Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 765

  1. Australia ICOMOS Sydney Networking Dinner – Saturday 11 February 2017, 6pm – 8pm
  2. Australia ICOMOS Reconciliation Action Plan Workshop, Sydney, 10 February
  3. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 9 February 2017
  4. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2017
  5. Registrations open for Longford Academy, 8-13 May, Tasmania
  6. Australia Day honours awarded to heritage colleagues
  7. Queensland Cultural Centre Conservation Management Plan – public comment invited
  8. Nomination of Sydney’s Governor’s Domain and Civic Precinct to NHL – opportunity to comment
  9. Australian Garden History Society talks, 15 February & 15 March, Sydney
  10. ICOMOS International Polar Heritage Committee Conference 2017 – announcement and call for abstracts
  11. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, Wednesday 22 February
  12. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conference, Finland, 27-29 September 2017 – call for papers
  13. Have your say on new planning legislation (NSW)
  14. New book: Green Bans, Red Union – The saving of a city, 2nd edition
  15. UK researcher seeking Australian contacts for Cornish Mining Sites
  16. Invitation to nominate significant places to the National Heritage List
  17. CIPA2017 symposium, 28 August to 1 September 2017, in Ottawa, Canada – submission deadline extended
  18. Subsidised Access to Women’s Leadership Events Available for ICOMOS members
  19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin
  20. Celebrate the engineering and social significance behind the Black Powder Mill, Cairnlea, VIC, Thursday 23 February
  21. Nominations open – 2018 World Monuments Watch
  22. Heritage Council of WA eNewsletter out now
  23. News from ICCROM
  24. Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
  25. News from Sydney Living Museums
  26. SITUATION VACANT Senior Aboriginal Heritage Consultant, Artefact, Sydney
  27. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Trethowan Architecture, Melbourne
  28. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Context, Melbourne
  29. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Assistant, International Conservation Services, Sydney
  30. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager, International Conservation Services, Sydney
  31. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant (full-time), City Plan Heritage, Sydney
  32. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant, NBRSARCHITECTURE, Sydney

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1. Australia ICOMOS Sydney Networking Dinner – Saturday 11 February 2017, 6pm – 8pm

Members, colleagues and partners are invited to join the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee and subcommittee representatives for dinner at the Harbour View Hotel, 18 Lower Fort Street Dawes Point, Sydney.

The event will be on an “order at the bar and pay for yourself” arrangement. Click here for the menu. Vegetarian and gluten free options are available.

RSVP: Confirmation your attendance and the number in your party for either “drinks only” or “drinks and dinner” is required – please email Mary Knaggs with this information by COB 9 February 2017. We need this in order to secure an area of the Hotel’s terrace with views of Sydney Harbour for drinks from 6pm, and some tables in the dining room from 7pm.

We look forward to seeing you there. Emerging heritage professionals and potential new members are particularly encouraged to attend.

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2. Australia ICOMOS Reconciliation Action Plan Workshop, Sydney, 10 February

Australia ICOMOS Reconciliation Action Plan Workshop, Sydney
Friday 10 February, 12 noon – 4pm
The Big Dig Archaeology Centre, 220 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney 2000

Australia ICOMOS is holding a workshop in advance of the upcoming Executive Committee meeting in Sydney to discuss preparation of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

The workshop will be only part of the ongoing discussion in the development of the RAP, and there will be other opportunities to contribute.

Owing to invited guests being unavailable, there is space for additional participants, so if you would like to attend please contact Meredith Walker by email, convenor of the AI RAP Working Group.

We are particularly keen for our Aboriginal members to participate, but would welcome input from any of our membership, or suggestions of interested Aboriginal people to contact (recognising the late notice).  

This is an opportunity to discuss the draft Reconciliation Action Plan of Australia ICOMOS and an opportunity to engage with Australia ICOMOS members and our Indigenous colleagues.

Proposed Program

12.00-12.30: Arrival

12.30: Welcome, Acknowledgement and Introductions

12.45: Introduction to Australia ICOMOS

1.00: LUNCH (to be provided)

1.45: Australia ICOMOS RAP discussion – How can we support Indigenous heritage? Tanya Keoneman and Meredith Walker, co-convenors Australia ICOMOS RAP Working Group

2.45: NSW Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Reform discussion – Australia ICOMOS has been invited by the NSW Government to contribute to the proposed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Reforms and Australia ICOMOS’ contribution to the reform provides an example through which to discuss the organisation’s approaches to Reconciliation

3.45: Afternoon tea and close

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3. Port Arthur Talks, Thursday 9 February 2017

Feed them meat ~ a history of the meat supply at Port Arthur
presented by Dr Jane Lennon AM

A decision to feed convicts with fresh meat instead of year old salted meat led to the development of a profitable regional trade between Gipps’ Land and Van Diemen’s Land. This lecture tells the story of contracts, companies and clubs. It had a major impact on the economy of two regions – Gipps’ Land and the SE Tasmanian peninsulas. Supplies of stock were required on a regular basis from the newly developing region. Squatters became wealthy on the proceeds of assured markets, although this involved close connections with the agents and contractors; ships were built or purchased to ply the trading route and regular crew and clientele developed to serve this; government and administrative services developed at both embarkation and disembarkation points to service the new trade.

Jane Lennon is an historical geographer with a PhD on cultural landscape conservation. Her work in Tasmania commenced in 1970 and resulted in her MA thesis on the Bass Strait trade in the 1840s; she prepared the conservation management plan for the Broad Arrow Café at Port Arthur in 1998. She was a national park planner, historic site manager, an Australian Heritage Commissioner (1998-2004), ICCROM council member (1999-2003), Australian Heritage Council member (2004-9), and is currently a heritage consultant in Brisbane and tree planter in the upper Clarence catchment, NSW. She is an Honorary Professor at University of Melbourne, an adjunct professor at Deakin University, chairs the Lake Victoria Advisory Committee; and is the Australian voting member on the ICOMOS ISC on Cultural Landscapes. Her recent publications have been on convict places, Pastoral Australia and cultural landscapes.

When: Thursday 9 February 2017 at 5.30pm

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

For more information call (03) 6251 2324.

Download the ‘Feed them meat’ flyer.

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4. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2017

Tuesday 18 April 2017, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House

Please save the date in your diaries for the annual Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, which honours the contribution of Dr James Semple Kerr to heritage conservation in Australia.

The 2017 inspirational speaker will be gold medal winning Australian Architect Richard Johnson.

Please monitor the Australia ICOMOS e-news for more information and the link to the booking website.

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5. Registrations open for Longford Academy, 8-13 May, Tasmania

The eighth annual Longford Academy (LA8) will be held at Brickendon and Woolmers Estates (World Heritage-inscribed) in Tasmania from 8 to 13 May 2017.

For further information and the registration form, visit the APT Australasia website, download the APT_LA8_Notice and/or contact the convenor by email.

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6. Australia Day honours awarded to heritage colleagues

Australia ICOMOS congratulates the following heritage colleagues for their recently received awards.

  • Dr Fiona Lee Bush (M.ICOMOS) – OAM awarded: For service to community history and heritage preservation.
  • Mr Timothy James Smith (M.ICOMOS) – OAM awarded: For service to public administration, and to maritime history preservation.
  • Ms Margaret Macvey Birtley – AM awarded: For significant service to cultural heritage, particularly to the museums sector, to education, and to historical preservation.

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7. Queensland Cultural Centre Conservation Management Plan – public comment invited

In 2015, the Queensland Heritage Council listed part of Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct on the State Heritage Register.

The heritage listing includes the original buildings and integrated landscape design by the late Robin Gibson AO for the Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Museum, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and The Edge at the State Library of Queensland, built in stages between 1976 and 1985 with the Playhouse Theatre a later addition opening in 1998. See diagram below.

Arts Queensland has commissioned a Conservation Management Plan (CMP), which will provide a framework to understand and manage the Cultural Centre’s heritage values, guide future planning and ensure it thrives and adapts into the future.

The draft CMP is now available for public comment. Comments are invited by Tuesday 28 February.

For more information, visit the artsQueensland website.

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8. Nomination of Sydney’s Governor’s Domain and Civic Precinct to NHL – opportunity to comment

Opportunity to comment on the nomination of Sydney’s Governor’s Domain and Civic Precinct (including parts of Bridge and Macquarie Streets) to the National Heritage List (NHL)

The Australian Heritage Council is seeking to recognise the significant town planning heritage and defining national events associated with the Governors’ Domain and Civic Precinct.

The Australian Heritage Council’s initial assessment for the Governors’ Domain and Civic Precinct is that it might have National Heritage values. More information, the draft National Heritage values, draft selected history and draft boundary map are available at this link.

Written comments on the proposal are due by 5:00PM AEST Friday 24 February 2017.

If you would like to assist with an Australia ICOMOS response please email the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat.

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9. Australian Garden History Society talks, 15 February & 15 March, Sydney

Wednesday 15 February, 6pm for 7pm – 8.30pm
Illustrated talk by Judy Fakes – Trees & neighbours – managing disputes
Venue: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill
Cost: Members $20 Guests $30 includes light refreshments. Bookings essential.

Wednesday 15 March, 6pm for 7pm – 8.30pm
Illustrated talk by Stuart Read – Capability Brown and other English Delights
Venue: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill.
Cost: Members $20 Guests $30 includes light refreshments. Bookings essential.

For information on how to book, click here.

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10. ICOMOS International Polar Heritage Committee Conference 2017 – announcement and call for abstracts

We are delighted to advise that the next ICOMOS International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) Conference will be held in Christchurch New Zealand, 28-29 September 2017 to coincide with the planned National Programmes Antarctic season opening weekend in Christchurch, 30 September-1 October 2017.

The IPHC 2017 Conference theme is Polar heritage and the ships behind it: management and protection.

Getting to and from polar regions has been a constant issue for all polar expeditions, and the ships that made this happen are a key component of polar heritage.

The IPHC 2017 conference will explore the many aspects that arise in the management and protection of these vessels including:

  • Historic shipwrecks in polar regions both on land or underwater
  • Polar ships that survive as museum displays
  • Ownership of polar wrecks and remnants
  • Relocation of polar wrecks and remnants
  • Use of modern polar ships to access polar heritage sites
  • Indigenous use of ship-wreck materials, indigenous input relating to wreck history, and indigenous/non-indigenous interactions related to polar ships and crews
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police ship patrols and their influence on indigenous groups in arctic Canada
  • World War II ships, and the history of polar convoys
  • Law issues and the protection of underwater heritage

The IPHC 2017 Conference Organising Committee invites submissions of papers that address this theme. Please submit a 300-word abstract and title by 28 February 2017, together with the name(s) of the author and email address to Karen Clarke by email.

If you have questions or would like to discuss an idea for a paper, please contact either IPHC President Julian Bickersteth by email or IPHC Secretary General Nigel Watson by email.

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11. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, Wednesday 22 February

Deakin University’s first Cultural Heritage Seminar for 2017 will be a presentation by Dr. Patrick Greene, CEO of Museums Victoria, who is going to speak about this role at the helm of Museums Victoria.

Date: Wednesday 22 February 2017

Time: 4:00-5:00pm

Venue: Deakin Downtown, Collins Square, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000

For more information about the seminar and to book, click here.

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12. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conference, Finland, 27-29 September 2017 – call for papers

Call for Papers and Presentations

Following the success of the conferences in Istanbul and Amsterdam, the University of Turku and Elgin & Co. are pleased to announce the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, International Conference 2017.

HTHIC2017 will take place in Pori, Finland, on 27-29 September.

The Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conferences invite participants to explore aspects of preservation, (re-)presentation, promotion and profit (value creation) relevant to the leading question “How can tourism destinations succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage?”

A special theme this year will be “Narratives for a World in Transition”.

For more information visit the conference website and the call for papers and presentations.

Abstract submission deadline – 20 February 2017.

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13. Have your say on new planning legislation (NSW)

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is committed to ensuring a planning system that is straightforward and ensures high-quality decisions and planning outcomes.

In 2016, they commenced extensive consultation with planning stakeholders to devise improvements to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the EP&A Act). As a result of this consultation, a number of amendment proposals have been developed.

Consultation is now underway on the draft amendments to the EP&A Act. The public consultation period for the Bill is from 10 January 2017 to 10 March 2017.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Planning and Environment website.

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14. New book: Green Bans, Red Union – The saving of a city, 2nd edition

Green Bans, Red Union – The saving of a city, 2nd edition
Meredith Burgmann & Verity Burgmann

This landmark book celebrating the green bans movement and its ongoing campaign to protect our cities is available again at last, with a new introduction by the authors.

At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars’ worth of indiscriminate development that would have turned Australian cities into brutalist concrete jungles and destroyed their heritage buildings. Enraging developers and politicians, but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers’ Federation risked their jobs to preserve buildings, bush and parkland.

Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the world in innovative and effective forms of environmental protest. A timely new introduction reconsiders the impact of the now iconic green bans movement at a moment when workers’ organisations around the world are fighting back against overdevelopment and global warming more strongly than ever before.

Special 20% discount offer when ordering from NewSouth Publishing – use the discount code GREENBANS20 at the checkout to receive 20% off the RRP.

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15. UK researcher seeking Australian contacts for Cornish Mining Sites

Jill Randall – The Cornish Mining diaspora in Australia and Mexico-An Arts & Heritage Project

Jill Randall has a Universities Santander Travel Award to travel to Australia and Mexico in 2017 (from the University of Salford, New Adelphi, Manchester, UK) to research an arts and industry project based around the Cornish metal mining diaspora, both the physical ‘aftermath’ mining landscapes, and the transplantation of Cornish culture in these places. She would like to make contacts with mining and Cornish heritage organisations in Australia and Mexico, meeting the people involved and visiting the mining sites. Ideally, it would be great if it were possible to be taken on a tour to view the major sites. She’s keen to look for similarities in the mining buildings, aftermath landscapes and rare ecology and I will be researching and collecting information for future projects, exhibitions, artists residencies and research projects in both countries, linked by the narrative of metal-mining. Jill intends to visit Australia in July, and Mexico in October.

Individuals who are interested in assisting Jill can contact her by email.

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16. Invitation to nominate significant places to the National Heritage List

All Australians are invited to nominate places of exceptional natural, Indigenous, or historic significance to the nation for possible inclusion in the National Heritage List.

Nominations are now open for the 2017-18 assessment period and all Australians are welcome to recommend a place that contributes to our national story.

The National Heritage List celebrates and protects places of outstanding heritage value to all Australians. It reflects the story of our development as a nation, our spirit and ingenuity, and our unique, living landscapes.

There are 107 sites in the National Heritage List, from well-known places such as Uluru and the Sydney Opera House to lesser-known but equally important sites such as the Dinosaur Stampede National Monument in Queensland or the Bonegilla Migrant Camp in Victoria.

Listed places are protected under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and approval must be obtained before taking any action to ensure there is no significant impact on the national heritage values of the place.

Nominations for the National Heritage List should set out the qualities or values of the place that make it outstanding to the nation by indicating how it meets one or more of the heritage criteria. It is also important to ensure that the nomination is supported by all owners and occupiers and Indigenous people with rights or interests.

After consideration of all the places nominated and advice from the Australian Heritage Council on them the Government will decide on a final list of places for the Council to assess.

The Australian Heritage Council will invite public comment on the places under assessment and consult extensively with everyone interested in the place, particularly owners and occupiers and Indigenous people with rights or interests.

Everyone is encouraged to get involved in this process and nominate places of outstanding significance to our nation.

The nomination period for the National Heritage List closes on 17 February 2017. For more information visit this link.

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17. CIPA2017 symposium, 28 August to 1 September 2017, in Ottawa, Canada – submission deadline extended

The organisers of CIPA2017, the 26th biennial symposium, to be held from 28 August to 1 September 2017, in Ottawa, Canada, invite contributions for this symposium. CIPA2017 will focus on Digital Workflows for Conservation.

CIPA is the ICOMOS International Committee on Heritage Documentation.

Click here for the call for contributions.

Important dates

• February 15, 2017 – Extended deadline to submit extended abstracts (500-1000 words) and full papers (max 8 pages)
• March 31, 2017 – Notification of acceptance of abstracts
• April 30, 2017 – Deadline to upload full papers
• May 15, 2017 – Notification of acceptance of reviewed papers
• June 15, 2017 – Deadline to upload non-reviewed papers and posters
• July 12, 2017 – Deadline for submission of corrected papers
• July 12, 2017 – Deadline to upload non-reviewed papers and posters

Keynote update

The Symposium is very please to announce a very important keynote presentation by Chance Coughenour, Program Manager at Google Arts & Culture, that coordinates cultural heritage preservation efforts on a global scale.

Chance’s work is an exceptional contribution to the protection of our world heritage, contribute with a paper and exchange experiences in the field.

Digital Fabrication Workflows for the Conservation of Heritage Places

James Hayes, pioneer researcher from our Carleton Immersive Media Studio, will be speaking at the symposia and he is also organizing a workshop on the same topic. Do not miss this opportunity to witness and learn about new approaches of digital tools for the protection of our heritage.

Travel expense support grants

Exciting news, the Global Heritage Fund, in its endeavor to provide support to Emerging Professionals in Heritage Conservation, is offering three travel expense support grants to scholars attending the 26th CIPA Symposium in Ottawa (Canada). Any young (under 30 years old) participant who has submitted a paper to the symposium is eligible to apply for this support. Successful applicants will be reimbursed upon submitting expense receipts for travel to Ottawa. The selection panel will announce the successful awardees in April 2017. More information about the amount of support and application process will be provided soon.

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18. Subsidised Access to Women’s Leadership Events Available for ICOMOS members

Women & Leadership Australia are currently offering 20 Australia ICOMOS members the opportunity to attend the 2017 Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium for $400 off the standard rate.

The Symposium provides women a critically important platform to explore leadership, life and career development. They will take place in all capital cities across Australia later this year.

To take advantage of the discount:

1.       Simply go to the Symposium website

2.       Select which city you would like to attend

3.       Click ‘Tickets Available Here’

4.       Enter your First Name, Last Name and Email Address, then click ‘Next’

5.       Enter your Company, Title, Work Phone and type in ‘Australia ICOMOS’ when answering the question ‘How did you find out about this event?’, then click ‘Next’

6.       Click ‘Finished Adding People’

7.       Enter Discount Code ASC2017 and click ‘Apply’ to get the $400 discount off the standard rate

8.       Complete your Payment Method, tick ‘I agree to the Terms and Conditions’, click ‘Finish’ and your confirmation will then be emailed to you.

Only twenty Symposium seats are available at this rate. For further information about the Symposium, simply go to the Symposium website.

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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin

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

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20. Celebrate the engineering and social significance behind the Black Powder Mill, Cairnlea, VIC, Thursday 23 February

Engineers Australia and Friends of the Black Powder Mill invite you to join us in recognising the engineering significance of the 1942 Black Powder Mill on Thursday, 23 February 2017.

The mill will be awarded an Engineering Heritage National Marker at an official Engineering Heritage Recognition Ceremony.

Click here for more information and to register.

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21. Nominations open – 2018 World Monuments Watch

Sustainable preservation happens through local leadership. Nominate a site to the 2018 World Monuments Watch!

For over twenty years, the World Monuments Watch has served as a catalyst for action for hundreds of sites, leading to improved safeguarding of places of cultural heritage, more suitable tourism management, and increased community engagement. For heritage advocates, the Watch can be a powerful platform to attract visibility, raise public awareness, and foster local engagement at heritage sites.

Nominations for the 2018 World Monuments Watch are being accepted until 1 March 2017.

In recognition that sustainable preservation happens through local leadership, the Watch reinforces and promotes collective action at endangered sites, and connects people and places through Watch Day, an opportunity for communities to celebrate the importance of Watch sites and build support for heritage conservation.

How to submit a nomination? Please access the nomination form by reviewing the full nomination guidelines.

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22. Heritage Council of WA eNewsletter out now

Read the latest edition of the Heritage Council’s eNewsletter, Heritage Matters.

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23. News from ICCROM

To view the latest news from ICCROM, click here.

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24. Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online

To read the latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin, click on the link below.

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25. News from Sydney Living Museums

To read the latest news from the Sydney Living Museums, click here.

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26. SITUATION VACANT Senior Aboriginal Heritage Consultant, Artefact, Sydney

About the business and the role

Artefact is one of Sydney’s success stories. Just six years since launching the brand, it can count some of Sydney’s highest profile, and most talented consultants, in its remit and has enviably positioned itself as a market leader with a diverse range of clients across a continually expanding portfolio of projects.

Committed to making a difference, this starts with the team that Artefact are building – and that team needs to grow again as a result of a period of rapid growth for the company.

Job tasks and responsibilities

This position, under limited direction, provides high-level technical expertise, assistance and services to clients and internal stakeholders. The role is a technical and project management one, with a strong mentorship component.

For more information about this opportunity, click here.

Applications close 2 March 2017.

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27. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Trethowan Architecture, Melbourne

New Year and time for a change? Trethowan Architecture is seeking an experienced Heritage Consultant for immediate start. Large variety of work and projects. Fun office environment in Richmond. Salary commensurate with tertiary education, experience and skills. Email CV to Mark or give him a call on (03) 9421 5448 for further information.

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28. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Context, Melbourne

Context is looking for a heritage consultant to complement our highly-skilled team in our busy, Melbourne office. This role will focus on research, analysis, report writing and project administration.

You will be part of a small team of consultants who support our senior specialists. The role offers a great opportunity to work with experienced heritage professionals and hone your heritage skills in a stimulating work environment. Your tertiary training and experience could be in any of the heritage disciplines. You will have several years’ work experience, with some preferably in consultancy.

You can find out more about this position in the News section of Context’s website. Salary would be commensurate with your experience and skills.

Applications for the ongoing position should include a current CV with two referees, and a cover letter of 1–2 pages in length addressing:

  • Your experience in contributing to heritage projects through research, analysis, writing and project administration in relation to the position description – with examples from your work history; and
  • Why this role would be a good fit for you, with reference to the position description.

Please email your application to Context, preferably no later than Friday 10 February 2017. Applications will be reviewed on submission. For more information, contact Vanessa Walker on (03) 9380 6933.

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29. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Assistant, International Conservation Services, Sydney

This permanent position is available for immediate commencement. Applications will be considered upon submission, up until Friday 10 February 2017.

ICS has a vacancy for a Projects Assistant in the Objects and Heritage Team. The position is based at our offices in Chatswood, Sydney.

Conservation work undertaken by the Objects and Outdoor Heritage Team includes a wide range of work for public institutions and private clients covering metal objects, sculptures, monuments and memorials, organic and plastic objects, ceramic, stone and glass objects, and archaeological and industrial artefacts. The team also regularly consults on and writes condition assessments, maintenance plans and treatment proposals.

Salary will be commensurate with experience in the range of AUD $54,072 to $61,536 plus 9.25% superannuation.

For more detailed information and the position description, click here.

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30. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager, International Conservation Services, Sydney

This position is available for immediate commencement on either a short term or long term contract. Applications will be considered upon submission, up until Friday 10 February 2017.

ICS has a vacancy for an experienced Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager in the Objects and Heritage Team. The position is based at our offices in Chatswood, Sydney.

Conservation work undertaken by the Objects and Outdoor Heritage Team includes a wide range of work for public institutions and private clients covering metal objects, sculptures, monuments and memorials, organic and plastic objects, ceramic, stone and glass objects, and archaeological and industrial artefacts. The team also regularly consults on and writes condition assessments, maintenance plans and treatment proposals.

Salary will be commensurate with experience in the range of AUD $66,528 to $81,120 plus 9.25% superannuation.

For more detailed information and the position description, click here.

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31. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant (full-time), City Plan Heritage, Sydney

The City Plan Services group of companies is celebrating 20 years’ as an industry-leading specialist consultancy. With offices in Sydney, Gosford, Newcastle and the Gold Coast, we provide services in the area of Building Regulations, Town Planning and Heritage.

City Plan Heritage is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Heritage Consultant to join our Sydney team to provide high level cultural heritage consulting services.

The Position

Reporting to the Heritage Director, the successful applicant will be expected to carry out all the standard roles of a Senior Heritage Consultant, including but not limited to:

  • Preparation of a range of heritage reports including Heritage Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Assessments, Heritage Studies and Heritage Interpretation Strategies
  • Management of several projects simultaneously and cope with competing deadlines
  • Undertaking detailed historical research to the standard of a professional historian (including sourcing and analysis of archival sources) for Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Assessments, and Heritage Studies
  • Working independently with no or minimal supervision

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, pay attention to detail and provide a professional and courteous attitude when liaising with clients to focus upon and expand established client relationships. Management & organisational skills, an ability to prioritise, implement instructions and complete tasks unsupervised and in a timely manner whilst working as part of a team is essential.

Our assessment criteria for this position will include:

  • Minimum 5 or more years’ experience working in the heritage sector with a particular focus on report writing, undertaking heritage studies and providing heritage advice
  • A degree in cultural heritage or a related discipline is essential
  • A background in archaeology and/or Australian architecture
  • Membership to Australia ICOMOS (or eligibility for membership) is essential

The successful applicant will be required to start as soon as possible.

For more information on this role or to submit your application (including cover letter & CV), please contact Kim Bennett via email or phone (02) 8270 3500.

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32. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant, NBRSARCHITECTURE, Sydney

NBRSARCHITECTURE are currently seeking to appoint a Senior Heritage Consultant to join the NBRS Heritage Studio on a full-time basis. The Heritage Studio sits within the wider NBRSARCHITECTURE firm of Architectural, Landscape and Interior Design Studios.

NBRS Heritage have over forty years’ experience in cultural heritage management, including heritage assessment, adaptive re-use, preparation of conservation management plans, heritage impact statements, interpretation strategies, archival recordings and conservation schedules of work.

Applying candidates should be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of heritage principles and the relevant statutory frameworks at a State and Local level. Experience working in the heritage sector in New South Wales would be an advantage.

The ideal candidate would meet the following selection criteria:

  • Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrate an ability to investigate, assess and provide recommendations on a range of complex heritage issues
  • Demonstrate an ability to work independently as well as contribute collaboratively in larger multi-disciplinary teams
  • Demonstrate experience managing projects, clients and other stakeholder relationships and expectations
  • Demonstrate experience managing their own work schedules to meet agreed project timeframes
  • Have architectural qualifications
  • Demonstrate practical experience in heritage management of the built environment and cultural landscapes

Membership of Australia ICOMOS is desirable.

Salary will be negotiable and will be based on your skill level and experience.

The full-time position is for our Sydney office.

Please send your application via email with ‘Senior Heritage Consultant job application’ as the email subject.

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

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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros
Secretariat Executive Officer
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia

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