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Submissions are now open for Archival Futures: Community, Engagement, Technology, to be held in Hobart/Nipaluna, Tasmania from 1–4 March 2027.

Events

Annual General Meeting / Thursday, 09 Jul 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ONLINE ONLY Annual General Meeting and Presentation
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Parkes Organised by the National Archives of Australia and presented by the Australian Society of Archivists, A Life in Archives: Honouring the Legacy of Dr Peter Orlovich recognises the outstanding career and contributions of Dr Peter Orlovich, a pioneering figure in Australian archival education and practice. This is a free event, however, registration is required.
Branch Meeting / Sunday, 12 Jul 2026
10:00 AM - East Melbourne Please join us on Sunday, 12 July at 10:00am for a guided tour of the Johnston Collection's Taste & Temptation exhibition, hosted in the historic Fairhall Townhouse in East Melbourne.

Archives & Manuscripts


Vol 52 No 1 (2024)
Special Issue: Research and Practice

Loris Williams Memorial Lectures

The Loris Williams Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture held during the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) annual conference, in honour of Loris Williams (1949-2005) to continue her legacy and reflect on issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archives.

The lectures focus on topics relating to Indigenous records and archives, including community memory, identity, access, decolonial archival practices, and Indigenous control over archival systems. They offer a platform for all members of the archival community to reflect on progress, challenges, and future directions in archival practice.


Loris Williams Memorial Lecture Speakers

This list of Loris Williams Memorial Lecture Speakers was compiled by the 2023-24 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SIG committee. With thanks to Kirsten Thorpe and Kathryn Dan for their assistance in compiling the information.

2024 - Christchurch (joint ASA/ARANZ/PARBICA conference)

Hinerangi Himiona, Toi Tū He Whakaputanga! Toi Tū te Tiriti!

2023 - Melbourne

Maree Clark and Dr Frances Edmonds, What is a Living Archive? A conversation

2022 - Canberra

Rose Barrowcliffe, At the nexus of uncertainty and possibility

2021 - Virtual/Brisbane

Lesley Williams and Kathy Frankland, Records of Stolen Wages in Queensland

(2020 - no conference)

2019 - Adelaide (joint ICA/ASA/ARANZ conference)

Presented by National Centre for Aboriginal Language and Music Studies (NCALMS), The University of Adelaide, Designing the Archive for Indigenous Language and Cultural Heritage Resources in South Australia

Presenters:

Professor Aaron Corn

Rod O'Brien

Karina Lester

Eleanor McCall

Grayson Rotumah

Lee Amoroso

Nathan May

Courtney Laughton

Video available on YouTube

2018 - Perth

Clare G. Coleman, Australia's History is Fake News

Video available on YouTube

2017 - Melbourne

Panel session, Evaluating the Impact of Indigenous Collections: Going Way Beyond Metrics

Panellists:

Mark Crookston

Dr Shannon Faulkhead

Associate Professor Gillian Oliver

Dr Ricardo Punzalan

Kirsten Thorpe

Paul Diamond

2016 - Parramatta

Panel session, Beyond Access: 20 years since the ASA Policy on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Records

Panellists:

Dr Tiffany McComsey

Dr Shannon Faulkhead

Narissa Timbery

Lyndon Ormond-Parker

The panel was moderated by Kirsten Thorpe and Nathan Sentance

2015 - Tasmania

Dr Julie Gough, Aboriginal Representation, Art and the Archives

Video available on YouTube

2014 - Christchurch (joint ASA/ARANZ conference)

Sir Tipene O'Regan, The Development of a Ngāi Tahu Archival Framework to Protect, Enhance and Nurture Ngāi Tahu Culture

2013 - Canberra

Stewart Sutherland, The Bringing Them Home Report: A reassessment of the original recommendations

2012 - Brisbane (ICA Congress)

Dr Jackie Huggins, Reclaiming Identity, Place and Story: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Records

2011 - Canberra

Professor Martin Nakata, Indigenous Memory, forgetting and the archives

A copy of the lecture is published in Archives & Manuscripts:

Indigenous memory, forgetting and the archives

2010 - Melbourne

Dr Shannon Faulkhead and a Gunditj Mirring community representative, Holding Gunditjmara knowledge: community and records working together

2009 - Brisbane (Joint ASA/ARANZ/PARBICA conference)

Stephanie Gilbert, 'Telling it how it was': For what?

2008 - Perth

Lorraine Coppin and colleagues, The Juluwarlu Journey

2007 - Alice Springs

Alana Garwood-Houng, The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services in 2007

2006 - Port Macquarie, inaugural lecture

Kirsten Thorpe and Anne Wright, Where the bloody hell are we? A paper on the current position of Indigenous employees and students in the archives and records profession in Australia

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