Action Heritage is not your regular heritage consultancy.
We believe that knowing where we come from is important. Understanding the history of the ground where we live and work is good for our communities, our mental health, our connection to country and our care of it for the future.
We want to get everyone active in exploring the past. We’d love to see kids getting their hands dirty digging holes in public parks, we’d love to see teenagers interviewing their grandparents and building oral history apps. We’d love to see city planners engaged with local histories, and the stories of forgotten or sidelined groups brought to light. We have a special interest in Indigenous, feminist and queer histories.
What we can do for you.
AH! is a co-operative network of young heritage professionals who can assist you in your vision for a more engaged and embedded community which knows its history. Members can:
If you have an idea, run it by us and together we can make it happen!
We believe that knowing where we come from is important. Understanding the history of the ground where we live and work is good for our communities, our mental health, our connection to country and our care of it for the future.
We want to get everyone active in exploring the past. We’d love to see kids getting their hands dirty digging holes in public parks, we’d love to see teenagers interviewing their grandparents and building oral history apps. We’d love to see city planners engaged with local histories, and the stories of forgotten or sidelined groups brought to light. We have a special interest in Indigenous, feminist and queer histories.
What we can do for you.
AH! is a co-operative network of young heritage professionals who can assist you in your vision for a more engaged and embedded community which knows its history. Members can:
- Design and build educational programs to get people excited about local history
- Run workshops with schools and neighbourhood groups
- Facilitate oral history, film and art projects focused on local heritage
- Promote local heritage via media presence and documentary work
- Provide academic quality archaeological research, surveying and heritage assessment
- Contribute to the design and construction of epic playspaces engaged in history
- Run tours and fun events at heritage locations
- Assist community groups to secure local heritage grants
- Provide minimal cost or pro-bono services to Indigenous and community groups
If you have an idea, run it by us and together we can make it happen!
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Steve Skitmore
(M.Arch.Sci., M.Dev.Prac.) Network founder and facilitator, archaeologist Hey! I've got a background in community development, youth work, business and archaeological science. Quite a mix I appreciate, but it's the linkages that matter when you're trying to make history accessible. I want to make sure our shared heritage is projected and promoted, and works for contemporary communities. Indigenous history is incredibly important in Australia, and so is the history of groups and places which don't usually appear in our national stories. Let's work together to tell these stories. |
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Join the Network
If you are a young heritage professional, archaeologist or designer, get in touch and join AH!. Together, we can pool skills, ideas and resources to support communities to tell their stories. The network can also support your practice.
If you are a young heritage professional, archaeologist or designer, get in touch and join AH!. Together, we can pool skills, ideas and resources to support communities to tell their stories. The network can also support your practice.
