Mrs Lyn Leader-Elliott

Academic Status

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

+61 8 82012384

lyn.leader-elliott@flinders.edu.au

Humanities Building (123B)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Lyn's interests in cultural heritage and tourism developed during the 1970s when she was Assistant Director of the Australian Heritage Commission. In 1985 she moved to the Barossa region of South Australia, and there became directly involved in many aspects of the tourism industry as well as resident associations intent on retaining the history and character of the region. She set up tourism training programs at the Murray Institute of TAFE in 1990 and ran a successful consultancy business in cultural and heritage tourism until taking up a position as Lecturer in Cultural Tourism at Flinders University in 2005. Positions held there include Course Coordinator of Professional Studies and Acting Head of Flinders Humanities Research Institute. Since retirement in 2009 she has adjunct status within the Department of Archaeology.
Lyn is Chair of the Academic Board of Le Cordon Bleu Australia.

Qualifications

BA History and Psychology, University of Adelaide 1966
BA Honours History, University of Adelaide, 1968.
New Entry Lecturers Methods of Instruction Course, TAFE SA 1990.
National Industry Extension Scheme Consultant, SA Centre for Manufacturing, 1996-98.
Flinders Foundations of University Teaching, Flinders University, 2000.

Honours, awards and grants

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in University Teaching, Flinders University, 2006.
Edmund Wright Heritage Award, Heritage Management, for Birdsville and Heritage Tracks heritage and heritage tourism survey, 2004
Australian National Training Authority Award for Outstanding Training Initiative, South Australia, with Regional Arts Australia for Creative Volunteering program, 2003.
South Australian Tourism Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual, 2001.
South Australian Tourism Award for Tourism Education, 2000, as part of Flinders University's winning team.

Key responsibilities

Adjunct status.

Research interests

The links between cultural heritage and tourism activity are my principal research interest. In particular:

Engagement of communities in tourism planning and development
Communicating meaning of places, communities and objects
Representation of cultural and ethnic identity in tourism promotional material
Intellectual issues in using cultural heritage for tourism purposes
Indigenous cultures and tourism
Intangible heritage
Cultural tourism and archaeology.

Present Projects: Preparing training materials for Flinders ranges tour guides, integrating historical information with place. Changing representations of 'Germanness' in the Barossa Valley from 1920s to 2010; Ngaut Ngaut Interpretation project with Dr Amy Roberts, Flinders University and Mannum Aboriginal Community Association Inc. Member of Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPINCH) international team.

Teaching interests

Guest lecturer in Archaeology and Tourism courses.
2012 April 2 Lecture on Understanding representations of the Barossa as a tourism destination

Publications

Professional engagement

Current positions: Chair, Acadamic Board, Le Cordon Bleu Australia.
Previous positions: Board member Hahndorf Academy Regional Centre for Arts and Heritage 2006-2010; Board member Don Dunstan Foundation 2008-2010.
Current professional memberships: Historical Society of South Australia; International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS); Interpretation Australia Association; World Archaeological Congress (WAC).

Expert for media contact

Heritage

Tourism

Cultural Landscapes

Cultural Tourism

Heritage Interpretation

Volunteer Skills Building

Available for contact via

+61 8 82012384

lyn.leader-elliott@flinders.edu.au

Or contact the media team

newsdesk@flinders.edu.au