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Kolan River

Tonnes of good news for the Reef

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28 February 2023
Revegetation of the Kolan River bank in Bundaberg is underway, as part of an Australian Government funded Reef Trust project.
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Norfolk Island reserve joins Commonwealth Heritage List

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25 March 2022
Norfolk Island’s Cascade Reserve has been added to Australia’s Commonwealth Heritage List, following its gazettal on March 21, 2022.

New VR experience for Japanese submarine wreck

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17 February 2022
Eighty years after its sinking in World War II, a new heritage virtual reality (VR) experience gives viewers a rare chance to explore the wreck of…

Australian Government begins formal process to consider ratifying the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

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09 February 2022
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, has tabled the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the U

Billion Dollar Reef Protection Package

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28 January 2022
The Australian Government has increased its commitment to protecting the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage site for future generati

Australian Heritage Council releases policy on Free, Prior and Informed Consent

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14 January 2022
The Australian Heritage Council Free, Prior and Informed Consent Policy outlines how it will work with Indigenous people and communities in the…

Nominations for the National Heritage List and Commonwealth Heritage List are now open

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01 December 2021
Anyone can nominate a place with outstanding heritage values for inclusion. Nominations close on 9 February 2022.

Australian Heritage Grants 2021-22 are open

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21 September 2021
Grants totalling $5.3 million are now available for projects that protect Australia’s rich tapestry of cultural, natural and historic heritage sites.

Successful 2020-21 grant recipients announced

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28 April 2021
More than $5.7 million in funding will help create jobs, boost visitor numbers and protect Indigenous cultural, natural, and historic heritage sites…

Request for expressions of interest

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31 March 2021
We are seeking expressions of interest for the delivery of specialist services under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection…

Anniversary of the sinking of the SS Yongala

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23 March 2021
On this day in 1911, the single screw steamer SS Yongala was bound for Townsville.

Governors Domain and Civic Precinct recognised on the National Heritage List

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10 February 2021
An outstanding historic precinct with a diversity of historic parks, gardens, streets, archaeological sites and buildings has been added to the…

Canberra gem joins Commonwealth Heritage List

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21 December 2020
One of Canberra’s last standing public service cafeterias has become the 389th place to be included on the Commonwealth Heritage List.

Commonwealth and National Heritage list nominations now open

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08 December 2020
Nominations for the Commonwealth Heritage List and National Heritage List 2021-22 are now open and will close on 25 February 2021. This year’s…

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