2015
FORBES MEDAL
AWARDED IN
RECOGNITION OF THE
CONSERVATION OF
THE HERITAGE OF
FORBES
CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS
For the conservation and/or promotion
of the Heritage of Forbes
Nominations close 5.00 pm Monday
24 March 2015
For further information call
Paul Bennett on (02) 6850 2300
The Forbes Shire Council will award the 2015 Forbes Medal to a person, organisation
and/or work for an outstanding contribution to the conservation, enhancement or
understanding of the environmental heritage of the Shire.
Conservation may involve maintenance, restoration and reconstruction of a significant
building, place or object.
Enhancement of the Shire’s environmental heritage could include sympathetic
alterations or additions to a significant building or place.
Contributions to the understanding of heritage could include:
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Historical writing;
Heritage studies and commentary;
Interpretive material at heritage sites; and
Presentations using various media
Work should have been completed within the previous five (5) years is eligible for
nomination.
A panel of judges chaired by Council’s Heritage Advisor will judge the nominations on
Tuesday, 7 April, 2015. The jury’s decision is final.
If the nominated project is built or natural conservation work, it is anticipated that a halfhour inspection of the work by the five-member awards jury, which includes Council’s
Heritage Advisor, will take place at a mutually convenient time on Tuesday, 7 April.
During that inspection, Council’s Heritage Advisor may take photos, with the permission
of the nominee, of some of the details of the work to show on the Awards Evening. If
the number of nominations exceeds the time indicated, judging will continue on
Wednesday, 8 April.
The Forbes Medal Presentation will be held on Monday 4 May 2015, between 7.00
pm – 9.00 pm at the Forbes Town Hall. All finalist projects will be displayed as part of
an exhibition on the night.
Previous winning projects are not eligible to be nominated.
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I NOMINATE
for the 2015 Forbes Medal for the conservation and/or promotion of the Heritage
of Forbes undertaken during the previous five (5) calendar years within the
Forbes Local Government area.
NOMINATED BY
TELEPHONE
ADDRESS
SIGNATURE
DATE
NOMINEE PERMISSION
I hereby give permission for
to nominate my project for the Forbes Medal 2015
SIGNATURE
TELEPHONE
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Give a brief history of the place if the project involves a building or site.
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Describe the work undertaken in the project.
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How do you feel the project conserves and promotes the heritage of
Forbes?
We suggest you refer to the judging criteria (attached) when completing your
nomination
Return the completed form by 5.00 pm Wednesday 25 March 2015.
Sarah White
Forbes Shire Council
Court Street (Po Box 333)
FORBES NSW 2871
Judging Criteria for the Forbes Medal 2015
1. PLACE OR ITEM (i.e. building, site or any other built item).
a) Sensitivity to context
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Understanding the qualities of the streetscape/setting/item
Understanding the cultural significance of the place/item
Demonstrating through photos, drawings, etc
Separation of the original and the new
Continuity of the old in the new
Sensitivity to detail
b) Conservation of fabric
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Recognition of the original importance
Conservation of the important elements
Understanding the level of detail
Adaption of the old in the new
Reuse of the original materials in the new
c) Promotion of the principles of heritage conservation
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Understanding the heritage issues
Pride in the place/item
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2. PERSON (i.e. a person(s) who has produced a work that is literary, artistic or historic
in any other medium).
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Recognises the importance of the Shire’s heritage
Reflects the essence of the Shire and its people
Strengthens local identity
Develops an understanding and knowledge of the Shire’s history
Promotes what is different about Forbes
Presents information in an interesting way
Shows a commitment to accuracy
Is enduring
Enriches the community
Each project nominated must have taken place within the Forbes Local Government area
during the previous five (5) calendar years.
NOTE: The Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance)
1.4
Conservation means all the processes of
looking after a place so as to retain its
cultural significance
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Maintenance means the continuous
Protective care of the fabric and setting
of a place, and is to be distinguished
from repair. Repair involves restoration
or reconstruction.
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1.7
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Preservation means maintaining the
fabric of a place in its existing state and
retarding deterioration.
Restoration means returning the existing
Fabric of a place to a known earlier state
by removing accretions or by
reassembling existing components
without the introduction of new material.
Reconstruction means returning a place
to a known earlier state and is
distinguished from restoration by the
introduction of new material into the
fabric.
The distinctions referred to, for
example in relation to roof gutters,
are:
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Maintenance – regular
inspection and cleaning of
gutters;
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Repair involving
restoration – returning of
dislodged gutters;
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Repair involving
reconstruction – replacing
decayed gutters.
It is recognised that all places and
their components change over
time at varying rates.
New material may include recycled
material salvaged from other
places. This should not be to the
detriment of any place of cultural
significance.