Resource Centre Network

Museum Resource Centre Network Map.
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The Museum Resource Centre Network is a partnership between the Queensland Museum, Queensland Government, Local Councils and community museums and Indigenous Keeping Places.

The objectives of the MRCN are:

• To produce a thematic map of cultural heritage collections in Queensland
• To identify significant collections or parts there-of that tell local stories, are regional resources or state treasures
• To assist community volunteers to preserve, interpret and display these collections for the benefit of local communities and visitors.

There are 6 regional centres for the MRCN:

• Far North Queensland
• North Queensland
• Central Queensland
• Sunshine Coast
• Southern Inland Queensland
• Gold Coast and Western Corridor

All centres are staffed by professional Museum Development Officers:

Far North Queensland
Name:	Dr Maria Friend
Postal Address:	MRC - Far North Queensland Unit 4, 92-96 Pease Street MANUNDA QLD 4870
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4032 4051
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4032 4051
Mobile No.:	0409 618 615
Email Address:	mdo.fnq@qm.qld.gov.au

North Queensland
Name:	Mrs Amanda Pontifex
Postal Address:	MRC - Northern Queensland C/- Museum of Tropical Queensland 70-102 Flinders Street TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4726 0602
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4721 2093
Mobile No.:	0438 113 797
E-mail Address:	mdo.nq@qm.qld.gov.au

Central Queensland
Name:	Bronwyn Roper
Postal Address:	MRC - Central Queensland Rockhampton City Council PO Box 1860 ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4700
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4924 1500
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4927 7155
Mobile No.:	0409 311 318
Email Address:	mdo.cq@qm.qld.gov.au

Sunshine Coast
Name:	Ms Fiona Mohr
Postal Address:	MRC - Sunshine Coast Cooroy Butter Factory PO Box 141 TEWANTIN QLD 4565
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 5472 0108
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 5472 0092
Mobile No.:	0410 690 753
E-mail Address:	mdo.sc@qm.qld.gov.au

Southern Inland Queensland
Name:	Mrs Vicki Warden
Postal Address:	MRC - Southern Inland Queensland 27 Lindsay Street TOOWOMBA QLD 4350
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4639 1971
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 4638 5791
Mobile No.:	0418 763 307
E-mail Address:	mdo.siq@qm.qld.gov.au

Gold Coast and Western Corridor
Name:	Ms Helen Pithie
Postal Address:	MRC - Gold Coast and Western Corridor C/- The Workshops Rail Museum PO Box 2234 NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305
Telephone No.:	+ 61 (0)7 3432 5145
Facsimile No.:	+ 61 (0)7 3432 5156
Mobile No.:	0408 438 227
E-mail Address:	mdo.gcwc@qm.qld.gov.au