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Local Government GDA Launch

New Disposal Authority for Local Government Records

The State Records Commission is delighted to launch and publish a fully revised General Disposal Authority for Local Government Records (GDALG) to supersede the 1999 version. This GDALG may now be applied to the records of local government organizations within Western Australia.

Meg Travers Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 16:14

State Records Act tenth anniversary

At its recent meeting, on 2 December, 2011, the State Records Commission (SRC) noted that the State Records Act 2000 came into full operation on 1 December 2001, making this the month of the Act’s tenth anniversary. Since the proclamation of the Act the SRC has produced eight recordkeeping standards, covering both physical and electronic recordkeeping, and has introduced a comprehensive recordkeeping regime throughout State and local government, which sets an enviable precedent within Australasia. To celebrate the Act and this, its tin anniversary, we delved into the State archives Lise Summers Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 14:49

UNESCO adopts the Universal Declaration on Archives

On 7th November 2011 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Archives, proposed by the International Congress of Archives. It is the culmination of intense efforts led by Papa Momar Diop, the Ambassador of Senegal at UNESCO and the former National Archivist of Senegal, supported by Jens Boel, Head Archivist at UNESCO, and activists in the ICA network throughout the world.

Meg Travers Friday, November 25, 2011 - 14:04

Online Retention and Disposal Application

The State Records Office of WA is in the final stages of developing a new web application that will allow government agency staff (and records consultants working with agencies) to prepare and submit disposal authorities online. Damien Hassan Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 11:35

Friday File Fling

As part of National Recycling Week a number of State and Local Government organisations have organised Friday File Flings - http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/fff/participants.cfm. It's great to see so many organisations involved in this initiative, particularly if you were able to use the opportunity to promote Records Management and the use of your Retention and Disposal Schedule (R&D). Lise Summers Friday, November 11, 2011 - 15:17

Re-using Records

Have you ever wondered what happens to the records that are sent to the State Records Office? Who uses them and why? Have you ever wondered how that file came to be in the State archives collection, and who else looks at them? Lise Summers Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 15:35

National Recycling Week - Recycle Responsibly

National Recycling Week - Responsible Recycling for ‘Friday File Fling’ National Recycling Week (7-13 November) is now only two short weeks away. The State Records Office of Western Australia has identified that the Week represents an ideal opportunity to raise the profile of records management and, in particular, Retention and Disposal Schedules with staff and management of government organisations. Files, records, documents, photographs, maps, plans, datasets etc documenting the business activity of a government organization can only be destroyed in accordance with Lise Summers Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 13:07

Preparing for this Friday's Eating the Archives Event.

Marquee being set up for the Eating the Archives Event in the People's Space at the Perth Cultural Centre. Preparation for the Eating the Archives event, which is part of the 2011 Commonwealth Festival, is being made in the People’s Space at the Perth Cultural Centre.

Tim Lethorn Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 10:51

An Appetite for Archives

Hadleigh's food With less than two weeks until I host the Eating the Archives event as part of the 2011 Commonwealth Festival, appetites are building at the State Records Office.

Meg Travers Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 10:58

In the mood...

Excitement is building for the Eating the Archives luncheon on 28th October 2011 - one of the highlights of the Commonwealth Festival Perth 2011 program. Staff are making energetic preparations to the sound of Just Sax, one of Perth's best young saxophone quartets, who will be providing the live music for the event.

Meg Travers Friday, October 14, 2011 - 09:36

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