Author Archives: APT Australasia Chapter

Participant report from LA6, May 2015

Heritage Tasmania’s Russell Dobie was a participant at LA6, the 2015 Longford Academy. His overview of his experiences at LA6 are posted here.

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2015 Longford Academy LA6 to be held 11-15 May

The sixth Longford Academy (LA6) will be presented by the Australasian Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology (International) at the World Heritage listed Brickendon and Woolmers Estates in Tasmania on 11-15 May 2015. Expressions of interest for attendance at … Continue reading

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Sustainable Heritage Conservation workshops in Sydney 2015

A series of heritage conservation workshops covering technical and planning topics will be held as part of the 200-year anniversary celebrations at the National Trust Centre (at Observatory Hill in Sydney) during February – April 2015.  The APT Australasia Chapter has … Continue reading

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Sustainable Heritage Conservation workshops relaunched

The APT Australasia Chapter is partnering with the City of Sydney, Australia ICOMOS, National Trust (NSW), Australian Institute of Architects, and the Building Limes Forum to deliver a series of information sessions and workshops in Sydney entitled, ‘Sustainable Heritage Conservation, … Continue reading

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Infrastructure conservation in George Town, Penang

MacLaren North and Donald Ellsmore travelled to Penang in June to present a three-day workshop on planning for the conservation of infrastructure in the George Town World Heritage site. This workshop built on the two-day workshop on the same subject presented … Continue reading

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LA5 Longford Academy report

A brief report on the 5th Longford Academy held 5-9 May 2014 in northern Tasmania is available for download here.

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2014 Sustainable Heritage Conservation workshops POSTPONED

UPDATE 29 April 2014: Unfortunately, the programme of sustainable heritage conservation workshops described below have been postponed until a future set of dates to be confirmed.  This situation has arisen from a range of factors outside of our control.  We … Continue reading

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Towards an Australian Heritage Quality Framework

The APT Australasia Chapter recently collaborated with the Australia ICOMOS Traditional Trades Training Working Group to prepare a paper which was submitted to the Heritage Branch of the Australian Department of the Environment for consideration in conjunction with preparation of the … Continue reading

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Register now for LA5

The fifth Longford Academy (LA5) will be presented by the APT Australasia Chapter at the World Heritage listed Brickendon and Woolmers Estates in Tasmania on 5-9 May 2014.  This year, the central theme will be: QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY Investigation and … Continue reading

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LA5 to be held 5-9 May 2014

The fifth Longford Academy (LA5) will be presented by the APT Australasia Chapter at the World Heritage listed Brickendon and Woolmers Estates in Tasmania on 5-9 May 2014. Expressions of interest in attendance at LA5 are now sought by email … Continue reading

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