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General Assembly 2011 Paris – Australia ICOMOS Coordinator
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Heritage Trades and Professional Training Project – Final Report
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Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
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Heritage, Memory & Identity – book launch and seminar
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Australian Garden History Society event
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Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants for community groups
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ICOMOS Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage seeks newsletter items
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Latest Global Heritage Review (GHR) bulletin available online
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News from World Monuments Fund
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Officer, Department of Indigenous Affairs, Perth
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Lecturer/Consultant Archaeologist, University of Queensland School of Social Science
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1. General Assembly 2011 Paris – Australia ICOMOS Coordinator
David Bridgman has volunteered to act as the Australia ICOMOS coordinator for the 2011 General Assembly, which will be held in Paris from the 27th November to 2nd December. He will be assisted by several others but will be the single point of contact here in Australia and then in Paris for people who are attending the GA or who are considering attending the GA.
His role will include:
- Establishing a data base of attendees
- Developing a mailing list for regular updates to attendees
- Disseminating information between attendees
- General information on Paris
- General suggestions on hotels, accommodation etc.
- Provide a single point of contact when in Paris
- Coordinating the Australia ICOMOS dinner in Paris
David is reasonably familiar with Paris, having visited the city several times, and there are certainly others who will be attending the GA who will be equally as familiar, if not more so, to enable most questions to be answered reasonably well.
If you are attending the GA, please provide David with your contact details (email address and mobile phone number) and advise if you are happy to be included on a general mailing list that will be emailed to other attendees.
If you are considering attending but would like more information before making a decision, please feel free to contact David.
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2. Heritage Trades and Professional Training Project – Final Report
This report was prepared by Heritage Victoria on behalf of HCOANZ (Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand), with the consultancy team working on the project comprised of Godden Mackay Logan, La Trobe University and Donald Horne Institute. We anticipate that a number of Australia ICOMOS members would have contributed through the various surveys, and the final report can be downloaded from here.
The outcomes of the study are of interest to Australia ICOMOS and we are clearly a stakeholder in a number of the recommendations. At our last Executive Committee meeting we agreed to review the report and provide a formal response to HCOANZ and to convene a working group to collate responses. The group currently consists of Jane Harrington, Kristal Buckley and Natica Schmeder. If any other AI member is interested in either joining this small working group, or providing comment on the report, we would be very grateful for the input. I have responded to HCOANZ that AI is in the process of undertaking this review and that we anticipate having a response before the end of August. I have also tabled AI’s interest in continuing to liaise with HCOANZ to progress outcomes that are of benefit to heritage training. If you are interested in contributing to an Australia ICOMOS response to the current report, please email me via the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat.
Jane Harrington
President, Australia ICOMOS
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3. Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
There are many benefits in joining ICOMOS – not only the fantastic people you will meet but Membership of Australia ICOMOS brings discounts at ICOMOS functions, at many conferences in Australia and internationally and on ICOMOS publications. The E-mail News provides a weekly bulletin board of information and events in Australia and overseas, including state based events, conferences and site visits, as well as information on heritage publications, funding and grant opportunities, course details and job offers. Members also receive a number of issues annually of the Australia ICOMOS refereed journal Historic Environment. Applications for members to join the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee (EC) are encouraged from all states and territories. For Young Professional and full Members, the International ICOMOS card gives free or reduced rate entry to many historic and cultural sites.
Australia ICOMOS welcomes new members and would like to encourage students and young cultural heritage graduates to apply for membership. There are various membership categories and applications can be to be made to the Secretariat:
- Those who are interested in ICOMOS but who do not meet the requirements for full membership, or else do not have heritage conservation as their core focus, could apply to become Associates of ICOMOS
- Those at the beginning of a career in architecture, archaeology, planning or history with 3 years experience and who are under 30 years of age may be eligible for Young Professional membership at reduced rates
For further information and to download a membership form, go to the Membership page of the Australia ICOMOS website.
Membership applications are only considered at meetings of the Executive Committee – in order for your application to be considered at the August 2011 Executive Committee meeting, please submit it to the Secretariat by COB Friday 15 July 2011.
If further information is required email the Membership Secretary, Natica Schmeder.
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4. Heritage, Memory & Identity – book launch and seminar
The Centre for Cultural Research (CCR) and Australia Council for the Arts invite you to celebrate the release of Heritage, Memory & Identity. Edited by Helmut K. Anheier (Heidelberg University, UCLA and Hertie School of Governance) and Yudhishthir Raj Isar (The American University of Paris, currently at CCR under the Eminent Visitor Research Fellowship Scheme), the volume is the fourth in the successful Cultures and Globalization Series published by SAGE, which brings together international scholars in exploration of intersecting themes in an increasingly globalized world. Through examination of heritage sites, practices of memorialisation, museums and human rights, the diversity of the volume ensures it is set to become one of the most comprehensive in the field.
Date: Thursday, 7 July 2011
Time: 6.00 – 8.00 pm
Location: Rover Thomas Auditorium, Australia Council for the Arts, 372 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
For further information, download the Heritage, Memory & Identity launch flier.
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5. Australian Garden History Society event
La Perouse walk, Sydney, Sunday 10 July, 2-5pm
Join the Australian Garden History Society in exploring the site of the 1788 French garden at La Perouse, the nearby museum display on his expedition and nearby, Botany Cemetery’s old and new sections and adjacent Chinese market gardens.
Cost: $25, includes notes, light refreshments and museum entry
Meeting place: to be advised on booking
Bookings essential: ph: (02) 9997 5995 or email the Society
Other events hosted by the Sydney & Northern NSW chapter of the Australian Garden History Society can be found here.
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6. Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants for community groups
Parks Victoria’s 2011-12 Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants for Community Groups are now open.
Applications close at 5pm, 12 August 2011
Parks Victoria is committed to excellent relationships with the community. Our ability to continue to protect and enhance one of the world’s finest network of parks, bays and waterways relies on the support of Friends Groups, volunteers and other community groups.
On the basis of empirical evidence supporting the health benefits of contact with nature Parks Victoria is adopting a Healthy Parks Healthy People approach to enabling people to experience the health benefits associated with the precious natural environment. The Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants are one of the ways in which we develop and support projects that are important to communities, their health and that benefit Victoria’s parks.
The 2011-2012 Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants:
- Help local groups to deliver projects which protect and enhance the natural, cultural and heritage values of parks and reserves
- Provide diverse recreational, educational, cultural and tourism opportunities of importance to local communities
- Facilitate the involvement of the wider multicultural community in environmental and recreational projects
- Increase community awareness and understanding of parks and their values
Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants are available to community-based groups/not for profit organisations such as (but not confined to):
- friends groups
- service clubs
- cultural groups
- migrant resource centres
- schools
- historic societies
View and download information on the 2011 – 2012 Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants
Prospective applicants should contact the relevant Ranger In Charge for the park or reserve in which your group are planning to undertake the project to obtain an application form and to discuss the proposal. The application can be filled in with the assistance of local staff and must be endorsed by the Ranger In Charge prior to submission.
Projects will commence as soon as possible after the pool of projects are assessed and successful projects approved. They must be completed by 30 June 2012.
Please phone 13 1963 if you are unsure of who to contact or for any further advice.
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7. ICOMOS Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage seeks newsletter items
The ICOMOS Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage is soliciting material for the first edition of its Newsletter, to appear in August, 2011. Their goal is to give readers an overview of the many events and initiatives around the world that are transforming the conservation of intangible heritage and its relationship to physical heritage.
For further information, view the ICOMOS – ICICH Call for Contributions.
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8. Latest Global Heritage Review (GHR) bulletin available online
To view the latest issue of the GHR bulletin, click here.
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9. News from World Monuments Fund
To read the latest news from the World Monuments Fund, click here.
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10. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Officer, Department of Indigenous Affairs, Perth
Vacancy Ref ID: IRC22393
Position Title: Senior Heritage Officer, Level 6
Organisation Name: Department of Indigenous Affairs, Perth
The Department of Indigenous Affairs has a vacant position for a Senior Heritage Officer. The position requires experience in and demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal heritage conservation practices and procedures in relation to the Western Australian Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
The occupant of the position assesses government approval applications, proposals and other applications and provides advice on the requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972, relevant policy and standards.
For information about the position, please contact Christine Lewis on (08) 9235 8134 (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).
Please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Job Description Form for full position details as these documents will assist you with the preparation of your application, available from the employment section of the WA government website.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 18 July 2011 at 11:45 pm
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11. SITUATION VACANT Senior Lecturer/Consultant Archaeologist, University of Queensland School of Social Science
The University of Queensland School of Social Science is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer/Consultant Archaeologist. Applications are sought from exceptional candidates with strong research skills and an ability to teach into one or more substantive areas that link to the research strengths of the School. The role also involves consulting work specializing in archaeological heritage management in the UQ Culture & Heritage Unit (UQCHU). While the position is open to any area of specialisation, expertise in indigenous archaeology and heritage management will be particularly relevant to the discipline’s future directions. Supervision of honours, masters and doctoral students will be an important component of the position, which will be based at the St Lucia campus.
Closing date: 20 July 2011
For more information see the job ad on Seek.
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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