Heritage Council of WA

Celebrating and promoting the conservation and sensitive development of cultural heritage places in WA.

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[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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We encourage you to follow the Heritage Council on LinkedIn for the latest on awards, grants, sponsorships and other HCWA initiatives.

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[Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage @dplh_wa]

Submit your nomination before 11 October ➡️ https://t.co/VTe4mRFwtZ

[Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage @dplh_wa]

Nominations for the Heritage Awards are OPEN 😍

These awards celebrate heritage conservation, interpretation, adaptive reuse, tourism and promotion in WA!

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 - https://t.co/iOHPdKuYaT

#grants #conservation #heritage

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

@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

[WreckSploration @WreckSploration]

https://t.co/mSsSzKZzGK

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 https://t.co/K387CLgWwi

#hcwa #caves #yallingup

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

📣 The May edition of our Heritage Matters eNewsletter is now out!

Read all about it here https://t.co/3OquVl6ofv

📸Crawley water slide 1920s

#hcwa #heritagematters #heritagenews

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

❗️New addition to the State Register of Heritage Places❗

Click the link to read more about Endowment Block, Kalgoorlie - https://t.co/HwQYvc5OUT

📸3 - State Library WA
📸4 - Laying the foundation stone of Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 6 November 1907 - State Library WA

#hcwa

[WA Government @WAGovernment]

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: https://t.co/HDyBb6P3Px

[Albany Advertiser @AlbanyAd]

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. https://t.co/3p1W9NjEGr

[Aboriginal History WA @The_AHWA]

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: https://t.co/B5hyAyUeZ0

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 https://t.co/d7jYOFvMUf

#hcwa #wtisd #cablestation #telegram

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

Heritage recognition for Hale School Memorial Hall
Read the media statement
Heritage recognition for Hale School Memorial Hall | Western Australian Government (https://t.co/Ez0P6m76Ny)
#hcwa #heritagewa

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 https://t.co/C2DDdvXM9V

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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.

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 - https://t.co/NvGCuBVblW

#hcwa

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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!

https://t.co/txstLo2qU8

#hcwa #heritage

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 - https://t.co/vOVSJTYJeQ

#hcwa #conference #eoi #heritage #heritageconference #Albany

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

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 https://t.co/CPGN65vhul

[Heritage Council of WA @StateHeritage]

🎉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