1. Wooden Boat Festival event at Port Arthur this Sunday

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

3. Discounted entry for Australia ICOMOS members at Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden, Melbourne

4. Request for help from Australia ICOMOS history researcher Bronwyn Hanna

5. “Planning and Heritage in Context” workshop, 21 February, Sydney

6. Port Arthur Talk, Thursday 12 February 2015

7. Symposium – The Archaeology of Portable Art: South East Asian, Pacific, and Australian Perspectives

8. National Trust (VIC) TrustTalks Series: Places of Pain, Shame and Power: 19th Century Institutions in the 21st Century

9. Exotic Garden – Unlocking the Botanical Journeys exhibition, Port Arthur

10. Theory & Philosophy ISC conference, Florence, 5-7 March 2015

11. Deakin’s ISDRS 21st Annual conference – themes & track calls deadline extended further; registration open

12. Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism

13. The Master of Heritage Studies at The University of Western Australia

14. Masterclass in Native Title for Anthropologists, JCU, June 2015

15. Journals to give away

16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

17. PhD Thesis on the architecture of Newman College available online

18. ISC on Heritage Documentation newsletter available online

19. Contribute to research about sustainability in archaeological sites

20. 2016 World Monuments Watch nominations – deadline approaching

21. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Lovell Chen, Melbourne

22. SITUATION VACANT Australian Convict Sites – Executive Officer, PAHSMA, Port Arthur, Tasmania

23. SITUATION VACANT Head of Heritage, Sydney Living Museums

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1. Wooden Boat Festival event at Port Arthur this Sunday

The Port Arthur Historic Site has partnered with the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival to present Quayside at Port Arthur, a celebration of Tasmania’s coastal maritime trading heritage, this Sunday 8 February at the Historic Site.

On Saturday morning in Hobart, a mixed cargo of typical commodities, such as stone ground flour, wool, apples, cider, whisky and timber will be delivered by a bullock team to Victoria Dock. The cargo will be loaded on board the 50’ Huon pine ketch Stormalong, which will then set sail for Port Arthur, arriving Sunday morning.

At Port Arthur, her goods will join a quayside marketplace with displays and demonstrations of wool spinning, brick making, whisky and cider tastings and sales, bread-making and convict love tokens, as well as a barbecue stall and gift shop. Younger visitors will be able to have a go at making a convict brick or love token.

Special maritime heritage tours of Port Arthur’s Dockyard will be available hourly between 11am and 2pm, including the Master Shipwright’s House, which is not normally open to the public.

The Dockyard will host a number of displays relating to traditional boatbuilding techniques. The Wildcare Friends of Whale Boats, an association of Tasman Peninsula wooden boat enthusiasts, will display a 1/3 scale model whaleboat that has recently been donated. Members will demonstrate and discuss boat and model making. The art of caulking of seams will be demonstrated on an 18’ wooden cray boat, and members of the Southern Tasmanian Axemen’s Association will square up timbers using traditional tools such as adzes and broad axes.

The event will commence with around 10am, with activities continuing until around 2.30pm – an ideal time to repair to the Visiting Magistrates House for Devonshire Tea or a glass or refreshment.

Access to the Quayside at Port Arthur activities is included in the cost of Site entry. Advance bookings for the guided tours are strongly recommended, as places are limited. Please call 1800 659 101 to book your place.

For more information, click here.

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

The Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) is pleased to invite you all to the first seminar of our 2015 series!! It was wonderful to have your strong participation, collegiality and lively discussions last year, and they now look forward to another mind-bending year with great ideas and speakers!!

Please note the change of time for their seminar series in 2015 – it has been changed to a lunchtime seminar at noon on the last Wednesday of the month (most months) because of changes to the City campus rules. Please bring a brown-bag – fabulous Deakin MCC coffee available on site!

The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Dr. Rohit Jigyasu, President, ICOMOS-India on “Building Capacity for Reducing Disaster Risks to Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Pacific”. The session will be chaired by Kristal Buckley, Deakin University.

Abstract

Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific region; both tangible and intangible, movable and immovable is at increasing risk due to disasters caused by natural as well as human induced hazards such as earthquakes, floods, typhoons, fires, armed conflicts, looting, vandalism and terrorism. Climate change has further exacerbated hydro-meteorological events that have put cultural heritage in vulnerable locations such as coastal areas and on mountain slopes at greater risk than ever before. The lecture will illustrate these risks through examples of past events and predictive data that help in projecting future scenarios. The lecture will further outline through case studies the underlying factors especially those linked to maintenance and management that are increasing the vulnerability of cultural heritage to disasters.

Various international, regional and national level initiatives on risk management of cultural heritage (including sites as well as collections) especially during last 20 years since Kobe earthquake in 1995 will be briefly elaborated.  The lecture will stress on the need for capacity building for various target groups ranging from decision makers to those who are responsible for day-to-day maintenance of heritage sites and museums.

Further the activities of UNESCO Chair programme at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan that is aimed at capacity building through international training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage since 2006 will be explained in terms of the overall aim and objectives, pedagogy and the end result. The efforts of the university to disseminate the results of this activity through extensive network of its alumni and the publication of interactive training guide would be described in detail. The lecture will also explain other capacity building initiatives in this area that have been undertaken by international organizations such as ICCROM, UNESCO, ICOMOS and ICOM. Notable among these are the Museum Emergency Programme in Asia Pacific (2005-06), ICCROM’s programme on First Aid to Cultural Heritage (2011 onwards), regional workshop in Jakarta and national workshops in Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. To respond to increasing threat of cultural heritage due to conflicts, the on-going initiatives for Emergency Protection of Cultural Heritage in the times of Conflict in Syria and other countries in the Middle East Region by UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOMOS will be given special mention.

The lecture will conclude by outlining the future agenda of action for disaster risk management of cultural heritage for protecting the present of our past for the future generations.

Biography

Rohit Jigyasu is heritage conservation and risk management professional from India, currently working as UNESCO Chair professor at the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan and is the President of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness(ICORP) and ICOMOS-India. He is also senior advisor at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) based in Bangalore, India.

After undertaking his post-graduate degree in Architectural Conservation from School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi, Rohit has obtained doctoral degree from NTNU, Norway. His Doctoral thesis was titled “Reducing Disaster Vulnerability through Local Knowledge and Capacity- the Case of Earthquake Prone Rural Communities in India and Nepal”.

Rohit has also been teaching as the visiting faculty at several national and international academic institutions in India and abroad. As UNESCO Chair Professor in Japan, he is the scientific coordinator International Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage. Rohit has also been consultant to several national and international organizations like Archaeological Survey of India, National Institute of Disaster Management, Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), UNESCO, UNISDR, UNDP, ICCROM, Aga Khan Planning and Building Services and the Getty Conservation Institute for conducting research and training on Cultural Heritage Risk Management. He has been working for UNESCO and other international organizations like World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) for undertaking post earthquake assessments in Gujarat, Kashmir, Indonesia and Bhutan. He also brings with him the practical experience of working on disaster risk management plans in the World Heritage sites of Khajuraho  Hampi, Konarak, Red Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Jantar Mantar and Ajanta & Ellora in India as well as City Palace Museums in Udaipur and Jaipur, India. Rohit has contributed to various national and international conferences and meetings in India and abroad and has several publications to his credit, which include UNESCO Resource Manual on Managing Disaster Risks to World Heritage’ for which contributed as lead author.

Date: Wednesday 25 February 2015

Time: 12.00 noon

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

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

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3. Discounted entry for Australia ICOMOS members at Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden, Melbourne

Australia ICOMOS members are invited to visit the Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden at 92 Burke Road, Malvern East VIC 3145 and receive 50% discount on the entry from 1 February 2015 until 31 December 2015. Duldig is a house museum with an in situ collection of modernist sculpture and furnishings.

Visiting The Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden is a unique experience that offers remarkable insights into the lives and works of sculptor Karl Duldig (1902–1986) and his artist-inventor wife, Slawa Duldig (neé Horowitz, c1902–1975) two of Australia’s important 20th Century artists.

To learn more about the studio visit the Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden website.

To show AICOMOS’s appreciation for this generous offer members are encouraged to like the Duldig Studio – Museum and Sculpture Garden on their Facebook page.

To book a tour during opening hours email Director John Petersen.

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4. Request for help from Australia ICOMOS history researcher Bronwyn Hanna

1) Can you please identify two unknown people in this photo. We already know five of the main figures but would like to identify two people in the centre.  From left: Jane Lennon, Peter Forrest, Jim Kerr, unknown woman in background, unknown man with beard, John Mulvaney, Peter Watts.

2) Do you have any historic photos of ICOMOS gatherings please? For example,  from the first meeting in Melbourne’s Illawarra house in October 1976, the first conference in Beechworth April 1978, the Moscow assembly of 1978, the Burra meetings of 1979 or 1997, the meeting where the revised Burra Charter was endorsed in 1999, any other international meetings, scientific committee meetings, meetings with politicians, protests, awards, illustrative heritage places or sites of learning, etc? It would be much appreciated if such images could be accompanied by identification of people (and issues) in them where possible.

Thanking you in anticipation. Please direct all information and/or images directly to Bronwyn Hanna by email.

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5. “Planning and Heritage in Context” workshop, 21 February, Sydney

Australia ICOMOS is running a workshop on Saturday 21 February 2015, 9.30am – 4pm, on “Planning and Heritage in Context: Managing Change to Heritage Places”.

The workshop is part the Sustainable Heritage series supported by APT, the City Council, AICOMOS, the National Trust, AIA and the Building Limes Forum Australia.

The venue is the National Trust Centre on Observatory Hill Sydney with lunch and refreshments included. Special local site visits will be used as case studies.

The “Planning and Heritage in Context” workshop is particularly aimed at those new to heritage practice including existing and potential property owners; project managers and members of the property and construction industries.

Please encourage your colleagues and clients to attend. Attendance is limited to 20 so get in early.

Please direct enquiries to Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee, NSW Representative Mary Knaggs by email or call 0427 502 042.

Information and booking links for the fulll workshop series can be found below:

7 February: History and archaeology – meaning and management
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

21 February: Planning and heritage in context – managing change to heritage places
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

28 February: Understanding and working with lime
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

7 March: Exterior applied finishes – technology and application
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

14 March: Dealing with damp and re-pointing mortar joints
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

21 March: Keeping the water out – roofing and plumbing
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

28 March: Understanding and working with wood
All Wood Joinery, Sutherland

11 April: Sustainable design
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

18 April: Interior plaster, decoration and finishes – part 1 research
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

25 April: Interior plaster, decoration and finishes – part 2 conservation
National Trust Centre, Millers Point

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6. Port Arthur Talk, Thursday 12 February 2015

Tasmanian Devils on the Tasmanian and Forestier Peninsulas – an update
presented by Stewart Huxtable

The Tasmanian Devil is listed as a threatened species due to the impact of a contagious cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). Despite this a small population of devils still persists on the Peninsula. The talk will outline the broad range of conservation efforts being undertaken by the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program and discuss population trends in devils on the Peninsula, the impact of DFTD on this population, and the steps being taken to secure a population of wild living, disease free devils on the Peninsula.

Stewart has been a biologist with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program at DPIPWE for 7½ years, working on the monitoring and management of both wild and captive devils. Since 2009 he has been responsible for the on-ground implementation of devil management actions on the Peninsula. Stewart has a postgraduate diploma in Biodiversity Conservation and Management, and has previously worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Tropical Savannas Co-operative Research Centre and Conservation Volunteers Australia.

ALL WELCOME!

When: Thursday 12 February 2015 at 5.30pm

Where: Junior Medical Officer’s Conference Room (rear of the house), Port Arthur Historic Site

For more information call (03) 6251 2324

Download the Tasmanian Devils on the Tasmanian and Forestier Peninsulas flier.

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7. Symposium – The Archaeology of Portable Art: South East Asian, Pacific, and Australian Perspectives

This symposium aims to reignite the dialogue about portable art across Island South East Asia, the Pacific and Australia and by doing so review future directions for research. Specific themes are: object histories; use of ethnography/museum collections for informing archaeological research; use of ‘intangible technologies’ and organic artefacts for expressing community affiliation/identity; cognitive development, the role of portable art in Pleistocene and Holocene expansions; and experimental studies.

When: Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 May 2015
Where: Sir Roland Wilson Building, The Australian National University, Canberra

For more information, download the The Archaeology of Portable Art symposium flier and visit the symposium website.

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8. National Trust (VIC) TrustTalks Series: Places of Pain, Shame and Power: 19th Century Institutions in the 21st Century

Date and Time: Monday 9 February 2015, doors open 5.45pm
Venue: Tasma Gallery, 6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002

What is the future of our great nineteenth-century institutions? Decommissioned in the late-twentieth century, prisons such as HM Prison Pentridge and Geelong Gaol, and asylums such as Mayday Hills, Kew and Aradale do not conform to current philosophies surrounding imprisonment and benevolent care, and must now find new lives through adaptive re-use.

Rich with architectural, archaeological and social history, how can we conserve these places of pain, shame and power and the stories they tell, while ensuring they have a viable use into the future? In this talk, National Trust Community Advocate Felicity Watson will look at local places such as Pentridge and Kew Asylum, as well as examples of the adaptive re-use and interpretation of gaols and asylums internationally.

The talk will also explore the current controversy regarding the proposed subdivision and redevelopment of Mayday Hills Asylum in Beechworth, which has seen the rejection of Heritage Victoria’s permit conditions by local developers, putting the future of the site in doubt.

Admission: Suggested $5 donation at door to cover costs
Bookings and Enquiries: book online or email Felicity Watson

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9. Exotic Garden – Unlocking the Botanical Journeys exhibition, Port Arthur

The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority is delighted to present an exhibition by students of Lauren Black.

Port Arthur: Exotic Garden – Unlocking the Botanical Journeys presents the trees and flowers of Port Arthur as tangible links to the past: to the convicts who prepared the soil and planted the seeds and the men and women who treasured them as they grew 150 years ago.

The exhibition opens on Saturday 24 January 2015 at the Port Arthur Historic Site in the Asylum and will be on display until 6 March 2015.

For more information, click here.

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10. Theory & Philosophy ISC conference, Florence, 5-7 March 2015

The 2015 ICOMOS Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration International Scientific Committee Conference “How to assess built heritage? Assumptions, methodologies, examples of heritage assessment systems”, will be held in Florence 5-7 March 2015.

For more information, visit the conference website.

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11. Deakin’s ISDRS 21st Annual conference – themes & track calls deadline extended further; registration open

Themes and Track Calls – Deadline extended to Saturday 14 February 2015

The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) is pleased to announce its 21st Annual conference to be held 10-12 July 2015 in Geelong (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia.

The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity

The conference is organised around the ISDRS core themes and tracks, with some new ones added for this conference.

Please refer to the Guide for Authors on the conference website for information on submission format and word limit.

The call for papers for a specific track can be viewed online by visiting this page.

One of the Special Themes for this 2015 Conference is Cultural Heritage and Sustainability.

You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system (you will be required to setup an account first).

Keep up to date with all conference information as it develops on the conference website.

For all event inquiries please contact:

• Mahaela Jackson
• P: +61 3 9244 5435
• E: email Mahaela

For academic inquiries, please contact:

• Yamini Narayanan
• E: email Yamini

Registration now open

• Please ensure you read the registration information before you register

• CLICK HERE to register

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12. Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism

‘Cultural and heritage routes and trails’

Guest Editor: Professor Stephen Boyd, Ulster University

Routes and trails have been under-researched and their importance understated by tourism scholars. This rationale justified the recent publication of the book Tourism and Trails: Cultural, Ecological and Management Issues by Timothy and Boyd (2015, Channel View Publications). According to the authors, many original pathways established for hunting, gathering, herding and trading pursuits became the foundations for the multitudes of modern recreation and tourism trails of today.  Trails are one of the most omnipresent leisure resources on the globe today; everywhere boasts of a trail or route, yet attention by scholars to these linear spaces has not been matched commensurate with their importance. Trails, routes and other linearly connected tourism and recreation resources may not be deemed an exciting, innovative or perhaps challenging research topic, yet they form an integral element of most regions’ tourism offer and should be given serious academic attention. The corridors themselves are important from management, conservation and use perspectives, but so are the resources and spaces they connect. The above-mentioned book on tourism and trails is the first devoted, comprehensive and holistic assessment of routes and trails within recreation and tourism contexts. It highlights trail meanings, scales, scopes and settings, typologies, elements of demand, the impacts of routes and trails, trail and route planning, development and management, and futures scenarios.

This special issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism aims to highlight these and many other issues connected to the use of trails, routes and paths in the cultural heritage tourism context. While nature trails/ecotrails are also extremely important in tourist destinations throughout the world, this theme issue will focus specifically on those that emphasize, commemorate and interpret cultural heritage. Conceptual, theory-based papers, case studies with broader conceptual implications, comparative case studies and traditional research papers are all encouraged.

Contributions might address (but are not limited to) the following themes:

• Scope, scales and settings of routes and trails
• Networks theory as a way of understanding routes and trails
• Cultural heritage trails as tourism resources
• Organic versus purposive cultural routes
• Mixed routes—intersection of nature and culture
• Demand for trails and routes: trail uses and users
• Linking experience, enjoyment and satisfaction to trail and route participation
• Trail and route design and how these affect management or the visitor experience
• Tourism, recreation and trail impacts: ecological, social and economic
• Planning and developing trails and routes: importance of route designation and related policies, programmes, and systems
• Access laws, trail and route designation and use
• Scenic heritage corridor management
• Planning and developing heritage trails: new planning models and processes
• Use of volunteers in cultural trail planning and development
• Funding issues associated with trails and routes
• Theming of trails and routes
• Urban interpretive trails, rural walking routes
• Managing impacts and change in trails and routes: supply versus demand techniques
• Application of visitor management frameworks and procedures to trails and routes
• Future scenario thinking for trails and routes: possible, probable, and preferable futures

The range of topics is deliberately broad to allow for the inclusion of as wide a range of research that is currently being undertaken on linear heritage tourism spaces as possible.

Expressions of interest in the form of a 200-word synopsis of your intended paper should be emailed to Stephen Boyd by 10 March 2015.

For accepted expressions of interest/abstracts, the timeframe for completion of the journal paper manuscript (4500-5500 words, including references) is 30 November 2015. This broad timeframe gives ample opportunity to undertake new research or update existing research and provides authors with the opportunity to produce current critical outcomes for this special issue. Publication of the special issue is tentatively scheduled for late 2016, although this is subject to change.

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13. The Master of Heritage Studies at The University of Western Australia

Applications are now open for mid-year intake: the Master of Heritage Studies at The University of Western Australia.

Further your career in heritage management. The University of Western Australia (UWA) is accepting applications for mid-year intake of the Master of Heritage Studies by coursework, together with Masters and Doctorates by Research in the field of heritage.

The first of its kind in Australia, the Master of Heritage Studies offers a choice of specialisation between Indigenous and international heritage. It covers heritage management issues such as conservation, economic development, cultural sustainability, planning and design, representation and ethics. This postgraduate degree enables and further careers in any field that intersects with heritage, whether it be working with and representing Indigenous communities, in national parks and conservation reserves, government, industry, non-government organisations, international agencies, museums and cultural centres. The degree can be taken on a full or part-time basis.

“The course will promote Australia and Western Australia as a world-class living heritage training centre. Heritage degrees that support Indigenous self-determination, Closing the Gap initiatives and substantive Indigenous employment and knowledge sharing programs are essential to Australia’s genuine cultural heritage conservation and management,” commented UWA’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson.

Visit the website for more information.

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14. Masterclass in Native Title for Anthropologists, JCU, June 2015

Are you an early career Anthropologist?
Do you have less than 3 years of experience?
Do you want to work in Native Title?

Masterclass in Native Title for Anthropologists
22-29 June 2015

James Cook University (JCU) will be presenting our unique 8 day Masterclass in Native Title for Anthropologists again in June 2015, thanks to the support of the Australian Government Attorney General’s Department.

Held at our campus in beautiful Cairns, Tropical North Queensland and facilitated by The Cairns Institute, this Masterclass could be your springboard to a meaningful career in the important world of Native Title.

Generous scholarship grants, including full fee waivers, food and accommodation for the full 8 days will be available to eligible early career Anthropologists on application but places are strictly limited.

Please pre-register your interest NOW by emailing Mark Franks and we will keep you updated on course details as soon as possible.

Download the Native Title Masterclass flier.

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15. Journals to give away

The Resource Centre at Port Arthur Historic Site has journals surplus to its requirements and is happy to give them away.  They only request that the cost of postage from Port Arthur be covered.  Please contact Susan Hood at the Resource Centre on (03) 6251 2324 if you are interested.  Titles and issues as follows:

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16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

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

• Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin_2 February 2015

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17. PhD Thesis on the architecture of Newman College available online

Jeffrey Turnbull, Walter Burley Griffin: the architecture of Newman College,
e-book, University of Melbourne, 2015

This study engaged with the architecture of the ‘Initial Structure’ at Newman College, 1915-1918, so as to establish this building’s place in the oeuvre of Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937).

Griffin was inspired with the works of Philibert de l’Orme, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Hobson Richardson, and Louis Sullivan. He drew upon both Occidental and Oriental architectural motifs, Ancient to Modern.

Griffins’ Initial Structure has the regularity that comes about through structural articulation of mass, and a modulus, celebrates the intrinsic surfaces and colours of the materials of construction, and through its basic shapes and embellishments, it is loaded with associations. The quest for  ‘ideal purpose’ informed the planning, constructional, and formal choices of all elements in the design. Stylistically, the Initial Structure is ‘without cult’, a unique monument, which defies categorization.

To read the thesis, click here.

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18. ISC on Heritage Documentation newsletter available online

To view this newsletter, click here.

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19. Contribute to research about sustainability in archaeological sites

This research will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of sustainability in heritage resources.

This questionnaire is aimed at people who are currently working (in any area) and least have been working during the last three years of in the same archaeological site.

To take the questionnaire, click here.

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20. 2016 World Monuments Watch nominations – deadline approaching

2016 World Monuments Watch nominations are now being accepted. Deadline for nominations is 1 March 2015.

Every two years, World Monuments Fund (WMF) accepts new nominations to the World Monuments Watch. The World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. From archaeological sites to iconic architecture, cultural landscapes to historic urban centers, the Watch identifies places of significance in need of timely action.

Nearly 700 sites on all seven continents have been included in the ten Watch cycles since 1996. Watch listing provides an opportunity for sites and their nominators to raise public awareness, foster local participation, advance innovation and collaboration, and demonstrate effective solutions. The 2014 Watch has been covered by more than 1000 news outlets in over 80 countries, with circulation to over 500 million people worldwide. By capitalizing on the attention raised by Watch listing, local entities have leveraged support for Watch sites totaling over $200 million. WMF has contributed an additional $100 million toward projects at Watch sites in more than 80 countries.

Nominating a site to the Watch is a two-part process. Please submit an initial inquiry, after which a username and password will be provided to access the secure Online Nomination Form.

Information about the 2016 World Monuments Watch can be found at the World Monuments Fund website.

Questions about the nomination process should be directed via email to World Monuments Fund.

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21. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Lovell Chen, Melbourne

HERITAGE CONSULTANT – PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION, CBD BASED

Lovell Chen is a contemporary Architectural and Heritage Consultancy practice with more than 30 years’ experience in design and heritage.

Our multidisciplinary team is unique in the field, combining architects and designers with historians, researchers, materials experts and a range of other specialists in aspects of our built environment.

Lovell Chen is seeking an experienced heritage consultant with a degree or equivalent in heritage, town planning, architecture, urban design, history, archaeology or related fields.

The right candidate will need to be able to multi-task and take on a wide variety of roles within a project team.  The role involves research, site inspections, report writing (such as CMPs, HMPs, Heritage Impact Statements, Heritage Assessments and other heritage reports), client and consultant liaison and general office activity in order to meet deadlines, schedules, workflow and standards. 

The role requires a working knowledge of the of the relevant methodologies and statutory frameworks, in particular the Planning and Environment Act and Heritage Act (Victoria)and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (Australia).

You would need to be self-motivated and have attention to detail.  Your role would also involve coordination and management of your own projects.

Skills required:

• MS Word (Advanced) – essential
• MS Excel, MS Power point, MS Outlook (Intermediate) – essential
• Adobe Photoshop – preferred
• Excellent writing skills – essential
• Excellent verbal and communication skills – essential
• Ability to manage own work and external consultants to meet deadlines
• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team environment
• Driver licence – preferred

The salary is negotiable and will be based on your skill level and experience.  Lovell Chen is not offering sponsorship and as this position is permanent it is not suitable for people on a working holiday visa.

Please send your application including your CV and covering letter to Ms Delwyn Lloyd, Associate Director – Finance & Administration, via email (email your application to Delwyn).

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22. SITUATION VACANT Australian Convict Sites – Executive Officer, PAHSMA, Port Arthur, Tasmania

Australian Convict Sites – Executive Officer
Based with the Port Arthur Historic Sites Management Authority (PAHSMA), Port Arthur, Tasmania

Advertised Vacancy: The Authority is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Executive Officer within the Conservation & Infrastructure Department. The objective of this position is:

To provide support to the Australian Convict Sites Steering Committee (ACSSC) for the management and administration of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property (ACS) and progress actions and projects as adopted and prioritised by the ACSSC, and in line with the ACS Strategic Management Framework.

While the position is located within PAHSMA, the incumbent will be responsible for engaging with the 11 Sites across Australia that together make up the Australian Convict Sites. Funding for the position has been made available through Commonwealth support. For a more detailed description of the advertised position intending applicants should obtain a copy of the Statement of Duties.

Hours of Duty: Fixed-term full-time, 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, for a period of three years.

Enquiries: For further information about the position please contact Jane Harrington, Director, Conservation & Infrastructure, on (03) 6251 2330 or email Jane.

Intending applicants must obtain the appropriate information and application form. To obtain this and for information on how to apply, contact Linda Kleinhenz, Human Resources Officer on (03) 6251 2357 or email PAHSMA recruitment; alternatively all documents can be downloaded from the Jobs Tasmania website.

Statement of Duties (which includes Selection Criteria): is available from the Jobs Tasmania website.

Applications Close: COB Monday 16 February 2015

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23. SITUATION VACANT Head of Heritage, Sydney Living Museums

15/HP137 Head of Heritage
Location: Heritage Team
Role status: Ongoing full-time
Role Grade/Classification: Clerk Grade 11/12 – $145,134. Package includes salary ($113,212 – $130,929), employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Closing date: 11:59pm Wednesday 11 February 2015

Sydney Living Museums cares for 12 of the NSW most important historic houses, museums and their collections: Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Government House, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, The Mint, Museum of Sydney, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Susannah Place Museum and Vaucluse House. All are listed in the NSW State Heritage Register. The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks on the National Heritage list and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Job Description

The Head of Heritage provides operational leadership and expert advice in conservation, heritage management, collections care and capital works across Sydney Living Museums, to conserve and present the properties, collections and landscapes to the highest standards for the access, enjoyment and education of all visitors.

For further information, including the role description and the candidate information guide, click here.

Applications will only be accepted electronically via this site.

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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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