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• 2008 Schools Heritage Competition – Interpreting Heritage Places
• March 2008 issue of the Heritage SA Newsletter available
• Shipwreck trails online
• 2008 Anniversary Fact Sheets now online
  
• DEH Heritage Highlights 2007
• 2007 Schools Heritage Competition
• Tour a State Heritage Area without leaving home
  
• Russell S Ellis: Pioneer Modernist Architect monograph now available
• 188 Gilles Street Restoration - the former Beresford Arms Inn
• Heritage South Australia E-News
• Find Publications by Topic
• Stories for State Heritage Areas website

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2008 Schools Heritage Competition – Interpreting Heritage Places

This competition keeps getting bigger and better. This year’s major prize is up to $5,000 towards turning an interpretation idea into reality. Another prize offers the opportunity for students to work with the Postcards TV show to develop their entry into a segment for the show. Registrations of Interest are due by Friday 30 May, with completed entries to be submitted by Friday 3 October 2008. Get all the details here.

March 2008 issue of the Heritage SA Newsletter available

This ‘anniversary issue’ celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the South Australian Heritage Act with a comprehensive article about 30 years of Heritage Acts and a separate brochure with information about the Heritage Advisory Service in recognition of its 21st anniversary.

Also in the Newsletter:

• Lew Owens, SA Heritage Council member, shares the story of his favourite heritage place
• State heritage listed Campbell Park at Narrung hosts the Australian String Quartet
• No-fuss heritage makeovers for houses in Colonel Light Gardens State Heritage Area
• How to look after your timber floorboards
• Thomas Frost, South Australian architect (1825 – 1910)

plus other news, reviews and events. The Newsletter is available online. For printed copies contact Lyn Baxter by email or
phone (61 8) 8124 4947.

The Heritage Advisory Service Brochure is also available online.

Shipwreck trails online

There are nine maritime trails along the South Australian coast and River Murray that promote and interpret many of the State's shipwrecks.

To explore the Kangaroo Island Shipwreck Trail take in the introductory panels at either Kingscote or Penneshaw, and then follow the trail of panels that tell the dramatic stories of both tragedy and survival at each of seven shipwreck locations. If you can't get to Kangaroo Island, the next best thing is to see the panels online.

Use the Investigator Strait Shipwreck Trail brochure to help you explore the rich maritime heritage along this stretch of the Yorke Peninsula coastline. Those who prefer their history lessons on dry land can follow the land based trail where the interpretive panels overlook the final resting place of the ships they describe. However, for those who like to get up close and personal, the waterproof brochure also includes notes for divers. Contact the DEH Infoline to purchase a copy of the Investigator Strait Shipwreck Trail brochure.

2008 Anniversary Fact Sheets

What do the former Robe and Willunga Telegraph Stations, the Cape Borda Lighthouse Complex and the B Division Cell Block of Yatala Labour have in common? This year marks the 150th anniversary of their completion. Delve into the fascinating stories of these and other State Heritage Places celebrating significant anniversaries in 2008. Or for intriguing tales of ships meeting their watery graves, look no further than Highlights of the SA Shipwrecks Database.

DEH Heritage Highlights 2007

For a snapshot summary of DEH heritage milestones and activities during 2007 see DEH Heritage Highlights 2007.

2007 Schools Heritage Competition

Self confessed heritage 'freak' Keith Conlon thinks that the DEH Schools Heritage Competition is producing a whole new crop of 'heritage freaks', that is, young people who understand, value and respect their heritage.

Keith was a guest presenter at the 2007 Schools Heritage Competition ceremony held at State heritage-listed Sunnybrae Farm at Regency Park. The competition encourages students to research an aspect of their local heritage and then innovatively present their findings using computer technology. In 2007 the competition theme was Heritage Postcards: showcasing local places, reflecting this year's partnership with the Postcards TV show.

Minister for Environment and Heritage, Gail Gago, awarded prizes to students of all ages from Reception to Year 12. To view winners details and some of the brilliant entries see 2007 Schools Heritage Competition.

Tour a State Heritage Area without leaving home

A great new feature of the DEH State Heritage Areas website is the addition of interactive maps that allow you to point and click your way through each of South Australia’s 17 State Heritage Areas. To take a stroll along Petticoat Lane in Penola, or see the sunrise over the Arckaringa Hills, or to find out what makes the garden suburb of Colonel Light Gardens so special, go to the ‘Visiting’ page of the State Heritage Areas website.

The website also provides an overview of the State Heritage Areas as a group as well as presenting detailed descriptions, histories and photographs of individual Areas. Fact sheets for significant heritage places within each Area are included, as are location maps and public notices.

This practical site also explains concepts of heritage assessment, protection, conservation and legislation and provides links to a range of related heritage information and agencies.

Russell S Ellis: Pioneer Modernist Architect monograph now available

The annual DEH SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship at the University of South Australia's Architecture Museum provides the opportunity for an in-depth investigation into an aspect of the State's built heritage. In 2006 Louise Bird, the inaugural recipient of the Fellowship, focused her research on the domestic architecture of Adelaide-based architect Russell Ellis (1912 - 1988). Her monograph, Russell S Ellis: Pioneer Modernist Architect, draws from the three-volume report on her investigations. For details on obtaining a copy, see the Architecture Museum website.

188 Gilles Street Restoration - the former Beresford Arms Inn

Support from DEH is helping Adelaide City Council to conserve an important part of Adelaide's built heritage - the former Beresford Arms Inn, built in 1839. Read all about it and see photos and video of the work being done to conserve South Adelaide's earliest remaining hotel-related building at the Council's web page 188 Gilles Street Restoration. [South Adelaide's oldest hotel building still in use as a hotel appears to be the Rob Roy in Halifax St, a portion of which dates from 1842. The oldest hotel licence in South Australia (31 March 1837) is held by the Edinburgh Castle Hotel (originally known as 'Guthrie's') in Currie Street.]

Heritage South Australia E-News

The monthly Heritage South Australia E-News aims to deliver timely updates of news and events to people involved in looking after SA's built and maritime heritage. See here for the latest issue. Note that links are current at the time of publishing. Heritage SA E-News supplements the printed Heritage South Australia Newsletter which is published in March and September.

To receive Heritage South Australia E-News by email, contact Lyn Baxter.

Find Publications by Topic

Find publications according to their subject matter on this site's Publications by Topic page. Many are available for download and include heritage-related information about cemeteries, gardens, painting, rising damp and 20th century heritage.

Stories for State Heritage Areas website

We are looking for your original stories to include on the State Heritage Areas website at http://www.stateheritageareas.com.au.

Perhaps you've had a memorable 4WD trip through Innamincka or the Arckaringa Hills, honeymooned in Mt Gambier - the geological treasure of the South East, or lived in Colonel Light Gardens - Australia's most complete example of an early twentieth century garden suburb.

We are looking for original stories relating to any of the following State Heritage Areas to bring colour and life to the website:

These stories could be recent happenings or even date back to your parents, grandparents or great grandparent's day.

If you have a unique story to tell, or would like further information, please contact Robyn Ashworth, Senior Heritage Interpretation Officer from the Department for Environment and Heritage on: telephone: (+61 8) 8124 4957 or email: Robyn Ashworth.