Heritage Council of WA

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Submit your nomination before 11 October ➡️ lnkd.in/ddykJRYJ

Nominations for the Heritage Awards are OPEN 😍 These awards celebrate heritage conservation, interpretation, adaptive reuse, tourism and promotion in WA!

Applications are open for the 2024-25 Heritage Grants Program 🎉 More than $1.2 million in grants is available to owners of State Registered Heritage Places and community engagement projects! Apply before 9 August - bit.ly/HGP24 #grants #conservation #heritage

@WreckSploration received a Community Heritage Grant last year to conduct a Photogrammetry survey which will help model the wrecks in the Rottnest Deepwater Ships Graveyard ⚓ Read more about their findings below 🕵‍♂️ #hcwa #grants #shipwreck #shipgraveyard #rottnest

Delve into the history of Caves House on #nationalcavesday Caves House is part of the significant historic theme of linking the interest in caves with leisure, accommodation, and tourism. Read more bit.ly/3KwwNcJ #hcwa #caves #yallingup

📣 The May edition of our Heritage Matters eNewsletter is now out! Read all about it here bit.ly/3x4qutG 📸Crawley water slide 1920s #hcwa #heritagematters #heritagenews

❗️New addition to the State Register of Heritage Places❗ Click the link to read more about Endowment Block, Kalgoorlie - bit.ly/4aEwUh9 📸3 - State Library WA 📸4 - Laying the foundation stone of Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 6 November 1907 - State Library WA #hcwa

The theme for this year's National Reconciliation Week is 'Now More Than Ever', which reminds us that no matter what, the momentum towards reconciliation must continue. To find out more about National Reconciliation Week and how to get involved, visit: brnw.ch/21wKa2O

A forgotten historic precinct at the Port of Albany has been given an $8.3m boost by State Budget funding to restore and upgrade it to a tourism hotspot. dlvr.it/T7B78K

Did you know about WA’s Aboriginal Trackers? Since the early 1800s, they guided police through uncharted country with extraordinary skill, tracking people and animals. Details of over 400 Aboriginal trackers from 1931-1954 have been released. Learn more: ow.ly/y8Mt50ROmBK

Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the first international telegraph convention in 1865📜 The Old Cable Station in Cottesloe represents a way of life and function which is no longer practiced📨 Read more bit.ly/3KqgCxL #hcwa #wtisd #cablestation #telegram

Heritage recognition for Hale School Memorial Hall Read the media statement Heritage recognition for Hale School Memorial Hall | Western Australian Government (wa.gov.au) #hcwa #heritagewa

Conservation and development of State agency heritage assets, first presented on 25 March 2024, outlines best practice for managers of State owned and listed heritage places 🏛️ You can watch the Workshop here youtube.com/watch?v=vN_mtn…

The staff @dplh_wa recently visited Broome to meet with representatives from the Bidyadanga Aboriginal Community to gain a better understanding of the remote community’s historic heritage values & support the preservation & interpretation of the community’s heritage and history.

A recently completed Community Heritage Grant - Swan River Heritage Project. This project established an interactive web-based database of items of historical and local interest in the built environment along all parts of the Swan estuary system - bit.ly/4a5qCGY #hcwa

The latest edition of Heritage Matters is out now! Find out about recent additions to the State Register of Heritage Places, HCWA upcoming events, Completed Heritage Grants and what the Heritage Skills Association of WA are up to! bit.ly/AprilHM24 #hcwa #heritage

Expressions of interest to present at the Albany regional conference are now open until Friday 31 May 2024! More information can be found on the website - bit.ly/EOIArc #hcwa #conference #eoi #heritage #heritageconference #Albany

Discover the forgotten history of cameleers in Western Australia with @statelibrarywa Sheiks, Fakes & Cameleers free exhibition🐪 Click the link to read more about the State Registered Camel Station in Sandstone and the infamous crime associated with it bit.ly/4daZlWr

🎉Happy World Heritage Day🎉Today we celebrate not only our world heritage but all our beautiful cultural heritage landscapes and heritage places. #WorldHeritageDay 📸 Fremantle Prison - Aaron Puls, Bungle Bungle Range - Tourism WA, Ningaloo Coast, Shark Bay - Shire of Shark Bay