1. Call for EOI for Co-opted member to the Executive Committee of Australia ICOMOS – Queensland Based

2. Cyclone Yazi – a message from Australia ICOMOS’ President

3. Australia ICOMOS members’ blog re: the floods and the draft disaster guidelines discussion paper – REMINDER to Members

4. ‘Investigation and Analysis of Timber Structures’ workshops

5. Landscapes and Gardens events – various locations

6. Call for Information on Historic Recreational Tracks/Track Complexes and their Conservation Management

7. World Heritage and Sustainable Development Alumni Conference, Cottbus, Germany 2011

8. Dry Stone Walls Association (NSW) Meeting – call for volunteers & members

9. International Conference – Community and Historic Environment, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2011

10. ICOMOS 17th General Assembly & Scientific Symposium 2011 – deadline for submission of abstracts extended

11. ‘Jewish Cemeteries and Burial Culture in Europe’ conference, April 2011, Berlin

12. ‘Jardins de Pierres – Conservation of stone in Parks, Gardens and Cemeteries’ conference, June 2011, Paris

13. News from World Monuments Fund

14. ‘First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict’ course, September/October 2011

15. International heritage professional seeks employment

16. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online

17. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Officer (part-time), Woollahra Municipal Council

18. SITUATIONS VACANT Various senior positions, Historic Houses Trust of NSW (HHT)

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1. Call for EOI for Co-opted member to the Executive Committee of Australia ICOMOS – Queensland Based

The Executive Committee (EC) is now calling for Expressions of Interest for one vacant position on the EC for 2011.The period of co-option lasts until the 2011 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 co-opted position are:

a) Full financial Member status

b) a member based in Queensland, preferably in southern Queensland (who may be asked to take on the task of State Representative). We currently have a northern Queensland member on the Executive Committee.

c) willingness to also take on the responsibility for other tasks that may arise. These are yet to be determined but could involve working with our proposed disaster response review.

If you are interested in getting more actively involved in Australia ICOMOS (AI) 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 2011 is: 26/27 February – Sydney; 30 April/1 May – Adelaide; 13/14 August – Perth; October (and AGM) – Melbourne (dates for Melbourne are yet to be finalised but the meeting will take place in conjunction with the Watermarks Conference, 27-30 October).

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, and coordinate engagement as required with members in that State. 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 why you believe you would be suited to the position
2. a copy of your Curriculum Vitae

The deadline for submission of EOIs is COB Friday 4 February 2011. EOIs should be submitted via email to the Secretariat Officer, Georgia Meros. Successful applicants will be expected to attend the February 2010 meeting in Hobart.

If you have any specific queries regarding these positions please call Jane Harrington on 0409 344 598. We look forward to hearing from you!

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2. Cyclone Yazi – a message from Australia ICOMOS’ President

I know I speak for everyone in expressing our concern in the aftermath of Cyclone Yazi in northern Queensland and pass on our wishes and support to our colleagues and their families in the region. Following the recent impacts of floods in parts of Australia this is a massive blow to the communities of the effected parts of our country. Our thoughts are with our members, and of course all those other Queenslanders who are now facing such immense loss of property and livelihood. I once again encourage our members to contact the secretariat if there are issues that Australia ICOMOS can contribute to in terms of impacts on heritage.

A reminder also about the members’ blog and call for comment on our Disaster Guidelines discussion paper – see item 3.

The launch of our Members’ section is a long awaited initiative and the culmination of a considerable amount of effort on the part of Georgia Meros and a small number of other dedicated contributors. I would particularly like to mention Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy and acknowledge the huge effort she put in to achieving the new website and the inclusion of a members forum.

As always, we welcome your feedback and would be grateful if you could provide your comments to the Secretariat.

Finally, you will start to see an increase in information about the General Assembly to be held in Paris at the end of November. Previous years have seen a strong Australian presence and we are hoping that this year will reflect a similar support and interest. As with other General Assemblies we propose to put some effort into co-ordinating the Australian team so there will be more on this in future e-news bulletins. I would urge you at this time to give some consideration to attending and if you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.

Jane Harrington
President, Australia ICOMOS

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3. Australia ICOMOS members’ blog re: the floods and the draft disaster guidelines discussion paper – REMINDER to Members

Last week Australia ICOMOS members were invited to respond to a blog that was set up in the Members’ only section of the Australia ICOMOS website. We are very keen to both collate pertinent information about damage caused to heritage buildings and sites, and to receive feedback on our draft disaster guidelines discussion paper.

If you haven’t done so already, please login to the Members’ section of the Australia ICOMOS website and add your comments.

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4. ‘Investigation and Analysis of Timber Structures’ workshops

Investigation and Analysis of Timber Structures
Workshops with Ron Anthony, wood scientist
10, 17 & 19 March 2011

The APT Australasia Chapter is assisting with arrangements for workshops in Melbourne and Sydney with leading wood conservation specialist Ron Anthony of Anthony & Associates, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Ron is the author of APT technical publications on Basics of Wood Inspection: Considerations for Historic Preservation (2007) and Non Destructive Evaluation: Wood (2010). The workshops are planned to be held at Gulf Station, Yarra Glen on Thursday 10 March, Parramatta on Thursday 17 March and Wilberforce on Saturday 19 March.

For further information, click here. Alternatively, email APT Australasia with your query.

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5. Landscapes and Gardens events – various locations

Lost Gardens of Adelaide
(until 27 February in Springfield, SA)

A non-touring exhibition revealing how ‘up to the minute’, lavish and diverse were early Adelaide’s gardens, parks and estates – reflecting new found wealth from gold and copper mines, self-confidence and outward-looking exhibitionism. Includes material not seen publicly before.

Renowned historian and author, Richard Aitken, tells the stories of some of Adelaide’s significant gardens that now no longer exist. This exhibition brings together a wealth of fascinating visual and archival material displayed in new ways to allow the viewer to glimpse South Australia’s lost garden heritage.

Carrick Hill Historic House & Garden, Stirling
$10.50/$6.50 Concession

For more information visit the Carrick Hill House website.

Garden of Ideas – four centuries of Australian Garden Style
(until 27 February in Adelaide)

A travelling exhibition accompanying and drawn from recently published book, The Garden of Ideas *, is being held at the Museum of Economic Botany within the Adelaide Botanic Garden, North Terrace, Adelaide until 27 February 2011. After that it shifts to Melbourne, later to NSW.

The Garden of Ideas tells an inspiring story of Australian garden design. From the imaginings of emigrant garden-makers of the late-18th century to the concerns of 21st century gardeners, this charts its way across four centuries through a handsome and satisfying fusion of images and text. Both exhibition and book have an unparalleled array of images – paintings, drawings, prints, plans and photographs – richly evocative of their time and most never previously published. Unearthed from around Australia and overseas, these carry the story of Australian garden style through the years, in the process criss-crossing social and cultural history across the wide extremes of our continent.

* more about the book is available by clicking here.

Forum: ‘Understanding Place – the resource of landscape’
Perth, Saturday 12 March 2011
University Club, The University of Western Australia

The objective is to create a multi-disciplinary setting in which the concept of landscape is discussed and issues relating to Western Australia’s landscapes are aired. The intention is to discuss landscape, including social and cultural issues, the garden and the wider landscape, visions, actions and planning for the future. The WA Branch of the Australian Garden History Society, with support from the Society’s national management committee, The National Trust (WA), Australia ICOMOS’ International Scientific Committees on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes and from the University of WA invite all interested people to attend a one-day multi-disciplinary forum on landscape assessment – historic and new – models from around Australia that work and don’t work, looking at current landscape change issues in WA needing addressing, and in particular starting to develop a ‘tool kit’ that can help widen debate and improve outcomes in WA.

Australia ICOMOS members are particularly encouraged to attend and spread the word to interested people in the planning, design, local government, rural sector, land managers and the general community.

University of WA Vice-Chancellor & eminent agricultural scientist, Prof. Alan Robson will open the forum. A range of presenters and audience participants with experience considering landscapes in a broad sense will be invited, to draw together a common set of values and meanings and useful approaches to landscape management. This is increasingly needed as WA grows and concentrates its population in the south-west and particularly metropolitan Perth. Competition over agricultural land, infrastructure projects etc. make it more urgent.

• Simon Lang & landscape architect Marion Blackwell AO will inform about WA’s natural history, geology, soils and flora
• Landscape architect and architect Craig Burton, Stuart Read, Juliet Ramsay and landscape historian and author Richard Aitken will explore case studies and ideas from around the country that are relevant to these themes
• Stephanie Clegg, Tara Cherrie and Ruth Morgan will elucidate local landscape issues

For more information email Caroline Grant or keep watching the Australian Garden History Society – WA branch webpage for updates.

Sydney – Different landscapes, different soils, different histories: exploring the interactions between Sydney’s historical growth and its bushland landscapes
Evening talk, 16 March 2011

This event is a talk by Doug Benson, Senior Plant Ecologist with the National Herbarium of NSW at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Doug has spent over 30 years field surveying, studying and documenting the mega-diversity of the Sydney region’s plants. He intimately knows the distribution, diversity and threats facing our unique assemblages of plants, both on sandstone and shale. Author (with Jocelyn Howell) of Taken for granted: the bushland of Sydney and its suburbs (1990), Sydney’s Bushland: more than meets the eye (2000) and (with Lyn McDougall) Rare bushland plants of Western Sydney (c1991), Doug has long sought to improve our understanding and care for our flora. Sydney’s landscapes range from coastal sandstone headlands and rocky ridges and plateaus around estuarine inlets to gently undulating country on the Wianamatta Shale soils of the Cumberland Plain west of Parramatta. Sydney’s vegetation is closely related to its soils, and while we may regard the well-known Banksias and Waratahs of the sandstone soils as the characteristic Sydney flora, the quite different grassy woodlands of the Cumberland Plain with their less showy herbs and grasses area also an important component of Sydney’s biodiversity. Indeed these were the areas most sought out as grazing lands by the first European colonists and they have been severely altered by 200 years of rural and later suburban landuse. Using historical accounts from explorers and botanists and clues provided from surviving remnants of vegetation, this talk will explore what these different parts of Sydney were like 200 years ago, how they have subsequently changed, and how we can use this knowledge to maintain our biodiversity in the future.

Time & Venue: 6.00pm for 6.30-8.30pm, Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill
Cost: $30, includes light refreshments.
Bookings & prepayment are essential **
ph: (02) 9997 5995 or email Jeanne Vilani

** PLEASE NOTE: Payment confirms Booking. Payments for all events must be made prior to the event:

• by cheque to Australian Garden History Society and mailed to: Jeanne Villani, 90 Cabbage Tree Road, Bayview, NSW, 2104 or
• by Internet bank transfer to: Australian Garden History Society Sydney & Northern NSW Branch, ANZ Bank, Centrepoint Branch. BSB 012 040 Account 1017 62565  – NOTE: payment must include your name and the name of the function you are booking for.

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6. Call for Information on Historic Recreational Tracks/Track Complexes and their Conservation Management

Heritage Consultant Anne McConnell is currently carrying out a project for the Wellington Park Management Trust which is to assess the historic recreational network of tracks (and associated huts) that developed from the mid-1800s to the early 1920s on Mount Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania. The tracks are mainly extant and have continued use as recreational tracks to the present day. Other than excavated platforms and stone chimney bases, little remains of the historic huts which were ornate Arts & Crafts Tradition style rustic weekend huts made of local materials.

The historic track network includes some of Tasmania’s and Australia’s earliest purpose built recreational tracks, and the tracks and huts as a network demonstrate the 19th century – early 20th century recreational use of Mount Wellington and appears to be unique in the Australian context. The network, in its largely natural context in Wellington Park, is considered to constitute an historical landscape, with the network potentially of state and some national level cultural significance.

This historic heritage track and hut network has been identified as having high priority for conservation and for promotion. The current project is intended to guide this by documenting the tracks and huts, assessing the heritage significance of individual sites and the network as a whole, and by providing conservation management policy and advice for the network.

Anne McConnell is interested in hearing about other important historic recreational tracks or track (& hut) complexes, and heritage assessments of these (other than the Blue Mountains, NSW, for which she already has information), to assist her comparative analysis for the project.

Email Anne or call her on (03) 62391494.

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7. World Heritage and Sustainable Development Alumni Conference, Cottbus, Germany 2011

The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni conference on “World Heritage and Sustainable Development” to be held in Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus, Germany, from 16-19 June 2011. This WHS Alumni Conference is the first of a series of events and activities being planned by IAWHP e.V. since its official recognition as a non-profit organisation by German Law in 2010. Moreover, the conference is being organised as part of the celebrations being held at BTU Cottbus on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary and in close co-operation with BTU’s WHS Master’s Program, and the official invitation to attend the conference is attached with this email.

Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the conference aims to bring together a wide range of academics, professionals and practitioners (WHS Alumni and other experts alike) specialising in World Heritage as well as other associated fields to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the role of the World Heritage Convention in promoting sustainable development. Further details about the aims of the conference, scientific sessions and abstract submission requirements are provided in the Invitation_BTU WHS Alumni Conference 2011 and the Call for Papers_WH-and-Sustainable Development conference. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 28 February 2011.

More information on the conference programme and other related aspects will soon also be available on the IAWHP e.V. website. In the meantime, for queries related to the conference email WHS Conference and for queries relating to IAWHP e.V. email IAWHP e.V.

Additionally, as all officially registered members of IAWHP e.V. will receive special membership benefits for attending the upcoming conference, it is strongly recommended that all those who have not yet had the opportunity to apply for IAWHP e.V. membership do so as soon as possible.

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8. Dry Stone Walls Association (NSW) Meeting – call for volunteers & members

A message from Jim Vandore

Hello Friends with an interest in dry stone walls in New South Wales,

I have been asked again this year to help lead the establishment of the Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia (DSWAA – visit the association’s website) in NSW. I regret that I made very little difference last year but trust that this year, with your assistance, we can achieve a different outcome.

To get the ball rolling, I am calling a meeting of those interested, on Saturday 19 February at the Cheltenham Recreation Club, 60 The Crescent, Cheltenham (adjacent to the railway station) commencing at 10am. If you are unable to come, I’d be grateful if you can let me have your ideas by email. Also I’d be grateful if you can forward this information to anyone you know who may be interested.

I am proposing four activities for the year:

• two visits to existing (historic/heritage) dry stone wall sites
• two workshops/demonstrations

The meeting is being called to seek your input into the future of the DSWAA in NSW and to ask for your help and leadership in making things happen for the Association in NSW.

It has been suggested to me by the DSWAA President, Jim Holdsworth (who is based in Victoria) that we should seek to hold an activity (ie. one of our visits) during Heritage Week, which commences 14 April. I’d be grateful for suggestions.

We could, for example, arrange to visit the sites of significant dry stone walls within the Sydney metro area as activity one. It would also be possible to have a field trip to Kiama to see some of the historic walls in that region as activity two. But these are just my off-the-cuff ideas and I would appreciate your input.

On the practical demonstrations side, I have already committed to a dry stone walling demonstration at the Tocal Field Days at Patterson, north of Newcastle on 29/30 April and 1 May. I have already had offers of assistance for this and more assistance is needed please.

For the other practical workshop, I would like to propose a working bee of some kind in the Goulburn/Canberra area later in the year, as there has been considerable interest from that region. Anyone who can take a leadership role for this activity would be very welcome.

NSW is a mighty big piece of country and maybe our cousins in the northern part of the state might have ideas of their own for DSWAA activities?

Finally, I would like to encourage all of you to join this very fine organisation by clicking here and clicking on the Membership Joining Form. Members are sent a newsletter called The Flagstone each quarter, which is full of news and excellent pictures of dry stone walls both in Australia and overseas.

Please let me know if you are attending the Cheltenham meeting.

Jim Vandore
email Jim or call him on 0403 807 200

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9. International Conference – Community and Historic Environment, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2011

The Cultural Heritage Directorate of Norway (Riksantikvaren) and the ICOMOS Georgian National Committee (ICOMOS Georgia) are pleased to announce their International Conference – Community and Historic Environment, which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 20-22 September 2011. The Conference is organised with the generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Click on the links below to download:

• International Conference – Community and Historic Environment_Information (PDF)
• International Conference – Community and Historic Environment_Call for Presentations (PDF)
• International Conference – Community and Historic Environment_Registration Information (PDF)
• International Conference – Community and Historic Environment _Registration form (Word file)

For further information, visit the Conference website. The Conference Organisational Committee can also be contacted via email.

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10. ICOMOS 17th General Assembly & Scientific Symposium 2011 – deadline for submission of abstracts extended

Call for Papers: “Heritage: Driver of Development”
Deadline for abstracts: extended to 10 February 2011, 18.00 Paris time

Please note: Abstracts need to be submitted directly to the organisers and should not otherwise be circulated since they will be blind peer reviewed. For more details, see the ICOMOS Scientific Symposium 2011 – call for papers.

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11. ‘Jewish Cemeteries and Burial Culture in Europe’ conference, April 2011, Berlin

The Jewish Cemeteries and Burial Culture in Europe conference, to be held on 3 -6 April 2011 in Berlin, Germany, has been organised by ICOMOS Germany and the Berlin Monument Authority.

For further information, email the Senate Dept for Urban Development.

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12. ‘Jardins de Pierres – Conservation of stone in Parks, Gardens and Cemeteries’ conference, June 2011, Paris

The Jardins de Pierres – Conservation of stone in Parks, Gardens and Cemeteries conference, to be held on 22-24 June 2011, has been organised by the ICOMOS International Committee on Stone and the French section of the International Institute of Conservation.

For further information click here.

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13. News from World Monuments Fund

To read the latest news from the World Monuments Fund, click here.

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14. ‘First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict’ course, September/October 2011

Dates
26 September — 28 October 2011 (5 weeks)

Deadline for application
28 March 2011

Place
Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy

Organisers
ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)

In cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies

With the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC)

Background
Armed conflicts world wide continue to involve deliberate or accidental damage to cultural heritage. Conflicts result in the weakening of governments and societies and endanger the core values that hold communities together. The protection and recovery of Cultural heritage can play a crucial role in rebuilding societies and in overcoming the sense of loss and displacement.

Notwithstanding, in times of conflict, any operation will be delayed as ensuring security and safety of people takes precedence. As a result, it is essential for the concerned professionals working in these areas to understand how and when to intervene to secure or recover cultural heritage while law enforcement, peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts are under way.

Objectives

• Explore the values associated with cultural heritage and the impact that conflict has on them
• Assess and manage risks to cultural heritage in conflict situations
• Secure, salvage and stabilize a variety of cultural materials
• Take peacetime preparatory action to improve response in times of conflict
• Critically examine the applicability of international legal instruments, and of conservation ethics and principles in times of conflict
• Communicate successfully with the various actors involved, and work in teams

Methodology
The course will comprise of interactive lectures, group activities, practical sessions, simulations, site visits and case studies. Participants will be asked to develop case studies drawing from their own experience and work context.

Participants
The course is aimed at those who are actively involved in the protection of cultural heritage within a variety of institutions (libraries, museums, archives, sites, departments of antiquities or archaeology, religious and community centres, etc.). It is also aimed at professionals from humanitarian and cultural aid organizations, as well as military, civilian and civil defense personnel. Those with experience in conflict situations are particularly encouraged to apply. A maximum of 22 participants will be selected.

Teaching team
International team of professionals identified through ICCROM’s network.

Working language: English

Course fee: 900 Euro

Travel, accommodation and living expenses
Participants are responsible for their round-trip travel costs to and from Rome, Italy, and for all living expenses. To cover the cost of living, including accommodation, participants should plan for a minimum allowance of 1,800 Euro for the entire duration of the course. Candidates are strongly encouraged to seek financial support from sources such as governmental institutions, employers and funding agencies.

Financial assistance
The organizers may offer financial support to a limited number of selected candidates who have been unable to secure funding from any other sources. Candidates are also advised to contact Italian cultural institutes in their home countries, as some may be able to offer short- term scholarships for research or training activities carried out in Italy.

Application
Please fill out the ICCROM application form and send it together with your personal statement by mail to the contact address below. E-mail applications are encouraged. In the event that it is not possible to provide a scanned version of the necessary photographs and signatures, it will also be necessary to send a paper copy.

Personal Statement: candidates are requested to provide a letter stating clearly the reasons for applying to the course, what they hope to learn from it, and how it will benefit them and their institution, country, or future employer (maximum of 700 words).

FAC 11
Collections Unit – ICCROM
Via di San Michele,13
00153 ROME RM, ITALY
fax +39 06 58553349
email

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15. International heritage professional seeks employment

Paulo Jones is a heritage professional with 20 years experience in construction works, specializing in the restoration and rehabilitation of monuments, heritage and old buildings. His areas of expertise include:

• Construction management
• Project management
• Estimation
• Site supervision
• Quantity Surveying
• Architecture

Paulo is looking for contract work in Australia.

Further information can be obtained from the Paulo Jones website.

Email Paulo for a copy of his CV.

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16. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online

To view the February 2011 issue of the GCI bulletin, click here.

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17. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Officer (part-time), Woollahra Municipal Council

Heritage Officers – part time, 21 hours per week
Pos No: PSHT

Woollahra Municipal Council is looking for a Heritage Officer.

Your primary role will be to provide advice on heritage-related development applications and heritage matters in general and to promote heritage conservation. Assistance with the preparation of heritage conservation policy from time to time also forms part of the job.

For further information and to download the information pack, click here.

Closing date for applications: Friday 18 February 2011

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18. SITUATIONS VACANT Various senior positions, Historic Houses Trust of NSW (HHT)

Positions available:

1. Assistant Director, Commercial & Marketing Services
2. Head of Programs
3. Head of Western Sydney Portfolio
4. Head of Special Projects & Exhibitions
5. Senior Policy & Compliance Officer

Position: Assistant Director, Commercial & Marketing Services

Ready to mix history, marketing and commercial opportunities? You will be challenged in this key managerial position with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

The Historic Houses Trust of NSW cares for some of Australia’s most significant historic places, buildings and collections and enables people to enjoy and learn about them. We open 12 properties to the public including houses, museums, landscapes and a library, whilst our Endangered Houses Fund finds new futures for historic buildings owned by others. We also bring the past alive through education, exhibitions, events, festivals and publications.

HHT is seeking to recruit an Assistant Director, Commercial & Marketing Services, who will lead the commercial and income-generating aspects of HHT’s work, managing the team that delivers venue hire, retailing, sponsorship, licenses, partnerships and other activities. They will also define, develop and nurture the organisation’s distinctive brand through marketing strategies, design, public profile, media and issue management. The position holder works alongside the Assistant Directors for Heritage & Portfolios, Operations and Creative Services as part of the Management Group.

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Full time Permanent
• Package: Total remuneration package valued up to $158,522 including salary ($133,318-$143,654), annual leave loading and superannuation
• Agency: Historic Houses Trust of NSW – Communities NSW

This job is for you if… you have a strong commercial drive, superior creative skills and a record of managing successful innovative commercial operations and marketing management. If you are interested in this dynamic role please see the attached information.

You will need to respond to the behavioural capabilities, and the selection criteria in this advertisement, and refer to the key challenges and accountabilities in the position description.

Please include a resume and the names, position title and contact details of two referees.

Closing date: Tuesday 15 February 2011

Organisation Historic House Trust of NSW

Contact Kate Clark on (02) 8239 2260 or email Kate

For further information on or to apply for this position click here.

Position: Head of Programs

Ready to mix history, creativity and programming opportunities? You will be challenged in this key managerial position with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

The Historic Houses Trust of NSW cares for some of Australia’s most significant historic places, buildings and collections and enables people to enjoy and learn about them. We open 12 properties to the public including houses, museums, landscapes and a library, whilst our Endangered Houses Fund finds new futures for historic buildings owned by others. We also bring the past alive through education, exhibitions, events, festivals and publications.

HHT is seeking to recruit a Head of Programs, who will lead the Programs team that provides integrated education, public programming, and volunteering programs in a large calendar of programs for HHT each year, in order to help HHT meet its requirements under the Historic Houses Act, 1980 and the NSW State Plan. The Head of Programs provides personal and professional leadership in life-long learning and audience development, advising and helping staff across the HHT to identify and engage with new audiences in a range of diverse programs. The position holder also provides expertise in programs and learning theories, managing and implementing policies and strategies in program development and working with staff to ensure that programs are accessible, creatively produced, documented, managed and evaluated and meet physical and intellectual access, Occupational Health & Safety and other requirements.

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Full-time Permanent
• Package: Total remuneration package valued up to $108,318 including salary ($89,076 – $98,159), annual leave loading and superannuation
• Agency: Historic Houses Trust of NSW – Communities NSW

This job is for you if…you have superior creative skills and a record of managing successful innovative programs and team management. If you are interested in this dynamic role please see the attached information.

You will need to respond to the behavioural capabilities, and the selection criteria in this advertisement, and refer to the key challenges and accountabilities in the position description.

Please include a resume and the names, position title and contact details of two referees.

Closing date: Friday 18 February 2011

Contact: Caroline Butler-Bowdon on (02) 8239 2370 or email Caroline

For further information or to apply for the position click here.

Position: Head of Western Sydney Portfolio

Ready to mix history, interpretation, conservation and leadership opportunities? You will be challenged in this key managerial position with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

The Historic Houses Trust of NSW cares for some of Australia’s most significant historic places, buildings and collections and enables people to enjoy and learn about them. We open 12 properties to the public including houses, museums, landscapes and a library, whilst our Endangered Houses Fund finds new futures for historic buildings owned by others. We also bring the past alive through education, exhibitions, events, festivals and publications.

HHT is seeking to recruit a Head of Western Sydney Portfolio, to lead a multi disciplinary team that manages Rouse Hill House & Farm, Elizabeth Farm & Meroogal, including the sites, buildings and collections to ensure their sustainability, conservation and interpretation, and use in accordance with Historic Houses Trust Act 1980 and the NSW State Plan. The Head of Portfolio ensures the highest standards of customer service, programs and visitors experiences, heritage conservation, site management and presentation, whilst also developing innovative strategies to generate revenue and maximize the potential of the portfolio. The position holder also takes responsibility for compliance with Occupational Health & Safety and other relevant legislation and policies.

• Location: Western Sydney
• Package: Total remuneration package valued up to $108,318 including salary ($89,076 – $98,159), annual leave loading and superannuation
• Agency: Historic Houses Trust of NSW – Communities NSW

This job is for you if…you have strong customer service skills, experience in leading and coordinating a team and a record of successfully managing cultural, museum or heritage sites at a senior level. If you are interested in this dynamic role please see the attached information.

You will need to respond to the behavioural capabilities, and the selection criteria in this advertisement, and refer to the key challenges and accountabilities in the position description.

Please include a resume and the names, position title and contact details of two referees.

Closing date: Friday 18 February 2011

Contact: Ian Innes on (02) 8239 2269 or email Ian

For further information or to apply for the position click here.

Position: Head of Special Projects & Exhibitions

Ready to mix history, creativity, interpretation and leadership opportunities? You will be challenged in this key managerial position with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

The Historic Houses Trust of NSW cares for some of Australia’s most significant historic places, buildings and collections and enables people to enjoy and learn about them. We open 12 properties to the public including houses, museums, landscapes and a library, whilst our Endangered Houses Fund finds new futures for historic buildings owned by others. We also bring the past alive through education, exhibitions, events, festivals and publications.

HHT is seeking to recruit a Head of Special Projects & Exhibitions, who will manage a team to facilitate the creative translation of content into interpretative formats including exhibitions, publications, displays, digital and website projects, site interpretation and related activities for the HHT to encourage more and a wider range of people to learn about and enjoy HHT sites through a range of media. The Head of Special Projects & Exhibitions leads a team that manages, prepares, produces, installs and evaluates projects including exhibitions, ensuring that they are creatively produced, within budget and time constraints as well as meeting physical and intellectual access and Occupational Health & Safety requirements. The position holder also provides expertise in the management of projects, exhibitions and publications across HHT, including the holder implementation of policies and strategies in project development, exhibitions and publications management, working with staff to ensure that projects are accessible, creatively produced, documented, managed and evaluated. This ensures that HHT can increase access, engagement and involvement at sites, as well as ensuring the highest standards of presentation and creativity of interpretive projects, exhibitions and other activities.

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Full-time Temporary for 12 months
• Package: Total remuneration package valued up to $108,318 including salary ($89,076 – $98,159), annual leave loading and superannuation
• Agency: Historic Houses Trust of NSW – Communities NSW

This job is for you if… you have strong creative and customer skills, and a record of successfully managing and leading a team at a senior level. If you are interested in this dynamic role please see the attached information.

You will need to respond to the behavioural capabilities, and the selection criteria in this advertisement, and refer to the key challenges and accountabilities in the position description.

Closing date: Friday 11 February 2011

Contact Caroline Butler-Bowdon on (02) 8239 2370 or email Caroline

For further information or to apply for the position click here.

Position: Senior Policy & Compliance Officer

Ready to mix history, policy and procedure opportunities? You will be challenged in this key position with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

The Historic Houses Trust of NSW cares for some of Australia’s most significant historic places, buildings and collections and enables people to enjoy and learn about them. We open 12 properties to the public including houses, museums, landscapes and a library, whilst our Endangered Houses Fund finds new futures for historic buildings owned by others. We also bring the past alive through education, exhibitions, events, festivals and publications.

HHT is seeking to recruit a Senior Policy and Compliance Officer, to manage the development, operation, data collection, evaluation and review of policies and procedures to ensure that HHT has the skills, knowledge and systems to comply with a range of legislative and audit requirements in relation to organisational policy, including business risk management, occupational health and safety, environmental sustainability, access and equity, and to ensure that HHT staff have the training and development that enable them to do this. The Senior Policy and Compliance Officer supports the HHT management executive to respond to new and emerging policy issues across Communities NSW, government and in the wider cultural sector (including environment, museums and heritage), by working with other organisations to co-ordinate new initiatives and identify opportunities for HHT to develop innovative practices.

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Full-time Permanent
• Package: Total remuneration package valued up to $108,318 including salary ($89,076 – $98,159), annual leave loading and superannuation
• Agency: Historic Houses Trust of NSW – Communities NSW

This job is for you if… you have strong interpersonal skills, are motivated, and have a successful record of policy review and implementation in the public sector. If you are interested in this dynamic role please see the attached information.

You will need to respond to the behavioural capabilities, and the selection criteria in this advertisement, and refer to the key challenges and accountabilities in the position description.

Closing date: Friday 18 February 2011

Contact Nick Malaxos on (02) 8239 2280 or email Nick

For further information or to apply for this position click here.

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