Heritage South Australia E-News
June 2007 No. 5
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of the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage
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DEH Heritage Branch News
Applications for heritage funding close 30 June
Applications for funding will be received until 30 June from:
- Local Councils, to carry out or review local heritage surveys,
undertake Heritage Plan Amendment Reports or establish local heritage
incentive schemes. For more information contact Senior Heritage
Officer Hamish Angas on 08 8124 4956 or at Hamish
Angas
- Owners of State Heritage Places, to help conserve those aspects
of a place that contribute to its heritage significance, especially
urgent conservation works to significant built fabric. Projects
that plan for the future of a place, improve its financial viability,
or incorporate environmentally sustainable solutions will also
be given priority. For more information contact the Heritage Branch
on (+61 8) 8124 4922 or see South
Australian Heritage Fund Grants.
Russell Ellis monograph now available
Architect Russell Ellis and his contribution to the modernist style
is profiled in this recently released monograph from the University
of South Australia's Architecture Museum. Based on DEH SA Built
Heritage Research Fellow Louise Bird's three volume research report,
the illustrated monograph surveys and analyses Ellis's residential
designs and reveals the development of his ideas about modernism.
For details on obtaining a copy, see the Architecture Museum website
http://www.unisa.edu.au/arc/Archarchive/default.asp
Recent Heritage News Releases
29 May Historic
shipwreck relics safe for all to enjoy
8 May 2007
Schools Heritage Competition
State News
Shady Grove Unitarian Church & Cemetery now a State Heritage
Place
This well-preserved building at Shady Grove, near Hahndorf, is
the only surviving 19th century Unitarian Church in the State, and
is associated with one of only two Unitarian congregations in South
Australia. It demonstrates the religious diversity typical of mid-nineteenth
century South Australia and reveals information about the history,
development and practice of the Unitarian Church in this State.
SA Memory website launched by State Library of South Australia
SA Memory is a multimedia online gateway to South Australian culture
and heritage, past and present. It illustrates and interprets themes
highlighting South Australia's people, places, issues and events
from the colony's beginnings to now. The site showcases a wide range
of archival and published materials, including:
- original documents and transcripts
- images - photographs, posters, art works, interactive maps,
and more
- sound recordings, including oral histories
- historic film footage
There is also an opportunity for the public to contribute to the
SA Memory website and to be kept up to date via a mailing list http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
Heritage Surveys/Plan Amendment Reports - Update
The following Councils are undertaking or about to undertake Heritage
Reviews/Surveys, prior to a Heritage Plan Amendment Report (PAR)
being prepared:
- Adelaide Hills Council (Onkaparinga & Torrens Valleys only)
- Flinders Ranges Council & the District Councils of Mount
Remarkable, Orroroo/Carrieton & Peterborough (Joint Heritage
Review)
- City of Holdfast Bay (1930s Heritage)
- District Council of Kingston
- Mid Murray Council
- City of Mount Gambier
- District Council of Naracoorte Lucindale (Township of Naracoorte
only)
- District Council of Wattle Range (Township of Penola only)
- City of Whyalla
The following Councils currently have Heritage PARs under Interim
Authorisation:
- Light Regional Council (Heritage)
- District Council of Mount Barker (District Wide Heritage)
- District Council of Tatiara (Heritage)
- City of Tea Tree Gully (Local Heritage - Phase 2)
- Town of Walkerville (Local Heritage - Supplementary)
The following Council recently had a Heritage PAR approved by the
Minister for Urban Development & Planning:
- City of Adelaide (City Heritage and Character (North Adelaide)
- Part 2)
South Australian Tourism Awards - nominations close 2 July
The heritage and cultural tourism category aims to recognise tourism
operations that foster a greater understanding of history, heritage
and/or culture. Entrants should offer visitors an insight into Australia's
history and heritage and its contemporary culture. More information:
http://www.satourismawards.com.au/
National News
World Heritage goes National
On 21 May 2007 the Australian Government Minister for the Environment
and Water Resources, Hon Malcolm Turnbull, included the following
World Heritage properties on the National Heritage List:
- Williandra Lakes Region, Balranald, NSW
- Greater Blue Mountains Area, Katoomba, NSW
- Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Lismore, NSW
- Lord Howe Island Group, Lord Howe Island, NSW
- Wet Tropics of Queensland, Cairns, Qld
- Fraser Island, Eurong, Qld
- Australian Fossil Mammal Site, Riversleigh, Qld
- Great Barrier Reef, Townsville, Qld
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Naracoorte, SA
- Shark Bay, Denham, WA
- Purnululu National Park, Halls Creek, WA
- Tasmanian Wilderness, Strathgordon, Tas
- Kakadu National Park, Darwin, NT
- Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, Yulara, NT
- Heard and McDonald Islands, Southern Ocean
- Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean
These sixteen places are in addition to the Royal Exhibition Building,
Carlton, Victoria, which is also both a World and National Heritage
Place.
This decision means that South Australia now has three National
Heritage Places, namely:
Old & New Parliament Houses Adelaide
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/sa-parliament.html
Australian Fossil Mammal Site Naracoorte
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/worldheritage/sites/fossil/index.html
Ediacara Fossil Site - Nilpena Parachilna
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/ediacara.html
Recent Australian Government Heritage News Releases
15 May New
members for peak heritage body
8 May $22.5
million investment in Australia's heritage
Conferences & Events
29 June
2007 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Awards (SA)
Adelaide
You can now book tickets to the 2007 Awards ceremony at the Adelaide
Convention Centre. This year there are six entries in the Heritage
category - see what they are and organise your tickets at http://www.architecture.com.au/i-
(browse to the SA Chapter, then the Awards page.) Tim Flannery is
the guest speaker.
19-21 July
Extreme Heritage - Australia ICOMOS
Cairns
The conference theme is Extreme Heritage - Managing heritage in
the face of climatic extremes, natural disasters and military conflicts
in tropical, desert, polar and off-world landscapes. Venue: James
Cook University, Cairns, Queensland. Earlybird registration deadline
is 15 June. More information: http://www.aicomos.com/
24 July
Dame Roma Mitchell's Unmentionables: Sex, Politics and Religion
History Council of South Australia's 2007 Public Lecture
Adelaide
The History Council's fourth annual public lecture will be presented
by Professor Susan Magarey at 6pm on Tuesday 24 July in the Lecture
Theatre, Institute Building, State Library of South Australia, North
Terrace, Adelaide. The lecture will be followed by light refreshments.
Bookings essential. RSVP to secretary@historycouncilsa.org.au
3-5 August
'Country Connections' State History Conference
Tanunda, SA
Presented by the History Trust of SA the 2007 State History Conference
'Country Connections' will focus on the history of South Australia's
Country towns and communities, especially in the 20th century. The
program and registration form is now available at http://www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/CountryConnectionsBrochure.pdf
Early bird registrations by Monday 16 July.
21 -24 September
2007 SAHANZ CONFERENCE
Adelaide
Panorama to Paradise: Scopic Regimes in Architectural and Urban
History and Theory
The 24th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians,
Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) will be held at the UniSA City
West Campus, Adelaide from Friday 21 - Monday 24 September 2007.
More information http://www.unisa.edu.au/arc/SAHANZ/
21-26 November
NEW GROUND: Australasian Archaeology Conference 2007
Sydney
A joint conference of the archaeological societies of Australasia.
An event to bring together archaeologists and practitioners from
all fields of research and practice to establish a new platform
for research interchange in Australasian archaeology. 'New Ground'
will focus on sharing the results of groundbreaking research, making
connections between the diverse array of archaeologies practiced
and setting directions for future studies, promotion and conservation
practice in Australasian archaeology. More information http://newground.arts.usyd.edu.au/
6-9 November
Interpretation Australia Association National Conference 2007
Sydney
IAA is a national organisation dedicated to the advancement of
the profession of heritage interpretation. See the conference website
IAA
2007 Conference for more information.
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Heritage Branch
The Heritage Branch of the South Australian Department for Environment
and Heritage aims to identify, protect, conserve and promote State
Heritage Places and Maritime Heritage within the context of relevant
legislation - the Heritage Places Act 1993, the State Historic
Shipwrecks Act 1981 and the Australian Government Historic
Shipwrecks Act 1976.
Phone: (61 8) 8124 4960
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Email: Heritage Branch
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