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ACTRegionHeritageSymposium2017

THEPOLITICSOFHERITAGE:THEARTOFTHEPOSSIBLE

SATURDAY,19AUGUST2017

ConvenedbyHeritagePartners:AustraliaICOMOS,CanberraArchaeologicalSociety,

Canberra&DistrictHistoricalSociety,andNationalTrustofAustralia(ACT)

Date: Saturday19August2017

Venue: ANUForestryBuilding,FennerSchoolofEnvironmentandSociety(BuildingNo48), LinnaeusWayoffDaleyRoad,ActonCampus,ANU

Cost: $75non-members,$55membersofhostorganisations,$35concessions,speakers

ThePoliticsofHeritage:theartof thepossibleaskswhatare thepossibilitiesfor culturalheritage ina citydesignedfordemocracyanddiplomacyandpoliticalaction,inaworldofmultiplestakeholders,whererealandvirtualborderstransectourregionandwheredigitaltechnologyisrewritingtherulesofengagementbetweenpoliticians,citizensandtrustedculturalinstitutions.

Howcanweextendourunderstandingofthepoliticallandscapeofourcity;fromtheinstitutionsthatinhabitit,tothewaypoliticsandlegislationfeaturesinheritageconservationandmanagement.Whatistheroleofculturalheritagemanagementandconservationininternationalcooperationaswellasaninstrumentof‘soft’influencebystates?Howisthedigitalenvironmentextendingandenhancingexperiencewithheritagevalues,notjustinrespectbothtotheprocessesofconservationandrestoration,butinbuildingactiveandengagedcommunities?

AbstractsandBio-Notesforeachspeakerfollowtheprograminalphabeticalorder.

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ACT Region Heritage Symposium 2017

THE POLITICS OF HERITAGE: THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE

PROGRAM Hosted by: Australia ICOMOS, Canberra Archaeological Society, Canberra and District Historical Society,

and National Trust of Australia (ACT)

When: Saturday 19 August 2017

Location: ANU Forestry Building Linnaeus Way Acton

8.30 – 9.00 Venue open / Registration

OPENING SESSION 9.00 Chair: Edwina Jans, Australia ICOMOS

Wally Bell Welcome to Country

Tim Winter Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Design, Deakin University

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Heritage diplomacy: the art of the possible

Libby Stewart Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House

and Blake Singley AIATSIS

YES! The ongoing story of the 1967 Referendum

Patricia Clarke Political Journalist Joe Alexander Establishing Canberra's Heritage: Parliament, Diplomacy and Life in Suburbia

QUESTIONS

10.30 – 11.00 Morning Tea

THEME 1 – CONNECTING THE DOTS IN HERITAGE: GAPS ACROSS STATUTORY SYSTEMS

11.00 Chair: Bronnagh Norris, National Trust of Australia (ACT)

Donald Ellsmore Is there an elephant in the heritage sector?

Penny Spoelder Connecting People, Place, Culture and Ecology

Meetu Sharma Saxena Canberra’s historic landscape ethos and today’s urban densification

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12.00 WALKING TOUR – PINTS, PONDS AND POLITICS AT ANU Amy Jarvis

12.30 – 1.30 LUNCH

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THEME 2 – NEGOTIATING THE OUTCOMES FOR HERITAGE 1.30 Chair: Marilyn Truscott, Canberra & District Historical Society

Ali Akbar & Saiful Bakhri The role of archaeological research to mediate several conflicts of interests: A case study in Banten Lama heritage management

Duncan Marshall Luck and the Brick Wall – lessons from national advocacy

Linda Roberts

Conserving heritage when politically sensitive: Germans in Israel

Nick Swain Citizen Activism – Manuka Oval

Barbara Reeve

Hidden in plain sight: reconstructing heritage stonework in the Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial

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3.00 AFTERNOON TEA

THEME 3 – CROSSING BORDERS OR BORDER CROSSINGS: SHARING HERITAGE OBJECTS AND IDEA(L)S

3.30 Chair: Sarah Webeck, Australia ICOMOS

Will Gardner The Embassy of Sweden: Memory and Material

Daisy Chaston The Space Heritage of the ACT

Aylwen Gardiner-Garden Crossing Borders: textile and historic garment research in England, Scotland and Denmark

Robyne Bancroft

Crossing Borders: repatriation of Aboriginal human remains from overseas

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5.00 Rapporteurs

5.15 Symposium Drinks

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ACT Region Heritage Symposium 2017

The Politics of Heritage: the Art of the Possible

Venue ANU Forestry Building, Fenner School of Environment and Society (Building No 48)

Linnaeus Way off Daley Road, Acton Campus, ANU

(easy access via Barry Drive or Parkes Way to Clunies Ross St then Dickson Road to Daley Road)

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THEPOLITICSOFHERITAGE:THEARTOFTHEPOSSIBLESpeakers Abstracts and Bio-Notes

AliAkbarandSaifulBakhri–Theroleofarchaeologicalresearchtomediateseveralconflictofinterests:AcasestudyinBantenLamaheritagemanagement(Theme2:NegotiatingtheOutcomesforHeritage)

Abstract:BantenLama(OldBanten)asoneofthemostprominentIslamicsitesinIndonesiahasalonghistory.Datedbackin1596whentheDutchfirstcametoBanten,thissitewaswell-knownasanessentialport,itsspicesproducts,aswellastheSultanateanditspower.Today,withoutanypromotions,therearenumeroustouristscameduringparticulardaysinIslamicdatesystemtodosomereligiousactivities.However,inthelasttwoyears,therewasaconsiderationtocreateazoningplanforBantenLamabythelocalAgencyforRegionalDevelopment.

Bio-Note:AliAkbar Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, Universitas Indonesia. AsidefrombeingalecturerinDepartmentofArchaeology,AliAkbarisalsoManagerfortheResearchandCommunityServicesintheFacultyofHumanities,UniversitasIndonesia.Hehasdoneextensivearchaeologicalresearchinseveralareasincludingprehistory,Islamicarchaeology,maritimearchaeology,andmuseology.In2009,hewasawarded‘BestYoungResearcher’inSocialandCulturalSciencesinUniversitasIndonesia. Bio-Note:SaifulBakhrigothisBachelordegreeinArchaeologyfromUniversitasIndonesia.FromMid2015–Beginning2017hewasanassistantresearcherinFacultyofHumanitiesforseveralprojectsrelatedtoarchaeologyandmuseumredevelopment.HispassioninmaterialcultureworlddoesnotstopasheiscurrentlyundertakinghisMastersofCulturalMaterialsConservationattheUniversityofMelbourne,AustraliasponsoredbyIndonesiaEndowmentFundforEducation(LPDP).

RobyneBancroft–CrossingBorders:repatriationofAboriginalhumanremainsfromoverseas(Theme3:CrossingBordersorBorderCrossing:SharingHeritageObjectsandIdea(l)s)

Abstract:ThereturnofIndigenoushumanremainsandsecret-sacreditemsfromoverseasmuseumshaslongbeenattemptedbyAustraliasincetheyweretaken,supposedlyforresearch,inthe19thandearly20thcentury.Variousgovernmentprograms,nowwiththeNationalMuseumofAustraliainvolvement,havehadsomesuccessasincreasinglymuseumsseetheethicsofreturningtheseremainstothedescendants.

ThispaperpresentsarecentcasestudyofthereturnofhumanremainsfromoverseastovariouscommunitiesinNSWandQueensland.ItparticularlyrelatestheinvolvementofmyClarenceRiverDistrictAboriginalCommunityandmyexperiencesoftheprocessinAustraliaandinGermany.

Bio-Note:RobyneBancroftisanElderoftheGumbaingerr/Bundjalungcommunity.WhenfirstwiththeAustralianpublicservicesheestablished40multi-functionalAboriginalchildren’sservices.AfterthatshestudiedarchaeologyattheANU,andworkedatAIATSISontheEncyclopaediaofAboriginalAustralia,anditsmapofAboriginalAustralia,andthenattheNMA.Latersheheadedbackto‘Country’withtheNSWForestryServiceasanIndigenousCulturalOfficer.She,asanElderofhercommunity,wasitsdelegateforthereturnofhumanremainsfromGermanyinMarchthisyear.

WallyBell–WelcometoCountry(OpeningSession)

Bio-Note:WallyBellisanElderoftheBuruNgunawalAboriginalCorporation.WallyisveryactiveinpromotingAboriginalcultureandheritageintheregion,regularlyrunningtours,suchasthetheAboriginalHeritageTrailattheANU,andgivingtalks,encouragingcommunityengagement.

DaisyChaston–TheSpaceHeritageoftheACT(Theme3:CrossingBordersorBorderCrossing:SharingHeritageObjectsandIdea(l)s)

Abstract:Themiddleofthetwentiethcenturywasanexciting,pioneeringtimeforinternationalspaceexploration.Themostremarkableadvancementsintracking,mannedandunmannedspacetechnologywereengineeredduringthisera.Advancementsinthisfieldwereinextricablylinkedwithinternationalpolitics,and

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havehadalastinginfluenceonworld,national,state,andlocalheritage.Indeed,‘spacearchaeology’hasrecentlybecomeanemergingdiscipline,thankstoexpertslikeAliceGormanofFlindersUniversity.TheACTboastsafascinatingspaceheritagestory,spanningfromFederationtothepresentday.DaisyChastonwillpresentanoverviewofthisstory,includingitsoriginsinnationalandinternationalpolitics.

Bio-Note:DaisyisagraduateoftheAustralianNationalUniversity,withabackgroundinhistoryandClassicalarchaeology.SheiscurrentlyteamleaderoftheRegistrationandAssessmentTeamwithinACTHeritage.She

PatriciaClarke–PoliticalJournalistJoeAlexanderEstablishingCanberra’sHeritage:Parliament,DiplomacyandLifeintheSuburbs(OpeningSession)

Abstract:JoeAlexanderwasthepre-eminentCanberrapressgalleryjournalistfrom1929to1944reportingforKeithMurdoch’spowerfulMelbourneHerald.HecontributedtotheACT’sheritageandhistorybyraisingtheprofileofCanberraastheNationalCapital;hewasuniqueinbeingexpelledfromtheHouse,butnottheSenate,andheintroducedteleprintercommunication.HewasamongAustralia’spioneerdiplomats,helefthisinvaluablediariestotheNationalLibraryandedited7editionsofWho’sWhoinAustralia.HehelpedtheHistoricalSocietytoremainviableandaddedtothearchitecturalheritageofCanberrathroughhishelptotheRussianOrthodoxCathedral.

Bio-Note:PatriciaClarkeOAMisanauthor,historianandformerjournalistwhohaswritten12booksandinnumerablearticlesonmediahistoryandtheroleofwomeninAustralianhistory.Severalofherbooksarebiographiesofwomenwritersandjournalists.Sheistheauthorof‘WomenintheMedia’andofseveralotherentriesintheCompaniontotheAustralianMediaandisaconsultanttotheMediaHallofFame.SheisaFellowoftheAustralianAcademyofHumanitiesandtheFederationofAustralianHistoricalSocietiesandaformerpresidentoftheCanberra&DistrictSociety.

DonaldEllsmore–Isthereisanelephantintheheritagesector?(Theme1:ConnectingtheDotsinHeritage:GapsacrossStatutorySystems)

Abstract:In1814,IvanAndreevichKrylov(1769-1844),poetandfabulist,wroteafableentitled"TheInquisitiveMan"whichtellsofamanwhogoestoamuseumandnoticesallsortsoftinythings,butfailstonoticeanelephant.TheelephantintheroomhasbecomeanEnglish-languagemetaphoricalidiomforanobviousproblemorriskthatnoonewantstodiscuss,oraconditionofgroupthinkthatnoonewantstochallenge.So,itappearsintheheritagesectortoday,acriticaldeclineinthequalityandsustainabilityofheritageoutcomesseemstogounnoticedmymany.Eachyearthenumberofpractisingheritageprofessionalsgrowsandthefinancialresourcesdedicatedtoheritageworksincreaseswhilethestandardofworkstoheritageplacesdeclines.Thereasonsareplaintosee.Theyincludeanunhealthyfocusonpredictiveprocessesandaneglectofmonitoringandself-improvementinthedeliveryofoutcomes.

Thebarrierstochangearewellunderstoodbythosewhohavelookedcloselyatthesituation.Theyincludetheconservationcommunitytalkingonlytoitself;alackofjoined-upthinkingbetweenheritage,conservation,educationandemploymentdepartmentsinGovernment;alackofindustryownershipofqualityproblems;alackofstrategicforesightandplanning;alackofcoordinationofskillstrainingdelivery;nospecialisttrackfortrainingintraditionalcraftsandtrades,andafailuretomaintaincommunityengagement.

Thispaperreportsonwaysandmeanstoovercomethebarrierstoqualityandsustainabilityandcurrenteffortstoarrestthedeclineinawarenessandcompetency.

Bio-Note:DonaldEllsmoreisaheritageconservationspecialistandadvocateforqualityandsustainabilityinheritageconservationpractice.Aftertrainingasanarchitectandworkinginarchitectural,maritimeandrailwayheritageconservationinNSWandVictoria,heisactivelyinvolvedintrainingandeducationaimedatraisingstandardsandimprovingheritageconservationoutcomesinhisroleasConvenoroftheAssociationforPreservationTechnology(APT)AustralasiaChapter.

AylwenGardiner-Garden–CrossingBorders:SharingHeritageObjectsandIdeas(Theme3:CrossingBorders

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orBorderCrossing:SharingHeritageObjectsandIdea(l)s)

Abstract:AylwenGardiner-GardenwillreportonherheritageresearchandstudiesinEngland,ScotlandandDenmarkfromwhichshehasjustreturned.Highlightsincludearesearchinternship-theproductofwhichwillbeabookonhistoricgarmenttrimsfrom1730-1830,studiesontextileconservationattheUniversityofGlasgowandattendanceataSummerSchoolof3000yearsofTextilesandFashionattheUniversityofCopenhagen.ShebenefitedfromotherworkshopsattheLondonSchoolofHistoricDress,LondonCollegeofFashionandtheRoyalSchoolofNeedlework.

Sheanticipatesbeingabletosharetheskills,information,imagesandideasacquiredinthispursuitofherstudiesbypresentationsattheUniversityofCanberra,teachingshedoesintheCanberracommunitythroughtheEarthlyDelightsHistoricDanceAcademyandworkshopsshe’llpresentattheJaneAustenFestivalattheAlbertHallnextAprilaspartoftheACTHeritageFestival.

Bio-Note:AylwenGardiner-Gardenisadresshistorian,historicaldancerandeventsmanagerinCanberra.ShewillspeaktodayabouttheheritageresearchandstudiesshehasbeenpursuinginEngland,ScotlandandDenmarkaspartofherheritage,museumandconservationdegreeattheUniversityofCanberra.

Will Gardner – The Embassy of Sweden: Memory and Material ((Theme3:CrossingBordersorBorderCrossing:SharingHeritageObjectsandIdea(l)s)

Abstract:TheEmbassyofSwedenwascompletedin1951andrecognisedforitsmodernitybyreceivingtheSirJohnSulmanAwardforPublicandMonumentalBuildingsin1952.DesignedbynotableSwedisharchitectE.G.HLundquistinassociationwithAustralianarchitects,PeddleThorpandWalker,thebuildingrepresentedthecultureandnationalidentityofSwedenthroughitsarchitecturalstyleandmaterial.TheEmbassytothisdaystandsrepresentativeofthecollaborationandcooperationbetweenthenationsofSwedenandAustralia.

After60yearsofserviceitwasclearthattheEmbassybuildingrequiredathoroughrenovation,incorporatingmodernrequirementsofsecurityandworkplaceamenityaswellasaccommodatingcontemporarymodesofliving.WorkingwiththeNationalPropertyBoardSweden,GuidaMoseleyBrownArchitectsundertookthissignificantproject.

Throughthisprocesstheyuncoveredalayeredhistoryofstoriesandpersonalaccountsofthebuildingandthepeoplethathaveoccupieditembodiedwithinthephysicalmaterialsofthebuildingsandthegrounds.Thisfaithfulrestorationandmodernisationsoughttobringtogethertherichhistoryofthebuildingwithitscontemporaryrequirementsinaseamlessmannerthatallowsthebuildingtocontinueitsstoryforanotherlifetime.

Bio-Note:WillGardnerisaCanberrabasedArchitectandAssociateatGuidaMoseleyBrownArchitects.Heisparticularlyinterestedintheintersectionbetweenarchitecture,landscapeandurbandesignandhowthishasbeeninfluencedbycontextbothcontemporaryandhistorical.HehasleadprojectslocallyandabroadofvaryingtypesandscaleinbothcontemporaryandheritagecontextsthathavewonprestigiousarchitecturalawardsincludingtheJSMurdochAwardforHeritageArchitectureandTheRomaldoGiurgolaAwardforPublicArchitecture.

DuncanMarshall–LuckandtheBrickWall–LessonsfromNationalAdvocacy(Theme2:NegotiatingtheOutcomesforHeritage)

Abstract: Reflectionsonnationalculturalheritageadvocacysincethe1990s,thecurrentsituationandfuturepossibilities.ThispaperbeginswithsomebriefreflectionsonthehistoryandstateofheritageconservationinAustraliafromanationalperspective.Thisincludesthecomplexstoryofevolvingpolicies,programsandresourcesinthemodernphaseofAustralianheritageconservationfromthe1970s.Majorpastsuccessesaswellasdisappointmentsarenoted–includingfundingandotherresources.

Itthenmovesontotheroleofadvocacyinthisstory.Thisincludestheroleofgovernmentandthenon-governmentsectors,especiallythenatureandcapacityoforganisationsinadvocacy.ThepaperconcludeswithconsiderationofthefutureforAustralianheritageconservationandadvocacy,notingproblemsand

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opportunities.Akeyquestioniswhethertheheritagesectorcanengageinmoresophisticated,sustainedandbetterresourcedadvocacy,orwillitcontinuetooperateatthecurrentlowlevel?Thepaperfocusesonhistoricheritage.

Bio-Note:DuncanMarshallisaCanberra-basedheritageconsultantwhohasbeeninvolvedwithnationalheritageadvocacyovermanyyears,especiallywiththeAustralianCouncilofNationalTrustsandAustraliaICOMOS.

BarbaraReeve–Hiddeninplainsight:reconstructingheritagestoneworkintheCommemorativeArea,AustralianWarMemorial(Theme 2: Negotiating the Outcomes for Heritage)

Abstract:TheessenceoftheAustralianWarMemorialasanationalshrine,commemoratingthesacrificeofAustralianswhodiedinwar,existswithinthesacredspacesofitsCommemorativeArea.Completedin1941,theArea’sfabricandconstructionembodykeyartistic,historic,social,andtechnicalheritageattributes.Fromtheperspectiveofpreservingitsheritagesignificance,ithasalowtoleranceforchange.

TheCommemorativeAreaisahighlyvisiblepublicarenawherenationalandinternationaldignitaries,politicians,andvisitorsparticipatedailyinpublicandprivateactsofcommemorationandreflection.FromtheperspectiveofpreservingtheMemorial’spoliticalandsocialimportance,theAreahasalowtolerancefordisruption.

TheneedtoreconstructtheArea’sheritageelementstomaintain,protect,andconservetheirsignificanceandheritagevalueswasdocumentedin1997,reiteratedbysuccessiveconservationexperts,andstressedasurgentlyrequiredbytheMemorial’s2011HeritageManagementPlan.

ThankstomajorfundingfromtheDepartmentoftheEnvironment’s2014grantprogram,ProtectingNationalHistoricSites,workcouldbegin.Archivalresearchtofindoriginalconstructiondocumentationandengaginghighlyskilledcraftsmenleftastheproject’smainchallengetheneedtoguaranteetheArea’sfullfunctionalityduringreconstructionthroughthesummersof2016and2017.Thistalkwilldescribehowweachievedthepoliticalimperativeofconcealingfromthepublicthesightsandsoundsofmonthsofstonework,waterproofing,upgradinggardensandpavements,andenhancingaccessibility.

Bio-Note: AttheAustralianWarMemorial1998-2017,BarbaraledtheMemorial’sConservation,Registration,andCollectionManagementteamsuntilherappointmentin2014asManager,HeritagePreservationProjects.Hersuccessfulapplicationfora$1MilProtectingNationalHistoricSitesgrantfromtheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentenabledthe$1.6Miltwo-yearprojecttoreconstructarchitecturalelementsintheAWM’sCommemorativeArea.AformerDirectorofAusHeritage,sheiscurrentlyontheCounciloftheInternationalInstituteforConservationandConvenoroftheACTCulturalFacilityCorporation’sHistoricPlacesAdvisoryCommittee.HerprofessionalbackgroundincludesappointmentsasaVisitingScholar,WolfsonCollege,Cambridge(2010)andinauguralHeadofConservation,AustralianNationalMaritimeMuseum,Sydney(1993-98).SheearnedaBAinArchaeologyfromBrynMawrCollegeandaBScfromtheUniversityofLondoninArchaeologicalConservation,withfurtherprofessionaldevelopmentthroughtheMuseumLeadershipProgram(UniversityofMelbourne)andBestPracticeinManagingHeritagePlaces(AustralianNationalUniversity).

LindaRoberts-Conservingheritagewhenpoliticallysensitive:GermansinIsrael(Theme2:NegotiatingtheOutcomesforHeritage)

Abstract:ResearchintohermaternalancestryledLindatovisitIsraelin2012wherehermother,grandparentsandgreat-grandparentswereborn.ItwasPalestinethen,aneglectedprotectorateoftheOttomanEmpirewhenhundredsofGermans,disillusionedwiththeLutheranChurch,establishedsevensettlementsfromthe1860sonwards.ArabChristianswerealwaysasmallnumberinthismainlyArabMoslempopulationandtheseGermanswereaminorityamongstthem.TheirimportancetoPalestine,andlaterIsrael,wasnotintheirnumberbuttheirrelativelyhightechnicalandintellectualqualificationsandtheirexperienceasindustrialistsandagriculturalists.HowdoesIsraeltodayregardthischapteroftheirhistory?WhathashappenedtothesesolidGermanbuildingsandistheirheritagebeingprotected?Thefamily’shistoryincludesemigration,the

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Kaiser’svisitin1898,twoworldwars,internments,theBalfourDeclaration,BritishMandateanddeportation.Thestoryofthesebuildingsisalsoremarkableentailingmuchnegotiation.

Bio-Note:LindaRobertscurrentlyworksforACTHeritageandhasbeentheresince2005havingbeensecondedacrossfromACTTourismtoprojectmanagewhathasbecometheCanberraTracksnetworkofheritageinterpretation.Lindahasalsoco-ordinatedthepastnineCanberra&RegionHeritageFestivals.ShehasbeenanactiveCouncillorwiththeNationalTrustsince2008.OriginallytrainingasaGermanteacher,whenthatworkdriedup,sheworkedinsmallbusinessthentrainedintourguidingfollowedby10yearswiththelocaltourismagency.SoGermanteachingisahinttoherancestrywhichconnectstohertalk.

MeetuSharmaSaxena–Canberra’shistoriclandscapeethosandtoday’surbandensification((Theme1:ConnectingtheDotsinHeritage:GapsacrossStatutorySystems)

Abstract:Canberrawasconceivedandplannedasacitynotlikeanyotherforthefirstseventy-fiveyearsofitsconceptionfromtheGriffinplanof1912withplanningguidelinesspecificallymodelledtomaintainitasthecityinthelandscape.Sinceself-governmentin1988planninghasbeengovernedincreasinglybytheglobalorthodoxcanonofincreasingurbandensification,urbanconsolidationandhigh-risebuildingswithoutregardforthesignificanceofthecontextandsettingofthecity.Twooutcomesarelowpriorityofheritageconsiderationsleadingtolossofheritageprecinctsanddownplayingofthehistoriclandscapeethosleadingtolossoflandscapespaceandtreesandblockingviewsofthesurroundinghillsthatarequintessentialtothesettingandambienceofthecity.ThispapercriticallyexamineshowplanningactionandgovernanceforCanberraneedtorefocusontheessentialelementsoftheHULapproachasrapidchangeandtransformationofthecityoccur.

Bio-Note:MeetuisaplanninganddesignprofessionalwithBachelor’sandMaster’sdegreesinArchitecture(specializationinArchitecturalConservation).Shehasmorethan19years’experienceworkinginIndia,UnitedArabEmirates(Dubai&AbuDhabi)&Australiawithmulti-cultural,multi–professionalandmulti-disciplinaryteamsonlargescaleurbandevelopmentstosmallrefurbishments;projectsrangingfromheritagemanagementplanstolargescaleretailmalls;aswellasteachingbachelorsandmasterscoursesinArchitecture.

MeetuiscurrentlypursuingaPhDattheResearchSchoolofHumanitiesandtheArts(RHSA)attheAustralianNationalUniversity.TheareaofresearchisHistoricUrbanLandscapes–anewapproachtourbanheritagemanagement,urbanpolicyandplanning.ShehasrecentlycompletedtheGraduatecertificateinUrbanPolicyandStrategy,FacultyofBuiltEnvironmentatUNSW.

PennySpoelder–ConnectingPeople,Place,CultureandEcology(Theme1:ConnectingtheDotsinHeritage:GapsacrossStatutorySystems)

Abstract: Aswebecomeincreasinglyconnected,wearealsosearchingformeaninginourlivesandplaceinthecommunityByacknowledgingthisshiftingcontext,ourgoalsbecomelessaboutpreservingbuildings,landscapes,acollectionoramomentintime,butratheraboutconnectingpeopleandengagingcommunitieswhethervisitors,scholars,donorsorthosewholiveandworknearby.Asourcommunitieschangeandevolveweneedtoexpandanddevelopournarrative.Weneedtoworkhardertofindandconnectthedotsbetweengovernments,organisationsandcommunitypartnerswhoareactiveinheritage,arts,environment,tourism,transport,urbanplanningandotherareas.

Whenalineisdrawnconnectingthedots,anassociationand"bigpicture”isrevealed.PennySpoelder,thenewDirector,ACTHistoricPlaceswillshareherperspectiveonhowACTHistoricPlacesisworkinghardtofindandjointhedotstocreatemeaningandplaceinthecommunity.

Bio-Note:Pennyhasover30years’experienceworkingwithheritageconservationinthepublicandprivatesectorencompassingconservationplanningandmanagementandcommercialuseineveryStateandTerritoryinAustralia.PennyhastakenaleadroleintheplanningandmanagementofsomeofAustralia’smostnotableheritagedestinationsincludingGoatIsland,QuarantineStationNorthHead,andFortDenisoninSydney,PortArthurandMariaIslandinTasmania,theHoutmanAbrolhosIslandsinWA,andFortQueenscliff,Victoria.ShehasalsoworkedextensivelyinNewZealand,theSouthPacificandfortheUNinMongolia.AftermanyyearsofconsultingPennyhasrecentlyreturnedtothepublicsectorandisnowtheDirector,ACTHistoricPlaces.

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PennyhasaMasterofPublicAdministrationfromANU,aGraduateDiplomainEnvironmentalScienceandBachelorofArts,(TourismandRecreation)fromUniversityofTechnologySydney.

LibbyStewartandBlakeSingley–YES!Theongoingstoryofthe1967Referendum(OpeningSession)

Abstract:Yes:TheOngoingStoryofthe1967ReferendumisajointexhibitionbytheMuseumofAustralianDemocracy,theAustralianInstituteofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderStudiesandReconciliationAustralia.Theexhibitiondiscoversthehistoriceventsandstrongrelationshipsinvolvedinmakingthereferendumhappenandexplorethesignificanceofthereferendumtoday.

TheexhibitionfeaturesanewfilmstarringIndigenousactorHunterPage-Lochard,whoputsthereferenduminitshistoricalcontextandtalksaboutwhyitisstillimportanttoday.ItalsofeaturescontemporarycommentsfromprominentAustralians,discussinghowtheyfeelaboutthereferendumonthisimportantanniversary.

Bio-Note:LibbyStewartistheSeniorHistorianattheMuseumofAustralianDemocracyatOldParliamentHouse,Canberra.ShewaspreviouslyahistorianattheAustralianWarMemorial,Canberra.Shehascuratedexhibitionsandpublishedintheareasoftherepresentationofwomenleadersinmuseums,Australia’sinvolvementintheVietnamWar,andAustraliannursesintheFirstWorldWar.

Bio-Note:BlakeSingleyisaCuratorofCollectionsattheAustralianInstituteofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderStudiesandaProgramVisitorintheSchoolofHistoryattheAustralianNationalUniversity.HiscurrentresearchinterestsincludeIndigenousmedia,foodways,andpopularcultureaswellasdigitalcuratorialpractices.

NickSwain–CitizenActivism–ManukaOval(Theme2:NegotiatingtheOutcomesforHeritage)

Abstract:Communitygroupsreactedstronglytoa2016unsolicitedproposaltoundertakealargescalecommercialandresidentialdevelopmentaroundManukaCircle,anareathatincludedthreeheritagelistedplaces:ManukaOval,ManukaPoolandtheformerGriffithChildWelfareCentre.

Thepresentationwilloutlinethenatureoftheproposalandrecounthowthecommunitycampaignagainstitunfoldedanditsultimateresult.Thecommunitycampaignwasastrongexpressionofthemanyvaluesthecommunityplacedontheheritageofthearea.Thesevalueswereidentifiedthroughsignificantmediacoverageandacommunitysurvey.

Thecampaignalsoraisedseveralothersignificantissuesincluding:

• shortcomingswiththegovernment’sprocessesforhandlingunsolicitedproposals;• theneedforacommunitybasedplanforthebroaderarea;and• concernsaboutoverlycloserelationshipsbetweenmanyofthestakeholders.

Bio-Note:NickcomestotheheritagespacewithabackgroundinurbangeographyandrecentinvolvementinurbanplanningasacommitteememberoftheKingstonandBartonResidents’Group.HealsohasastronginterestinlocalhistorythroughtheCanberraandDistrictHistoricalSocietyofwhichheiscurrentlySecretary.CommontobothgroupsisaconcernforCanberra’sGardenCityheritage.NickhaswrittenseveralarticlesabouttheheritagelistedBartonHousingPrecinctandhasco-authored,withMerylHunter,abookaboutthehistoryoftheManukashops.

TimWinter–HeritageDiplomacy:theartofthepossible(OpeningSession)

Abstract: Thispresentationintroducestheideaofheritagediplomacytohelpmakesenseofsignificantshiftsnowoccurringintheinternationalheritageandconservationarena.Theintentionistoconsiderwhy,andbywhatmeans,countriesareusingculturalheritageasaplatformforcooperationanddiplomacy.Toillustratethis,thetalkfocusesonChina’sattemptto‘revive’theSilkRoadsforthe21stcenturythroughitsOneBelt,OneRoadinitiative.ByreadingOBORthroughthelensofheritagediplomacy,webegintoseehowtheculturalheritageofvariouscitiesacrosstheAsiaPacificwillbebothtransformedandpreservedwithinacomplexmixoftradedeals,geopoliticsandideasaboutcivilizationandhistory.ThishasimportantimplicationsforthefutureofAustralia’sengagementswiththeregion,bothdiplomaticallyandthroughtheheritageconservationsector.

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Bio-Note:TimWinterisResearchProfessorattheAlfredDeakinInstitute,DeakinUniversity,Melbourne.HeistheformerPresidentoftheAssociationofCriticalHeritageStudiesandholdsanARCFutureFellowshipontheSilkRoadsofthe21stcentury.HehasbeenaScholarattheUniversityofCambridge,TheGettyandAsiaResearchInstitute,Singaporeandpublishedwidelyonheritage,development,urbanconservation,andtheinternationalpoliticsofheritage.HisrecentbooksincludeTheRoutledgeHandbookofHeritageinAsiaandShanghaiExpo:aninternationalforumonthefutureofcities,andiscurrentlyworkingonbooksonheritagediplomacyinrelationtoBeltandRoadand20tthcenturyconflictinAsia(warinasia.com).