Description

Melbourne has lived many lives, each layer contributing to the city's rich heritage. By amplifying experiences and revealing both visible and hidden histories, we can foster a deeper understanding of Melbourne’s past, its ongoing evolution and connect people more deeply to place.

What's On

Stories of Heritage: A Panel Conversation highlights key stories that have shaped Melbourne and explores how storytelling can connect us to our visible heritage and the histories that might be hidden from view.
Join Tania Davidge, Executive Director, Open House Melbourne in conversation with Jason Eades, Director Aboriginal Melbourne, City of Melbourne, Mark Wang, CEO, Museum of Chinese Australian History and Dr Helen Doyle, historian at GML Heritage, as they share and unpack the relationship of storytelling to heritage.

In partnership with City of Melbourne, Open House Melbourne is running consultation activities for the Draft Melbourne Heritage Strategy: Stories of People and Place. 

In Collaboration With:

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  Jason Eades—Director, Aboriginal Melbourne

  Jason is a proud Aboriginal man born and raised on Gunnai country in south-east Victoria who brings a deep passion and experience in Aboriginal affairs to his role as Director, Aboriginal Melbourne. Aboriginal Melbourne is a branch within the City of Melbourne that is responsible for working with the Aboriginal community to ensure their needs are heard, respected and influence the delivery of a wide range of Council services and outcomes. Before joining the City of Melbourne, Jason was the inaugural CEO of welcometocountry.com a tech startup that created an online marketplace to connect travellers to First Nations tours and experiences across the country and an online store of products either made by First Nations people or genuine collaborations. He is a previous CEO of the Koorie Heritage Trust, and one of four Aboriginal co-owners that founded PwC’s Indigenous Consulting.

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  Dr Helen Doyle—Associate, GML Heritage

  Dr Helen Doyle is an historian with over twenty years’ experience in heritage and conservation. At GML Heritage, Helen specialises in developing thematic frameworks and thematic histories for a range of places. She has expertise in preparing heritage assessments and conservation management plans of places, precincts, and complexes. Helen has experience in Aboriginal cultural heritage and the recognition of Aboriginal cultural values in heritage reviews, interpretation plans and thematic histories.

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  Mark Wang—CEO, Museum of Chinese Australian History

  Mark studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School in the 1970s, but was drawn into the family business, David Wang & Co, managing and growing the Chinese Arts and Crafts store chain of 20 retail/wholesale outlets. Mark was on the Committee that formed The Chinatown Historic Precinct Act 1984, the foundation of a strong policy that lead to the preservation of the precinct to this day. It also resulted in the establishment of the Museum of Chinese Australian History in the same year. Mark was one of the founders and has been an ongoing Board Members. He is currently the Museum’s Chief Executive Officer.