NEWS ITEMS
NEW International Day of Monuments and Sites 18 April 2024: Disasters & Conflicts Through the Lens of the Venice Charter
Save the date – NSW Branch will be holding an event at NBRS offices in North Sydney on the evening of 18th April 2024. Further information and tickets available soon.
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NEW Expression of Interest for Burra Charter Series – Ongoing Production Working Group & Production Team
The Burra Charter video series stemmed from the 40th Anniversary of the Burra Charter in 2019, to facilitate an appreciation of heritage principles and processes among non-practitioners, and professionals for whom heritage is peripheral to core business in a freely accessible format.
The videos are intended to be clear, practical, and engaging to illustrate how the Burra Charter should be utilised. In July 2021 the first of these videos was launched: The Burra Charter: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/.
During the most recent Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee meeting (February 2024), the Committee has resolved to reinvigorate the production of the video series. In order to do so, we are seeking individuals who would in the first instance would like to join a Working Group to further plan and continue in the delivery the Burra Charter Series. We would also be interested in hearing from those who might like to get involved and assist Australia ICOMOS in content development, image/video sourcing or production, please contact Jody Steele (jodysteele@iinet.net.au) for more information.
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Australia ICOMOS Bucket Hats for Sale!
Perfect for summer, our bucket hats are now available for purchase.
They come in two sizes – S/M or L/XL
Cost is $25 including postage. Please contact the secretariat: austicomos@deakin.edu.au to purchase.
ICOMOS MEMBERS
Australia ICOMOS Networking Drinks 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm15 March 2024
Join the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee, fellow members and heritage professionals for networking drinks at Melbourne’s self-proclaimed “oldest building”.
Please register here *Drinks at bar prices.
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ICOMOS Full International Membership: Electronic cards (E-cards)
You can now download your membership card from your profile in the ICOMOS International membership database. In order to do this, you must:
- have renewed your 23/24 membership
- have uploaded a picture on your profile in the membership database.
ICOMOS_e-cards: How to upload a picture on your profile.
Please email the Secretariat (austicomos@deakin.edu.au) if there are any problems.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
NEW Moran Award for History of Science Research | Applications now open
Applications for the Australian Academy of Science’s Moran Award for History of Science Research are now open. Aimed at postgraduate students and other researchers with expertise in the history of Australian science, it provides up to $10,000 to support access to archives that record the history of science in Australia, and it can be used towards travel and accommodation costs. The outcomes of the selected project may be considered for publication in the Academy’s Historical Records of Australian Science journal.
Applications close 1 June 2024. Check the award webpage for full requirements and how to apply.
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The 40th Annual SAHANZ Conference, Brisbane, Australia 2-4 December 2024 Proposals due 5 April 2024
From spaces of isolation and independence, to archipelagos of connection and knowledge exchange, islands occupy a complex and evocative place in our terrestrial and imaginary worlds. At once utopian and dystopian—places of refuge and exile, extravagance and exploitation, paradises and prisons—islands contain contradictions and contested spatial histories. They provide distance from which to look back and reflect on one’s place in the world and the journeys that have brought us there. At the same time, they connote severance from the world as places of ostracization: petri dishes of extremism, claustrophobia, paranoia and self-isolation. More than physical spaces of geographic separation, islands also suggest those contrasts and positions that play out across political, social and cultural spheres. In architecture, such differences produce islands of practice—siloes of discourse and debate—historically visible in certain schools of practice and the work of independent practitioners and scholars. Islands are also shaped by architectural practices, from indigenous and colonial to modern and contemporary, from vernacular and regional to global and digital. Islands, therefore, emerge as both sites and subjects of critical historical research, and a lens or position through which to examine the past.
On the occasion of the 40th Annual SAHANZ Conference, the theme of islands also encourages delegates to challenge and critique the often-siloed nature of architectural history itself, and how the discipline might speak to a wider audience.
We invite proposals (500 words max.) for papers, paper sessions and roundtables that reflect upon the many possible interpretations of islands in architectural history: how islands have influenced the production and reception of architecture, and how architecture has contributed to the formation and transformation of island cultures, identities, and environments.
The 40th Annual SAHANZ Conference will be held in-person in Brisbane in early December 2024. At this stage, we intend to host the conference across central CBD venues at UQ and QUT. More details to come.
Please email proposals of no more than 500 words (PDF or word doc) by 5 April 2024 to sahanzconference2024@gmail.com. Proposals will be peer reviewed with acceptances sent in early June.
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Aboriginal Community Representative to the ACT Heritage Council EOI’s close 25 March 2024
Minister Vassarotti, ACT Minister for Heritage, is seeking to appoint an Aboriginal Community Representative to the ACT Heritage Council. The Minister’s letter announcing this opportunity and seeking your assistance is attached.
An expression of interest (EOI) has been released today on the ACT Diversity site. Could you please distribute this information through your networks and encourage suitable applicants to consider this exciting opportunity. Attached is the EOI and text that you may wish to use in your newsletter or send to your distribution lists.
The role is open to public members who are able to engage with and represent the ACT Aboriginal community and want to contribute to the Council’s important work of recognition, management and conservation of the ACT’s natural, historical and cultural heritage. While not essential, expertise in Aboriginal culture and history would be of value to the Council.
The Expression of Interest closes on 25 March 2023.
To discuss this opportunity or for any queries please call Anne Miller on (02) 62073689 or email anne.miller@act.gov.au.
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Winston Churchill Trust Fellowships applications now open
A Churchill Fellowship is a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas to explore a topic or an issue you are passionate about. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community and in any field or topic of interest. To learn more about how you can become a Churchill Fellow, visit our website churchillfellowships.com.au.
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Princes Trust Australia Scholarships | Applications close 22 April 2024
Applications are now open for the prestigious 2024 Prince’s Trust Australia scholarships, which allow Australians to attend a range of amazing traditional building, architecture and urbanism summer schools (short 2 – 5 week courses held during the northern hemisphere summer) in countries around the world.
Scholarships available in 2024 include the following programmes:
Scotland: The King’s Foundation Summer School
Portugal: The Arcos de Valdevez Traditional Architecture Summer School
Belgium: The Bruges Summer School of Architecture & Crafts
For further information click here.
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Rock Art Australia Strategic Grants EOI
Rock Art Australia (RAA) is a not for profit organisation dedicated to researching and protecting rock art across Australia by bringing science and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge together.
We promote the study of rock art and its context to understand the history of Australia and its significance in the global narrative of human origins.
Rock Art Australia (RAA) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) by suitable applicants to foster the development of innovative, high impact or pilot-scale research projects that align and effectively address relevant aspects of the following RAA priority areas:
Interpret and understand Australia’s rock art and the people and cultures that produced it.
• Reconstruct past climate and environments.
• Understand the production and composition of Australia’s rock art.
• Understand the durability and resilience of the rock art and how to conserve it. • Establish methodologies and treatments to protect and conserve rock art.
• Establish the antiquity of engraved and pigment art in Australia and understand its variability across space and time.
• Establish the chronology of human occupation in Australia in the context of archaeological and genetic data.
• Establish educational approaches to share and promote the research and cultural stories of rock art.
All project applications must follow the process set out in the Strategic Grant Guidelines, including the RAA Research and Engagement protocols. The application guidelines and form can be downloaded from https://rockartaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/apply-for-research-funding
Further information can be found here
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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS
NEW The National Scientific Committee for Energy and Sustainability (NSCES) Online Presentation 5.30 pm 18 March 2024
The National Scientific Committee for Energy and Sustainability (NSCES) is hosting an online presentation by guest speaker:
Tamarind Taylor from Architectus|Conrad Gargett, Brisbane, on 18th March 2024, 5.30pm for a 5.45pm start.
Tamarind will be talking about the revitalisation of the State heritage listed building Thomas Dixon Centre, Home of the Queensland Ballet; from its beginnings in 1908 as a boot and shoe factory, and the adaptive reuse and WELLs certification of the building for Queensland Ballet. The building has been revitalised as a centre of wellness, art, and performance for the Queensland Ballet. The project has won accolades in the 2023 Queensland Architecture Awards and the 2023 National Architecture Awards.
Please contact Rachel Jackson rachel.jackson@gml.com.au and Helen Wilson helenwilson29@yahoo.com.au to RSVP, and for online meeting details.
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NEW Australian Heritage Festival | Victoria 18 April – 18 May 2024
The 2024 Australian Heritage Festival digital program is now live!
This fully digital program provides details for over 250 festival events that will run in Victoria from Thursday 18 April to Saturday 18 May 2024.
The program can be viewed online and is downloadable to print.
Final event registrations for inclusion on the Australian Heritage Festival website will close 1 April 2024. Further information on how to register an event can be found here.
For any questions or enquiries, please contact festival@nattrust.com.au
The Australian Heritage Festival (Victoria) is proudly sponsored by Heritage Council Victoria.
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National Archaeology week 19-25 May 2024
National Archaeology Week aims to increase public awareness of Australian archaeology and the work of Australian archaeologists both at home and abroad, and to promote the importance of protecting Australia’s unique archaeological heritage.
Held in the third week of May, this nationwide program of events and activities includes public lectures, seminars, exhibitions, demonstration excavations, displays, and other events designed to engage with the general public.
Further information can be found on the website
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Exhibition | Home Sweet Home: Botany and Mascot 1920-1960 | Mascot Library until 1 June 2024
For many Australians, whether born here or immigrants, the ‘Great Australian Dream’ was to own your own home. Homes and gardens became expressions of identity, as people decorated their homes and planted their gardens.
For most women, the home was their workplace until the 1960s. Cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, sewing, and raising children was regarded as ‘women’s work’. The burden of this unpaid domestic labour was relieved in the 1950s if people could afford to buy domestic appliances like electric washing machines, stoves, and refrigerators.
Home Sweet Home: Botany and Mascot 1920-1960 explores how our homes and domestic life have changed with new inventions and shifting attitudes to the role of women.
On display at Mascot Library, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot until 1 June 2024
Open 10am-6pm Mon-Fri and 9am-12 noon Saturdays
Free entry & Free parking for 2 hours onsite.
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National Trust Vic – Como Approach Workshop Series – Architectural Glass with Bruce Hutton 1.00 – 5.00 pm 26 April 2024
Bruce Hutton founded Almond glass in 1994. He completed a Fine Arts Degree (Chisholm Institute of Technology) majoring in stained glass in 1988, he then went on to work in the industry both in Australia, England and South Africa. He completed a Postgraduate (Monash University) in 1996, focusing on the conservation and restoration techniques of stained glass.
This workshop will be mostly theory based and cover a history of glass and glazing, installation, decoration, maintenance and repair. A short house tour will also form a part of this workshop. All participants will receive digital certificates of completion at the conclusion of the workshop.
A minimum of 4 bookings are required in order for this event to go ahead.
Click here for further information.
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National Trust Vic – Como Approach Workshop Series – Lime Mortars with Ray Wiltshire 1.00-5.00 PM 22 March 2024
Ray Wiltshire is a highly knowledgeable and skilled Heritage Plasterer with many years’ experience in the industry. He is also a regular trainer at the Longford Academy in Tasmania.
This workshop will be hands-on, allowing participants to repoint a section of wall at Barwon Grange. All participants with receive digital certificates of completion at the conclusion of the workshop.
Click here for further information and to book.
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The Great Australian Stone Festival 15-26 March 2024
Australia’s inaugural international stone festival focused on dry stone walling, carving and masonry runs from 15-26 March 2024. The festival will take place at the Stone of Arc dry stone walling centre in Wellington NSW as well as prime locations around the town.
Further information can be found: www.stoneofarc.com
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Study Heritage Conservation at the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Sydney
The School of Architecture, Design & Planning at The University of Sydney is currently enrolling new students in its heritage conservation program for commencement in Semester 1, 2024. Choose between 1 semester (Graduate Certificate), 2 semesters (Graduate Diploma) or 3 semesters full time (Masters), or tailor your part time study to fit in with your personal and professional commitments. The units are taught in a range of formats – intensive, weekly evening, weekly daytime – to enable a wide range of people, including existing professionals, to participate. The core of the program builds professionally relevant knowledge in heritage planning and management. In addition you will acquire deep specialist knowledge by selecting elective units focused on areas including First Nations Heritage, building conservation, sustainable development or community consultation. For more information, go to https://www.sydney.edu.au/architecture/study-architecture-design-planning/study-areas/heritage-conservation.html or contact Matt Devine on matthew.devine@sydney.edu.au.
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PUBLICATIONS/NEWSLETTERS/SURVEYS
NEW Survey about Heritage Victoria’s general exemptions
In December 2022, Heritage Victoria released general permit exemptions under s. 92(1) of the Heritage Act 2017. General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register, and empower owner and managers to carry out everyday works and activities without further approval from Heritage Victoria.
Thanks to those who have already responded to the General Exemptions Review and Feedback survey. A new link is now available for the survey. Please use this link in future, and disregard the previous one sent out. Don’t worry if you used the previous link, your responses have been captured.
The new link is: https://forms.office.com/r/uSevyn0nHZ
It should take about 2 to 5 minutes to complete and your responses will help strengthen heritage regulation in Victoria.
The survey has also been extended and will now close on Wednesday 10 April 2024.
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Community consultation on our Heritage, People and Place Discussion Paper is now open – City of Melbourne
We have prepared a Discussion Paper to start a conversation about how we shape our next Heritage Strategy. We want to explore and test the ideas and topics in the paper with the diverse voices of the community, business and government.
The Discussion Paper explores taking a ‘people-centred’ approach, which aims to empower the community to help shape cultural heritage. The paper considers how this approach could be implemented through the following 5 Focus Areas:
- Reflecting Aboriginal heritage
- Heritage interpretation
- Heritage, urban change and the economy
- Heritage and climate change
- Innovative heritage planning and processes
Read our Discussion Paper to learn more about how we can better understand, communicate and interpret people’s heritage values, and share your feedback by completing the online survey.
Dates and registrations for community workshops will soon be shared on Participate Melbourne when available. Click ‘follow’ at the top of the Participate Melbourne page to receive updates, or contact heritage@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Community consultation on our Heritage, People and Place Discussion Paper is now open: https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/heritage-strategy
Consultation closes 19 March 2024.
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Managing Mining Legacies ISO Standards
An International Meeting of TC82 Mining, its Sub-Committees and Working Groups was held 11-15 September 2023 near Bonn in Germany. Meetings were held over four days with the final day being a mine tour of RWE’s Hambach Mine. A delegation from Standards Australia participated in the meeting, comprised of Tania Laurencont as Head of Delegation, Darren Murphy, Corinne Unger and Peter Waggitt.
Further information can be found here.
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Have your Say on the NSW Heritage Strategy – survey closes 31 March 2024
The NSW Government is developing a Heritage Strategy to set a new direction and vision for protecting heritage in the State.
You are invited to complete the survey which takes approx. 3 minutes to complete.
Your professional perspective will help to build our understanding of what is important to the community, key challenges facing heritage and opportunities to address them.
For any enquiries about the survey contact Heritage NSW phone 9873 8500 or email heritagemailbox@environment.nsw.gov.au
Access the survey here and please feel free to share it with your networks!
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ARC funded project – Heritage and Reconciliation – World Heritage survey
Members may wish to contribute to this survey being conducted by Professor Laurajane Smith, Dr Laura Mayer and colleagues.
This research project called Heritage and Reconciliation has been funded by the Australian Research Council, the project brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers from Indigenous Studies, Heritage Studies and Peace Studies. We are from The Australian National University; The University of Technology Sydney; The University of Tasmania; Takarangi Research (New Zealand), and the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England). The project aims to understand the complex inter-relationship between heritage and reconciliation. It brings together Australian First Nation, Māori and Western intellectual traditions to focus on two case studies: the repatriation of Indigenous Ancestral Remains, and World Heritage in Australia and New Zealand.
Information about the project can be found here
Access Survey Here
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SITUATIONS VACANT / WANTED
NEW SITUATION VACANT Heritage NSW | Senior Assessments Officer – Heritage Assessments Branch | Temporary full-time | Applications close 18 March 2024
Heritage NSW is looking to appoint a temporary full-time Senior Assessments Officer in the Heritage Assessments Branch. Senior Assessments Officers undertake a range of regulatory assessment functions under the Heritage Act 1977, the National Parks Ands Wildlife Act 1974, and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
As a Senior Assessments Officer, you will provide expert heritage advice on approval pathways, as well as advice on the effective management and conservation of Aboriginal cultural heritage sites and values, built heritage, relics, items and sites. You will also be responsible for preparing accurate and timely written reports, submissions, briefing notes and correspondence on a range of assessment and approval matters.
As a Senior Assessments Officer within the Heritage Assessments Branch, you will be responsible for undertaking the assessment of a range of development applications for projects across NSW, as well as provide expert heritage advice on complex conservation documents that manage the delivery of best practice in heritage conservation. You will take the lead in engaging with key stakeholders on multi-year projects on some of NSW’s most iconic heritage places to promote adaptive reuse, activation, and renewal.
Further information or application can be found here.
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | Artefact Heritage and Environment | Senior Heritage Consultant Aboriginal Heritage | Sydney NSW | FT | Applications reviewed on submission
At Artefact Heritage and Environment we create great heritage outcomes. While we know worthwhile things are not always easy, we believe innovative thinking and accurate advice from our exceptional team will lead to solutions that engage and empower our clients.
What we are looking for:
- Minimum 2-5 years full-time experience in management of Aboriginal cultural heritage and archaeology
- Experience in delivering projects on time on budget
- Highly developed organisational skills able to meet competing priorities
- Demonstrated experience in conducting Aboriginal Heritage and Archaeological assessments and fieldwork
- Exceptional written and analytical skills able to deliver sound reports within tight timelines
- Thorough knowledge of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and relevant NSW Planning Instruments
For further information or to apply https://www.seek.com.au/job/74052273
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Seeking Opportunity – Ethiopian Collaborations
Bisrat Engida, an Australia ICOMOS member and recent graduate from the Deakin University dual masters degree is seeking cultural heritage professionals who are interested in collaborating to undertake cultural heritage projects or work with a practitioner with Ethiopian heritage experience. Bisrat is hoping to facilitate cultural exchange, research, and collaboration between the two countries.
For further information, please contact Bisrat at bisratke@gmail.com
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SITUATION VACANT | Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant | GML Heritage | Melbourne | FT | Applications reviewed upon submission
We seek an Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant to join our expanding Melbourne-based Archaeology team. Expressions of interest from all suitably qualified and experienced candidates are encouraged. This role will feed your passion for historical and Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage. Technical proficiency in these areas coupled with your excellent communication and project management skills will help you deliver quality outcomes for heritage, clients, Traditional Owners, and community stakeholders.
- Plan, manage and deliver a range of archaeological work and projects including due diligence assessments, cultural heritage management plans, archaeological assessments and impact statements, Aboriginal cultural values assessments, investigation and research, site inspections/fieldwork and archaeological monitoring, GIS mapping and more.
- Collaborate with our consulting team across a range of heritage services and disciplines such as built heritage and interpretation to deliver projects.
- Manage and grow client relationships, including preparation of proposals and tenders.
Please apply via our Swag jobs board only, attaching your resume and a brief covering letter/note. Applications received via direct email may not be considered. Applications will remain open until this role is filled.
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