Blue Shield Australia has made submissions to the Australian Government on issues to do with protection, recovery and management of cultural heritage in disasters and emergencies.

 

Submission to the National Cultural Policy consultation, 1 February 2010

 

Submission to the Federal Budget 2010-2011, 29 January 2010

 

Submission to a Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Bushfires in Australia, 2 September 2009

 

Submission to the Australian Defence Force White Paper Community Consultation, 1 October 2008

 

Letter to the Australian Government regarding the possible ratification of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 8 September 2008

 

 

The Collections Council of Australia (secretariat for Blue Shield Australia) referred to emergency management in its submissions to:

 

Australia 2020 Summit (please see Topic #3 ‘Population, sustainability, climate change and water’, and Topic #10 ‘Australia’s future security and prosperity in a rapidly changing region and world’), and

 

Review of the NCRIS Roadmap (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy) (please see pages 7 and 8 to see comments on the ‘Safeguarding Australia’ national research priority).