Up-coming heritage-related events, conferences, workshops and seminars around the State. The Dairy Precinct, Parramatta Regional Park Last month the Dairy Precinct and Burramatta Visitor Centre at Parramatta Regional Park were opened. Visitors can now walk around the Dairy Precinct on a selfguided tour, book to go inside the cottages with one of the Park's guides, or view an interpretative exhibition at the visitor centre. Venue: Parramatta Regional Park Date: Now open Enquiries: Parramatta Regional Park Administration Tel: (02) 9891 4488 Reclaiming the Past A series of presentations and discussions from Sydney's many communities, exploring community identity and culture through image, story, object and memory. Convened by oral historian Diana Giese. $7 Adult/$4 Conc. 27 March 1999, 2:00 p.m: "The time of my life" - Vietnamese Australians 29 April 1999, 1:00 p.m: "For your and our freedom" - Polish Australians 29 May 1999, 2:00 p.m: "Life lost, life found" - Khmer Australians Venue: Museum of Sydney Enquiries: Tel: (02) 9251 5988 Demolished! Houses of Sydney From Pittwater to Parramatta, cottages, mansions, whole streets and even suburbs have been swept away by the tides of commerce, industry, changing fashions and lifestyles. Stunning photographs of Sydney's demolished houses chronicle the heritage we have lost. Venue: Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Macquarie Street, Sydney Date: 17th April- 26 September 1999 Enquiries: Hyde Park Barracks Museum Tel: (09) 9223 8922 The Heritage Festival A 9-day focus on our heritage through hundreds of community organized events and activities. The Festival is presented by the National Trust with the support of funding through the Heritage Assistance Program. The theme this year is "Towards 2000 - The Century in Review". Contact the National Trust for a full calendar of events. Venue: Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Macquarie Street, Sydney Date: 17-25 April 1999 Enquiries: National Trust booking hotline Tel: (02) 9258 0174 The Politics of Heritage: Who Decides? Walsh Bay wharves? Conservatorium drains? Opera House views? Aboriginal sacred sites? Who makes the decisions about which items of heritage should be kept, and which we can afford to lose? This symposium presented by The History Council of NSW and the Library Society addresses these crucial questions about the politics of heritage. $30, bookings essential. It will be followed by a public lecture on "The New Politics of Heritage" by Professor Graeme Davison of Monash University. $15, bookings essential. Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW Date: 17 April 1999, 3:00 p.m. (lecture follows at 5:30 p.m.) Enquiries: Ryan Shou, Library Society, Tel: (02) 9273 1500 The Annual Heritage Lecture: Peter Garrett Peter Garrett has been a prominent campaigner and spokesman on the environment, civil liberties and disarmament. As president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Peter Garrett brings legal knowledge, political and campaign experience, passion and commitment to his address. Cost: $16.00, booking essential. Venue: The State Theatre, Sydney Date: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday 20 April 1999 Enquiries: The National Trust booking hotline on (02) 9258 0174 20th Century Heritage: Four Talks and a Debate Presented by the NSW Heritage Office What do we value? Is it too early to consider the places and things from this century that we want to conserve for future generations? The NSW Heritage Office presents four personal talks and a debate on 20th century heritage by Heritage Council members. Cost: $5 each talk, $10 for debate, $20 ($15 concession) for talks and debate. Four Talks Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney Dates: 6:00 p.m., Wednesdays 17 March, 24 March, 31 March, 7 April 1999 Debate Venue: Mitchell Galleries, State Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney Date: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday 21 April 1999 Enquiries: Bookings advisable, contact Lisa Rogers Tel: (02) 9849 9552 Ins and Outs: Burning Issues NSW Heritage Office and Royal Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter Burning Issues is a full-day seminar looking at issues of access to heritage buildings for people with disabilities, upgrading to comply with fire safety requirements and the insertion of new building services into heritage buildings. Cost: $150. Bookings essential. Venue: "Tusculum", 3 Manning Street, Potts Point Date: 21 April 1999, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Enquiries: Matthew Devine at the RAIA Tel: (02) 9356 2955 Public Meeting - 20th Century Heritage To discuss the possible formation of a special interest group dedicated to the documentation and conservation of modern architecture and places. Venue: Museum of Sydney Date: 29 April 1999, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Enquiries: Roy Lumby, Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW Tel: (02) 9868 6132 Fibro House to Opera House: Conserving Mid-Twentieth Century Heritage A 2-day national conference, organized by the Historic Houses Trust and the National Trust, exploring the development of Australian architecture, landscape and urban design in the mid-20th century and its conservation. Venue: Museum of Sydney Date: 23-24 July 1999 Enquiries: Tel: Sheridan Burke (02) 9692 8366 Pacific Rim: Trade and Migration Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Conference The largest ocean body on the planet has played host to voyages of unimaginable courage, endurance and audacity, a source of immense resources, home to some of the most isolated peoples on earth, the front verandah to many nations and a transport route for many others. How can the archaeology of the Pacific Rim help us to better understand the history of human interaction with the Pacific? Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney Date: 18 September 1999-21 September 1999 Enquiries: Contact David Nutley at the NSW Heritage Office Tel: (02) 9849 9574