By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE renovations are done and now Tweed Regional Museum is looking for volunteers to greet visitors at the new-look facility at Murwillumbah.
Museum staff and Friends of the Museum members were recently on hand at the Murwillumbah Show, the Tweed River Festival and the Living for the Future Home Expo to meet the public and invite them to get involved.
“Our front-of-house volunteers will play a central role in assisting visitors and welcoming them to this wonderful new cultural facility,” museum director Judy Kean said.
“The refurbished historic 1915 Council Chambers building and new extension complex on Queensland Road in Murwillumbah will herald a new era for the museum.
“The Murwillumbah Historical Society will continue to offer research expertise at the museum. A tremendous amount of work has been going on behind the scenes to document, photograph, catalogue and store the museum’s collection and we now have a purpose-built, climate-controlled storage facility to properly care for the museum’s growing collection.”
Trish Budd, who is working to develop the Front of House Volunteer Program, said they were looking for anyone over 16 who enjoyed meeting and greeting people.
“The expected minimum time commitment per month will be three-and-a-half hours and anyone aged 16 years and over who enjoys meeting and greeting visitors is encouraged to apply,” he said.
Further information about volunteering and the Expression of Interest form can be found online at museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au.
Positions close Wednesday 26 February 2014 and volunteers will be provided with information and training prior to the museum’s official public opening.
For more information, contact Collection and Program Support Officer Trish Budd on (02) 6670 2734 (Tuesday and Wednesday) or email Pbudd@tweed.nsw.gov.au
