The Hume City Council Partnership pointed at ways we could work with a rapidly growing corridor to collaborate with local government libraries to expand our shared goals. The partnership delivered three activities:
- Education Outreach Summer Programs in Hume Libraries
- Welcome to Scienceworks family events
- Ticket distribution through local libraries to new audiences
The Hume City Council Partnership was shortlisted for the Community Connection Award at the AMaGA Awards in 2024.
Museums Victoria wishes to extend our great appreciation to Jacqui, Sarah and team members at Hume City Council for their collaboration in this partnership.
Education Outreach Summer Programs
Multilingual Libraries
The Education Outreach Summer Program sought to benefit from both organisations' capabilities by working in partnership. The program was delivered over two summers and began with professional learning days. Together, Museums Victoria and Hume City Council Library staff were able to share program content, practice ways of presenting the community with the content and discuss key elements for improvement and adapting resources.
The teams then co-delivered Museums Victoria Outreach programs in languages other than English at Hume City Council Library locations.
Summer programs averaged 165 people participating in each library event across five branches (Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Gladstone Park, Sunbury and Tullamarine).
Welcome to Scienceworks
STEM Catalyst and Culture Makers
Arjumand Khan delivered two Welcome to Scienceworks events for families. The events included bus travel from Broadmeadows Library to Scienceworks to address the transport barrier that families can experience when participating in site-based activities.
Museums Victoria partnered with Hume City Council Libraries to deliver the Welcome to Scienceworks activities together, including event bookings and promotion through familiar local library locations.
Ticket distribution to new audiences
Free program tickets to National Science Week events for families were generously donated by the Royal Society of Victoria. Through our partnership with Hume City Council Libraries, these tickets were distributed to families in the Hume Council region. It was wonderful to see the impact of so many new audience members at our National Science Week events.
