Canberra Heritage Trust Annual Report 2024
Summary
It has been a slow year for the CHT in terms of fundraising and support; however, costs have been kept very low and so the financial position shows no real change. It has been a good year in terms of developing the archive and displays at the West Raynham facility and in growing the newsletter distribution.
Financial
Donations have been very low this year, although this reflects a near zero attempt at fundraising as the Trustees determined that the main effort for the year was the archive and display, both of which rely on volunteers and material donations rather than money. This costs have been near zero.
Newsletter
The newsletter continues to grown in distribution and remains popular, although contributions of articles and photographs remains limited and a greater effort is needed to ‘encourage’ more contributions.
CHT Archive and Display, West Raynham SHQ
The archive of objects, documents and photographs has seen steady growth in the year, as has the AP library. More work is needed on sorting and digitizing the archive. Good progress was made on the digitizing of the 231 OCU photo albums.
The display are has continued to develop well. Likewise the external display of cockpit and engine has been enhanced during the year.
The Canberra Reunion, part of the Cold War day at West Raynham, was well attended.
Help to Canberra collections
The Trust was able to provide technical support, from APs, and material support of minor engineering items to a number of collections. Two Canberra main wheels (hub and tyres) were donated to the New Zealand restoration project.
Ken Delve Trustee, Canberra Heritage Trust
29 October 2025
Financial Report
As the CHT had minimal financial activity in the reporting period, no separate accounts have been provided.