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2016 Jim Kerr Address, 18 April 2016, Sydney – REDUCED registration rate for students/unemployed/indiv < 35 years
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International Day on Monuments and Sites 18 April – Celebrate the Heritage of Sport at the MCG, Melbourne
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Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
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Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop (SHAP) 2016, 13 May
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Heritage Tourism Workshop, Adelaide, 20 April
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Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, 26 April
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Australia ICOMOS assisting UNESCO and Fijian Government in the preparation of PDNA following Cyclone Winston
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“Punks on Petrie – living on the fringe of Brisbane city”, Saturday 16 April, Brisbane
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Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 14 April 2016
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Call for Applications – ATCH Visiting Fellows Program: 2017
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Heritage Management & Planning Seminar: ‘Industrial Heritage’, WA, 27-29 April 2016 – registrations close 15 April
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2016 CHASS Australia Prizes – applications open
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NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting, Lithgow, reported on in local paper
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Abstract deadline extension and Skype presentations now available – Working History conference, Melbourne, 19-20 August 2016
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National Trusts Education Heritage conference, 20-21 June 2016, Canberra
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Macquarie Bridge Reconstruction Tours, 23 April & 21 May, Parramatta
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The World’s Cultural Heritage: What’s at Stake in the Middle-East? talk, Canberra, 18 April
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Home-stay in Jinhua’s Historical Villages, June/July 2016
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Crowdsourcing heritage stories – contribute your local heritage stories to the Heritage Near Me app
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Workshop – Capturing Memories: Oral History in the Digital Age, 14 May 2016, Sydney
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Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific, September 2016, Japan – call for applications
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Connecting Natural and Cultural Heritage Practice at the IUCN Cogress, Hawaii, 1-5 September 2016
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Training and Research on the Archaeological Interpretation of LiDAR conference, France, 17-20 May 2016
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News from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden
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The Johnston Collection – What’s On
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News from Sydney Living Museums
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SITUATION VACANT Chief Executive Officer, National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Assessment Officer, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Consultant – Environment and Heritage, RPS Group, Melbourne
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SITUATION VACANT Conservation Architect, RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants, Melbourne
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1. 2016 Jim Kerr Address, 18 April 2016, Sydney – REDUCED registration rate for students/unemployed/indiv < 35 years
Australia ICOMOS in association with the Sydney Opera House
and the Heritage Council of NSW are pleased to host the
2016 Jim Kerr Address
18 April 2016 from 5.00 pm
The 2016 guest speaker is the cultural media expert and philanthropist Joe Skrynski AO. Joe’s talk is titled “From Griffin to Utzon and From “The Man from Snowy River” to “Go Back To Where You Came From“.
Biography – Joe Skrynski AO
Joe Skrzynski has a passionate commitment to Australian arts and culture and has played a significant role in the growth and development of some of Australia’s key cultural institutions. He balances these cultural pursuits with his very successful business career in investment banking and private equity.
Skrzynski’s legacy to the Sydney Opera House is considerable. He chaired the Sydney Opera House Trust from 1995 to 2004 and played a key role in the re-engagement of Jørn Utzon in 1999. This was a dramatic turning point for the ongoing conservation and management of the Opera House. Under Joe’s leadership Utzon was commissioned to prepare a set of design principles to guide future changes and development, the first document of its type for a significant twentieth century building. He was also commissioned to design major changes, including the present Utzon Room, the Western Foyers and colonnade.
Joe, with his parents and brother, migrated from Poland in 1950 to escape the terror in Europe. He remains acutely aware of the changing demographic of Australia and its migrant population and is a strong supporter of Australia’s multicultural society. He is also concerned at the treatment of asylum seekers.
As chair of SBS from late 2009 until March 2014, Joe oversaw dramatic changes in its direction, programming and output, including the launching of NITV and production of ground breaking programs such as “Go back to where you came from”. At the time of his departure, the number of languages broadcast had increased to 74 each week – more than twice that of any comparable broadcaster in the world.
Apart from SBS, he has been involved with many other arts and cultural organisations, including as chair of the Dance Company of NSW (1970-1980), which later became the Sydney Dance Company. He was also deputy chairman of the Aboriginal Arts & Crafts (1978-1980) and chief executive of the Australian Film Commission (1980-1984).
The event will take place in the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House. There will be an optional short tour of the Sydney Opera House at 3.00pm. Please note that places for this tour are limited.
EVENT PROGRAM
- 3.00- 5.00pm: (Optional) tour of Sydney Opera House
- 5.00 – 5.45pm: Refreshments & Networking
- 6.00 – 7.30 pm: Jim Kerr Address
COST (including refreshments)
- Australia ICOMOS / National Trust members: $40
- Non-members: $45
- Full-time students/unemployed/persons < 35 years: NOW $25
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN – CLICK HERE
Download the Jim Kerr Address 2016 invitation.
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2. International Day on Monuments and Sites 18 April – Celebrate the Heritage of Sport at the MCG, Melbourne
This year’s theme for the International Day on Monuments and Sites is the Heritage of Sport. VICOMOS will celebrate the day at one of Melbourne’s most iconic heritage sites, the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Join us for a talk on sports history by Jed Smith, Manager of the National Sports Museum, followed by a walk on the arena and a guided tour of the inner sanctum of the MCG.
Date: 18 April 2016
Time: 5 pm to 6.30 pm
RSVP by email to Sue (Sue Hodges, VIC Representative) by 15 April
AND REMEMBER… The Australia ICOMOS / National Trust (VIC) conference, The People’s Ground, will also be taking place at the MCG this October.
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3. 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 2016_MEMBERSHIP Application Form.
Membership applications are only considered at meetings of the Executive Committee – in order for your application to be considered at the May 2016 Executive Committee meeting, please submit it to the Secretariat by COB Monday 25 April 2016.
If further information is required, email the Membership Secretary, Suzanne Bravery.
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4. Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop (SHAP) 2016, 13 May
EMM Consulting is pleased to be hosting the Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop (SHAP) as part of National Archaeology Week.
This one day workshop is an opportunity for practitioners, students and anyone interested in historical archaeology to share ideas and find out about current and recent historical archaeology and heritage projects in and around Sydney (actually anywhere in NSW). It will be held at The Big Dig Centre, 110 Cumberland St, The Rocks.
Although we welcome presentations on a range of topics, the theme of Interpretation is a suggested focal point. Currently we have a range of speakers that are adding to the growing list, including:
- Christian Hampson (OEH) on the Heritage near me mobile application
- Suzanne Holoham (General Manager RAHS)
- Yann Tristan (Macquarie University) on the Bachelor of Archaeology program
- Liz Smith and Selina O’Regan (PACE officers, Macquarie University)
- Denis Gojak (Heritage Manager RMS)
- Steve Brown (University of Sydney)
If you would like to give a short (10-15 minute) presentation on a recent project or an update on a current project, talk to someone in the heritage team by contacting EMM Consulting by email or calling (02) 9493 9500.
Bookings can be made by clicking this link – cost of tickets range from $33 to $80.
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5. Heritage Tourism Workshop, Adelaide, 20 April
The South Australian Heritage Council is pleased to extend an invitation to interested stakeholders and community members who would like to participate in a heritage tourism workshop as part of Australian Heritage Week.
The event is aimed at facilitating the promotion of heritage tourism in South Australia, with the intention of sharing information that will enable the sector to leverage heritage as a tourism offering and provide a starting point to improve linkages and collaboration.
The morning session will be spent hearing from speakers in heritage tourism ventures, exploring technology and new approaches to promoting tourism offerings, and some of the latest trends, data and initiatives.
The afternoon will be spent in break out groups discussing issues and opportunities that will lead to advancing heritage tourism in South Australia. This information will be summarised and shared with participants after the event.
Date: Wednesday 20 April 2016
Location: Bradley Forum, Hawke Centre Uni SA, North Terrace
Please see the Heritage Tourism Workshop program for a list of the presentations.
This is a free event – max seats 140 – but registration is required
Enquiries: Hamish Angas – email Hamish or call (08) 8124 4956.
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6. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, 26 April
Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series is pleased to invite you to a presentation by Toby Juliff (Victorian College of the Arts) on “ ‘I’m only here for me dad’s sake’: affecting Critical Heritage and contemporary art”.
Abstract
In 2001 the British artist Jeremy Deller re-imagined and re-enacted the Battle of Orgreave, an infamous 1984 clash of striking miners and police that led to widespread arrests and injuries on both sides. This project – named simply enough The Battle of Orgreave – was supported by UK-lottery funded art agency ArtAngel and took place 17 years to the day following the origin conflict. Employing former miners, their descendants, historical re-enactment societies and interested volunteers the ’84 battle was played out with foam bricks and plastic batons. The encounter, filmed by Mike Figgis for Channel 4, was seen by Deller as symptomatic of the strike and trauma for generations of local communities more generally. This study re-evaluates The Battle of Orgreave in terms of debates and sets of conditions emerging from Critical Heritage Studies that might offer a reading of the work as exemplifying an ‘affecting heritage’. In this reading, Deller’s project – ostensibly a conceptual participatory art event – can be re-evaluated for its efficacious demand for presence and the positive employment of critical tension in communities often isolated from both contemporary art and critical heritage. In bringing together multi-generational participants (many who were not present in 1984), supporters of the strike, social historians and, in a mostly advisory capacity, the ‘oppressors’ from the original conflict The Battle of Orgreave offers up a scenario in which to instrumentalise and facilitate empathetic performative gestures whilst retaining a critical voice cognisant of the emotional complexities of communities still struggling to find a critical voice to describe events in their own living history.
Biography
Toby Juliff is a graduate of the University of Leeds specializing in the history and theory of sculpture. Before arriving at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) he was lecturer in Critical and Contextual Studies at Leeds College of Art (2006-2012) and associate lecturer in Art History at the Open University, UK (2008-2012) where he taught on the MA Art History program. He has presented lectures at peer-reviewed conferences at the Courtauld Institute, University of London, the Universities of Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Paris, Bristol, Warwick, Glasgow, Leeds & Birkbeck College, London. Recent published papers include considerations of heritage and iconoclasm in contemporary London through a lens of contemporary participatory practices.
Date: Tuesday 26 April 2016
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Theatre Room, Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: to Antonio Gonzalez by email
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7. Australia ICOMOS assisting UNESCO and Fijian Government in the preparation of PDNA following Cyclone Winston
The Fijian Government in association with experts from Australia ICOMOS, ICOMOS Japan, the Hokkaido University, SPC (Secretariat of the Pacific Community) and UNESCO is currently undertaking a post Winston Disaster Needs Assessment. The PDNA (Post-Disaster Needs Assessment) of the culture sector will assess damages and losses in the following domains:
i) built heritage and sites
ii) movable cultural properties and collections
iii) intangible cultural heritage
iv) repositories
iv) cultural goods and industry.
Australia ICOMOS member Jean Rice has kindly accepted our invitation to contribute to the PDNA on behalf of Australia ICOMOS, in particular in the assessment of damages in Levuka Historic Port Town, Fiji’s first World Heritage site. Jean was one of the four Australia ICOMOS expert members who undertook the successful Levuka Conservation Workshop in May 2015 as part of our ICOMOS Pasifika Project. The other experts were Alan Croker, Laura Gary and I as the Convenor. Jean’s knowledge of Levuka and the documentation prepared during the Levuka Conservation Workshop is considered to be invaluable in the PDNA process. The PDNA report is currently being prepared and if possible further information on the outcome will be provided to members.
The web article on the Fiji PDNA is now available at the UNESCO Paris website.
I am sure you all will join me in thanking Jean for volunteering her time and contributing to this important PDNA process on behalf of Australia ICOMOS, which is the 2nd PDNA carried out following a natural disaster in Fiji, and is the first time an assessment on culture will be included. She has also experienced the impact of cyclone Xena and she is doing well.
Kerime Danis
President, Australia ICOMOS
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8. “Punks on Petrie – living on the fringe of Brisbane city”, Saturday 16 April, Brisbane
Petrie Terrace is one of Brisbane’s oldest and most fascinating localities. The haunt of larrikins in the 1870s, known for its rowdyism by the 1890s – the pubs, halls and theatres of Petrie Terrace have long been popular venues for music and entertainment. By the 1970s, stately terraces had been abandoned; musicians and artists were living in rickety tin and timber share houses. Places like the heritage-listed 1880s Baroona Labor Hall (now the home of Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall) played an important role for a new and exciting music emerging out of Brisbane such as The Saints and The Go-Betweens.
Hear from award-winning Australian musician and sound designer John Willsteed, former member of The Go-Betweens; and Ritchie Yorke, internationally renowned rock journalist and author, at ‘Punks on Petrie – living on the fringe of Brisbane city’
Taking place on Saturday 16 April and kick-starting Australian Heritage Week festivities in Queensland, the talk is presented by Brisbane Open House and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland, and supported by Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall.
Capacity is limited so please BOOK EARLY!
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9. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 14 April 2016
Nubeena’s ‘Avenue of Honour’: the George Street Memorial Avenue
presented by Barry Jennings and Dr Lys Ford
The existence of a forgotten memorial in Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsula, in memory of local men who had lost their lives, was recently discovered through an article published in The Mercury newspaper 5 November, 1818. Though the trees are long gone, the reinstatement of a memorial plaque will remind residents of the service of 51 local men. Barry Jennings will explain why and how the new Memorial has been created, giving the background to the project, while Lys Ford will shed some light on the names listed on the plaque.
Barry Jennings started teaching woodwork, metalwork and design graphics at Tasman District High School in 1965. He married local girl Gail Price in 1967 and became involved in the restoration and history of George Garnett’s Honour Boards at about the same time. Gail and Barry have been integral to the life of the Peninsula ever since.
Dr Lys Ford is a linguist who has documented and recorded several endangered Aboriginal languages from the Daly River region of the Northern Territory. Since settling in Tasmania 10 years ago, she has used her research skills to comb the archives for information on Tasman Peninsula combatants in WWI and has curated several exhibitions focussing on how war has impacted the Peninsula.
When: Thursday 14 April 2016 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 Nubeena’s ‘Avenue of Honour’ flier.
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10. Call for Applications – ATCH Visiting Fellows Program: 2017
The ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism History) Research Centre invites applications for the Visiting Fellows Program 2017. The program welcomes applications from scholars with varying levels of experience who are carrying out critical research in architecture.
The Centre supports innovative and interdisciplinary research on the history, theory and criticism of architecture. Architecture and its place within a larger history of ideas is a strong focus within the Centre. Bringing together Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Fellows, Postgraduates and Academics from UQ’s School of Architecture, the centre offers a stimulating and rich environment for enquiry and debate. An active program of seminars, lectures, symposia, workshops and exhibitions is run throughout the year. For a full list of people and recent events please visit the ATCH website.
The Visiting Fellows Research Program supports short term residencies of one to three months for scholars to work on innovative research on the history, theory and criticism of architecture. Projects that overlap with the work of existing ATCH scholars will be favoured. The program welcomes applicants from all levels of academia but particularly encourages proposals from new and mid-career scholars. Visiting Fellowships are not open to postgraduate students.
The Visiting Fellows Research Program will provide a return airfare to Brisbane and a workspace within the centre. All Fellows will have access to UQ libraries, including the Fryer Library and Architecture and Music Library. Support for accommodation may also be available depending on the applicant’s financial circumstances.
Visiting Fellows will be required to present their research in progress in a public lecture, participate in seminars and conferences organised during their residency, and contribute to RHD events. Published outcomes of research undertaken during the Fellowship should acknowledge ATCH and the UQ School of Architecture.
While ATCH Visiting Fellows are solicited through the application round, the Centre also directly invites Fellows to participate in the program.
Expressions of Interest should address the following items, in this order:
- Name and contact details
- Citizenship
- Employment Status. Will the applicant be on sabbatical during the course of the Fellowship?
- Is the project supported by other sources of funding?
- Is financial assistance for accommodation requested, and if so, on what grounds?
- Preferred dates and duration of Fellowship
- Title of Research Project
- Research Proposal (1000 words)
- Relevance to ATCH Centre, and existing members’ work
- Relation of the project to the applicant’s past and future research
- Intended outcomes
- Names and contact details for three referees
Additional documents required:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Two samples of published written work (journal articles, pieces of criticism, book chapter, chapter from a submitted PHD thesis)
Applications should be submitted by email to Deborah van der Plaat by 1 June 2016.
For additional information please contact Centre Manager, Dr Deborah van der Plaat by email.
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11. Heritage Management & Planning Seminar: ‘Industrial Heritage’, WA, 27-29 April 2016 – registration close 15 April
From goldmines to ghost towns via railways, presses and pipelines, the 2016 Heritage Management & Planning Seminar will explore the varied aspects of industrial heritage. Join us in Kalgoorlie on 28-29 April to find out more. The seminar includes a tour of Coolgardie’s mining heritage and there is an optional day-trip to Leonora and Gwalia on Wednesday 27 April.
Costs and registration details are available on the State Heritage website. Enquiries to (08) 6552 4000 or email the WA Heritage Council.
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12. 2016 CHASS Australia Prizes – applications open
The CHASS (Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) Australia Prizes honour distinguished achievements by Australians working, studying, or training in the humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS) sectors, including academics, practitioners, philanthropists, policy makers, and students. The CHASS Australia Prizes are intended to draw international attention to Australia’s achievements in HASS.
For more information, click on the links below.
Nominations close on 30 June at 5pm (AEDT) – applicants are encouraged to apply early.
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13. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting, Lithgow, reported on in local paper
Click on the link below to read the article.
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14. Abstract deadline extension and Skype presentations now available – Working History conference, Melbourne, 19-20 August 2016
We have had queries from people who are unfortunately unable to make it to the conference in Melbourne but who would love to present in some way. While the benefits of attending a conference in person when you are presenting are clear, we understand that this is just not possible for some. In addition, as this is a PHA National conference, we are keen to be as inclusive as possible.
So, if coming to Melbourne for the conference is simply not an option for you, but you would like to present a 20 minute paper, a lightning presentation, or be part of the poster and 5 minute digital session please visit this link for details.
The Call for papers for everyone (in and out of Melbourne) has been extended to Friday 15 April to accommodate this change.
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15. National Trusts Education Heritage conference, 20-21 June 2016, Canberra
The Conference is open to all interested in heritage education. It will focus on schools, public and online heritage education programmes developed to cater for a diversity of audiences covering all groupings and age ranges.
Keynote speakers include Prof. Carmen Lawrence, Chair, Australian Heritage Council.
Conference fees and registration required by Friday 20 May 2016.
For more information, click on the links below.
- Invitation – Education Conference
- 2016 Conference Programme – Education Conference
- Registration Form – Education Conference
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16. Macquarie Bridge Reconstruction Tours, 23 April & 21 May, Parramatta
Learn how life was lived in convict-era Australia
Macquarie Bridge Reconstruction Tour at Parramatta Park 23 April & 21 May 2016
Parramatta Park Trust (PPT) and NSW Public Works have announced the completion of the $300,000 restoration of the Governor Macquarie-era convict stone bridge over Murray Gardens Creek in Parramatta Park.
As part of the 2016 NSW National Trust Heritage Festival, PPT will run two tours to explore and interpret this remarkable conservation project. Join a tour to explore the journey of this heritage construction project and the rediscovery of the Murray Gardens Creek historic landscape.
Learn how life was lived in convict-era Australia – from Governor Phillip’s naval, grid-town layout of 1798 with its neatly arrayed convict housing complete with subsistent veggie patches to Governor King’s brewery (established to foil the Rum Corp’s alcohol monopoly) and the Macquarie Garden makeover.
Parramatta Park Cultural Heritage Officer Stephen Thompson said: “In 2014, Parramatta Park Trust partnered with the NSW Government’s Ministers Stone Program and NSW Public Works in a conservation project to restore the Bridge to the quaint arched structure of the Macquarie era.
“Working in Sydney sandstone, skilled artisans used 19th century stone masonry techniques, basing the design of the stone arch on watercolours done by colonial artist Joseph Lycett in 1820 to ensure its historical accuracy. The conservation of the 1818-1819 remnant sections of the bridge and the reconstruction of the stone arch is now complete. The bridge looks fantastic.”
What: 1820 Macquarie Bridge Reconstruction Tour
When: 23 April & 21 May 2016
Where: Murray Gardens, Parramatta Park
Time: 11.00am-12.30pm
Meet: at George Street Gatehouse
Cost: $10 ($8 for members of the National Trust)
Bookings: CLICK HERE
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17. The World’s Cultural Heritage: What’s at Stake in the Middle-East? talk, Canberra, 18 April
International terrorism, civil wars and ongoing conflict have generated global humanitarian crises on an unprecedented scale, with the impact of disputes and unrest continuing to threaten many facets of human civilisation and culture. The effects on cultural heritage is often forgotten however, and remain a silent victim of wartime.
Join the UNAA (United Nations Association of Australia) ACT to mark the International Day for Monuments and Sites on 18 April at University House Common Room.
Time: 5.45 – 8.00pm
Cost: members $25, non-members $35
Our panel discussion will include educator and archeologist Ben Churcher, Secretary General for the Australian National Commission for UNESCO Adam Illman and His Excellency Hussain Al-Ameri Ambassador of Iraq to Australia and New Zealand. Our guest speakers will impart with you their vast international and first-hand experiences and is an opportunity not to miss.
The event is capped so be sure to book your tickets without delay. RSVP closes 11 April.
Tables of seven with wine and cheese is included.
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18. Home-stay in Jinhua’s Historical Villages, June/July 2016
The project is called Home-stay in Jinhua’s Historical Villages. Every session of the project will select around 40 international applicants for a three-week home-stay experience in the historical villages of Jinhua. During the stay, we will offer a comprehensive introduction to the history, customs and architecture of traditional villages, providing the participants with the opportunity to experience local culture and learn traditional handicraft. Applicants should have a strong interest in Chinese culture and/or the travel and tourism industry, but do not necessarily need to speak Chinese. Currently, our project is geared to two types of applicants:
1. On-campus students from prestigious universities. They only need to travel to Shanghai on their own. After that, all expenses for accommodation, transport, meals and so on will be paid by the project. We will also provide each participant with a personal spending allowance of RMB 750.
2. Recent graduates within 15 years. When they arrive in Shanghai, we will arrange pickup services, and they need to pay RMB 95 per day for accommodation. All activities are included.
The participants will be requested to make suggestions and/or produce materials about the conservation, development and use of the locations visited over the three weeks of their stay.
At present, we have held two sessions, which have ended in great success and have drawn extensive and continuous attention both at home and abroad. And now we are preparing for the third session, which will be held in Yuyuan, a Taiji astrological village between June 22 and July 12, 2016. Besides the activities as organized in the previous two sessions, we are going to hold a grand traditional Chinese wedding ceremony for foreign couples from June 22 to 29. I firmly believe that it would be more than exciting for all participates.
For more information, click on the links below.
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19. Crowdsourcing heritage stories – contribute your local heritage stories to the Heritage Near Me app
As part of the annual Heritage Week, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage is hosting Crowdsourcing Heritage Stories: Heritage Near Me Write-a-thon to enable members of the public to share their stories and perspectives about an item or place of local heritage.
Heritage Near Me have partnered with a digital transformation organisation, Code for Australia to build the Heritage Near Me app.
The Heritage Near Me app is effectively a heritage tourism and storytelling app. It will also provide increased communication between the NSW Government and the heritage community.
Information collected at the write-a-thon will contribute to the content of the Heritage Near Me app.
Are you passionate about your local heritage? Do you have a story to tell? If so, please register to participate in our write-a-thon and help us share and celebrate NSW’s rich and diverse history.
Date: Saturday 16 April 2016
Time: 10am to 3pm
Location: Justice & Police Museum, Circular Quay, Sydney
Cost: Free to attend with option to participate online on the day, or later during Heritage Week
For more event information and to register, click here.
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20. Workshop – Capturing Memories: Oral History in the Digital Age, 14 May 2016, Sydney
A practical workshop for all interested in recording the experiences of family, friends, local community, history of museum items or any other project incorporating memories of the past.
Are you interested in recording the memories of your family, your community or your workplace? Then come along to this very popular and informative workshop to equip you to undertake oral history interviews. Workshop leaders will be Pauline Curby, an experienced oral historian and Andrew Host, whose 35 years’ experience as a sound engineer can help you get quality recordings that will stand the test of time. Both are members of Oral History NSW.
Date & time: 9.30am, Saturday 14 May 2016
Venue: RAHS, History House, 133 Macquarie St, Sydney
Cost: $105 non-members, $95 Oral History NSW & RAHS members. Morning & afternoon tea included.
For more information, click here.
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21. Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific, September 2016, Japan – call for applications
Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific
Dates: 18 – 30 September 2016
Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) at the University of Tsukuba, in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS.
The CBWNCL
The purpose of the Capacity Building Workshops on Nature-Culture Linkages in Asia and the Pacific (CBWNCL) is to contribute to the World Heritage Capacity Building Programme led by ICCROM and IUCN, in consultation with ICOMOS and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in developing new approaches towards integrated conservation of cultural and natural heritage. These workshops will explore nature-culture linkages with focus on theory and practice in Asia and the Pacific Region.
Each year, from 2016 to 2019, the series of workshops aims to deal with the general topic of Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation. Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on identifying and recovering the connections between nature and culture sectors. This exchange has become instrumental for the interpretation, conservation and sustainable management of both natural and cultural heritage sites.
Visiting Japanese heritage sites will form a core component of the programme where participants will conduct practical work. Participants will be able to understand issues and explore approaches being adopted in the field.
Theme of CBWNCL 2016: Agricultural Landscapes
Agricultural landscapes have been defined in the context of the World Heritage List as testimonies of humanity’s interaction with the land, and as unique examples of coexistence and interaction between people and nature. These heritage landscapes are seen as representative of a rich cultural diversity, and in some cases of sustainable land-use systems and the evidence of human communities struggle for survival in extreme climatic and environmental conditions. However, agricultural landscapes, from the present and the past, only started to be recognized as holding Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) when the categories of organically evolved Cultural Landscapes were introduced in the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention in 1992.
Objectives
- To strengthen theoretical knowledge on agricultural landscapes and their relevance in connecting conservation practices between natural and cultural heritage professionals.
- To visit and exchange experiences with local managers and residents in areas/sites where agricultural landscapes are protected and conserved with different approaches, initiatives and governance systems.
- To reflect on nature-culture linkages, natural values and cultural values in agricultural landscapes in general, and in their own sites/case studies in particular.
- To establish networks among heritage practitioners in the region.
Methodology
The workshop is an intensive programme combining theory and practice, through lectures, presentations and roundtables in Tsukuba at the University Campus, and a field trip to the World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama in Gifu and Toyama prefectures, and to GIAHS and Satoyama Initiative projects in the Noto Peninsula, where participants will be in contact with local managers and local communities.
Participants
The workshop is open to 15 young professionals from Asia and the Pacific region involved in the management of cultural or natural heritage sites, or agricultural landscapes more specifically. Mid-career heritage practitioners with minimum 5 years’ experience in both natural and cultural heritage sectors who are currently engaged in managing or working with agricultural landscapes in particular, as well as natural heritage sites with cultural values and vice versa, are eligible to apply.
Lecturers
International and Japanese professionals and academics in the field of heritage conservation (nature and culture sectors).
Working language
English
Course Fee
Free
Travel, accommodation and living expenses
Organizers will cover the cost of accommodation and living expenses for the selected participants, and a limited number of scholarships will be available to cover the travel costs.
Certificate
A certificate of attendance given by the University will be awarded to participants who satisfactorily complete the workshop.
Application deadline
29 April 2016
For more information, including application requirements and how to apply, visit the Workshop website.
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22. Connecting Natural and Cultural Heritage Practice at the IUCN Cogress, Hawaii, 1-5 September 2016
ICOMOS and IUCN are partnering on a joint Nature-Culture Journey at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 (Congress). ICOMOS participation is being supported with help from US/ICOMOS, ICOMOS France, ICOMOS Australia and the ISCs on Pacific Heritage (Pasifika); Polar Heritage (IPHC); Cultural Landscapes (ISCCL); Archeological Management (ICAHM), CIVVIH, Cultural Tourism (ICTC), and Risk Preparedness (ICORP).
The Nature-Culture Journey features over 25 sessions planned by ICOMOS & IUCN constituencies, ICCROM, the UNESCO World Heritage Center and many others including:
- Implementing the new UN SDGs
- Indigenous voices on nature/culture
- Integrating social & cultural dimensions into large-scale ocean conservation
- The ‘nature’ and ‘culture’ of food cultivation in land and seascapes
- How to form new partnerships across natural and cultural heritage
- People-centered approaches to conserving natural & cultural heritage
- Governance issues & the natural-cultural heritage distinction
- Cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected area management
- Historic Urban Landscape: integrating culture and nature in urban conservation
- Cultural tourism management planning to sustain biodiversity and communities
- Lessons From Ancestors About Adapting to Climate Change
The quadrennial Congress will bring together thousands of leaders from around the world to advance conservation of the environment and harnessing the solutions nature and culture offer to meeting global challenges.
Experience demonstrates that in many landscapes, natural and cultural heritage are inextricably bound together and that conservation of these places depends upon better integration. Natural and cultural heritage experts face similar conservation challenges for places with complex biocultural systems and each brings a body of complementary knowledge and capacities. The Nature-Culture Journey will bring together these experts to explore these synergies to advance good practice.
To participate in the Nature-Culture Journey, you must register for the Congress HERE.
Congress registration requires an IUCN account but accounts are available to all via the registration page. Register by 31 May for lowest rates. Special rates for Speakers and Hawaiian residents are available. CLICK HERE for more information.
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23. Training and Research on the Archaeological Interpretation of LiDAR conference, France, 17-20 May 2016
The Third TRAIL (Training and Research on the Archaeological Interpretation of LiDAR) conference will take take place at the Chambord Castle (France) from 17 to 20 May 2016.
This international meeting builds on two previous meetings (TRAIL 2011 and 2014). The program features presentations and workshops on LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) applications in archaeology, with a special focus on projects in in forests and woodlands.
The conference will bring together specialists in the exploration and processing of LiDAR data, archaeologists, biologists, physicists and forest management professionals. Presentations will highlight the recent advances in the technology and different methods for understanding and Integrating the results of LiDAR surveys. A round-table discussion and workshops are intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogues.
Registration Fees
200 € for professionals and academics and 100 € for students.
Registrations fees cover accommodation, meals, a tour and access to conference.
For more information or to register, visit the conference website.
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24. News from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden
To read the latest news from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden, click on the link below.
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25. The Johnston Collection – What’s On
Click here to read the latest news from the Johnston Collection.
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26. News from Sydney Living Museums
To read the latest news from the Sydney Living Museums, click here.
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27. SITUATION VACANT Chief Executive Officer, National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
- Outstanding opportunity to make a difference
- Celebrating 60th anniversary
- The premier heritage and conservation organisation in Victoria
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (NTAV) has a mission to inspire the community to appreciate, conserve and celebrate its natural, Indigenous and cultural heritage.
You will be a successful leader of an organisation with outstanding interpersonal skills and a track record of strategically delivering results. Sound financial management abilities in the sustainable management of assets are required as well as the ability to deal with multiple stakeholders.
You will have appropriate experience in the profit or not-for-profit sectors and demonstrate a clear understanding of the mission and goals of NTAV, with respect to Victoria’s cultural and natural heritage.
Expressions of interest and confidential enquiries are to be directed to Ian Nankivell, Fish & Nankivell, the consultant advising the Board on this appointment, on +61 3 9654 7622 or after hours on +61 418 331 188 or by email to Ian.
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28. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Assessment Officer, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
The Senior Heritage Assessment Officer undertakes the assessment of development applications and approval pathways relating to items listed on State Heritage Register & other statutory lists. This role also provides advice on heritage conservation documents that develop outcomes in accordance with State Government Policy. The Senior Heritage Assessment Officer is responsible for endorsement of certain Approvals under the Heritage Act 1977 under delegation from the Heritage Council of NSW.
For more information about this role, click here.
Applications close 13 April 2016, 11:59 PM.
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29. SITUATION VACANT Senior Consultant – Environment and Heritage, RPS Group, Melbourne
RPS is a global network of professionals who provide world-class consultancy solutions in energy, resources, mining, infrastructure, environment and urban growth. We have a highly motivated team of more than 4500 people globally who work from offices across the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, United States, Canada, and the Asia Pacific and undertake projects in many other parts of the world. We employ over 900 people in over 20 offices in the Australia and Asia Pacific region.
With a diverse work portfolio in NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland, RPS is looking to appoint a Senior Consultant who will play a key role in contributing to and identifying opportunities, in association with the Cultural Heritage team, to grow the division and expand its capabilities in Victoria.
For more information about this opportunity and to apply, click here.
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30. SITUATION VACANT Conservation Architect, RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants, Melbourne
RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants Pty Ltd, based in St Kilda, Melbourne, are seeking an experienced conservation architect to join our team.
The position is full time and involves: research, design, documentation and contract administration of building works to places of heritage significance (both conservation and adaptive reuse works) and providing advice to building owners and authorities, and the like.
Required qualifications
- Minimum Masters Degree in Architecture
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working as a conservation architect
- A working knowledge of Australian architectural history
- Capacity for design and detail resolution
- Proficiency in AutoCad, Sketchup, Adobe CS and Revit pref. + pencil and butter paper
- Proficiency in sustainable design
- Good sense of humour
Contact
Interested applicants please forward your CV by email in the first instance.
If you wish to discuss the position, please call Roger Beeston (Director) on 0417 140 159.
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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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