Latitude Creative Services amplifies stories and values that matter to communities through a versatile cultural heritage approach demonstrated in high quality place, print, online platforms, documentary and audio outcomes.

Director Gina Pickering is an award-winning writer, curator and content producer. Her research and curatorial contributions to cultural outcomes are acknowledged with national and state-based awards.

Latitude Creative Services uses words, images, sounds and cultural heritage values to contribute to community wellbeing and understanding.

Latitude Creative Services and its associates research and develop linear, interactive and experiential outcomes and programs for government, not for profit organisations,  museums, heritage agencies and communities in Western Australia. Principal, Gina Pickering has developed and implemented interpretive approaches for places of state and national significance, including the WA Museum Boola Bardip; Fremantle Round House; Perth Observatory; Heathcote Cultural Precinct; Christmas Island; Ellensbrook at Mokidup; Peninsula Farm; Gallop House; Artillery Drill Hall; Old Perth Boys’ School and 57 Murray Street, Perth.

Gina works closely with the Noongar Elders and community on cultural heritage projects and has produced unique audio visual outcomes such as:  Laurel Nannup: Destiny by Design (2018); Fanny Balbuk Yooreel: Realising a Resistance Fighter (2017); Barnum Warra Kartaga Longa Koort Boomgur - Smoking Ceremony at 57 Murray Street (2015).

As Project Manager and Lead Author for marli riverpark: an interpretation plan for the Swan and Canning Rivers (2014), Gina collaborated with a Noongar advisory panel and 21 local government authorities.

Awards

WA Heritage Awards 2020
Commendation

Tides: Swan River Stories – Heritage Tourism Product
Currents, Confluence and Changing Tides
Contributor, Catalogue Essay

Museums and Galleries National Awards 2019
Highly Commended

Ellensbrook at Mokidup – Heritage Site Interpretation
Author, Interpretation Plan

Museums and Galleries National Awards 2017 Winner (Level 2)

Sound from the Ground
Team member (Words, photos, audio visual writer/director, media)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkGyykS2s7s&t=3604s)

WA Heritage Awards 2017
Commendation

Interpretation Project
Sound from the Ground
Team member (Words, photos, audio visual writer/director, media)

WA Heritage Awards 2017
Commendation

Conservation or Adaptive Reuse of a State Registered Place
Gallop House
Interpretation Lead

Artistic Outreach Associate 2015 Award

ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (1100-1800)
Jellyfish Chronicles: emotional connections to the
Swan and Canning Rivers
Writer/Director

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luWJLZB_HOk

WA Heritage Awards 2015
Highly Commended 

Interpretation Project
Peninsula Farm  
Interpretation Lead

Museums & Galleries National Awards 2012
Shortlisted

Old Court House Audio Tour
Latitude Creative Services, Writer/Director

Fremantle & East Fremantle Local History Awards 2009
Commendation

Published Award (Documentary)
Above and Below: The Extraordinary Life of Max Shean
Fremantle 2009
Latitude Creative Services, Producer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z2Yh7DyyuE