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The department of Environment and Heritage will disband a unique collection of thousands of documents that provide a pre-eminent record of the modern era of Australian heritage conservation. As part of budget cuts to the Department, the libraries holding these collections will also be closed by the end of the year. The department says it will maintain the integrity of the collection on digital platforms. But with little to no transparency in this process, heritage experts fear that this unique collection could be lost forever.

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Monday, August 25 2014
Produced By Joel Rosenzveig
Featured in storyElizabeth Vines OAM - Australian President of the International Council on Monuments and SitesProf. Carmen Lawrence - Chair, Australian Heritage CouncilDr. Michael Pearson - Chairman, Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts, Australian National University
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