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The National Foundation for Australian Women has established the Australian Women's Archives Project with the purpose of supporting the preservation of women's papers and providing access to those papers. It has developed a national strategy to protect and make accessible Australian women's history by

• Establishing an Australian Women's Archive Fund to assist the ongoing preservation of women's papers and materials
• Having an Australian Women's Archives Reference Group including eminent historians, archivists and researchers, to advise on ongoing protocols for women's archives in Australia - to ensure the development of consistent and integrated systems for women's archives
• Facilitating Australian Women's Archives Joint Committees at the local level. These would include State Women's Trusts, State Libraries and/or other appropriate local organisations to:
  - Progress the efforts of groups and individuals to archive, index and maintain Australian women's papers;
  - and advise the NFAW on the distribution of monies in the Australian Women's Archives Fund
• Setting up a web based Australian Women's Archives Register of the location and content of all Australian women's papers.
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  For more information contact the NFAW through its website or at PO Box 3863, Weston, ACT, 2611, Australia