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Quick catch up - after Jimmy we heard from Glennys Briggs & Dr Jennifer Sanzaro-Nashimura describing their collaborative process of layering images from the environment, their culture, & mining history & industry to produce their #RiversOfGold contribution.

Mining history, toxic mushrooms, synchrotron techniques, arsenic bioavailability, oxide phases, social justice, health, medicine plants, maps, endangered languages, Indigenous knowledge, printmaking and collaborations...all before lunch! Congratulations La Trobe University #riversofgold!!

Abandoned mines become abandoned communities. The inspiring Corinne Unger Corinne unger explaining lack of adequate legislation in Australia and what is desperately needed La Trobe University #riversofgold

Prof Mark Macklin, presented the most sobering* paper of #RiversOfGold, quantitatively analysing for the 1st time the global dimensions & environmental impacts of past & present metal mining & tailings dam failures. Population numbers affected are lots big huge. *depressing

We're down to the last 2 presenters for #RiversOfGold, both looking at the future of gold. Assoc Prof Gavin Mudd examines the underlying issues of gold mining & sustainable development, & challenges of high energy-water-carbon costs, declining ore grades, social constraints etc.

Glenn Pomeroy from City of Greater Bendigo, explains the proposal to deal w the town's gold legacy of groundwater gas* issues via an underground hydroelectric plant! *stinky creek behind RSL #RiversOfGold

OK now it's the final presenter for #RiversOfGold; Susan Fayad from Ballarat details the aims & challenges for Central Vic Goldfields World Heritage Bid, backed by 12 local govts, & based on 19thC gold rushes being a significant stage in human history w intact & authentic sites.

Grand old buildings of Lydiard Street captured brilliantly by TheOutdoorWiz via Instagram 💛 . . #LoveBallarat #PicOfTheWeek #HeritageBuildings

This would be pretty cool if it succeeeds: Past premiers join forces to push goldfields' world heritage hopes #springst theage.com.au/national/victo…

The CityofGreaterBendigo and City of Ballarat are currently leading a campaign on behalf of 13 councils across the Goldfields region to inscribe significant gold rush-era sites on the World Heritage list. Now, we've reached an important step. Details: bit.ly/35BYU7a

This week is @NAIDOCweek, and we are committed to empower Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to tell their stories, promote their heritage and culture internationally, and have a strong voice on issues that affect them #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

A couple of interesting pics of Andre and Sean representing Sovereign Hill at a ceremony at the Ballarat Old Cemetery this morning to commemorate Eureka Day. Big thanks to @invisible_wombat for sharing these shots with us all here at #theballaratlife _ #ballarat

Our partnership with 12 other local governments for the Goldfields World Heritage Bid bid took a huge step forward this week with the launch of a fascinating new website. View the details here: bit.ly/3ov68Qo

The campaign to put the Central Victorian Goldfields on the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Australian National Commission for UNESCO Heritage List took a huge step forward this week with the launch of a new Goldfields World Heritage Bid website. To find out more about the bid, jump online and check it out for yourself at goldfieldsworldheritage.com.au

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With UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) cities can #ProtectHeritage while 🌆Empowering local communities 🌿Encouraging sustainable development Adopt Call to Action & join webinar on 10 yrs of HUL & 23-24 June 13h GMT+2 whc.unesco.org/en/events/1596

Are you planning to apply for a Local History Grant? We are holding an online Grants Information Session on Thurs 9 December at 6pm: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 📷 Three people discussing films, in a room full of projection equipment, circa 1970s. VPRS 14517/P0001/51, V368.