The Australian War Memorial has nearly 300 volunteers actively contributing to its Mission of remembering, commemorating and interpreting the Australian sacrifice in war. The Treloar Technology Centre houses the Australian War Memorial's large technology collection. In the workshop, volunteers assist conservators prepare relics for storage and display. Conservation may involve cleaning, repairing damaged components, fabricating new components, and reassembly.
Volunteers also work in conservation laboratories treating textiles and paper based artifacts.
Volunteers in the Memorial's Discovery Room fulfil a unique interpretive role. The Discovery Room is the hands-on gallery for families and our younger visitors. Its exhibits include a recreated First World War trench and Casualty Clearing Station, a Second World War ship's bridge, a typical Australian 1940s kitchen and a soldier's tent from the Vietnam era. The Research Centre provides access to an irreplaceable collection of official and unofficial diaries and papers, photographs, film, sound and art. The Centre is the first point of contact for public enquiries concerning these collections.