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Just smile and wave, smile and wave
Opening of the Fish Depot, Scarborough, May 1959 – Digital ID: 6441 Welcome to the fourth blog in the series about the GRDSv8. The GRDS has gone out for whole-of-government consultation and we are...
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Moving, just keep moving
Double row seed planter, April 1939, Digital image ID: 23625 Welcome to the fifth blog in the series about the GRDSv8 (are you sick of us yet? Half way there!). The GRDS has gone out for...
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Lists, lists and more lists
Extract from a list of Italian immigrants arriving in Brisbane, on the ship Jumna, 7 December 1891, Image ID: 6387 In our continuing series on reducing paper mountains, we bring you some advice about...
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The I.T. crowd
Computer area, Treasury Building, Brisbane, June 1965 – Digital ID: 21835 Welcome to the sixth blog in the series about the GRDSv8. The GRDS has gone out for whole-of-government consultation and we...
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Order in the court (records)
Law Courts building under construction, Brisbane, August 1969 – Digital ID: 14156 Welcome to the seventh blog in the series about the GRDSv8. The GRDS has gone out for whole-of-government consultation...
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Money, money, money always funny in the GRDS world
Financial statement of Queensland War Council, 27 Feb 1922 – Digital ID: 24602 Welcome to the final blog in the series about the GRDSv8. The GRDS has gone out for whole-of-government consultation and...
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Reclaim your space
Records room-Executive Building, Brisbane July 1965, Digital image ID 21920 The final blog in our series about reducing paper mountains, you need to ask yourself, how can you prevent these paper...
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Yes, this is the right blog…
It’s a new year and we’ve given our blog a makeover! Along with a new look, you’ll notice there are also some new features. So what’s different and why did we do this? We wanted to make it easier for...
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We released, you read and provided us with feedback
123RF Image: 9423586 Well, it has been a long couple of months, there was a little thing called Christmas, but consultation has finally closed on the General Retention and Disposal Schedule for...
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A change is on the cards
Did you know data contained on credit cards and debit cards issued by schemes such as Visa and MasterCard are one of the easiest types of information for criminals to steal and convert to cash?...
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Collaborate, Create & Share – PAPG March 2016 meeting
The first Public Authority Practitioner Group (PAPG) meeting for 2016 was held on the 16th of March. There was a great turnout with 23 different public authorities represented. Below are some of the...
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What’s in a name?
ANZAC Square, Titles Office August 1959, Digital ID 13907 Like, OMG, how long is this title – General Retention and Disposal Schedule for Administrative Records? As part of the review of the General...
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Welcome back, Transitory
Bert Hinkler’s Avro Avian welcomed by crowds in Queen Street, Brisbane 1928, Digital ID 3048 Very much like the crowds welcoming back Bert Hinkler after his solo flight from England to Australia, the...
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Choreographing the website two-step
Sometimes updating a website feels like a dance… we have to take a jump to the left then a step to the right before we can go forward. And there have been a few times where it’s felt like we take a...
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PAPG June 2016 meeting
We had a great turnout for the second Public Authority Practitioner Group (PAPG) meeting for 2016, held on Tuesday 7 June. There was a strong attendance with 27 public authorities represented....
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What’s in a number: new record class numbering pattern revealed!
What’s in a number: new record class numbering pattern revealed! You unanimously told us in the Preferred Numbering Pattern for GRDS survey a numbering pattern that offers less change that is easy to...
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Go on, get out there and market your services!
By Samantha Elkington-Dent Author bio: Sam works in Information Management Services (IMS) at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). IMS look after information and records management, the staff...
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Drum roll please ….. the new name of the GRDS is …..
Map mounting drums B Kelly & A Jarvis, April 1970 Digital image ID 24311 We needed to find some big drums to announce this exciting news. Hopefully these ones in the photo are big enough. As you...
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