Australia
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 11 December 2009
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1)
The Australian Bungalow in Malta Working Group – call for Expressions of
Interest
2)
Protecting your possessions against bushfire – AICCM media release
3)
Link to recent DEWHA media release
4)
Second call for EOIs for two AI working groups
5)
New book title – Heritage and beyond
6)
Burra Charter Development Program – possible Charter refinements? –
last chance to provide comments
7)
ISC Members and Associates – please respond to questionnaire concerning
Burra Charter
8)
Call for EOI for Co-opted members of the Executive Committee of Australia
ICOMOS
9)
News from the ICOMOS Documentation Centre
10) Call
for Expressions of Interest for CIAV Workshop in Sweden
11)
NSW Heritage Council's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – call for
Expressions of Interest
12)
Australia ICOMOS Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season
13)
International Workshop (Germany): Social-Ecological Resilience of Cultural
Landscapes – call for papers
14)
Heritage 2010: 2nd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable
Development – abstracts deadline
Situations
Vacant
15) Senior
Heritage Practitioner – Indigenous Aboriginal Culture
16)
Interpretation Manager, Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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1) The Australian Bungalow in
Malta Working Group – call for Expressions of Interest
Call for Expressions of
Interest for a new project based Working Group – The Australian Bungalow
in Malta Working Group
Dear member,
While in Malta at the Advisory
Committee meeting I along with a number of other Australia ICOMOS people
present had the opportunity to visit this cottage.
Some facts on the Australian
bungalow in Ghammieri, Malta (courtesy of Sheridan Burke):
§ 1890-1910 kit building
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Transported to
Malta from Australia during the 1920s, mentions in Parliamentary debates and
dispatches to and from Australia
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At Bugeja
Technical School between 1928/29. Used train potential migrants in common
building techniques they may encounter
§
Boys Technical
Institute, Hamrun (date?) bungalow vas built and dismantled (to roof level)
within a hall measuring 8 by 32 metres by students with collection of
tools and machinery that survives
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Moved outdoors to
Government Experimental Farm, Ghammieri as Migrant’s Training Centre
between 1929-1933. Painted.
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Land directly
behind the bungalow for training agricultural methods, using imported
Australian tools (since lost).
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Bungalow
constructed in red and white deal; Corrugated iron sheeting used for roofing;
Concrete slabs laid around bungalow beneath overhanging verandah.; Original
down piping is circular additions in a square form; Original wooden stumps and
termite caps replaced with limestone blocks; Paint scraps have revealed minimal
paint layers have been added since it was originally painted
There are several steps
that need to be undertaken:
Task 1: Prepare a schedule of emergency maintenance works
need to be prepared and funding needs to be sourced to ensure that the building
is stabilised
Task
2: Finalise the draft CMP prepared by
volunteers but unfinished
Task
3: Assess potential for listing on
the National Heritage List and if appropriate prepare listing proposal.
Task
4: Prepare estimates of cost for
conservation works and secure funding.
This working group will need
to liaise with Heritage Malta to ensure that proposals developed are
appropriate. Heritage Malta and ICOMOS Malta have indicated in principle
support for this project.
If you are interested in
participating in this working group please send a brief 200 word bio to Georgia
Meros at austicomos@deakin.edu.au by COB Thursday 17 December.
We really need a couple of
keen and committed members who are willing to do a short burst of work to get
this project underway before the building deteriorates to a point where it is
not salvageable. Please consider devoting your time to this project.
Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy
President, Australia
ICOMOS.
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2) Protecting your possessions
against bushfire – AICCM media release
The Australian Institute for
the Conservation of Cultural Material has released an information sheet STORING
COLLECTIONS IN HIGH BUSHFIRE RISK AREAS, aimed at assisting individuals and
those working with cultural collections to reduce the risks of fire when
storing their precious possessions. It is being distributed to arts and
cultural heritage organizations, local councils, emergency service providers
and the media.
For more details, the
information sheet and press release can be found on AICCM’s website at www.aiccm.org.au.
Since Black Saturday, we all
recognise that fires of a catastrophic degree can cause damage on a scale
previously unimagined. However, stories have emerged that some treasures did
survive, even paper items. While not a guarantee that items will not suffer
damage, minimising risk through the storage methods recommended in the
information sheet may offer some hope for items that have to be left behind on
evacuation.
The AICCM website contains
further information about the handling and care of salvaged items, particularly
those damaged by fire or water. If you are affected by fires, you should retain
damaged keepsakes that are still recognisable, even if damaged and dirty, as
they may be salvageable.
Consult a conservator before
you throw them away. Conservators can be contacted via the AICCM website or
through state and national cultural institutions. The AICCM is the professional
organisation for conservators in Australia.
Australian Institute for the
Conservation of Cultural Material (Inc.)
AICCM Secretariat
GPO Box 1638
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: +61 (0) 3 9013 0933
Email: secretariat@aiccm.org.au
Web: www.aiccm.org.au
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3) Link to recent DEWHA media
release
Expressions of interest for
grants to commemorate eminent Australians
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091209.html
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4) Second call for EOIs for two
AI working groups
Further call for Expressions
of Interest from members for the following Reference Groups:
§ Indigenous Heritage
§ Pacific Heritage
We had a disappointing
response to our previous call for members with relevant qualifications and
experience to join these two Reference Groups.
The main terms of reference of
these groups is to act as pool of ‘expert’ members who can be
called upon (sometimes at short notice) to assist and provide advice if a
relevant (Australian Indigenous heritage or Pacific heritage) issue arises in
the work of the AI Executive Committee. This is most commonly related to
requests for input regarding government policy, comment on draft legislations and
or reviews and so forth. The work involved isn’t necessarily a
regular or onerous task.
At this stage these groups are
not envisaged as working groups or information exchange groups with a regular
work load as such (not that this is discouraged). Although, it is possible that
this might change if specific larger issues evolved that required sustained
consideration.
If you are interested in
getting involved in any of these groups please send a brief Expression of
Interest of no more than 500 words including your name and contact details and
an outline of your experience, qualifications and interest in the topic.
Please clearly indicate at the
top of your EOI the Working Group you are interested in. Email EOIs to austicomos@deakin.edu.au no later than 5pm Monday 14 December 2009 as
we would like to have these reference groups established for the new Year. If
you responded to the previous call for EOI then you do not need to resubmit
your EOI as it will be considered in this round.
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5) New book
title – Heritage and beyond
The notion of cultural
heritage may be viewed from a number of standpoints. This publication is
concerned less with the science and techniques of conservation than with the
meaning of heritage and the contribution it can make to the progress of
European society. It is firmly rooted in the principles of the Council of
Europe - a political organisation committed to human rights, democracy and
cultural diversity - and includes a range of articles that look at heritage in
the context of the current challenges we all face. In particular, it shows how
the Council of Europe's framework convention can enhance and offer a fresh
approach to the value of the cultural heritage for our society. As such, it
provides further reasons for states to ratify this convention, which was opened
for signature in Faro, Portugal, in 2005, and adopt its dynamic and
forward-looking approach. How and why did it seem appropriate at the start of
this millenium to draw up a new roadmap for our heritage? How had the concept
changed and what does this imply? How could the message transmitted by the Faro
Convention foster the emergence of a new culture of development and greater
territorial cohesion, leading to sustainable resource use and the involvement
of everyone in the transmission of a heritage from which all of society would
benefit? This publication attempts to answer these questions, but also looks in
depth at various themes introduced by the Faro Convention, such as the
"holistic definition" of heritage, the concept of "heritage
communities" and of a "common European heritage", its different
economic and social dimensions and the principle of shared responsibility. It
also offers valuable insights into the relationships between the heritage, the
knowledge society and the process of digitising cultural assets.
For further information or to
order this title, visit http://book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=2457
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6) Burra Charter Development
Program – possible Charter refinements? – last chance to provide
comments
As part of the Burra Charter
Development Program, one of the tasks being considered by the Working Group is
the need for possible refinements to the Charter itself. It is 10 years
since the Charter was adopted and we are keen to hear from practitioners and
users about any issues or problems people may have encountered. Following
the major review in the 1990s, it is not expected there are major issues but it
seems possible there may be smaller problems.
Comments will be collated and
considered by the Working Group prior to consultation with both the Executive
Committee and wider membership.
Please send any comments to
Duncan Marshall at marsd@ozemail.com.au by 11 December. It would be helpful if comments could be
structured to:
§ identify the relevant article/s (if the issue relates
to a specific article)
§
describe the
issue briefly, and
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if possible,
suggest a solution.
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7) ISC Members and Associates
– please respond to questionnaire concerning Burra Charter
Members of ISCs are strongly
encouraged to respond to a request for input to the Burra Charter Review.
The short questionnaire is
included below:
Use
of Burra Charter in relation to ISC doctrine/charters
Questions
Please
complete this short questionnaire for each ISC that you are on
1.
Which ISC(s) are you on? (What type of member are you?)
2.
List any doctrine or charters prepared by your ISC – feel free to include
a copy of this doctrine/charter in you reply.
3.
Is this doctrine or charter clear, and user friendly?
4.
Have you applied the doctrine or charter in Australia?
5.
If so, was it useful? (Explain what aspects were useful)
6.
Should the doctrine or charter be more widely used in Australian practice?
Would you see benefits in the charter/doctrine being more widely used in
Australia?
7.
Does it fill a gap in the Burra Charter, or provide other benefits? (Give
details and say if it is a principle, concept, practice, language, tone, or
other matter)
8.
Does it conflict with the Burra Charter in any way?
9. Do
you have any other comments? Eg in relation to the use of the Burra Charter for
the types of places that are the subject of this ISC?
A few responses have been
received but NOT MANY, especially considering the large amount of time on ISC
activities at abroad and at home.
Input is needed about concepts
and ideas that are 'missing' from the Burra charter, and/or about concepts and
ideas that could be improved (in relation to the ISC subject).
Send comments to Meredith
Walker heritagefutures@bigpond.com, or Sandy Blair Sandy Blair sandy.blair@anu.edu.au, by 7 January 2010.
Many thanks,
Meredith Walker and Sandy
Blair
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8) Call for EOI for Co-opted
members of the Executive Committee of Australia ICOMOS
The Executive Committee is now
calling for Expressions of Interest for two vacant positions on the EC for
2010.The period of co-option lasts until the 2010 AGM, at which time the
co-optee can decide to stand for election to the EC through the usual
nomination of committee members process.
The Criteria for this years
co-opted positions are:
a) Full financial Member status
b)
one position is available for a member based in Tasmania who would take on the
task of State Representative
c)
one position based in NSW (greater Sydney metropolitan area) who will take on
the task of State Representative.
d)
each of the positions will also take on the responsibility for another task,
either:
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Publications
Co-ordinator: ie. for general publications such as guidelines/brochures and
annual report but EXCLUDING HE and the e-news.
§
Working group
Co-ordinator: responsible for helping the group convenor of each group develop
a work program and goals for three new active working groups that have been
developed to drive specific issues of interest to AI. This position will
be a conduit between these working groups and the EC.
If you are interested in
getting more actively involved in Australia ICOMOS this is an excellent way to
do so. You will be working with an enthusiastic and friendly team of
people and will have a lot of fun along the way.
Your time commitments would
be: 4 x 1.5 day meetings per year; one of which will be associated with the
AGM. The meetings are spread around the member states and usually associated
with a professional/social event for members in that state. The schedule
for 2010 is: February 27/28 – Hobart; May 29/30 – Melbourne; August
28/29 – Sydney; November 27/28 (and AGM) – ACT.
All Executive Committee
members make a significant commitment to the organisation, giving up not only
their time but also paying the first $300 of travel costs to each of these
meetings. Any cost over and above this will be reimbursed.
State Reps play an important
role as 'the face of AI' in each state. They organise occasional
professional and social events for members and provide a general report to
members on the highlights of the Exec meetings. They also bring forward
issues of relevance to members in their state, where these are brought to their
attention. These are vital roles in the organisation and are a great way to
meet people and network. You will not have to invent your position from scratch
as there are others on the EC who currently hold and who have held similar
roles in the past.
Form of application
If you wish to submit an EOI
please provide:
1.
a brief statement of no more than 500 words outlining which task you are
interested in and why you believe you would be suited to the position
2.
a copy of your Curriculum Vitae
3.
a clear indication of whether you are based in Sydney or Hobart
The deadline for submission of
EOIs is COB Friday 22 January 2010. EOIs should be submitted via
email to the Secretariat Officer Georgia Meros at austisomos@deakin.edu.au. Successful applicants will be expected to attend the
February 2010 meeting in Hobart.
If you have any specific
queries regarding these positions please call Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy on 0425 215
012. We look forward to hearing from you!
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9) News from the ICOMOS
Documentation Centre
§ “Modern heritage properties (19th and 20th
Centuries) on the World Heritage List” - A bibliography by the ICOMOS
Documentation Centre: http://www.international.icomos.org/centre_documentation/bib/modernheritageproperties.pdf
§ New records in the Documentation Centre database
(April 2009 – September 2009): http://www.international.icomos.org/centre_documentation/last0909.pdf
§ More news on publications and documentation in the
cultural heritage field, in the Blog: http://icomosdocumentationcentre.blogspot.com/
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10) Call for Expressions of
Interest for CIAV Workshop in Sweden
Expressions of Interest for
CIAV Workshop in Sweden
C I A V V E R N
A D O C 2 0 1 0
The international
documentation camp of vernacular architecture
Please see the attached
notice for details. As there are only position for 2 ICOMOS members per
country, Australia ICOMOS members interested in participating are asked to
forward a brief EOI to austicomos@deakin.edu.au by Friday 11 December.
EOIs will be considered by a 2
person team headed by Miles Lewis, honorary member of CIAV, and an AI Exec
Committee member tba. Prospective applicants are urged to pay close attention
to the stated aims of the workshop and to note the requirement "Min one
member in the “country group” is competent to teach the method in
the home country and competent to arrange an international documenting camp in
the home country".
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11) NSW Heritage Council's
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – call for Expressions of Interest
Expressions of
Interest are sought in the membership of the NSW Heritage Council's Technical
Advisory Group (TAG).
The Technical
Advisory Group advises the Heritage Council of NSW, the Heritage Branch and the
community on best practice in the conservation of materials in heritage items,
buildings and sites.
New members are
being sought for 2010-2012 across a wide variety of backgrounds, including:
Heritage Architects, Materials Scientists, Tradespeople, Conservators, Academic
Staff and Asset/Property Managers.
Closing Date: Monday 11th January 2010.
See the attached
Expressions of Interest Notice for further information.
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12) Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season
The Australia ICOMOS office
will be closed from COB Friday 18 December 2009 to Wednesday 13 January 2010
inclusive. The office will be reopen from Thursday 14 January 2010.
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13) International Workshop
(Germany): Social-Ecological Resilience of Cultural Landscapes – call for
papers
Social -Ecological
Resilience of Cultural Landscapes
15-16 June 2010, Berlin,
Germany
For further information visit http://www.oekosystemleistungen.de/dateien/workshop_resilience_berlin.pdf
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14) Heritage 2010: 2nd
International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development –
abstracts deadline
Heritage 2010: 2nd
International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development
23-26 June 2010, Évora,
Portugal
The deadline for abstract
submission is 31 December 2009.
For further information visit http://www.heritage2010.greenlines-institute.org/
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15) Senior Heritage
Practitioner – Indigenous Aboriginal Culture
Senior Heritage
Practitioner – Indigenous Aboriginal Culture
§ Work on the most prestigious projects
§
Rapid Career
Growth with Structured Career Progression
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Top Remuneration
The client seeking to fill
this role has a team of Aboriginal heritage consultants within their larger
Heritage Consultancy, and is now looking for an experienced practitioner to
lead this team.
They seek an experienced
indigenous archaeologist or anthropologist with staff management skills who
would perhaps like to settle into a more structured environment.
You may be consulting on your
own projects right now, maybe you are part of a partnership, perhaps you are
part of a small team within a much larger organisation, or you may even have
gone back to academia and miss the cut and thrust of commercial life.
Whatever your background or current circumstances, if you now aspire to become
an integral part of a well known business, then I urge you to contact me for a
confidential discussion (no obligation!)
You would be working alongside
some leading minds within the heritage and archaeological industry. If
everything pans out, a partnership (with equity) in a well known business
possibly awaits.
If you would like further
information, please contact Michael Thomas from MACRO Recruitment on +61 3 9573
1509 (BH) or +61 4 070 580 97(AH).
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16) Interpretation Manager,
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
Interpretation Manager,
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
The Port Arthur Historic Site
Management Authority manages both the Coal Mines
Historic Site and the Port
Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania’s premier tourism and cultural
heritage destination. Both sites are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, the
National Heritage List and included in the Australian Convict Sites World
Heritage Nomination.
The Authority is seeking to
appoint an Interpretation Manager who will develop and manage
interpretive programs for both sites, oversee the care and management of the
Site’s collections, oversee the education program, provide strategic
advice to senior management and contribute to the establishment of PAHSMA as a
centre of excellence in the conservation and interpretation of cultural
heritage places of international significance.
The position is permanent full
time working 38 hrs per week. Classification Level is Professional Stream Band
3 with a commencing salary of $77,210 per annum. The position is based at the
Port Arthur Historic Site, some 100 kms from Hobart.
For further information about
the position please contact Dr Jane Harrington, Director, Conservation &
Infrastructure on (03) 6251 2330, mobile 0409 344598
or email jane.harrington@portarthur.org.au.
Intending applicants must
obtain the appropriate information and application form. To obtain this and for
information on how to apply, contact Philip Johnston, Human Resources
Co-ordinator on (03) 6251 2357 or email recruitment@portarthur.org.au.
Closing Date: Monday 14 December 2009
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Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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