Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 642

  1. Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
  2. Call for Australia ICOMOS members to contribute to International Scientific Committees
  3. QLD Government Everyone’s Environment heritage grants program – applications invited
  4. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 31 July – SPEAKER CHANGE
  5. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 7 August 2014
  6. Conservation Management Planning workshop, Canberra, 27 September
  7. Calls for EOIs for a position on the ACT Heritage Council
  8. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, 30 July, Melbourne
  9. LUXLAB Advanced Digital Imaging Workshops, UNSW, September 2014
  10. Solidarity Day of the World Heritage Cities – 8 September 2014
  11. Speaker Preview: CyArk 500 Annual Summit 2014
  12. “Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UK” conference 2014, UK, September 2014
  13. 2014 Victorian Museum Awards Ceremony, 7 August
  14. A walk down Science Road, 27 July, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
  15. Draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 (WA) – public comment invited
  16. News from World Monuments Fund
  17. “Envisioning Historical Place” exhibition – opening night 6 August, Uni of Sydney
  18. ‘Understanding Cultural Landscapes’ flyer available online
  19. Australia ICOMOS Heritage Toolkit: A web-based toolkit of reference resources for heritage conservation
  20. SITUATION VACANT Consultant Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology), GML Heritage, Sydney

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1. 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 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 go to the Membership page of the Australia ICOMOS website, or download the Australia ICOMOS 2014_MEMBERSHIP Application Form.

Membership applications are only considered at meetings of the Executive Committee – in order for your application to be considered at the February 2014 Executive Committee meeting, please submit it to the Secretariat by COB Thursday 31 July 2014.

If further information is required, email the Membership Secretary, John Wadsley.

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2. Call for Australia ICOMOS members to contribute to International Scientific Committees

Australia ICOMOS is encouraging Full International ICOMOS Members to consider being involved on an International Scientific Committee (ISC). ISCs are vehicles through which ICOMOS brings together, develops and serves its worldwide membership according to fields of specialized interest. ISCs are expected to be at the heart of scientific inquiry and exchange in their domains and to share knowledge among them, in order to foster a multi-disciplinary approach to heritage protection and management. The ISCs are governed by the Eger-Xi’an Principles for The International [Scientific] Committees of ICOMOS. The Australia ICOMOS website has links to the various ISCs and also lists current Australian membership on the ISCs. See below. Australia ICOMOS is already well represented on several ISCs, however there are currently a number of ISCs with no or only a few Australian members. Some ISCs actively seek new members.

Although the Eger-Xi’an Principles allow prospective ISC members to nominate themselves or to be invited to join directly by an ISC, nomination by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee as either expert or associate membership assists both the ISC and the candidate by providing an independent opinion on the standing and credit of nominees in the field of the ISC within their own country. In addition, within an ISC, each country is allocated one voting member and to be given this opportunity your membership on the ISC must be endorsed by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee.

Australia ICOMOS expects those applying for nomination as expert members on an ISC to have: made a significant contribution to Australia ICOMOS in the area covered by the ISC (e.g. through the organisation of conferences, convening of specialist groups, etc); written and been published extensively on the area covered by the ISC; be recognised nationally or internationally as an expert in the area covered by the ISC; to have acted as a formal advisor to Australian Governments on the the area covered by the ISC; and/or to have completed significant and formally recognised consultancies on the subject/s covered by the ISC.

Nominees for Expert membership must be able to fund their own overseas travel to attend formal ISC meetings (usually held annually).

The criteria for Associate members of ISCs are less demanding (see the Eger-Xi’an Principles) and there is no expectation of personal attendance at meetings.

Australian members of ISCs are expected to report regularly to the general Australia ICOMOS membership on their ISC activities. Such reporting is particularly important for the Annual Report presented to the Australia ICOMOS Annual General Meeting each November. Other reports will be distributed through AICOMOS E-News.

If you have any queries please email the current AICOMOS coordinator Mary Knaggs.

Expressions of interest should be emailed to the Secretariat and the current AICOMOS ISC Coordinator (Mary Knaggs) by 5pm, Monday 28 July 2014.

Include a resume with particular reference to your credentials in the specific field of the ISC for which you seek nomination, and a statement on why you wish to be involved, and whether you seek to be nominated as an Expert or Associate member. The Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee will consider the EOIs at (and leading up to) its next quarterly meeting on the 16 and 17 August 2014, and responses will be sent the following week. The Executive Committee may seek advice from other experts in the relevant fields when considering the EOIs.

Please note that the endorsement of your nomination by Australia ICOMOS is no guarantee of your acceptance by the relevant ISC, and that the timing of the consideration of your membership will vary from committee to committee, according to their own rules and schedules. However some ISCs may hold meetings before or after the ICOMOS General Assembly in Florence (9-14 November 2014).

The ISCs are:

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3. QLD Government Everyone’s Environment heritage grants program – applications invited

The Queensland Government through the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has launched a grants program to conserve and promote Queensland’s heritage listed places and historic shipwrecks – the Everyone’s Environment heritage grant program.

The Queensland Government’s Everyone’s Environment heritage grants program provides grant of up to $40,000 to support community groups and heritage owners to undertake projects that facilitate the conservation and interpretation, access and community engagement with Queensland’s heritage-listed places and historic shipwrecks located in Queensland’s waters. More information about the program can be found here.

Closing date for applications is 15 August 2014.

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4. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 31 July – SPEAKER CHANGE

Learning to Manage World Heritage: Case Study of George Town, Penang
Speaker: Peter Romey

Talk No. 5 of the 2014 Sydney Talk Series will consider some of challenges facing the George Town World Heritage area in Penang, Malaysia, and some of the measures that the local community has already implemented. It will describe recent initiatives supported by AusHeritage to enhance local heritage expertise in managing future development at highly significant sites in George Town, and how these outcomes will influence the future development of George Town in the 21st century.

Peter Romey is a Partner at Godden Mackay Logan. He is also Deputy Chair and on the Board of AusHeritage, a network of cultural heritage management organisations, established by the Australian Government in 1996. AusHeritage aims to facilitate the engagement of Australian heritage practitioners and organisations in Asia. In 2011 and 2012, Peter undertook a number of AusHeritage workshops in George Town, Penang, in Malaysia, in cooperation with the George Town World Heritage office. More recently, he was engaged in presenting a series of workshops to enhance the heritage management skills of local officials and practitioners in Taipei and Kinmen, Taiwan.

Everyone is very welcome to attend.

Time & Date: Thursday 31 July 2014, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $10, non-members $15 payable at the door
Venue: GML Heritage, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811. RSVP is essential as places are limited.

Download the DOCOMOMO NSW CHAPTER ICOMOS_Peter Romey talk flier.

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5. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 7 August 2014

World Heritage in China ~ an introduction
presented by Dr Jun Zheng

With 47 sites, China has the second highest number of World Heritage listed properties, beaten only by Italy. Consisting of a mix of cultural and natural wonders they include ancient cities and villages, rock carvings, tombs and palaces, national parks, panda sanctuaries, and of course the Great Wall. An overview of China’s World Heritage sites and their management systems will be presented by Dr Jun Zheng.

Dr Zheng is visiting Port Arthur as a participant in the 2014 Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places course run jointly between the Australian National University and PAHSMA. A wall painting conservator and heritage conservation planner, he is Director of Secretariat for ICOMOS China and a member of the Chinese World Heritage Committee delegation. He is in charge of updating the Chinese Tentative List, periodic reporting, retrospective Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) statements, and training on the conservation and management of World Cultural Heritage in China.

ALL WELCOME!

When: Thursday 7 August 2014 at 5.30pm

Where: Junior Medical Officer’s Conference Room

Download the World Heritage in China ~ an introduction flier.

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6. Conservation Management Planning workshop, Canberra, 27 September

Conservation Management Planning:
the What, Why and How for Historic Gardens, Landscapes and Buildings

A workshop organised by the Australian Garden History Society, ACT Monaro Riverina Branch

Date & Time: 8.45am to 2pm, Saturday 27 September 2014 – this date is during Floriade so it may suit people from outside the region to combine the workshop with a visit to Canberra.

Venue: St John’s Anglican Church precinct, 45 Constitution Avenue, Reid

The term Conservation Management Plan (CMP) is frequently used in the “heritage business” but is foreign to most of us. Just what are CMPs? How do they work? Why do we need to know about them?

The ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the AGHS has put together a workshop to help answer some of these questions. Appropriately, the workshop will be at St John’s Reid, one of Canberra’s most historic sites.

For further information, including the program and registration form, download the Conservation Management Planning registration brochure.

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7. Calls for EOIs for a position on the ACT Heritage Council

The Minister for Planning is inviting expressions of interest from persons in the ACT Region who may be interested in being considered for appointment to the ACT Heritage Council (the ‘Council’).

The Council is an independent body established under the Heritage Act 2004. The Council’s role includes, among other functions, identification and assessment of nominations to the ACT Heritage Register and providing advice on appropriate conservation of cultural, natural and Aboriginal heritage places and objects in the ACT.

The Council meets at least six times a year to consider a range of matters related to its functions. In addition, Council members serve on various taskforces comprising small numbers of Council members. The taskforces relate to the Council’s functions, and meet or communicate regularly to consider matters in detail outside of Council meetings.

Expressions of interest for four vacancies on the Council are invited from people with experience in Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal history, architecture, landscape architecture, town planning and urban design. Expressions of interest are also sought for positions representing the community and the Aboriginal community in the ACT. These positions will commence on 1 March 2015.

The application period opens on Friday 18 July 2014, when application forms and further information will be available from the ACT Heritage website. A completed application form, current CV and brief letter outlining suitability for appointment are required to be provided.

The application period closes on Friday 15 August 2014.

Applications will be kept on a register for three years and should vacancies occur, the Minister may use this register to appoint new members.

Further information about the Council is available by clicking here.

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8. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, 30 July, Melbourne

The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Prof. Lynn Meskell, (Stanford University, USA & Thinker-in-Residence, Deakin University) on the topic “States of Conservation: Protection, Politics and Pacting within UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee”.

Abstract

The title, States of Conservation, deliberately references the two ‘states’ that today occupy critical yet oppositional nodes within UNESCO’s 1972 Convention and its conservation agenda. It recalls the State of Conservation reports commissioned by the World Heritage Center in conjunction with its Advisory Bodies that relay the condition of World Heritage properties to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. But more critically, ‘states’ here also refers to the most powerful, emergent players in World Heritage site inscription and protection processes — the States Parties or member states of the 1972 Convention. In this talk I contend that as the rush for World Heritage inscription increases and economic and geo-political pacting between nations intensifies, the resources, concerns and commitments for conservation of sites already inscribed dramatically declines. I trace the national economic interests, international political pacting, and voting blocs through which particular countries increasingly set the World Heritage agenda and recast UNESCO as an agency for global branding rather than global conservation.

Biography

Lynn Meskell is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Archaeology Center at Stanford University. She received her BA (Hons) First Class and the University Medal from the University of Sydney in 1994. For her PhD in Archaeology (1994-1997), she was awarded the Kings College scholarship from Cambridge University. She held the Salvesen Junior Research Fellowship at New College, Oxford University (1997-1999) before accepting a position at Columbia University in New York City where she became Professor in 2005. From that time onwards she has been Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University and Honorary Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. In 1999 she founded the Journal of Social Archaeology, for which she serves as Editor. She has been awarded grants and fellowships including those from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Australian Research Council, the American Academy in Rome, the School of American Research and Deakin University. Some of her recent books and edited collections include Embedding Ethics (2005, Berg) and Cosmopolitan Archaeologies (2009, Duke UP) and The Nature of Culture: The New South Africa (2012, Blackwells). Her new research focuses on the role of UNESCO in terms of heritage rights, sovereignty and international politics.

Date: Wednesday 30 July 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 7 pm 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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9. LUXLAB Advanced Digital Imaging Workshops, UNSW, September 2014

For the first time in Australia, this professionals workshop focuses on practical understandings of new imaging technology for preservation, conservation and, visionary uses in exhibition. LUXLAB Workshop #1 draws on the experience and technologies of Kyoto University’s Advanced Imaging Lab that has scanned of over 8000 seminal artworks and national treasures throughout the world.

LUXLAB is a new initiative of the National Institute for Experimental Arts at UNSW Art & Design, bringing these technologies to the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) sector regionally while joining a network of laboratories located in the United Kingdom, Europe, Egypt, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and South Korea.

High-resolution optically resolved scanning is a process for scientific recording of cultural heritage, art and archival material which does not involve image interpolation. It is a vital for conservation and preservation, providing true-color, exceptional quality and very high resolution images. These images are the best possible resources for scientific analysis and colour science, but also provide cultural organisations with unparalleled opportunities for making their collections available for diverse public audiences. LUXLAB engages with the frontiers of imaging technologies, with 4K and 8K revolution in screen and tablets, in immersive environment design and web enabled streaming.

For more information registration please visit the website and select the workshop sessions of interest.

Download the LUXLAB WORKSHOP GALLERIES UNSW brochure.

Location

UNSW Galleries
Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd
Paddington NSW

Contact

Rachael Kiang
Program Manager (NIEA & UNSW Galleries)
Executive Officer (NIEA)

Tel +61 (0) 2 8936 0619
Mob +61 (0) 421 773 683e

email Rachael

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10. Solidarity Day of the World Heritage Cities – 8 September 2014

 The Organization of the World Heritage Cities was created on September 8, 1993, in Fez (Morocco).

In commemoration of this big event, September 8 was declared “Solidarity Day of the World Heritage Cities”. These cities are welcomed to commemorate it every year.

The OWHC urges every public administration of its network to take advantage of September 8 to stress the importance of protecting as well as promoting the world heritage and especially the privilege of having a part of that heritage in their city.

Last year, on September 8, 2013, the World Heritage Cities proud of their title celebrated Solidarity Day of the World Heritage Cities. On this occasion, member cities of the OWHC from all around the world underlined their outstanding universal value by organizing different activities that aim at highlighting their uniqueness.

This year again, we encourage you to be part of them and to send us photos and summaries of your events so we can publish it on our website!

Email the Secretariat with details.

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11. Speaker Preview: CyArk 500 Annual Summit 2014

British Museum
Matthew C’ock, Head of Web

Mr. C’ock has worked on many initiatives to enhance public access to the Museum’s collections, including redesigning the Museum’s web portals and working with Wikipedia to improve the information on pages featuring artifacts in the Museum’s collection. He will be speaking on digital initiatives at the British Museum to share heritage virtually with the public.

Microsoft
Roger Capriotti, Senior Director of Product Marketing

Mr. Capriotti leads the Internet Explorer marketing team. He will speak about the importance of developing with web standards to share heritage on the modern web.

Factum Arte
Carlos Bayod Lucini, Architect & Head of Laser Scanning

Recently in the news for precisely replicating King Tut’s Tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Factum Arte’s staff of artists, conservators, and technicians are dedicated to digital mediation, transformation, and the production of works that redefine the relationship between two and three dimensions. Mr. Bayod Lucini will speak on controlling the means of re-production: from designing the unique tools to capture the original physical state to re-materializing the object as a facsimile.

National Park Service
Robert Vogel, Superintendent of the National Mall & Memorial Parks

Mr. Vogel is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the National Mall, including the Washington Monument and the Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, World War II, Vietnam Veterans, Korean War Veterans and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials, as well as the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. He will be speaking on leveraging public and private partnerships to digitally preserve the National Mall.

Trimble Navigation
Allyson McDuffie, SketchUp for Education Program Manager

Trimble will discuss their support of CyArk’s work in West Africa and the Americas through a groundbreaking digital preservation program, The Atlantic Slave Trade. Hear about the project plans, initial impact, and why Trimble is supporting the project.

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12. “Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UK” conference 2014, UK, September 2014

Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UK: promoting and safeguarding our diverse living cultures

An ICOMOS-UK Conference – Saturday 20 September 2014
At The Museum of London Docklands, No.1 Warehouse West India Quay, London E14 4AL

ICOMOS-UK Members: £65.00 / Non-members: £75.00 (includes light refreshments and sandwich lunch)

Storytelling, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and traditional crafts knowledge and skills are a key part of the UK’s traditions and cultural heritage. They have also provided us with a means of living and a way of life, while informing us of our history and shaping our identities.

These intangible cultural practices are not static, like buildings and artefacts – instead they continue to evolve as they are passed down from one generation to the next. This brings with it a risk that some may not survive, raising questions of what we value in our intangible cultural heritage, and whether and how we should take steps to document and safeguard it.

For further information, click here.

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13. 2014 Victorian Museum Awards Ceremony, 7 August

Join friends and colleagues for the presentation of the 2014 Victorian Museum Awards.

The Victorian Museum Awards highlight the wonderful achievements of the Victorian museum and gallery sector, and the Awards Ceremony is always a great opportunity to catch up with the people whose passion and work build a strong Victorian museum and gallery community.

Enjoy a viewing of the First Peoples exhibition in Bunjilaka after the Ceremony. Includes drinks and canapés. Group discounts available.

Special guests include:

  • The Hon. Heidi Victoria MP, Minister for the Arts
  • Dr. J. Patrick Greene, CEO, Melbourne Museum
  • Hosted by Adam Ford, Archaeologist and Director at DIG International, and Presenter, Who’s Been Sleeping in My House? (ABC TV)

Date: Thursday 7 August

Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Venue: Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum

Cost: Members $45, Group Discount $35, Non Members $90

Book now to secure your place

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14. A walk down Science Road, 27 July, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus

Science Road is a significant heritage place. Acknowledged for its architecture, the story of its historic landscape development however is lesser known. Particularly the design hand of Professor E.G. Waterhouse, evident in the gardens, trees, lawns and courtyards associated with the aesthetics of today’s Science Road streetscape, is still being recaptured.

Date & Time: Sunday 27 July, 2pm – 4pm

Where: On site, University of Sydney (more details on booking)

Cost: Members: $20, Guests: $30, includes light refreshments

Speaker: Christine Hay

For further information, including booking details, download the A walk down Science Road flier.

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15. Draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 (WA) – public comment invited

The Western Australian Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 is an important piece of legislation and was designed to protect our unique Aboriginal heritage.

The Hon Peter Collier MLC, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, has released the draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 for public comment.

The public comment period closes on 6 August 2014.

For further information, visit the the WA Department of Aboriginal Affairs website.

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16. News from World Monuments Fund

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

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17. “Envisioning Historical Place” exhibition – opening night 6 August, Uni of Sydney

OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT: “ENVISIONING HISTORICAL PLACE”:
Architectural and Urban Conservation Field at Tongji University

What: Envisioning Historical Place – Opening Night

Where: Tin Sheds Gallery, Wilkinson Building, The University of Sydney

When: 6 August, 6-8pm

We are pleased to announce that Craig Knowles (Chair of the Murray Darling Basin Authority/Former NSW Minister) will be officially opening ‘Envisioning Historical Place’.

Please join us on the opening night to celebrate this event, and to welcome our special guests, Professor Chang Qing – Chair of the Department of Architecture and leader of the Historic Conservation program at Tongji University; Professor Peng Zhenwei, Chair of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning Board, Tongji University; and Consul Xiaojia Wang – Head of the Education Office at Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China, NSW.

A new exhibition at the University of Sydney’s Tin Sheds Gallery showcases the pioneering conservation and preservation work carried out by Tongji University in Shanghai, including several of China’s World Heritage Sites, over the past decade.

Founded in 2003, the Historic Conservation Program at Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning has undertaken several projects for important World Heritage Sites. Among these are: the Sangzhutse Fortress in Shigatse, Tibet; Fujian Tulou (Fujian Earthen Structures) in Fujian Province; the Ancient City of Ping Yao in Shanxi Province; and the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan Province.

For further information, click here.

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18. ‘Understanding Cultural Landscapes’ flyer available online

The Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee (NSC) on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes has produced an ‘Understanding Cultural Landscapes’ flyer. It provides an easily accessible, quick reference for heritage professionals and their clients alike.

The flyer has been developed by the NSC, a group of ICOMOS volunteers who are experts in conserving and managing cultural landscapes. It can be downloaded from the Australia ICOMOS website.

 If you are interested in information about the NSC or in joining please contact Kirsty Altenburg by email or Rachel Jackson by email.

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19. Australia ICOMOS Heritage Toolkit: A web-based toolkit of reference resources for heritage conservation

You are invited to contribute to the the Australia ICOMOS Heritage Toolkit – an online reference collection of weblinks to “best practice” websites and documents. The Toolkit is being progressively assembled by and for members of the Australia ICOMOS. The entries identify the range of work being done world-wide to advance the development of heritage principles and technical research that is worth sharing to assist in the conservation of Australia’s heritage.

NOMINATING NEW TOOLKIT REFERENCES: All Australia ICOMOS members are invited to share benchmark heritage weblinks (guidelines, policies, publications, websites) that they regularly use as professional reference resources to make them electronically accessible to everyone.

If you are an Australia ICOMOS member please nominate your favourite heritage tools by emailing the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat. Include the following:

  • The Name of the Webpage or Publication
  • The electronic link
  • A short summary of why the website, webpage or publication is considered useful to AICOMOS members

For example:

  • Australia ICOMOS
  • https://australia.icomos.org/
  • The Australia ICOMOS website gives access to a wealth of information about best practice heritage conservation in Australia including: the background and aims of Australia ICOMOS; the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter and Practice Notes; information on other heritage related publications, events and issues.

Please note that:

  • All Toolkit nominations may be reviewed by a member or members of the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee or their delegate
  • Toolkit references included as a result of your nomination, will have your name attached as the nominator of that reference

DISCLAIMER: Australia ICOMOS is not responsible for the validity of any of the information gained through using the links provided in this toolkit. Users should make their own enquiries as to the validity of the information. Users are also responsible for establishing any copyright connected with material gained through using the following links. When in doubt seek clarification in writing.

REFERENCING: Use of any published material sourced via this Toolkit, including material published on the internet, should always be referenced when used in correspondence or reports even if they are unpublished.

TOOLKIT ORGANISATION: The headings under which the benchmark “best practice” documents in the Toolkit have been sorted are inspired by the breadth of subjects covered by International ICOMOS Scientific Committees. Some of these International Scientific Committees now have National Scientific Committees in Australia. Some additional headings have been added where necessary. Australia ICOMOS is happy consider the creation of new subject headings or to review the title of the subject headings. Please email the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat with your suggestions.

The Australia ICOMOS Heritage Toolkit links can be found under the following headings arranged in alphabetical order:

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20. SITUATION VACANT Consultant Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology), GML Heritage, Sydney

Consultant Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology)

  • High profile, multidisciplinary firm
  • Wide range of interesting projects across Australia
  • Great career development opportunities

GML Heritage is seeking a dynamic and experienced Historical Archaeologist to enhance our business in the archaeology, cultural and built heritage environment. This is a full-time position, based in Sydney.

GML is a vibrant, attentive and sustainable consultancy that collaborates with clients and communities to deliver heritage services of enduring value. Our multi-disciplinary in-house consulting team has expertise in historical archaeology, Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage management, built heritage, conservation planning, industrial heritage and interpretation.

The successful applicant will hold a degree (with Honours or Masters) in archaeology and have at least 3 years’ experience in historical archaeology. You will also have excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience preparing archaeological assessments, heritage impact statements and other advice reports. Importantly, you will be a team player who works within time and budget constraints. You will have demonstrated experience in archaeological fieldwork including supervisory roles for monitoring and excavations. You will also have experience in managing historical archaeological fieldwork projects and a working knowledge of the NSW statutory requirements for historical archaeology. A working knowledge of Aboriginal archaeology would be an advantage.

The successful applicant will take pride in working for an influential cross-disciplinary heritage consultancy that has a great portfolio of challenging projects and prides itself on the delivery of outstanding services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic and experienced practitioners in an engaged and collaborative environment. GML undertakes exciting projects throughout Australia and offers opportunities for professional development and advancement. You will also have access to a stimulating training and development program that encourages all employees to grow their skills and knowledge.

Salary will be negotiable for the right person. For a position description or more information please contact Janine Major – Archaeology Manager – on (02) 9319 4811. Please send your application to GML Heritage by email.

The closing date for applications is Friday 1 August 2014.

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in the Australia ICOMOS Email News are not necessarily those of Australia ICOMOS Inc. or its Executive Committee. The text of Australia ICOMOS Email news is drawn from various sources including organizations other than Australia ICOMOS Inc. The Australia ICOMOS Email news serves solely as an information source and aims to present a wide range of opinions which may be of interest to readers. Articles submitted for inclusion may be edited.

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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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