Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 629

  1. Australia ICOMOS Traditional Trades Working Group workshop
  2. Draft Australian Heritage Strategy released for public consultation – PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
  3. Western Australian Heritage Festival, 18 April – 18 May
  4. National Trust Heritage Festival – JOURNEYS – 18 April to 18 May
  5. Upcoming Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee Meeting – May 2014
  6. The Penitentiary Precinct Conservation Project – a one day seminar, TAS
  7. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne
  8. Saving Brisbane City Hall seminar, Brisbane
  9. Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
  10. “Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”, England, September 2016 – call for papers
  11. Erasmus Mundus Macland Master on Cultural Landscapes – call for applications
  12. Upcoming IPPHA courses
  13. Australia ICOMOS / Docomomo Sydney Talk Series, 22 May
  14. Cambridge Heritage Research Group – Archaeology and Heritage in West Africa: Thurstan Shaw Memorial Events Programme
  15. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
  16. ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference, Melbourne – registration open
  17. CIPA “Cultural Heritage 3D Surveying and Modeling” Summer School – Italy, July 2014
  18. Fifth Arte-Polis International Conference and Workshop – early bird registration closes 5 May 2014
  19. “Flood Protection for Historic Sites” conference, Germany, June 2014
  20. ICOMOS ISC Theory and Philosophy of Conservation meeting & conference, Latvia, May 2014
  21. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Architect, TPG Town Planning, Urban Design and Heritage (WA)
  22. SITUATIONS VACANT Heritage Projects Co-ordinator, Rappoport Heritage Consultants
  23. SITUATIONS VACANT Senior Project Specialist (Built/20th-century Heritage), Getty Conservation Institute
  24. SITUATION VACANT Tenders invited: NSW Roads and Maritime Services Heritage consultancy service panels

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1. Australia ICOMOS Traditional Trades Working Group workshop

Dear Members and Heritage Colleagues,

You are invited to a workshop on Friday 16 May 2014 hosted by the Australia ICOMOS Traditional Trades Working Group. The workshop will be held at the office of National Trust, The Old Observatory, 4 Havelock St Perth.

Please arrive at 12.30pm to register for a 1pm start.

Australia ICOMOS’s mission is to lead cultural heritage conservation in Australia by raising standards, encouraging debate and generating innovative ideas. The use of traditional trades is an essential part of achieving high quality conservation of culturally significant places in accordance with the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter. Australia ICOMOS aim is to work with the community; the construction industry and all the relevant partners to promote traditional construction and repair techniques (usually pre-1950) for culturally significant structures and landscapes. More information on the Australia ICOMOS Strategy to promote traditional trades is available on the Australia ICOMOS website.

The draft program for the workshop is below.

Your participation in the workshop would be greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP by 5pm Monday 12 May to: Gae See by email or Caroline Stokes by email

Before coming to the workshop you may want to read the following recent Australia Studies on Traditional Trades in Australia:

 FORMAT

  • 12.30 pm – Arrival / sign in
  • 12.40 pm -Welcome – (Tom Perrigo)
  • 12.45 pm – Outline of Workshop / Background / Self Introduction by Participants (participants encouraged to read background material prior to attending)
  • 1.15 pm – Current Situation in Western Australia
  • 1.30 pm – AICOMOS TT Working Group and Current AICOMOS Initiatives (Mary Knaggs)
  • 1.45 pm – Break
  • 2.00 pm – General Discussion
  • 2.20 pm – Summing Up
  • 2.30 pm – Close

Please contact Gae or Caroline if you require further information: Gae See (08 9212 1119) and Caroline Stokes (0407 688 611).

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2. Draft Australian Heritage Strategy released for public consultation – PLEASE GET INVOLVED!

As noted in the last issue of the e-news, the Minister for the Environment has released the draft Australian Heritage Strategy for public consultation. The closing date for submissions is 9 June 2014.

I strongly encourage all Australia ICOMOS members to respond to this draft. It is important for the Australian Government to hear from the heritage sector — that we all care passionately about Australia’s heritage. A high number of responses (positive or otherwise) will strengthen the view that heritage matters as an issue.

Members may also care to copy their submissions to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat, as this will help shape the formal Australia ICOMOS submission.

For further information, visit the Department of the Environment website.

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3. Western Australian Heritage Festival, 18 April – 18 May

Pack your suitcase, fill your rucksack and shove a jumbuck in your tuckerbag and go on a journey! Join the National Trust as it presents the Western Australian Heritage Festival (18 Apr – 18 May) launching this Saturday with the Margaret Feilman Retrospective Exhibition and celebrate our heritage with 169 fantastic events across WA.

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4. National Trust Heritage Festival – JOURNEYS – 18 April to 18 May

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) invites you to join us for a month-long festival celebrating journeys of all kinds. As part of a nation-wide festival there will be over 220 events across Victoria between 18 April and 18 May. You can find out more about events happening in your area at our new festival website. Whether your passion is art, architecture, gardens or industrial heritage, the festival will open up fascinating heritage places not usually open to the public. Here are a few journeys that ICOMOS members might enjoy.

Sunday 27 April, 10.00am-4.00pm

Join the National Trust in celebrating this rare opportunity to experience the best of Purrumbete Homestead. The Arts and Crafts style Homestead – built c1842 – will throw open its gates to showcase acres of mature 19th century gardens surrounding the bluestone and red brick homestead. Please note that the house will not be open to the public due to restorations.

Where: Purrumbete Homestead, 3551 Princes Highway, Camperdown 3260 VIC

Cost: $20 per car; bookings here

 

 Thursday 8 May 2014 and Saturday 17 May, 10.30am–12.30pm

Join experts Bronwyn Hughes, Ken Scarlett and Jane Eckett from the Public Art Committee of the National Trust on an informative walk up Collins Street – from Swanston to Spring Street – a precinct filled with monuments, sculptures, mosaics, stained glass windows and murals. Some, like Burke & Wills may be very familiar sights on the street while others are little known, hidden from view but all have remarkable stories to tell – snapshots of Melbourne’s wider heritage and history. Each participant will be provided with notes on Collins Street’s art works and a restorative coffee at the conclusion of the tour.

Cost: Adults $25; National Trust Members $20; bookings here

 

Monday 12 May 2014, 10.30am-4.45pm

We all pay for and benefit from Melbourne’s water infrastructure and sewerage treatment facilities, but few of us ever find out what happens behind the scenes. Hosted by staff from Museum Victoria and Melbourne Water, this is a rare opportunity to follow the path of Melbourne’s historic sewerage system from Spotswood Pumping Station, past the brick aqueducts, through the Western Treatment Plant and into Port Phillip Bay. Classified by the Trust and built with the grandeur of nineteenth century French architecture, the Spotswood Pumping Station is an architectural and engineering marvel.

Cost: Adults $40; National Trust Members $20; bookings here

For any enquiries, please email the NT.

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5. Upcoming Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee Meeting – May 2014

Dear Australia ICOMOS Members

The Executive Committee will be having its next committee meeting in Perth on the weekend of 17 and 18 May. Should you have any matters that you wish the Executive Committee to discuss please email them either to your respective ICOMOS State Representative or to Kerime Danis via email by Wednesday 30 April for inclusion on the agenda.

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6. The Penitentiary Precinct Conservation Project – a one day seminar, TAS

Anatomy of a Conservation Challenge – The Penitentiary Precinct Conservation Project
One Day Seminar – Wed 4 June 2014, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Port Arthur Historic Site

PAHSMA is currently undertaking a major conservation project at the Port Arthur Penitentiary. The Project formally commenced in 2011 and revealed that in places the structure is less than 10% compliant with Australian standards for wind and earthquake loading. 

PAHSMA is hosting a one day forum to share the progression of the project, its challenges, discoveries and lessons, and to inspect the works in progress. Topics will include conservation planning, design development, statutory approvals, project management, risk assessment and mitigation, funding and public communication.

A nominal fee of $50 will include lunch, post seminar drinks and comprehensive insights into this complex project. Numbers are limited so we encourage an early response.

For further information and to register please complete the Penitentiary Seminar Registration Form and return by email to Nicky Corbett by Friday 23 May 2014.

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7. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne

The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Prof Kate Darian-Smith, University of Melbourne on “Childhood, Commemoration and Cultural Heritage”.

Abstract

This paper examines how the histories and cultural heritage of children in Australia have been publicly commemorated, and how this has altered over time. Examples range from the memorialization of the lives and deaths of white children in the colonial period to the politicized and contested public commemorations of Indigenous children removed from their families, and the recent memorials and exhibitions acknowledging children who were institutionalized or sent to Australia as child migrants. Issues raised through these case studies include the concepts of children’s rights, Indigenous rights and human rights more generally — and the connections between human rights discourse, cultural heritage and the past.

Biography

Kate Darian-Smith is Professor of Australian Studies and History, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, and Professor of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. She has published widely on many aspects of Australian history, including on memory studies and the histories of childhood and children’s play, and is co-editor (with Carla Pascoe) of Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage (Routledge, 2013).

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2014

Time: 5.30pm

Venue: Meeting Room 3, Deakin Prime, City Campus, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne

DINNER: The seminar will be followed by dinner around 7pm at Bar Humbug. Please RSVP to Yamini Narayanan by email for dinner booking.

Email list: To be included in the CHCAP email newsletter distribution list, email Yamini Narayanan

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8. Saving Brisbane City Hall seminar, Brisbane

“The Art of Building Conservation: Saving Brisbane City Hall“
Thursday 15 May 2014
2.00 – 5.00pm

This seminar “The Art of Building Conservation: Saving Brisbane City Hall”, presented by the National Trust of Queensland, features Megan Jones of Tanner Kibble Denton Architects speaking about the process of conserving Brisbane City Hall, Queensland’s largest heritage project. Tour and afternoon tea included.

Cost: $25 National Trust and ICOMOS members, $35 non-members

RSVP: to NT (QLD) by email or phone (07) 3223 6666.

Download the The Art of Conservation invitation.

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9. Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions

Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions, approved by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, are opened until 20 May 2014.

This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications.

A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 3500 to 13000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.

The SAHC leaflet can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please find full details on the MSc programme, as well as electronic application procedure, at the course website.

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10. “Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”, England, September 2016 – call for papers

“Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”
University of Bath, England
9–11 September 2016

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2014

Download the full call for papers by clicking here

An ICOMOS-UK International Conference in collaboration with the University of Bath, in association with the Garden History Society and the National Trust, and supported by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes.

The landscape designer Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716-1783) changed the face of 18th-century England. Yet Brown left no written explanation of his work. Much must be inferred from his surviving landscapes and by seeing his work in the wider context of the naturalistic style that developed in Europe and in countries influenced by Europe. In 2016 the tercentenary of his birth is being celebrated as an opportunity to reflect on his life, work, style and significance.

This international conference, organised by the ICOMOS-UK Cultural Landscapes and Historic Gardens Committee in collaboration with the University of Bath, will be one of the major events in the Capability Brown Tercentenary year. Internationally renowned researchers and practitioners will present Brown’s work in a global context and explore the ways in which it has been interpreted over the last 250 years.

With partners including the Garden History Society and the National Trust, this conference will be one of the highlights of the first-ever Capability Brown Birthday and Festival, bringing together in a national campaign a huge range of events, openings, exhibitions and publications.

For further information email ICOMOS-UK.

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11. Erasmus Mundus Macland Master on Cultural Landscapes – call for applications

The Erasmus Mundus Macland Master is a programme about sustainable management and enhancement of cultural landscapes. This programme lasts 2 years and takes place between the universities of St Etienne (France), Naples (Italy) and Tomar (Portugal).

This programme can be of interest for students of all nationalities (European as well as non-European) coming from various backgrounds : Humanities (social and human sciences), law, economics, psychics, chemistry, as well as architecture, art and design, heritage and landscape, or engineering.

The application deadline to join the 2014-2016 cohort is 31 May 2014.

Further information, particularly concerning registration fees and financial helps can be found on the Macland website. Also see the M. Cultural Landscapes brochure.

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12. Upcoming IPPHA courses

Heritage training courses coming up at the Australian National University’s Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts (IPPHA) are as follows (click on the links for further details about each course):

A 7 day advanced professional development short course on developing practical heritage management skills, which was awarded the ANU’s 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Education prize.

It is presented by leading industry trainers, Professor Sharon Sullivan AO and Dr Michael Pearson AO, at one of Australia’s most prominent World Heritage sites, Port Arthur in Tasmania.

A 5 day advanced professional development study tour critically reviewing educational approaches used in Canberra’s leading museums and national cultural institutions, convened by Dr Sharon Peoples.

A 5 day professional development short course convened by Professor Howard Morphy, leading international expert on Aboriginal art and the social and visual anthropology of Australian Aboriginal Communities. It provides an update of professional practice in working with communities, planning, development and use of Indigenous collections, benefiting from the experience of Australia’s national cultural institutions.

Are you considering nominating documentary heritage to a UNESCO Memory of the World Register? This 1 day skills development workshop will outline the processes for nominating to all three registers, providing helpful guidance on developing sound arguments for inscription. Convened by the Chair of the UNESCO Australian MOW Committee, Roslyn Russell.

For further information email Sandy Blair.

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13. Australia ICOMOS / Docomomo Sydney Talk Series, 22 May

Public Sydney: drawing the city, by Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill
Historic Houses Trust of NSW and Content, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, 2013

Public Sydney: drawing the city makes a major contribution to understanding our shared architectural heritage. It provides the fundamental knowledge required for the ongoing conservation and heritage management of key heritage sites from the late 18th century (the site of first Government House) to the present day. It encompasses Sydney’s history and present state but also anticipates its future, providing an invaluable resource not only for architects and planners, but also for 21st-century government agencies and corporations in their management of Sydney’s public places.

SPEAKERS

  • Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill

Members of the public are welcome!

Time & Date: Thursday 22 May 2014, 5.30 for 6.00pm start
Cost: Members $10, non-members $15 payable at the door. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: GML Heritage, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811. RSVP is essential as places are limited.

For further information, download the DOCOMOMO – AUSTRALIA ICOMOS TALK_22 May 2014 flyer.

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14. Cambridge Heritage Research Group – Archaeology and Heritage in West Africa: Thurstan Shaw Memorial Events Programme

Click on the link below for the programme of events to be held in memory of Thurstan Shaw, 8 – 11 May 2014. This will be the largest delegation of West Africans ever to visit Cambridge, and we will be honoured to greet the Royalty of the Igbo people for whom Professor Shaw was Onu N’ekwulu Ora Igboukwu.

Of particular note is the Keynote Lecture: “The Enigma of Igbo-Ukwu”

And on Sunday 11 May, the McDonald Institute will host the following conference: ‘West African Archaeology: Papers in Honour of Thurstan Shaw’, for which pre-booking is not required.

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15. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.

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16. ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference, Melbourne – registration open

ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference
15-19 September 2014
Melbourne, Australia

Theme: Building Strong Culture through Conservation

Register before 4 July 2014 to take advantage of the early-bird rates – for registration rates and other conference information, visit the conference website.

 

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17. CIPA “Cultural Heritage 3D Surveying and Modeling” Summer School – Italy, July 2014

The International Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage (CIPA) summer school on “Cultural Heritage 3D Surveying and Modeling” gives the opportunity to scholars, PhD students, researchers and specialists in the surveying and heritage fields to deepen their knowledge and expertise with reality-based 3D modeling techniques.

The summer school consists of theoretical lectures (surveying, photogrammetry, active sensors, etc.) and practical work, in the field and in the lab. The participants will learn the basics in surveying and data acquisition (with digital cameras, laser scanning sensors and UAV platforms) as well as practice with data processing methods for 3D models and metric products generation.

The summer school is organized within the research project PAESTUM and by CIPA within its dissemination and technology transfer activities and with the financial support of the CIPA sustaining members.

VENUE

The location of the school is Paestum, 50 km south of Salerno (Italy). Paestum can be reached by car or train. The closest international airports are Rome or Naples. The event will take place in the Hotel Villa Rita and inside the archaeological area and museum of Paestum.

REGISTRATION FEE & PARTICIPATION

The registration fee for the participation is 600 Eur.

The fee includes: lecture material, entrance to the site and museum, full-board hotel, welcome party, social dinner.

For the participation, please email a CV to Fabio Remondino by 23 May 2014. The max number of participants is 24. The participant selection will be done according to the CV and order of arrival of the request.

For further information, see the CIPA Summer School_Paestum, July2014 flier.

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18. Fifth Arte-Polis International Conference and Workshop – early bird registration closes 5 May 2014

The Fifth Arte-Polis International Conference and Workshop
Reflection on Creativity: Public Engagement and the Making of Place
Bandung, Indonesia
8-9 August 2014

An exciting international creative event will take place this coming August in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The 5th Arte-Polis International Conference and Workshop is setting up to convene on 8-9 August 2014 at the campus of Institute Technology Bandung (ITB), hailing the theme Reflections on Creativity: Public Engagement and the Making of Place. The Keynote Speakers lined up include:

  • Prof. Christopher SILVER from University of Florida
  • Clorinda ROMO from the City Laboratory of Mexico
  • Dr. Sambit DATTA from Curtin University Australia
  • Ridwan KAMIL, a fellow alumnus of ITB and an urban designer who is now Mayor of Bandung
  • Dr. Armein Z.R. LANGI from Institute Technology Bandung
  • Dr. Marzan A. ISKANDAR from the Government Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology Indonesia
  • Gianluca N. LANGE from Autodesk Asia
  • Dr. Andrew HUDSON-SMITH from University College London in a live video conference presentation

Over 310 Abstracts from 28 countries in all 5 continents have been received and accepted Papers will go through a rigorous Blind-Review process by the Arte-Polis 5 panel of International Reviewers. The best selected Papers will be given an opportunity to present at the Arte-Polis 5 conference panel sessions.

By attending this biennially conference in Bandung Indonesia 8-9 August, get a great opportunity to meet colleague-peer and engage creatively through real-time network. Take advantage of the Arte-Polis 5 extended Early Bird Registration until 5 MAY 2014. Please note that walk-in registration during Conference days are subject to availability of seats.

PRESENTERS

Kindly note that registration and payment of fees for Conference must be completed by 5 MAY 2014 for paper presentation.

PRESENTERS

Kindly note that registration and payment of fees for Conference must be completed by 5 MAY 2014 for paper presentation. The registration form can be downloaded at the conference website. Mention your paper ID in the e-mail subject and attach the payment receipt along with the registration form.

Registration fee is accounted by number of Papers accepted and similarly applied to second Author/Presenter on their attendance. 100 best accepted Paper would be included in the Procedia Elsevier’s Social and Behavioral Sciences.

For more detailed information about this event and to download a registration form, click here.

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19. “Flood Protection for Historic Sites” conference, Germany, June 2014

International conference: “Flood Protection for Historic Sites”
Dresden, Germany
13-14 June 2014

An international colloquium on “Flood Protection for Historic Sites: Integrating Heritage Conservation and Flood Control Concepts” will take place on 13-14 June 2014 at the Technical University in Dresden, under the patronage of the Saxon Minister of the Interior and in association with the German National Committee of ICOMOS.

Increasingly frequent disasters involving high water have led to efforts in many parts of the world to enhance flood protection. Although the extensive structural measures that are often undertaken also protect historic sites, at times these very measures can impair a site’s special values. Not enough attention has been given in the past to such adverse effects. This interdisciplinary colloquium will discuss relevant experiences from various contexts and professional perspectives.

Further information can be found in the Flood Protection for Historic Sites flier and at the conference website.

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20. ICOMOS ISC Theory and Philosophy of Conservation meeting & conference, Latvia, May 2014

9th Annual Meeting & Scientific Conference
ICOMOS International Scientific Committee Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration
“Heritage Trends in the Mirror of Social Change. Conservation Reality – 50 Years after Venice Charter”
8-10 May 2014
Riga, Latvia

The conference is open and there in no registration fee. For further information and to register, see the ICOMOS ISC Theory Annual Meeting Programme.

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21. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Architect, TPG Town Planning, Urban Design and Heritage (WA)

TPG Town Planning, Urban Design and Heritage are seeking a Heritage Architect to join our team based in Perth, Western Australia. Our Heritage Team specialises in the conservation and management of heritage-listed buildings and conservation areas, working for both public and private clients. We work on a wide range of projects often dealing with complex and sensitive issues; from highly specialised conservation works, through to providing guidance on adaptive reuse works, interpretation and representation at the State Administrative Tribunal.

For more information and to apply please click here.

Deadline for applications is 16 May 2014.

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22. SITUATIONS VACANT Heritage Projects Co-ordinator, Rappoport Heritage Consultants

HERITAGE PROJECTS CO-ORDINATOR – PERMANENT NSW POSITION
RAPPOPORT HERITAGE CONSULTANTS

Rappoport is a specialist firm of dedicated heritage practitioners operating throughout NSW. Located in metropolitan Sydney, the firm assists town planners, architects, owners, managers and developers of heritage properties through the heritage approval process at both State and Local government levels.

Due to increase of work Rappoport is seeking the right candidate with a background in heritage, town planning, architecture, urban design or related fields. The role involves the coordination of report writing, site meetings, CMPs, Statements of Heritage Impact and general office activity in order to meet deadlines, schedules, workflow and standards. The role will also involve coordination, management, scheduling, checking of reports client liaison and council meetings as well as internal staff meetings.

If you have the following expertise and skills then this job is for you:

  • Good management and workflow control
  • Knowledge of heritage charters, legislation and guidelines
  • Understand the heritage planning framework in NSW (LEPs, DCPs etc)
  • Historical and archival research
  • Writing and producing various type of heritage reports
  • Liaising & meeting with clients, external consultants and Councils
  • Report writing skills
  • Strong communication skills, including a good command of the English language;
  • Ability to manage own work and external consultants to meet deadlines
  • Self-motivated – have a proactive approach to the tasks set, organised and plan ahead to meet deadlines
  • Be part of a small team environment
  • Knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

This role is permanent full-time position located at Mascot. The successful applicant will be required to have appropriate tertiary qualifications. An attractive salary package, commensurate with experience, will be offered.

Please email your resume to Rappoport; or for a confidential discussion/enquiries regarding this position, please contact Sue Rosenberg on 0412 486 777 by 30 April 2014.

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23. SITUATIONS VACANT Senior Project Specialist (Built/20th-century Heritage), Getty Conservation Institute

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts—broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, model field projects, and the dissemination of the results of both its own work and the work of others in the field.

The GCI Field Projects Department is seeking a Senior Project Specialist (Built/20th-century Heritage).

The Field Projects Department’s objectives are:

  • Advance conservation practice through the development and implementation of model projects which incorporate strong research, planning and educational objectives.
  • In all projects, develop strong collaborative relationships so as to build local expertise, ensure sustainability, evaluate work in progress and broadly disseminate information resulting from projects.
  • Disseminate our findings through professional publications and conferences; and contribute to the advancement of the field of conservation through the organization of seminars, symposia and workshops.

Further information is available in the Snr Project Specialist (Getty) position description.

Deadline for applications is 9 May 2014.

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24. SITUATION VACANT Tenders invited: NSW Roads and Maritime Services Heritage consultancy service panels

Roads and Maritime Services NSW is setting up consultant panels for a range of environmental disciplines, including four sub-panels dealing with commonly sought heritage services.

These are:

  • Heritage: Non-indigenous, Indigenous, Engineered heritage, Aboriginal cultural values assessment
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Socio-economic
  • Biodiversity
  • Noise and vibration

The tender documents for these panels are now available to consultants via the e-tendering website. Look for ‘RMS Professional Services Contractor Panels-2014 and Registration Scheme’ or search for RFT ID: RMS.ROI.PSCCI-PANELS. Applications close on 30 April 2014 (see e-tendering for details).

If you require further information after accessing e-tendering, please contact Jeya Thangamani on phone: (02) 8837 0403 or email Jeya.

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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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