Along with the Asian Academy for Heritage Management Secretariat at Southeast University, and the Beijing Cultural Relics Protection Association, UNESCO cordially extends to the public an invitation to join the international symposium, ‘The Next 50 Years: Challenges and Opportunities for World Heritage’, on 26-27 November 2022. Bringing together leading academics and practitioners to reflect on key challenges and opportunities for…

Join the AusHeritage Member Forum in 2022 as we explore the work of new and emerging AusHeritage Members. Current Board Members will also provide an update on activities. Speakers include Vinod Daniel, AusHeritage Chairman David Gole, Principal of Conrad Gargett Roger Beeston, Director of RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants and AusHeritage Board Member Meher Bahl, Architectural Graduate at RBA Architects…

AusHeritage member Dr. Keir Reeves to present a paper at the Building Rural Tourism Resilience symposium organised by the Australian Government and the Australia-Japan Foundation. The symposium brings together some of Australia and Japan's leading tourism leisure researchers to present cutting edge perspectives on how rural tourism can be positioned for greater resilience in times of rapid change and persistent…

Conservation, refurbishment and adaptive reuse of Africa Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia requires the preserving, and restoring the historical and cultural values of the heritage building whilst achieving a modern conference facility opening up the place as a major tourist attraction with exhibition and museum space. Africa Hall Redevelopment. Source: Doug and Wolf Conservation works included the upgrading of old furniture…

The Walsh Bay Arts Precinct development won the Greenway Award for Heritage. MDRX/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA James Lesh, Deakin University It was hard to keep up with all the bad news coming out of the recent Australia State of the Environment report. The dire state of natural places and First Nations heritage rightly attracted attention. However, one important finding was overlooked:…

After almost a decade of no national cultural policy in Australia, the new government has called for submissions to help develop a new policy. (https://www.arts.gov.au/have-your-say/new-national-cultural-policy).  AusHeritage welcomes this decision and has made a submission that outlines three key points: A cultural policy is broader than an arts policy and must include cultural heritageAlong with the Minister’s current goals, there should…

https://youtu.be/2a6k4s-mMco RBA Architect's Roger Beeston, Deirdre Heffernan and Meher Bahl, along with Abode Restoration's Thomas Madden recently gave a talk as a part of Open House Melbourne 2022 on their recently completed project Prahran Arcade. Prahran Arcade opened in August 1890 and has since been known for its grand frontage. Originally, its ground level was accessed via both Chapel and…

The following article is from the NSW Public Works Advisory Department's news section. It was published on 14th June 2022. You can find the article here. From conserving major buildings in South Australia and New South Wales to restoring historic buildings in South Asia and South East Asia, architect Bruce Pettman has had a vast and varied career. He is…

Article by David Huxtable, Director LookEar At the small town of Beveridge, some 40km north of Melbourne, lies the boyhood home of Australia's most famous outlaw, Edward 'Ned' Kelly. Kelly House Derelict - March 2020. Source: LookEar It is a simple timber house that was built in stages spanning about 40 years, commencing around 1859 by Ned's father, John 'Red'…

RBA Director Roger Beeston and key emerging heritage professional, Meher Bahl, were delighted recently to accompany eminent international museum expert and conservationist, Vice Chairman of ICOM-Committee for Conservation and AusHeritage Chair, Dr Vinod Daniel to the iconic Walsh St Boyd House, led by the indefatigable Boyd Foundation chair, Tony Isaacson. This modernist marvel was design by Robin Boyd as his…