Community engagement
Find out how local perspectives and knowledge are involved in the World Heritage nomination process.
This page will help you:
- discover who's been represented so far, and how
- know how this would continue if the nomination is successful.
Ensuring key voices are heard
Landholders, key stakeholders and the community have played - and will continue to play - a vital role in the World Heritage process. They have helped explore how the Flinders Ranges can be best positioned to make the most of economic opportunities from World Heritage listing, while strengthening the protection of its cultural and natural heritage values.
Community Reference Group
To ensure local perspectives, voices, issues and opportunities were heard throughout the nomination process, a Community Reference Group (CRG) was established in 2020. The CRG met regularly to advise on the nomination until it was submitted. It brought together representatives from:
- Adnyamathanha people
- Tourism sector
- Landholders of key identified properties/sites
- Local government/Outback Communities Authority/government
- Local community members – people with particular expertise/interest in geo-tourism, nature based/eco-tourism
- Economic development practitioners
- Department for Environment and Water representatives to guide the process and provide executive support.
Advisory Committee
If the Flinders Ranges is successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List, an advisory committee will be established. The Flinders Ranges World Heritage Advisory Committee, supported by an independent chair, will oversee the management of the World Heritage property, bringing together landholders, the Adnyamathanha people, tourism groups and researchers.
