- Nominations now open for the 2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards
- Celebration of WA's heritage champions who preserve and promote heritage
places
- Nominations close 5pm Friday, 11 October 2024
Nominations are being invited
for the prestigious 2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards, which recognise
and celebrate the State's diverse heritage projects, innovation and
achievements.
Celebrating its 32nd
year, the Heritage Council of Western Australia's award program acknowledges
the outstanding contribution of individuals and organisations to heritage
conservation, adaptive reuse, interpretation, tourism and promotion in Western
Australia.
As well as showcasing the
very best of heritage practices, the awards educate the wider community about
the importance of conserving our cultural heritage for future generations.
A new 'Conservation or Adaptive Reuse of a Local Heritage Place'
category has been added this year, to recognise outstanding work undertaken at
a local heritage place and its benefits to the community.
The 2024 award categories
are:
- Voluntary
Individual Contribution;
- Professional
Contribution;
- Contribution
by an Organisation;
- Interpretation
Project;
- Heritage
Tourism;
- Conservation
or Adaptive Reuse of a Local Heritage Place; and
- Conservation
or Adaptive Reuse of a State Registered Place.
For more information and
to nominate, visit dplh.wa.gov.au/heritage-awards
or email HeritageAwards@dplh.wa.gov.au. Nominations close 5pm, Friday, 11 October 2024.
Comments attributed to
Heritage Minister David Templeman:
"The Heritage Awards
provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the dedication and passion of
volunteers, professionals, private owners, local governments and others to preserving
and promoting the State's heritage assets and sites.
"Since their inception in
1992, the Heritage Awards have showcased the exceptional work in revitalising
heritage places to ensure we safeguard our cultural heritage for our community
and future generations.
"I strongly encourage
Western Australians to nominate individuals or organisations which have
exemplified excellence in heritage across the State."
