DEH Heritage Highlights 2005
Heritage achievement celebratedA cottage, a school, a City Hall, a set of gates, a plan, a group of volunteers - all winners in the 2005 Edmund Wright Heritage Awards. The common theme? A passion for heritage, hard work, commitment to doing things the 'right' way and seeing it through to the end. A giant leap forward for heritage legislationThe Heritage (Heritage Directions) Amendment Act 2005 came into operation on 17 November 2005. This Act renamed the Heritage Act 1993 the Heritage Places Act 1993 and includes important changes to assist heritage management in South Australia. More information: 'Getting into the Act', page 6, Heritage SA Newsletter, Edition 27, October 2005. 2195th State Heritage Place entered in the South Australian Heritage RegisterPlaces meeting one or more of the criteria for significance detailed in the Heritage Places Act may be protected by entry as State Heritage Places in the South Australian Heritage Register. The most recent addition, and the last for 2005, the Dunn Memorial Church at Mt Barker. Windows to the past opened for outback travellersA partnership between the Department for Environment and Heritage and the South Australian Tourism Commission has resulted in the installation of interpretive panels at seven heritage sites along the Birdsville and Strzelecki Tracks, and at Cordillo Downs Station - see larger article in Latest News. Heritage advice delivered direct to more local communitiesHeritage Advisers work closely with local Councils across a range of community heritage issues and also provide advice and assistance to individual owners of heritage places. In 2005, the Heritage Advisory Service network expanded to include Victor Harbor, Upper Spencer Gulf and the Outback. A new service in the Flinders Ranges will commence from 1 January 2006. See the full list of Advisers at http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/advisory.html#contact. SA Shipwrecks now safer under new lawsThe proclamation of the Statutes Amendment (Environment and Conservation Portfolio) Act 2005 extended protection for shipwrecks by declaring all wrecks 75 years and older as 'historic', and therefore protected. Online and free! - The Manning Database of South Australian history launchedThis valuable site indexes a large number of South Australian newspapers for a range of subject areas from 1837 to 1936 and in now available through the State Library of South Australia website at http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning. Compiled by Geoffrey Manning, the index was purchased by the State Government on the recommendation of the State Heritage Authority and DEH reached agreement with the State Library for the Index to be hosted on its web site. New strategic heritage body formed to lead the way in 2006New legislation paved the way for the formation of the South Australian Heritage Council, appointed at the end of November, to replace the State Heritage Authority. Chaired by Mary Marsland, and comprising experts from a range of fields, the Council will provide strategic advice to the Minister for Environment and Conservation on heritage issues as well as administering the SA Heritage Register. DEH SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship established at UniSAThe DEH SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship was established at the Architecture Museum of the University of South Australia. The first fellowship was awarded to Ms Louise Bird who will study the work of 20th Century architect Russell Ellis. 2005 Schools Heritage CompetitionThis year's theme, Our heritage: Their stories - telling tales of heritage places, encouraged students to discover the stories of local places and to share those stories with others. For details of prize winners see http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/schools_comp2005.html. Database of SA Architects and their works funded at UniSA for two yearsExpected to hold several thousand entries when completed, work on the database started in August and is progressing well. It currently holds around 1000 entries. $$$ allocated and distributed to conserve State Heritage PlacesWe assess and prioritise requests for help carefully to get the most value from available funds. The result? Conservation help for around 70 State Heritage Places across the State in the 2005-06 Heritage Grants Program. For more information about heritage grants see http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/grantsawards.html. Behind the scenesMuch of our work is invisible. Compiling and maintaining accurate databases, monitoring the status of places, ensuring sensitive development, assisting local councils, researching, recording, fieldwork. This work forms the foundation for heritage protection in this State, and we look forward to doing it all again in 2006. |
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