Donations
See the projects your support makes possible, then choose how you would like to help: a financial contribution, or an item for the collection.
Projects your support makes possible
The Village’s buildings, machinery and vehicles are kept in working order by volunteers. Restorations and improvements are funded by admissions, donations and grants, and the Society welcomes help with materials, skills and funds.
Confirmed current projects are listed here as they are approved by the committee.
Recently completed
The Tractor Museum and its new front awning.
Tractor Museum front awning
A new front awning was constructed on the Tractor Museum shed, giving cover to the machinery displayed at the front of the shed.
Supported by the Gambling Community Benefit Fund
Rural Life building entrance
Volunteers improved the entrance to the Rural Life (Good Old Days) building and addressed future drainage problems at the same time, making the building more accessible for visitors with limited mobility.
The entrance to the Good Old Days building.
Monetary donations
Financial contributions support the preservation of the Village’s buildings and collections and the restoration of machinery and vehicles.
To make a financial contribution, please contact the Village. Our volunteers will explain how to give and provide a receipt on request. If you would like your gift to go towards a particular project or restoration, just say so.
Other way to help
Donate an item to the collection
The Society collects items that help tell the story of Laidley and the surrounding districts.
What we accept
- Items generally more than 50 years old.
- Items with a connection to Laidley and the surrounding districts.
- Photographs, documents, family histories, household objects, clothing, farming equipment and machinery.
How to offer an item
- Contact the Village first, before bringing an item in: phone (07) 5465 2516 or email pioneervillage@y7mail.com.
- Send a photograph and the known history of the item — its ownership, where it came from, when it was used and its connection to the district.
- Items are accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If transporting a large or heavy item is difficult, a volunteer may be able to assess it on site, by arrangement.
- Complete the Deed of Gift form online. It records your gift, the items, any copyright arrangements and your agreement, and gives you a downloadable copy. A Society representative countersigns when the items are received, and the Management Committee then decides whether the gift is accepted.
Deed of Gift form
Donor details, the items with their history and condition, optional photographs, the declarations, copyright questions and your signature.
About 10 minutes · paper version (PDF)
Donated objects on display in the Old Mortuary Museum.
Please note: the Society assesses every offer, and some items cannot be accepted. Contacting the Village first saves a wasted trip. The transfer is recorded on the signed Deed of Gift.
