1. [NEW ITEM] Australia ICOMOS bids to host the triennial ICOMOS General Assembly for 2020 in Sydney

2. [NEW ITEM] Historic Environment goes to Delhi! 

3. [NEW ITEM] Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, Wednesday 27 September

4. [NEW ITEM] GML Heritage and Context announce merger – media release

5. [NEW ITEM] The Architectural Review New into Old Awards – applications open

6. [NEW ITEM] WA History Council 2017 Lecture, Perth, 21 September

7. [NEW ITEM] Tread: Reimagining the City – contribute to an experimental installation in Geelong, 10 September

8. [NEW ITEM] #Vacant Geelong Symposium, 22 September, National Wool Museum, Geelong 

9. [NEW ITEM] ICOFORT Rio 2017, 6-8 November 2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – call for abstracts

10. [NEW ITEM] Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conference, Finland, 27-29 September 2017 – updates

11. [NEW ITEM] Conference on the Inclusive Museum, 6-8 September 2018, Spain – call for papers

12. [NEW ITEM] CHNT 2017, Vienna, Austria, 8-10 November 2017 – program online & Young Scientists Award

13. [NEW ISSUE] News from the MoAD @ Old Parliament House

14. [NEW ITEM] Lecture at The Johnston Collection, 19 September 2017

15. [NEW ISSUE] Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin

16. [NEW ITEM] The Best in Heritage, 28-30 September, Dubrovnik

17. Event for WA members & colleagues, Fremantle Prison, 13 September

18. NSW Heritage Forum 2017, Redfern, 14-15 September

19. Citizen Heritage: Fishermans Bend Workshop, Sunday 17 September

20. Cosmopolitan Conservationists talk, Sydney, 20 September

21. AACAI NSW/ACT Wine & Cheese night, 21 September, Sydney

22. Australia ICOMOS 2018 conference, 1-5 October 2018 – SAVE THE DATE

23. Deakin University Master of Cultural Heritage DUAL AWARD with Master of World Heritage at Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany – APPLY NOW

24. Productive & Evolving Cultural Landscapes & Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage Bid workshops, South Australia, 3-7 November 2017

25. National Trust (ACT) Heritage Awards 2017, 28 September

26. Museums Australia (VIC) workshop: Legal Requirements for Collections, 19 September, Melbourne

27. After the Griffins – stories from the Castlecrag of the thirties, forties and fifties talk, 10 September, Sydney

28. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, 21 September

29. SA State History Conference, 6-8 October 2017 – registrations are now open

30. 2017 UNITAR Workshop on World Heritage Nominations – applications open

31. [NEW] TENDER OPPORTUNITY Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground Project

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1. [NEW ITEM] Australia ICOMOS bids to host the triennial ICOMOS General Assembly for 2020 in Sydney

I am very happy to relate that the Australia ICOMOS bid for the 2020 General Assembly to be held in Sydney was submitted to the ICOMOS Secretariat in Paris on Friday 25 August, well in advance of the 31 August deadline. 

The final submission was the product of a huge amount of work, for which we owe considerable thanks to the Bid Convenor Richard Mackay, International Vice President Peter Phillips and NSW Executive Committee Representative Bruce Dawbin on the working group, and the team at Business Events Sydney who have provided significant assistance.

Click on the link below to read the media release, which provides details of the substantial support Australia ICOMOS has received from all levels of government, and around the bid itself. 

>>Australia ICOMOS General Assembly 2020 Media Release_4 September 2017

All Australia ICOMOS members, and indeed other readers of the e-news, are encouraged to circulate this among their networks. 

We now very much look forward to this year’s GA in New Delhi at which the host country for 2020 will be announced.  

With very best wishes,
Ian 

Ian Travers 
President, Australia ICOMOS

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2. [NEW ITEM] Historic Environment goes to Delhi!

We are planning an issue of Historic Environment to capture the breadth of the contributions to the ICOMOS 2017 General Assembly’s Scientific Symposium by people from our part of the world. If you are attending the General Assembly, giving a paper/poster/knowledge café at the symposium and would like to be included in this special edition, please email Kristal Buckley.

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3. [NEW ITEM] Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, Wednesday 27 September

Deakin University’s next Cultural Heritage Seminar will be a presentation by Ali Mozaffari (Deakin University), on “Picturing Pasargadae: Visual Representation and the Ambiguities of Heritage in Iran”.

Abstract

This paper probes the relationship between visual representations and visitation practices at Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran. Presenting a systematic analysis of publicly-available, online images of Pasargadae, the paper complicates the relationship between the place and its visual representations. Through analysis, the paper elaborates on a sense of intimacy that, while grounding Pasargadae, is also a potential common ground in pre-Islamic heritage in which the Iranian state and society could at once meet and contest versions of identity. Examining this relationship facilitates reflections into both heritage and the peculiarities of its visual representation in the Iranian context. 

Biography

Ali Mozaffari is a Research Fellow with the Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Melbourne and Adjunct Research Fellow at the Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute (AAPI), Curtin University. He is the author of Forming National Identity in Iran: The Idea of Homeland Derived from Ancient Persian and Islamic Imaginations of Place (I.B. Tauris, 2014) and editor of World Heritage in Iran: Perspectives on Pasargadae (Routledge, 2016). Mozaffari’s current trans-disciplinary research is on various aspects of architecture and heritage in contemporary Muslim societies.​

Date: Wednesday 27 September 2017

Time: 5.00pm

Venue: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins St, Tower 2, Level 12

Venue Tip: Deakin’s new city centre campus is between Southern Cross Station and Docklands, on tram routes 11 and 48 (Stop D15). Entry is via Tower Two. The reception desk directs you to an escalator to a bank of lifts and Deakin Downtown is on Level 12.

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4. [NEW ITEM] GML Heritage and Context announce merger – 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 GML Heritage and Context.

On Monday 4 September, two of Australia’s leading heritage consultancies—GML Heritage and Context—announced they will merge.

With offices in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, GML Heritage and Context will combine over 60 years’ experience in the field. As a newly merged firm, GML Heritage and Context will leverage its expanded geographic reach, heritage expertise and resources to work on an exciting array of new projects in Australia’s heritage environment. 

GML Heritage and Context have previously worked together on high-profile projects including the Port Arthur Conservation Plan and Kosciuszko Huts Conservation Strategy. The two companies bring a wide-ranging portfolio, having worked on some of Australia’s most precious and best-known places, including The Rocks, Lake Burley Griffin, Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market, Lake Condah and Budj Bim in Victoria, and Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Site, Norfolk Island.

Established in 1989, GML has offices in Sydney and Canberra and has built a reputation as a leading provider of independent, solutions-based heritage advice and services.

Context, established in 1984, is a Melbourne-based heritage consultancy with a reputation for excellence. The company provides a considered approach to all its heritage services, including community-based heritage, utilising strong engagement and participatory planning techniques and values assessment.

‘It’s a natural partnership,’ said Sharon Veale, CEO of GML. ‘We share a vision for heritage that’s creative, bold and intellectually rigorous.’

Context’s founder Chris Johnston said: ‘This is an exciting collaboration opportunity for our teams, expanding our contribution to heritage practice nationally, and building on the legacy of both businesses.’

Context will maintain its office in Melbourne, its website, existing staff and contact details. Context Directors Chris Johnston and Louise Honman remain a key part of the business, mentoring and guiding Context consultants and management. 

GML Heritage and Context provide services that encompass Aboriginal heritage, archaeology, the built environment, cultural landscapes, public history, community engagement and interpretation.

For more information: www.gml.com.au or www.contextpl.com.au

Contact: Rachel Jackson
Principal, GML Heritage
Tel: (02) 6273 7540
Email Rachel

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5. [NEW ITEM] The Architectural Review New into Old Awards – applications open

The Architectural Review (AR) has long championed creative re-use, and the subject has become of significant new interest because of the carbon implications of retrofit rather than replacement.

The AR is looking for projects completed in the last 5 years that have had their life extended by the insertion of new uses rather than demolition and replacement.

International in scope and propositional in outlook, the AR Awards commend and celebrate design excellence and innovation across a range of building types. The AR is at the heart of global architecture and this exciting awards programme seeks out transformative, leading edge projects from around the world.

Entry Deadline: 29 September 2017

For more information, visit the Architectural Review website.

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6. [NEW ITEM] WA History Council 2017 Lecture, Perth, 21 September

This year’s History Council of Western Australia Lecture will be given by Professor Ann Curthoys and Dr Shino Konishi on the 1967 Referendum. They will share memories of the Freedom Rides of the 1960s leading up to the Referendum and Aboriginal memories of the Referendum.  

Thursday 21 September 2017, 5.30 pm
Great Southern Room, 4th Floor, Alexander Library Building, Perth Cultural Centre

More details are available in the WA History Council Lecture 2017 flyer.

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7. [NEW ITEM] Tread: Reimagining the City – contribute to an experimental installation in Geelong, 10 September

As part of the Iconic Industry exhibition now on at the National Wool Museum we’re giving visitors an exciting opportunity to work on an installation with artist Merinda Kelly.

Merinda is a local artist with work being featured in Deakin University’s outstanding #VacantGeelong exhibition on display until 1 October 2017. 

Merinda invites visitors to mine their cupboards, spare rooms and garages for small objects no longer loved, wanted or needed.

Bring your objects to the National Wool Museum to help co-construct an experimental installation.

You’ll work collaboratively with other visitors to explore and reflect on our relationship with the objects we own and collect.

Please ensure objects are clean, non-breakable and no larger than a fist.

Bring the whole family and work together on this exciting project. No bookings necessary. Drop-in during the hours below.

Children are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

When: 10 September 2017, 10:30am – 3:30pm
Where: National Wool Museum, 26-32 Moorabool St, Geelong 3220
Cost: Adult – $9.00, Child (Children are free with a paying adult), Concession: $7.00

Further information

Phone: 03 5272 4701
>>Email
>>National Wool Museum website
>>Facebook

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8. [NEW ITEM] #Vacant Geelong Symposium, 22 September, National Wool Museum, Geelong

#Vacant Geelong Symposium
Vacancy and Preservation: the architecture of the post-industrial community
9am-6pm, 22 September 2017
National Wool Museum

This symposium will review, discuss, and understand the creative-practice in the works of Iconic Industry and how these can inform the broader community and those directly involved in the reimagining of Geelong. The Symposium is a major event in the #Vacant Geelong project and an outcome of two years of work on this project, funded by Creative Victoria, the Council of Greater Geelong, the National Wool Museum, and the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin. One of the questions discussed will be related to heritage and the place of iconic architecture within the practices of preservation and adaptive-re-use. 

For more information and to register for the symposium, see the Vacancy and preservation_symposium summary.

Please note: registration deadline is 5pm, 18 September.

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9. [NEW ITEM] ICOFORT Rio 2017, 6-8 November 2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – call for abstracts

ICOFORT Rio 2017
International Meeting on Fortifications And Military Heritage
6 – 8 November 2017
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On behalf of ICOFORT Brazil we are extending you a cordial invitation to participate in the International Meeting of Fortifications and Military Heritage – ICOFORT Rio 2017. The event will aim to discuss experiences and academic research in the areas of management, innovation, memory, conservation and tourist-cultural use of fortifications. Also, a Round Table will take place during the event on the ICOFORT Charter on Fortifications and related heritage; guidelines for protection, conservation and interpretation.

Persons interested in participating should send their abstracts directly to this e-mail address no later than 30 September 2017. Given the short time between this announcement and the event, the final works, which will be part of a publication produced by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, could be send after the event, until 31 January 2018.

Unfortunately we do not have sufficient financial resources to cover the costs of guests, as we would like. But if any member needs a direct invitation to obtain financial support from your institution, please make the request directly to this OTHER email address – please use this email only for the request of letter of invitation.

The event is been organized by ICOFORT and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with support from ICOMOS Brazil, The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Federal University of Pernambuco, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Federal University of Pará and Federal University of Bahia.

The information, registration forms and submission system of abstracts can be found at the conference website

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10. [NEW ITEM] Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conference, Finland, 27-29 September 2017 – updates

The Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality conferences bring together researchers, policymakers, and professionals to address the question “how can tourism destinations succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage?” 

Special attention will be given to the close connections between tourism, the protection of natural heritage and water resources, and the management of cultural heritage in coastal and fluvial landscapes.

Click here for the latest conference updates

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11. [NEW ITEM] Conference on the Inclusive Museum, 6-8 September 2018, Spain – call for papers

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Eleventh International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, held 6–8 September 2018 at the University of Granada in Granada, Spain.

Founded in 2008, the International Conference on the Inclusive Museum brings together a community of museum practitioners, researchers, and thinkers. The key question addressed by the conference: How can the institution of the museum become more inclusive? In this time of fundamental social change, what is the role of the museum, both as a creature of that change, and perhaps also as an agent of change?

We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, innovation showcases, virtual posters, or virtual lightning talks. The conference features research addressing the annual themes.

Submit your proposal by 6 October 2017

We welcome the submission of proposals to the conference at any time of the year before the final submission deadline. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.

For more information, visit the conference website.

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12. [NEW ITEM] CHNT 2017, Vienna, Austria, 8-10 November 2017 – program online & Young Scientists Award

The 22nd International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT 2017) will take place at the City Hall of Vienna, Austria from 8-10 November 2017.

The main topic of this year: Urban Archaeology and Integration – Combining archaeology, history, and new technologies.

The final program is now online.

Early bird registration is open until 2 October 2017.

This year there will be for the first time a special APP-Award for Young Scientists – the Vienna City Award for Innovative Apps in Cultural Heritage for Young Researchers. This award will be sponsored by the Vienna Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs with a prize of 1000 euro. The award nominations are open until 15 September 2017.

Specific terms and conditions

• Age under 35
• Not a commercial product
• The app should be produced in English
• The app presenter(s) must be on site
• The app should be available to interested users in any appropriate form, including from the Play Store and Apple Store – free download is required

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13. [NEW ISSUE] News from the MoAD @ Old Parliament House

To read the latest newsletter from the News from the Museum of Australian Democracy @ Old Parliament House, click on the link below.

• MoAD@Old Parliament House_September 2017

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14. [NEW ISSUE] Lecture at The Johnston Collection, 19 September 2017

PIONEERS OF PORTRAITURE | Propriety & Prosperity in Mary Beale’s Portrait Practice  
Tuesday 19 September 2017 | 10.00 am to 11.30 am

Mary Beale’s commercial success as one of the most accomplished portrait painters working in 17th century Britain, attests to her powers of observation, social graces, and uncommonly equal partnership with her husband in both marriage and business. 

In this lecture art historian Lisa Mansfield explores Beale’s innovative approach to the representation of gender and her conscious self-promotion as a woman artist within an illustrious lineage of female portraiture pioneers extending back to the Renaissance.

Click here for more information and to book.

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15. [NEW ISSUE] Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin

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

• Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin_4 September 2017

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16. [NEW ITEM] The Best in Heritage, 28-30 September, Dubrovnik

The Best in Heritage is an international, annual survey of award-winning museum, heritage and conservation projects. The conference takes place each September in Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World heritage site.

Visit the conference website to view the program, register to attend and for other information.

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17. Event for WA members & colleagues, Fremantle Prison, 13 September

Come for a behind the scenes look at Fremantle Prison led by Luke Donegan, Heritage Conservation Manager, followed by a drink at the Norfolk Hotel.

Wednesday 13 September 2017
5.30pm at Fremantle Prison
6.30pm at the Norfolk Hotel

Colleagues, friends and partners welcome.

Download the Fremantle Prison members event invite.

Please RSVP by Monday 11 September to Lisa Sturis by email.

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18. NSW Heritage Forum 2017, Redfern, 14-15 September

This year the Heritage Division will deliver the NSW Heritage Forum in place of the annual Heritage Advisor Training and Refresher Workshop and Heritage Advisor Network Seminar. The NSW Heritage Forum is still a two-day industry event designed for heritage advisors, local government planners and managers, heritage consultants, state government asset managers or heritage officers, architects and planners.

The objective of the forum is to inform heritage professionals of shifting and improved strategies and conservation techniques that ensure successful management of state, local and privately held heritage assets for the people of NSW. The 2017 theme is: Forty years of the NSW Heritage Act – Are we constructing a future that protects the past? Reflecting on how far we’ve come, celebrating achievements and looking forward to the next big challenges. Download the Forum Program (PDF 344KB).

Date: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 September 2017
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Location: NCIE, 166-180 George Street Redfern, NSW 2016
Bookings: OPEN – register via Eventbrite

If you have any further enquiries please contact Xanthe O’Donnell directly on (02) 9873 8589 or email Xanthe.

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19. Citizen Heritage: Fishermans Bend Workshop, Sunday 17 September

Fishermans Bend is an area in transition. Traditionally an industrial precinct, it is now the focus of unprecedented development pressures, and will be Australia’s largest urban redevelopment project. With rapid changes proposed, its heritage and historical stories are in danger of being lost. To explore how simple digital mobile technology tools might be used to help retain cultural memory and heritage value, we are running a Fishermans Bend Citizen Heritage workshop to map the diverse cultural heritage of the area. The project is a partnership between the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), the Citizen Heritage project team, local history groups and the local community. Using a citizen science methodology, participants will collect and analyze historical material to help build a rich description of the heritage values of the area.

The project will be run as a free full day workshop on Sunday 17 September, and participants are invited to come and help and to explore the area. The workshop will include talks on the history of Fishermans Bend, along with presentations on the value of citizen heritage and its role in documenting history and heritage. The main focus of the day will be a self-guided walk through Fishermans Bend to record the history of key sites through photos, oral history, and writing. The data will be collected using the PastPort website, developed specifically by a project being run at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University, to document Port Melbourne’s history.

Book online now

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20. Cosmopolitan Conservationists talk, Sydney, 20 September

Teacher and writer Janine Kitson will present short profiles on two conservation pioneers in Sydney, from Peggy James’ 2013 book, Cosmopolitan Conservationists: Greening Modern Sydney.

• Annie Wyatt: ‘mother’ of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) in 1945, lover of trees and bushland and of colonial houses
• David Stead: founder of the Wildlife Preservation Society in 1909, marine scientist (and later husband of Thistle Stead, another pioneer of native plant gardening)

Date & time: Wednesday 20 September, 6pm for 7pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill
Cost: Members $20, guests $30, students $5, includes light refreshments. Bookings essential.
Online Bookings – click here

For more information and other booking options, read the AGHS Cosmopolitan Conservationists talk flyer. Presented by the Australian Garden History Society.

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21. AACAI NSW/ACT Wine & Cheese night, 21 September, Sydney

The Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc NSW/ACT invites you and anyone you’d like to bring to an evening on Archaeobotany in Sydney on Thursday 21 September.

Download the AACAI Archaeobotany W&C flyer for all the details including abstracts for our exciting guest speakers’ presentations.

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22. Australia ICOMOS 2018 conference, 1-5 October 2018 – SAVE THE DATE

Australia ICOMOS, ICOMOS Pasifika and ICOMOS New Zealand (TBC) are pleased to announce a joint planned conference to share knowledge, celebrate the rich culture of the Pacific and discuss common issues on heritage conservation across the region.

See the {updated} Pasifika 2018 Conference Leaflet for some initial information; more information will be published in future e-newsletters.

For now – SAVE THE DATE!

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23. Deakin University Master of Cultural Heritage DUAL AWARD with Master of World Heritage at Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany – APPLY NOW

Applications are now OPEN for 2018 entry to Deakin’s long-standing and internationally recognised post-graduate programs in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies. We offer flexible learning options at the Melbourne Burwood Campus or online.

We are delighted to offer a unique dual award with our partners at the World Heritage Studies program at BTU-Cottbus in Germany. To join our 4th dual award cohort in March, please apply online to enrol in the Master of Cultural Heritage, and also send an Expression of Interest letter to Kristal Buckley by email by 30 September 2017. For further information including how to apply, see our blog.

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24. Productive & Evolving Cultural Landscapes & Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage Bid workshops, South Australia, 3-7 November 2017

The Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes & Cultural Routes
in conjunction with the Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage Bid invite you to a weekend of workshops

Productive & Evolving Cultural Landscapes
managing threats and accommodating change

Exploring the challenges and complexities of managing change and conflict across large cultural landscapes under threat. The Mount Lofty Ranges and Adelaide Park Lands will provide the case studies, and Historic Urban Landscape management practice may provide some clues.

The cultural landscapes workshop will be taking place at the Jacob’s Creek Heritage Vineyard, Jacob Road, Rowland Flat, South Australia.

McLaren Vale Extended Program – Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage Bid Workshop

Those who are staying on for the Mount Lofty Ranges World Heritage Bid two-day workshop will be transferred by bus to McLaren Vale on the Sunday evening. Please note that the arrangements for this part of the event are to be confirmed.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER – make sure to register early as places for both events are limited.

The final deadline for registrations is Friday 15 September. Please make sure to complete a separate registration for accompanying persons.

More information about both events and the registration options are outlined the Productive & Evolving Cultural Landscapes flyer.

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25. National Trust (ACT) Heritage Awards 2017, 28 September

National Trust (ACT) Heritage Awards 2017
Thursday 28 September 2017, 5.45pm – 7.00pm

Bogong Room, Gorman House
55 Ainslie Ave, Braddon ACT 2612

Drinks from 5:45pm, Award Presentations 6.15pm

Presentations will be made by Mr Mick Gentleman, MLA

FREE ENTRY

RSVP (for catering purposes): ph (02) 6230 0533 or by email

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26. Museums Australia (VIC) workshop: Legal Requirements for Collections, 19 September, Melbourne

This workshop will look at the legislation which governs a variety of objects in collections, such as: items from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, shipwreck sites, firearms, hazardous substances and copyright law. Representatives from Victoria Police, Aboriginal Victoria, Museums Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria, and Heritage Victoria, will consider the impact of this legislation on collection management. The training also includes lunch and a guided tour of the MAP accredited Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History.

Date: Tuesday 19 September
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, 630 St Kilda Road Melbourne 3004
Cost: Members and Victorian Collections users $60, Students $60, Non-members $80

> Book now to secure your place

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27. After the Griffins – stories from the Castlecrag of the thirties, forties and fifties talk, 10 September, Sydney

American architects, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, had a dream of creating an “ideal suburb” in Sydney. They founded Castlecrag in the twenties and created a very different community from any other in Australia with their vision for community, their love of children, music and dance and their passion for the environment. They left in the thirties but their ideals meant the suburb continued to attract a unique group of people.

To celebrate History Week and its 2017 theme of ‘Australian popular culture’, the Walter Burley Griffin Society is organising a panel of former residents to discuss living in Castlecrag in the early years of the Griffin-inspired community, covering aspects such as entertainment, fashion, the motor car and public transport, play and toys.

When: Sunday 10 September, 2.00pm to 3.30pm

Where: History House auditorium, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Cost: Adults: $20; Concession and Members (Walter Burley Griffin Society): $15. Afternoon tea will be served afterwards in History House’s grand Victorian reception rooms.

Bookings essential – click here

Download the After the Griffins talk flyer for more information.

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28. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, 21 September

Explorations in Cultural Landscapes through the lens of Macquarie University
Presented by Hector Abrahams

The notion of cultural landscape is well recognised for its ability to enable discussion about non-physical, intangible values. Planning principles are intangibles critical to the architecture of the mid-20th century period.

Macquarie University is highly regarded for its brutalist buildings and modern landscape. However, its most significant architectural attribute is arguably the master planning of the site. Planning of Macquarie University was not based on the traditionally understood model of public space but rather the innovative concept of shared space, reflecting the radically different pedagogical approach of the newly established university.

This talk by Hector Abrahams explores the relationship between what was built and the values of the university. It will include a virtual tour of the buildings and a short interview with Bob Meyer, who was the assistant to the university planner, Walter Abraham, between 1966-1969. Dr Cameron Logan (Director of Heritage at The University of Sydney) will speak briefly on a current ARC (Australian Research Council) research project on the post-war university campuses in Australia.

HECTOR ABRAHAMS
Hector has worked as an architect specialising in conservation and heritage since he graduated from the University of Sydney in the mid-1980s. He has always had an interest in cultural landscape, although it didn’t have a name when he was an undergraduate. He is the chair of the AIA NSW Chapter Heritage Committee.

THIS TALK WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR 2 FORMAL CPD POINTS AS LONG AS THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS COMPLETED AND HANDED IN AT THE END

Time & Date: Thursday 21 September 2017, 5.30pm for 6.00pm sharp
Cost: Students $5, Members $10, non-members $15 all payable at the door in cash
Venue: URBIS, Tower 2, Level 23, Darling Park, 201 Sussex St, Sydney
RSVP: by Monday 18 August 2017 via email to Jane Vernon. Bookings are essential as places are limited

Download the AICOMOS-DOCOMOMO AUSTRALIA-AIA NSW CHAPTER SYDNEY talk_Sept 2017 flyer.

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29. SA State History Conference, 6-8 October 2017 – registrations are now open

Hearts & Minds – Revaluing the Past
State History Conference
Adelaide, 6-8 October 2017

This year the State History Conference will be exploring questions around the uses and value of history. Our keynote address will be a public lecture on the Friday evening, presented by futurist Dr Stuart Candy, as part of Open State.

Conference delegates will spend Friday exploring a wonderful selection of workshops and tours around Adelaide’s CBD, and will spend Saturday and Sunday at Immanuel College, Novar Gardens with a series of plenary and parallel sessions.

Further information about registering and the conference program – CLICK HERE.

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30. 2017 UNITAR Workshop on World Heritage Nominations – applications open

Registrations are now open for the 2017 United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Workshop: World Heritage Nominations: Comparative Analysis.

Workshop Overview

The 2017 workshop will take place in Hiroshima, Japan between 27 November and 1 December 2017.

Featuring leading experts from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN, the workshop will equip participants from around the globe with a deeper understanding of not only the basics of World Heritage Nominations, but also the crucial area of Comparative Analysis, and its central role to Tentative Lists and Nominations Dossiers. The workshop includes interactive lectures, study tours to two World Heritage sites and real world simulation exercises.

Target Audience

The workshop is targeted at participants who are:

• Involved in the preparation of World Heritage nominations
• State Party Members
• Potential or current World Heritage site managers
• Natural/cultural conservation specialists and trainers
• Decision makers and government officers
• Representatives of academic institutions, think-tanks, and civil society

Participation Cost

The USD$1500 participation fee covers all tuition, study tours and materials.

Travel costs to and from Hiroshima, accommodation, and meal costs are the responsibility of the participant and/or their organization.

More Information and Registration

Information regarding previous workshops in the series is available at the UNITAR website.

For more information about the 2017 workshop, please download the Workshop Call for Registrations (PDF, 698 KB).

Applications close 15 September 2017.

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31. [NEW] TENDER OPPORTUNITY Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground Project

Soon to be released – Request for Tender – Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground Project

The area now known as the Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) Aboriginal Burial Ground is a very significant place for the Aboriginal people of Western Australia. The site contains the remains of Aboriginal men and boys incarcerated on Rottnest Island during the Island’s use as an Aboriginal prion from 1838-1904, and subsequent forced labour camp for Aboriginal prisoners during the years following until 1931.

It is estimated that at least 370 of the approximately 4,000 men and boys who were imprisoned on the Island are buried at this site in unmarked graves.

In 2005-06, the Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) engaged a consultant to meet with Aboriginal community representatives throughout the Western Australian to determine how the community would like to see the burial ground recognised and conserved. From this consultation process a Concept Plan was developed that informs a three-phase conservation project.

Phase One, implemented in 2015, involved the removal of intrusive infrastructure; construction of a pathway around the perimeter and basic interpretation at the main entrance.

Phase Two will involve consultation with the Aboriginal community, development of a cohesive landscape and interpretation design and implementation of the works.

The Rottnest Foundation will advertise a Request for Tender for the first part of Phase Two in The West Australian newspaper on 9 September 2017 and on their website. Details of who to contact for more information will be included in these advertisements. 

Phase Three (yet to be funded) will involve commissioning Western Australian Aboriginal artists to design artworks that will be installed at the Burial Ground to represent the Aboriginal men and boys that lie buried at the site.

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