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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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MEDIA RELEASE – TONY BURKE – Grants for environment, heritage and sustainability organisations
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Upcoming IPPHA professional development courses
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Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants for community groups
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
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Heritage and History of China tour with Deakin University
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Australian Garden History Society event – this Sunday
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Heritage Victoria and the Urban Design Online Survey
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Regional Growth Fund launched by Regional Development Victoria
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ICCROM survey – museum collections in storage
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Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter
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“The Best in Heritage” conference, Dubrovnik, 22-24 September 2011
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European Association of Stone Masons and Sculptors – new website
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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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SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Project Officer, Department of Planning and Community Development (Victoria)
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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. MEDIA RELEASE – TONY BURKE – Grants for environment, heritage and sustainability organisations
The Gillard Government will expand a program that supports community-based environment and heritage groups to groups and organisations working to achieve a sustainable Australia.
Environment and Communities Minister Tony Burke today announced that the next round of the Grants to Voluntary Environment Heritage Organisations program would begin today and include a new sustainability category for groups and organisations.
“The Gillard Government is supporting the people and organisations working to help improve our environment and heritage and now, to achieve more sustainable communities,” Mr Burke said.
“We know there are many great examples of people and organisations working everyday to achieve better protection for our environment and heritage. And we know that to achieve a more sustainable Australia a community by community approach is needed.
“For years this program has focused on supporting organisations involved in good environmental work.
“Tasmanian Independent, Andrew Wilkie, asked us to provide a dedicated stream of funding to organisations that give practical advice and assistance to ordinary Australians wanting to live more sustainably. That new sustainability stream now forms part of the guidelines.
“Organisations and groups helping to achieve those goals by working towards the sustainability of Australia’s society, economy and environment will now be eligible to apply.”
Click here to read the entire media release.
For further information about the grants program, click here.
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5. Upcoming IPPHA professional development courses
The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) is offering the following courses.
1. World Heritage Nomination: understanding how it works
Join some of Australia’s foremost heritage experts for a one-day Professional Update session providing a comprehensive overview of how places are nominated to the World Heritage List and the research, processes and politics required to get them there! The event is on Wednesday 27 July 2011 at the Australian National University in Canberra. Details are in the World Heritage Nomination – understanding how it works flier.
2. Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places
This Advanced Professional Development Short Course presented at Port Arthur has recently won the ANU’s 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Education. The five day course is offered from 15-19 August 2011 and there are still a few places available. Details are in the Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places flier.
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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. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
Kirribilli Reflections: A Conversazione on the History and Heritage of Kirribilli Point on Sydney Harbour
Derek Hallam
Kirribilli Point is barely half a kilometre from the Opera House yet to most people it is hardly known beyond a quick “…and on our port side is where the Prime Minister lives….”. Yes, Kirribilli includes two prime real estate properties in Admiralty House and Kirribilli House, but it is also home to the ‘Kirribilli Battery’, the remnants of a massive wool store and a natural water spring probably helping out at the Rocks in the earliest days. No ‘closet stories’ of Prime Ministers or Governors General are needed here as, reflected in each, are the people and social / political issues from early in the 19th century.
Derek’s talk is more a conversazione than a presentation and invites thoughts and comments on the cultural heritage values of what might truly be considered a heritage precinct of national importance rather than simply two ‘old houses’ with links to the administrators of Australia.
Derek’s involvement with Kirribilli extended over the period of preparation of Conservations Plans, conservation strategies and physical conservation programs both as the project manager and an active participant for both ‘houses’ and other Kirribilli properties. Similar roles with other Commonwealth assets, such as the Lancer Barracks at Parramatta, helped bring a broader perspective to the values of the Kirribilli heritage places.
Derek Hallam moved from an early career in structures to project management and direction. Picking up on an interest in conserving our older places, a formal expertise was developed working in the Commonwealth on public assets such as those at Kirribilli, later moving to the University of Sydney with overall environment and heritage responsibilities.
Members and the public are welcome: Refreshments will be available appropriate to the topic of the talk! This is part of a series of talks organised by Australia ICOMOS.
Time & Date: 5.00-6.30 pm, Thursday 21 July 2011 – the talk will start at 5.30pm
Venue: Menzies Room, National Archives of Australia, East Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes (enter from Kings Avenue side)
RSVP: To Marilyn Truscott
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8. Heritage and History of China tour with Deakin University
The culture and heritage of China, its management and the pressures of tourism
Study tour: 4-20 November 2011
Deakin University Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies/Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia & the Pacific
Aim
The tour will develop basic knowledge of Chinese culture in the classical Middle Kingdom region bounded by Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. The first focus is on the museums and monuments of Chinese heritage (practically all World Heritage-listed) as exemplars of the great dynastic movements that shaped the major culture of Asia, influencing the rest of the world in general and SE Asia in particular. Second, meetings with local heritage managers will introduce Chinese approaches to managing the vast resource of built and object heritage, including the influence of the Burra Charter on the China Principles. The tremendous pressure of domestic and international tourism will be the third focus of the tour – taking the participant-observer approach to knowledge building.
$3,600 per person on twin share basis, flying Qantas, plus airport taxes c.$260 (+ fuel surcharges?); total = $3860; $440 single supplement.
Cost includes:
- 15 full days in China
- 3 star hotel accommodation, not super-luxury but very good
- Many meals included, but plenty of non-tour meal opportunities
- All transfers and sightseeing tours with entrance fees
- Private air-conditioned coach/ friendly English speaking guides
- Flight to Xi’an; soft class sleeper train (4-berth) to Souzhou
- Melbourne-Sydney-Beijing, Shanghai-Sydney-Melbourne flying Qantas
Excludes:
- Chinese visa ($78)
- Travel insurance (enrolled students are covered by DU)
- Tipping: $6 per day per person, direct to the tour guide
For details, contact Dr Linda Young.
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9. Australian Garden History Society event – this Sunday
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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10. Heritage Victoria and the Urban Design Online Survey
Heritage Victoria and the Urban Design Unit within the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) have developed an online survey to evaluate a number of heritage and urban design programs and services, many of which have been delivered for over fifteen years. The survey results will help us to understand whether heritage and urban design services delivered and supported by DPCD are meeting the needs of key stakeholders.
While anyone with an interest or involvement in heritage and/or urban design is invited to complete the survey, it has been designed especially to understand local government perspectives; both officers and councillors, and the experiences of heritage advisors. This is an opportunity to tell us:
- Your experiences at the local level
- What’s working well
- What could be improved/ where the gaps are
- What HV/Urban Design Unit could be doing better
The length of the survey will be dependent upon your selection in the ‘Participant Profile’ section and your responses to questions, however the majority of the questions require only a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response.
For general public participants, it should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. For heritage advisors and local government employees, the survey may take between 20 to 60 minutes to complete, depending on your responses and for Advisors, how many Councils you support. If you can’t complete the survey in a single sitting, SurveyMonkey will retain your answers and allow you to complete the survey at a later date, (providing you access the survey from the same computer).
If you choose, the survey can be completed anonymously, however a prize of Phillip Goad’s ‘Melbourne Architecture’ is offered to the first 50 people who complete the survey and provide their contact details. No matter how you choose to complete the survey, we will only report the results with all answers combined.
If you experience any difficulties in completing the survey, please contact Amanda Bacon.
To commence the survey, click here.
The survey closes on Friday 26 August.
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11. Regional Growth Fund launched by Regional Development Victoria
The new Regional Growth Fund was recently launched by Regional Development Victoria. It will provide $1 billion over the next eight years to build strong vibrant cities and country communities.
There are a number of funding programs to consider for heritage projects in rural and regional Victoria (select list):
- Putting Locals First Fund
- Local Life, Local Events
- Project Planning
- Building Strategic Tourism & Cultural Assets
For further information, visit the Regional Development Victoria website.
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12. ICCROM survey – museum collections in storage
An estimated 60% of the world’s collections in storage are inaccessible and deteriorating rapidly – help ICCROM save endangered museum collections in storage.
If you work in a museum, take 10 minutes to complete this survey for the chance to win a one-year subscription to UNESCO’s Museum International magazine. Answers are confidential.
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13. Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter
To download the June 2011 issue of Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter, click here.
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14. “The Best in Heritage” conference, Dubrovnik, 22-24 September 2011
The Best in Heritage – the world’s only annual survey of awarded museum, heritage and conservation projects
22-24 September 2011
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The conference program is now available from here.
For further information about The Best in Heritage conference, visit the conference website.
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15. European Association of Stone Masons and Sculptors – new website
The European Association of Stone Masons and Sculptors (EASMS) are pleased to announce that their website is now online.
Visit the EASMS website.
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16. 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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17. 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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18. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Project Officer, Department of Planning and Community Development (Victoria)
Senior Heritage Project Officer
- $76,424 – $92,467 plus 9% super
- Full Time / Fixed Term: until 06 Feb 2014
Do you have a sound knowledge of Aboriginal cultural heritage management issues relevant to South-eastern Australia? Can you build and maintain positive, productive and mutually beneficial working relationships with ease? If so, this may be the role for you…
As the Senior Heritage Officer, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic projects, in the area of Aboriginal cultural heritage management, provide authoritative advice on policy implementation, and liaise with key stakeholders on a range of Aboriginal cultural heritage management issues.
For further information about this role, click here.
Closing date: 19 July 2011
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
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