The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is pleased to advise that a new Australian Heritage Week website and registration system for events to be held over Australian Heritage Week 2012 is now available. The department encourages all communities to get involved with planning and hosting a range of exciting activities during Australian Heritage Week that showcase your unique local heritage to the rest of the country. http://heritage-week.govspace.gov.au/
Category Archives: Events
Berndt museum: from the basement
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The internationally recognised Berndt Museum of Anthropology has taken advantage of some necessary relocation work to explore and display its collection.
Relocate and rediscover runs from the 10 February to 2 June 2012 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at the University of Western Australia.
John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library
The February 2012 edition of the JCPML newsletter, Information Update, is now available to view from the following link; http://john.curtin.edu.au/newsletter/Feb2012.pdf
Government House history
Associate Professor, and Chair of the History Discipline at UWA, Jeremy Martens, will discuss his new book, ‘Government House and West Australian Society 1829 -2010′ on February 17 at Subiaco Library. Bookings essential.
C.Y. O’Connor Lecture
This year’s lecture, on Connecting and Building Sustainable Communities, will be presented by Dr Ken Michael, former Governor of Western Australia. An initiative of the National Trust (WA) the lecture will be held in Perth on Wednesday 14 March and in Kalgoorlie on 19 March. 20120111 CY O’Connor Flyer – FINAL
You can book online at http://www.ntwa.com.au/
Perth Waterfront debate
The Perth Waterfront is once again gaining attention. The City Gatekeepers’ protest group has been formed to try and get the government to rethink the scale of the development and to incorporate the heritage elements associated with the Esplanade, one of Perth’s oldest recreation sites and a State heritage registered site. The West is running an on-line poll: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/cloud/polls/popup/b81d568d-2bda-3283-83ee-291eb950220f/
A protest rally and march will occur at the Esplanade at 11am on 26 February, and a petition will be presented to Parliament in March.
The City Gatekeepers have developed a petition and asked that we circulate this to our members who are also asked to circulate as widely as possible. The Petition must be returned to Linley Lutton, PO Box 5769, St Georges Terrace Perth 6831. This petition must not be altered and only original signatures are permitted. Faxed copies of signatures cannot be accepted. Petition+standard+form
The City Gatekeepers website is: http://www.citygatekeepers.com.au/
The History Council is also concerned that the Waterfront development will destroy the Esplanade, and that the processes required for consideration of a heritage site have not been fully implemented. We have drafted a Media Release outlining our arguments. 12.01.17 Perth Waterfront – Press Release
Perth Foreshore
The paper presented by Curtin University PhD student, Julie Lunn at our More than grass: Perth Waterfront Forum, is now available.
Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
The Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum are looking for sponsors to assist in getting Buzz Aldrin to Western Australia for the official launch of the museum in April this year. In the lead up to the opening, they have also developed a new website http://www.carnarvonmuseum.org.au/home.html and you can like them on Facebook too http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carnarvon-Space-and-Technology-Museum/152613644848869
Perth Foreshore
The paper presented by historical archaeologist, Gaye Nayton, at our More than grass: Perth Waterfront Forum, is now available
Urban History Planning History 2012
Early bird registrations for this conference close soon.
The theme of the conference is Urban Transformations: booms, busts and
other catastrophes. Its focus is on the manifold factors, including rapid
economic change and natural disaster, that operate over time to transform
urban areas.
Keynote speakers are Associate Professor Charles Schenking (HKU) on the
great Kanto earthquake and the chimera of national reconstruction in
Japan, and Winthrop Professor Richard Weller (UWA) on the past in the
future of urbanisation.
Online registration is now open. Hurry! Early bird discount ends 19
December.
Please visit http://uhph2012.com/ for more details and to register online.