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Registrations now open for our national conference
THE AUSTRALIA ICOMOS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025 WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE!
Visit Now to register, submit your abstract, or explore sponsorship opportunities.
Our Shared Heritage. Un-Settling Ground.
📍 Ballarat, Victoria | 🗓️ 17–19 November 2025
📌 Venue: Goods Shed Ballarat
Set on the Traditional Country of the Wadawurrung Peoples, in the heart of the Victorian Goldfields—recently added to Australia’s World Heritage Tentative List—this year’s conference invites you to explore heritage through critical, future-focused perspectives.
Themes:
- BATTLEFRONTS: Heritage under pressure—survival through conflict and exclusion; future challenges from climate change and global disruption.
- UN-SETTLING: Rethinking heritage—imagining new models that prioritise community agency, local adaptation, and inclusive governance.
What to Expect:
- Two full days of dynamic presentations and discussions
- A spectacular conference dinner + Aura light show at Sovereign Hill
- Field trips across Ballarat and the Victorian Goldfields
- Provocative case studies, diverse voices, and innovative solutions
Sponsorship special offer:
GOLD & SILVER SPONSORS SCORE A 2-FOR-1 BONUS! Support both the 2025 National Conference and the 2025 Jim Kerr Address—with one sponsorship. Limited offer—act fast!
Key Deadlines:
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: 28 August 2025
- SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CLOSE: 1 November 2025
- EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS: 15 September 2025
Whether you’re a practitioner, researcher, educator, or community advocate, this is your chance to contribute to shaping heritage practice for a changing world.
📨 Submit your abstract
🤝 Become a sponsor
📝 Register early and save
🔗 Explore the conference website for full details.
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NEW AICOMOS Presidents Award – Nominations Now Open
The Australia ICOMOS President’s Award recognises the important contribution made by the active engagement of younger and/or emerging career heritage practitioners. The award is open to Australia ICOMOS members and non-members.
There are two categories for the President’s Award:
1. A student / young / emerging heritage practitioner
2. A trainee / apprentice or emerging tradesperson.
Winners of each category will be awarded a certificate, a 1 year Associate membership of Australia ICOMOS and $1000 cash prize!
Any nominees conferred a judges commendation will also be awarded a certificate and gift voucher (max value $100)
For further information & the eligibility criteria, follow this link
To nominate someone please download the form here or visit our website
Submissions due by 5pm 19th September 2025
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Australia ICOMOS 2025 Jim Kerr Address | 11 September 2025 | Melbourne
🎟️ Tickets on Sale Now!
Join us for the 2025 Australia ICOMOS Jim Kerr Address in Melbourne on Thursday 11 September.
This year’s address will be delivered by representatives of the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, and will reflect on the six years since the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
📍Singapore Theatre, Glyn Davis Building, University of Melbourne
🕖 6pm refreshments for 6:30 address commencement
Following the Address, there will be a Q&A session facilitated by Alix Hill (Storey & Ward Lawyers, and Co-convenor of the National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage). If you would like to contribute a question, please provide it in your booking, or by emailing austicomosvic@gmail.com
🎟️ Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1445541
A limited number of free tickets to this event are available for Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander attendees.
The 2025 Australia ICOMOS Jim Kerr Address is being held in partnership with the University of Melbourne Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH), and is generously supported by the Heritage Council of Victoria, Storey & Ward Lawyers, Conservation Studio, Extent Heritage, GML Heritage, and Lovell Chen.
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ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL
AGA2025 in Lumbini NEPAL 11- 19 October 2025 | Registrations Open
Please note – we are aware that there have been issues with registration and payment. If you are encountering issues, please contact: Shristina Shrestha: Coordinator for finance, registration and fund-raising shristinaster@gmail.com
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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ICOMOS MEMBERS
NEW 2025 Australia ICOMOS Conference Early Bird Registration and Australia ICOMOS membership application deadlines
Early Bird discounts for the 2025 Australia ICOMOS National Conference apply for those who register before 15 September, with discounts available to members of Australia ICOMOS.
We have an extra round of membership approvals before the early bird cut off date
If you wish to receive the discounted members rate for Early Bird registration, new membership applications need to be submitted by 3rd September 2025. There are instructions for applying for membership on the Australia ICOMOS website.
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NEW Report on Ieuan Rees talk to ACT AICOMOS, 21 May 2025 by Richard Morrison
A successful ACT Member (and friends) event occurred in conjunction with Professor Tracy Ireland, University of Canberra, and the venue providers (GML Heritage and the Australian Institute of Architects), on 21 May at 2A Mugga Way, Red Hill. This was a combined AICOMOS and Everyday Heritage (UC) talk by Visiting Doctoral Researcher Ieuan Rees (Stirling University). The talk was titled ‘New futures for participatory, creative place-making’ and was on his PhD research undertaken in conjunction with Planning Aid Scotland. He spoke of his three case studies focussed on three towns along the west coast of Scotland of varying geography, history and character. Each study involved the development of a ‘Local Place Plan’ (LPP), which is a non-statutory component, at the lowest level of the planning documents required by Planning Scotland in the statutory, National Planning Framework.
A new conceptual approach methodology and tools, which is community led, were used to develop the LPP. The requirements were that the group had to be formed by a consultant or a freelance community worker. Ieuan in this role, organised such a voluntary group from each of the three communities to highlight local issues and places, practices, share stories and ideas, identify needs and aspirations. The methodology was created to elicit places of community attachment, places with emotional attachment. They might include overlooked places, places with ‘unauthorised forms of understanding’, places with cultural heritage values, relational places/practices, or ‘entangled places’, in part, via a walk across the respective area.
The concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage, as such, was not articulated in Ieuan’s presentation, but clearly it was there in another form, in different language. It might be said that this was despite the UK being a signatory to the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) since June 2024, but given the timing of Ieuan’s work this would have post-dated his project design.
It was suggested in the Q&A session at the end, that aspects of this method had intersections and parallels with the various approaches that have been used over many years in Australia, for example in the workshops and survey used by the Commonwealth in the Regional Forest Assessment processes, in Chris Johnston’s Social Value assessment methodology for the Australian Heritage Commission, understandably in the emerging the Everyday Heritage Project at the University of Canberra, and in the AICOMOS work by the NSC-ICH.
When complete his PhD, and any subsequent publications, may be useful for those involved in assessing and managing ICH here, for its innovative approaches in identifying, assessing and managing ICH (albeit by another name).
Richard Morrison
Co-representative
AICOMOS (ACT)
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Membership Payments for the 2025/2026 Membership Year Now Due
As Australia ICOMOS runs on the financial year, membership payments for the 25/26 financial year are now due.
There are three ways you can pay: via the membership database, direct deposit or credit card.
Direct Deposit Account name: Australia ICOMOS BSB: 033 120 Account Number: 349654 Reference: Members Name (please ensure you add this)
Please send a banking receipt to austicomos@deakin.edu.au
Pin Payments: Make a payment to Australia ICOMOS – Pin Payments Please note the name of the member.
If your circumstances have changed and you would like to move your membership to retired, unwaged or would like a payment plan please reach out to the secretariat austicomos@deakin.edu.au
Unsure of your current financial status? Please log in to the membership database and view the ‘Payments History’ link (See example)
This will show whether you are paid until 30/06/26 (up to date) or 30/06/25 (expired)
A reminder that current financial membership is a requirement for participation in ICOMOS groups and committees like ISCs/NSCs, working groups etc, as is the use of the post nominal M.ICOMOS. These are important membership benefits. The executive will be checking payments over the coming months to ensure that membership fees are paid.
Changed address recently? Please update the member database.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS / GRANTS / NOMINATIONS / EOI
NEW Applications Open: Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee | Sbmissions due 31 Aug 2025
The NSW Government is seeking applicants for several positions on the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee, which advises on the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the of the Outstanding Universal Value of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Property. The Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Advisory Committee is an 18-person committee.
Applications are now open for:
- 2 Landholder (leaseholder) representatives + 2 proxies
- 3 Scientific representatives
- 1 Tourism representative
Term: 3 years Deadline: Sunday, 31 August 2025
Applicants are asked to complete the online WLR Advisory committee application form for membership.
Info & Documents: Read the Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct before applying
Apply: Submit the online application form, cover letter, and resume.
Contact: npws.willandralakes@environment.nsw.gov.au
Share: NRM Jobs listing https://nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20026677/membership-for-willandra-lakes-region-world-heritage-advisory-committee
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Call for Applications for the Richard Mackay Scholarship
At its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Perth, Australia ICOMOS established a special higher degree research scholarship named in honour and recognition of the outstanding contribution to the success of the ICOMOS General Assembly 2023 made by Prof Richard Mackay, AM.
The Australia ICOMOS Richard Mackay Scholarship is an annual scholarship of $10,000 for research related expenses for an enrolled higher degree student with an approved research plan.
The student may be enrolled at any university in Australia and their research will contribute to understanding and conserving heritage, broadly conceived.
Please find the detailed Terms and Conditions here.
How do I apply?
Your application should include:
- A CV that highlights your academic achievements.
- A two-page summary of your University-approved research proposal and outline of the proposed research activities that the scholarship would be used to support.
- A detailed budget for the proposed research activities for up to AUD$10,000 including, for example, flights, accommodation, library/archive access fees, documentation fees, fieldwork costs etc.
- A one-page personal statement that demonstrates the following:
the contribution of your research to the field of heritage studies, how the planned activities are essential to your research, and an interest in the work of Australia ICOMOS.
Applications are due by 5pm 20 October, 2025. Please email your application as a single PDF attachment, Attention: Rebecca Davies, Secretariat Officer, Australia ICOMOS, with ‘Australia ICOMOS Richard Mackay Scholarship’ in the subject line. Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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The Minister for the Environment and Water is seeking expressions of interest from natural heritage experts to join the Australian Heritage Council.
The main responsibilities of the Council are to:
- assess places for the National and Commonwealth Heritage Lists
- promote the identification, assessment and conservation of heritage
- advise the Minister on heritage matters.
Applications close at 11:30 pm on 31 August 2025.
For more information, or to submit your expression of interest, visit DCCEEW recruiting.
Read more
Australian Heritage Council
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2025–26 Nominations for the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List
The Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, invites nominations of places for inclusion in the National Heritage List or the Commonwealth Heritage List.
A place can be included in the National Heritage List if it is in Australia’s jurisdiction and the Minister is satisfied that the place meets the criteria for outstanding heritage value to the nation.
In Australia, sites on the Commonwealth Heritage List must be entirely within a Commonwealth area. Outside Australia, they can be owned or leased by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth agency. These sites must meet the criteria for significant heritage value.
The 2025–26 nomination round opens on Monday, 30 June 2025 and closes on
Friday, 29 August 2025.
More information about the National Heritage listing and assessment criteria, and the National Heritage listing process can be found at
dcceew.gov.au/national-heritage
More information about the Commonwealth Heritage listing and assessment criteria, and the Commonwealth Heritage listing process can be found at
dcceew.gov.au/commonwealth-heritage
For more assistance, questions, or to access a nomination form and guide:
This notice is made in accordance with the provisions of sections 324H, 324J and 341H of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS
NEW Book launch: Old North Melbourne Fiona Gatt | Royal Historical Society of Victoria | 23 September 2025
Join the RHS to celebrate the publication of Old North Melbourne, the first comprehensive book on the nineteenth-century history of Hotham/North Melbourne, by Dr Fiona Gatt.
This is the story of the first fifty years of today’s much-loved suburb of North Melbourne. This book details the triumphs and struggles of the people of nineteenth-century North Melbourne, revealing fascinating individuals and the collective story of the emergence of this determined working-class community.
Fiona will be introduced by Professor Andrew May, who has described the book as ‘Australian urban history at its best’.
Book (free) tickets here. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-launch-old-north-melbourne/
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NEW SIDA Constructions presentation on early twentieth shopfronts | Cheltenham Vic | 10-2 pm 27 August 2025
Next Wednesday between 10 and 2pm SIDA Constructions are conducting a session in the metal cladding of timber with special reference to the copper cladding they have done to date. They will also demonstrate stainless steel for contemporary works.
This will be a rolling session so whenever you can get down, please do so!
Location, 9 Bricker Street, Cheltenham
Date, 27th August 2025
Time, 10am- 2pm
Street parking is available in Bricker and adjoining streets
Coffee – a coffee stall will be in attendance
Clothing -closed footwear, ear and eye protection
SIDA Constructions led by Ian Goddard and Ian Walker will show how we re-create traditional metal clad shopfronts in copper and gilding metal, of the type used for early 20th century shopfronts, and also the use of stainless steel for more contemporary designs.
For further information please contact Simon Davies simondavies@sidaconstructions.com.au
Website: SIDA Constructions
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NT (Vic) and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria present Heritage and the new Housing Zones: The Need to Reform the Reforms 26 Aug 2025
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria will hold a meeting at the Drill Hall, 239 A’Beckett Street, City, 5:30-7:30 Tuesday 26th August:
Heritage and the new Housing Zones: The Need to Reform the Reforms
Three leading experts will discuss challenges to heritage in the new planning context and ways to address these challenges:
Michael Buxton, Emeritus Professor, Planning and Environment, RMIT University
Nigel Lewis, Leading Melbourne heritage architect since 1976
Scott Walker, Director Urban Living, City of Boroondara
Collette Brennan (CEO NTAV) will introduce the meeting and Charles Sowerwine (Heritage Committee RHSV) will chair.
Register here: Heritage and the new Housing Zones: The Need to Reform the Reforms – Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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Uncovered Past presents: The Harrietville Chinese Mining Village Season 6 | Nov-Dec 2025
Join the uncovered past to discover more about the Chinese miners who once lived and worked in the 19th century Harrietville Chinese Mining Village. For around fifty years from the early 1860s Harrietville was home to many of the thousands of Victoria’s Chinese gold miners. This will be the sixth season of archaeological excavation at the Chinese Mining Village.
The largely undisturbed site includes mine workings, water races, building foundations, and gardens: a rare survivor of the heyday of Chinese gold mining in Victoria. The foundations of at least 19 buildings were discovered during a survey undertaken during Season One fieldwork in 2017.
Huge quantities of food, liquor, medicines, utensils, ceramics and even coins were imported from China for the Chinese mining communities. Many fragments of these were discovered during the earlier excavation seasons, along with fragments of European tableware ceramics and glass bottles. Season Six research objectives will be to undertake more intensive excavations on hut sites WC1 and SF1, in order to determine its size, footprint and how it was constructed; to gain a greater understanding of the lifestyle of the Chinese miners; and to understand the wider mining landscape in which they lived. Season 6 will take place over four weeks from Tuesday 18 November to Friday 12 December 2025.
For further information and to book, please follow this link.
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Australian Institute of Architects | Heritage Series 2025 Sustainability, compliance, inclusivity and climate resilience | various dates in August 2025
Climate change, climate resilience, sustainability, zero carbon, accessibility and inclusion are all issues that interface with heritage architecture. Join industry experts, academics and aligned professionals as they unpack how to tackle these key contemporary challenges in a heritage context with best-practice case studies. This four-part series provides heritage skills development for practising architects through practical case-study based professional development of the processes from assessment, analysis, design and delivery of works. We draw on local and international knowledge of best practice conservation techniques and practice and aim to inform both the non-heritage architect and heritage specialist.
Dates: 7, 14, 21, 28 August.
For further information and to book please follow this link
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PUBLICATIONS
NEW Cultural Heritage Publications – Free to a good home!
One of our longstanding members, Joan Domicelj (former international Vice President and Australia ICOMOS Chair) has accumulated many books and publications related to the work of ICOMOS over the years and would like to give them to a researcher or student in the field.
Please contact the secretariat austicomos@deakin.edu.au if you feel you can give the books a good home.
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Old North Melbourne | 2025 | Fiona Gatt | Australian Scholarly Publishing
This is the story of the first fifty years of today’s much-loved suburb of North Melbourne. This book details the triumphs and struggles of the people of nineteenth-century North Melbourne, revealing fascinating individuals and the collective story of the emergence of this determined working-class community.
Hailed by Professor Andrew May as ‘Australian urban history at its best’, while Associate Professor Seamus O’Hanlon has remarked that ‘Like Janet McCalman’s Struggletown this book is destined to become a classic in the genre of Australian urban social history.’
Click here to read more. https://scholarly.info/book/old-north-melbourne/
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SITUATIONS VACANT
NEW SITUATION VACANT | Heritage Consultant | GML Sydney | Full Time | Applications assessed on Submission
GML Heritage is seeking a committed and proactive Heritage Consultant to join our Heritage Places team in Sydney. As one of Australia’s largest and most innovative heritage practices, we offer the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects that shape positive heritage outcomes for communities, clients and stakeholders.
This full-time position, based in our Sydney office in Haymarket, is ideal for an early-career professional ready to take the next step.
You will be required to:
- Provide heritage advice, conduct research and undertake site inspections.
- Plan, manage, draft and deliver a variety of heritage projects including Heritage Assessments and Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans, Thematic Histories, Condition Assessments and Heritage Interpretation Planning.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and liaise with stakeholders.
For further information or to apply follow this link
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | Senior Heritage Consultant | NBRS Heritage Sydney | Applications assessed on submission
NBRS Heritage has extensive experience across a wide range of heritage advisory and advocacy projects at all levels; we are seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant with five years relevant local experience who is keen to further establish their career in heritage conservation and adaptive re-use. The successful candidate will work independently and as part of the team, advising clients directly as well as preparing assessment documents and heritage impact statements on a range of interesting and significant projects. The role will also entail management of project programs and maintaining high quality client and stakeholder relationships.
NBRS works a nine-day fortnight, and the successful candidate will join a team that promotes flexibility, cares about personal well-being and encourages growth.
Please send your application to: Careers@nbrs.com.au
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | City Architect | Inner West Council Leichhardt | Applications close 7 Sept 2025
City Architect – Shape the Future of the Inner West
Inner West Council is seeking a visionary and highly skilled City Architect to lead the transformation of our public and private spaces into places where people truly want to be. This newly created role offers a rare opportunity to influence the architectural and urban character of one of Sydney’s most vibrant and diverse communities. As City Architect, you will provide world-class advice and creative solutions across architecture, heritage, landscaping, sustainability and innovation.
What You’ll Do
- Champion innovation and artistic expression in the built environment across the Inner West.
- Collaborate with Council teams to deliver high-quality, people-centred spaces and buildings.
- Provide expert guidance on architectural excellence, heritage conservation, and sustainable design.
- Work closely with planning, property, and project teams to shape civic buildings, parks, streetscapes and more.
Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
For further information or to apply follow this link
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SITUATION VACANT | Senior Heritage Architect | TKD Architects, Sydney | Applications close 31 August 2025
Tanner Kibble Denton Architects offers an opportunity for an exceptional senior heritage architect to join our team. We’re looking for someone who is focussed and passionate about conservation and adaptive reuse to work on unique heritage and architectural projects.
The role is for an experienced architect who can effectively deliver heritage projects ranging from master planning, fabric conservation and the creative adaptation of historic buildings. This is a full-time position for someone who wants to advance their career to work on some of the most significant sites in NSW. You will have at least seven years’ post-graduate local architectural experience.
Please contact George Phillips at gphillips@tkda.com.au for more information
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