The Sovereign Hill Museums Association is a not-for profit community-based organisation that includes: Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum, Sovereign Hill Hotel, AURA and Narmbool, the Australian Centre for Rare Trades and Arts and the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections. It cares for a nationally and internationally significant collection of over 150,000 objects and protects the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Victorian gold rush.
We are an Australian tourism icon that attracts some 500,000 visitors annually. The Outdoor Museum is internationally renowned as a living museum featuring rare trades, and programs and experiences that interpret a pivotal point in Australia’s history. In all, some 350 staff work to bring our gold-rush story to life. They are supported by over 250 volunteers.
Battery Hands aid in the entertaining, informing and involving of visitors by assisting with the operation and care of our collection of rare steam machinery in good working order, and to provide an active exhibit for the visitors. They will bring the stories of steam power, the industrial revolution, and the people to life, along with its contribution to Ballarat’s technology and future. Using thematic interpretation they will deliver demonstrations as well as interacting with public and school groups as they flow through the various surface buildings and spaces. All staff are also required to comprehend and maintain OHS Standards in the workplace.
