Liza Dale-Hallett, Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria presented at the Museum and Gallery Services Queensland 2011 State Conference in Mackay on Thursday 11 August 2011. Her presentation is titled, 'Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection'

1. Plenary: Dealing with Disasters Hall A, MECC Chair: Christine Ianna Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection Sponsored by:

2. Making meaning from ashes: Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures Museum Victoria

3. Satellite image: smoke on Black Saturday

11. Documenting change over time Holistic, cross-disciplinary approaches Community education & engagement Reputation for being unbiased & trustworthy Preserve & learn from our past

19. Create places for reflection and commemoration

24. Acknowledge the complexity of disasters

26. Enrich understandings & broaden perspectives

30. Use art to help people engage with complex feelings and experiences

31. ‘ Disaster’ by Netty, Grade 6

32. ‘ The Aftermath’ by Cassie, Grade 6

33. 'Marysville', Joshua, Grade 1

34. ‘ Ashes’ by Michael, Grade 6

35. 'Go CFA ', Robert, Grade 4

36. ‘ Firestorm’ by Rachel, Grade 5

37. National September 11 Museum, New York

38. Tribute WTC Visitor Center, New York

39. Tribute WTC Visitor Center, New York

40. ‘ Katrina & Beyond’ exhibition, New Orleans

41. ‘ Katrina & Beyond’ exhibition, New Orleans

42. Create places for reflection & commemoration Acknowledge the complexity of disasters Enrich understandings & broaden perspectives Use art to engage with feelings & experiences Use the past to prepare for the future

44. http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/