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Governance Factsheets
Art Gallery of Ballarat Transition
Positive Solutions congratulates the Art Gallery of Ballarat on the recent appointment of its new board members. We are proud to have played a part in this important milestone for one of Australia’s most significant regional galleries. In collaboration with Harwood...
Hornsby Shire Council Arts and Cultural Plan
Hornsby Shire, located in the northern suburbs of Sydney, is experiencing urban growth and economic development, with its population reaching 151,713 in 2022. The Shire’s diversity is enriched by a growing multicultural community, highlighting the need for strategic...
Recruiting for new arts and community Boards for the Sunshine Coast Council
The Sunshine Coast Council aims to be Australia’s most sustainable region, taking a triple bottom line approach to sustainability, governance and community. For Council, the soul of the community is a flourishing arts ecology. To support this Positive Solutions was...
Murray Arts Museum Albury Governance Review and Implementation Plan
Transitioning MAMA to an arms-length governance modelFollowing consideration of alternatives, AlburyCity made a decision to transition the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) to an arms-length mode of operation, partly in order to optimise philanthropic support and...
Dictionary of Sydney Management and Governance Model
The Dictionary of Sydney is a unique public history project that catalogues the City and its stories in an online encyclopaedia. The Dictionary includes everything from essays by expert historians to popular local history entries, oral histories, photographs and...
Janet Clarke Hall Council Review
Janet Clarke Hall was founded in 1886 and is the oldest residential college for women in Australia. It pioneered college education for women in the country and is now part of the University of Melbourne. The College upholds values of equality, academic excellence and...
Governance to support the transformation of Melbourne Arts Precinct
Southbank precinct was already home to a cluster of world-class arts and cultural organisations. However, the precinct lacked the “glue” that could make the cultural experience cohesive. Broadly, the challenges identified were a lack of street life such as places to...
A major international NGO looks to improve its reporting arrangements to the Board
Oxfam Australia is one of the most prominent NGOs in the country – operating throughout the region and beyond. International aid, disaster relief, advocacy and fundraising – including through its shops – form the main activity streams for Oxfam. It is a complex...









