The donation in the early 1980s of a grinding stone prompted the idea of creating a Keeping Place to preserve, protect and promote the Koorie cultural heritage of Victoria. In 1986 the Museum of Victoria provided the Trust with office and exhibition space and, in 1988, launched an exhibition on Koorie art and material culture. This exhibition was the impetus for purchasing a range of contemporary artworks and craft items.
At the heart of the Trust is our collection of artefacts, pictures (paintings and works on paper), photographs, documentary material, and oral history recordings. Our collection is unique because we focus solely on collecting the Koorie Aboriginal culture of south-eastern Australia.