Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage

PRESERVE 🌱 PROMOTE 🌱 PROTECT Aboriginal Corporations and not-for-profit Aboriginal organisations 📢 don’t miss out on funding to support the preservation, promotion and protection of identified Aboriginal heritage sites! Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation used grant funding to remove graffiti from a significant rock art site near Tom Price 👏 Apply before 14 November ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxM-q2zN

We’ve modernised the 60-year-old Metropolitan Region Scheme to streamline planning for future housing supply 👏 This scheme outlines the future use of land and provides the legal framework for planning across the Perth metro region 📍 Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gusdFQnD

🔎 HERITAGE HIGHLIGHT 🔎 Completed in 1889 and originally known as the Central Government Offices, the State Buildings on St Georges Terrace once housed the General Post Office and served as the State Treasury Building 🏤 FJM Property Director Adrian Fini’s vision to revitalise the structure led to a restoration project, completed in 2015 🔨 The building won the 2016 WA Heritage Awards' Gerry Gauntlett Award for Conservation and Adaptive Reuse, showcasing its successful blend of historic preservation and modern adaptation 🏆

✨ Yagan Square is set to transform into a fairytale wonderland for the 2024 Telethon Family Festival! ✨ This Sunday 20 October, Yagan Square will be filled with magic and enchanting activities including potion making, treasure hunts, and even a Cinderella silent disco 🏰 This is the third year of the magical event, celebrating community spirit and supporting vulnerable children across WA!

Our Lands team has helped with the transformation of unused holiday houses into homes for vulnerable individuals and families in Albany 🏡 A change of land use has allowed five accommodation units to be created via the Albany In-Reach Supported Accommodation Service, helping those in need in the Great Southern region🤝

PRESERVE 🌱 PROMOTE 🌱 PROTECT To help preserve, promote and protect Aboriginal heritage sites, we’re providing funding for Aboriginal Corporations and not-for-profit Aboriginal organisations! Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation received funding last year to preserve Walgahna/Walga Rock, including weed removal, management of the surrounding trees and waterholes, and rubbish collection 🌳 Apply for funding before 14 November ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxM-q2zN

Do you know where this is?🔎 Built in 1930, this iconic structure in North Freo has been added to the State Register of Heritage Places! Once the heart of WA’s automotive industry, it features stunning steel-framed glass windows and a rich history 🍻 The answer will be revealed tomorrow!

Under the new Land Use Agreement, Tjiwarl Country has been transferred back to Traditional Owners 👏 Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation and Tjiwarl Native Title Holders will manage the land also known as Logan Springs, in the Goldfields 🤝 This includes the newly expanded Wanjarri Nature Reserve and new national park in Tjiwarl Country!

🔎 HERITAGE HIGHLIGHT 🔎 Welcome to our new heritage series where we delve into the history of WA! Since 1992, the WA Heritage Awards have celebrated exceptional efforts in preserving WA’s heritage 🏛️ The inaugural award for ‘outstanding contribution to the conservation of heritage in Western Australia’ went to Margaret Wilson for her extensive work in the regional town of Cossack, west of Karratha 🏆 ✨Psst nominations for the 2024 WA Heritage Awards are now open, don’t forget to submit your application! 🤫✨

When you think of WA’s unique heritage, what comes to mind 🤔 The Heritage Awards celebrate iconic West Aussie heritage… and submissions close next Friday 🙀 Nominate for the Heritage Awards and help conserve our cultural heritage!