IATG Workshop for Tour Guides

IATG invites you to our Annual Workshop

Australia has a rich natural and cultural heritage that underpins a sense of place and national identity. Our heritage includes stories, traditions, events and experiences inherited from the past and is comprised of natural, historic and Indigenous places and people.

As tour guides and tour leaders our role is to showcase Australia's heritage. Through continually developing our knowledge of Australia's heritage means that we not only describe, but to provide meaning and understanding for our tour groups. 

Join our annual professional development Workshop to develop our understanding of heritage and connections.

We have a great array of speakers including:

• Geotourism: Understanding and interpreting cultural landscapes. Angus M Robinson, Leisure Solutions and Australian Geoscience Council Inc. He is a eco-certified member of Ecotourism Australia Ltd, currently focused on geotourism industry development in Australia. He also serves as a special member of the Savannah Guides, operates an eco-certified tour in Queensland’s Scenic Rim as well as specialising in geotour development in the Red Centre, the Flinders Ranges, and the Blue Mountains.

• Stories in Sandstone: Pam Forbes and Greg Jackson, Australian National Maritime Museum. Through the history and archaeology of the Quarantine Station Pam and Greg will explore not only changes to medical and transport technology but also the social history of modern Australia.

• James Barnet: The Colonial Architect. Don Napper, Emeritus Professor and a past Pro‐Vice‐Chancellor of University of Sydney. Following his retirement, Napper volunteered as  a tour guide for the National Trust and developed a interest in the architect, James Barnet.
• Heritage Interpretation. Sue Hodges, has worked as a historian for a wide variety of public and private sector organisations. Sue is the author of Hands-on-History, a fun and practical guide to making history fun and has extensive experience in the fields of history and heritage interpretation.

• Unknown Women Pioneers. Story telling about amazing yet unknown women which gives an idea of the toughness of pioneer women and their everyday lives. Judith Dunn OAM, Past Times Tours’ hosts tours focussed on the history and culture. Judith was awarded for Services to History and Heritage, is one of two elected NSW delegates serving the Federation of Australian Historical Societies.

• Stories to Tell and How to Tell Them. Jo Henwood has a qualifications in Cultural Heritage, Museum Studies, Tour Managing and Guiding Certificate and a Accredited Storyteller (NSW Storytelling Guild). Those stories of human beings reveal everything important about times, and place, and culture, and significance – if only we can tell them so that they fold in all the true knowledge we have in a shape that goes straight to the heart and the mind, so that it will be remembered.

* Half day fee available for Professional and Affiliate members, fee includes lunch

RSVP Monday 13 May