ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL
AGA2025 in Lumbini NEPAL 11- 19 October 2025 – Registrations Open
ICOMOS Nepal welcomes all ICOMOS members, international and national experts, friends and peace-lovers to Lumbini for the ICOMOS annual General Assembly 2025 and the Scientific Symposium on “Perceptions of Heritage and Resilience – Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness”. We are honoured to take on the important task of contributing to the ICOMOS Triennial Scientific Plan 2024-2027, with the first year focusing on preparing for possible disasters, through the prevention and mitigation of hazards, improving resilience, as well as by preparing for conflicts that threaten our heritage resources. We also have the honour of inviting all participants to the 60th anniversary celebrations of ICOMOS. This would also be an opportunity to visit the archaeological sites in and around Lumbini and the enchanting urban ensemble of Kathmandu Valley that have gone through a decade of recovery after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Furthermore, we welcome the international participants to visit the beautiful sites of Nepal. We look forward to meeting all of you in Lumbini.
Please follow this link for further information
If you are planning on attending, please email the secretariat: austicomos@deakin.edu.au as we would like to compile a list of our members attending.
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AICOMOS – NSCs, Working and Reference Group News
NEW NSCES Presentation: Water, Water Everywhere | Online | 5.30 pm 2 July 2025
You are invited to the next online Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee for Energy and Sustainability (NSCES) meeting on Wednesday 2 July 2025, at 5.30pm (AEST) for a presentation “WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE”.
Water is essential for us to exist, and humans always settle close to water. From earliest times people have managed water both to harness its benefits and reduce its risks. Traditional ways of dealing with water are now having to adapt to a changing climate.
This presentation by Ian Travers and Peter Phillips looks at the work of the recently established ICOMOS ISC Water, and then at the ways in which climate change is affecting water and the impacts that this has on heritage places, such as historic buildings, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes. The presentation also looks at management strategies for dealing with these impacts.
Ian Travers is an archaeologist and CEO of Extent Heritage. He was the first President of the ICOMOS ISC Water and remains active in its development. In 2021, Ian led the team that prepared the Heritage Council of Victoria’s key climate change principles (since also adopted by the NSW Heritage Council) and its vulnerability assessment guidance.
Peter Phillips is a conservation architect and principal of Orwell & Peter Phillips, a practice that has been working with historic buildings since the 1950s. Peter was a founding member of the ICOMOS ISCES, and helped to prepare the Draft Climate Change Preparedness Action Plan for Heritage NSW in 2023.
Please RSVP to us and we will send a meeting link:
Helen Wilson + Rachel Jackson
helenwilson@outlook.com.au + rachel.jackson@gml.com.au
Convenors of Australia ICOMOS NSCES
National Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability
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ICOMOS MEMBERS
NEW ICOMOS EPWG Summer School 2025 “Olympia Park Munich: Conceptualising a Conservation Management Plan” | Munich | 4-7 Sept 2025
Under the title “Olympic Park Munich: Conceptualising a Conservation Management Plan”, the Emerging Professionals Working Group of ICOMOS Germany, in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich, is hosting this year’s Summer School. The event will take place from September 4 to 7 in Munich.
The 2025 Summer School is dedicated to Munich’s Olympic Park, an iconic 20th-century heritage site currently included on Germany’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage nomination. The park is notable for its exceptional architectural and landscape design and its complex cultural significance, both tangible and intangible. As the venue of the 1972 Olympic Games, it not only represents a global event but also continues to shape urban development and social identity today.
The Summer School offers young professionals and students a unique opportunity to engage directly with the ongoing development of a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)—a key requirement for World Heritage nomination. Participants will explore the multifaceted nature of the site: as a place for leisure and culture, an architectural landmark, a social space, and a monument of identity.
The four-day programme includes an introduction and guided tour, expert lectures, and intensive group work. The group work will focus on the topics of architecture and landscape, Future Use, Human Scale, and the iconic Tent Roof Structure.
Applications to participate will be considered until 15th July. Please use the following link for more information and application criteria: https://www.icomos.de/icomos-epwg-summer-school-2025-quotolympiapark-munich-conceptualising-a-conservation-management-plan-quot_a_443.html
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Nominations for Australia ICOMOS honorary membership invited
Honorary membership of Australia ICOMOS may be conferred by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee to honour an outstanding contribution made to, or on behalf of, Australia ICOMOS. It is intended that this will be a rare honour to be considered annually but not necessarily bestowed each year.
Existing Australia ICOMOS honorary members (and ICOMOS Honorary members – who automatically become honorary members of Australia ICOMOS) are listed here: https://australia.icomos.org/about-us/australia-icomos/honours-and-awards/ We now invite you to nominate one of your Australia ICOMOS colleagues for honorary membership, to be considered by the Executive Committee for this year. Members who have previously been nominated but not awarded with honorary membership may be renominated.
The nomination criteria are set out below:
- The individual must currently be a Full International Member of Australia ICOMOS or have been a longstanding Full International Member.
- The outstanding contribution must be for a sustained period over many years.
- Honorary Membership may recognise a range of types of outstanding contributions made to Australia ICOMOS.
- These contributions must be in addition to those normally made to a voluntary organisation. Hence the performance of Executive Committee duties would be insufficient for Australia ICOMOS Honorary Membership consideration.
- The contribution may be made within Australia or internationally, but must be specifically to, or on behalf of, Australia ICOMOS.
To nominate an Australia ICOMOS member for honorary membership, please respond to this email with the following information:
- Name of nominee
- A comprehensive statement outlining the nominee’s outstanding contribution to Australia ICOMOS. Please note that this statement may become the basis of the information that is added to the Australia ICOMOS website if Honorary Membership is conferred on the individual you nominate.
Please submit a nomination by COB 20 June 2025 by return email. All nominations will be treated as confidential and will be made available to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat and the small Selection Committee that will assess the nominations. If selected for honorary membership, the individual you nominate will have this bestowed on them at the 2025 AGM. Please direct any queries to Katrina Keller, Australia ICOMOS Membership Secretary. We thank you for your contribution to this process.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS / GRANTS / NOMINATIONS / EOI
NEW City of Greater Dandenong | seeking EOI for representatives to join their Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee | Applications due 3 July 2025
The Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee provides high level support, specialised independent knowledge and advocacy for the implementation of Greater Dandenong’s vision for heritage as outlined in the Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy 2022-26.
There are openings for Community Member (2) and Professional representative (3) roles on the Committee. These roles sit alongside other appointed Committee members including local collecting organisations, Councillor, Senior Council officer representatives.
Expressions of Interest are open until Thursday 3 July. To find our more, please visit: Expressions of Interest – Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee | Greater Dandenong Council.
Please feel free to share this opportunity within your networks.
For any enquiries, please contact Council’s Cultural Heritage Program Lead, Creative and Engaged City, via email culturalheritage@cgd.vic.gov.au or telephone (03) 8571 1000.
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Expressions of Interest: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee (ACHAC) – HC Committees
The NSW Government is currently advertising for expressions of interest from Aboriginal persons across the state for membership of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee. Nominations are invited to fill up to seven current and future vacancies that may arise.
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in distributing this notice to your colleagues, your local communities, and your professional networks.
Information on ACHAC
ACHAC plays a vital role in advising the Minister for Heritage and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on matters relating to the identification, assessment and care of Aboriginal cultural heritage in NSW.
Nominees must be from, either:
- Nominees of Aboriginal elders groups; or
- Native Title Holders or Native Title Claimants; or
- Aboriginal owners listed on the register under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983.
Nominees must demonstrate:
- Involvement in cultural heritage matters in their local community; and
- An understanding of cultural heritage management issues.
Nomination submissions:
Visit the ACHAC web page here to view the advertisement and information pack and apply online or download a nomination form.
Nominations close: 11:59pm, Tuesday 17 June 2025
Enquiries: contact Tiana Callaughan (Pipeline Talent) via phone: 02 8001 6603 | 0476 538 307 or email: tiana@pipelinetalent.com.au
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Draft NSW Heritage Strategy has been released for public consultation | 16 May until 13 July 2025
The draft NSW Heritage Strategy has been released for public consultation between 16 May and 13 July 2025. It can be accessed on the NSW Government’s Have your say website:
https://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/nsw-heritage-strategy
Any feedback is welcome and thoughts you may have on the draft and encourage you to share this news with your networks.
Heritage NSW will also be hosting some live online Q&A sessions for the heritage industry. Each session will include the same brief overview of the draft Heritage Strategy, followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
These are the dates and times, as well as the links to register:
An Auslan interpreter can be provided and captions at this session. Please let us know by 13 June 2025 if you require this.
Your input is crucial for shaping the final NSW Heritage Strategy and Heritage NSW look forward to hearing your thoughts.
If you have any questions, please contact the Strategic Policy team at heritage.policy2@environment.nsw.gov.au.
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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS
NEW 6th Annual Conference on Heritage Management, Education and Practice | Ahmedabad University Dehli | Nov 14–16, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to attend the 6th Annual Conference on Heritage Management, Education and Practice, taking place from November 14–16, 2025 at the Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Delhi.
This year’s conference, themed “Climate Change, Ecology, and Heritage Sustainability,” invites interdisciplinary dialogue on the complex interactions between climate change, environmental transformation, and cultural heritage. Climate change is not only altering physical heritage but also eroding traditional knowledge systems, displacing communities, and disrupting intergenerational transmission of cultural practices. Addressing these challenges requires a holistic approach that integrates scientific innovation with time-tested traditional knowledge.
We also welcome abstract submissions for presentations that explore these themes from a range of disciplinary and professional perspectives, including but not limited to: Heritage Studies, Climate Science and Sustainability, Anthropology, Architecture, Traditional Knowledge Systems, Heritage Tourism and Livelihoods, Policy and UNESCO Frameworks for Climate Action
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: August 30, 2025
Early bird registration for presentation/participation: September 30, 2025
Regular registration for presentation/participation: October 20, 2025
Click here to submit your abstracts today!
Join leading scholars, practitioners, and students in exploring innovative and inclusive strategies for heritage resilience. Let us collectively rethink the future of heritage management in an era of climate crisis. Click here to read more about the conference.
We look forward to your participation and contribution.
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NEW Australian Garden History Society Northern NSW Branch | Two Presentations | 3 & 24 August 2025
The Australian Garden History Society Northern NSW Branch is hosting 2 Winter Speakers, expected to be fascinating for those interested in the importance of gardens in our history and futures. You are invited to join us on both, or either, of these special one-off occasions.
Bookings are open and encouraged soon so we have numbers to confirm speakers and venues. For more details and to book, please follow these links.
For Sunday 3 August, 3pm at TAS Hoskins Centre, Tim Entwisle presentation and refreshments ($45 per person): https://www.trybooking.com/DARUF
For Sunday 24 August, return coach trip to splendid ‘Wanderriby’ garden, light lunch, plus Stephen Utick speaking at the Hoskins Centre ($115 per person): https://www.trybooking.com/DASBI
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World Refrigeration Day 2025 | Exhibition – Cool Skills Past and Present | Geelong Showgrounds | 26-28 June 2025
At the Cool Skills Exhibition, find out about local hero James Harrison, founding Editor of the Geelong Advertiser in 1840. He is known world-wide as the Father of Refrigeration. While seeking a way to keep his Corio Bay fishing catch cold, in 1854 he hit on how to make artificial ice in commercial quantities – here in Geelong. Over time his invention has transformed the world’s way of life.
The Exhibition tells of Harrison’s many achievements, his disappointments, and his resilience through family and financial misfortunes. The Museum also has a growing collection of interesting refrigeration machines. An early compressor on display was made in Humble’s Foundry, Ryrie St, Geelong in 1910. It was used in the dairying industry; domestic ice boxes were used from the 1860s, and there are differing designs of refrigerators dating from the 1930s – 1960s.
When – Thursday June 26 (WRD) and Saturday June 28, 10 am to 3.30 pm (last entry 2 pm).
Where – At the Geelong Showgrounds Museum, enter Showgrounds at 79 Breakwater Rd (Gate 2) and turn left; parking available.
Tickets Adults $10, Students $5, Family $25 (2 adults, 2 children under 15)
Bookings https://www.trybooking.com/DBXUP Also see Facebook – Geelong Showgrounds
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Conflicting Discourses in Interpreting Contested Heritage Seminar on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation for Future Generations | Tokyo & Online | 14 June 2025
Seoul National University (SNU, Institute of International Studies), Waseda University (WU, Center for International Reconciliation Studies),
ICOMOS-ICIP, and Our World Heritage (OWH)
Through ongoing collaboration between academic institutions and civil society organizations, the promotion of inclusive narratives about modernization, colonialism, and war at heritage sites—with active participation from future generations—can significantly contribute to the process of peacebuilding and reconciliation. The International Seminar on Heritage Interpretation, organized since 2022, serves as a valuable platform for bringing together diverse stakeholders to engage in good-faith discussions on interpreting contested heritage.
Free Event
Please register here
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10th World Archaeology Congress | Darwin | 22-28 June 2025
For the first time, the World Archaeological Congress will be held in Australia. WAC-10 will be held in Darwin, Northern Territory, from 22-28 June 2025. Scientific tours will run from 17-22 June and from 28 June – 5 July. It will be hosted by Flinders University in partnership with the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. WAC-10 is an opportunity to collaborate with diverse colleagues and friends from around the globe and contribute to global policy making. Anyone who is interested in the past can participate. People from more than 70 countries participate in WAC Congresses.
A cultural program will run parallel to the academic program to showcase the diversity and richness of Indigenous Australian cultures, providing an opportunity to learn directly from Aboriginal teachers. We also encourage you to visit the amazing landscapes of Australia’s Northern Territory.
For further information please follow this link.
Any members that are planning on attending, could you please let Sue McIntyre-Tamwoy susan.mcintyre-tamwoy@icomos.org know as she is organising an AICOMOS event at WAC.
Australia ICOMOS members have access to a partner offer discount on registration. If you would like to take up this offer but have not received the code, please contact the secretariat office austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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SITUATIONS VACANT
SITUATION VACANT | Navin Officer | NSW or ACT | Applications assessed on submission
Make the switch- come and work with us at Navin Officer Heritage Consultants!
We are looking for a Senior Archaeologist/ Heritage Consultant. Our definition of ‘senior’ is someone who has experience in running field projects/teams and in writing reports. While we usually work collaboratively as a team, our seniors should be skilled and confident enough when needed to step in and run a project independently.
Experience in Aboriginal heritage projects is essential and experience in other forms of heritage projects is very desirable. We have an exciting range of projects throughout NSW and ACT and so our ideal candidate will be willing and able to travel meet new people and see new country.
You must have the right to work in Australia, have a drivers licence and a degree in archaeology.
We are a company big enough to offer support and variety of projects and yet small enough to be collegiate and caring. If you are interested, please contact either Nicky in our Kingston ACT office on 0262829415, or Sue in our Canterbury, NSW office on 0425215012, or email us at navinofficer@nohc.com.au . You can learn more about us at nohc.com.au
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SITUATION VACANT | NBRS | Heritage Consultant | NSW | Applications assessed on submission
The NBRS Heritage team has extensive experience across a wide range of heritage advisory and advocacy projects at all levels; we are seeking an individual, ideally someone with a research background, who is keen to expand their experience and further establish their career in heritage consultancy. The successful candidate will work as part of the team to gain experience in the preparation of a range of assessment documents, heritage impact assessments and interpretation plans. The role will also entail management of project programs, budgeting and maintaining high quality client and stakeholder relationships.
Please send your application to: Careers@nbrs.com.au
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