Keeping the Doors Open: Past, Present, Future at the Braidwood & District Historical Society/Braidwood Museum

Edited by Hart Tucker, Sarah Baker & Zelmarie Cantillon

The title Keeping the Doors Open was inspired by a recurring image throughout fieldwork. During the summer of 2019–20, the doors of the Braidwood Museum were shut by the Black Summer bushfires, as Australia experienced one of the most intense and catastrophic fire seasons on record. But keeping the doors open can have a more figurative interpretation as well – referring to openness to different visitors, diverse stories and new visions for what role a museum can play in the town of Braidwood.

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Hart – with two volunteers, along with a series of interviews.

Reference: Tucker, H, Baker, S & Cantillon, Z (eds) 2026, Keeping the Doors Open: Past, Present, Future at the Braidwood & District Historical Society/ Braidwood Museum, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/keeping-the-doors-open-zine.pdf

Propelling History: Organisational Sustainability and the Queensland Air Museum

Edited by Emily Kirry, Sarah Baker & Zelmarie Cantillon

The title Propelling History captures the QAM’s purpose of safeguarding aviation history and the role of volunteers in that endeavour. History is not simply held in place at the QAM, but actively propelled forward through the labour, relationships and shared purpose of the Museum’s volunteers.

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Emily – with two of the museum’s volunteers. Its content names sustainability as an active process, carrying the collection and the community into the future.

Reference: Kirry, E, Baker, S & Cantillon, Z (eds) 2026, Propelling History: Organisational Sustainability and the Queensland Air Museum, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/propelling-history-zine.pdf

We Were Here, We Are Here and We Have a Future: Organisational Sustainability and the Australian Queer Archives

Edited by Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker

The title We Were Here, We Are Here and We Have a Future is a quote from our interview with AQuA committee member Nick Henderson. It speaks to the archive’s long-standing commitment to collecting, preserving and making accessible the histories of LGBTIQA+ communities – histories that have so often been ignored, erased or discarded.

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Zel – with four of AQuA’s volunteers. Its content names organisational sustainability as a form of collective continuity: the ongoing work of affirming presence, belonging and possibility across generations, political climates and shifting institutional landscapes.

Reference: Cantillon, Z & Baker, S (eds) 2026, We Were Here, We Are Here and We Have a Future: Organisational Sustainability and the Australian Queer Archives, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/we-were-here-zine.pdf

New Chapters: Organisational Sustainability and Đất Nước Library

Edited by Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker

The title New Chapters reflects Đất Nước Library’s role as a catalyst for story-making, providing opportunities to spark new narratives and fuelling connections in the Vietnamese diaspora.

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Zel – with three volunteers from Đất Nước Library. The pages capture volunteers’ approach to writing their next chapter, formulated through thoughtful interrogation of what a viable, sustainable and community-led Vietnamese library can be.

Reference: Cantillon, Z & Baker, S (eds) 2026, New Chapters: Organisational Sustainability and Đất Nước Library, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/new_chapters-zine.pdf

Mend and Make Do: Organisational Sustainability and Miss Porter’s House

Edited by Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker

The title Mend and Make Do draws inspiration from the Porter family’s frugal, resourceful approach to life. That same spirit sustains Miss Porter’s House today, as volunteers find creative ways to keep the doors open. 

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Zel – with five Miss Porter’s House volunteers. The pages patch together the volunteers’ creativity and care to reveal how Miss Porter’s House might keep adapting, renewing and sustaining itself into the future.

Reference: Cantillon, Z & Baker, S (eds) 2025, Mend and Make Do: Organisational Sustainability and Miss Porter’s House, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mend-and-make-do-zine.pdf

Stitching Futures: Organisational Sustainability and The Embroiderers’ Guild, Queensland

Edited by Emily Kirry, Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker

The title Stitching Futures captures a hopeful, forward-looking outlook for the long-term viability of community heritage organisations in Australia.

This zine emerged from the honours research of Emily Kirry, which contributed to Stage 1 of our broader ARC project. Emily’s research focused on a specific case study – The Embroiderers’ Guild, Queensland – to explore the rewards and costs of volunteering and how the perseverance of volunteers contributes to the sustainability puzzle.

Content for this zine was created during a workshop – run by Emily and Zel – with three Guild members. The pages within capture the deep sense of connection among members of the Guild, an appreciation for its history and archives, and the sense of loss members would feel if the Guild were to close.

Reference: Kirry, E, Cantillon, Z & Baker, S (eds) 2025, Stitching Futures: Organisational Sustainability and The Embroiderers’ Guild, Queensland, https://communityheritagetoolkit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stitching-futures-zine.pdf