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Stuart Cohen 02 62075111 and Lands ACT ParksConservation 131963 Parks Victoria and celebrateour uniqueheritage. The NationalHeritage ListenablesallAustralians tovalue,protect, be conservedandinterpreted. management planoutlininghow theheritagevaluesofsitewill To ensure ongoingprotection, eachlistedplaceshouldhavea heritage forfuture generations. national heritagevaluesoftheplace. Inthisway, wecanretain our before takinganyactionthatmayhaveasignificantimpact onthe Act1999.ThismeansthatapprovalConservation mustbeobtained is protected undertheEnvironmentProtectionandBiodiversity Council ashavingoutstandingheritagevaluetothenation,and Each placeintheListhasbeenassessedbyAustralianHeritage Australia’s spiritandingenuity, andourunique,livinglandscapes. our development,from our originalinhabitantstothepresent day, natural, Indigenousandhistoricheritagesites.Itreflects thestoryof The NationalHeritageListrecognises andprotects ourmostvalued For further information visitwww.heritage.gov.au Cover image: Australian Scenics The Australian Alps www.heritage.gov.au Containingthehighest peaksinthe Great Dividing Range, the Alps • Thehighaltitudepeaksand plateaus,glaciallakesandalpine and • Unique naturalenvironment 7 November2008. and nature reserves, received Australia’s highestheritagehonouron recreation areas. TheAustralianAlps,madeup ofelevennationalparks history, whilethesnowfields andnationalparkshavelongbeenpopular animals. TheAlpshaveastrong associationwithAustralia’s pioneering by glaciers,remarkable fishfossilsanduniquecoldclimateplants The spectacularanddistinctiveAustralianAlpscontainlandformscreated are ofoutstanding landscapevalue andare important inthepattern dry andhotcontinent. sub-alpine ecosystems oftheAustralianAlpsare rare inourmostlyflat,

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Australian Scenics Huts, fences, cattle yards and stock routes • reflect over 150 years of PastlargescaleAboriginal socialgatheringsbasedonmothfeasting were • Longstanding humaninteraction TheAlpsare hometouniquecoldclimateplantsandanimals–from • The distinctive wayoflife associated withthat grazingissignificant to summer grazing on the alpine high plains, which began in the 1830s. unique totheAlps. migratory Bogongmoths. wildflowers tosnowgums,andfrom mountainpygmypossums to from larvaetomature fish. glaciers. Theremarkable MtHowittfishfossilsdemonstratealllifestages striking examplesontheAustralianmainlandoflandformscreated by of Australia’s naturalhistory. TheKosciuszko Plateauincludesthemost

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