Past Committee Member

Luke is currently a Senior Program Officer with the International Heritage Section of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), working on World Heritage and heritage projects in the Pacific Islands and Asia.

Luke graduated from Melbourne University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Arts (English, Architectural History) before working as a heritage, planning and environment lawyer, and as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development in Samoa. He then completed a Master of Cultural Heritage (Deakin), where he was awarded the 2010 Roslyn Lawry Award for excellence in cultural heritage and museum studies. During his studies, Luke completed an internship with the Culture Unit of UNESCO Bangkok and has also worked as a consultant to UNESCO Bangkok working in partnership with Deakin University on research into museum training needs in Asia and the Pacific.

Whilst working at DSEWPaC, along with international heritage Luke has been involved in the assessment and management of places on the National and Commonwealth Heritage Lists. He has maintained a strong interest in local heritage and collections through his involvement as a volunteer with Manning Clark House Inc., where he assisted with the Conservation Management Plan and a successful application for a National Library of Australia Community Heritage Grant for preserving the nationally significant collection. Luke has a particular interest in 20th century architecture and design, heritage in Asia and the Pacific, and the use of heritage to revitalise and benefit communities’ sense of identity and economic wellbeing.