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Early career professionals drinks, Melbourne, 24 February
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VICOMOS function: drinks and dinner in Fitzroy
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NSW Networking Event, Friday 19 February, Sydney
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Sir William Goodman Bridge site visit – South Australia, 18 February
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The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers
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NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting & associated Emerging Professionals event: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW
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McCoy PhD Scholarship: Designed Public Spaces in Melbourne
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Proposal to include Fremantle’s West End in the State Register – stakeholder feedback sought
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The Destruction of Memory film screening, Sydney, 25 February
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The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are now open!
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Call for Applications: Fryer Library Fellowship, University of Queensland
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Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series – call for presenters
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New books in exchange for a short review
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Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne – NOTE seminar topic change
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Professional Historian’s 2016 Conference: “Working History”, 19-20 August, Melbourne
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BHP Billiton Foundation donation to Broken Hill City Council’s Living Museum and Perfect Light project
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Funding boost to protect our historic heritage places – Hon Greg Hunt media release
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Survey on Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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News from Old Parliament House
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News from ICCROM
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News from Sydney Living Museums
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City of Stirling Heritage Awards: Call For Nominations
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Warrnambool Botanic Gardens Master Plan – have your say
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6th International Architectural Paint Research conference, New York, NY, 15-17 March 2017 – call for abstracts
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Registrations open for Longford Academy on 9-13 May 2016
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Museums Australia VIC upcoming events in Melbourne
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National Cultural Heritage Committee Re-appointments – Ministry for the Arts media release
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ICOMOS-ICAHM Conference, 2-15 May 2016, Salalah, Oman – call for abstracts
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SITUATION VACANT Experienced Plasterer or Apprentice/Trainee, McMillan Heritage Plastering
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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant (Senior), GML Heritage
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1. Early career professionals drinks, Melbourne, 24 February
Young and early-career cultural heritage professionals are invited to attend Early ICOMOS drinks on Wednesday 24 February. The event will provide an opportunity to network with other early-career professionals and discuss future events. There are no hard and fast rules about the cut-off point for a young or early-career professionals, so if you’re not sure, please join us! Non-members who are interested in getting involved in ICOMOS are also welcome.
Date & time: 6pm, Wednesday 24 February
Where: Melbourne Public, 11 Dukes Wharf, South Wharf
RSVP: by 19 February to Felicity Watson by email
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2. VICOMOS function: drinks and dinner in Fitzroy
A VICOMOS function is long overdue! Please join us for drinks and dinner in Fitzroy.
Where: The Gertrude Hotel, 148 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
When: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 6.00pm onwards
RSVP: by email to Sue Hodges (ICOMOS Victorian representative) or by phone (03) 9681 8088 by Friday 26 Feb for dinner
All welcome (Emerging ICOMOS, Emerged ICOMOS and all those in between)!
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3. NSW Networking Event, Friday 19 February, Sydney
Members and potential members are invited to an informal networking event on the evening of Friday 19 February 2016 from 5.15pm until 6.45pm at MezBah Central (Railway Square under the Adina Hotel – Old Parcel Post Office and overlooking Henry Deane Plaza).
Buy your own refreshments and bring them to the Mezzanine Level. Afterwards some may like to wander up to the new Spice Alley at Central Square. Some members of the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee who are meeting in Sydney over the weekend will be present.
Enquiries: contact Mary Knaggs on 0427 502 042.
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4. Sir William Goodman Bridge site visit – South Australia, 18 February
On Thursday 18 February 2016 we are visiting the Sir William Goodman Bridge in Hindmarsh. This member’s-only event is jointly organised between Engineering Heritage SA and Australia ICOMOS.
The Sir William Goodman Bridge is the first reinforced concrete bridge to be built in the metropolitan area in South Australia. It was designed by Sir John Monash for the newly-formed Municipal Tramways Trust and carried one of the first electric tram services from Holland Street across the Torrens to Hindmarsh.
The ‘Holland Street Tramway Bridge [Concrete Girder]’ (Sir William Goodman Bridge) was entered in the South Australian Heritage Register under the Heritage Places Act 1993 in 1986. It is listed as a place of state significance under the Charles Sturt Council Development Plan under the Development Act 1993. It is on the Classified List of the National Trust of South Australia (now closed to entries). The Holland Street Bridge is also recorded as a significant structure by Engineers Australia, with a plaque recently erected at the bridge.
Bookings for this event are free and can be made on the Engineering Heritage SA website.
If you have any troubles booking via the website, please confirm your attendance by emailing SA ICOMOS Rep Deborah Lindsay.
We will meet beside the bridge on Holland Street, Hindmarsh at 4:30pm to hear about the bridge’s history and transformation in to a pedestrian and cycle-way from Engineering Heritage SA. We are then heading across the road for a drink and social catch up. Hope you can make it.
This is one of several events that are planned for SA members this year. Please keep a look out for further events.
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5. The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers
The National Trusts of Australia and Australia ICOMOS joint conference will be held on 5-8 October 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
At the 2015 ICOMOS Fabric Conference in Adelaide, delegates were challenged to re-evaluate the role of the heritage expert. In 2016 we want to build on these ideas, and the relationships between people, place and practice, theoretically and experientially.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground – popularly “The People’s Ground” – is the inspiration for this conference. This acknowledges that heritage is for and about people and community. Whilst place is central to conceptions of heritage, is it not intangible values – stories, memories, connections, emotions – that reveal and sustain our heritage?
One of our keynote speakers, Frank Vagnone, CEO of the Historic House Trust of New York, recently co-authored the ground-breaking Anarchists Guide to Historic House Museums. His thesis is the need to put the visitor’s experience at the centre. In his keynote, Frank will develop the larger application of his “disruptive” ideas to historic sites, cultural venues and practice.
The People’s Ground asks if a new hierarchy is emerging of how place and practice relate to people?
We are seeking papers by a diverse range of “heritage players” – heritage and GLAM practitioners, historians, social scientists, academics, archaeologists, architects, planners, ecologists, and community advocates – that interrogate and critique the intersections between people, place and practice, reflecting on the past 60 years of heritage practice in Australia, and looking towards the future. Intangible cultural heritage, landscape assessment and management (including the Historic Urban Landscape approach), Aboriginal heritage and the house museum sector are all particularly relevant to the conference theme, and are played out at the MCG, the conference venue.
To propose a paper, please submit a 300 word summary by 24 February 2016 at the conference website.
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6. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting & associated Emerging Professionals event: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW
The focus of this NSC meeting is the challenge of heritage that is more than simply a single place for example the layers of industrial landscapes in Lithgow and the routes from Sydney over the mountains. Such heritage poses challenges for an identification and management system that works on a place level.
Commencing Friday evening there will be a (self-funded) get together meal. On Saturday Ray Christison and Iain Stuart will be conducting a guided drive/walk commending at 9 am to be followed by a meeting, lunch, presentations and discussion/workshop about the issues, hosted at the State Mine Site in Lithgow.
On Sunday there will be self-drive tour industrial and historic route options.
For more information, download the NSC-CLCR meeting, Lithgow flyer.
Calling all emerging heritage professionals – let’s meet at Lithgow, 18 March 2016!
Lithgow, NSW, might not immediately come to mind as a meeting point for a group of emerging heritage professionals to gather, yet it is the venue to kick things off for 2016 as part of the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes. The National Scientific Committee in addition to the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes, are looking to future-proof their membership, while engaging fresh perspectives on the study and conservation of cultural landscapes. Both groups are made up of ICOMOS members (Australia & International), who undertake research, develop conservation theory, guidelines, practice notes, charters, and promote the exchange of ideas on cultural landscapes.
Ideally, the emerging heritage professionals event is focussed on ICOMOS members with less than ten years heritage experience, students studying heritage topics, and ICOMOS young professionals. The Lithgow dinner and drinks is also an opportunity for anyone new to Australia ICOMOS and the National Scientific Committee to meet up and get to know some of the group’s more established members while sharing in debates about the nature (and culture) of cultural landscapes!
There will be further emerging heritage professionals events in 2016, so keep an eye out for more details as they come to hand!
Emerging Heritage Professions Drinks and Dinner
When: 6.30pm, Friday 18 March 2016
Where: Lithgow & District Workmen’s Club, 3-7 Tank Street, Lithgow, NSW
Who to contact
If you are keen to come along please RSVP to Paulette Wallace by email and remember to register with Juliet Ramsay by 29 February 2016 to attend the full weekend’s activities for the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes.
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7. McCoy PhD Scholarship: Designed Public Spaces in Melbourne
The Melbourne School of Design (University of Melbourne), in collaboration with the Museum of Victoria offer an exciting PhD opportunity to examine the changing nature of the designed public space in Melbourne from 1850. The successful candidate, under the supervision of Professor Julie Willis (Melbourne School of Design) and Dr Richard Gillespie (Melbourne Museum; and Principal Fellow in SHAPS, Faculty of Arts) will examine aspects of social history, planning history, landscape history and architectural history to underpin an interdisciplinary interrogation of the relationships between public spaces, the structures within them and the urban fabric that surrounds them.
The scholarship (commencing at A$26,288 per annum for 3 years, with one possible 6 month extension) will commence before 30 June in 2016, and is open for applications from Australian citizens and permanent residents who have graduated with an Honours or Masters degree in a discipline relevant to the project aims. The scholarship is subject to the terms and conditions of the Melbourne Research Scholarship. Applicants must also meet the Melbourne School of Design and University of Melbourne’s additional PhD entry criteria.
Expressions of interest close on Monday 22 February. For enquiries and further information please visit the Melbourne School of Design website or email Ceira Barr from the Melbourne School of Design.
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8. Proposal to include Fremantle’s West End in the State Register – stakeholder feedback sought
In 2014, the City of Fremantle nominated The West End Heritage Area to the Heritage Council to be considered for possible entry in the State Register of Heritage Places.
In 2015, the State Heritage Office drafted a heritage assessment of the West End and the Heritage Council then resolved that the precinct is of sufficient heritage significance to be considered for entry in the State Register of Heritage Places.
On behalf of the Heritage Council, the State Heritage Office is now engaging with stakeholders on the proposal to enter West End, Fremantle in the State Register. The State Heritage Office will be working closely with the City of Fremantle throughout the stakeholder engagement period.
For more information about the stakeholder engagement process, visit the State Heritage Office website.
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9. The Destruction of Memory film screening, Sydney, 25 February
GML Heritage is proud to announce a private screening of The Destruction of Memory at the historic Palace Chauvel cinema on 25 February.
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Produced by Vast Productions USA and based on Robert Bevan’s acclaimed book of the same name, the feature length documentary explores the way that war has destroyed cultural heritage over the last century—from Armenia to Eastern Europe, Afghanistan to Bosnia and Egypt. This deliberate destruction has had catastrophic results, and it is ongoing—in Syria and Iraq, the ‘cradle of civilization’, millennia of culture is currently being decimated.
Yet the situation is not helpless. People who never thought of themselves as heroes have fought back, and it’s these people and their resistance that is at the heart of the documentary’s compelling story.
Interviewees in the film include Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General; Corine Wegener from the Smithsonian; and many of those unsung but active in digital documentation and innovative planning around rebuilding in Syria and Iraq.
The screening will be followed by a short panel discussion featuring Director Tim Slade, Editor Lindi Harrison and Ross Burns – author and expert on the archaeology and history of Syria. GML Heritage’s Chief Executive, Sharon Veale, will chair the panel discussion.
Tickets are free but need to be reserved via EventBrite in advance.
More information about the film
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10. The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are now open!
The Ballarat Heritage Awards were first launched in 2010. They are held by the City of Ballarat in partnership with the local Ballarat Branch of the National Trust of Australia (Vic). They provide an opportunity to say thank you to the many dedicated owners, businesses, groups and individuals who work tirelessly to conserve Ballarat’s significant tangible and intangible heritage.
The 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards are NOW OPEN for submissions and entries close at 5pm on 29 February 2016.
The 2016 awards program recognises a wide range of achievements in the following categories:
- Adaptive Reuse of a Heritage Place
- New Work/Development within a Heritage Area
- Conservation of a Heritage Place, Historic Collection or Tradition
- Special Heritage Skills
- Heritage Innovation
Find out how to nominate for the 2016 Ballarat Heritage Awards, download the nomination form, view the criteria and past winners by clicking here.
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11. Call for Applications: Fryer Library Fellowship, University of Queensland
Deadline for applications: Monday 29 February
The annual Fryer Library Fellowship (formerly the Fryer Library Award) aims to:
- Support research into Australian historical and literary studies utilising the collections of the University of Queensland’s Fryer Library.
- Promote The University of Queensland’s Fryer Library as a centre of scholarly activity.
- Integrate a digital component (e.g. online exhibition) that will expand access and encourage engagement with the Fryer collections used in the research project.
Applications are invited in the following areas:
- Australian literature
- Australian theatre
- Indigenous studies
- History of architecture
- Art and design
- Australian history and political culture
- Women’s studies
Successful applicants receive $20,000 as well as full UQ Library access and copying services.
It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be based at the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland for a negotiated period, with a maximum of six months. The appointment is to be taken up during the fellowship year.
How to apply
Applications for the Fryer Library Award are due by the end of February for the year of the award.
Download the Fryer Library Award Application Form for more information and instructions on how to apply.
Email the Manager, Fryer Library with any questions or click here.
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12. Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series – call for presenters
The organisers of Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series are calling for EOI from presenters for their seminar series for this year.
Time: Last week of the month: 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, Level 3, 550 Bourke Street unless otherwise specified.
The full schedule of dates for this year’s seminar series is listed below:
- Wed 24th Feb
- Tue 22nd Mar
- Wed 27th Apr
- Tue 24th May
- Tue 28th Jun
- Tue 26th Jul
- Wed 24th Aug
- Wed 28th Sep
- Mon 24th Oct
- Thu 17th Nov
Heritage theorists and practitioners who would like to present their heritage-related work to an exciting audience should contact Antonio Gonzalez by email.
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13. New books in exchange for a short review
The following new publications from are available for review.
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Ruth A Morgan, 2015, Running Out? Water in Western Australia, UWA Publishing
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Eric Eklund & Julie Fenley, 2015, Earth & Industry Stories from Gippsland, MONASH University Publishing
The Historic Environment (HE) committee is particularly seeking reviews from young practitioners and students for a forthcoming 2016 issue on emerging professionals.
Please email Sandy Blair, the HE Reviews Editor, to express interest in preparing these reviews (600-700 words).
Sandy is about to hand on the Review Editor role – she thanks all who have provided timely and engaging reviews during her time on the Historic Environment committee.
If you have a review underway, please hurry so Sandy can pass it on to the new editor.
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14. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne – NOTE seminar topic change
Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series is pleased to invite you all to the first seminar of their 2016 series, a presentation by Prof Dr Sybille Frank (TU Berlin – Deakin Visiting Scholar) on “Negotiating the German Colonial Past in Berlin’s African Quarter”.
Abstract
My presentation will introduce the ongoing dispute over street names in Berlin’s Afrikanisches Viertel (African Quarter). In 1899, Berlin named two of its newly-built streets “Togo Street” and “Cameroon Street”. Togo and Cameroon had been proclaimed the first German colonies in 1884. By 1958, 22 Berlin streets had been named after African regions that had been colonized by the German Empire, or after German colonial protagonists. In 2004, several NGOs called for a renaming of some of these streets, igniting a fierce dispute over the heritage status of the German colonial past. Drawing on guided interviews and document analyses, my presentation will delineate how ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ positions have been allocated in the debate over street names on three levels: while ‘agency’ can be traced back to the competing actors’ different positioning in the political field, the levels of ‘temporality’ and ‘spatiality’ belong to the realm of fundamental ideas about the world and one’s place in it. Carving out the authoritative power of ‘traditional’ notions of permanence, and of place and space, this presentation seeks to bring temporality and spatiality right into the focus of those studying heritage-making practices.
Biography
Prof. Dr.Sybille Frank is Junior Professor for Urban and Regional Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Technische Universität Berlin. Her work focuses on heritage and mobilities studies, on comparative city research, on football, and on the sociology of space and place. Sybille’s dissertation on Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie as an international heritage site won the interdisciplinary prize “Humanities International” in 2012. It will be published in English under the title “Wall Memorials and Heritage” in 2016 (Routledge). Sybille was a Visiting Scholar with the Priority Research Area “Critical Heritage Studies” at Göteborgs Universitet in 2014. She recently has been awarded the positions of “City of Vienna Visiting Professor for Urban Culture and Public Space 2016” at Technische Universität Wien and “La Sapienza Visiting Professor for Research Activities 2016” at Università di Roma La Sapienza. Sybille currently is a Visiting Scholar at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation.
Date: Wednesday 24 February 2016
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: to Antonio Gonzalez by email
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15. Professional Historian’s 2016 Conference: “Working History”, 19-20 August, Melbourne
The Professional Historians Association of Victoria (PHAV) will be hosting the 2016 Professional Historian’s Conference “Working History”, scheduled for the 19-20 August in Melbourne. A call for papers will be distributed in February.
Please direct any specific queries you might have to the Conference Convenor, Sonia Jennings on the contact details provided in the PHAV ‘WORKING HISTORY’ conference flyer.
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16. BHP Billiton Foundation donation to Broken Hill City Council’s Living Museum and Perfect Light project
The heritage of the birthplace of BHP is being supported by a $5.7million donation designed to ensure the history of Broken Hill is preserved and showcased for future generations.
This was announced by BHP Billiton Chief executive Andrew Mackenzie on 28 January in Broken Hill, one year after the announcement of listing of the whole city on the Australian Heritage Register.
The BHP Billiton Foundation will support the Broken Hill City Council’s Living Museum and Perfect Light project. The money will go to supporting the digitising of the Broken Hill Archives and the upgrading of Argent Street, including commissioning art work showcasing and explaining the city’s mining heritage.
Mr Mackenzie said the company had a strong connection with Broken Hill: “As BHP Billiton has evolved, we have not forgotten our rich history and connection with Broken Hill”.
This is a fantastic boost for Broken Hill and testifies to the benefits of celebrating and recognising the importance of heritage by inclusion of the City on the National Heritage List.
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17. Funding boost to protect our historic heritage places – Hon Greg Hunt media release
Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information. In line with this commitment we are circulating the following media release from the Hon Greg Hunt, dated 29 January 2016.
A new round of funding for owners and managers of historic places on Australia’s National Heritage List is now open.
The Australian Government’s Protecting National Historic Sites program helps ensure Australia’s nationally significant historic heritage places are protected and maintained for future generations.
Of the 104 places named on Australia’s National Heritage List, 62 are recognised for defining our nation’s historic heritage.
They reflect the richness of Australia’s heritage, help build a strong sense of identity and community among Australians, and remind us of our history and who we are.
The Protecting National Historic Sites program allows site owners and managers to apply for funding to carry out important conservation work, and activities which will enhance visitor understanding and access to these places, thereby contributing to their long-term sustainability.
Previous recipients include:
- the Australian War Memorial (ACT) for reconstruction of the Commemorative Area;
- Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney’s principal convict establishment between 1819 and 1848, for revision of the Conservation Management Plan and work to improve the visitor experience;
- Bonegilla Migrant Camp (Vic), for conservation works including addressing aging electrical infrastructure and a compromised roof and floor structure, and
- The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme (WA) for conservation works to the Number 8 Pump Station and updating interpretation and education material.
Grants of between $25,000 and $80,000 (GST exclusive) will be made available in 2015-16 to site owners and managers who will undertake activities that protect and maintain the historic values of places listed on Australia’s National Heritage List.
Eligible parties are invited to apply for funding, with applications closing on 25 February 2016.
Further information about Protecting National Historic Sites, including the program guidelines and application form, is available below.
Launch of the Protecting National Historic Sites program 2015-16 funding round
The Protecting National Historic Sites programme is providing funding of up to $11.5 million (GST exclusive) over three years from 2014-15 to conserve, maintain and protect the places on Australia’s National Heritage List recognised for their historic heritage values.
Of the 104 places on Australia’s National Heritage List, 62 are recognised for defining our nation’s historic heritage. A list of the target places is identified in the Department’s Protecting National Historic Sites 2015-16 webpage.
Up to $1.28 million (GST exclusive) is available for 2015-16 to support site owners and managers to carry out important conservation work, and activities which will enhance visitor understanding and access to these places, thereby contributing to their long-term sustainability.
In the 2015-16 funding round grants of between $25,000 and $80,000 (GST exclusive) will be made available to site owners and managers to undertake activities that protect and maintain the historic values of the 62 targeted National Heritage listed places.
Eligible parties are invited to apply for funding, with applications closing on 25 February 2016.
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18. Survey on Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia
Australia ICOMOS has received the following request to advertise an Australian heritage survey exploring heritage protection and legislation. We encourage members with an interest in this area to respond. The survey will close on 20 February.
- At the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) conference in Fremantle last December, we ran a workshop on the subject of ‘Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia’.
The workshop was well attended and raised many interesting points on the topic. We are hoping to follow this up with a publication sometime in the coming year. As part of the publication, we are hoping to elaborate more on the results of an online survey, which we created just before the workshop. The survey concerns the views of people who have or are currently working in cultural heritage management. It is still available online and we are hoping to find more participants to fill it out in order to bulk up the stats.
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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following links.
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20. News from Old Parliament House
To read the latest newsletter from the Old Parliament House, click here.
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21. News from ICCROM
To view the latest news from ICCROM, click here.
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22. News from Sydney Living Museums
To read the latest news from the Sydney Living Museums, click here.
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23. City of Stirling Heritage Awards: Call For Nominations
Committed to the management and promotion of our local cultural identity and heritage, the City of Stirling established the Heritage Awards Program.
The Program is a biennial event that recognises the efforts made by individuals and groups in the conservation of the City’s built environment and streetscape, and the promotion and enhancement of the City’s heritage. The awards also aim to raise awareness of local heritage.
The Heritage Awards are open to all City of Stirling residents, property owners, businesses, community groups or individuals involved in heritage related work within the City of Stirling. The awards are also open to architects, designers, builders and government agencies undertaking heritage related design, building, conservation or construction in the City of Stirling.
The nomination period is now open and nominations must be received by 4.30pm, Friday 1 April 2016.
If you have any queries regarding the 2016 Heritage Awards Program, please do not hesitate to contact the City of Stirling on (08) 9205 8820 or click here to email Amanda Whelan in City Planning.
Click here to go to the City of Stirling’s Heritage Awards page.
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24. Warrnambool Botanic Gardens Master Plan – have your say
Warrnambool Botanic Gardens is a 8 hectare park in the centre of Warrnambool. Designed by renowned landscape designer William Guilfoyle in the 19th Century, this heritage-listed space retains many of the original design elements .
In 2016 a master plan will be developed to guide decisions about the future improvement and management of this iconic Warrnambool garden.
For more information and to have your say, click here.
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25. 6th International Architectural Paint Research conference, New York, NY, 15-17 March 2017 – call for abstracts
6th International Architectural Paint Research Conference
“Powers of Ten: Expanding the APR Toolbox”
Columbia University, New York, NY
15-17 March 2017
The 6th International Architectural Paint Research Conference organizing committee is sending out a call for papers and posters for its next meeting in New York City, March 15-17, 2017. Submissions are invited from APR specialists and advanced students, as well as members of related disciplines including art conservators, preservation architects, decorative painters, heritage managers and materials scientists.
There will be a session on APR standards led by the standards committee, as put into motion at the 2014 Stockholm APR conference.
For more information, visit the conference website and click on the call for abstracts link.
Abstracts must be submitted by 15 February 2016.
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26. Registrations open for Longford Academy on 9-13 May 2016
The seventh annual Longford Academy will be held at Brickendon and Woolmers Estates (World Heritage-inscribed) on 9-13 May 2016.
The Longford Academy is a collaborative learning program led by experienced APT specialist practitioner educators. Participants are engaged in site activities aimed at developing and sharing specialist heritage conservation knowledge and skills whilst contributing to safeguarding the outstanding universal values of the two sites. These activities may include information sessions, discussions, inspections, investigations, recording, conservation works and group learning activities.
The program is suitable for all levels of committed heritage conservation participants – owners, managers, professionals, trades people, workers and administrators willing to contribute and share in a conducive environment under all conditions.
For further information view details on the APT Australasia website and/or email the APT Australasia Convenor.
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27. Museums Australia VIC upcoming events in Melbourne
Workshop: Collections and Connections: Arts Partnerships in Museums
Museums, galleries, libraries and other curious venues offer a world of possibilities for artists and children to explore. In this hands-on workshop, we unpack how to create meaningful partnerships between artists, children and professionals working in the museum sector. The session, in collaboration with ArtPlay, will be guided by Jane Smith, Director of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, and Penelope Bartlau, Artistic Director and CEO of Barking Spider Visual Theatre, who has been awarded three MAGNA Awards (Museum and Art Galleries Awards) for public programmes for and with families.
Date: Tuesday 23 February
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Venue: ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr (Behind Federation Square)
Cost: Free, bookings essential
Exhibition Viewing: Andy Warhol & Ai Weiwei
Hear a tailored introductory lecture and then enjoy this major international exhibition featuring two of the most significant artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ticket price includes entry to the live Friday night entertainment, headlined by Pet Conspiracy, one of the most popular Electro bands in China.
Date: Friday 26 February
Time: 5.30pm lecture, 6pm exhibition entry, open until 10pm
Venue: National Gallery of Victoria
Cost: Members / Guests: $38
> Book now to secure your place
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28. National Cultural Heritage Committee Re-appointments – Ministry for the Arts media release
Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information. In line with this commitment we are circulating the following media release from the Ministry for the Arts, dated 3 February 2016.
The Australian Government has reappointed the eight members of the National Cultural Heritage Committee for a term of two years including the reappointment of Dr Patrick Greene OBE as Chair of the Board.
The National Cultural Heritage Committee advises the Australian Government on the granting of export permits for Australian protected objects under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, on applications for funding under the National Cultural Heritage Account and on the National Cultural Heritage Control List.
The National Cultural Heritage Committee members are:
- Chair of the Committee Dr Patrick Greene OBE, Chief Executive Officer of Museum Victoria
- Mr Joseph Eisenberg OAM, former Creative Director of the Maitland Regional Art Gallery
- Professor Suzanne Miller, Chief Executive Office of the Queensland Museum
- Mr Tim Sullivan, Assistant Director, Branch Head National Collection at the Australian War Memorial
- Dr Graeme Were, senior lecturer and convenor of the Museum Studies postgraduate program at the University of Queensland
- Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich AM, Director-General of the National Library of Australia
- Ms Margie West AM, anthropologist and Emeritus Curator of Aboriginal Art and Material Culture at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and
- Professor Duncan Chappell, Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney.
For more information about National Cultural Heritage Committee visit www.arts.gov.au/movable/committee.
Read the full National Cultural Heritage Committee Re-appointments media release.
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29. ICOMOS-ICAHM Conference, 2-15 May 2016, Salalah, Oman – call for abstracts
ICOMOS-ICAHM conference
Archaeological Park as World Heritage Site – A Management Strategy for the Future
2-5 May 2016
Salalah, Oman
The essential value of any archaeological site is dependent upon the degree to which its archaeological materials are kept intact and in context. Because of this, access to archaeological sites is restricted to government authorities and approved researchers in many countries. In a World Heritage setting, however, an archaeological site becomes public space, one that simultaneously promotes and threatens its scientific and historic value. The focus of this conference will be the sustainable management of archaeological World Heritage Sites through negotiating these tensions in planning, inventory and evaluation, facility construction and operation, building management capacity, and inclusion of local stakeholders.
Visit the conference website for other conference themes and information about registration, submitting abstracts, and details for accommodations and travel.
The submission deadline for abstracts is 29 February 2016.
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30. SITUATION VACANT Experienced Plasterer or Apprentice/Trainee, McMillan Heritage Plastering
McMillan Heritage Plastering is a Brisbane-based company specialising in traditional ornamental and lime plastering. We are looking to grow our team in 2016, and are looking for people with a genuine interest in developing their skills in a traditional trade. Fantastic opportunities await the right candidate.
Please email McMillan Heritage Plastering if you or someone you know is interested in joining McMillan Heritage Plastering as either an experienced plasterer or as an apprentice/trainee.
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31. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant (Senior), GML Heritage
Position vacant – Heritage Consultant (Senior) – GML Heritage
GML Heritage is seeking a dynamic and experienced cultural heritage specialist to enhance our business in the Heritage Places Team. 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 built heritage, conservation planning, industrial heritage, historical archaeology, Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage management, and interpretation. We have a great portfolio of challenging projects and we take pride in delivering innovative and influential heritage advisory services of the highest quality.
The successful applicant will hold a degree (ideally with Honours or Masters) in a built heritage discipline and have at least 10 years’ experience in consulting environment. You will have an excellent working knowledge of the built heritage environment and current heritage legislation in NSW, and the ability to make sound judgements and practical recommendations in relation to heritage projects and conservation, including assessment of impact and identification of lateral solutions.
You will have excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience in preparing heritage advice, including project managing heritage assessments, conservation management plans and heritage impact statements. Importantly, you will be a team player who is able to undertake large projects in multidisciplinary teams, and work within time and budget constraints. A working knowledge of NSW and local government statutory requirements is essential.
GML offers a dynamic and fast-paced working environment with a strong team culture. You will have the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic and experienced practitioners in an engaged and collaborative environment. We have an ongoing commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and quality in everything we do, and you will have access to a stimulating training and development program that encourages all employees to grow their skills and knowledge. You will also have knowledge of where the business is heading, and a hands-on role in implementing the firm’s strategic objectives. There is also a range of other employee benefits including an employee profit share scheme, loyalty leave, paid parental leave, income protection insurance, employee referral scheme, a health and wellbeing program, and fun social activities.
A position description and person specification can be accessed on our careers page at the GML Heritage website.
For more information please contact Claire Nunez—Manager, Heritage Places—on (02) 9319 4811. Please email your application to GML Heritage.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 February 2016.
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
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