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- Kate Clark’s essay, ‘Only Connect’ – The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Cultural Heritage (October 2011), was commissioned by the Australian Heritage Council to identify potential key issues to be addressed in the development of an Australian Heritage Strategy. Kate Clark is the Director of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW and a CAMD member. See: ‘Only Connect’; Essay References
- English Heritage has published its tenth annual ‘Heritage Counts report, looking at the health of the heritage sector over the previous year – and looking back over the previous decade since it began collecting data.The focus of the report for 2012 is on sector resilience, and how the cultural sector links to the economy. It reports opportunities for heritage groups through the emergence of the green economy and growing urban populations. It also notes challenges from a difficult economic climate and changes to planning regulations and VAT charges. The report captures both the big and small picture: there were 62 million visits to historic attractions in 2011, up 28% from 2002 and 7% from 2010. But with the falling economy there has been less investment in apprenticeships, and a drop in local authority officers charged with focusing on heritage. Cultural sector involvement has been linked to greater happiness, irrespective of income.The report looks at case studies of resilient heritage organisations, including the Beamish Museum. Heritage Counts report (national), Heritage Counts overview (with links to nine regional reports).
