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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
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Heritage courses offered by IPPHA
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Christchurch earthquake heritage fund
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CyArk project
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AAA 2012 conference – registration open
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RHSV exhibition and talk, Melbourne
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Australian Garden History Society walk event, Sydney
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20th Century Heritage Society of NSW walk event, Sydney
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Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series
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New decision making policy guidelines – Heritage Victoria
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Robin Boyd Foundation events and tours
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International conference on structural health assessment of timber structures (SHATIS’13) – call for papers
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
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SITUATION VACANT Conservation architect/graduate, The National Trust of Australia (WA)
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1. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
Deakin University’s next Cultural Heritage seminar will be held on Wednesday 27 June, when Dr Marina Larsson will speak about ‘Negotiating veterans heritage in the lead up to the Centenary of World War One’.
The Centenary of World War One (2014-18) will be a significant international event. Known as the ‘Anzac Centenary’ in Australia, this anniversary will see a renewed focus on preserving the heritage of war and telling the histories of this era. Dr Marina Larsson will present a discussion of war-related heritage in Victoria and the issues related to its identification, preservation and interpretation. What will the role of heritage professionals be? What kinds of histories will find a voice?
Dr Marina Larsson is an award-winning historian who has lectured at La Trobe and Monash Universities. She currently works as Senior Policy Officer, Veterans Heritage in the Veterans Unit, Department of Planning and Community Development. Her book Shattered Anzacs: Living with the Scars of War (2009) was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Award for Australian History and the Asher Literary Award. In 2008 Marina received the Australian Historical Association Serle award for the Best Postgraduate Thesis in Australian History and in 2011 she released Anzac Legacies: Australians and the Aftermath of War, co-edited with Martin Crotty. Marina’s research interests include the history of disability, repatriation, family caregiving, and public representations of war.
All welcome. Free of charge.
Location
DeakinPrime
Deakin University Melbourne City Centre
Meeting Room 2
Level 3, 550 Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Date & Time
Wednesday 27 June, from 5.30pm
For further information, please email Steve Cooke or contact him on (03) 9244 6827. RSVPs are also appreciated – please email Steve Cooke.
The full list of this year’s seminars is available at the CHCAP webpage or download the CHCAP 2012 seminar series flyer.
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2. Heritage courses offered by IPPHA
The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) is taking expressions of interest for two of their popular short courses – click on the links to view course information:
Museum and Heritage Education
9-13 July 2012 in Canberra
A five day program providing an opportunity for a professional update of current practices and trends in museum and heritage education practice at Australia’s national cultural institutions.
Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places
6-10 August 2012 at Port Arthur
An award-winning five day advanced professional development short course presented in conjunction with the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania.
From 17-21 September 2012 at the Australian National University and Canberra’s cultural institutions, a five day professional development short course providing an update of professional practice in the planning, development and use of Indigenous collections, benefiting from the experience of Australia’s national cultural institutions.
For more information visit the IPPHA website.
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3. Christchurch earthquake heritage fund
Copyright © 2012 Richard Mahoney and Kristina Pickford. All rights reserved.
Canterbury’s heritage building stock has suffered irretrievable loss over the past 20 months in the wake of thousands of earthquakes and aftershocks. Many of the regions most prized buildings are gone forever and many more risk demolition.
There is now a Fund which allows you to ‘tag’ your donation to a specific building or alternatively to donate to the ‘general’ fund. This is the only Fund which has been set up for heritage buildings affected by the Canterbury earthquakes and gives you the chance to help save those few which remain. Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the New Zealand Government. Click here to find out more.
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4. CyArk project
The CyArk project involves 3D scanning and visualisation to help the recording and interpretation of heritage sites.
Last year’s talk by Ben Kacyra: “Ancient wonders captured in 3D” is available on ted.com (12:20 long) – click here to view.
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5. AAA 2012 conference – registration open
Registration is now open for the Australian Archaeological Association 2012 conference. Find out all the details on the AAA conference website and follow the link through to the Conference Online registration page.
Please also note – if you wish to:
- Present a paper or poster, you will need to submit your abstract by 6 July 2012. Go to the Call for Abstracts page of the conference website for further information – note that the details of the sessions for the conference are also listed on this page
- Take advantage of the early bird registration rates you need to do so by 31 July 2012
Both of these dates are earlier than in previous years, so you will need to get super organised for 2012!
An announcement will soon be made about the keynote spearkers for the conference, once the final invited keynote speaker has confirmed, but in the meantime rest assured, there is an interesting and engaging range of speakers being assembled for your listening pleasure!
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6. RHSV exhibition and talk, Melbourne
MELBOURNE’S MARVELLOUS THEATRES – FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
Melburnians are invited to go back stage and explore Melbourne’s early days of theatrical entertainment, as the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) presents “Melbourne Theatres in Transition 1840s – 1940s an idiosyncratic view”.
This fascinating exhibition looks at the development of theatre in Melbourne and the changes that occurred after the introduction of cinema.
Through rare images and artefacts, visitors to the exhibition can explore and observe the:
- development of Melbourne’s theatreland from 1860s – 1940s
- countless actors who have performed in Melbourne since 1842
- theatrical entrepreneurs, from George Coppin to Frank Thring Senior
- early playbills and advertising
“Melbourne has always been synonymous with theatre, dating right back to the rickety Theatre Royal, erected in 1842 and attached the Eagle Tavern, right through to Her Majesty’s in Exhibition Street and the ‘Picture Palaces’ of the ‘20s and ‘30s,” said Dr. Mimi Colligan, historian and exhibition curator.
“Before the outbreak of WWI, there were ‘crowded houses’ for the stage shows in Melbourne’s ‘theatreland’ of Spring and Bourke Streets, and small venues like St George’s Hall and Athenaeum Hall.
“But by the 1920s the stage was being challenged by the screen, with black and white flickering ‘moving pictures’ attracting large audiences in both the CBD and in the suburbs.
“This exhibition traces Melbourne’s theatre history, taking the visitor on a journey through Melbourne’s stage scene and looking at its transition into screen.”
The exhibition is being held until the 31st August in the former Australian Army Medical Corps Drill Hall – an impressive space, listed on the Historic Buildings register for its state-wide architectural and historical significance.
Dr. Mimi Colligan will be giving a lunchtime floor talk on Thursday 28 June at 12pm.
Exhibition: “Melbourne Theatres in Transition 1840s – 1940s an idiosyncratic view.”
Showing: until the 31st August 2012
Open: 10am – 4pm, Monday – Friday
Venue: Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne
Cost: Gold coin donation
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7. Australian Garden History Society walk event, Sydney
Pyrmont Walking tour with the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) & architect Philip Thalis
Saturday 23 June, 2-4pm
Enjoy a gentle stroll around Pyrmont’s rapidly changing headland, learning about layers of its past under today’s apartment blocks and bustle. Enjoy some nice suprises, pocket parks with knockout views over Sydney’s inner harbour, wonderful new Pirrama Park (designed by Philip Thalis working with Craig Burton and others) on the former Water Police Site in Elizabeth Bay. Learn about early blocks of flats, Edna’s table, skinny dipping, Professor Wilkinson’s historic and some brand-new architecture and landscape design. Enjoy inspired public art which seeks to tell stories of Pyrmont’s wool boom, railways, docks, sugar refinery, dense urban life and recent renewal.
Meeting Place: TBA on booking
Time: 2-4pm, Saturday 23/6/12
Cost: $25 /$15 AGHS** members, includes notes and light refreshments
Bookings & information: email Jeanne Villani, or phone (02) 9997 5995
Please note: Payment confirms booking. Payments must be made prior to the event, by cheque to Australian Garden History Society mailed to Jeanne Villani, 90 Cabbage Tree Road, Bayview 2104
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by internet bank transfer to: ANZ Bank, Centrepoint Branch: Australian Garden History Society -Sydney & Northern NSW Branch – BSB: 012 040, Account no: 1017 62565 – payment must include your name and ‘Pyrmont walk’ reference.
Visit the AGHS website for more about the Society and future events.
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8. 20th Century Heritage Society of NSW walk event, Sydney
Hyde Park ‘Monumental Sydney’ walk with the 20th Century Heritage Society of NSW / President Dr Roy Lumby
Sunday 24 June, 11am-1pm
Hyde Park ‘Monumental Sydney’ walk – enjoy a heritage walk around Hyde Park, Australia’s oldest urban park (1810). An oasis of calm in the midst of busy Sydney, this park is also the site of numerous commemorative artefacts, such as the Anzac Memorial. The walk led by Dr Roy Lumby celebrates the park’s collection of monuments, spanning two centuries and remembering great individuals and monumental events. It will also point out 20th century landscape design by Norman Weekes and Ilmar Berzins along the way. Hyde Park is now listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.
To purchase tickets click here.
Cost: $25 /$20 Society members
Meeting Place: at the Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North, near Market Street / Macquarie Street / St.Mary’s Cathedral
Date & Time: Sunday 24/6/12, 11am-1pm
Visit the 20th Century Heritage Society website for more about the Society and other events.
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9. Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series
Heritage & Sustainability: Two papers given at ICOMOS’ General Assembly 2011
Old & Green: Environmental performance of traditional Chinese housing
Peter Phillips
Traditional Chinese housing, like vernacular housing everywhere, is under threat. Because such housing is considered wasteful in its use of land or energy, it is often demolished for more intensive and supposedly more energy-efficient housing, despite the resulting loss of embodied energy and urban amenity. Although the conservation movement has helped to preserve some traditional housing, the need for old buildings to meet modern standards of comfort and environmental performance remains a potential economic deterrent to conservation.
Peter will present the findings of a recent study conducted by a team from the University of Technology, Sydney that studied the environmental performance of traditional Chinese housing in Xiao He Zhi Jie, Hangzhou.
Peter Phillips is the principal of Orwell & Peter Phillips Architects, a practice that has been active in building conservation since the 1950s. Peter also lectures on conservation and heritage at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is a former President of Australia ICOMOS.
Wasting Embodied Energy—Time to Change: An Australian Perspective
Rachel Jackson
This paper aims to help managers and legislators in an Australian context understand the environmental sustainability benefits associated with built heritage conservation.
Whilst the practice of constructing new energy efficient buildings to combat climate change is gaining momentum, the environmental benefits of retaining historic buildings is less well known. Surprisingly the opportunities to re-use historic buildings to achieve both conservation and energy efficiency benefits are constrained by a lack of inclusion in environmental legislation.
The combination of measuring embodied energy and using heritage management tools is explored through the case study of the Australian National University.
Rachel Jackson is a heritage consultant and currently team leader of the GML Canberra office, with heritage experience in private practice and working with the Commonwealth government.
Members of the public are welcome!
Time & Date: Thursday 28 June 2012, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $5, non-members $10, payable at the door. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: Godden Mackay Logan, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811. Please note: RSVP is essential as places are limited.
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10. New decision making policy guidelines – Heritage Victoria
New decision making policy guideline for s56(1) of the Heritage Act – IPOs
On 7 June the Heritage Council endorsed the attached Policy Guidance entitled Matters to be considered in the making of an Interim Protection Order under section 56(1) of the Heritage Act 1995. This guidance will add clarity for owners, managers, permit applicants, local councils and other participants in the planning and heritage systems on what matters the Executive Director or the Heritage Council may take into account in considering whether or not to make an Interim Protection Order (IPO) over a place or object.
Click on the following link to view the guideline:
HV_HCV_Policy_Guideline_Interim_Protection_Orders_IPO_s56_May_2012
New decision making policy guideline for s.73(1)(f) and s.73(1A)(b) of the Heritage Act – Victorian Design Review Panel
On 7 June the Heritage Council endorsed the attached Policy Guidance entitled The consideration of recommendations of the Victorian Design Review Panel under sections 73(1)(f) and 73(1A)(b) of the Heritage Act 1995. This guidance will enable the Executive Director to take account of the findings of a Victorian Design Review Panel (VDRP) report in his/her decision making and the Heritage Council on appeal. For more information on the Office of the Victorian Government’s Design Review Panel click here. The propose of this policy is to encourage high quality design solutions for works to places and objects on the Victorian Heritage Register and give weight to the advice of the VDRP.
Click on the following link to view the guideline:
HV_HCV_Policy_Guideline_Victorian_Design_Review_Panel_s73_May_2012
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11. Robin Boyd Foundation events and tours
Click on the links below for more information about these opportunities.
- Robin Boyd Award open day – This open day on 1 July provides an opportunity to visit an outstanding collection of houses as well as joining design discussions in the weeks preceding the open day. (Note the open day is a ticketed event with pre-purchase essential).
- Art & Architecture in Japan Tour – Art and architecture tours to Japan hosted by Robin Boyd Foundation member Jo Tanaka-King
- Man about the house – Comedian Tim Ross’s forthcoming performances at Walsh Street
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12. International conference on structural health assessment of timber structures (SHATIS’13) – call for papers
2nd International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures
4-6 September 2013
Trento, Italy
SHATIS’13 will be held jointly by the Trento University Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and the Trees and Timber Institute of the National Research Council, and co-organized by COST ACTION FP 1101 “Assessment, Reinforcement and Monitoring of Timber Structures”.
The Conference will provide a forum for researchers and professionals to exchange experiences and discuss subjects related to the appraisal, control and conservation of timber structures. The aim will be to determine the current state of the art in the field and to foster ideas on future research and new developments.
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 October 2012
For more detailed information, visit the conference website.
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13. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
Dirty industry or beautiful temples? The challenges of an industrial World Heritage nomination in Japan
Michael Pearson
Japan is in the process of developing a World Heritage nomination for a series of sites reflecting the first successful expansion of the industrial revolution to a non-western society. The sites are industrial in nature, some of them still in operational use. They are very different from the accepted concept of heritage sites in Japan, where aesthetically beautiful and culturally traditional sites are valued. The recognition and conservation of these sites as ‘heritage’ has had to face strong political and government administrative challenges, and has meant an expansion of the Japanese concept of what constitutes its own heritage.
Michael Pearson is a Canberra-based heritage consultant currently working with Japanese government bodies to help develop this nomination.
Members and the public are welcome.
Time & Date: 5.00-7.00pm, Thursday 28 June 2012 – 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)
Refreshments will be available appropriate to the talk’s topic! (A $5.00 donation is appreciated)
RSVP: To Marilyn Truscott
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14. SITUATION VACANT Conservation architect/graduate, The National Trust of Australia (WA)
The National Trust of Australia (WA) is seeking a conservation architect or graduate with a minimum of 2-5 years experience, to work on a prestigious adaptive re-use project. An initial 6 month contract will be offered with the potential to extend. Enquiries can be made via email, or phone (08) 9321 6088.
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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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