Wollongong
292,500Illawarra Population
27oCSummer average daily temp
17 patrolled beaches, 7 off-leash beaches
85kmFrom the Sydney Opera House
View of Wollongong from Sublime Point
Wollongong Harbour
Utilising our organisational strengths:
Collections
Digitisation
Metadata
Knowledge
Project Planning:
Costs
Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin
IHS Publications
Wollongong Lighthouse
Delivering in digital:
Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin http://ro.uow.edu.au/ihsbulletin/
IHS Publications http://ro.uow.edu.au/ihspubs/
Lake Illawarra
Building an online presence for access
• Structure• Themes• Geographies• Tools• Keep it simple
Port Kembla Steelworks
St Michaels Church, Wollongong
Benefits of collaborating:
• Strengthen relationships• Create opportunities• Expand a project’s potential and its reach• Fast-track outcomes• Pool resources• Create real value
Thank you !
Collaborative Local History project steering committee is:
Lisa [email protected] O’Connor [email protected] [email protected] Susan [email protected] Daly [email protected]