Heritage News

ACT Symposium 2012

Valuing Heritage: Advocating community attachment in planning

Call for Papers

Due by Thursday 17th of May 2012

After the success of last year the Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium is again being held in Canberra on the 28th of July 2012. Click here for more information, call for session ideas, papers and leaders.

Themes for this year include:

• Social attachment to places - community values and memories

• Archaeology, it's not just buried in the ground - layers of time in landscapes and buildings

• 21st Century Heritage Values: are they different?

AIA Seminar:

New Futures for Heritage Buildings

A Professional Development seminar, presented by Elizabeth Vines, on Wednesday 6th of June from 3-5pm, which will cover a number of current issues and challenges to do with heritage buildings. Click here for more information.

National History Challenge 2012

This year's overall theme is:

People and Consequences

The National Trust sponsors the special category: Australia's Heritage and we encourage all school children to get involved. This year creativity is encouraged and submissions can be anything from an essay or report to a museum display, a performance, painting, short film or even scrapbook. To learn more visit the NHC website.

 

For more information on the 2011 winners see our Education Page.

 

 New Location and Design for the War Memorials

After much public pressure the plans to build the controversial WWI and WWII memorials on Rond Terrace have finally been abandoned. The NCA have opened up public comment on the new location and design for an Anzac Parade location. Have your say at the website.

Flynn Primary School

Anyone wishing to participate in the survey on Flynn School to ascertain the communities views about the school and assist in determining social significance can access the survey here.

 St Patrick's Church Braddon

St Patrick's Church was previously nominated to the Provisional Register on the 1st of December 2011. We have been informed that technical difficulties were experienced with the ACT Online (heritage) Register  and the details provided during the Public Consultation period were incorrect. As such the listing has been revoked and re-provisionally registerd. We continue to support this nomination and would like to see it progress to full listing under the Heritage Act 2004.

On September 15th St Patrick's Church, Braddon was taken off the ACT Heritage Register due to a technicality in the listing process. The decision was reached as the result of an appeal lodged with the ACT Civil & Administrative Tribunal by the Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.

ACT Heritage Listings

• Manuka Oval and Caretaker's Cottage, Griffith
• Former Griffith Child Welfare Centre, Griffith

1  site is still been Provisionally Registered and open for comment as at the 8th of March:

• St Patricks Church, Braddon

Please note: this is a re-provisional listing that overrides the past listing from the 1st of December. Any comments made previously are void and need to be re-submitted.

To see the documents click here

To see our comments on previous registrations and other ACT heritage issues see the Heritage Issues tab.

Northern Centenary Border Walks

Heritage Tour Launched

The Northern Centerary Border Walks brochure was launched by former ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope at our AGM on the 19th of October. The project was assisted through funding made availble by the ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program.

The brochure consists of 6 walks around parts of the ACT border which not only offer stunning views of the surrounding landscape but also offers insightful information about the creation of the Federal Capital such as why it is shaped the way it is, who surveyed the land and the problems that occured along the way.

The brochure is available online by clicking here or in hard copy at the National Trust Office located in Civic. Feel free to come in and take one and check out the many other free self-guided tours we have on offer.