Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 715

  1. Vale Prof. Dr. Romana Cielatkowska
  2. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2016
  3. Australia ICOMOS NSW Heritage Symposium 2016 – very limited places left
  4. The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are now open!
  5. The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers
  6. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW
  7. Calling all emerging heritage professionals―let’s meet at Lithgow, 18 March 2016!
  8. Proposal to include Fremantle’s West End in the State Register – stakeholder feedback sought
  9. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 4 February 2016
  10. 6th International Architectural Paint Research conference, New York, NY, 15-17 March 2017 – call for abstracts
  11. Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now
  12. Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series – call for presenters
  13. Tasmanian Community Fund – next funding round open
  14. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne
  15. ICOMOS-ICAHM Conference, 2-5 May 2016, Salalah, Oman – call for abstracts
  16. Theme for 18 April 2016: The Heritage of Sports
  17. Aerial Archaeology conference, 3-5 February 2016, Rome – program available
  18. 3rd Latin American Meeting on Heritage and Development, 20-23 April 2016, Argentina
  19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
  20. “Latin-American Meeting: The Cultural Heritage of the Bicentenary. 200 Years of Territory, City and Architecture”, 24-26 August 2016, Argentina
  21. Joint ISCTC & ISC20C conference, 10-13 March 2016, Italy – registration open
  22. Arte-Polis 6 International Conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers
  23. Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco student workshops, March 2016
  24. ICOMOS International Conservation Center 2015 Annual Report available online
  25. Early career professionals drinks, Melbourne, 24 February
  26. SITUATION VACANT EOIs invited for Heritage Study for our Local Government Area, Goulburn Mulwaree Council
  27. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant (Senior), GML Heritage

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1. Vale Prof. Dr. Romana Cielatkowska

Australia ICOMOS is saddened by the news of the sudden death of Prof. Dr. Romana Cielatkowska, architect and restorer. She was a long-standing and active member of ICOMOS, in particular the Shared Built Heritage ISC, as the representative for Eastern Europe. Our deepest condolences to her daughter and family, our ICOMOS Poland colleagues and members of the Shared Built Heritage ISC at the loss of such an active and respected scholar and colleague. Romana was a member of the highly successful 2015 Shared Built Heritage ISC Japan Study Tour. She will be missed by many of our members who had the opportunity of meeting and knowing her.

Click on the link below to read the In Memoriam document prepared by Romana’s Shared Built Heritage ISC colleagues.

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2. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2016

Monday 18 April 2016, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House

Please join us for an intriguing night at the annual Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites in memory of Dr James Semple Kerr and his contribution to heritage conservation in Australia. The 2016 inspirational speaker is yet to be confirmed.

COST: $40 Australia ICOMOS and National Trust members and students; $45 non-members.

Please monitor the Australia ICOMOS Friday e-news for more information and the link to the booking website.

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3. Australia ICOMOS NSW Heritage Symposium 2016 – very limited places left

Australia ICOMOS is pleased to announce a One Day Heritage Symposium
‘Heritage in Context and Contention’
to be held on 19 February 2016, 8.30am to 4.30pm

The Symposium has been curated by Australia ICOMOS volunteer Kate Higgins and is particularly relevant to heritage practice at a local government level. There are two broad themes:

  • Contention: Realising good heritage outcomes within a contentious statutory environment. Case studies will be used together with an insight into the NSW Land and Environment Court. There will be at least 4 speakers on the Contention theme ending with a Q & A forum. At this stage speakers include Susan O’Neill (Commissioner, NSW Land and Environment Court), David Logan (GML Heritage), Mary-Lyne Taylor (Bartier Perry Lawyers) and Julie Walsh (Pikes and Verekers Lawyers).
  • Context: The important role heritage plays in creating liveable and delightful cities, towns and landscapes. Case studies will illustrate how this has been an can be achieved, with reference also to lost opportunities and lessons learnt. Again there will be at least 4 speakers ending with a Q & A forum. At this stage speakers include local council urban designers, Jan McCredie and Kate Napier.

The Symposium will provide a deeper understanding of heritage issues associated with the NSW Land and Environment Court (mirrored in similar statutory dispute bodies in most states and territories) and with urban design will provide an opportunity for advancing heritage conservation standards in Australia.

The final program for the Symposium including speaker biographies will be uploaded in the coming weeks. Updates will be emailed to those already registered. We are also working toward making this a CPD event for the various professions.

The symposium is being held in the McKell Building** courtesy of the NSW Government Architect’s Office, which celebrates 200 years of operation in 2016.

**Level 4 Conference Room, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney (diagonally opposite the Central Railway Station Clocktower)

Registration for this event is now open – very limited places left

Cost: Australia ICOMOS members and students – $100, non-members – $130

Download the NSW ICOMOS 2016 Heritage Symposium – PROGRAM.

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4. The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are now open!

The Ballarat Heritage Awards were first launched in 2010. They are held by the City of Ballarat in partnership with the local Ballarat Branch of the National Trust of Australia (Vic).  They provide an opportunity to say thank you to the many dedicated owners, businesses, groups and individuals who work tirelessly to conserve Ballarat’s significant tangible and intangible heritage.

The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are NOW OPEN for submissions and entries close at 5pm on 29 February 2016.

The 2016 awards program recognises a wide range of achievements in the following categories: 

  • Adaptive Reuse of a Heritage Place
  • New Work/Development within a Heritage Area
  • Conservation of a Heritage Place, Historic Collection or Tradition
  • Special Heritage Skills
  • Heritage Innovation

Find out how to nominate for the 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards, download the nomination form, view the criteria and past winners by clicking here.

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5. The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers

The National Trusts of Australia and Australia ICOMOS joint conference will be held on 5-8 October 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

At the 2015 ICOMOS Fabric Conference in Adelaide, delegates were challenged to re-evaluate the role of the heritage expert. In 2016 we want to build on these ideas, and the relationships between people, place and practice, theoretically and experientially.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground – popularly “The People’s Ground” – is the inspiration for this conference. This acknowledges that heritage is for and about people and community. Whilst place is central to conceptions of heritage, is it not intangible values – stories, memories, connections, emotions – that reveal and sustain our heritage?

One of our keynote speakers, Frank Vagnone, CEO of the Historic House Trust of New York, recently co-authored the ground-breaking Anarchists Guide to Historic House Museums. His thesis is the need to put the visitor’s experience at the centre. In his keynote, Frank will develop the larger application of his “disruptive” ideas to historic sites, cultural venues and practice.

The People’s Ground asks if a new hierarchy is emerging of how place and practice relate to people?

We are seeking papers by a diverse range of “heritage players” – heritage and GLAM practitioners, historians, social scientists, academics, archaeologists, architects, planners, ecologists, and community advocates – that interrogate and critique the intersections between people, place and practice, reflecting on the past 60 years of heritage practice in Australia, and looking towards the future. Intangible cultural heritage, landscape assessment and management (including the Historic Urban Landscape approach), Aboriginal heritage and the house museum sector are all particularly relevant to the conference theme, and are played out at the MCG, the conference venue.

To propose a paper, please submit a 300 word summary by 24 February 2016 at the conference website.

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6. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW

The focus of this NSC meeting is the challenge of heritage that is more than simply a single place for example the layers of industrial landscapes in Lithgow and the routes from Sydney over the mountains. Such heritage poses challenges for an identification and management system that works on a place level.

Commencing Friday evening there will be a (self-funded) get together meal. On Saturday Ray Christison and Iain Stuart will be conducting a guided drive/walk commending at 9 am to be followed by a meeting, lunch, presentations and discussion/workshop about the issues, hosted at the State Mine Site in Lithgow.

On Sunday there will be self-drive tour industrial and historic route options.

For more information, download the NSC-CLCR meeting, Lithgow flyer.

Emerging professionals – see next item for an event to be held during the Lithgow meeting.

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7. Calling all emerging heritage professionals―let’s meet at Lithgow, 18 March 2016!

Lithgow, NSW, might not immediately come to mind as a meeting point for a group of emerging heritage professionals to gather, yet it is the venue to kick things off for 2016 as part of the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes. The National Scientific Committee in addition to the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes, are looking to future-proof their membership, while engaging fresh perspectives on the study and conservation of cultural landscapes. Both groups are made up of ICOMOS members (Australia & International), who undertake research, develop conservation theory, guidelines, practice notes, charters, and promote the exchange of ideas on cultural landscapes.

Ideally, the emerging heritage professionals event is focussed on ICOMOS members with less than ten years heritage experience, students studying heritage topics, and ICOMOS young professionals. The Lithgow dinner and drinks is also an opportunity for anyone new to Australia ICOMOS and the National Scientific Committee to meet up and get to know some of the group’s more established members while sharing in debates about the nature (and culture) of cultural landscapes!

There will be further emerging heritage professionals events in 2016, so keep an eye out for more details as they come to hand!

Emerging Heritage Professions Drinks and Dinner
When: 6.30pm, Friday 18 March 2016
Where: Lithgow & District Workmen’s Club, 3-7 Tank Street, Lithgow, NSW

Who to contact
If you are keen to come along please RSVP to Paulette Wallace by email and remember to register with Juliet Ramsay by 29 February 2016 to attend the full weekend’s activities for the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes – RSVP details and more information are available in the NSC-CLCR meeting, Lithgow flyer.

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8. Proposal to include Fremantle’s West End in the State Register – stakeholder feedback sought

In 2014, the City of Fremantle nominated The West End Heritage Area to the Heritage Council to be considered for possible entry in the State Register of Heritage Places.

In 2015, the State Heritage Office drafted a heritage assessment of the West End and the Heritage Council then resolved that the precinct is of sufficient heritage significance to be considered for entry in the State Register of Heritage Places. 

On behalf of the Heritage Council, the State Heritage Office is now engaging with stakeholders on the proposal to enter West End, Fremantle in the State Register. The State Heritage Office will be working closely with the City of Fremantle throughout the stakeholder engagement period.

For more information about the stakeholder engagement process, visit the State Heritage Office website.

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9. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 4 February 2016 – CANCELLED

Bringing the Heritage Register to life
presented by Brett Torossi

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10. 6th International Architectural Paint Research conference, New York, NY, 15-17 March 2017 – call for abstracts

6th International Architectural Paint Research Conference
“Powers of Ten: Expanding the APR Toolbox”
Columbia University, New York, NY
15-17 March 2017

The 6th International Architectural Paint Research Conference organizing committee is sending out a call for papers and posters for its next meeting in New York City, March 15-­17, 2017. Submissions are invited from APR specialists and advanced students, as well as members of related disciplines including art conservators, preservation architects, decorative painters, heritage managers and materials scientists.

There will be a session on APR standards led by the standards committee, as put into motion at the 2014 Stockholm APR conference.

For more information, visit the conference website and click on the call for abstracts link.

Abstracts must be submitted by 15 February 2016.

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11. Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now

Read the latest edition of the Heritage Council’s eNewsletter, Heritage Matters.

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12. Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series – call for presenters

The organisers of Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series are calling for EOI from presenters for their seminar series for this year.

Time: Last week of the month: 4:00-5:30pm

Location: Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, Level 3, 550 Bourke Street unless otherwise specified.

The full schedule of dates for this year’s seminar series is listed below:

  • Tue 22nd Mar
  • Wed 27th Apr
  • Tue 24th May
  • Tue 28th Jun
  • Tue 26th Jul
  • Wed 24th Aug
  • Wed 28th Sep
  • Mon 24th Oct
  • Thu 17th Nov

Heritage theorists and practitioners who would like to present their heritage-related work to an exciting audience should contact Antonio Gonzalez by email.

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13. Tasmanian Community Fund – next funding round open

The Tasmanian Community Fund has opened its next funding round, with the following closing dates:

  • Applications for small grants (up to $20 000) close at 5.00pm on 16 March 2016
  • Applications for medium grants (between $20 001 and $90 000) close at 5.00pm on 6 April 2016
  • Stage 1 applications for large program grants (between $100 000 and $500 000) close at 5.00pm on 24 February 2016

You can find all the details at the Tasmanian Community Fund website.

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14. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne

Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series is pleased to invite you all to the first seminar of their 2016 series.

The next seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Claudia A. Garcia Solis and Eduardo Perez de Heredia on “Archaeology for the masses: World Heritage Chichen Itza, the New Seven Wonder of the World”. (Please note title of seminar changed online after e-news sent out by email).

Abstract

In this seminar, the authors will first provide a historical and archaeological overview of Chichén Itzá (Yucatan, Mexico), one of the most visited archaeological sites in the world, in order to further highlight the problems and the challenges that this heritage sites faces in light of the massive cultural tourism in frank opposition to current heritage practices that Mexican and international legislation demands. As a result, this second part of the seminar will contextualize the problems from within a national and international perspective, showing the different interpretations that Chichén Itzá has prompted as a contested heritage site, since its rediscovery in the mid-1800s.

Biographies

Claudia A. García Solís

Conservator graduated from the National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museology in Mexico and MA in Archaeology by the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Claudia possesses more than 15 years’ experience in the management, conservation and investigation on mural painting mainly, and architectural sculpture in the Mayan region. In 2011, she received the National Conservation Award Paul Coremans for the conservation project of Mayapán. Conservator working at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Yucatan), currently she is a doctoral candidate at La Trobe University (Australia), writing a dissertation on Chichén Itzá’s politics of management of archaeological heritage.

Dr. Eduardo Pérez de Heredia

Historian and Archaeologist, Eduardo has worked in the Maya area since 1988 in different archaeological projects like Uxmal, Kabah, Uxul and Chichén Itzá, both as a field archaeologist and as archaeological materials analyst. As Director of Chichén Itzá between 2006 and 2008 he coordinated the first Management Plan of the site. His publications include a range of topics from Prehispanic to historical. He has participated in various recent projects of dissemination as the Museo del Mundo Maya in Mérida, and the Digital Museum at Campeche. He is currently collaborating with epigrapher Peter Biro in a new interpretation of Chichén Itzá that combines epigraphy, iconography and archaeological evidence.

Date: Wednesday 24 February 2016

Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Venue: Meeting Room 3, Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne

RSVP: to Antonio Gonzalez by email

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15. ICOMOS-ICAHM Conference, 2-5 May 2016, Salalah, Oman – call for abstracts

ICOMOS-ICAHM conference
Archaeological Park as World Heritage Site – A Management Strategy for the Future
2-5 May 2016
Salalah, Oman

The essential value of any archaeological site is dependent upon the degree to which its archaeological materials are kept intact and in context. Because of this, access to archaeological sites is restricted to government authorities and approved researchers in many countries. In a World Heritage setting, however, an archaeological site becomes public space, one that simultaneously promotes and threatens its scientific and historic value. The focus of this conference will be the sustainable management of archaeological World Heritage Sites through negotiating these tensions in planning, inventory and evaluation, facility construction and operation, building management capacity, and inclusion of local stakeholders.

Visit the conference website for other conference themes and information about registration, submitting abstracts, and details for accommodations and travel. 

The submission deadline for abstracts is 29 February 2016.

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16. Theme for 18 April 2016: The Heritage of Sports

Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.

The aim of the International Day for Monuments and Sites is to encourage local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives, identities and communities, and to promote awareness of its diversity and vulnerability and the efforts required to protect and conserve it.

For more information about this year’s theme, click on the link below

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17. Aerial Archaeology conference, 3-5 February 2016, Rome – program available

2nd International Conference of Aerial Archaeology
“From Aerostats to Drones: aerial imagery in Archaeology”
3-5 February 2016
Rome, Italy

The programme of the 2nd International Conference on Aerial Archaeology is now finalised and we are progressing in scheduling the speeches in the three intense days of the event.

For further information (and to download the program), visit the conference website.

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18. 3rd Latin American Meeting on Heritage and Development, 20-23 April 2016, Argentina

The Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Catholic University of La Plata (UCALP) and ICOMOS Argentina together with the College of Architects of District 1, under the auspices of the Foundation of the City of La Plata, the Regional Chamber of Tourism of La Plata and UNESCO, invites you to the 3rd Latin American Meeting on Heritage and Development which will take place from 20 – 23 April 2016 in the city of La Plata, Argentina.

Visit the meeting website for more information – note, website is in Spanish.

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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following links.

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20. “Latin-American Meeting: The Cultural Heritage of the Bicentenary. 200 Years of Territory, City and Architecture”, 24-26 August 2016, Argentina

ICOMOS Argentina together with the Institute of History and Heritage FAU-UNT and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the National University of Tucumán, are pleased to invite you to participate at the “Latin-American Meeting: The Cultural Heritage of the Bicentenary. 200 Years of Territory, City and Architecture” to be held on 24 – 26 August 2016 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.

Visit the meeting website for more information – note, website is in Spanish.

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21. Joint ISCTC & ISC20C conference, 10-13 March 2016, Italy – registration open

MODERN HERITAGE – IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING AND MANAGING ITS PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

The International Scientific Committee on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (ISCTC) has proposed that a joint ISC meeting to further discuss and elaborate key issues concerning the protection and management of modern heritage should be timely in Europe. The conference is scheduled to take place from 10-13 March 2016 and will take place at the Auditorium al Duomo, Via dei Cerretani 54, in Florence, Italy.

The organizers are pleased to invite you to attend this conference. The participation of external observers is welcome as extraordinary opportunity for upgrading skills and knowledge in management protection of modern heritage and for extending professional and scientific contacts.

On the official webpage of the conference there is information on:

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22. Arte-Polis 6 International Conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers

Arte-Polis 6 International Conference
Theme: Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place
Bandung, Indoneisa
4-5 August 2016

Building on the successes of the first five Arte-Polis international conferences and workshops in 2006-2014, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) is pleased to present Arte-Polis 6, an international conference and workshop. This biennial event is an initiative of the Architecture Program at ITB’s School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development in collaboration with other creative institutions.

International Conference

The peer-reviewed Arte-Polis 6 international conference will critically address the theme Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place through four diverse tracks:

1. Creative Tourism, Community and Design Praxis
2. Digital Technology Enabling Creative Tourism and Experience
3. Creative Strategy, Innovation and Policy Making for Heritage and Cultural Landscape
4. Discourses on Creative Experiences in Tourism and Heritage

In conjunction with the main event, a round-table discussion on best practices of creating experiences in creative tourism will be held with features speakers from planners, architects & designers, managers and operators and community sectors.

Aim
The aim of Arte-Polis 6 is to connect together practitioners, academics, community leaders, local government officials, policy-makers and other professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world concerned with the quality of life and collaborative nature of creative communities in urban and rural places. Its objective is to share and learn the reflection of creativity from international and local experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of creative tourism on place-making.

The call for papers is now open and abstracts are due 15 February 2016.

Download the call for papers poster.

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23. Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco student workshops, March 2016

The Program of International Training Workshops for Students for March 2016 is ready and online. University professors, assistants, researchers and tutors are invited to select a group of their talented students and take part in one of the workshop at their choice (by emailing the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco.

Click here to access the list of scheduled international students’ workshops.

The workshops are highly intercultural and international encounters for students that learn, exchange ideas, artistic and scientific opinions and social experience in the context of Renaissance Florence. They get to know each other’s cultures, create life-long professional networks and friendships. The program includes the cultural visits in Florence and final certificate of participation is issued to the attending students.

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24. ICOMOS International Conservation Center 2015 Annual Report available online

To download the Annual Report of the ICOMOS International Conservation Center, click here.

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25. Early career professionals drinks, Melbourne, 24 February


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Young and early-career cultural heritage professionals are invited to attend Early ICOMOS drinks on Wednesday 24 February. The event will provide an opportunity to network with other early-career professionals and discuss future events. There are no hard and fast rules about the cut-off point for a young or early-career professionals, so if you’re not sure, please join us! Non-members who are interested in getting involved in ICOMOS are also welcome.

Date & time: 6pm, Wednesday 24 February

Where: Melbourne Public, 11 Dukes Wharf, South Wharf

RSVP: by 19 February to Felicity Watson by email

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26. SITUATION VACANT EOIs invited for Heritage Study for our Local Government Area, Goulburn Mulwaree Council

Goulburn Mulwaree Council invites you to provide an Expression of Interest to carry out a Heritage Study for our Local Government Area (LGA). Enquiries and responses can be directed to Emma-Jayne Leckie by email by close of business Friday 29 January 2016.

The EOIs received will be assessed and a maximum of five consultants will be invited to submit a quotation to carry out the work in accordance with Council’s procurement policy.

Please provide information on your team’s:

  • qualifications
  • experience
  • examples of past relevant projects
  • demonstrate how you would provide best value for money
  • contact details for two referees for whom you’ve done similar work in the past five years

Introduction

The purpose of the Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area Heritage Study is to identify, evaluate and provide conservation recommendations for items, places and precincts of heritage significance. This will be done primarily through the consolidation of existing studies and background information into one document that is a reference for Council, landowners and the community. The study area is the Goulburn Mulwaree Council LGA, a municipality that was created in 2004 by the amalgamation of the former Mulwaree Shire Council and Goulburn City Council areas. There are currently over 350 heritage items and two heritage conservation areas listed in Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2009.

Background & Study Requirements

Council has commissioned a number of thorough reports over the years that cover various aspects of heritage – see list below. These various studies are to be used as the basis of this comprehensive Heritage Study for Goulburn Mulwaree. The goal of this study is to pull the existing information together into one document and in doing so fill any gaps taking into account contemporary heritage management principles and approaches. The identification of any new heritage items or conservation areas will be informed by Council’s existing potential items list and any nominations made by stakeholders.

In that regard, Council is seeking:

  • A Heritage Study for the whole LGA that will make recommendations to inform the review of GMC Local Environmental Plan 2009 (LEP) and Development Control Plan 2009 (DCP)
  • Statements of Significance for all heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas (HCA) with updated inventory sheets for inclusion on the NSW Heritage Inventory Database
  • Inclusion of recommendations from the existing Archaeological & Aboriginal studies
  • Improved management of heritage in GMC through easily accessible information on heritage places and guidelines on any changes required to policy e.g. development controls

The study is to be led by the selected consultant with input from the community during the public exhibition process and conducted in accordance with the Office of Environment and Heritage Division’s guidelines for undertaking Heritage Studies. The study team is to include an historian.

Payments will be made at milestone stages during study preparation. The study is to be completed within 40 weeks of appointing the successful consultant.

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Documents

  • Bungonia – Investigation into a potential HCA, Louise Thom Heritage, 2015
  • GMC Heritage Strategy 2015-2018, GMC, 2014
  • Proposed listings and amendments Goulburn Mulwaree heritage schedule – LEP, Heritage Archaeology, 2012
  • GMC Aboriginal Heritage Study, Australian Museum Heritage Services, 2012
  • GMC Archaeological Management Plan, Edward Higginbotham, 2010
  • Goulburn CBD Master Plan, specifically Heritage report and Conservation Principles and Guidelines, Edaw and City Plan Heritage, 2008
  • Mulwaree Shire Heritage Study, Heritage Archaeology, 2004
  • Goulburn Heritage Study, Lester Firth, 1983

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27. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant (Senior), GML Heritage

Position vacant – Heritage Consultant (Senior) – GML Heritage

GML Heritage is seeking a dynamic and experienced cultural heritage specialist to enhance our business in the Heritage Places Team. This is a full-time position, based in Sydney.

GML is a vibrant, attentive and sustainable consultancy that collaborates with clients and communities to deliver heritage services of enduring value. Our multi-disciplinary in-house consulting team has expertise in built heritage, conservation planning, industrial heritage, historical archaeology, Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage management, and interpretation. We have a great portfolio of challenging projects and we take pride in delivering innovative and influential heritage advisory services of the highest quality.

The successful applicant will hold a degree (ideally with Honours or Masters) in a built heritage discipline and have at least 10 years’ experience in consulting environment. You will have an excellent working knowledge of the built heritage environment and current heritage legislation in NSW, and the ability to make sound judgements and practical recommendations in relation to heritage projects and conservation, including assessment of impact and identification of lateral solutions.

You will have excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience in preparing heritage advice, including project managing heritage assessments, conservation management plans and heritage impact statements. Importantly, you will be a team player who is able to undertake large projects in multidisciplinary teams, and work within time and budget constraints. A working knowledge of NSW and local government statutory requirements is essential.

GML offers a dynamic and fast-paced working environment with a strong team culture. You will have the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic and experienced practitioners in an engaged and collaborative environment. We have an ongoing commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and quality in everything we do, and you will have access to a stimulating training and development program that encourages all employees to grow their skills and knowledge. You will also have knowledge of where the business is heading, and a hands-on role in implementing the firm’s strategic objectives. There is also a range of other employee benefits including an employee profit share scheme, loyalty leave, paid parental leave, income protection insurance, employee referral scheme, a health and wellbeing program, and fun social activities.

A position description and person specification can be accessed on our careers page at the GML Heritage website.

For more information please contact Claire Nunez—Manager, Heritage Places—on (02) 9319 4811. Please email your application to GML Heritage.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 February 2016.

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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia

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