Position Vacant

QLD State Coordinator - a State Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the GenWeb Project.  Duties include liasing with local Coordinators, research institutions, libraries and associated genealogy repositories.  In addition the Coordinator maintains the State website and administers the state message board/query system (currently messages are being redirected off-site until such time as a new Coordinator is appointed).  Personal qualities include a love and understanding of genealogy, an interest in web design and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively.  As this is a supervisory role the ability to manage, delegate and provide informed guidance are essential attributes.  If you are interested in applying for the position, please contact the Australian Coordinator Leith Hutton for further details.

THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY IN STATIC MODE.  IT WILL REMAIN ONLINE UNTIL A NEW COORDINATOR IS FOUND BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE UPDATES DURING THIS PERIOD.  VISITORS ARE WELCOME TO BROWSE AND ARE FREE TO POST TO THE QLD MESSAGE BOARD.

Queensland is the second largest and third most populous state of Australia. It occupies the north-east corner of the mainland continent. The state is neighboured by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

The history of Queensland spans thousands of years, encompassing both a lengthy indigenous presence in the state, as well as the eventful times of post-European settlement. Estimated to have been settled by Indigenous Australians approximately 40,000 years ago, the north-eastern Australian region was explored by Dutch, Portuguese and French navigators before being encountered by Captain James Cook in 1770. The state has witnessed the tragic events of frontier warfare between European settlers and Indigenous inhabitants, as well as the employment of cheap Kanaka labour sourced from the South Pacific. It has also experienced dynamic growth and progress since its separation from New South Wales in 1859, currently being the fastest-growing state in Australia.

Queensland's current population is concentrated in the south-east corner, which includes the capital Brisbane along with Ipswich, Logan City, and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.  Brisbane was originally the Moreton Bay penal colony, intended as a place for recidivist convicts who had offended while serving out their sentences in New South Wales. The state later encouraged free settlement, and today Queensland's economy is dominated by the agricultural, tourist and natural resource sectors ... read more (courtesy of Wikipedia)

Your State Needs You!  Queensland currently requires the services of local volunteers for various regions across the State.  A local Coordinator is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a web presence for his or her respective area.  Basic web skills and a little free time are the only prerequisites, although an active  interest in your chosen area would prove beneficial.  Click Here for further information.  Note that volunteer applications will be accepted throughout 2009 although there may be a delay in reply.  I would ask that volunteers be patient during this period.  Your offers of assistance are much appreciated and I will get to your submission as soon as health permits.

Linking to the QLDGenWeb is easy!  Add http://www.worldgenweb.org/~ausqld as a hyperlink to text, or select a logo on the left and add the URL to the picture's properties.  Place your mouse over the image and right mouse click; select Save Picture As (or alternative command in non-IE browsers); and save to your computer.