Library Board of Victoria 2025-26 annual report
- Total revenue and income from transactions
- $73.1 million
- Printed as $73,076 thousand · Report, page 83
Summary
The report's own summary: Chief Executive Officer’s year in review, pages 8 to 9
Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.
The Library Board of Victoria’s report for the year ending 30 June 2026 describes State Library Victoria’s role in preserving the state’s record and providing free access to information.
The Library reported digitising 16,953 Victorian newspapers and completing conservation of the original architectural drawings for St Paul’s Cathedral.
It reported 3,020,721 onsite visits against a target of 3,000,000 and visitor satisfaction of 90%, meeting its satisfaction target.
The Library reported a surplus before depreciation of $9.7 million and a deficit after depreciation of $3.8 million.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
The Library completed the largest conservation project in its history, preserving the original architectural drawings for St Paul’s Cathedral after 4 years of meticulous work made possible through donor support of the 2022 End of Financial Year Appeal.
Finances 4
Total revenue and income from transactions
$73,076 thousand
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Total revenue and income from transactions 73,076 69,278
Total expenses from transactions
$76,918 thousand
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Total expenses from transactions 76,918 77,885
Employee expenses
$41,954 thousand
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Employee expenses 3.1.1 41,954 45,305
Net result from transactions (net operating balance)
$(3,842) thousand
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Net result from transactions (net operating balance) (3,842) (8,607)
Staff 2
Total employees
352 people
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Total employees 352 286.16
Total employees
286.16 FTE
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Total employees 352 286.16
Executives and remuneration 3
Total number of executives
7
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Total number of executives 7 5
Total remuneration (a)
$1,607 thousand
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Total remuneration (a) 1,607 1,606
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer
$510,000–519,999
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in the range $510,000–519,999 ($460,000–469,999 in 2025)
Consultancies 11
Details of consultancies over $10,000
$767,851
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The total expenditure incurred during 2025–26 in relation to these consultancies was $767,851 (excluding GST)
The Trustee for THE MASS TRUST
$84,392
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The Trustee for THE MASS TRUST Development of the State Library Victoria brand strategy, brand architecture and visual identity framework 16 Jun 2025 31 Dec 2025 166,040 84,392
Leadership & Learning Pty Ltd
$126,800
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Leadership & Learning Pty Ltd Leadership and organisational development advisory services to strengthen workforce capability and leadership effectiveness 1 Jul 2025 30 Jun 2026 144,000 126,800 17,200
Radoll & Associates Pty Ltd
$34,276
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Radoll & Associates Pty Ltd Advisory services to support delivery of the Yoorrook Official Public Record (OPR) Stage 2 project 25 Aug 2025 28 Feb 2026 140,000 34,276
Elliott R Bledsoe
$36,831
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Elliott R Bledsoe Strategic policy advice and recommendations to inform the Library’s approach to artificial intelligence 19 Jan 2026 14 Dec 2026 85,760 36,831 48,929
Strategic Project Partners
$319,924
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Strategic Project Partners Project management and strategic advisory services to support the organisational transformation program 1 Aug 2025 30 Nov 2025 319,923 319,924
Perfectly Paired Group Pty Ltd
$47,000
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Perfectly Paired Group Pty Ltd Strategic review and recommendations to support the future retail and catering operating model and commercial growth opportunities 20 Sept 2025 30 Mar 2026 47,000 47,000
Tony Grybowski And Associates Pty Ltd
$42,052
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Tony Grybowski And Associates Pty Ltd Strategic advisory services to support development of the Library’s future public programming and audience engagement approach 29 Aug 2025 30 Nov 2025 42,052 42,052
Ernst & Young
$39,995
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Ernst & Young Development of a commercial partnerships strategy and asset framework to support future partnership and revenue opportunities 11 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2025 39,995 39,995
K.A.H Solutions
$15,280
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K.A.H Solutions Advisory services to support development of the Collection Storage Plan and Physical Collection Storage Masterplan 8 Jan 2025 30 Sept 2025 34,800 15,280
Vanessa Bartlett
$21,304
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Vanessa Bartlett AI ethics advisory services to support development of the Library’s artificial intelligence policy framework 1 Jan 2026 30 Apr 2026 21,304 21,304
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 124
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive band; Named remuneration