ICOMOS MEMBERS

Member Spotlight

Erica Smits

NAIDOC Week is more than a celebration—it’s a time to honour the strength, resilience, and enduring cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For our people this week is Black Christmas, it’s a time for community, connection, and pride. As we celebrate 50 Years of Deadly, we pay tribute to the generations who have carried this movement forward and to those who will continue to shape its future.

Erica Smits, (pictured third from left) AICOMOS Executive Leadership Committee, AICOMOS Member, Indigenous Heritage Working Group Member & National NAIDOC Committee Member and her fellow NAIDOC Committee members at the Mparntwe NAIDOC Week: March & Community Day. The Alice Springs local NAIDOC Committee invited them to join the community local events.

Our members work in many and varied facets of cultural heritage and as your membership organisation we would like to showcase some of your expertise and initiatives. If you would like to be included in an edition of our e news, please send a paragraph or two and a photo to our secretariat: austicomos@deakin.edu.au

Please note we cannot advertise individual businesses, this is purely to highlight our wonderful members.

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NEW Australia ICOMOS Vic – Royal Botanic Gardens Professional Development Event | Friday 17th July

When: Friday 17th July, 1pm to 3pm

Location: Meet at the City Gate, near the Temple of the Winds at the north-west corner of the Gardens

Register: https://events.humanitix.com/australia-icomos-royal-botanical-gardens-professional-development-event

Join us on Friday 17th July for a professional development event jointly hosted by Royal Botanic Gardens and Heritage Victoria.

In a walking tour and talk, ICOMOS member Jess Hood (Principal Heritage Permits at Heritage Victoria) will be in conversation with Phil Bowyer-Smyth (Project Manager) and Andrew Laidlaw (Landscape Architect) from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The tour will feature recently completed heritage projects, new works and landscape succession projects at the state heritage listed Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

Key discussion points will include:
– RBGV’s approach to built and landscape heritage
– The approvals process with Heritage Victoria
– The balance in maintaining a heritage landscape with new garden projects within the context of climate change

The tour will encompass the new City Gate; conservation works to the Temple of the winds; relocation projects for the Lakeview Resthouse and Northern Border Arbour; landscape succession and contemporary design in the Arid Garden, Volcano, Tecoma Pavilion and Drylands.

At the conclusion of the tour the group will gather for informal drinks at a nearby location to be confirmed.

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NEW Details for memorial service for Dr Laila Haglund

Family, friends and colleagues are invited to attend a memorial gathering celebrating the life of Dr Laila Haglund, prominent Australian Archaeologist and the founding president of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists, at the Chau Chak Museum in the University of Sydney on 14 September 2026 at 2pm.

Afternoon tea will be provided for those who attend in person, and we are hoping to organise a Zoom link for those who cannot.

We kindly ask that you RSVP via the following Humanitix link before 28 August, and please advise at checkout if you are attending in-person (for catering purposes) or if you are attending via Zoom (a link will be sent to your provided email address prior to the event date).

https://events.humanitix.com/laila-haglund-memorial

If you would like to share any stories, photos, messages or poems about Laila, please get in touch with Jen van Proctor (jennyvanp54@gmail.com) or JJ McDermott (jagemcdermott2@gmail.com)

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Call for Expressions of Interest – ICOMOS General Assembly Voting Delegates

Australia ICOMOS is seeking Expressions of Interest from full international / honorary members who wish to represent the National Committee as voting delegates at the ICOMOS General Assembly in Kuching, Malaysia.

The General Assembly is the principal decision-making body of ICOMOS, where members vote on the election of international leadership, amendments to governance documents, resolutions, policies, and strategic priorities that guide the organisation’s work worldwide. Participation in voting ensures that Australian perspectives are represented in decisions that shape the future of cultural heritage conservation internationally.

Members expressing interest must be available to participate in the General Assembly voting sessions throughout the course of the meeting in Kuching. You do not have to be in Malaysia but must be available at the times allotted to vote – further information will be provided closer to the date.

To register your interest, please contact Rebecca Davies, Secretariat Officer austicomos@deakin.edu.au by Friday 17 July 2026.

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AICOMOS SUBMISSIONS / UPDATES

Australia ICOMOS has recently prepared three submissions.

NEW Australia ICOMOS Submission – Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage Bill 2026 (April 2026 consultation draft)

NEW Submission: draft national environmental standard (data and information) 2026

NEW Submission: draft national environmental standard (community engagement) 2026

Read the submissions here.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS / GRANTS / NOMINATIONS / EOI

Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions

Applications for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions are open up to July 20, 2026. This is the leading international course on conservation of heritage structures, winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage “Europa Nostra”, funded by the European Commission during 10 consecutive years, and a unique opportunity to meet people from all over the world. Do not miss this opportunity to join the other 500 alumni from 77 countries that graduate in the last 18 years and be a part of this great worldwide network of experts!

This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czechia), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czechia).

The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications. A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 4,000 to 13,000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.

Please find full details on the MSc programme, as well as electronic application procedure, in the SAHC website www.msc-sahc.org

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Inner West Built Environment Awards | Submissions due 12 July 2026

The annual Built Environment Awards is this year inspired by the 2026 Australia Heritage Festival theme, ‘Change’.  

For the last 31 years the medal for conservation has been awarded to successful examples of positive heritage outcomes within the Inner West Local Government Area.

Projects completed in the past three years located in the Inner West are eligible and can be residential, commercial or public spaces. The awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the amalgamation of contemporary design and the rich heritage of the Inner West.

Entries open Sunday 19^th April 2026 – 12^th July 2026.

For further information and to submit your 2026 entry, please go to https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/annual-events/built-environment-awards

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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS

IUCN Australian Committee | 30X30 and Beyond Symposium | Sydney & Online | 20 – 21 July 2026

The 30×30 and Beyond national symposium will centre around Australia’s achievement of Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework: Conserve 30% of Land, Waters and Seas. ​

Join IUCN at this Interactive National Symposium to:​​

• Learn about progress being made and challenges faced by people delivering 30×30 across the country

• Support and centre Indigenous leadership, knowledge and perspectives

• Examine and Reimagine the role and purpose of 30×30 in Australia

• Explore funding sources, mechanisms and solutions

• Venture beyond the standard values and metrics of measurement

• Reinforce the importance of culture and collaborative partnerships

• Workshop tools and frameworks for effective and equitable management

• Collectively recommend strategies and actions to achieve 30×30 and Beyond

To register please follow this link.

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NSW Heritage Strategy overview and implementation Webinar | 29 July 2026

This webinar is open to everyone in the heritage sector who is interested to learn about the 2026–2030 NSW Heritage Strategy.

The webinar will:

• provide an overview of the NSW Heritage Strategy
• outline Heritage NSW’s implementation plan for the NSW Heritage Strategy
• include audience Q&A time to answer your queries.

To register please follow this link.

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Engineering Heritage Conference 2026

Engineering heritage helps us understand where we’ve come from and informs how we design for the future. The Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference (AEHC 2026) is the flagship biennial event of Engineering Heritage Australia. It brings together engineers, architects, historians and heritage specialists from across Australia, New Zealand and overseas. 

Under the theme Taking a holistic approach to engineering heritage – past, present and future, the 2026 conference explores heritage engineering practice alongside the recognition and celebration of our shared engineering legacy. 

Join the conversation shaping how we conserve, adapt and extend the life of the infrastructure that defines our communities. 

Grounded in practical expertise and real-world application, AEHC 2026 offers: 

• insight into digital and contemporary techniques for heritage investigations
• strategies to strengthen and extend the life of ageing structures
• discussion on adaptive reuse, embodied energy and sustainable conservation outcomes
• perspectives on integrating tangible and intangible heritage
• policy, asset management and proactive maintenance approaches
• opportunities to connect with peers, contributors and leaders in the discipline.

For further information and to register: Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2026 | Engineers Australia

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Iscarsah Seminar – Conservation of Monuments and Historical Buildings | Lisbon 2 October 2026

Built cultural heritage is not merely a collection of structures; it embodies the creativity, values, and identity of the societies that produced it. Conservation, therefore, is more than a technical act – it is a social imperative. This understanding underscores the importance of fostering skilled and thoughtful interventions in heritage management, aiming not only to preserve structures but also to ensure environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

Join Iscarasah – International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH) a technical committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites for their annual seminar.

The seminar will be held at the Design Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.

 Further information about the seminar and registrations can be found here.

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PUBLICATIONS / SURVEYS

NEW The Industrial Heritage of South-East Asia

After more than a year of work, writing, coordinating and verification, ICOMOS are happy to share that the report entitled, “The Industrial Heritage of South-East Asia: A Thematic Regional Study” has now been released by UNESCO. 

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/industrial-heritage-south-east-asia-thematic-regional-study

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ICOMOS Theophilos ISC | Issue 25 of Protection of Cultural Heritage 

The publication of issue 25 of Protection of Cultural Heritage has just been released and can be downloaded here: https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/odk/issue/current

This contains five papers from the ISC’s Liège conference in November, and one from their 2025 Florence conference.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

NEW Senior Heritage Consultant | NBRS Heritage Studio Sydney

NBRS is an award-winning multidisciplinary design practice delivering architecture, landscape architecture, heritage and interior design projects that create lasting community impact.

• Full-time permanent role
• Milson Point location
• Industry-leading 9-Day Fortnight
• Flexible working arrangements
• Work on diverse heritage projects across Australia and internationally
• Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Applications will be reviewed as received.

For further information and to apply, follow this link: https://au.seek.com/job/92857261?ref=cm-ui

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EMM | Archaeologist/Senior Archaeologist – Aboriginal Heritage | Sydney | applications assessed on submission

What You Will Bring to Have Impact

• A relevant tertiary degree in Archaeology.
• A minimum of 4–8 years’ archaeological consulting experience in Aboriginal heritage management, with a strong balance of both fieldwork and reporting skills.
• A passion for mentoring and developing successful teams, and/or collaborating with early-career archaeologists.
• Exceptional reporting and quality assurance skills, underpinned by robust knowledge of New South Wales heritage legislation.
• A current unrestricted driver’s licence.
• A current Construction Industry Safety Induction (White Card)

Our goal is to build a team of EMMers that reflects the world around us—and we want EMMers to stay and grow. As part of our efforts to build an EMM for everyone, we embed diversity, equity and inclusion into our work and aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

If you meet the requirement of this position, please submit your application via email to careers@emmconsulting.com.au
confirming your preferred work location and quoting reference: (Ref: R320) in subject line.

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AECOM | Senior Heritage Specialist | Fortitude Valley QLD | Applications assessed on submission

AECOM’s environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage.

Join our team of dedicated heritage specialists with exciting pipeline of projects presenting an opportunity for an experienced Heritage Professional to advance into a dynamic project role as part of our Queensland team. This role will see you join a team of heritage specialists based in Brisbane with experience in both Aboriginal and historical heritage. We offer our clients expertise in heritage management, impact assessments, excavation/salvage and consultation.

For further information or to apply, follow this link.

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Getty Research Fellow, Guidance and Facilitator Training Materials for Climate Vulnerability Assessment | JCU QLD

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Getty Research Fellow, Guidance and Facilitator Training Materials for Climate Vulnerability Assessment to join our team within the College of Science and Engineering.​

• Full-time and fixed term to 18 June 2028 
• Located at the Townsville Bebegu Yumba campus in Tropical North Queensland  
• Academic Level A or B $80,371 – $133,110 p.a. + super and other benefits
• Level of appointment and remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience 

Applications close on Sunday 19 July 2026 at 11:59PM AEST

For further information and to apply follow this link.

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Lovell Chen | Heritage Consultant | VIC | Applications assessed on submission

Lovell Chen are seeking an experienced heritage consultant to join our Melbourne-based practice.

The role, which offers excellent scope for career growth and development, requires the delivery of heritage advice and services to a broad client base in Victoria and nationally.

You will contribute to due diligence pre-acquisition advice, heritage appraisals, heritage studies, impact assessments and conservation and heritage management plans. A keen interest in contemporary heritage thinking is required, along with an awareness of recent developments.

Learn more about the position at https://www.lovellchen.com.au/current-opportunities/

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