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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Editorial Position

The Sapphire Coast Cultural Heritage project is calling for expressions of interest for an experienced editor to edit our iconic stories that are currently being written by experts in each field. This contract position requires a creative and audience focussed approach to suit the tourism market. See below for the target market brief and outline of each story.

Brand Australia experience seeker target market.

These people:

> are experienced international travellers.

> seek out and enjoy authentic personal experiences they can talk about.

> involve themselves in holiday activities, are sociable and enjoy engaging with the locals.

> are active in their pursuits and come away having learnt something.

> are somewhat adventurous and enjoy a variety of experiences on any single trip.

> place high importance on value and hence critically balance benefits with costs.

> place high value on contrasting experiences (i.e. different from their day-to-day lives).

These people typically:

> come from households that have higher than average household income.

> are tertiary educated.

> are open-minded and have an interest in world affairs.

> are selective about their media consumption.

> are opinion leaders within their peer and social groups.

> are not characterised by nationality, preferred holiday style/mode or age.


Our Stories:

Marine Heritage
Cetaceans of the Coastal Wilderness.
Marine Richness – mixing the currents
Historic Heritage
Old Tom and the History of Whaling
Life in the 19th Century
Geoheritage
The Geology and Landscapes of the Three Mountains
Gondwana Splits – the Geomorphology of the south east coast
Indigenous Heritage
Bundian Way – the ancient highway
Balawan, Mumbula and Gulaga, the Sacred Mountains
Cultural Heritage
Nature, Inspiration and Art
Music and the Coastal Wilderness
Please send your expression of interest and a current CV by April 16th to: stories@sapphirecoast.com.au

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Meet Our Authors!

March has been a busy time behind the scenes and we have now contracted our writing team for our iconic stories!
This is an exciting phase of the project that will see all the hard work and research become our first "product" that is now developing from the intangible to the tangible. A big thank you to everyone who has made time to form our working briefs for each story.

We had a great response to the call for writers and are pleased to introduce the following fantastic people assigned to each story:

John Blay - Bundian Way
John has conducted 15 years of research and has written a book about the Bundian Way which is pegged to be published
this year. John also writes material for the Land Council, State Heritage Office, and the Management Committee. John brings extensive knowledge of this subject and we are thrilled that he is onboard to write for our project.

Toni Houston - Meeting of the Waters and Cetaceans of the Coastal Wilderness Heritage of the Sapphire Coast Region.
A professional writer across a broad spectrum of genres for over 20 years. This includes multiple credits in documentary and television, as well as publications and awards. Bringing a strong background in marine research and experience to our project Toni has specialised in marine and natural history subjects for many years. Toni also wrote and directed the film "AQUA".
Angela George - Life in the 19th Century and The Killers of Eden
In addition to a Bachelor of Arts (History/English), a Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Museum Studies) and a Certificate in Non-Fiction Writing and Publishing, Angela has been involved in the heritage management and interpretation field locally for 20 years, including researching, writing and publishing on various topics.

Dr Anne Marshall - Naturally Inspired (Visual and Performing Arts)
Anne has had an extensive career as a practitioner, educator, facilitator, writer and researcher in theatre and music; visual arts and crafts; arts administration. Specialising in visual and performing arts: history, theory and practice, and comparative cultural studies. Anne was Chair of the South East Arts Region Board (SEAR) until 2008; Chair of the Far South Coast Community College until 2009 (remained on Board); and is on the Indigenous Arts Advisory Board at Bundanon, and a member of AIATSIS (Canberra) and the Indigenous Community Volunteers.

Dr Anne Felton, Geologist - In the Shadow of the Mountains (Gulaga/Dromedary, Mumbulla and Imlay)
The first female Honours Graduate from the ANU Department of Geology, Anne has researched and written a multitude of works for the ANU Geoscience Department, which is the highest rated discipline group in Australia and in the top ten of it's class in the world.
An active board member of the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre, Anne leads large groups on her Beach Geology Tour on the shores of Twofold Bay. Anne is working with Bruce Leaver on our Geo-story.

Each 6000 word story will be due towards the end of May and then an overall editor will be assigned to the task of maintaining the continuity of tone across all stories. Watch this space....