ICOMOS MEMBERS
NEW Vale Australia ICOMOS Members
Australia ICOMOS shares the sad news of the passing of two of our long-standing members, Nerida Moredoundt and Geoffrey Down.
Nerida was an Australia ICOMOS member for over 20 years and was a principal architect at Element with extensive experience across the full statutory heritage spectrum. Nerida pioneered the application of the World Heritage Convention’s Cultural Landscapes framework to Rottnest Island/Wadjemup, and played an instrumental role in securing World Heritage Listing for Western Australia’s Fremantle Prison as an integral part of the Australian Convict Sites.
Geoffrey Down was an Australia ICOMOS member for over 20 years and a member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Stained Glass. Geoffrey was Curator at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne and produced some interesting and thought provoking exhibitions such as ‘In the Face of Uncertainty’, an exhibition dedicated to maxillofacial surgery developments for soldiers wounded in the first world war.
Australia ICOMOS sends deepest condolences to family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time.
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NEW Young and Emerging Professionals Event Series Victorian Chapter – 12 June 2026
Join the Vic YEP team for their new event series ‘Heritage in Practice’ connecting the next generation of young & emerging professionals with industry leaders. This is an opportunity to connect, start conversations, ask questions and build networks.
We’ll be visiting practices this year across the heritage industry to learn about the roles and opportunities available from Conservation Architecture, Heritage Consulting, Archaeology, Planning, Landscape Heritage and more. In a casual and welcoming setting, you can meet and chat with industry leaders & build connections with other young & emerging professionals, get to know what pathways are available to you and where a career in heritage can take you!
Our first event is being hosted by Conservation Studio, a diverse team of experienced architects and heritage consultants that specialise in the preservation, conservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of heritage listed buildings and historic sites.
*This event is open to university students, recent graduates and young and emerging professionals in the heritage industry.
Event Details:
Date: 12th June 2026
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Conservation Studio – The Block Arcade, Melbourne, VIC
Book here
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Member Spotlight
Our members work in many and varied facets of cultural heritage and as your membership organisation we would like to showcase some of your expertise and initiatives. If you would like to be included in an edition of our e news, please send a paragraph or two and a photo to our secretariat: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
Please note we cannot advertise individual businesses, this is purely to highlight our wonderful members.
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AICOMOS SUBMISSIONS
Australia ICOMOS recently made two submissions. Please click the links below to read the documents.
NEW Australia ICOMOS Submission on Australia’s National Cultural Policy
NEW Australia ICOMOS Submission on Heritage Curtilages (1996) document review and update
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS / GRANTS / NOMINATIONS / EOI
NEW 2026 National Trust | ACT Region Heritage Symposium – Call for Abstracts
Everyday Heritage: Conviviality, Creativity, Care
15 August 2026
National Film & Sound Archive
This symposium celebrates how heritage is lived, loved and created through everyday life in the ACT region by exploring the themes of conviviality, creativity and care.
Conviviality: how do food and drink and community feasts and celebrations connect people, transmit culture and shape everyday heritage?
Creativity: from design to craft traditions, to contemporary art interventions that reimagine heritage for new audiences, what place does creativity play in shaping our experience of everyday heritage?
Care: how do caring relationships shape everyday heritage? This theme includes family and community histories, visitor interpretation, intergenerational knowledge, and the work of caring, for places, objects, and traditions.
We welcome submissions for 10 or 20 minute papers that relate to these themes. Submissions might address intangible and tangible cultural heritage, food heritage, contested heritage, and creative approaches to interpretation and conservation. Submissions might explore local, national, or international contexts, but should reflect on how they relate to everyday heritage in the ACT region. Please include:
Name and affiliation (as you would like it to appear on the program)
Title
Abstract – max 250 words (The abstract should make clear the connection of your presentation to the themes of the event)
Choose: Student / nonstudent
Email abstracts to: info@nationaltrustact.org.au by no later than 30 June 2026
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NEW Engineering Heritage Awards and Conference 2026
Applications are now open for both the John Monash Medal and the Colin Crisp Award.
The John Monash Medal recognises outstanding contributions by individuals, groups or organisations to the conservation, interpretation, promotion and understanding of Australia’s engineering heritage. It is particularly relevant to those who have made a significant contribution to heritage advocacy, conservation practice, public education, research, or the recognition of engineering heritage places and achievements.
The Colin Crisp Award recognises excellence in the documentation and conservation of engineering heritage. It is commonly associated with high-quality reports, studies, publications, conservation management work, research, interpretation material, or project documentation that contributes to the long-term understanding and preservation of engineering heritage.
These awards may be of particular interest to Australia ICOMOS members involved in heritage conservation, conservation management planning, adaptive reuse, industrial heritage, infrastructure heritage, interpretation, research, documentation and interdisciplinary project work involving architects, engineers, historians, archaeologists, planners and heritage consultants.
In addition, members are invited to consider submitting an abstract for the Heritage Engineering Conference. Contributions from ICOMOS members and allied heritage professionals would be warmly welcomed, particularly where projects involve conservation practice, heritage values assessment, adaptive reuse, investigation, documentation, interpretation, materials conservation, structural conservation, or collaboration between heritage consultants, architects, engineers and asset owners.
Further information is available at the links below:
Engineering Heritage Awards: https://heritage.engineersaustralia.org.au/wiki/Awards
Heritage Engineering Conference: Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2026 | Engineers Australia
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Inner West Built Environment Awards | Submissions due 12 July 2026
The annual Built Environment Awards is this year inspired by the 2026 Australia Heritage Festival theme, ‘Change’.
For the last 31 years the medal for conservation has been awarded to successful examples of positive heritage outcomes within the Inner West Local Government Area.
Projects completed in the past three years located in the Inner West are eligible and can be residential, commercial or public spaces. The awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the amalgamation of contemporary design and the rich heritage of the Inner West.
Entries open Sunday 19th April 2026 – 12th July 2026.
For further information and to submit your 2026 entry, please go to https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/annual-events/built-environment-awards
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Moran Award for History of Science Research
Applications for the Australian Academy of Science’s Moran Award for History of Science Research are now open. Aimed at postgraduate students and early career 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.
Applications close 1 June 2026. Check the award webpage for full requirements and how to apply.
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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS
NEW Reconciliation Week
Every year workplaces, schools, early learning services, community groups, reconciliation groups, and people right across the country host a range of activities and events during National Reconciliation Week (NRW).
To find events near you please follow this link on the reconciliation Australia website.
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NEW Contexts for Heritage Engineering Course delivered by Engineering Heritage Australia and the University of Canberra | Newcastle 23-24 July 2026
The course consists of introductory online learning followed by an on-site workshop in Newcastle 23-24 July 2026. Completion of the two optional assignments will enable you to get feedback from professionals working in heritage engineering. The course includes teachers from backgrounds in structural, civil and mechanical engineering, and materials conservation, with a focus on local expertise. As well as engineers, course participants typically include a variety of heritage-related professionals. This enables you to develop professional and local networks to kick-start your career.
This course is taught by Experienced Heritage Engineers from Newcastle and New South Wales and Heritage conservation staff from the University of Canberra.
Further information can be found here.
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ICTC Webinar Series February – June 2026
From Principles to Practice:
Applying the ICOMOS International Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism (2022)
The ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee (ICTC) launches a monthly webinar series on the ICOMOS International Charter on Cultural Heritage Tourism (2022). Presentations and discussions aims to empower ICOMOS members in implementation of the Charter.
The webinars will lead up to ICOMOS General Assembly 2026 in Kuching and inform the many events where tourism will be addressed.
WEBINAR PROGRAMME
24 June (13:00 CET)
Principles 6 & 7
Climate Action · Sustainability · Long-term Management
Registration is free to ICOMOS members: ICTC Webinar Series 2026 – Registration
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PUBLICATIONS / SURVEYS
NEW The Economics of Heritage Laws and Housing Supplies – Article by James Lesh & Marcus Spiller
To read the full article, follow this link.
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SITUATIONS VACANT
NEW Sydney Water | Senior Heritage Advisor | Paramatta | Applications close 7 June 2026
This role provides an advanced level of technical heritage advice and support to the business, to ensure that Sydney Water meets its cultural heritage obligations and continues to perform as an exemplar custodian of its heritage portfolio. This role operates with an expected level of autonomy to implement and manage heritage strategies, policies, procedures and plans that position Sydney Water to effectively respond to relevant heritage legislation and policy requirements.
The role includes a diverse range of focus area including built heritage assessments and statutory approvals, heritage interpretation, moveable heritage management, advanced technical advice and provision of cultural heritage compliance training for the business. Overall, this role is critical for the provision of specialised advice to support the management, conservation and protection of Sydney Water’s cultural heritage assets.
For further information or to apply, follow this link.
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BIOSIS | Senior Built Heritage Consultant | NSW | Applications assessed on submission
BIOSIS are seeking a Senior Built Heritage Consultant to join our NSW team, where you will apply your expertise to a diverse range of projects. In this role, you will report to the Manager – Heritage (NSW) and play an active part in project delivery through your involvement in project teams, project management, site investigation, and client liaison.
A key part of the position involves providing technical guidance to junior consultants, as well as leading and developing project teams. You will help new team members understand our work, support them in building capability, and contribute to identifying opportunities, developing new work, and winning projects.
You may be based in any of their NSW offices, and you will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to a wide variety of projects across the state.
Please apply for this position on the SWAG job board.
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BIOSIS | Senior Heritage Consultant | VIC | Applications assessed on submission
BIOSIS are seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant to join their Port Melbourne team, where you will apply your expertise to a diverse range of projects across both Aboriginal and historical archaeology. You will report to the Team Leader – Heritage (Vic) and will be a technical expert with demonstrated experience in delivering Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs) or historical heritage assessments. You will play an active role in project work through participation in project teams, project management, fieldwork, and client liaison. Independence is encouraged through actively seeking mentoring and advice. Administrative duties include those incorporated as part of project work as well as additional duties as required.
Please apply for this position via our SWAG job board.
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