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Published by the NSW Heritage Office Heritage Office © Crown copyright 2004 3 Marist Place ISSN 0157-9231 Parramatta NSW 2150 HO HO04/23 Locked Bag 5020 Editor: Lianne Hall Parramatta NSW 2124 Designer: O’Kelly and Associates Telephone: (02) 9873 8500 Facsimile: (02) 9873 8599 Disclaimer Email: [email protected] Any representation, statement, opinion or advice, expressed or implied in this publication Website: www.heritage.nsw.gov.au is made in good faith but on the basis that the State of New South Wales, its agents and employees are not liable (whether by reason of negligence, lack of care or otherwise) Hours of Business to any person for any damage or loss whatsoever which has occurred or may occur 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday in relation to that person taking or not taking (as the case may be) action in respect of any representation, statement, or advice referred to above. Production Details The Heritage Council of NSW and Heritage Office Cover Annual Report 2003-2004 was produced for a total The images on the front cover show three key heritage places listed external cost of $13,615 which covered design and on the State Heritage Register in 2003-2004: printing costs.
Wylie's Baths in Coogee. Photograph by Mark Spencer, www.markspencer.com.au Copies of this report can be purchased from the NSW The Sydney Opera House. Illustration courtesy of the Sydney Harbour Trust Heritage Office or it can be downloaded for free from Millers Point and Dawes Point Precinct. Photograph by Nathanael Hughes our website: www.heritage.nsw.gov.au. OKA3293NHOAnnualReport04#3 11/19/04 5:55 PM Page 1 G5 WS1 Disk 1:Users:nelson:Public:Admiral Nelson:NATIONAL HERITAGE OFFICE:OKA3293NHO17annualRep
HERITAGE COUNCIL OF NSW HERITAGE OFFICE
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Annual Report 2003 – 2004
The Hon. Diane Beamer MP Minister for Juvenile Justice Minister for Western Sydney Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning [Planning Administration] Level 33, Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW 2000
Dear Minister I have pleasure in submitting the Annual Report of the Heritage Council of NSW and Heritage Office for the year ended 30 June 2004. The report provides a comprehensive account of the activities and operations of the two organisations during the past financial year. It has been prepared under section 23 of the Heritage Act 1977 (as amended) and the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985.
Yours sincerely
Reece McDougall Director
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Overview 4. Communication and Promotion 34 Heritage at a Glance 4 Education Programs 34 Message from Chair 6 Promotion and Community Programs 35 Director’s Overview 7 Heritage Incentives Program 41 Highlights of the Year 8 5. Conserving Heritage 42 Our Strategic Priorities 9 Conservation Management Plans 42 Financial Summary 9 Conservation Practices 44 History and Legislation 10 About the Heritage Council 10 6. The Heritage Council of NSW 46 About the Heritage Office 12 Heritage Council Policy 46 Organisational Chart 13 Heritage Council Decisions 47
The year in review 7. Managing Change 48 Statutory Functions 48 1. Listing Heritage Items 14 NSW Archaeological Resource 52 The State Heritage Register 14 Streamlining Approvals Processes 54 Online Heritage Databases 20 Heritage Council Committees and Panels 56
2. Government-Owned Heritage 22 8. Organisational Performance 62 State Government Agencies and Heritage 22 Financial Management 62 Properties in the Heritage Office Portfolio 24 Information Management Systems 62 Australian Government and Heritage 27 Human Resources 62 Underwater Cultural Heritage 28 Staff Achievements 64
3. Local Heritage Management 30 Appendices 67 Delegations to Local Councils 30
Support for Local Councils 31 Financial Statements 89
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Heritage at a Glance
Annual Report 2003 – 2004
Our Mission: Helping the Community to Conserve Our Heritage
Who We Are The Heritage Office is the State government agency responsible for heritage management in NSW. We work with communities to help them conserve and celebrate their important places and objects.
What We Do The office: provides advice to State agencies, local councils and community organisations on how to look after heritage items; supports heritage management through funding and advice; maintains the State Heritage Register, which lists heritage items of particular importance to the people of NSW; assesses development applications for changes to heritage places; undertakes a range of projects to promote and celebrate our environmental heritage with the community. The work of the Heritage Office is guided by the Heritage Council of NSW, a body appointed by the Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning to reflect a cross-section of community, government and conservation expertise.
Heritage Heritage consists of those places and objects that we as a community have inherited from the past and want to hand on to future generations. Heritage includes buildings, objects, Aboriginal sites, monuments, gardens, bridges, natural areas, cultural landscapes, archaeological sites, industrial structures, shipwrecks, relics, streets and suburbs. The State Heritage Register lists items of particular importance to the people of NSW. There are currently 1,470 items on the register.
Our Clients and Stakeholders We work with State agencies, local councils and the community to conserve our shared heritage. The 152 councils of NSW are important stakeholders as they play a crucial role at the local level where the action to conserve heritage begins. Key community organisations include the National Trust of Australia (NSW), the Royal Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter, the Engineering Heritage Committee of Engineers Australia (Sydney Division) and the Royal Australian Historical Society.
The Heritage Office in Parramatta and staff. Photograph (left) by Nathanael Hughes, and (right) by Paramount Studio
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Our Funding Programs The Heritage Incentives Program is one of the most diverse and successful heritage funding programs in Australia. In 2003-04 a total of $3,987,947 was approved for 154 projects.
Geographic Area Number of projects Percentage of total Amount $ Percentage of total no. of projects funding
Metropolitan 33 21% 1,410,000 35%
Non-metropolitan 121 79% 2,577,947 65%
Our Properties Items in our heritage and conservation register include Abernethy & Company stonemason’s lathe, Exeter Farm in Parklea, Hillview in Sutton Forest, Linnwood in Guildford, Tusculum in Potts Point and Rose Seidler House in Wahroonga.
Our Staff We have 39 staff divided into four teams: Listings team - prepares nominations to the State Heritage Register and advises State agencies of their heritage responsibilities; Conservation team - prepares recommendations for Heritage Council decisions on development affecting listed items, advises local councils of their heritage responsibilities and works with them to prepare local environmental plans; Promotions team - produces publications, briefs journalists, advises the community on heritage matters and provides $2.4M each year to local councils and community organisations through the Heritage Incentives Program; Business team - responsible for the efficient management of the Heritage Office's human, financial and equipment resources. The Heritage Office's management group consists of the Director, Reece McDougall; Assistant Director, Susan Macdonald; Business Manager, Robert Alder; and Principal Heritage Officers, Murray Brown, Vincent Sicari and Cameron White.
NSW HERITAGE OFFICE
3 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150 Locked Bag NSW 5020 Tel: (02) 9873 8500 Fax: (02) 9873 8599 Email: [email protected] www: heritage.nsw.gov.au
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Overview
Annual Report 2003 – 2004
Message from the Chair of the Heritage Council of NSW
Last year the Heritage Council and Heritage Office consolidated their The Heritage Council has maintained its momentum in recognising physical identity with the move to new premises in the former Kings and caring for the heritage of NSW. A major development this year School in Parramatta. This fine example of adaptive re-use has won has been the listing of several important cultural landscapes that substantial recognition from both the architectural profession and encompass a wide variety of heritage values. Millers Point, Prospect the community. It has very quickly established itself as the New South Hill, Jenolan Caves and Newcastle's Coal River precinct do not have Wales heritage HQ, even though we have been in residence for fewer very much in common apart from their location in the same state. than two years. Our interpretation project, now nearing completion, This very diversity is in itself an important message. It gives the means that we will be able to share our appreciation and understanding community a greater understanding of the extraordinary richness of the significance of the site with the rest of the community. and depth of our common inheritance from the past. I am pleased to report this year that the Commonwealth Government In recent years we have also begun to acknowledge that the creative has made a similarly significant move, in a symbolic rather than and technical achievements of the last fifty years help us to define a physical sense, by enacting new legislation that will help to create who we are in an increasingly globalised world community. We were a more coherent heritage system in Australia. The passage of the therefore thrilled with the Premier's announcement of the listing Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2003 of the Sydney Opera House - the landmark building of our recent means that there are now three clearly defined levels of heritage past - on the State Heritage Register late last year. We look forward protection in the country: local, state and national. to working with the State and Australian Governments in preparing the nomination of this architectural icon for World Heritage listing. While amendments to the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) five years ago had created a much more cohesive 'fit' between local and state levels, we I am grateful for the support and dedication of my fellow Heritage have until now lacked a similar cohesiveness at the national level. We Council members and look forward with great anticipation look forward to working with our Commonwealth colleagues to create to continuing our work towards conserving the diverse cultural a heritage system that makes sense to the community and provides and natural heritage of NSW. clarity to owners and developers of heritage properties.
Michael Collins Chair Heritage Council of New South Wales
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Director’s Overview
This year we have again been able to reflect the diversity of NSW’s listing of HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials and the heritage in the range of items presented to the Minister for listing. Dunbar shipwreck group – the first shipwreck sites to be listed We are grateful for her continuing enthusiasm and support for the on the State Heritage Register; heritage component of her varied portfolio of responsibilities. organising successful celebration and promotional events New South Wales is a state with many different communities and associated with the listing of these places; a surprising array of heritage items. From ocean swimming pools approval of new grants and loans totalling almost $4 million under to Aboriginal mission sites, railway carriages and street lamps, the Heritage Incentives Program, supporting 154 community-based our heritage is rich and diverse. The State Heritage Register needs heritage projects across the State; to reflect that diversity and I am happy to report that we have made key advances in that direction. a further increase in the heritage advisor program. Eighty-seven percent of the 152 councils in NSW now have direct access to This year’s highlights include: heritage advisory services. This is a major achievement, as heritage addition of 32 new items to the State Heritage Register, advisors play a key role in heritage conservation by providing the demonstrating our ongoing commitment to making the register link between the community, local councils and the Heritage Office; a comprehensive list of places and items of state significance; publication of Going Places; Developing Natural and Cultural listing of highly valued and diverse heritage icons such Heritage Tourism in Australia, in partnership with the Commonwealth as the Sydney Opera House and Jenolan Caves; Department of Environment and Heritage, which aims to encourage better integration of heritage into tourism opportunities. listing of the Cronulla Sand Dune and Wanda Beach Coastal landscape. This landmark listing acknowledges the importance This year marks my second complete year as Director of the Heritage of the whole Kurnell Peninsula as the site of the first meeting place Office. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chair and between Australian Aborigines and people from the British Isles; members of the Heritage Council for their expertise and support to the Heritage Office in conserving the environmental heritage of the listing of Burra Bee Dee Aboriginal mission site near State. I would also like to thank the staff for the knowledge, skills and Coonabarabran, the first Aboriginal mission site to be listed dedication which they have brought to their work throughout the year. on the State Heritage Register; listing of some key ocean pools highly valued by the community – including The Entrance Ocean Pool, Wylie’s Baths at Coogee and The Bogey Hole, Newcastle; listing of Millers Point. Perhaps the most significant historic urban place in Australia, this maritime precinct is a time capsule with its buildings and civic spaces remaining virtually unchanged since the 1930s. The listing was a direct expression of the community’s strong attachment and drive to have the heritage significance of Reece McDougall the “Point” recognised; Director
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Highlights of the Year
Thirty-two new items were added to the State Heritage Register, The Heritage Office website received 224,063 visitors last year, making a total of 1,470 items on NSW’s premier heritage list. an increase of 48% over the last 12 months. Burra Bee Dee Mission, near Coonabarabran was listed, Maritime Heritage Online received 29,299 visitors last year, the first time an Aboriginal mission site has been listed an increase of 67% over the last 12 months. on the State Heritage Register. We established the new Heritage Office Library as a key resource The Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon’s twentieth century architectural for heritage researchers with a growing clientele and a total of masterpiece, was listed on the State Heritage Register. almost 500 research enquiries in its first full year. Millers Point and Dawes Point Village Precinct was listed, Twenty-five community volunteers received the NSW Government the first time an entire suburb has been listed on the State Heritage Volunteer Award in recognition of their outstanding Heritage Register. contribution to heritage in NSW. Seven cultural landscapes were listed on the State Heritage We worked with thirty local “wreck spotters’ to collect on-the- Register, including coastal landscapes such as The Entrance Ocean ground information about the state of local shipwreck sites in NSW. Pools and Newcastle’s Bogey Hole, as well as natural landscapes One hundred and fifty-four new heritage work and study projects such as Jenolan Caves Reserve and the Cronulla Sand Dune. were approved as part of the NSW Incentives Program, totalling The Central West strategic project uncovered special items and $3,987,947 for 2003-04. places of that region, resulting in State Heritage Register listings, We endorsed 16 conservation management plans to guide including the distinctive Bathurst street lamps; the future care and use of heritage places. The community nominated 75 heritage icons as heritage places We processed 156 applications for changes to heritage places of special importance that they would like to see listed on the under section 60 of the Heritage Act. State Heritage Register. We processed 63 archaeology excavation permits under section We added a Geographic Information System (GIS) to our online 140 of the Act. heritage database so that heritage items can be plotted on a map and accurate curtilages identified. We processed 70 integrated development applications, an increase of 35%. We produced an interpretation package to tell everyone about the history and significance of the Old King’s School, our new We granted 165 exemptions for minor works and 79 headquarters in Parramatta. archaeological exceptions, a 51% increase on last year and representing a significant streamlining of the approvals process Ten new wreck sites were reported to the Heritage Office by the for heritage items. general public, demonstrating a growing awareness of NSW’s valuable underwater cultural heritage. Through our initiatives in encouraging public benefits for historical archaeology, 1,200 people visited five highly significant sites in Our support for local councils in heritage management around NSW to see archaeologists at work and learn about excavation. the State has resulted in 58 local government areas with more than 100 local heritage items on their local environmental plans. Of the 152 councils in NSW, 87% now have direct access to heritage advisory services, either in-house or through our heritage advisor program.
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Our Strategic Priorities Financial Summary
The mission of the Heritage Office and the Heritage Council of NSW is Expenses of $8.1m ($8.2m in 2002-2003) included employee-related to help the community conserve our heritage. The Strategic Plan expenses of $3.4m ($3.0m), other operating expenses of $1.3m 2000-05 is our primary planning tool. ($1.6m) and grants and subsidies of $3.2m ($3.3m). The major components of other operating expenses were building occupancy Our work is guided by the primary objectives identified in this plan: charges of $0.02m ($0.02m), public relations costs of $0.1m 1. the community will have access to quality and timely information ($0.09m), fees of $0.3m ($0.3m) paid to the Central Corporate about statutorily-listed NSW heritage through the online heritage Services Unit of the Department of Commerce for corporate databases and the legislative framework; services and $0.2 ($0.2m) for consultancies. 2. the community will recognise NSW government agencies as leaders Revenue of $0.2m ($0.1m) included interest income of $0.06m in heritage management and NSW government agencies will model ($0.03m), grants and contributions of $0.07m, ($0.02m) and $0.07 best practice in the management of heritage places; ($0.08m) miscellaneous income. After bringing to account government contributions of $7.3m ($8.3m) the operating deficit for the year was 3. local councils will integrate heritage conservation into their overall $0.51m ($0.07m surplus). environmental management; At 30 June 2004 assets totalled $1.4m ($1.6m) and consisted of 4. the community will celebrate and conserve the State’s cash and investments $0.5m ($0.5m), receivables $0.2m ($0.2m), environmental heritage; plant and equipment $0.2m ($0.3m) and recoverable advances of 5. the Heritage Council will set best practice standards for heritage $0.5m ($0.5m). conservation; The Heritage Office’s liabilities at 30 June 2004 were accounts payable 6. the Heritage Council role and functions will be clearly understood of $0.4m ($0.1m) and $0.3m ($0.3m) for accrued employee-related at community and government levels; expenses. After allowing for the operating deficit of $0.51m ($0.07 surplus), accumulated funds at year-end totalled $0.67m ($1.12m). 7. the Heritage Office will provide quality advice to the Minister and the Heritage Council and support the Heritage Council so that it can conduct efficient meetings and make good decisions; 8. the Heritage Office will have a diverse staff with the skills and resources needed to carry out its functions. Our progress against these major initiatives is described in the section titled The Year in Review. We have charted achievements and progress throughout the financial year, as well as highlighting challenges and upcoming strategies. We have also included performance indicators tracking results over the last three years. Some tables include information for this year only. This is in cases where we have only recently begun collecting the data. In 2005 the Heritage Office and Heritage Council will begin work on a new strategic plan.
Items added to the State Heritage Register this year included sites associated with the historic shipwreck Dunbar and the HMAS Parramatta, and the Millers Point and Dawes Point precinct. Photographs by David Nutley, Tim Smith and Nathanael Hughes
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History and Legislation About the Heritage Council of NSW
New South Wales was one of the first states in Australia to enact State The Heritage Council of NSW is an advisory and statutory body heritage legislation to protect its special places. This move grew out that includes members of the community, the government and the of community concern at the destruction of the State’s natural and conservation profession and representatives of organisations such cultural heritage in the post World War II development boom. The as the National Trust of Australia (NSW). The Heritage Council makes NSW Government introduced the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) so that decisions about the care and protection of heritage places and items the heritage of the State could be properly identified and conserved. that have been identified as being significant to the people of New South Wales. The Heritage Act created the Heritage Council of NSW, which provides advice and recommendations to the Minister responsible for heritage The Heritage Council was established under the Heritage Act. (currently the Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and The council is appointed by the New South Wales Government to: Planning [Planning Administration]). The Heritage Branch of the then provide advice on heritage matters to the Minister responsible Department of Urban Affairs and Planning was established to provide for the Act, currently the Minister Assisting the Minster for administrative and technical support for the Heritage Council, its Infrastructure and Planning [Planning Administration]; committees and panels. These functions moved to the Heritage Office when it was established as a separate agency in July 1996. recommend to the Minister items of state significance for listing on the State Heritage Register; Over the two decades following its introduction there was growing realisation that the Act required major changes to reflect the sharing recommend the interim protection of potential heritage items of responsibility for management of the State’s heritage between local so that an assessment of their significance can be made; and State government. There was also a need to provide a better determine proposed changes to items on the State Heritage balance between incentives, listings and approval processes. A substantial Register that retain the item’s heritage significance; and review of the New South Wales heritage system was begun in 1992. advise the community on heritage issues. The major policy changes resulting from the review were incorporated into new legislation, formally known as the Heritage Amendment Act 1998 (NSW). The Heritage Council and the State Heritage Register These amendments came into effect on 2 April 1999. On this date the State Heritage Register was created to list heritage places and items The State Heritage Register is a list of heritage items of particular of particular importance to the people of New South Wales. importance to the people of New South Wales. An item is listed on the register by the Minister on the recommendation of the Amendments to the Heritage Act in 2003-04 Heritage Council of NSW, after a process inviting public comment. There were no amendments to the Heritage Act in this financial year. Once an item is listed, major changes to it require the Heritage A number of minor amendments designed to improve the clarity of the Council’s approval. In assessing development applications, the Act are currently being prepared. Heritage Council considers the impact of the proposed works on the item’s heritage significance. The Heritage Council can There were amendments to the Heritage Regulation 1999 on the refuse or approve an application, or approve it subject to conditions. 5 December 2003 concerning conservation management plans. These amendments allow the Heritage Office to charge fees for the endorsement of plans, with the agreement of the applicant.
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The Heritage Council and Development Approvals 4. Local Environment Plans/Development Control Plans The council has four different functions in relation The Heritage Council has a role in commenting on environmental to development approvals: planning instruments (including local environmental plans and development control plans) under the Heritage Act. These instruments 1. Consent Authority provide the planning framework for the protection and management of heritage in the local council area. Managing change to a heritage item involves choices between those changes that are likely to retain the item’s heritage significance and those which could diminish it. The Heritage Council is the consent Heritage Council Membership authority for approving changes to items on the State Heritage There are 15 members of the Heritage Council of NSW. Twelve of the Register, or items subject to an interim heritage order, under council’s 15 members are appointed by the Minister. In addition to the sections 60 and 140 of the Heritage Act. Chair, six of the appointed members are required to hold specialist knowledge or skills in any of the following areas: 2. Providing Advice to Other Consent Authorities Aboriginal heritage Other agencies, particularly local councils and the Department of building, development and property industries Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources, regularly refer matters to the Heritage Council under the Environmental Planning and conservation of environmental heritage Assessment Act 1979. The Heritage Council’s advice on these matters corporate promotion is confined to heritage impacts and related issues, while recognising that the other authority may need to take additional factors into local government account to achieve a practical solution. movable heritage 3. Development Application Referrals natural heritage The Heritage Council has a role in commenting on development property rights of citizens applications referred from local councils. The local council is required rural interests. to consider this advice when coming to its decision on the application. Since 1996 the Heritage Council has chosen only to comment on development applications affecting items of state significance not yet on the State Heritage Register.
The Heritage Council of NSW Front (l to r): Ian Jack, Diane Jones, Chris Johnson, Michael Collins (Chair), Ross Fitzgerald, Susan Macdonald. Back (l to r): Mary-Lynne Taylor (Deputy Chair), Jason Ardler, Megan Jones, Joan Templeman, Elsa Atkin, Sharon Sullivan, Rod Leaver, Garry Fielding. Absent: Lisa Corbyn, John Delaney, Reece McDougall Photograph by Paramount Studios
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Overview
Annual Report 2003 – 2004
A further five members are appointed by the Minister from nominees Members of the Heritage Council of NSW as at 30 June 2004: of the following organisations: Michael Collins, Chair Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources Mary-Lynne Taylor, Deputy Chair Labor Council of NSW Elsa Atkin, National Trust of Australia (NSW) John Delaney National Trust of Australia (NSW) Garry Fielding, Department of Infrastructure Planning Royal Australian Historical Society and Natural Resources Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW) / Royal Australian Professor Ross Fitzgerald Planning Institute (NSW). Associate Professor Ian Jack, Royal Australian Historical Society Diane Jones, Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW) / Three members are ex officio: Royal Australian Planning Institute (NSW). Director-General, Department of Environment and Conservation Megan Jones Government Architect Rod Leaver Director, Heritage Office. Sharon Sullivan Joan Templeman, Labor Council of NSW Members have been appointed for varying periods to allow for Chris Johnson, ex officio member, Government Architect a staggered pattern of membership, and to provide continuity on matters dealt with by the council over longer periods of time. Lisa Corbyn, ex officio member, Director General, Department of Environment and Conservation The Heritage Council receives technical and administrative Reece McDougall, ex officio member, Director, NSW Heritage Office support from the Heritage Office.
Michael Collins, Chair About the Heritage Office Michael Collins was appointed as Chair of the Heritage Council The Heritage Office was established in July 1996 and is a State of NSW on 1 January 2002 for a period of three years. He previously Government agency responsible to the Assistant Minister for served as Deputy to the former Chair, Mrs Hazel Hawke. Mr Collins Infrastructure and Planning [Planning Administration]. The office has a property background, having been involved in property works with communities to help them identify their important places economics, real estate valuation, property consultancy and asset and objects. It provides advice on how to look after heritage items management for over 30 years, and is professionally qualified in and supports community heritage projects through funding and advice. property economics and valuation. He is also National President One of the Heritage Office’s major responsibilities is the administration of the Australian Property Institute. of the Heritage Act. The Heritage Office provides leadership on heritage issues and specialised assistance for State and local Mary-Lynne Taylor, Deputy Chair government, heritage professionals, property owners and others involved in New South Wales’s heritage system. A solicitor with experience in local government and town planning law, Mary-Lynne Taylor has worked with many local councils, including the The office administers the State Heritage Register, a list of items City of Sydney Council, advising developers, architects, town planners of particular importance to the people of NSW. It also maintains and other professionals. Ms Taylor is a visiting lecturer in Planning the online heritage databases, which provide online information Law at Sydney University, Vice-President of the NSW Division of the on all statutorily-listed heritage items in New South Wales. Royal Australian Planning Institute, and a council member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia. Ms Taylor is the Chair of the Heritage Council’s Approvals Committee.
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Organisational chart
Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning [Planning Administration]
GUIDANCE Heritage Council of NSW Heritage Office Chair: Michael Collins ADVICE AND SERVICES
Director Heritage Council Committee Reece McDougall State Heritage Register Committee Approvals Committee Strategy Committee
Assistant Director Business Manager Susan Macdonald Robert Alder Heritage Council Panels Aboriginal Heritage Advisory Panel Archaeology Advisory Panel Fire, Access and Service Advisory Panel Business Team Promotions Team Conservation Team Listings Team Heritage Incentives Panel Office Manager: Principal Heritage Principal Heritage Principal Heritage History Advisory Panel Maxwell Gray Officer: Officer: Officer: Murray Brown Vincent Sicari Cameron White Interpretation Panel Maritime Archaeology Advisory Panel Movable Heritage Advisory Panel Religous Property Advisory Panel Technical Advisory Group
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1 Listing Heritage Items
The Year in Review
Our objective: quality and timely information about statutorily-listed NSW heritage
The State Heritage Register
Our goal: the State Heritage Register Improvements include: will provide a comprehensive and assigning staff to process nominations according to the historic authoritative listing of the extent and region in which the local government area is situated. This has diversity of NSW’s cultural and natural helped to build up staff expertise in those areas and to establish relationships with local communities and local council staff; heritage. using the Heritage Office database to better record and track nominations. This has led to reduced turnaround times in the Listing Heritage Items assessment of nominations for listing by the Heritage Office.
The State Heritage Register is a list of places and items identified Adding Items to the Register as being of particular significance to the people of New South Wales. It was established under the Heritage Act in 1996. There are currently Thirty-two new items were added to the State Heritage Register 1,470 items on the State Heritage Register, of which approximately in 2003-04. Key listings included: 50% are in government ownership. Burra Bee Dee Mission, near Coonabarabran – the first listing Our ongoing strategy for the register is to make it a comprehensive of an Aboriginal mission on the register; list of places and items of state heritage significance. In 2003-04 Sydney Opera House – a landmark listing of Australia’s most thirty-two new items were added to the register. famous building;
Processing Nominations Millers Point and Dawes Point Village Precinct – the first time an entire suburb has been listed on the State Heritage Register; This year we devoted considerable staff resources to setting in place HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials, and the Dunbar better management of nominations through improved reporting and shipwreck group – the first shipwreck sites to be listed on the tracking. This has resulted in an increase in the number of State Heritage Register; nominations processed this year.
Measuring Our Performance: Nominations Processed
Any person, owner, community or Interpretation organisation can nominate a place 50 to be considered for listing on the This year we tripled the number State Heritage Register. Each year 40 of nominations processed for listings the Heritage Council considers 30 on the State Heritage Register. Sixty- nominations for listing and makes eight percent of these nominations a recommendation to the Minister 20 resulted in successful heritage on whether to list the item, following 10 listings. The increase is the result an assessment of its heritage of initiatives to better manage the significance and community 0 nomination process and improve submissions. 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 the tracking of nominations.
Nominations Processed
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Rail Paybus FP1 – a rare vehicle used to pay rail staff In 2003-04 the following interim heritage orders were made under in remote areas; section 22 of the Heritage Act:
significant 20th century heritage items – including the Crest Peberdy House 182 Rouse Street, Tenterfield 26/08/2003 Theatre, Granville, and the Jadda Centre (former Athenaeum Tenterfield Theatre), Junee; Ashton and its 102 Elizabeth Bay Sydney 3/09/2003 a collection of religious properties identified by an innovative grounds Road, Elizabeth Bay project conducted with the Uniting Church - St Davids’ Uniting Church, Haberfield; Trinity Uniting Church, Strathfield; St John’s The Sheoks 1931 Pittwater Pittwater 20/10/2003 Uniting Church, Hall and Manse, Wahroonga; Tryon Road Uniting Road, Bayview Church, Lindfield; Dubbo RAAF Cobra Street, Dubbo 16/12/2003 historical precincts - including Coal River Precinct, Newcastle, Stores Depot Dubbo and Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot (former), Dubbo; (former)
natural heritage – including Cronulla Sand Dune and Wanda Bower Hall 101 Bower Street, Manly 22/03/2004 Beach, Cronulla, and Jenolan Caves Reserve; Manly ocean pools – including The Entrance Ocean Pool, Lachlan Vintage Newell Highway, Forbes 23/03/2004 Wylie’s Baths at Coogee, The Bogey Hole at Newcastle; Village Forbes Central West items – items identified as part of a strategic project Commercial 340-346 George Sydney 25/03/2004 include the Bathurst street lamps and Denison Bridge at Bathurst. Building Street, Sydney
Interim Heritage Orders Emergency Orders This year seven interim heritage orders were made by the Minister An emergency order restricts harm to a building for 40 days. On 28 on the recommendation of the Heritage Council. The purpose of an October 2003 a section 136 order was placed on the former King's interim heritage order is to provide “a breathing space” of no more Theatre in Thirroul to prevent interior works that could have damaged than 12 months during which a full heritage assessment can be its heritage significance. The building is listed on the Wollongong local completed. Temporary in nature, the majority of interim heritage environmental plan. Subsequent investigation found that the building is orders are made in response to community representations or of local significance. No further action was taken under the Heritage concerns raised by local government. Act when the order lapsed.
Case Study: Peberdy House
After community representations raising concerns Through negotiations with the owner and developer, about plans to demolish Peberdy House in a scheme was arrived at which retained Peberdy Tenterfield, the Minister made an interim heritage House as part of the supermarket development. order on the 25 August 2003. The purpose of the The plan, later approved by Tenterfield Council, order was to provide time to assess the heritage re-used the building as a cafe and actually significance of the building and to investigate resulted in an increase in commercial floorspace options to retain and adaptively re-use the house. compared with the original scheme which would Built in the 1870s, Peberdy’s is the oldest house have demolished the building. in the town's main street. The owner proposed Peberdy’s House in Tenterfield as illustrated to demolish the house to build a new supermarket. in the Sydney Morning Herald in the 1880s. While the Heritage Office was conscious of the need to provide rural areas with new services and facilities, there was concern that the building was an important part of the town's history.
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Improving the Register through Strategic Projects The community has also been asked to comment on proposals and Partnerships to list further important sites in the Central West, including: We work closely with the community, local councils and heritage Windradyne’s Grave at Brucedale and Yuranigh’s Grave near organisations to identify those special places that should be added to Molong – these nominations were prepared by local Aboriginal the State Heritage Register. In 2003-04 we took a strategic approach communities and have been endorsed by the Aboriginal Heritage to this work and allocated resources to some specific thematic Advisory Panel; projects and partnerships. Old Errowanbang Woolshed near Carcoar.
State Heritage Register Central West Project Aboriginal Heritage This project explored how the Heritage Office and local communities This year saw the first listing of an Aboriginal Mission on the State could work together on a regional basis to prepare State Heritage Heritage Register: Burra Bee Dee Mission near Coonabarabran. Register listings. It commenced in July 2001 and the aim was This takes the total number of Aboriginal sites on the register to six. to identify places and items which demonstrated the key stories in the historical development of the Central West. The Aboriginal Heritage Unit was established this year to work closely with the Heritage Council, Aboriginal Heritage Advisory Panel and the This year saw the culmination of much of this work with some Heritage Office to assist with Aboriginal heritage matters. A major role key listings in the Central West, including: of the Aboriginal Heritage Unit is to increase the number of Aboriginal Malachi Gilmore Hall in Oberon – the first nomination from places on the State Heritage Register by visiting Aboriginal communities Oberon Shire to be considered through the Central West project; to promote and provide support during the nomination processes. Jenolan Caves Reserve, Oberon Shire – this was the first nature The Aboriginal Heritage Unit has visited over 20 communities across conservation reserve in NSW and was declared in 1867; NSW to consult with community members and highlight the success of Burra Bee Dee. This has helped to encourage more Aboriginal Denison Bridge, Bathurst; communities to nominate places of high cultural value. Bathurst street lamps. The Aboriginal Heritage Unit has worked on a further four nominations for listing on the State Heritage Register: Yuranigh’s Grave Molong, Windradyne’s grave at Brucedale, Brewarrina Mission and Cemetery and Ulghandi Island, Clarence River, Maclean.
Measuring Our Performance: Listings on the State Heritage Register
Items are listed on the State Heritage Register 150 by the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and New Listings Categorized by Individual Nominations 120 Planning, following a recommendation from Total Listings Per Year the Heritage Council of NSW. This follows an 90 assessment of the significance of the place 60
or object and extensive consultation with 30 owners and the community. 0 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Interpretation These figures reflect changes in our strategic approach to heritage listing. The State Heritage Register was created in 1999 and much work was done in the initial years to help State agencies identify and list their heritage assets. The Heritage Act provides for the “bulk listing” of government-owned heritage items. For example, in May 2002 nearly 100 properties in The Rocks precinct under the overall management of the Sydney Harbour Foreshores Authority were listed. This year we have focussed on improving management strategies for new nominations. This has resulted in a more efficient processing of nominations and an increase in the number of individual listings, from 18 in 2002-03 to 32 in 2003-04.
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Colonial Landscapes Project Church of Christ the King Catholic Church, Taralga This year we carried out intensive investigations of colonial properties in St Mary’s Cathedral and Chapter House, Sydney the Cumberland Plain to help assess whether these properties should be St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney listed on the State Heritage Register. The properties were identified with the help of an earlier National Trust study of colonial properties in the St John the Evangelist Church, Wallerawang Cumberland Plain and Camden areas. Discussions took place with St James’ Anglican Church, Sydney stakeholders including owners, Camden Council, the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources and Landcom regarding St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney the identification of curtilage boundaries and the proposed listing of Anglican Cathedral Bells, Bathurst several key properties in the Camden and Bringelly area. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Group, Kelso The Heritage Council resolved in March 2004 to recommend the listing of the following significant colonial landscapes St Paul’s Anglican Church, Cobbity on the State Heritage Register: Bathurst City Uniting Church, Bathurst Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm St Anne’s Catholic Church, Bondi Gledswood, Catherine Field Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii Catholic Church, Yoogali Raby, Catherine Field Maryland, Bringelly Multicultural Communities Denbigh, Cobbity Working with different ethnic communities to celebrate the physical evidence of our diverse heritage is an important part of the Heritage Oran Park, Oran Park Office’s work. Orielton, Narellan. A highlight for this year was an innovative solution engineered by the These considerations have formed part of the NSW Government’s Heritage Office and the University of Wollongong that has guaranteed overall investigations into new residential release areas. The Minister the survival of the last Nissen huts in NSW adapted for use in migrant is currently considering the recommendations of the Heritage Council. hostels. Three huts, remnants of Wollongong’s Balgownie Migrant Workers Hostel, will become part of the Wollongong Innovation Campus. The University agreed in July 2003 to retain the largest Religious Property Project hut on its present site and relocate two others next to it. This year we worked closely with a number of religious organisations Two important multicultural initiatives funded by the Heritage to identify religious places and items for listing on the State Heritage Incentives Program were completed in the year under review: Register. This initiative was undertaken to ensure that possible listings were considered in a cooperative manner with religious bodies. The 40 complete nomination forms to create a comprehensive project aimed to identify 12 religious properties for consideration and survey of significant Chinese Australian sites; and possible listing on the State Heritage Register in 2004. As a result, the transcription of oral history recordings of interviews following places were considered by the Heritage Council’s Religious with Italo-Australian settlers in the Newcastle area. Property Panel and recommended for listing on the State Heritage Register:
Case Study: Sydney Opera House
The highlight of the year for heritage was the The listing was achieved after consultation with listing of the Sydney Opera House on the State the Sydney Opera House Trust, and is an important Heritage Register. The listing of Australia’s most benchmark for the heritage of the State. The State famous building gave official recognition to Jørn listing is also a first important step to the listing of Utzon’s twentieth century architectural the Opera House on the new national heritage list masterpiece. and eventually on the World Heritage list. Announced in the year of the 30th birthday of its The Sydney Opera House during construction. completion, the listing confirmed the esteem by Photograph courtesy of the Government Printing which the Sydney Opera House is held in Australia Office Collection, State Library of NSW and internationally.
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Movable Heritage provided advice on policy issues related to the management and conservation of historic vessels, including the Kooleen We encourage the protection and care of significant movable items, ferry managed by the NSW Waterways Authority; MV Lady Street including listing on the State Heritage Register. The Heritage Council’s managed by State Transit Authority; the nominations for the State Movable Heritage Panel provides advice and recommendations. This Heritage Register of the historic vessels Alma Doepel at Port year we: Macquarie, MV Florrie at Ballina, and the State Heritage listed completed a regionally-based thematic project, the Dubbo-based vessel Lady Denman at Huskisson. Electricity Study, and continued to progress the Illawarra/Shoalhaven Dairy Study; Thematic Study assessed the nominations for listing of movable items on the State There has been increasing interest in the community about Heritage Register, including elements of the NSW Fire Brigades fire WWII sites, as well as concern that these sites would be lost engine collection held at the Penrith Museum of Fire, and Dunbar amongst development pressures. In response, the Heritage Office 1857 shipwreck collection owned by the Australian National recently undertook a thematic study on World War II aerodromes Maritime Museum; and associated structures to identify items important in the history contributed expert advice on the State Heritage Register of Australia’s military aviation during the war. This year we have been nomination of the Australiana Pioneer Village Moved Building involved in activities emanating from the thematic study, including Group; and technical advice on the interim heritage order over assistance and advice for the preparation of a plan of management the Lachlan Vintage Village site in Forbes; for Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (listed in 2002) and the listing of the Former RAAF Stores Depot in Dubbo.
Measuring our Performance: Types of State Heritage Register Listings
One of our key strategic goals is to build a register that properly reflects the diversity of heritage in NSW.
Analysis of State Heritage Register Analysis of New Items Added to State Heritage Register in 2003-04 Heritage Type No. of Listings Heritage Type No. of Listings Aboriginal 6 .4% Aboriginal 1 3.1% Area/Complex/Group 374 25.4% Area/Complex/Group 7 21.9% Archaeological – Maritime 4 .3% Archaeological-Maritime 2 6.3% Archaeological – Terrestrial 26 1.8% Archaeological – Terrestrial 0 0 Built 996 67.6% Built 14 43.8% Landscape 36 2.4% Landscape 7 21.9% Movable/Collection 31 2.1 Movable/Collection 1 3.1% TOTAL 1473 TOTAL 32
Interpretation Most of the items currently listed on the State Heritage Register are buildings. This reflects the architectural origins of the list. However, a wide variety of places and items tell the key stories of the State’s historical development. We are aware of this past bias and are working to redress the balance so that the register will properly reflect the diversity of heritage in NSW. This year’s figures reflect a move away from listing buildings, to an approach that encompasses a diversity of heritage places. For example, the rising number of Aboriginal heritage items shows the effective work done by the new Aboriginal Heritage Unit. We have also focussed on maritime heritage and this year celebrated the first shipwreck sites to be listed on the register. Of particular interest is the huge increase in the percentage of landscapes listed on the register. This is the result of a successful strategy to consider heritage places as part of a cultural landscape, rather than as individual objects set within a landscape. Landscapes listed this year include coastal landscapes such as The Entrance Ocean Pools and the Bogey Hole in Newcastle, geographical features such as Jenolan Caves Reserve and Prospect Hill, and urban landscapes such as the Bathurst street lamps. This demonstrates our success in reflecting the diversity of cultural landscapes in NSW in new listings on the State Heritage Register.
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State Heritage ICONS Project Twentieth Century Heritage Listings Minister Beamer launched the State Heritage ICONS Project during A major twentieth century item considered for listing this year the National Trust Heritage Festival in April 2004 as a way of enlisting was the Pettit & Sevitt Exhibition Centre in St Ives, built in public support for the nomination of important heritage places not yet 1964 by merchant builders. listed on the State Heritage Register. The project attracted substantial All of the houses were designed in the Sydney Regional style media coverage, particularly on radio and in the regional press, by Ken Woolley, all were landscaped by Bruce Mackenzie, and all and was very popular with the public. were photographed by Max Dupain. This was the first project home By the end of the financial year 75 items had been nominated. exhibition centre in Sydney designed by a single architect, built by Some items received multiple nominations, notably Century Tavern a single builder, and landscaped by a single landscape architect. in Sydney and Manly Cemetery. The complete exhibition centre remains today, with minor additions. The completion of the State Heritage Register is one of our key Despite submissions in support of the listing, including architect priorities. However there are insufficient financial and human Ken Woolley and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, there were resources at the present time to undertake intensive regional major objections and concerns from some owners. The Heritage Council studies. The ICONS Project is a strategic initiative to address the concluded that listing the centre at this time may have the effect of glaring deficiencies in the scope of the register, particularly regarding enforcing fears of negative impacts of heritage listings rather than items that most people interested in the heritage of NSW would agree assuaging them among some owners of the late-20th century buildings. should be listed. Before considering any similar listings, we plan to undertake the following initiatives to encourage the care and protection Research on Heritage Listing of late-20th century places: During 2003-04 we commissioned the University of Western Sydney community education on the heritage values of 20th century heritage; to prepare two reports for us on the economic and social benefits of heritage listings, and a method of determining the relationship between comparative research on demonstration estates, display villages, development and heritage impact. The latter report was carried out exhibition centres and similar types of places associated with the with the co-operation of the other Australian State and Territory development of post-war and late-20th century suburban housing heritage agencies, and is an example of government sharing in NSW; resources for common outcomes. The two economic reports further guidance on additions and alterations to post war and will be published during 2004-05. late-20th century suburban housing in a manner that will conserve significance for future generations, while providing for the evolving needs of contemporary living.
Case Study: Burra Bee Dee Mission
This year Burra Bee Dee mission, south of Burra Bee Dee (“flying mice” in the Gamilaraay Coonabarabran, was added to the State Heritage language) became an important centre for the Register. This is a major achievement for Aboriginal local Gamilaraay people and a significant place heritage in NSW. Burra Bee Dee is the first of occupation for many Aboriginal people. It has Aboriginal mission to be added to the register. special cultural significance, being well known for its links to dreaming stories and featuring The nomination of Burra Bee Dee Mission site in language and stories. and cemetery in Coonabarabran was initiated by the Coonabarabran Elders group. Over a period The Gamilaraay people continue to visit the site of eight months the Elders group and the Heritage to undertake cultural practices and maintain the Office’s Aboriginal Heritage Unit worked closely original cemetery which is the only physical with the Department of Environment and structure to remain from the original settlement. Conservation and the Department of Lands. The listing of Burra Bee Dee was supported by the local Aboriginal community who played a key role Burra Bee Dee owes it existence to the efforts of in preparing the nomination. a remarkable Aboriginal woman, Mary Jane Cain. It was through her persistence that the area was Coonabarabran Elders Group at the Burra Bee Dee gazetted in 1911 as an Aboriginal mission. mission site. Photograph by Adell Hyslop
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The Year in Review
Online Heritage Databases
The Heritage Office website, in conjunction with Internet e-mail, This facility will greatly extend the capacity of the Heritage Office’s has become an increasingly important tool in the dissemination publicly available ‘one stop shop’ for information on significant of information to the community and the encouragement of heritage places in NSW. This means greater integration of heritage two-way communication with customers and partners. with other planning information used by home-owners, the development community and regulatory and planning authorities. The Mapping Terrestrial and maritime heritage databases are publicly available Heritage project was funded by a grant from the NSW Department on the website. These databases are both updated regularly of Commerce. by a replication process. In May 2004 the entire website, including online databases and mapping application, was moved to a new Distributing Software server to improve visitor access, speed, reliability and security. We work with government and community groups to improve the Maintaining the Databases quality and accuracy of public information available through our online heritage databases. In 2003-04 we continued to: Mapping Heritage gather information by importing descriptions and images In April this year we added a new feature to the online State Heritage compiled by government and community groups relating to Register to allow heritage items to be plotted on a map. heritage items. This year six councils and one State agency added their database information to the online databases; Using a Geographic Information System (GIS), owners of listed properties, local councils and heritage specialists can now accurately determine standardise the form of information by distributing free the land affected by State Heritage Register listings. It enables database software packages as well as software upgrades for researchers to see the big picture, with heritage items plotted across previous users. The Heritage Office also assisted local government regions or towns, or to zoom in close to view the boundaries of an with data conversion from a variety of data formats into the individual item. It is now also possible to produce accurate curtilage heritage database standard. This year heritage database software maps of items nominated for the register. was distributed to 20 clients, including consultants, community groups, local government, and State government; train users in the use of the software. This year 37 representatives from 30 organisations (consultants, community groups, local and State government) received training in the operation of the software through the Heritage Office’s regular workshops.
Case Study: Millers Point and Dawes Point
This year, for the first time, an entire suburb was The community has always seen Millers Point listed on the State Heritage Register. The listing as a special place and they were the driving force of the Millers Point and Dawes Point precinct behind its nomination for listing. The Heritage was a major achievement for the community Office received over 150 submissions when it and a landmark listing for the State government. was proposed. Many of the residents have family connections that can be traced through preceding Strategically placed between the city, harbour generations who lived at the Point and worked in and deep-sea wharves, Millers Point is a complete the maritime industries. maritime town, little changed since the 1930s. Buildings from every decade between 1810 and The listing means that the whole of Millers Point 1930 can found within the boundaries of Millers can be managed as a single precinct, including Point making the area a unique record of streetscapes, trees and the surviving evidence Australian urban life. of maritime enterprises, rather than as a collection of individually-listed buildings. Argyle Place in Millers Point. Photograph by Nathanael Hughes
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Case Study: WWII Heritage Sites
The former Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot was listed It was headed by Don Godden, one of Australia’s on the State Heritage Register this year after foremost experts on industrial heritage and review by a panel of experts appointed by the included Reginald Smith, a partner with Allen Minister. The first of its kind, the panel was Jack and Cottier Architects and Tony Peachey, created when the large and contentious WWII prominent member of the local Aboriginal site was proposed for development in 2003. community. The complex of 1940s military storage buildings The panel conducted stakeholder meetings has remained relatively untouched and is the in Dubbo with the owners, local Aboriginal largest of its kind in Australia. It was part of a community, Dubbo City Council, the Heritage national network of defence established in the Council and Heritage Office. After considering wake of the Japanese bombing of Darwin in 1942. the panel’s report, the Minister listed the entire site on the register. The Department of Defence disposed of the site in March 2003, and the new owner proposed a The Heritage Office is now working with the mixed development on the site, including a bulk owners for a development solution that is sensitive goods retail outlet, light industrial works, housing to the significant heritage elements of the site. and open space. The former RAAF Stores Depot with its The panel of experts was appointed to advise unusual camouflage detailing. Photograph the Minister whether the site was of heritage by Cameron White significance and to look at options for the site.
Maritime Databases Key Strategies for Next Year The maritime heritage databases are available to the public via the In 2004-05 we aim to: Maritime Heritage Online website. Researchers can access information on wreck sites from a database incorporating both the State register improve timeframes for the assessment of nominations and the Commonwealth register. Advancements this year included: for the State Heritage Register; improvements to the descriptions of wreck events, increase the number of items added to the State Heritage including pocket histories of 300 wrecks; Register this year; improvements to the descriptions of wreck events, continue to improve the comprehensiveness and diversity including pocket histories of 300 wrecks; of the State Heritage Register; more accurate position fixers for ten wreck sites. work in partnership with universities and community-based heritage groups to prepare nominations for listing of sites identified in the Icons Project.
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The Year in Review
Our objective: best practice management of heritage places by the State Government
State Government Agencies and Heritage
Our goal: heritage assessment and Managing State-owned Heritage management will be integrated into In September 2003 we held a forum for State agencies to discuss the standard asset management and principles and guidelines to be issued under section 170A of the planning practices of NSW Government Heritage Act. The purpose of the documents is to provide State agencies with management guidelines for items listed on their agencies. heritage and conservation registers. The final draft is now in preparation and will be submitted to the Heritage Council and Minister for adoption later in the year. Assisting State Government Agencies With the launch of the principles and guidelines, the Heritage Office The NSW Government is custodian of many of our special heritage intends to devote more resources to State agency heritage places. Government agencies manage buildings, places, collections, management, having spent the last 12 months concentrating on archaeological sites and natural landscapes that are significant for assessing nominations for listing on the State Heritage Register. everyone in NSW. Government agencies have special obligations under the NSW Preparing Heritage and Conservation Registers Heritage Act. This means not just exemplary heritage management One of the major responsibilities of State agencies under the Heritage but also much greater involvement of the community in celebrating Act is the preparation of heritage and conservation registers of their and understanding publicly-owned heritage resources. heritage assets. The register is a tool to assist an agency to manage This year we continued to work with State government agencies to those heritage assets. It identifies heritage items and provides help them achieve their responsibilities under the Heritage Act. At 30 information needed to make appropriate decisions about their June 2004 there were 739 publicly-owned heritage items on the State use, management, funding and disposal. Heritage Register, 50% of the total number of listings. We assist agencies by providing free database software and including the information from the registers in our online heritage databases. State significant items identified in a register are considered for listing on the State Heritage Register. In 2003-04 Treasury submitted a heritage and conservation register for the Crown Property Portfolio for endorsement by the Heritage Council.
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Streamlining Statutory Processes for State Agencies Joint Programs with State Agencies Any person, including a State Government agency, who owns property State of the Environment Report listed on the State Heritage Register requires approval by the Heritage Council to carry out development affecting that property. The Heritage The Environment Protection Authority’s biennial State of the Act also requires an excavation permit to be obtained from the Environment Report is a key tool for government, industry and Heritage Council before any land is disturbed or excavated the public. The 2003 report included a cultural heritage component for if a relic is likely to be discovered. the first time. The Heritage Office worked closely with the Environment Protection Authority, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Department The statutory processes have been streamlined to avoid delays in of Aboriginal Affairs to produce text and data for this section. the approval of minor State agency activities. The Heritage Council has used the exemption and delegation provisions of the Heritage What’s In Store Act to avoid the need for an approval or excavation permit or to allow certain agencies to determine their own applications - if they have The Heritage Office and the Powerhouse Museum collaborated the appropriate expertise to properly assess them. in the preparation of a new publication, What’s in Store; A History of Retailing in Australia, which explores shopping and retail heritage This year we built on previous work to further streamline and clarify from a national perspective. It was launched by the Governor of NSW, processes, including: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC, on 22 July 2003. It drew revising standard exemptions from the need for a section 60 in part on an earlier study published by the Heritage Office, A Lot in application and exceptions from the need to obtain an excavation Store; Celebrating our Shopping Heritage, a thematic study of permit. This initiative came into effect in March 2003 and was shopping and retail heritage in NSW. It was produced in 2002 by reviewed and extended in June 2004. It increases the coverage historian Joy McCann for the Heritage Office and Minister for Arts of exempt development compared to the previous 1998 standard Movable Heritage Project. exemptions; Historic Town Signs delegation of the Heritage Council approval and excavation permit functions for minor development to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore The Heritage Office and Tourism NSW jointly funded a consultant Authority in April 2002 for properties which it owns in The Rocks and to develop criteria for the awarding of the “historic town” white to endorse exemption notifications for those properties in April 2004. on brown signs along the NSW highway system for adoption by the Tourism Attraction Signposting Advisory Committee. Applications The use of these exemptions and delegations has allowed the addition for new signs, and for the retention of old signs, are referred to the of many State agency properties to the State Heritage Register without Heritage Office for comment. causing delays in the development approval process for those agencies, or burdening the Heritage Council with additional workloads.
Heritage items managed by Sydney Water include: (l to r) Potts Hill Reservoir, Centennial Park Reservoir, Bankstown Reservoir, Sydenham Pitt Pumping Station and stormwater basin, Cooks River Aqueduct, Waverley Elevated Reservoir. Photographs courtesy of Sydney Water Corporation
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The Year in Review
Properties in the Heritage Office Portfolio
Our goal: manage properties in the Exeter Farm Heritage Office portfolio in accordance Location: Meurants Lane, Parklea (Lot 52, DP 869799 with best practice and Lot 4021, DP879557) NSW historical themes: agriculture, housing, pastoralism The Heritage Office’s heritage and conservation register consists of the following items: Years of construction: 1810-1825 Statement of significance: Exeter Farm is a rare intact surviving Abernethy & Company Stonemason’s Lathe example of a settler’s timber farmhouse dating from the time of Location: Lachlan Vintage Village, Newell Highway, Forbes Governor Macquarie. It provides a record of occupation by members of one family, possibly from as early as 1808 until 1923. NSW historical themes: technology, industry Management: Exeter Farm was listed at state level in 1985, and was Years of construction: 1881, reconstructed 1993 entered on the State Heritage Register in 1999. The building has been stabilised with roof, gutter and drainage repairs and security fencing. Statement of significance: This stonemason's lathe is a rare surviving Further conservation works are being undertaken following the piece of Victorian machinery that was in use for nearly a century. completion of the conservation management plan. It demonstrates changes in technology and in the use of stone elements in public buildings. It is associated with many significant Hillview public buildings in Sydney of the late Victorian period. It is rare for its size, demonstrating aspects of late 19th century Location: Old Illawarra Highway, Sutton Forest (Lt 12, DP 260417) tool-making technology. NSW historical themes: Persons, government and administration, Management: the lathe was listed on the State Heritage Register housing in 1999. The lathe is substantially intact. It was dismantled before Years of construction: 1875-1899 its heritage status was confirmed. It was then re-assembled. It is not presently in working order but is protected from the weather. Statement of significance: Hillview has exceptional significance In response to a request from Forbes Shire Council, the Minister to the people of New South Wales as the former country home of placed an interim heritage order over the Lachlan Vintage Village the governors of New South Wales. The house and its assemblage in March 2004 so that a full assessment of its heritage significance are a rare surviving collection that not only relates to its gubernatorial could be made. The outcome of that investigation may have some occupation but also demonstrates ways of life, taste and decoration bearing on future storage options for the lathe. from the 1880s to the 1950s. It is the most intact government summer residence to survive and provides insights into the lives and lifestyles of the governors not seen at Government House, Sydney. Management: a prospective lessee entered into an agreement in 1999 in advance of a lease. This requires the lessee to conserve the property and adapt it for use as a guesthouse and museum. During the year conservation work approved by the Heritage Council was well advanced, with all eight hotel suites completed by June 2003. Negotiations on further work and on the standard of work to date are continuing. The conservation works have stabilised and upgraded the fabric of the building. The garden has been greatly improved with the removal of excess growth.
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Linnwood A key challenge is meeting the projected $1.5M cost of the conservation and future maintenance of the property. Meetings were Location: 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford held with community groups, Holroyd City Council and the local State (Lt 1, DP 169485, Lot 1, DP 1830175) MP in an effort to devise an appropriate method for financing these NSW historical themes: persons, welfare necessary works. Years of construction: 1891 Rose Seidler House Statement of Significance: Linnwood, including its associated Location: 69-71 Clissold Road, Wahroonga (Pt. Lt A, DP 372495) buildings and landscape, is primarily significant as a welfare site that was in operation and use for over 80 years. Of particular NSW historical themes: housing, persons, cultural sites significance is the use of Linnwood as the first and only Truant Years of construction: 1948-1950 School between 1917 and 1936. It was later used by the Department of Welfare as a Girls Home Science Domestic School for state wards. Statement of significance: Rose Seidler House is historically Linnwood is also representative of its original designer and occupier, significant as a resource to demonstrate the many features of businessman George McCredie. Modernist art, architecture, design theory and practice. Designed by Harry Seidler, it is one of the finest and purest examples of Management: the villa sits within spacious grounds, which retain mid-century modern domestic architecture in Australia as designed several other early elements from the initial phase of development by the second generation of 20th century Modernist architects. of the property. They include an octagonal summerhouse, several It also contains intact contents of late 1940s furniture by such mature trees and fountains. Retention of such large landscaped renowned designers as Eames, Saarinen and Hardoy. grounds around a main residence within its original curtilage is relatively rare, especially in suburban Sydney. Due to the lack Management: the house was listed at state level in 1983, and was of subsequent development of the grounds it is highly likely that entered on the State Heritage Register in 1999. It is managed by the archaeological evidence of features shown in early photographs Historic Houses Trust. Physical condition is excellent. Archaeological may survive, giving the site considerable historical archaeological potential is low. potential. The buildings are in sound condition. The wood panelling and stained glass have survived more than a century without serious damage. During the year a conservation management plan for the property was completed and work on repairs to meet the Heritage Council’s minimum maintenance standards was substantially completed. It was listed on the State Heritage Register in February 2003. Work was also carried out to bring the fire and life safety standards up to the required level. This work was also substantially completed by the end of the reporting year. During the year a short-term lease was signed with a community organisation, Living & Learning Services for Adults with Disabilities Inc., for the use of the dormitory building behind the historic house on the property. This lease commenced in February 2004.
Properties in our heritage and conservation register include: Hillview, Exeter Farm, Linnwood and Rose Seidler House.
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2 Government-owned Heritage
The Year in Review
Tusculum Conservation of the Heritage Office Building Location: 1-3 Manning Street, Potts Point (Lt 1, DP 710723) The recently conserved former Kings School building in Parramatta is an award winning adaptive re-use project, demonstrating how NSW historical themes: persons, religion, cultural sites a heritage building can be conserved in a manner that provides Years of construction: 1831-1837 for a modern office environment, with all the necessary service and access provisions, while at the same time revealing and interpreting Statement of significance: the principal cultural significance of its heritage significance. Tusculum is its use as a residence by William Grant Broughton, first Bishop of Australia (1836-47) and Bishop of Sydney (1847-52), during The NSW Heritage Office is also tangible evidence of the role that almost the entire period of his episcopacy. After Government House, heritage conservation plays in achieving sustainable development. it was the most important domestic building in the colony. Not only does the project meet the social responsibilities requirements of sustainability, it is the first NSW Government building to meet the Designed by the prominent architect John Verge for entrepreneur A. B. requirements of a minimum 4-star rating under Australian Green Spark, Tusculum was one of the first villas to be erected on Woolloomooloo Building Rating. The building was rated 4.5, exceeding government Hill, as part of an elaborate attempt by the Colonial Government to targets set for July 2006 but also demonstrating that conserving establish a prestigious enclave for the gentry in the 1830s. historic buildings makes good environmental sense and can be carried Management: Tusculum’s heritage significance has been recognised out in a way that meets environmental targets for energy consumption for some time. It was first listed at state level in 1979, and was entered in the long term. on the State Heritage Register in 1999. The house is leased to the An embodied energy study was also carried out by the University of Royal Australian Institute of Architects under terms which required its New South Wales to determine the role of conservation in sustainable conservation and permitted its adaptive re-use as the Institute’s New development and the conservation of the NSW Heritage Office. South Wales base. The Institute has also inserted a modern office building at the rear of the site. There is a need to update the fabric Interpreting the Building survey and conservation analysis to indicate the condition of original fabric after conservation works completed in 1987. As part of our management of this heritage site, we are producing an interpretation package to communicate the significance of the Managing the Heritage Office Building former Kings School. Interpretation is an important tool in the management of heritage places. By enriching the community’s At the beginning of 2003 the Heritage Office moved to a new experience of heritage places, it has the potential to raise location in the former King’s School overlooking the Parramatta River. awareness and build community support for heritage conservation. The adaptive re-use of one of Parramatta’s heritage icons for use as a modern and efficient modern office building has set a fine example Graham Brooks and Associates, along with sub-consultants the for the re-use of other heritage properties in the State, and reflects Australian Museum (audience research) and AntArt (electronic media our values as a conservation organisation. design), were engaged to produce the interpretation package. Project and media planning were completed in June 2004, with a focus on the Heritage Office website as the principal interpretive medium. A preview version of the website interactive portion of the program is scheduled for late August 2004.
Tusculum in Potts Point. The Heritage Office in Parramatta. Photograph (l.) courtesy of the RAIA and (r.) Nathanael Hughes.
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Australian Government and Heritage
Our goal: agreements between the State the creation of a new advisory body, the Australian Heritage Council; and Commonwealth to facilitate best the establishment of the National Heritage List and the practice heritage management in NSW. Commonwealth Heritage List; retention of the Register of the National Estate.
Australian Government Heritage Management The amendments that came into effect in early 2004 require the Heritage Council of NSW to comment on proposed listings by the This year a protocol was agreed by the NSW Government for the roles Australian Heritage Council. The first of these proposed listings was and responsibilities of the State and Australian Government heritage received in 2004. agencies in relation to the new Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2003. Australian Heritage Council The Heritage Office has already had a number of referrals for The new heritage system retains an independent expert advisory body, comment under the new legislation by the Australian Government, the Australian Heritage Council. The council replaces the Australian including an emergency listing and several listings on the National Heritage Commission as the principal adviser to the Minister for the Heritage List. This will be an expanding area of work for the office. Environment and Heritage on heritage matters. The council's role is to: assess nominations in relation to the listing of places in the The Legislation National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List; The Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) came into force on 16 July 2000. advise the Minister for the Environment and Heritage on specified It was amended by the Environment and Heritage Legislation matters relating to heritage places; Amendment Act (No.1) 2003 which came into effect on 1 January promote the identification, assessment and conservation of 2004, including: heritage; amending the Act to include “national heritage” as a new matter compile and maintain the Register of the National Estate; of National Environmental Significance and protecting listed places to the fullest extent under the Constitution; perform any other functions conferred on the council by the EPBC Act.
The Sydney Opera House (with artist’s impression of new loggia on the western side) is being prepared for nomination to the new National Heritage List, and to the World Heritage List in 2005. Courtesy of the Sydney Harbour Trust
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2 Government-owned Heritage
The Year in Review
Underwater Cultural Heritage
National Heritage List Our goal: assessment and The National Heritage List is a list of places with outstanding heritage management of historic shipwrecks value to our nation, including places overseas. A person cannot take in Commonwealth waters and other an action that has, will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact underwater cultural heritage will be on the national heritage values of a national heritage place without the approval of the Commonwealth Government Minister for the integrated into the standard asset Environment and Heritage. management and planning practices of NSW Government agencies. Commonwealth Heritage List The Commonwealth Heritage List is a list of places managed or owned The Heritage Office is the NSW agency responsible for administering by the Australian Government. The list will include places, or groups of both the Commonwealth’s Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and the places, that are in Commonwealth lands and waters or under historic shipwrecks and relics provisions of the NSW Heritage Act. Commonwealth control, and are identified by the Minister as These two acts provide protection to maritime archaeological sites having Commonwealth heritage values. in NSW by making unauthorised disturbance an illegal activity.
World Heritage Nomination This year we continued our ongoing management of historic shipwrecks in Commonwealth waters. Key activities included: During the year agreement was reached between the Australian and NSW governments regarding the nomination of the Sydney issuing permits for visits to historic shipwrecks in protected zones Opera House for World Heritage listing. This has been facilitated - four permits for ss Lady Darling, four permits for ss Duckenfield; by the listing of the iconic structure on the State Heritage Register maintenance of existing partnerships with maritime heritage and the Commonwealth Government’s announcement that it will management agencies in the states, the Northern Territory, Norfolk prepare documentation for its inclusion in the National Heritage List. Island and the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology and It is proposed that preparation of this nomination will commence in 2005. the International Committee for Underwater Cultural Heritage; assistance to the Department of Environment and Heritage on the development of a National Maritime Heritage Strategy; input into zoning plans for Jervis Bay Marine Park; maintenance of the agreement on management of underwater cultural heritage in Marine Parks through a memorandum of understanding between the NSW Heritage Office and the NSW Marine Parks Authority.
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Measuring our Performance: Wreck Sites Notified to the Heritage Office
Interpretation and the role of the Heritage Office in processing 10 notifications. The number of notifications of shipwrecks and 8 associated relics has increased steadily over the The increase in notification is in part a reflection of 6 last three years. The location of items of the success of the Heritage Office in promoting its 4 underwater cultural heritage may result from functions in relation to underwater cultural heritage chance, dedicated searches or as a by-product of management - through the Maritime Heritage 2 remote sensing surveys for other purposes. But Online website, regular lectures to community 0 the notification of the sites requires those who find groups, dive clubs and at national and 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 the item to know of the procedure for notification international forums. Newly notified wrecks
Key Strategies for Next Year In 2004-05 we aim to: work with State agencies to encourage the completion of more heritage and conservation registers and improve heritage outcomes in general; issue section 170 guidelines to all State government agencies to improve the management of heritage items owned by State Government; reach agreement between the Australian Heritage Council and the Heritage Council of NSW on protocols for the delegation of the management of NSW items on the National Heritage List to the Heritage Council of NSW; The Lady Darling wreck site, located in waters south of Narooma. Photograph by David Nutley prepare the World Heritage nomination of the Sydney Opera House; commence negotiations between the Australian Heritage Council and the Heritage Council of NSW on recommendations for the nomination of nationally significant State Heritage Register items to the National Heritage List; facilitate in partnership with other government heritage agencies in Australia and New Zealand a submission for the proposed “Inquiry into the Policy Framework and Incentives for the Conservation of Australia’s Historic Heritage Places”.
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3 Local Heritage Management
The Year in Review
Our objective: local councils will integrate heritage conservation into their overall environmental management
Delegations to Local Councils
Our goal: the Heritage Office will delegate In February 2002 Ministerial authorisation was also gazetted for 17 to local councils and manage the ability metropolitan councils and 120 rural councils to make interim heritage orders over items under threat. to determine development applications for minor works and authorise certain Monitoring delegations and authorisations councils to make interim heritage orders. In 2003-04 local councils determined five applications using the delegation. The five applications related to external signage, demolition Over the last three years changes have been made to the heritage of a fire damaged building, patio and farm shed, and were determined system to streamline the approvals process for items on the State by Bathurst and Junee councils under delegation. Heritage Register and to support the powers of local councils to manage local heritage. In 2003-04 Ryde City Council made an interim heritage order over a property under threat using the authorisation. In February 2002 certain approval functions of the Heritage Council were delegated to all local councils to approve applications for minor We have monitored the uptake of the delegation and authorisation by works to items listed on the State Heritage Register. The delegation local councils in NSW since 2002. Monitoring has indicated that enables local councils to be a “one stop shop” for applications for councils have been reluctant to take up the delegations, particularly minor works that do not materially affect the significance of a state those councils with large numbers of items listed on the State significant item. Heritage Register.
Measuring Our Performance: Survey of the Use of the Delegation and Authorisation
In November 2003 the Heritage Office conducted a survey of local councils Interpretation on the uptake of the delegation of certain approval functions of the Heritage Council and the authorisation to make interim heritage orders. The survey results reveal that only three of the twelve local councils surveyed used the delegation in the period January to November 2003 Twelve local councils, both rural and urban, were surveyed by the Heritage to determine applications for minor works to State Heritage Register items: Office to represent the 152 local councils in NSW. Hawkesbury City Council, Parry Council and Bathurst City Council. The applications related to change of use, signage, alteration and addition and strata subdivision. Use of the delegation between 1/1/2003 and 30/11/2003 The survey results further reveal that most of the councils surveyed with a large number of State Heritage Register items in their local government area Councils to use delegation 25% did not use the delegations to determine any applications for minor works to State Heritage Register items. This result is particularly disappointing given Councils not to use delegation 75% that the intent of the delegations was to enable councils to act as a “one Reasons for not using the delegation stop shop” for applications for minor works to State Heritage Register items. No applications for minor works received 44% The Heritage Office believes that the delegation remains a valid and Applications “materially affected” the item comprehensive mechanism for the management of State Heritage Register and therefore not eligible 22% items. We further believe that councils have been reluctant to use the delegations because of the relatively few applications for minor works Applications to State Heritage Register 11% to State Heritage Register items, and lack of professional skill to assess items viewed as IDA such applications. The Heritage Office will be introducing further reforms Staff workload precluded use 22% in 2004-05 to encourage councils to utilize these delegations
Number of councils to use authorisation to make IHO 0%
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Support for Local Councils
Our goal: the Heritage Office will support Heritage Model Provisions local councils to effectively list and The existing heritage model provisions were endorsed by the Heritage manage their local heritage. Council on 13 August 1998. The heritage model provisions are provided to councils as the basis on which local environmental plans should be made, although guidelines formally requiring their inclusion Building a framework for heritage management in local environmental plans have not yet been issued. This year we reviewed the heritage model provisions and provided the This year we maintained our strategy to support local councils revised provisions to the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and and ensure they have a satisfactory framework for good heritage Natural Resources for the purposes of exhibition of the draft management. This included distributing the Local Government Environmental Planning and Assessment Model Provisions. Heritage Guidelines to all local councils in NSW, managing the local government resource centre on the Heritage Office website, briefing heritage advisors, and providing training workshops to local councils.
The former Navigation Company warehouse in Wentworth in southwestern NSW. Photograph courtesy of Wentworth Shire Council
Measuring Our Performance: Heritage Items in Local Government Areas
Local government is at the forefront of heritage management in the State. Most of the 20,000 heritage items on statutory lists in NSW are listed Number of heritage items on council’s local environmental plans. The in local government area Heritage Office provides support to councils to help them list items of local significance in their More than 500 (12) Less than 20 (47) local government area. 200-500 (20)
100-200 (26)
50-100 (20) 20-50 (27)
Number of local government areas
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3 Local Heritage Management
The Year in Review
Protection Through Planning Instruments Regional Environmental Plans Identifying and listing items of heritage significance are only the The Sydney Regional Environmental Plan, no. 24 Homebush Bay Area, first steps in protecting and managing those places and objects was reviewed by the Heritage Office. that we as a community want to keep. Planning instruments provide the framework for managing the approval of major changes so that Assisting Councils with Day-to-Day Heritage heritage significance is retained and not diminished. In 2003-04 Management we continued to work with local councils to assist them to develop a satisfactory framework for good heritage management. One of the major ways we assist local councils is through the local government component of the Heritage Incentives Program. The key Providing Advice on Local Environmental Plans elements of this component are dollar-for-dollar assistance with community-based heritage studies, heritage advisors and local We support local councils to develop comprehensive local heritage funds. Assistance is provided through three-year agreements environmental plans. The Heritage Office examines draft local based on an agreed heritage strategy for each council participating in environmental plans and provides advice to councils about whether the program. plans comply with the requirements of the Heritage Act and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. We have also Heritage Advisor Program developed model provisions to provide guidance to councils on the provisions of plans relating to heritage conservation. The Heritage Office has supported the part-time appointment of heritage advisors, both financially and administratively, since 1983. During the year the Director of the Heritage Office, as a delegate The advisors are consultants with heritage expertise who advise local of the Heritage Council, provided advice to councils on 94 draft councils and the local community on heritage matters. local environmental plans. In New South Wales the majority of local councils now have a heritage Sutherland Council prepared a comprehensive local environmental advisor position. Many also employ officers who are knowledgeable on plan which significantly added to their list of heritage items. Several heritage matters. In total, 87% of the 172 councils have direct access other councils have prepared plans that include specific heritage to heritage advisory services, either in-house or through the heritage provisions to provide increased protection for additional items and advisor program. heritage conservation areas including Ashfield, Gosford, Hornsby, Woollahra and Kogarah. The Heritage Office organises occasional one-day courses for heritage consultants interested in moving into an advisor role. The courses are also attended by local government officers to assist them to make more efficient use of the advisory position. A course for potential advisors and local government officers was held at the Heritage Office premises in January 2004 with David Scobie as presenter.
Measuring Our Performance: Statutory Planning Tools
The Heritage Office provides advice to councils on statutory planning tools to provide for good heritage management.
Planning Referrals 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Local Environmental Plans 132 151 94 Regional Environmental Plans 111 State Environmental Planning Policies 220 Development Control Plans 16 25 0 Strategic Studies 12 30 25 Total Planning Tools 163 209 120
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Heritage Network The programs were: This network consists of all advisors and council officers in NSW who Development Approvals: The Heritage Perspective, provide regular advice on heritage matters. It meets in August each 21 July 2003,15 October 2003 and 28 June 2004, year in the Sydney area. This year the annual seminar was held in delivered by David Logan, Director, Godden Mackay Logan; Woollahra. Examples of infill buildings in the local area were examined Heritage Planning in Practice, 4-5 October 2003 and as part of a broad discussion on the principles of infill buildings in 13-14 May 2004, delivered by Sue Jackson-Stepowski, heritage precincts. Other topics discussed included appropriate heritage consultant. procedures for community-based heritage studies, engineering heritage and sustainability and heritage. The seminar ended with a presentation of examples of advisors’ work from around the State. Key Strategies for Next Year Heritage Advisors E-mail Network In 2004-05 we aim to: There are now 393 members on the e-mail network. The network assist local councils with the use of the delegations to local linking heritage advisors, local government officers and the Heritage government, by presenting seminars and workshops for specific Office has proved to be an invaluable medium for the exchange of councils throughout the State, especially those with a large information, the exploration of conservation strategies and the number of heritage items; announcement of new initiatives. This year the Heritage Office has continue training existing and new advisors to assist them with continued to provide bulletins to the network summarising developing new skills and to provide professional development; announcements and initiatives. encourage new presenters into the local government short Heritage Short Courses for NSW Local Government course program; The administration of the successful heritage short course program develop a seminar program for advisors and consultants developed by the Heritage Office is now handled by the training unit, to provide continuing professional development; Learning Solutions, of the Local Government and Shires Associations of engage with the Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural NSW. The first course under this arrangement was held in March 1999. Resources on the reforms to the model local environmental plan, The unit delivered five programs during the year attended by a total of including revision to the heritage provisions. 81 participants, including councillors, senior managers and local government officers and professionals from the private sector. The feedback from the courses was excellent and the participants appreciated the continuing interest of the Heritage Office in sponsoring the professional development of councillors and local government staff.
Measuring Our Performance: Heritage Advisor Positions
Heritage advisors are appointed to assist the local council and community to identify, conserve, manage and present the heritage of a area.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Councils with either a heritage advisor or officer 78% 81% 87% Rural councils with either a heritage advisor or officer 69% 72% 83% Metropolitan councils with either a heritage advisor or officer 96% 98% 98%
Interpretation Dollar-for-dollar funding is offered through the Heritage Incentives Program for councils to engage an advisor. Heritage advisors play a crucial role in building a positive attitude towards heritage and providing guidance and advice. The significant rise over the last three years in the number of rural councils with access to heritage advisory services – 69% to 83% - reflects our commitment to improving services in rural and regional areas. This is a key result as heritage advisors work with the community to achieve practical results for heritage conservation. We will continue our focus on rural and regional NSW in the upcoming year.
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4 Communication and Promotion
The Year in Review
Our objective: the community will celebrate and conserve the State’s environmental heritage
Education Programs
Our goal: school, tertiary and adult The Teaching Heritage website – www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au – education initiatives will increase was developed by the Heritage Office and Board of Studies for the professional development of secondary geography and history understanding of the value of heritage teachers. The site contains more than 1000 pages of journal articles, protection and conservation. news reports, excerpts from heritage documents and other source material, as well as over 750 photographs. According to Hitwise.com.au, Australia's premier web-traffic analysts, Providing training the Teaching Heritage website is currently one of the Top 100 NSW This year we conducted seven courses on maritime archaeology. This Government websites (no. 99) in terms of numbers of Australian web was part of a new arrangement between the NSW Heritage Office and visitors to all NSW Government websites. During March 2004 it Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority to conduct regular maritime reached a high point of number 37 ranking. archaeology training courses (levels one and two) under the auspices The site has an average of 232 unique visitors per month. The most of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA). popular heritage sites visited this year on the website are Rookwood The quality of research by students undertaking part two of the course Cemetery and Necropolis, Parramatta Park and Rose Seidler House. is making a significant contribution to the documentation of Australia’s The site will undergo a major "makeover" during 2005, with new underwater cultural heritage. Students Colin Piper, Lizzie Anderson and materials being added, including the addition of several new heritage Ngaire Richards produced a report this year on what was previously a sites to the very popular photographic heritage site gallery section. mystery site at Little Manly Cove, Sydney Harbour. Originally thought to be a jetty site, the team’s thorough and well documented research and Historical Archaeology School Education survey has shown this to be an early swimming enclosure. They will The Heritage Office provided work experience opportunities be submitting it for a future journal article in the AIMA Bulletin. for a number of students and young archaeologists this year: a Year 11 student spent one week at the Heritage Office Resources for School Education as part of a work experience program; Teaching Heritage Website two archaeologists were given the opportunity to work as volunteers alongside the Heritage Office’s archaeologists in order One of our key goals is to develop initiatives in school, tertiary and to better understand the way the office administers the Heritage adult education that will increase understanding of the value of Act and manages historical archaeology in New South Wales. heritage protection and conservation.
Measuring Our Performance: Maritime Archaeology Students
35 Interpretation Since 1998 there have been a total of over 160 No. of students - Series 1 28 graduates in the Maritime Archaeology Training Course. The aim of the course is to familiarise 21 divers and non-divers with the significance of our underwater cultural heritage so that they can 14 appreciate and enjoy shipwreck sites and participate in archaeological research. The growing number
7 of students reflects the work done by the Heritage Office to promote the course and the excellent word-of-mouth it has received. There has also been 0 a growing interest and awareness in the diving 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 community of the importance of shipwreck sites.
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Promotion and Community Programs
Our goal: the public will have better Maritime Heritage Online access to, understanding and Maritime Heritage Online is our key tool to link the community with appreciation of heritage conservation information about the State’s maritime heritage. An average of 80 practice and important heritage places. visitors access the site per day. The site provides an array of database information, archaeological survey reports, still and moving images, electronic brochures and information about the location of shipwreck signage facilities along the length of the NSW coast and inland rivers. Heritage Resources on the Internet During the 2003-04 year a number of additional facilities were added The Heritage Office Website to the site as well as other improvements to expand the available information, including: The Heritage Office webpage at www.heritage.nsw.gov.au is the prime access point for the community to find out about heritage in New South ten streaming video clips (low bandwidth and broadband versions) Wales. An average of 612 people access the site per day, an increase of to allow viewers to gain a clearer understanding of the nature and 48% over the last 12 months. The site provides information about the appearance of wreck sites; role of the Heritage Office, its staff and services, publications and funding ‘virtual reality’ 3600 panoramas courtesy of Mal Yeo, currently the programs. It is also the public gateway to the online heritage database only known person, in Australia or overseas, to be developing these and the State Heritage Register. images underwater; The website was launched in 1997. Seven years later, the site now 300 additional ‘pocket histories’ of shipwrecks; requires a major overhaul to make it more accessible and to provide three new Heritage Office survey reports, as well as seven a greater range of functions. This year we have implemented plans to site/area information sheets. move to a content management system to provide a better information service to the general public. It is anticipated that development of a Placenames Website new website will commence in 2004-05. This year an initiative by the Heritage Office resulted in a fascinating A major initiative this year was the introduction of a new mapping internet site dedicated to place names. Based on earlier work by the feature to the online heritage database that allows users to view Heritage Office maritime archaeologists to identify places on the NSW heritage items listed on the State Heritage Register by map. coast named after shipwreck events, ABC radio set up a national program featuring radio interviews and an internet site. The internet site covered all of the Australian coast and included images and audio recordings on shipwreck events that gave rise to places names. It was launched in August 2003 and continued until July 2004.
Measuring Our Performance: Visits to Online Resources
The Heritage Office website Maritime Heritage Online Interpretation 250,000 30,000 There were 224,063 visitors to the Heritage Office webpage in 2003-04. This was an increase of 200,000 25,000 48% over the last 12 months and reflects the growing demand for community access to online 20,000 150,000 information about heritage. 15,000 In addition, there were another 29,299 visitors 100,000 to Maritime Heritage Online. This was an increase 10,000 of 67% over the last 12 months. Launched in 50,000 5,000 November 2001, the site has proved popular with researchers, students, divers and the *site launched November 2001 0 0 general community. 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
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4 Communication and Promotion
The Year in Review
Publications Community Programs A major avenue for the public to gain access to and understand Heritage Volunteer Awards heritage management and conservation is through the extensive list of publications produced by the Heritage Office. The Heritage Office Volunteering is a fundamental part of heritage conservation work in produces nearly 100 titles providing information on various aspects Australia. Heritage work is particularly attractive to seniors, the fastest of heritage management, the Heritage Act and technical issues. In growing sector of the Australian population. Many of the projects 2003-04 we maintained our commitment to ensuring this information funded through the Heritage Incentives Program would not be possible was accurate, informative and accessible. We continued to increase without the involvement of volunteers. the number of documents available in both online and printed formats. The NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards recognise the This year we published: outstanding performance of individuals and community organisations that have fulfilled the following assessment criteria: two issues of Heritage NSW, the newsletter of the Heritage Office which is distributed widely in NSW to local councils, community significantly improved the profile of heritage management groups and interested general public; in their local communities; two shipwreck information sheets; motivated and managed heritage projects; and and a variety of corporate publications including the annual report. promoted the value of heritage by significant means and through exemplary service. The following items were published online: In October 2003 Minister Beamer presented the NSW Government Revealing the Past: An Introduction to Historical Archaeology, revised; Heritage Volunteer Awards at a ceremony in the Jubilee Room at Objects in their Place: An Introduction to Movable Heritage, revised; Parliament House. Twenty-four awards were presented with a further award presented to Thomas Martin, who had been unable to attend Benefits of Heritage Listing, revised; the ceremony, at his Rose Bay home by the Director. The 2003 Introducing the Heritage Council: the State Heritage Register, revised. recipients were: Brian Andrews Lower Hunter Region heritage Heritage Office Library Dr John Bach OAM Australian maritime history The Heritage Office Library was opened in March 2003. The collection June and Roy Barker Brewarrina Mission site continues to grow with holdings of over 8,700 items including many Nita Child Copmanhurst Shire heritage conservation management plans and heritage studies, thematic studies Harold Coutts Culcairn Station House and Australian and New South Wales histories. The collection is Vincent Crow Haberfield history and heritage managed by a part-time librarian, and available to the public by appointment. Individuals and organisations have made regular Marguerite Fuller Alstonville Plateau Historical Society use of the library over the past year. Richard Grimmond Route of John Oxley’s 1818 expedition
Measuring Our Performance: Use of the Heritage Office Library
80 Interpretation 70 The Heritage Office Library is a new specialist resource available 60 to heritage professionals, heritage businesses, students, in-house 50 officers and the general public. It is located on the ground floor of 40 the Heritage Office and is open three days a week. In its first 18 30 months of operation, the library has built a growing clientele. The 20 main users of the library were small archaeology and heritage- 10 focused firms, Heritage Office staff and an increasing number of 0 university students. July 2003 May 2004 April 2004 June 2004 March 2004 August 2003 October 2003 January 2004 February 2004 February November 2003 December 2003 September 2003
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Ken Halliday Sir Henry Parkes and the Tenterfield The 2004 awards program was announced by the Assistant Planning School of Arts Minister, Hon. Diane Beamer, on 7 June 2004. Minister Beamer will Janet Hay National Trust of Australia (NSW) present the 2004 awards in the Jubilee Room at Parliament House on Margaret Henry Newcastle region heritage 28 October 2004. Jindera Pioneer Museum Jindera Pioneer Museum Other Award Programs and Historical Society Douglas Lithgow Coal River Historic Precinct We also support other community award programs through the Heritage Incentives Program. In 2003-04 we sponsored: Rae McLintock Volunteer guiding, Historic Houses Trust the NSW Heritage Office Award in the Australian Property Haydn Maher Finley Canoe Tree Park Institute Heritage Awards Thomas Martin Vaucluse Amateur 12-foot winner - Walsh Bay Partnership for the Walsh Bay Project; Sailing Club the NSW Heritage Office Award for Heritage Management Heather Nicholls Cobb & Co. project by a Metropolitan Council in the Metro Pride Awards Jillian Oppenheimer OAM National Trust of Australia (NSW) winner - Hawkesbury City Council; Robert Pauling Pittwater Heritage and Cultural Committee the NSW Heritage Office Award for Heritage Conservation Warren Pinfold, St Stephen’s Restoration Team in the Tidy Towns Awards Dick Lunt, John White, A (population 1-350) – Bucketty for work Major Conway on the convict-built road; Kathie Tisdell Forbes Centenary of Federation B (population 351-1,200) – Gulargambone Heritage Trail for the Picture Hall Project; Gloria “Peg” Warton Port Macquarie Court House C (population 1,201-4,000) – Bourke for the Dorothy Warwick Linnwood, Guildford Back O’ Bourke Exhibition Centre; Elizabeth Webb Glenreagh history and heritage D (population 4,001-10,000) – Temora for the Aviation Museum; Wollombi Tidy Valleys Convict Trail project, natural and heritage projects E (population over 10,000) – Broken Hill for the Migrant Heritage Project. New criteria and processes for the Heritage Volunteer Awards were adopted by the Heritage Council in February 2004. Future judging of nominations will be undertaken by the Heritage Council’s Strategy Committee, as well as a previous recipient of a Heritage Volunteer Award who shall be invited to assist the committee.
This year’s award-winning volunteers with Assistant Planning Minister, Diane Beamer, and Heritage Council Chair, Michael Collins, (front row, fourth and first from left). And Harold Coutts views his certificate. Photographs by Paramount Studios
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4 Communication and Promotion
The Year in Review
Maritime Archaeology Community Initiatives Historical Archaeology Community Initiatives Wreck Spotters National Archaeology Week The NSW Wreck Spotters Program continues to provide us with Heritage Office archaeologists contributed to the planning “on-the-ground” information about the state of local shipwreck sites, of National Archaeology Week and the public open day. plus important information on newly located or exposed sites. The group of over 30 local spotters actively promote sound conservation Public Open Days through their reports and photographs, networks and use of local media. We have continued our recent initiative of requiring developers This year wreck spotters provided information on the following: to host public open days at significant archaeological sites that are being excavated as part of redevelopment. accidental detection of aircraft remains by commercial fishermen off Ulladulla; During 2003-04 more than 1,200 members of the general public were given free public tours of excavations at five highly significant ship’s timbers washed ashore at Stockton, near Newcastle; archaeological sites in New South Wales. a ship’s steering wheel uncovered on the ss Wandra 1915 1. KENS Site, Sydney – this was the largest archaeological excavation shipwreck near Jervis Bay; ever undertaken in Sydney. Two public days were held at different potential shipwreck remains near Port Macquarie; stages of the development and were attended by approximately 600 visitors. Highlights included remains associated with the details of the ss Keilawarra 1886 shipwreck near Coffs Harbour; Aboriginal occupation of the site, the original and reclaimed Darling research notes and earlier state of the Centurion 1887 shipwreck Harbour shoreline, early 18th century shoreline works and highly in Sydney Harbour; intact 19th century terraces, yards and outbuildings. (Developer: Leighton Properties, Excavation Director: Cultural Resources documentation of a significant shipping photographic collection at Management). the Central Coast. 2. Parramatta Children’s Court Site – approximately 60 visitors toured Our Wreck Spotters have been part of a significant private diving this site which contained archaeological remains of the earliest expedition to map the tss Cumberland 1917 shipwreck site near period of settlement at Parramatta, including remains of 1790s Eden – never before documented by free swimming divers. convict huts, as well as evidence from later residential and commercial occupants such as a large brewery and tram sheds. (Developer: Attorney General’s Department, Department of Commerce, Excavation Director: Casey and Lowe Associates)
Case Study: Diving on WWI Heritage
A working partnership between the NSW Heritage a Maritime Archaeology Training course and Office and the recreational diving industry resulted the Heritage Office assisted with historical in the discovery this year of new evidence about a reference material. rare WWI wrecksite. In November 2003 the divers made the first The Cumberland was hit by a mine laid by the successful free dive to the Cumberland wreck German surface raider Wolf on the 6 July 1917, site – the deepest wreck diving so far performed and sank five days later near Green Cape, despite in Australia. As a result they were able to provide efforts to repair the damage. Cumberland became new insights into a previously inaccessible site. the first wartime casualty in Australian home waters. A follow-up dive was performed in June 2004. The dedication of the Sydney Project divers and The independent dive team known as The Sydney their willingness to share information on this Project, which includes some of Australia’s best fascinating site is regarded as an example of best- technical divers, was the first to survey the wreck practice interaction with historic shipwreck sites. site of the steamer Cumberland in deep water off Eden. The group volunteered to survey the site and Diver with specialised equipment descends to provide data on its condition, size and heritage survey the Cumberland wreck. Photograph by significance. A core group of divers attended Mark Spencer
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3. Cunningham Street, Haymarket, Sydney – scheduled to coincide 5. 22-36 Mountain Street, Ultimo, Sydney – approximately 60 people with National Archaeology Week, this public open day attracted visited this site which was part of the Athlone Place Resumption 100 visitors who saw remains associated with the domestic and which was the first slum clearance undertaken by the Municipal commercial occupation of the site dating from the early 19th Council of Sydney in 1906. (Developers: Multiplex Constructions, century, including evidence of early occupation of the area by Excavation Director: Godden Mackay Logan). Chinese and remains of blacksmithing activity. (Developer: Selwan Property Holdings, Excavation Director: Austral Archaeology). National Trust Heritage Festival 4. Barker’s Mill, Sydney – over 400 people attended the public open The Heritage Office is a major financial sponsor of the National Trust day at Baker’s Mill, which was the site of the second steam mill Heritage Festival. The office also participates by organising an event. erected in the colony of NSW and used from the 1820s until the This year a small but enthusiastic group was taken on a guided tour 1950s. (Developer: Cross City Tunnel, Excavation Director: Casey of Lake Parramatta, Parramatta Dam and Prospect Hill. This innovative and Lowe Associates). tour was conducted by two guides: Chris Tobin to introduce the group to the Aboriginal stories of the places visited and John McClymont to recount stories from the more recent European period.
Graduating students from a Maritime Archaeology Training Course. Photographs by Tim Smith
Measuring Our Performance: Heritage Incentives Program
The Heritage Incentives Program is one of the most diverse and successful heritage funding programs in Australia. Since 1988 it has helped communities across NSW with over 3,500 different heritage projects. In 2003-04 a total of $3,987,947 was approved for 154 projects.
Break-up of 2003-04 approved applications by geographic area: Break-up of 2003-04 approved applications by applicant type:
Geographic Number Percentage Amount $ Percentage of Applicant Type Number Percentage Amount Percentage Area of projects of total no. total funding of of total of total of projects projects number of funding projects Metropolitan 33 21% 1,410,000 35% Local government 75 49% 1,267,142 32% Community groups 27 17% 620,905 16% Non-metro- 121 79% 2,577,947 65% politan Private 32 21% 1,005,900 25% Religious 20 13% 1,094,000 27% organisations
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The Year in Review
Measuring Our Performance: Heritage Incentives Program (cont.)
Subject Number Percentage Amount Percentage Interpretation Category of of total of total This has been a very successful year for the Heritage Incentives Program. projects number of funding The quality of applications to the program was very good and there was projects a high approval rate. This is a reflection of our increased efforts in recent Aboriginal 6 4% 82,650 2.1% rounds of the program to target applications and provide clear guidance on funding priorities. Archaeology 1 1% 20,000 0.5% This year’s results demonstrate some of the key strategic outcomes of Buildings 70 45% 2,479,100 62.2% the funding program. Conservation work is a priority with over a million Cemeteries 2 1% 27,000 0.7% dollars allocated each year towards conserving our important heritage General 4 3% 80,455 2.0% places. This year only items of state significance were eligible for funding. promotion Another focus of the program is local government heritage studies. These Heritage Advisor 5 3% 31,119 0.8% are a key tool in identifying a council’s responsibilities in managing local Program heritage. This year many of the studies focussed on reviewing earlier heritage studies done in the 1980s. Community consultation is a key Industrial sites 10 7% 282,000 7.0% ingredient of these reviews. Landscape 5 3% 72,500 1.8% This year priority was also given to thematic studies which identified items Local government 18 12% 156,330 3.9% of state significance. Particularly sought were state-wide studies of sporting heritage studies places, World War II sites, bushranging sites, scientific/experimental sites, Local Heritage 8 5% 93,793 2.4% local council buildings, river transport and cemeteries. The aim of these Fund comparative studies is to fill in gaps of knowledge about our heritage, ultimately leading to nominations for the State Heritage Register. Maritime 2 1% 100,000 2.5% Movable items 7 5% 181,000 4.5% Pipe organs 3 2% 70,000 1.8% Precincts 13 8% 312,000 7.8%
Case Study: Warangesda Aboriginal Mission
This year new research on the Warangesda remain of the mission village: the ration shed, Aboriginal Mission was published with the help of schoolhouse, teacher’s cottage and dormitory. a grant through the Heritage Incentives Program. The grant of $8,400 assisted in the creation of Warangesda, near Griffith, was one of the first a historical and biographical record of the mission missions in NSW. Established by a Congregational and the publication of a book entitled The Camp Minister in the 1880s, it became known as the of Mercy. The research into births, deaths and “Camp of Mercy” and many Aboriginal people marriages provides a crucial resource for across the State have links with the site. The Aboriginal people researching their connections to mission was closed by the Aborigines Protection Warangesda. It will also be an important reference Board in 1924 and today only four buildings tool to assist those searching for links that were severed through the Stolen Generations.
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Heritage Incentives Program 3. year-round consideration of Aboriginal heritage projects; We support the community and their conservation, interpretation 4. year-round special purposes grants and loans program and promotion of NSW’s heritage through the largest state heritage with an upper limit of $5,000 per project; funding program in Australia. The Heritage Incentives Program 5. year-round consideration of support grants for conservation provides practical help for the many communities in NSW that management plans on items of state heritage significance, are involved in conserving their heritage. with an upper limit of $2,500; This year 154 new heritage work and study projects were approved 6. support by way of three-year service agreements to local councils as part of the NSW Incentives Program totalling $3,987,947 for the to cover heritage advisory services and local heritage funds and upcoming two-year period 2003-04. other matters; The Heritage Incentives Program is run as eight sub-programs: 7. support by way of three-year service agreements to heritage 1. biennial grants and loans to undertake conservation or presentation agencies, for example, National Trust (NSW), Royal Australian work on heritage items listed on local and regional environmental Institute of Architects (NSW); plans and/or on the State Heritage Register; 8. grants of up to $4,000 for local history and archives projects 2. biennial grants for thematic studies, education and promotional through a $40,000 grant to the Royal Australian Historical Society. projects;
Key Strategies for Next Year In 2004-05 we aim to: improve the navigation and useability of the Heritage Office website; publish updates of the NSW Heritage Manual; continue our focus on providing funding and support to rural and regional areas. develop a suite of user-pays services for the Heritage Office Library to offer advisors and consultants;
Case Study: Mudgee’s Verandah Magic
This year verandahs in Mudgee’s town centre supported local builders and suppliers and offered were reinstated with the help of a grant from the opportunity to learn new skills in handling the Heritage Incentives Program. traditional materials. This heritage conservation project has not only Mudgee was established in the 1830s, but it given Mudgee an elegant and practical solution wasn’t until the Gold Rush in the late 1850s that to cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers, but it it began to prosper. Many of its elegant Victorian has added to the commercial vitality of the country verandahs were removed 40 years ago when it town. The makeover helped to unify the buildings was thought that verandahs were an impediment making up the town’s commercial heart. to good traffic flow. Seed funding of $125,000 from the Heritage Mudgee’s revitalised town centre after Incentives Program was matched by funds from completion of the verandah project. the local council and financial contributions from Photograph by Christo Aitken individual shop and building owners. The project
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5 Conserving Heritage
The Year in Review
Our objective: best practice standards for heritage conservation
Conservation Management Plans
Our goal: conservation management Processing Conservation Management Plans plans will be a standard user-friendly One of the functions of the Heritage Council is to review and endorse and practical tool in heritage conservation management plans. These essential documents provide a management practice. guide to the future care and use of heritage places, including any new development. Following the delegation last year by the Heritage Council of its endorsement function (with some exceptions) to the Director of the Heritage Office, the majority of conservation management plans are now endorsed under delegation rather than directly by the Heritage Council. This year 16 conservation management plans were formally endorsed in a final or conditional form by the Heritage Council. Eighty percent of these documents were prepared for heritage items in public ownership.
Conservation management plans have been endorsed for Linnwood in Guilford and Sydney’s Centennial Parklands. Photographs by Murray Brown and Lianne Hall
Measuring Our Performance: Conservation Management Plans
Conservation management plans provide an Interpretation understanding of the significance of a heritage Year Endorsed Under Consideration This year there was a decrease in the number of item, and set out management policies to 2001/02 24 31 conserve that significance while still providing for conservation management plans endorsed. the continuing evolution and use of the item. 2002/03 49 42 However, this decrease was matched by an increase in the complexity and diversity of plans We recommend that conservation management 2003/04 16 82 being considered. At the close of the reporting plans are prepared for heritage items of state year 82 plans were on hand awaiting review and significance, or where major changes or interventions consideration. In 2004-05 the new arrangements are planned that have the potential to affect a implemented this year will streamline the review state significant heritage place. process and markedly improve the timeframes.
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Conservation management plans were endorsed for the following Conservation Management Strategies publicly-owned items: Conservation management strategies are an abridged or shorter form Burrewarra Point Beacon, Guerilla Bay of a conservation management plan. They were developed last year, and increasingly are being used for items of less complexity, where Centennial Parklands, Sydney no major changes are proposed in the near future, and/or are of local Crown Street Reservoir, Surry Hills* rather than state significance. During the reporting year one conservation management strategy was endorsed by the Director Linnwood, Guildford* of the Heritage Office for Dobell House at Wangi Wangi, and several Millennium Parklands Heritage Precinct, Sydney Olympic Park* others were endorsed as part of a State Heritage Register listing arising from the Central West Project. Parramatta Railway Station site, Parramatta* Penders (Grounds and Myers Holiday Retreat) Mimosa Rocks Outsourcing of Reviews National Park This year we implemented a new strategy to better process the Quong Sin Tong Monument, Rookwood Necropolis increasing number of conservation management plans being submitted to the Heritage Council for endorsement. Robin Hood Farm, Ingleburn Contractors were engaged by the Heritage Office to assist in the Silverwater Correctional Complex (Mulawa), Silverwater* reviewing and processing of plans. Fifty percent of all conservation Strickland House, Vaucluse* management plans endorsed this year were reviewed in this way, indicating the management value of the outsourcing approach. Sydney Opera House, Sydney In December 2003 amendments to the Heritage Regulation were White Bay Power Station, Leichhardt* gazetted. Among other things, these amendments allowed the Director Conservation management plans were endorsed for the following of the Heritage Office to issue guidelines for preparing conservation privately-owned items: management plans, and for the Director to determine fees for the review of conservation management plans submitted for Heritage St David’s Uniting Church, Haberfield Council endorsement. These fees can be charged where the applicant St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong* agrees to review by outside parties. The outsourcing approach provided for under the regulation is expected to be fully implemented Trades Hall, Sydney* by the end of the 2004. Asterisked items were outsourced for review under the new scheme described below.
Centennial Parklands in Sydney. Photograph by Lianne Hall
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5 Conserving Heritage
The Year in Review
Conservation Practices
Our goal: provide clear guidance on best Interpreting Heritage Places practice conservation and appropriate Conserving our important heritage places is only part of our change and standards for works to responsibility to future generations. Interpreting them provides listed heritage items. insight into what makes these places special. Telling stories and communicating the significance of heritage items is an essential part of heritage conservation. Providing Guidance on Conserving Heritage Places In August 2003 we commissioned consultants to prepare heritage interpretation policies and guidelines to help the community interpret Materials Conservation heritage places and collections. Final drafts of the guidelines will be submitted for Heritage Council endorsement in December 2004. We receive many enquiries regarding materials conservation issues. This year the most common related to rising damp, cleaning paint An interpretation plan was also prepared for the Heritage Office off substrates, and cleaning masonry. The Technical Advisory Group building. A website interpreting the heritage building will be launched advises the Heritage Council and the community on how to manage in 2004. materials conservation issues on heritage sites. Telling Tales: Interpretation in Heritage Conservation Fire, Access and Services In November 2003 the Heritage Office co-hosted the Australia This year the Heritage Office made a submission to the Commonwealth ICOMOS Annual Conference, at the North Head Artillery School, Telling Government on the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act Tales: Interpretation in Heritage Conservation. An expert workshop on 1992 (Commonwealth) for heritage buildings. heritage interpretation, held at the Heritage Office in conjunction with the conference, took advantage of the presence in Sydney of heritage We also provided technical information for 20 enquiries relating to fire, professionals from all around Australia. access and services. Six projects were presented to the Fire, Access and Services Advisory Panel for their advice. The panel also provided a detailed response to the Australian Building Codes Board on the Conserving Shipwreck Sites Disability Standards for Access to Premises (Buildings). This year This year we continued to promote best practice standards for technical information and answers to some of the most frequently interaction with maritime archaeological sites. Activities included: asked questions were also prepared by the panel and published on the Heritage Office website. a survey of the wreck of the barque Centurion which was shipwrecked in 1887 at the entrance to Sydney Harbour; The Fire, Access and Services Advisory Panel advises the Heritage Council, government agencies, design professionals, developers and a survey of a potential Aboriginal fish trap site in Middle harbour; owners on appropriate ways of meeting fire and access requirements preparation of a conservation management plan for the Centurion and services installations in heritage buildings and sites to minimise site and the Middle Harbour site; the impact on significant spaces and heritage fabric. liaison with relevant dive industry representatives, and government agencies with an interest or role in the management of the Centurion site; development of online material for community access associated with the Centurion survey.
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Conserving Cultural Landscapes Key Strategies for Next Year Our cultural landscapes are places that we have shaped, and those In 2004-05 we aim to: places that have shaped our culture. The Heritage Council has identified the loss of cultural landscapes as an important issue continue to pursue best practice standards in all aspects threatening cultural values and lifestyles. While cultural landscapes of conservation; have been admired and observed for decades, the issues of how to implement the new strategies developed this year for the best protect and manage them are only now beginning to be outsourcing and peer review of conservation management plans; addressed. publish in partnership with the Royal Australian Institute This year we initiated steps to protect these important landscapes: of Architects the guideline, Design in Context: Guidelines a workshop was held at the Heritage Office in August 2003 on for Infill Development; cultural landscapes to gather together key stakeholders to identify continue to engage in the process of developing suitable issues and actions for addressing cultural landscape management mechanisms/systems for dealing with access to heritage in NSW. Over 50 professionals attended the workshop. Participants buildings in an appropriate manner; identified models and case studies of leading practices in managing cultural landscapes across NSW, Australia present a technical seminar for heritage practitioners and New Zealand; on materials conservation. a Draft Wind Farm and Heritage Policy was developed which aims to minimise or eliminate the potential impacts of wind farms on heritage items. The new policy will be a tool to assist the Heritage Office, local government, planners and developers in their decision-making processes.
Delegates arrive for the Telling Tales conference on interpretation at the North Head Artillery School at Manly. Photographs courtesy of Design 5 Architects
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6 The Heritage Council of NSW
The Year in Review
Our objective: Heritage Council role and functions will be clearly understood
Heritage Council Policy
Our goal: the Heritage Council will have Cultural Landscape Charette – this charette was held in August a clear position on the social, economic 2003 at the Heritage Office (see page 45 for a full report); and environmental benefits of heritage Feasibility Guidelines for Heritage Development Applications – conservation. the Heritage Office engaged the University of Western Sydney’s Property Research Centre to carry out this study, which aimed to establish a framework for the presentation of financial information relating to major developments affecting heritage places. Jointly Participating In National Forums funded by all Australian agencies, this work will provide a model template to help agencies to assess development applications National Chairs and Officials of Australia where the conservation outcome is tied to the achievement of and New Zealand a certain level of development. The Heritage Office will trial the template in the second half of 2004. The Chair of the Heritage Council of NSW and Director of the NSW Heritage Office participate in a regular forum for the heads of Australasian heritage agencies. This group meets every year to drive Environment Protection and Heritage Council forward new directions in heritage management across Australia and The Heritage Office participates in the Environment Protection New Zealand. The NSW Heritage Office hosted the August 2003 and Heritage Council (EPHC) as NSW’s expert body on heritage. meeting and the Heritage Council of Western Australia hosted the This standing committee was established in 2001 and incorporates March 2004 meeting. the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC), the environmental This year the Heritage Office initiated and reported on the following protection components of the Australian New Zealand Environment and projects on behalf of the National Heritage Chairs and Officials: Conservation Council (ANZECC) and the heritage ministers’ meeting. The Economic Value of Heritage – this report was commissioned Director of the Heritage Office, Reece McDougall, chairs the EPHC from the University of Western Sydney’s Property Research Centre. National Tourism and Heritage Taskforce. This year, as part of an The report built on earlier work by the university on the economics initiative to identify opportunities for sustainable heritage tourism, of heritage listings; the taskforce produced Going Places: Developing Natural and Cultural Heritage Tourism in Australia. This paper, developed in partnership with Heritage and Sustainability; A Discussion Paper – prepared by the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage, presents the Heritage Office, this paper introduced heritage and sustainability a national overview of the issues and opportunities for integrating to a wide range of relevant stakeholders. A draft national policy is heritage and tourism. It will assist in raising awareness of the diverse now being developed; issues involved in protecting heritage places and building a sustainable tourism industry in regional Australia;
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Heritage Council Decisions
Our goal: the community will have access to and understand the decisions of the Heritage Council.
Promoting Media Coverage An important aspect of our work is to seek coverage of Heritage Council decisions and activities through the media. This is important not just to heighten the visibility of the council and its work, but also to reflect back to the community the variety and value of projects supported by the Heritage Incentives Program. It also plays an important role in educating the public on the value of heritage generally. During the year the administrative assistant position in the Heritage Office’s Promotions Team was upgraded to a professional Heritage The Heritage Council of NSW. Photograph by Paramount Studios Communications and Events Officer position. Advertising for this position was conducted prior to the end of the financial year.
Making Minutes Available We are committed to giving the community access to the minutes from Heritage Council meetings to increase understanding and foster transparent decision making. Agendas from meetings of the full Heritage Council, the State Heritage Register Committee and the Approvals Committee are available on the Heritage Office website. Minutes from the meetings are available online once confirmed at the subsequent meeting.
Key Strategies for Next Year In 2004-05 we aim to: produce a comprehensive policy document that clearly articulates the Heritage Council policies on appropriate change to heritage items; continue to improve the management of Heritage Council meetings through development of protocols such as presentations to the Heritage Council.
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7 Managing Change
The Year in Review
Our objective: quality advice to the Minister and the Heritage Council
Statutory functions
Our goal: statutory functions will be Delegations carried out efficiently and the approvals The delegations to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority have system will be accountable and promote enabled applications to be dealt with under delegation where there best conservation practice. is no material effect (that is for minor applications). Delegations to other appropriate government agencies with heritage expertise will be considered in the coming year. Managing Change to Heritage Items The delegations to local government have not, as yet, been taken up widely, but the Heritage Office will make further efforts to assist The approvals function in the Heritage Council is of great importance. some local councils to exercise these delegations. Although the local It is crucial to the on-going management of items on the State government delegations came into effect in February 2002, the Heritage Register and on local councils’ heritage lists. The Heritage number of applications dealt with by local councils has not been large. Council seeks to encourage appropriate change to heritage items to Strategies for the improvement of this situation are currently under enable them to remain viable and relevant to our community, while development. One option currently being considered is the provision preserving the qualities that make them special to us. of additional training to those councils with significant numbers of The number of items processed by the Heritage Council, the Heritage State Heritage Register items. Office and other government agencies has increased greatly in 2003-04. It can be expected that the number of applications will General Exemptions increase as the number of items listed on the State Heritage Register continues to rise. Ensuring that change to heritage items is appropriate The granting of general exemptions has been very successful as under these circumstances will remain a major challenge for the attested by the number granted this year (see detailed analysis below). Heritage Council and Heritage Office, and specifically for the In an effort to further streamline the approvals process, consideration Conservation Team. has also been given to the elimination of the two-staged approvals Strategies for coping with the large and continuous increase in the process. Currently an integrated development application must be number of applications being received have been incorporated into our followed by a section 60 application for items on the State Heritage systems. These strategies will be further developed in the upcoming year. Register. Crown Solicitor’s advice has been sought for this. As the elimination of section 60 following integrated development can be To date, two strategies have been put into place which have been expected to have a significant impact on the Heritage Office budget, very successful: options for the appropriate introduction of this measure are being delegation of Heritage Council powers to the Sydney Harbour considered for submission to the Heritage Council. Foreshore Authority; and A further increase in the capacity of the Heritage Office in 2003-04 granting wider general exemptions. has been through the use of client-funded consultants and in-house contractors. This has enabled the Heritage Office to significantly improve its productive capacity and service of very large projects that require significant numbers of approvals (such as Parramatta Rail Link, Walsh Bay, the Quarantine Station and more recently Prince Henry Hospital).
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Measuring Our Performance: Changes to State Heritage Register Items
The Heritage Council is the consent authority for 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 any proposed changes to items listed on the State Heritage Register. The Heritage Office provides Applications for changes to State Heritage 185 135 90 support and advice to the Heritage Council to Register items (section 60) enable it to carry out this role. Applications for changes processed by other agencies na 37 66 under delegation (section 60) Integrated Development Applications 51 52 70 Exemptions (section 57(2))na 76 165
Interpretation the number of section 60 applications exceptions represents significant efficiencies processed by the Heritage Office decreased in the work of the Heritage Office. During 2003-04 we successfully met our statutory by 33%. Of the 90 total, the Heritage Council’s requirements regarding the processing of integrated development applications increased Approval Committee dealt with six; applications for works to heritage items: by 35%. Of the 70 total, nine were dealt with there has been a continued increase in the number of section 60 applications by the Heritage Council Approvals Committee. applications and referrals [comprising section processed by other agencies under delegation In addition to these integrated development 60s, integrated development applications, increased by 78% demonstrating the applications, 23 amendments under the section 140s, section 144s, development effectiveness of this management strategy; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (section 96) were determined by the application referrals and environmental in addition, 165 items were granted exemption Heritage Office under delegation from the planning instruments] processed by the by the Heritage Office under the new General Heritage Council. Heritage Council and Heritage Office overall Exemptions. These are for very minor works from a total of 498 in 2002/03 to 512 in but in the past would have generally required the number of development application 2003/04, an increase of 2.8%; an approval under section 60 of the Act. The referrals increased by 9%. There were 80 process involved in assessing exemptions and in 2002-03 and 88 in 2003-04 .
Major projects contributed to this year included the Walsh Bay development, Sydney Town Hall and the Westpac Bank in George Street. Photographs by Ed Beebe and Lianne Hall
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The Year in Review
Conservation of Items of State Significance Sydney Town Hall While the Heritage Council has been meeting the challenge of Sydney Town Hall is Sydney’s first permanent town hall and continues increasing numbers of permits and exemptions, the quality of the to be used as the seat of the Lord Mayor and the City of Sydney outcomes is a primary consideration of its work. The following are Council, and as a workplace and as a community venue. The Town some of the major projects to which we contributed under section Hall sits above Sydney’s first permanent cemetery - the former Old 60 and section 140 of the Heritage Act, or as integrated development, Sydney Burial Ground. It is the oldest known site with in situ graves and which have had an exemplary heritage outcome: from the earliest period of European settlement. The majority of the people who died in Sydney prior to 1820 would have been buried Prince Henry Hospital there - convict and prominent citizen alike. From its inception in the 1880s Prince Henry’s was the most important The City of Sydney requested to undertake various upgrade works site for the treatment of infectious diseases in New South Wales. to the Sydney Town Hall in order to provide improved disabled access. As the Coast Hospital, it became the first public hospital in New The application sought approval to exhume human skeletal remains as South Wales in the post-convict era. A general hospital and teaching part of the excavation works required. hospital for the University of NSW, its closure was announced in 1988. The Heritage Council discussed the proposal and agreed that in order Artisans’ cottages no. 8 and no. 9 are identified in the Prince Henry to upgrade Town Hall's service and amenities, including the provision conservation management plan as buildings of high significance and of disabled access, some adverse impacts on the human remains are part of a group of similar semi-detached buildings and their could not be avoided. Therefore, in order to offset the negative setting. The setting is also identified as being of high landscape impacts associated with the removal of human remains, numerous significance. An extensive program of heritage investigation has been positive mitigation strategies were formulated. It was for these carried out as part of preparation of the master plan for the site, which reasons that the application was recommended to Sydney City was approved by the Heritage Council. The first of the development Council for approval with conditions. applications that implement this plan were received this year. Westpac Bank, 341 George Street, Sydney This pre-IDA application proposed demolition of artisans’ cottages no. 8 and no. 9. One of the key issues was the condition of the The former Bank of NSW in George Street was the principal office two cottages and whether they could be reasonably conserved. of Australia's largest private bank from 1853 to 1970. Associated with The Heritage Council considered the report and the presentation the prominent architectural firm of Robertson and Marks, the building given by the proponents and agreed, in principle, that demolition contains a remarkable and richly detailed banking chamber, with original of the cottages may be allowable, subject to the condition of the light fittings and lavish use of marble, scagliola and pressed metal. cottages being properly established. Sydney City Council referred a development application to the Heritage The Heritage Council requested that if removal of the buildings Office for comment. The application proposed the addition of two is accepted, a development application should clearly describe commercial floors on top of the heritage building, erection of a new a replacement building’s use, positioning, envelope, materials 15-storey commercial office building at the site adjacent to the and colours to retain and strengthen the character of the setting heritage building and internal refurbishment works. of the remaining artisans’ cottages. In their comments to Sydney City Council, the Heritage Council expressed concern that the proposed additional commercial floors above the existing building were inappropriate as they intruded upon the visual integrity of the Westpac Building with the adjacent former CBC building, particularly when viewed from Martin Place.
Prince Henry Hospital. Photographs by Ed Beebe
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The proposed 15-storey new office tower was considered acceptable Parramatta Civic Place Master Plan in principle but the council recommended that the relationship between The master plan guides detailed development in central Parramatta, the new office tower and the existing heritage building should be a precinct of exceptional heritage significance to NSW. The area is the further investigated. site of the first NSW market place, adjoining one of Australia’s earliest churches, and provides evidence of early town planning by Governors Sydney Trades Hall Phillip and Macquarie. It has rich archaeological resources of state The Sydney Trades Hall is important as one of the first headquarters significance, in addition to its above-ground heritage values. of the New South Wales trade union movement. The Heritage Office The Parramatta Regional Environmental Plan lists two city areas received an application proposing demolitions, alterations and requiring master plans to guide future detailed development. additions to the Sydney Trades Hall to upgrade the building to Parramatta City Council has prepared a draft plan, with Heritage a contemporary office building. Office and other stakeholder involvement and review. The regional The application does not propose to change the principal use environmental plan forecasts a doubling of jobs to 60,000 and of the Trades Hall which is dedicated to the labour movement increased public transport use via the Parramatta Rail Link (2010), of NSW. The proposed new office floors are sympathetic in scale, new underground station and new integrated bus interchange. form and materials as a contemporary addition to the heritage The Heritage Council provided in-principle support for the master plan and building. The Heritage Council considered that the proposal was noted that it will have the opportunity to make a submission on the plan acceptable subject to recommended conditions. The application when it is on exhibition. We are anticipating that the outcome will support was approved with conditions. Parramatta’s rich archaeological resources, while allowing for change. It is believed that it will also encourage the interpretation of Parramatta’s past Manly Wharf, Manly Cove in the new city places being created, so that it is a richer, more meaningful Before the construction of the Spit and Harbour Bridges, the Manly place for present and future occupants and visitors. Ferry provided the major transport access to Manly. The first wharf was constructed in 1856 when Manly was a small settlement and trading port. The Heritage Council considered a section 60 application to upgrade Manly Wharf to improve operational ferry services. The proposal allowed for the upgrade of a major public transport infrastructure asset for Manly, while retaining the significant wharf building. A rare example of a Modernist wharf design, the structure is a major work by the renowned architect Arthur Baldwinson. Critically, the proposal involved timely repairs and conservations works to the greater part of the wharf building to stop and reverse its deterioration. The Heritage Council approved the application with conditions.
Changes to items of state significance considered this year included Sydney Trades Hall, the Westpac Bank in George Street and the Sydney Town Hall. Photographs by Otto Cserhalmi and Partners (left), and Lianne Hall
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NSW’s Archaeological Resource
We are currently working on several strategic projects to provide a final reports - 35 new reports on different archaeological programs more streamlined, coherent and consistent approach to the previously approved by the Heritage Council were received in management of New South Wales’s significant historical archaeology. 2003-04 and made available for public consultation both in the A particular aim is to provide a process that will assist archaeologists, Heritage Office’s library and the relevant local council library; developers, government agencies, community members and other key public brochures - more than 4000 brochures were collected stakeholders to undertake archaeological projects that provide tangible by the public from fences of sites subject to archaeological public benefits, meaningful research outcomes and protection and excavation such as the Parramatta Children’s Court Site; 27-29 conservation of significant and rare archaeological resources. Commonwealth Street, Sydney; Burwood Villa; the KENS site; Key initiatives for 2003-04 included: Cunningham Street, Haymarket; 22-36 Mountain Street, Ultimo; Barker’s Mill, Darling Harbour; interpreting archaeological remains as part of statutory approvals; volunteers - more than 30 members of the community (including encouraging community participation; university and high school students, and members of local retaining archaeological remains in-situ. communities) were given the opportunity to participate in archaeological programs across the State alongside professional See below for further details of these strategies: historical archaeologists. This was a result of the Heritage Council requesting opportunities for volunteers to work on archaeologically Interpreting Archaeological Remains significant sites. Sites included 55-57 Park Road, Burwood; as Part of Statutory Approvals Parramatta Children’s Court site; and 4A-12 Cunningham Street and KENS site in Sydney; We have an ongoing commitment to working with archaeologists, developers, government agencies and other relevant stakeholders Information on the Internet – information on significant sites was to ensure that positive and tangible public benefits are achieved by made publicly available on the internet during fieldwork. Sydney their archaeological projects. We are working not only to ensure sites included the KENS site, 22-36 Mountain Street, Towns Place, that Australia’s unique archaeological heritage is celebrated and Cunningham Street and Barker’s Mill; conserved, but that valuable information and evidence of our interpretation within redevelopment – this year the Heritage history can be made available to the community. Council requested as part of their approved excavation permits that During 2003-04 we continued our recent initiative of requiring interpretation of archaeological remains be incorporated within the different interpretation strategies to be implemented as part of the new development of the sites as a way to compensate the impact approved excavation permits. This year we encouraged the following on significant archaeological remains. Places with on-site public benefits: interpretation are: 55-57 Park Road, Burwood; Parramatta Children’s Court Site; and in Sydney the KENS site, 4A-12 public open days – more than 1,200 members of the general Cunningham Street, 27-29 Commonwealth Street, 22-36 public were given free tours of five highly significant archaeological Mountain Street and the Former Glebe Incinerator. Additionally sites [see page 38 for a full description of public open days held interpretation strategies have been submitted for Heritage this year]; Council‘s endorsement for Parramatta Children’s Court Site interpretative signage - signage explaining the historic and and 22-36 Mountain Street. archaeological significance of archaeological sites enabled passer-bys to gain an insight into excavations under progress. Signs were erected during the works programs for 55-57 Park Road, Burwood; Parramatta Children’s Court site; and in Sydney the KENS site, 4A-12 Cunningham Street, 27-29 Commonwealth Street and 22-36 Mountain Street;
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Retaining Archaeological Remains In-situ The Glebe Depot Site is associated with architects, Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Nichols, with the Reverberatory Incinerator and Engineering Former Glebe Incinerator, Sydney Company (RIECo) and the development of waste management during the 1920s and 1930s. The Glebe Incinerator is one of twelve Australand Holdings Limited propose to develop this site as a public incinerators built by RIECo in Sydney and Melbourne and is the only park which will be surrounded by residential development. remaining incinerator site where the associated sheds remain in situ. Highly intact archaeological remains of the incinerator were uncovered during the archaeological program. Those remains were reburied in order to preserve their integrity and their re-exposure. Interpretation as part of the industrial park is currently under consideration.
Measuring Our Performance: Archaeology Excavation Permits
The NSW Heritage Act protects the Permit Type 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 State's natural and cultural heritage and contains measures to protect Excavation Permit (Section 140) 97 110 63 archaeological resources. Anyone Excavation Permit Variation (Section 144) 2 9 15 excavating land in NSW who knows that they will disturb a relic, or Exceptions issued for non-listed items (Section 139(4)) na 6 79 thinks that they might disturb a relic, Excavation permits for listed items (Section 60) 29 24 16 requires an excavation permit issued by the Heritage Council of NSW. A Exemptions for listed items (Section57 (2)) 3 14 relic is any item over 50 years old.
Interpretation The decrease in the number of Referrals: applications under Section 140 This year’s results show the impact thirty-seven development seven integrated development seems to relate to the increase in applications were submitted to applications referred to the of improvements made to streamline exceptions under Section 139(4), the statutory approvals process: the Heritage Office for comments Heritage Council required since an excavation permit would regarding potential impact on consideration of archaeological a 43% decrease in the number have been formerly required for archaeological remains. This impacts within a broader scope of excavation permits issued the 79 proposals endorsed as constitutes 42% of the total of works. (section 140); exceptions. development applications referred a 67% increase in the number of The new system has been very to the Heritage Office (88). excavation permit variations successful in streamlining and Statutory Approvals Involving Archaeology issued (section 144); focussing the work of the Heritage major use of the new exception Office archaeologists. Of all the under section 139(4) gazetted in section 140 applications issued by March 2003 and amended in the Heritage Office in 2003-04, only June 2004. Seventy-nine two cases were considered to be of exceptions were granted. minor impact or to impact on low Approvals relating significant archaeological remains to archaeology It appears that this new exception and thus recommended to be dealt - 186 (37%) has had a positive and strong impact with as an exception under Section in filtering those sites requiring an 139(4) instead. excavation permit from those not An ongoing process of review and needing further archaeological monitoring of the exceptions and Approvals considering involvement. exemptions operation is underway in archaeology within broader works - 14 (3%) order to gauge their success and streamline their implementation. Total approvals issued by the Heritage Council - 506
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Streamlining Statutory Approvals Processes
Parramatta Children’s Court Site, Parramatta New Standard Exemptions The Department of Commerce is building a new facility to house the In order to streamline the approvals processes, the standard Parramatta Children’s Court for the Attorney-General’s Department. exemptions from the need for a section 60 application and the exceptions from the need to obtain an excavation permit were A conservation management plan was prepared by the Department reviewed in March 2003 and again in June 2004. The review of the of Commerce and endorsed by the Heritage Council. It identified exemptions increased the coverage of exempt development and also a conservation zone in order to retain in situ, and unexcavated, introduced a notification requirement and an endorsement procedure archaeological remains of convict huts (1790-1820) which are in lieu of the lodgement of a formal application. considered to be of state significance. This initiative significantly increased both the type and amount The Heritage Council has given approval for an archaeological of exempt development compared to the previous 1998 standard investigation of the site prior to development. The archaeological exemptions and 2000 excavation permit exceptions. During 2003-04 remains of the convict huts will be retained within the conservation the Director issued endorsement in relation to 165 notifications under zone. The impact caused by the removal of the remaining archaeological the standard exemptions and 79 exceptions to the need for an resource located outside this conservation zone in order to allow the excavation permit. Significant improvements in processing time for development of the site to proceed is off-set by the ability of that applications and reduction in Heritage Office workload has resulted. archaeological resource to inform the greater community. Archaeological investigation and interpretation will uncover aspects The Heritage Office has formulated a new Standard Exemption of our history that cannot be revealed through any other means. for section 60 applications following integrated development applications for the consideration of the Heritage Council. Under A comprehensive program of interpretation was implemented during the new exemption section 60 applications following integrated the archaeological works on the site (temporary signage, public development applications would be exempt from the need to brochures, public tours). Furthermore, the archaeological remains will obtain approval pursuant to section 63 of the Heritage Act. be interpreted in the long term as part of the redevelopment of the site. The gazettal of the new Standard Exemption will require modification of some administrative procedures for the Heritage Office. For example, it will be imperative that all relevant issues are assessed at the development application stage as there will be no subsequent section 60 application where additional detail can be assessed.
Heritage Office volunteer Sarah Halpin with archaeological artefacts unearthed at the Parramatta Children’s Court site, including a clay pipe. Photographs by Isabel Cobas
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Prosecutions Under the Heritage Act
Standard Conditions Although there were no prosecutions for breaches of the Heritage Act in 2003-04, the Heritage Office has required some owners of heritage In an effort to further streamline the approvals process, the Heritage items to implement the Minimum Standards of Maintenance and Repair. Office is producing a Standard Conditions document to assist its own staff and local councils in NSW with the conditioning of approvals In addition, consideration to the application of the provisions relating to development that includes a heritage item/s or heritage of the Heritage Act was given to: conservation area. ‘Sheoks’ at Bayview, Pittwater Local Government Area The document will provide background information about the Heritage On 17 October 2003 an interim heritage order was made over Act and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and the “Sheoks” at Bayview to provide time to determine whether the cottage types of the approvals that may be issued by the Heritage Council and on the site may be of state significance due to the possibility that it local councils. It is anticipated that it will be published in 2004-05. was the first or oldest surviving asbestos building in NSW and possibly Australia. The cottage was destroyed by fire on 18 October 2003. The Archaeology Exemptions and Exceptions police investigated the fire, and the Coroner reviewed their This year we completed a number of measures to streamline the investigations. process for dealing with archaeological sites. Section 57(2) Exemption The property was sold at auction on 29 November 2003, and the 4 (Excavation) for approval under Section 60 and Section 139(4) current owner has lodged a development application with Pittwater Exception for excavation permits under Section 140 were amended Council for the construction of a new development on the site. on 18 June 2004 in order to include minor changes: As the site was being cleaned-up after the fire, a detailed assessment exemption 4 1(a) and exception 1(a) originally required that an was made by an archaeologist skilled in dealing with such fire-damaged archaeological assessment should demonstrate that there is little sites. The archaeologist’s report concluded that no fabric of potential likelihood of there being any relics in the land. This provision is state significance had survived the fire or remained on the site. unnecessary as section 139(1) of the Heritage Act does not require Following consideration of the archaeological report, and the issues an excavation permit under these circumstances and, therefore, raised in this report regarding the adequacy of the Act, the Minister this statement was deleted; revoked the interim heritage order on 18th June 2004. exemption 4 1(c) and exception 1(c) originally made reference Sections 160 and 161 of the Heritage Act allow the Minister to impose to the removal of fill which has been deposited on the land. The some development restrictions on a site if the owner of the site is reference to fill was qualified to relate to only unstratified fill since convicted of an offence under the Heritage Act. fill which has been placed on the land in stages over time may in fact have archaeological potential. However as the ownership of the site has now changed, even if the previous owner was convicted of an offence from proceedings commencing within 12 months of the fire being reported, the change of ownership prevents sections 160 and 161 from being applied to the site. The Heritage Office is currently reviewing options for recommending amendments to the Heritage Act to address this issue.
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Heritage Council Committees and Panels
Heritage Council Committees Heritage Council Advisory Panels The Heritage Council’s advisory panels provide expert advice to the State Heritage Register Committee full council on a range of conservation and management issues. The Ian Jack (Chair), Michael Collins, Reece McDougall, Megan Jones, committees include members of the Heritage Council with appropriate Joan Templeman, John Delaney, Jason Ardler (deputy for Lisa Corbyn), skills and experience, and also a range of other heritage experts. Ross Fitzgerald (membership as at 30 June 2004) Aboriginal Heritage Committee The committee is responsible for recommending to the Minister the listing or de-listing of items on the State Heritage Register John Delaney (Chair); Aboriginal community members: Ian Woods, and the making or revocation of interim heritage orders for items Evelyn Crawford, James Welsh and Bill Robinson; independent of state or local heritage significance and endorsing the heritage member: Alan Croker, Agency representatives from Department and conservation registers of other NSW State government agencies. of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Environment and Conservation, For recommendations of the committee to the Minister Assisting the NSW Heritage Office and Heritage Council of NSW representatives Minister for Infrastructure and Planning (Planning Administration) (membership as at 30 June 2004) turn to page 70. The Aboriginal Heritage Advisory Panel is responsible for providing advice to the Heritage Council on its responsibilities and appropriate Approvals Committee role in the effective co-ordination and management of programs and Mary-Lynne Taylor (Chair), Megan Jones, Elsa Atkin, Rod Leaver, policies relating to Aboriginal Heritage Diane Jones, Garry Fielding, Chris Johnson, Sharon Sullivan, Bruce Aboriginal Heritage Project funding applications under the Heritage Pettman (deputy for Chris Johnson), Susan Macdonald (deputy for Incentives Program are assessed at each Aboriginal Heritage Advisory Reece McDougall) (membership at 30 June 2004) Panel. During the year, a number of applications were received for The Approvals Committee performs in the Heritage Council’s consent assessment. Community projects that were funded were: authority role. It approves, comments on, or suggests amendments to documentary of the Red Ochre Indigenous proposed changes to listed items, and endorses conservation Music & Cultural Festival; management plans for heritage sites. Nari Nari Tribal Council Walking and Driving Trail; Strategy Committee The Camp of Mercy publication. Michael Collins, (Chair), Ian Jack, Mary-Lynne Taylor, Local Council applications that were assessed and recommended for Reece McDougall (membership as at 30 June 2004) funding were: The Strategy Committee focuses on strategic issues for the Heritage Lane Cove, Warringah, Willoughby and North Sydney councils; Council. Its membership comprises the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Heritage Council, the Chairs of the State Heritage Register Committee Eurobodalla Shire Council. and Approvals Committee and the Director of the Heritage Office. During the year, the Aboriginal Heritage Advisory Panel saw changes to its members. The panel bid farewell to one of its long standing members, Uncle Colin Walker. Uncle Col’s dedication, contribution and expertise had been an asset to both the Heritage Council and panel in the promotion of Aboriginal heritage. Other member changes included Mary Lou Buck and Yvonne Weldon who stepped down as community members due to other commitments.
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Archaeology Advisory Panel In 2003-04 the panel: Sharon Sullivan (Chair), Sarah Colley, Peter Douglas, Wayne Johnson, prepared a list of responses to Frequently Asked Questions Lisa Newell, MacLaren North, John Rayner, Wendy Thorp (membership published on the website; as at 30 June 2004) provided a detailed response to the Australian Building Codes The Archaeology Advisory Panel was reconvened on the 7 April 2004 Board on the Disability Standards for Access to Premises after having been suspended since 2001. (Buildings); The role of the Archaeology Advisory Panel is to supplement and reviewed available wireless fire detection systems; enhance the Heritage Office’s knowledge and experience in relation to formally set up an access sub-committee; historical archaeology, and to assist management of historical archaeological resources in NSW, as well as related archaeological encouraged individual members to continue to contribute to matters. The Archaeological Advisory Panel also endeavours to community awareness of FASAP issues through various seminars, promote best practice in archaeology and raise the profile of historical included presentations to local government by Peter Phillips. archaeology with the community. It is envisaged that the newly appointed panel will play a vital role in reviewing and refining the Heritage Incentives Panel policies prepared by the Heritage Office archaeologists. This panel is chaired by Michael Collins. It met on 23 July 2003 to consider the priorities for the 2004-06 round of the program Fire, Access and Services Advisory Panel which was called in late 2003. It met again on 15 April 2004 to Bruce Pettman (Chair), Government Architects Office; Don Truman, consider and formally recommend funding on the major projects RAIA; Peter Phillips, RAIA; Stephen Richardson, NSW Fire Brigades; and promotional programs to the Minister. The full list of 85 Carol Edds, heritage consultant; Yen Luong, CSIRO; Julie Rudnicka, projects approved by the Minister is set out in Appendix 4. DIPNR; John Whitlock, fire testing consultant; Mark Relf, access The panel called for a Probity Report on the program and this was Consultant, George Lim, Local Government Building Surveyors; Shane undertaken in March 2004 and reported to the April 2004 meeting. Kelly, City of Sydney Council; Marianne Foley, consultant fire engineer; The report was undertaken from Allan McLachlan who reported that Megan Jones, architect (membership as 30 June 2004) the documents and procedures followed by the Heritage Office were FASAP provides advice on appropriate ways of meeting fire, access in order. and service requirements in heritage buildings and sites with minimal intrusion into significant and irreplaceable fabric.
Views of the KENS site, the largest archaeological excavation ever undertaken in Sydney. Photographs by David Nutley
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History Advisory Panel Interpretation Panel Associate Professor Ian Jack (Chair), Dr Carol Liston, Dr Lucy Taksa, Diane Jones (Chair), Sharon Veale, National Parks and Wildlife Service; Terry Kass, Joy McCann, Sue Rosen, Sharon Veal and Bruce Baskerville, Kylie Winkworth, heritage consultant; Kieran Hosty, Australian National with Megan Martin as an observer (membership as at 30 June 2004). Maritime Museum; Wendy Thorpe, consulting archaeologist; Jim Mein, Assets Manager, Uniting Church; Colleen Morris, heritage consultant The role of the panel is to provide advice to the Heritage Council and (membership as at 30 June 2004) the Heritage Office on the contribution of history to the identification, assessment and conservation of the heritage of NSW and to facilitate The focus for 2003-04 has been the Heritage Interpretation Policy communication between the history community and the Heritage and Guidelines project. After completing a comprehensive brief, Council and Heritage Office. members participated in the consultant selection process, reviewed and commented on various draft documents and participated in the The panel members advice to the Heritage Office historians provides organisation of three stakeholder workshops in June. Final drafts of an important level of peer review and input into the development of the Heritage Interpretation Policies and Guidelines will be submitted guidelines and strategic advice for the Heritage Council. The leadership for Heritage Council endorsement in October 2004. of the panel’s chair, Associate Professor Ian Jack, has been invaluable in guiding the panel towards strategic and useful outcomes in its Maritime Archaeology Advisory Panel deliberations. Kieran Hosty, Australian National Maritime Museum (Chair); Antonia The panel’s attention focused on several areas of advice and policy Syme, Collections Manager (Deputy Chair); John Riley (Deputy Chair); development during the reporting year, with the following being the Dr John Bach, historian; Captain Rob Everett, Waterways Authority; more noteworthy: Debbie Hardy, diving representative; Robert Lea, NSW Department SHR Criterion A Guideline - State Heritage Register criterion A of Transport; Sgt John Marshall, NSW Water Police; Judith McDonald, relates to ‘importance in the course or pattern of NSW history’. industry representative; Staff Officer Rod Smith, RAN; Rod Leaver, The panel has recommended the adoption of the guideline to Heritage Council representative (membership as at 30 June 2004) the Heritage Council. The Chair of the panel since December 2001, Kieran Hosty, State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004 – this Act contains stood aside at the end of the financial year and former Deputy provisions for the Heritage Council to advise the Premier on the Chair, Ms Antonia Syme, was subsequently appointed by the removal of Royal Arms, and installation of State Arms, in public Heritage Council for the next three years. buildings that are of heritage significance. The panel advised Key activities with which the panel was engaged during the on a guideline on the Act which is currently being prepared by year included: the Heritage Office; overseeing the implementation of the 2003-2004 work program; Place names of heritage significance – the panel prepared a policy on place names which are increasingly being considered as part of input into the National Maritime Heritage Strategy; the significance of heritage items. The Geographical Names Board identification and sourcing of partners for key work program also invited the Heritage Council to refer to it any proposals for strategies including the Centurion underwater plinth; historical precinct names that it may become aware of when considering potential listings. The History Advisory Panel has support for nominations for the Dunbar and HMAS Parramatta now recommended the policy for adoption by the Heritage Council; for the State Heritage Register; Review of Terms of Reference and Membership - amendments initiation of an article on the level of conservation costs were made to the History Advisory Panel’s terms of reference and for materials from an marine environment; criteria for membership to ensure the work of the Panel remains initiation of a moorings protocol to assist in the management aligned with the Heritage Council’s strategic and work plans. The and protection of historic shipwreck sites. Heritage Council accepted the panel’s recommendations, and the membership for the new reporting year will reflect these changes.
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Movable Heritage Advisory Panel Religious Property Advisory Panel Diane Jones (Chair); Tamara Lavrencic, Historic Houses Trust of NSW; Michael Collins (Chair); Hector Abrahams, Royal Australian Institute of Cath Snelgrove, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; Lisa Newell, Architects; Dr Ken Cable, historian; Angelo Candalepas, National Trust Godden Mackay Logan; Maisy Stapleton, Museums and Galleries of Australia (NSW); Paul Davies, Anglican Church; James Mein, Uniting Foundation; Chris Dalitz, Ministry of Energy and Utilities; Kylie Winkworth, Church; John Spillane, Catholic Church (membership at 30 June 2004) museums consultant (membership as at 30 June 2004) The panel seeks to achieve the conservation of significant religious The Movable Heritage Advisory Panel provides advice on the heritage items through the provision of guidance, encouragement appropriate role for the Heritage Council in listing and managing and an understanding of the liturgical and practical management movable heritage and provides a link between the Heritage Council, considerations facing religious properties. the museums sector, owners and the general community in promoting In 2003-04 the panel: the value and conservation of movable heritage. considered 17 nominations for listing on the State Heritage In 2003-04 the panel: Register. The following items were recommended to the Heritage farewelled two long term members, Rodney Harrison representing Council for listing on the State Heritage Register: the National Parks and Wildlife Service (Department of Environment Church of Christ the King Catholic Church, Taralga and Conservation), and Lisa Newell from consultant firm, Godden Mackay Logan; St Mary’s Cathedral and Chapter House, Sydney assessed nominations for movable heritage and provided St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney advice on an interim heritage order involving movable items; St John the Evangelist Church, Wallerawang provided advice on policy issues related to the management St James’ Anglican Church, Sydney and conservation of historic vessels; St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Sydney initiated the development of a draft Section 170 Movable Heritage Policy. which aims to provide clear, concise advice to State Anglican Cathedral Bells, Bathurst agencies undertaking identification and recording of their movable Holy Trinity Anglican Church Group, Kelso heritage collections, under section 170 of the Heritage Act; St Paul’s Anglican Church, Cobbity held discussions with National Parks and Wildlife Service, TAFE, State Rail Authority, NSW Fire Brigades and Attorney General’s Bathurst City Uniting Church, Bathurst Department on their movable heritage management; St Anne’s Catholic Church, Bondi assisted with planning and support for a workshop held in Orange with the Museum & Galleries Foundation, Local Stories: Local Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii Catholic Church, Yoogali Collections, which explored the use of themes to assist regional provided advice to the Heritage Office on Ruins - Outline of a museums in interpreting their collections. Discussion Paper; provided comment and advice on the applications for funding to the Heritage Incentives Program 2004-06; provided comment on the Draft Interim Heritage Order Policy; and considered the existing Terms of Reference. On 4 September 2003 Dr Ken Cable, founding member of the Heritage Council and the Religious Property Advisory Panel passed away. Ken provided an important contribution to the panel over many years, in particular his valued advice and expert knowledge of religious heritage and the Anglican denomination.
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Technical Advisory Group In 2003-04 the panel: David Young, heritage consultant (Chair from February 2004); received a presentation from Rachel Bower, the Education Secretary Alan Croker, architect,(Chair to February 2004); Julian Bickersteth, of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London on conservator; Jacqui Goddard, National Trust (NSW); Diane Jones, the provision of technical education relating to historic buildings; architect and Heritage Council member; Caroline Lawrance, builder assisted the City of Sydney in the review of proposed repairs and architect; David West, materials scientist; Simon Wiltshier, to the Obelisk, Macquarie Place, Sydney; structural engineer (membership at 30 June 2004) prepared technical notes on Cracking Due to Shrink/Swell Clays The group provides advice to heritage professionals and owners and the Repair of Tongue and Groove Floorboards; about conservation techniques and materials. It seeks to identify and respond to needs in the community and the professions relating reviewed the Heritage Act Exemptions Guidelines; to processes, materials, techniques and skills required to conserve reviewed the Managing Change policy document; the fabric of heritage buildings and sites. The panel also assists the Heritage Office in assessing materials conservation issues contained considered a number of materials conservation issues relating in applications for approval under the NSW Heritage Act. to individual sites.
Case Study: Walsh Bay
The wharves, buildings and civil works of Walsh Large heritage technology items such as the Bay are a virtually intact integrated port and bale elevator and hydraulic lift have been installed stevedoring precinct and were created after 1900 in the public domain as dramatic interpretation by the Sydney Harbour Trust. nodes. The new Parbury apartments (which replaced the demolished Bond Store 4) incorporate The Heritage Council approved the Walsh Bay a significant archaeological site in the basement Partnership's Masterplan Development in 1998 where the ruins of 1820s and 1830s cottages are and planning approval was granted on 20 August presented and interpreted. The striking office fitout 1998. Work commenced after the passing of the in upper part of Bond Store 3 for a prominent Walsh Bay (Special Provisions) Act 1999. advertising company was completed in 2003. This year the Heritage Council and Heritage Office The fitout was visited by Heritage Office staff continued its successful role in project assessing who were struck by the creative response to the and approving work and providing advice to ensure building’s distinctive interior. The Sydney Theatre, an on-going heritage best practice and encouraging 850 seat theatre fronting Hickson Road and partially creative solutions. By the end of 2003, the Walsh occupying the lower floors of Bond Store 3, is said Bay project reached its fullest extent with most of to be the most significant new theatre development the major building adaptation and repairs in Sydney since the Sydney Opera House. completed. Remaining projects include Towns Place North At the end of this financial year completed projects which is proposed to be restored as a restaurant included the Shore apartments 6/7, Pier 2/3, Bond or boutique office and Towns Place which will Stores 2 and 3, Bond 4 east ruins, Parbury house apartments. Bond Store 1 will be apartments, Towns Place East, and the Towns demolished and rebuilt as a new commercial office Place archaeology site. Now most of the building. A new ferry terminal is also planned as applications received by the Heritage Office involve well as a number of moorings on Piers 6, 7 and 8. internal fitouts and modifications to existing approvals. A new promenade now extends along the foreshore at the rear of the piers. Shore Sheds 6/7 & 8/9 feature new apartments built within the retained Hickson Road façade. Photograph by Yvonne Kaiser-Glass
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Site Specific Committees and Working Parties Chief Secretary’s Building: Diane Jones, Mary-Lynne Taylor, Megan Jones, Susan Macdonald Parramatta Rail Link: Prof Ian Jack, Diane Jones, Susan Macdonald Eveleigh Carriage Works: Bruce Pettman, Michael Collins, Diane Jones, Jacqui Goddard, Reece McDougall
Key Strategies for Next Year In 2004-05 we aim to: implement some major improvements to the heritage statutory approvals system, including policies for managing change to heritage items and guidelines on infill development; provide standard conditions of consent to Heritage Office staff and local councils; consider implementation of strategies to further streamline the approvals procedures; explore the elimination of section 60 applications following integrated development applications (a two-step process of little value to the conservation process).
Movable items documented by a project on the coming of electricity to the Central West, which was monitored by the Movable Heritage Advisory Panel. Photographs by Emma Wise
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Our objective: a diverse staff with the skills and resources needed to carry out its functions
Financial Management
Our goal: there will be adequate Other enhancements to the Heritage Office database this year included: and diverse resources available modification of financial transactions to enable improved project to the Heritage Office to enable management of the Heritage Incentives Program; it to meet its responsibilities. improved search and reporting functions; inclusion of a search function to access hard copy file records Initial analysis and research into the requirements for an activity-based (stored in a separate records management system); costing system commenced in June 2004 with the appointment of a Senior Business Manager for the Heritage Office. With the increased new functionality to record and produce reports on all development workload of the office, it has been recognised by Government that the applications in the Heritage Office database (currently in user financial resources necessary for the Heritage Office to deliver adequately acceptance testing). on its core services will need to be increased significantly. The introduction of both commitment costing during 2006 and activity- based costing during the coming year should enable the Heritage Human Resources Office to respond adequately to this increased service requirement. Our goal: human resources management Information Management Systems will be carried out in an equitable way to optimise performance and provide a best Our goal: the information management practice work environment. systems of the Heritage Office will be optimized to support the functions Communication of the office. We have 39 staff divided into four teams: the listings team, The work of the Heritage Office is underpinned by the Heritage Office conservation team, promotions team and business team. database. This database ensures integrated knowledge-sharing across The Heritage Office holds monthly staff meetings. The Director the office. A key achievement for information management this year provides reports to the Heritage Council at each meeting on the was the use of the database for the preparation of reports for activities of the Heritage office to ensure that members are up to archaeological permits. date on the current work. Regular presentations are also provided The database has proven very helpful in streamlining the process, to the Heritage Council on relevant issues. providing an overall understanding of the NSW historical resource, Each of the four teams meets every two weeks including the enabling tracking of research undertaken by consultants and ensuring management group. These meetings ensure there is a good consistency in the management of the precious archaeological understanding of current issues across the office, encourage heritage of New South Wales. The system is currently limited to discussion and exchange of information and strengthen internal use only but the Heritage Office’s archaeologists aim to relationships within the office. make archaeology information in the database available to the community in the near future.
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Standards of Behaviour Occupational Health and Safety We expect that all employees will act with the utmost integrity The Heritage Office has developed an Occupational Health and Safety and objectivity. Policy and established an Occupational Health and Safety Committee. All members of the committee have undertaken the four-day Occupational The Heritage Office and Heritage Council have adopted a joint Code Health and Safety Consultation Course required under the Act. of Conduct to guide standards of behaviour. There was no change to the code during 2003-04. The code is planned for review in 2004-05 The role of the committee is to revise and further develop the existing to incorporate ethical commitments for staff who are members of policy, consult with the staff of the office, develop strategies on training, professional bodies. hazard identification and risk assessment, and develop, implement and promote risk control strategies. The Committee has met on a regular Planning basis since formation and has been particularly focused on issues in relation to the new premises for the Heritage Office. During 2003-04 the Heritage Office Performance Planning System was reviewed and revised. Staff work groups were formed to review Occupational health and safety is a standard agenda item at staff the existing system and to help provide a new structure. The new meetings and frequently discussed in team meetings. Emergency system better aligns work tasks and performance with training Evacuation Procedures training was carried out for wardens in needs and the current work plan. the Heritage Office and an evacuation exercise was conducted. A comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety Manual has The 2003-04 work plan for the Heritage Office was developed to been developed and is available on the Heritage Office Intranet. identify the tasks of all staff against the strategic plan. This provides tangible links between every staff member’s activities and the The Heritage Office provides a free counselling service that can achievements of the office. This work plan is also costed and be accessed by staff and their families for a wide range of work or used as a budgeting tool. personal issues. The Employee Assistance Program operates through a joint contract with Davidson-Trahaire, brokered by Central Corporate During 2003-04 the Flexible Work Policy was updated Services Unit for their client agencies. to re-elect current needs. There were four workplace incidents reported in 2003-04. Three were the result of slips or falls on site, and one injury was the result Training and Development of contact with equipment. The Heritage Office lost a total of three The Heritage Office assisted staff to attend external courses presented days to injury during the year (as a result of one lost-time incident). by agencies such as the Institute of Public Administration Australia, as well as arranging targeted group training sessions for all staff, Equal Employment Opportunity including emergency procedures, GIS training and use of the Heritage Office database. Other external training included writing skills and The Heritage Office has a commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity. computer skills. Some staff also attended, or provided, training The Heritage Office operates a Spokeswomen’s Program as a strategy sessions on heritage topics organised for the Heritage Network to assist in improving gender equity. A new spokeswoman was elected and by professional associations such as Australia ICOMOS, to fulfil the role over the next three years in carrying out activities to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, the Public Relations meet the needs of other female staff. A survey was conducted of Institute of Australia and the Royal Australian Planning Institute. female staff to identify key priorities for the Spokeswomen’s Strategic Staff meetings generally also include presentations of relevance to Plan. The Spokeswoman attended three developmental activities all staff on a range of issues such as information technology updates, conducted by the Spokeswomen’s Program. Three female staff presentations skills or specific heritage or human resources issues. attended the NSW Spokeswomen’s Program Annual Conference.
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Staff Achievements
Overseas Visits by Staff Participation in Conferences The Heritage Office provided support for staff to undertake Heritage Office staff contributed to the following state, the following professional activities overseas: interstate and international conferences: Isabel Cobas, Heritage Office archaeologist, visited the General 7th International Symposium of the Organisation of World Heritage Directorate of Heritage in Galicia, Spain, and the Laboratory Cities, Rhodes, Greece, September 2003: Murat Gul presented of Landscape, Heritage and Paleoenvironment, in Galicia, joint paper with Trevor Howells and Figen Gul titled, “New Spain [self-funded]. Directions in Postgraduate Training for Heritage Conservation Professionals in NSW, Australia”; David Nutley, Heritage Office maritime archaeologist attended the ICOMOS International Committee for Underwater Cultural Heritage Australian Corrosion Association (NSW) Seminar: Susan Macdonald (ICUCH) in Sri Lanka, 1-5 November 2003, as a committee presented paper titled, “Experiences in the Repair and Protection of member. David presented on Australia’s maritime heritage Historic Concrete Buildings”; strategy [$2000 and wages]; Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Conference, David Nutley also attended the UNESCO Workshop on the 2001 Port Arthur, November 2003: David Nutley presented paper titled, Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage “Wet and Dry Out Inland; Developing Management Strategies for in Hong Kong, 18-20 Nov 2003, as a representative of the NSW Darling River Nautical Heritage”; Heritage Office. He was also briefed by the Department of Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Conference, Environment and Heritage to represent the Australian Port Arthur, November 2003: Tim Smith presented paper titled, Government position in discussions [wages]; “Plane Sailing; The Archaeology of Military Aircraft Crash Sites in Tim Smith, Heritage Office maritime archaeologist, attended NSW”; the 2004 AE2 Technical Workshop in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Conference, management implications and options for the Australian AE2 Port Arthur, November 2003: Tim Smith presented paper titled, submarine archaeological site, wrecked in Turkish territorial “Deep Wreck Diving and Underwater Site Management”; waters in 1915 during the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) Campaign. Tim is co-director of the archaeological mapping and Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Training Courses assessment project [$1,500 plus private sponsors]; 2004: course program delivered by Tim Smith and David Nutley; Natalie Vinton, Heritage Office archaeologist, was sponsored Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Courses by the US National Parks Service to train US National Parks and Public Lecture, March 2004: delivered by Tim Smith; rangers, archaeologists and interpreters as part of a new History Teacher’s Conference, July 2004: Bruce Baskerville public archaeology accreditation course, Effective Interpretation and Natalie Vinton presented papers on heritage and historic of Archeological Resources, held in South Carolina in the United archaeology; States [self-funded]. National Conference of Interpretation Australia Association, September 2003: Bill Nethery presented paper titled “Other Pipers, Other Tunes: Interpretation and the Corporate Client”; National Trust of Australia Thursday Night Lecture Series: Susan Macdonald presented talk titled, “Conserving the Recent Past: Recognition, Protection and Practical Challenges”;
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Rewards and Responsibilities; Queensland Local Government Macdonald, Susan (ed) 2003 Building Pathology: Heritage Services Conference, August 2004: Natalie Vinton Concrete, Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. presented paper titled, “Turning the Management of Cultural Macdonald, Susan 2003, “Conserving the Modern in Australia: Heritage Resources into a Positive for Owners and Communities: A Pragmatic Approach” in DOCOMOMO Special Asia Pacific Issue, It Can Be Done”; October 2003. Royal Australian Institute of Architects Monday Night Series of Nutley, David 2004, “Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage Talks; Susan Macdonald presented talk titled, “Design in Context: in New South Wales”, Mediterraneum, vol 4, Massa, Napes, Italy. New Development in Historic Areas”; Nutley, David 2003, “A River in Time: Following the Course of Shallow Water Conference, November 2003: Tim Smith presented Influences on Manning River History”, Australasian Institute for paper titled “Shipwrecks and Underwater Cultural Heritage”; Maritime Archaeology, vol 27, pp. 67-70. Telling Tales; Interpretation in the Conservation and Design Nutley, David 2003, “Internal and External Influences on Infrastructure Process, Australia ICOMOS Annual Conference, November 2003: of Minor Coastal Ports”, Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Natalie Vinton presented paper titled, “It’s All in the Maritime Archaeology, vol 27, pp. 59-66. Telling…Interpreting Archaeology”; Nutley, David 2003, “Benefits of a Formalised Understanding Between Telling Tales; Interpretation in the Conservation and Design the NSW Marine Parks Authority and the NSW Heritage Office, Bulletin Process, Australia ICOMOS Annual Conference, November 2003: of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, vol 27, pp.71-76. Susan Macdonald and Bill Nethery participated in the planning and organisation. Nutley, David & Smith, Tim 2003, “Lord Howe Island Shipwrecks and Sea Adventures”, Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Publications by Staff Archaeology, vol 27, pp.107-114. Ashurst, N., Macdonald, S. et al 2003, “An Investigation of Sacrificial Read, Stuart 2003, “Typical Elements of Interwar Garden Styles”, Graffiti Barriers for Historic Masonry” in English Heritage Research Interwar timeline and bibliography in Australian Interwar Gardens; Transactions, Volume 2, Stone, ed Jeanne Marie Teutonico & Chris A Guide to the History, Conservation and Management of Australian Wood, English Heritage, London, UK. Gardens of 1918-1939, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Parks and Gardens Conservation Committee, Sydney. Isabel Cobas 2003, “Patterns of Spatial Regularity in Late Prehistoric Material Culture Styles of the NW Iberian Peninsula” in Gibson (ed), Read, S., Hollingworth, M., & Low, J. 2003, “On Tour: Discovering the Prehistoric Pottery: People, Pattern and Purpose, Archaeopress, BAR Darling Downs and Bunya Mountains”, Parts 1&2, Australian Garden International Series, Oxford, UK. History, vol 15, nos 2 & 3. Isabel Cobas 2003, “Ways of Representing, Looking and Imagining: Smith, Tim 2004, “Plane Sailing: The Archaeology of Aircraft Losses a Methodology for the Study of Geometric Decoration in Recent over Water in NSW, Australia”, Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Prehistory”, Coloquio de Arqueología e lconografía, Indagar en las Maritime Archaeology, vol. 28. Imágenes, Rome 2001, Italy. Vinton, Natalie 2003, “It’s All in the Telling… Interpreting Hanna, Bronwyn 2004, Re-gendering the Landscape, Archaeology”, in Telling Tales: Interpretation in the Conservation and NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Design Process / Australia ICOMOS 2003 Annual Conference, ed S. www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npsw.nsf/Content/regendering Coulling, Australia ICOMOS, Sydney. _nsw_landscape. Vinton, Natalie & Cressey, Pamela, in press, “Smart Planning and Hanna, Bronwyn 2003, “Navigating the Sea of Diversity: Innovative Public Outreach; the Quintessential Mix for the Future Multicultural Place-making in Sydney”, International Journal of Archaeology”, in Past Meets Present: Archaeologists Partnering of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, vol. 3, with Museum, Curators, Teachers and Community Groups, USA. http://DC2003.Publisher-Site.com.
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Awards Susan Macdonald is a member of the Jenolan Caves Scientific and Environmental Technical Advisory Committee; Stuart Read was awarded an $8,000 Overseas Fellowship by the Pratt Foundation, International Specialised Skills Institute, to travel David Nutley is Senior Vice President of the Australasian Institute to Southern and Eastern Spain to study dry-climate historic parks for Maritime Archaeology; and gardens management; David Nutley is the ICOMOS Australia representative on the Brad Vale was awarded the Rodney Connors Conservation Prize International Committee for Underwater Cultural Heritage; from the University of Sydney (jointly awarded in 2004) as part David Nutley represented the Australasian Institute for Maritime of his Masters of Conservation. Archaeology at the National Cultural Forum in March 2004;
Staff in Key Positions on External Stuart Read is the NSW State representative on the National and Professional Bodies Management Committee of the Australian Garden History Society; Tim Smith is Vice President of the Australasian Institute The following staff of the Heritage Office held key positions for Maritime Archaeology; in heritage organisations or related bodies: Natalie Vinton is a member of the management committee, Isabel Cobas is an associate researcher of the Laboratory History Council of NSW. of Landscape, Heritage and Paleoenvironment, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Natalie Vinton is a member of the Teaching and Learning Sub-Committee of the Australian Archaeological Association. Bronwyn Hanna is a member of the History Council of NSW and a member of their History Week Committee; Yvonne Kaiser-Glass is on the review panel for the School Key Strategies for Next Year of Human and Environmental Studies (Archaeology and In 2004-05 we aim to: Palaeoanthropology, and Geography and Planning) at the University of New England; develop an activity-based costing system for the office to assist in the reviews recommended in the Council for the Cost and Quality Susan Macdonald sat on the Royal Australian Institute of Government review of the Heritage Office; of Architects (NSW) Awards Jury 2003; institute a staff survey as a regular (every two years) activity to Susan Macdonald sat on the National Trust of Australia identify current staffing issues; (NSW) Awards Jury 2004; develop a new strategic plan for 2005 to 2010. Susan Macdonald is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Architectural Conservation (UK);
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Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Appendices 1 - 2
Appendix 1
Additions and Deletions to the Register under the Heritage Act State Heritage Register listings made under section 31 of the Heritage Act 1977 (as amended) between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2004 Item Address Local Govt. Area Listing Date Listing No. Bathurst Street Lamps Howick Street, Bathurst Bathurst 1/08/2003 01666 Crest Theatre 157 Blaxcell Street, South Granville Parramatta 1/08/2003 01664 Denison Bridge Macquarie River Great Western Highway, Bathurst Bathurst 1/08/2003 01665 St David’s Uniting Church 51- 53 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield Ashfield 19/08/2003 01669 Entrance Ocean Pools, The Ocean Parade, The Entrance Wyong 22/08/2003 01663 Trinity Uniting Church 62 The Boulevarde, Strathfield Burwood 19/09/2003 01671 St John’s Uniting Church, Hall and Manse 61-65 Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga Ku-Ring-Gai 19/09/2003 01670 Mount Penang Parklands Pacific Highway, Somersby Gosford 19/09/2003 01667 Tryon Road Uniting Church 33 Tryon Road, Lindfield Ku-Ring-Gai 19/09/2003 01672 Cronulla Sand Dune and Wanda Beach Captain Cook Drive, Cronulla Sutherland 26/09/2003 01668 Coastal Landscape Rail Paybus FP1 Thirlmere Wollondilly 26/09/2003 01673 HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials Historic Shipwreck: Cascade Gulley Gosford 17/10/2003 01676 (comprising three sites) Hawkesbury River, Near Bar Point Bow memorial, Garden Island HMAS Kuttabul, Sydney 17/10/2003 01676 Potts Point Stern Memorial: Queens Park Reserve Parramatta 17/10/2003 01676 Queens Park Reserve, Parramatta Dunbar Shipwreck Group Various Multiple LGAs 17/10/2003 01675 Prospect Hill Great Western Highway, Prospect Holroyd 17/10/2003 01662 Wylie’s Baths Neptune Street, Coogee Randwick 14/11/2003 01677 Ashton and its grounds 102 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay Sydney 19/11/2003 01684 Mount St Marys College and Convent 10-14 Civic Place, Katoomba Blue Mountains 21/11/2003 01681 Bogey Hole, The Shortland Esplande, Newcastle Newcastle 21/11/2003 01678 Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct Upper Fort Street , Millers Point Sydney 28/11/2003 01682 Sydney Opera House Circular Quay East, Sydney Sydney 3/12/2003 01685 Malachi Gilmore Memorial Hall 124 Oberon Street, Oberon Oberon 5/12/2003 01680 Granville Town Hall 10 Carlton St, Granville Parramatta 5/12/2003 01679 Coal River Precinct various Nobby’s Road, Newcastle Newcastle 19/12/2003 01674 Jadda Centre (former Athenaeum Theatre) The Broadway, Junee Junee 9/01/2004 01687 Oaklands Princes Highway, Pambula Bega Valley 20/02/2004 01686 Australiana Pioneer Village Rose Street, Wilberforce Hawkesbury 20/02/2004 01683 Old Dubbo Gaol 215 Macquarie Street, Dubbo Dubbo 26/03/2004 01689 Catholic Church of Christ the King Macarthur Street, Taralga Mulwaree 30/04/2004 01696 Graham Lodge Pleasant Way, Nowra Shoalhaven 4/06/2004 01699 Burra Bee Dee Mission Oxley Highway, Coonabarabran Coonabarabran 4/06/2004 01688 Jenolan Caves Reserve Caves Road, Jenolan Oberon 25/06/2004 01698 Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot (former) Cobra Street, Dubbo Dubbo 29/06/2004 01701
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Interim Heritage Orders made under section 22 of the Heritage Act 1977 (as amended) between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2004. Item Address Local Government Listing Date Listing No. Area Peberdy House 182 Rouse Street, Tenterfield Tenterfield 26/08/2003 IHO No. 82 Ashton and its grounds 102 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay Sydney 3/09/2003 IHO No. 83 Sheoks, The 1931 Pittwater Road, Bayview Pittwater 20/10/2003 IHO No. 84 Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot (former) Cobra Street, Dubbo Dubbo 16/12/2003 IHO No. 87 Bower Hall 101 Bower Street, Manly Manly 22/03/2004 IHO No. 90 Lachlan Vintage Village Newell Highway, Forbes Forbes 23/03/2004 IHO No. 91 Commercial Building 340-346 George Street, Sydney Sydney 25/03/2004 IHO No. 89
Appendix 2
Attendance at Heritage Council and Committee Meetings Heritage Council Member Heritage Council State Heritage Register Approvals Committee Meetings Attended Committee Meetings Attended Meetings Attended Total number of meetings in 2003/2004 6 11 16 Michael Collins, Chair 4 7 na Mary-Lynne Taylor, Deputy Chair 5 na 13 Elsa Atkin 6 na 12 Terry Barnes (retired 6 August 2003) 1 na na Lisa Corbyn 1 na John Delaney 6 9 na Garry Fielding 4 na 10 Ross Fitzgerald (appointed 1 October 2003) 4 5 na Ian Jack 6 11 na Chris Johnson 3 na 1 Diane Jones 6 na 15 Megan Jones 6 6 8 Rod Leaver 4 na 8 Reece McDougall 5 10 1 Sharon Sullivan 5 5 5 Joan Templeman 6 11 na Deputies Jason Ardler (Deputy for Director General, 4 7 na Department of Environment and Conservation) Sharon Veale (deputy for Director General, 1 1 na Department of Environment and Conservation Susan Macdonald (Deputy for Director, Heritage Office) 1 15 Bruce Pettman (deputy for Government Architect) 5 na 13 Murray Brown (deputy for Director, NSW Heritage Office) na 1 na Robert Goodman (deputy for Director General, Department of 1 Environment and Conservation)
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Appendix 3
Review of Standard Exemptions Summary of Recommendations of 7 April 2004 the Heritage Council of New South The Heritage Council recommended that the Minister Wales to the Minister revoke general condition four of the Schedule of Exemptions gazetted on 7 March 2003 and grant the replacement general Heritage Council Recommendations condition; 2006 Heritage Incentives Program revoke standard exemption four – excavation, gazetted on 7 March 6 August 2003 2003 and grant the replacement standard exemption;. The Heritage Council recommended that the Minister delegate to the agree in principle to standard exemption 18 - integrated Director of the Heritage Office the power under section 106 of the development, subject to the resolution of the issue of appropriate Heritage Act to approve funding under the Heritage Incentives Program fees; and in program areas dealing with conservation management plans, local government heritage management and grants to organisations. The revoke the exceptions to subsections 139(1) and (2) of the total funding available for these three programs is $1.938 million. The Heritage Act gazetted on 7 March 2003, and create a new Director already has delegation in respect of the program for special exception to the requirement for an excavation permit. purpose small grants; Site Specific Exemptions for Lord Howe Island 2003 NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards 7 April 2004 1 October 2003 The Heritage Council agreed to the Director exercising his delegation The Heritage Council recommended to the Minister that 25 NSW to recommend to the Minister that she grant site specific exemptions Government Heritage Awards be given to NSW community members for Lord Howe Island. identified by a Heritage Office panel. State Heritage Register Committee Recommendations Sydney Opera House Listing The State Heritage Register Committee, as delegate of the Heritage 3 December 2003 Council, made the following recommendations to the Minister: The Heritage Council advised the Minister that the Sydney Opera Listings on the State Heritage Register House was of state heritage significance and recommended that she direct the listing of the item on the State Heritage Register, if she In respect of the following properties the committee: considered the item to be of state heritage signficance. The council 1. resolved that the item was of state heritage significance; recommended that the Minister grant exemptions in addition to the Heritage Council’s Standard Conditions. 2. recommended to the Minister that she direct the listing of the item on the State Heritage Register if she considered the item to be of state heritage signficance; 3. and for those properties noted *, recommended that the Minister grant exemptions in addition to the Heritage Council’s Standard Conditions.
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Denison Bridge, Bathurst RAAF Stores Depot, Dubbo The committee also recommended the 2 July 2003 3 December 2003 preparation of a heritage agreement between the Minister and the owners of properties Bathurst street lamps Old Dubbo Gaol, Dubbo* Gledswood, Raby, Maryland, Denbigh, Oran 2 July 2003 4 February 2003 Park and Orielton. Tyron Road Uniting Church, Lindfield Balgownie Migrant Workers De-listing from the State Heritage 2 July 2003 Hostel Huts, Wollongong Register 4 February 2003 Trinity Uniting Church, Strathfield In respect of the following properties, 2 July 2003 Camden Park Estate the committee : and Belgenny Farm* St John’s Uniting Church, 3 March 2004 1. advised that after further investigation, hall and manse, Wahroonga the item was not of state significance; and 2 July 2003 Gledswood, Catherine Field 3 March 2004 2. recommended to the Minister that she Crest Theatre, South Granville direct the de-listing of the item from the 2 July 2003 Raby, Catherine Field State Heritage Register, if she considered 3 March 2004 Cronulla Sand Dune and Wanda Beach the item not to be of state heritage Coastal Lanscape * Maryland, Bringelly significance. 6 August 2003 3 March 2004 Blue Waters, Huskisson Mount Penang Parklands* Denbigh, Cobbity 2 July 2003 6 August 2003 3 March 2004 Hancock’s Store, Nabiac Coal River Precinct* Oran Park, Oran Park 6 August 2003 6 August 2003 3 March 2004 RAAF Stores Depot Rail Paybus Orielton, Narellan 3 December 2003 6 August 2003 3 March 2004 The Heritage Council recommended that the Granville Town Hall, Granville Catholic Church of Christ Minister establish a Ministerial Review Panel, 1 October 2003 the King, Taralga for a period of six months, to advise on its 3 March 2004 recommendation to list the RAAF Stores Malachi Gilmore Hall, Oberon* Depot in Dubbo on the State Heritage Register. 1 October 2003 Taylor Square Substation No. 6 The council recommended that the Minister and Underground Conveniences* Dunbar shipwreck site, Gillies artifact make an interim heritage order over the site 7 April 2004 collection, Dunbar anchor memorial for a period of 12 months to allow for further and Dunbar rock inscription Jenolan Caves Reserve* investigation. 1 October 2003 7 April 2004 Pettit & Sevitt Exhibition Centre No. 1 HMAS Parramatta shipwreck site, Graham Lodge, Nowra Precinct 2 June 2004 associated stern memorial and 7 April 2004 The committee advised the Minister bow memorial Burra Bee Dee Mission, that she not proceed with listing the Pettit 1 October 2003 Coonabarabran* & Sevitt Exhibition Centre on the State Millers Point and Dawes 7 April 2004 Heritage Register. Point Village Precinct* St Anne’s Church, Bondi 5 November 2003 5 May 2004 Australiana Pioneer Village St John the Evangelist Church, 5 November 2003 Wallerawang Jadda Centre, Junee 2 June 2004 3 December 2003
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Appendix 4
Summary of Funding Programs
Summary of all Heritage Incentives Program projects approved in 2003-04 The programs below detail 154 new projects totalling $3,987,947 approved in the year to 30 June 2004 under the following programs:
Total number of projects approved Total funding approved
Program 1: Site Works and Presentation Projects 76 $3,245,900
Program 2: Heritage Study and Promotion Projects 11 $249,500
Program 3: Aboriginal Heritage Projects 6 $82,650
Program 4: Conservation Management Plans 17 $41,000
Program 5: Special Purpose Grants and Loans 10 $37,200
Program 6: Local Government Heritage Management 31 $281,242
Program 7: Heritage Organisation Support Funding 3 $50,455
Program 8: Local History and Archive Projects Nil Nil
[Please note that from July 2002 many projects are being funded over two or three years.]
Program 1: Site Works and Presentation Projects In total, 76 projects totalling $3,245,900 were approved in 2003-04 over two years. (Two projects were approved in 2002-03 totalling $122,500.) Special one-off funding was provided by the State Government during 2003-04 for the following three projects totalling $950,000:
Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Cost Applicant Approved Approved Contrib. Amount Funding Type
Saraton Theatre, Grafton Notaras Bros Pty Ltd To undertake major conservation $628,000 $378,000 $250,000 Pro Rata work to the Saraton Theatre at Grant Grafton
Murphy House, former St Catholic Church To undertake conservation work $300,000 $100,000 $200,000 Pro Rata Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral in Australia to Murphy House, the former Grant Presbytery, Parramatta St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral Presbytery in Parramatta
Great Synagogue, Sydney The Board of the To undertake major conservation $1,945,000 $1,445,000 $500,000 Pro Rata Great Synagogue work to the Great Synagogue Grant in Sydney
TOTAL $950,000
Seventy-three new projects were approved in 2003-2004 totalling $2,295,900 over two years.
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$50,000 grant to Walka Water Works Trust to undertake urgent $50,000 grant to Junee Shire Council to undertake major work repairs to the boiler house annex and other buildings on the 1886 to the verandah of the 1914 Broadway Hotel in Junee, now used Walka Water Works site near Maitland; as the Shire’s museum; $50,000 interest-free loan to Jinglemoney Pastoral Company $50,000 grant to Gundagai Historic Bridges Inc. to provide safe to carry out conservation work to the 1842 Bedervale Homestead public access to the first six spans of the 1897 Prince Alfred at Braidwood; Bridge viaduct in Gundagai; $50,000 grant to the Friends of St John’s to carry out urgent $50,000 grant to the City of Ryde to undertake conservation structural work to the 1881 St John’s Church at Wallerawang work to a roof at the1820 Brush Farm in Eastwood; near Lithgow; $50,000 grant to Mudgee Shire Council to undertake a major program $50,000 grant to Maclean Shire Council to undertake conservation to interpret the mining heritage of Gulgong from 1870-1920; work at the Pilot Hill Maritime Precinct in Yamba including the $50,000 grant to the Belgenny Farm Trust to improve visitor restoration of the two 1903 boatman’s cottages. interpretation of Belgenny Farm prior to the 2005 Belgenny Farm/ $50,000 interest-free loan to the Xiberras family to restore Camden Park Estate bicentenary by refurbishing Belgenny Farm a severely storm damaged c.1810 barn built by William Cox Cottage for use as a visitor centre; at Clarendon near Richmond; $50,000 interest-free loan to Allison Arnott to carry out $50,000 grant to the Dalwood Restoration Association to undertake conservation work to the 1850 Arnott Bakehouse in Morpeth; conservation work to the 1838 Dalwood House at Branxton; $50,000 grant to Clarence Valley Community Programs to $50,000 grant to Haberfield Uniting Church Parish for conservation undertake adaptive conservation work to the Pullen Centre in work to St David’s Uniting Church Hall, Church and Manse in Prince Street at Grafton comprising four buildings erected Haberfield; between 1911 and the 1930s; $50,000 grant to Broken Hill City Council to undertake $49,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Belmont Christian College conservation work to the former 1919 BHP British Flats Building to conserve and interpret the remnant sections of the No.1 in Broken Hill; headframe at the former John Darling Colliery at Belmont; $50,000 grant to the Newcastle Maritime Museum Society $48,000 interest-free loan to the Whitney Pastoral Company to adaptively re-use the fomer Lee Wharf shed in Newcastle to undertake further conservation work at Coombing Park as a new home for the Newcastle Region Maritime Museum; near Carcoar; $50,000 interest-free loan to Cooerwull Property to undertake $40,000 grant to Annandale Lilyfield Uniting Church Parish to carry conservation work to the 1839-42 Cooerwull House at Bowenfels out urgent stone and stained glass work at the Uniting Church and near Lithgow; Victory Hall in Annandale; $50,000 interest-free loan to Millthorpe Newsagency & Store $40,000 grant to Bathurst Regional Council to carry out minor to reconstruct the two-storey verandah on the newsagency repair and repainting of 105 heritage lamp posts in the central within the historic township of Millthorpe; area of Bathurst; $50,000 grant to Liverpool City Council to undertake $40,000 grant to Gregory Ellison to carry out conservation work to conservation work to Rosebank House at Liverpool; the very early coaching stables complex at Milchomi near Walgett; $50,000 grant to the Sydney Tramway Museum to undertake $40,000 grant to Wagga Wagga City Council to establish a special conservation work to restore the sole remaining 1904 ‘J’ type local heritage fund to promote conservation work in Fitzmaurice tramcar to working order at the Sydney Tramway Museum at Street, Wagga Wagga; Loftus; $33,000 grant to Ballina Shire Council to construct a protective $50,000 grant to Hawkesbury City Council to undertake cover and cradle for the 1882 M.V. Florrie at the Ballina Naval and urgent conservation works to the c.1843 Howe’s House Maritime Museum and provide interpretation; at the Hawkesbury Museum in Windsor; $50,000 grant to Junee Shire Council to plan for the conservation work to be carried out to the 1929 Jadda Centre in Junee;
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Appendix 4 (continued)
$32,500 dollar-for-dollar grant to Wardell Anglican Parish to $26,250 grant to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church - Greater undertake conservation work to the 1879 St Barnabas Anglican Sydney Conference to restore an early J.W. Walker pipe organ Church Hall at Wardell; in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Stanmore; $30,000 grant to the Cowra Showground Trust to undertake $26,250 grant to the trustees of The Society of the Sacred Heart conservation work to the 1914 Cowra Showground Racecourse of Jesus to conserve the 1890 Puget Pipe Organ at the Kincoppal- Paceway Grandstand; Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart in Rose Bay; $30,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to the Friends of Ventnor House $25,000 interest-free loan to The Meadows to undertake to carry out drainage, roof slating and chimney reinstatement to urgent stabilisation work to The Meadows Homestead Ventnor House in Randwick; at Dubbo built in 1840; $30,000 grant to Wentworth Shire Council to establish a local $24,500 dollar-for-dollar grant to Hastings Council to carry heritage fund to enhance the main street in Wentworth and out conservation and interpretation work to Port Macquarie’s conserve twelve heritage buildings; second burial ground used between 1824-1886; $30,000 grant to Tenterfield Shire Council to establish a local $21,000 grant to Orange City Council to construct a walking trail heritage fund to revitalise and expand the main street program to interpret the mining heritage of Lucknow Village near Orange; of Tenterfield; $20,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Hastings Council to prepare $30,000 interest-free loan to Christopher, Terrence, Patrick and 13 signs to interpret the historical and archaeological significance Dennis Picone to reinstate the burnt-out 1890s Picone Building of precincts identified in the 1999 Port Macquarie Archaeological in the main street of Moree; Interpretation Masterplan; $30,000 interest-free loan to Imperial Investments to undertake $20,000 grant to Eurobodalla Shire Council to establish a local conservation work to the 1929 Imperial Hotel at Moree; heritage fund to promote conservation work in the Moruya Conservation Area; $30,000 interest-free loan to Bruce and Alison Amos to undertake conservation work to the Houlahan Building (three linked shops and $20,000 interest-free loan to Charmaine O’Halloran to undertake residence) in Moree; restumping and other conservation work to the 1871 Southgate Hotel near Grafton; $30,000 interest-free loan to Gavin Enterprises to undertake conservation works to the 1925-1936 Paragon Café in Katoomba; $20,000 grant to the Convict Trail Project to obtain work plans in relation to the maintenance and restoration of nine sites along $30,000 grant to Weddin Shire Council to establish a local heritage the Great North Road; fund to promote heritage conservation work in the Grenfell heritage main street; $18,000 grant to Lithgow City Council to continue the conservation of the 1891 Union Theatre at Lithgow; $30,000 grant to Lismore City Council to build a heritage walk involving the construction of six pagodas on the banks of the $18,000 low interest loan to Pendarves Development Company Wilson River at Lismore; to carry out urgent conservation work to the c.1839 Bookannon Homestead at Byng; $30,000 interest-free loan to the Foundry Unit Trust to stabilise and restore the external stone wall of the c1869 Royal Hotel at $17,500 grant to Strathfield-Homebush Uniting Church Parish Cassilis; to carry out conservation work to the 1909 Norman and Beard pipe organ in the Trinity Uniting Church at Strathfield; $30,000 grant to the corporate trustees of the Diocese of Grafton to finalise internal and external conservation work to the 1824 $17,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Broken Hill City Council to St Thomas’ Anglican Church in Port Macquarie; undertake conservation work to the 1900 Walter Sully Emporium outbuildings in Broken Hill; $30,000 grant to Mid-Western Regional Council to finalise stabilisation work on the police stables building at the Hargraves; $15,000 interest-free loan to John T Ryder and Sallyanne Collins to carry out conservation work to the former 1868 Wesleyan $27,000 grant to the Lithgow Enterprises Development Agency to Methodist Manse in Milton; undertake a major heritage tourism promotion in Lithgow involving directional signage, publications, website and marketing;
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$15,000 grant to Walgett Shire Council to establish a local Program 2: Heritage Study and Promotion Projects heritage fund to promote conservation work in Collarenebri; Eleven new projects were approved in 2003-04 totalling $249,500 $15,000 grant to Bellingen Shire Council to establish a new local over two years. heritage fund to encourage conservation work in the central area of Bellingen; (No projects were approved in 2002-03.) $15,000 interest-free loan to Donald J Maxwell to undertake $61,500 grant to Robertson & Hindmarsh to undertake conservation work to the 1834 original cottage and outbuildings a comprehensive survey of heritage sites from World Wars at Lochinvar Homestead near Maitland; I and II across New South Wales;
$13,500 interest-free loan to the Blue Mountains Historical Society $30,000 grant to the Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW to undertake further conservation work to the 1886-1920 Tarella to undertake a survey of museum-held cultural material related to Cottage at Wentworth Falls; World Wars I and II across New South Wales; $12,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Tumut Shire Council to carry $30,000 grant to Barbara Hickson to identify Chinese heritage- out conservation work to the 1929 Montreal Theatre in Tumut; related sites and places throughout the Central West and Western NSW; $11,000 grant to Bega Valley Shire Council to conserve part of the 1880 Montreal goldfield site near Bergamui by capping and $30,000 grant to the NSW Rail Transport Museum to undertake fencing off mine shafts to minimise further weathering and human a comprehensive survey of all heritage railway rolling stock in impact; New South Wales; $10,000 grant to Hope Healthcare to undertake conservation work $23,500 grant to Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners to undertake to the verandah of the 1891 Pallister House at Greenwich Hospital; a sample survey of sporting ovals in NSW and to create a model conservation management plan; $10,000 grant to Narrandera Shire Council to construct a walking trail and viewing platform that interprets the history of the paddle $18,500 grant to Wollongong City Council to survey and provide a steamer P.S. Wagga Wagga in the Murrumbidgee River comparative study of all coal mines and associated heritage places at Narrandera; and objects in the Wollongong local government area; $10,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to the Bowenfels Presbyterian Church $18,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Hastings Council to research and Parish at Bowenfels to replace ten windows in its 1850 Church; assess the significance of important objects, places and collections relating to women of the Hastings area; $10,000 grant to Blayney Shire Council to establish a special local heritage fund to assist conservation to community and private $15,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to the NSW Chinese Heritage heritage sites in the historic village of Carcoar; Project Committee to research and document Chinese-related heritage sites in Central Sydney; $10,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to Petersham Anglican Parish to undertake conservation work to the roof structure of All Saints $14,000 grant to Marie-Louise McDermott to provide an inventory Anglican Church at Petersham; of over 80 ocean rock baths between Eden and the Queensland border for use on the NSW Heritage Office website; $10,000 grant to the Milparinka Heritage and Tourism Association to restore the former Police Lockup Cells at Milparinka; $5,000 dollar-for-dollar grant to the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Committee to develop a computer-based World War II $10,000 grant to the Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson flight simulation program of the State Heritage listed Evans Head to provide high quality public presentation of the 1912 Lady Aerodrome; Denman ferry at Huskisson; $4,000 grant to Co.As.It Italian Association of Assistance $9,400 grant to Wentworth Shire Council to carry out conservation to train a team of tour guides to offer guided tours of work to four buildings on the former 1881 Wentworth Gaol site in Leichhardt’s Italian heritage. Wentworth; $7,000 grant to Temora Shire Council to interpret the heritage main street of Temora through plaques and interpretive signs.
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Program 3: Aboriginal Heritage Projects Six new projects were approved in 2003-2004 totalling $82,650. (10 projects approved in 2002-2003 totalling $89,740.)
Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type
Nari Nari Interpretative Nari Nari To promote Indigenous culture $22,640 $11,140 $11,500 Pro Rata Walking and Driving Trail Tribal Council in the Hay area by installing Grant on Toogimbie Station interpretative panels and establishing a walking trail on Toogimbie Station
North Sydney Lane Cove, North To produce an Aboriginal sites $15,000 $7,500 $7,000 Dollar-for- Volunteer Sites Officer Sydney, Warringah identification and interpretative dollar Grant Interpretative Brochure and Willoughby brochure/guide targeting school councils children in North Sydney
Aboriginal Heritage Lane Cove, North To undertake an Aboriginal $46,000 $23,000 $23,000 Dollar-for- Potential Areas Mapping Sydney, Warringah heritage zoning plan for the dollar Grant Project for Lane Cove, and Willoughby Lane Cove, North Sydney, North Sydney, Warringah councils Warringah and Willoughby local and Willoughby councils government areas to improve land use planning
Warangesda Aboriginal Mr and Mrs Donald To publish a book on life at the $8,400 nil $8,400 Grant Mission book entitled The Elphick Warangesda Aboriginal Mission Camp of Mercy and Station at Darlington Point between 1880 and 1925
Red Ochre Indigenous Red Ochre Events To video the Red Ochre Indigenous $11,250 nil $11,250 Grant Music and Cultural Incorporated Music and Cultural festival in Festival Dubbo April 9, 10, 11 and 12 and interview key Elders in the Dubbo local government area
Eurobodalla Aboriginal Eurobodalla To develop information $39,750 $18,250 $21,500 Pro Rata Sites Promotion Project Shire Council brochures and material Grant on Aboriginal heritage to increase awareness
TOTAL $82,650
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Program 4: Conservation Management Plans Seventeen new projects were approved in 2003-04 totalling $41,000. (Fifteen projects approved in 2002-03 totalling $72,500.)
Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type Faulconbridge House, Mrs Catherine To undertake a $8,800 $6,300 $2,500 Pro rata grant Faulconbridge, conservation Kohlenberg conservation management management plan plan for Faulconbridge House at Faulconbridge, the home of Henry Parkes from 1875 to 1888 Banjo Paterson Park, Orange City Council To prepare a conservation $7,500 $5,000 $2,500 Pro rata grant Orange, conservation management plan for Banjo management plan Paterson Park in Orange Former Parkes Post Peter and Madalena To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Office, conservation Sgarlata management plan for the dollar grant management plan former Parkes Post Office (1880) Former BHP British Flats, Broken Hill City To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Broken Hill, conservation Council management plan for the dollar grant management plan former British Flats building in Broken Hill (1919) Old Dubbo Pioneer Dubbo City Council To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Cemetery, conservation management plan for dollar grant management plan the Old Dubbo Pioneer Cemetery Rose Cottage, Wilberforce, Thomas and Jane To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Stage 3, conservation Rose Family Society management plan for Rose dollar grant management plan Cottage at Wilberforce Clydesdale Estate, Francis George Pace To undertake a $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Richmond Road, Marsden conservation management dollar grant Park, conservation plan for the Clydesdale management plan Estate at Marsden Park Mildura House, Ms Lindy Appleford To undertake a $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Georges Plains, near conservation management dollar grant Bathurst, conservation plan for Mildura House at management plan Georges Plain Holy Trinity Anglican Church Holy Trinity Parish To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Group, Kelso conservation Kelso Anglican management plan for the dollar grant management plan Diocese of Bathurst 1835 Holy Trinity Anglican Church Group at Kelso Ventnor House, Friends of Ventnor To prepare a conservation $5,500 $3,000 $2,500 Pro rata grant Randwick, conservation House management plan for management plan Ventnor House at Coogee Murray Downs, Wariat Nominees To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- conservation Pty Ltd management plan for the dollar grant management plan Murray Downs Homestead heritage precinct at Wakool
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Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type Bowenfels Presbyterian Presbyterian Church To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Church, conservation Bowenfels management plan for dollar grant management plan the 1850 Bowenfels Presbyterian Church Victoria Park, Forbes Shire Council To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Forbes, conservation management plan for the dollar grant management plan 1874 Victoria Park at Forbes Montreal Community Tumut Shire Council To prepare a conservation $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 Dollar-for- Theatre, Tumut, conservation management plan for the dollar grant management plan 1929 Montreal Community Theatre in Tumut St John the Evangelist The Friends of St To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Church, Wallerawang, John’s for the Council management plan for dollar grant conservation of the City of Greater the 1881 St John the management plan Lithgow Evangelist Church at Wallerawang, near Lithgow Lochinvar House, Donald J. Maxwell To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Maitland, conservation management plan for dollar grant management plan the 1834 Lochinvar House at Maitland Royal Hotel, The Foundry Unit Trust To prepare a conservation $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Cassilis, conservation management plan for the dollar grant management plan c.1869 Royal Hotel at Cassilis TOTAL $41,000
Program 5: Special Purpose Grants and Loans Ten new projects were approved in 2003-04 totalling $37,200. (Eight projects approved in 2002-03 totalling $25,293.)
Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type Suspended Awnings Mudgee Shire To undertake a small $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- in Commercial Areas Council study on how to conserve dollar grant Engineering Study suspended awnings in commercial areas Knuckey’s Store, 51 Swift Wellington Soldiers To undertake a study $1,700 nil $1,700 Grant Street, Wellington, Proposed Memorial Club of Knuckey’s Store in Design Study Wellington on the best design option for future use and costings and the best design for the car park
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Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type
‘The Barn’ Scouts Hall, The Scout To assist engineering on $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 Dollar-for- Mosman, former Whaling Association of the stability of the cliff dollar grant Station (1831) Engineering Australia NSW at the rear of the former Work Branch 1 1831 whaling station, now The Barn Scout Hall at Mosman
Former South Maitland Friends of South To undertake conservation $14,000 $10,000 $4,000 Pro rata grant Railways Workshop Maitland Railways work to a store building at Store Building the former South Maitland Railways Workshop at Maitland
Knuckey’s Store, Wellington, Wellington Soldiers To call for expressions $5,000 nil $5,000 Grant Call for Expressions of Interest Memorial Club of interest for the former Knuckey’s Store at Wellington
Former BHP British Flats, Broken Hill City To undertake conservation $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 Dollar-for- Broken Hill, Conservation Work Council work at the former BHP dollar grant British Flats (1919) building at Broken Hill
Hunter Baillie Memorial Annandale To remove two pinnacles $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 Dollar-for- Presbyterian Church, Annandale, Leichhardt on the tower at the dollar grant Two Pinnacles Removal Presbyterian Church Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church in Annandale
Newstead Homestead, Inverell Shire To undertake urgent $36,000 $31,000 $5,000 Pro rata grant near Inverell, Urgent Council conservation work at Conservation Work Newstead Homestead near Inverell
Oyster Crane, 7-13 Bignell Sutherland Shire To assist Sutherland Shire $1,500 nil $1,500 Grant Street, Illawong, Purchase Council Council to purchase an by Sutherland Council oyster crane at 7-13 Bignell Street in Illawong
Tolarno Homestead, RE & LG McBride To undertake further $13,000 $8,000 $5,000 Indexed near Menindee, Year 3, conservation work to the refundable Woolshed and Farrier’s 1869 Tolarno Homestead grant Shed Conservation near Menindee
TOTAL $37,200
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Program 6: Local Government Heritage Management Thirty-one new projects were approved in 2003-04 totalling $281,242. (215 projects approved in 2002-03 totalling $2,617,949 over three years.) Total funding approved for financial year 2002-03: $925,889. Total funding approved for financial year 2003-04: $1,062,032. Total funding approved for financial year 2004-05: $911,270.
Project number Local Project name Total funding Overall Funding Funding Government Area approved funding type approved approved 2003-05 approved 2003-04 2004-05 2003-05 LGP 2004 2 Bega Bega Valley Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2 LGP 2004 7 Cessnock Cessnock Heritage Study $2,500 $-for-$ Grant $2,500 Review Stage 2 LGP 2004 44 Conargo Conargo Local Heritage $3,000 Pro Rata Grant $3,000 Fund Year 1 LGP 2004 42 Coolah Coolah Community-based $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 Heritage Study Years 1-2 LGP 2004 4 Copmanhurst Copmanhurst $5,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 Community-based Heritage Study Year 2 LGP 2004 36 Glen Innes Glen Innes Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2 LGP 2004 34 Glen Innes Heritage $9,000 $-for-$ Grant $4,500 $4,500 Advisor Years 3-4 LGP 2004 35 Glen Innes Local Heritage $15,000 Pro Rata Grant $7,500 $7,500 Fund Years 3-4 LGP 2004 47 Grafton Grafton Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $10,000 based Heritage Study LGP 2004 33 Griffith Griffith Community-based $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $10,000 Heritage Study LGP 2004 24 Gunning Gunning Local Heritage $15,000 Pro Rata Grant $7,500 $7,500 Fund Years 1-2 LGP 2004 43 Guyra Guyra Community-based $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 Heritage Study Years 1-2 LGP 2004 10 Kempsey Kempsey Community- $8,500 $-for-$ Grant $4,250 $4,250 based Heritage Study Years 1-2 LGP 2004 27 Kempsey Heritage $9,200 $-for-$ Grant $4,600 $4,600 Advisor Years 2 & 3-4 LGP 2004 28 Kempsey Local Heritage $10,000 Pro Rata Grant $5,000 $5,000 Fund Years 2-3
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Project number Local Project name Total funding Overall Funding Funding Government Area approved funding type approved approved 2003-05 approved 2003-04 2004-05 2003-05
LGP 2004 23 Liverpool Liverpool Heritage Study $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 Review Years 1-2
LGP 2004 39 Lockhart Lockhart Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2
LGP 2004 41 Maclean Maclean Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2
LGP 2004 51 Merriwa Merriwa Heritage Advisor $3,787 $-for-$ Grant $3,787 Year 4
LGP 2004 29 Queanbeyan Queanbeyan Community- $5,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 based Heritage Study
LGP 2004 8 Scone Scone Heritage Advisor $4,822 $-for-$ Grant $4,822 Year 2
LGP 2004 9 Temora Temora Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2
LGP 2004 37 Tenterfield Tenterfield Community- $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 based Heritage Study Years 1-2
LGP 2004 38 Tenterfield Heritage $4,310 $-for-$ Grant $2,310 $2,000 Advisor Years 5-6
LGP 2004 54 Tenterfield Local Heritage $27,549 Pro Rata Grant $20,049 $7,500 Fund Years 2-3 (Special)
LGP 2004 69 Uralla Uralla Local Heritage $744 Pro Rata Grant $744 Fund Year 2
LGP 2004 32 Wakool Wakool Community- $5,330 $-for-$ Grant $5,330 based Heritage Study
LGP 2004 26 Yallaroi Yallaroi Community-based $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 Heritage Study Years 1-2
LGP 2004 25 Yallaroi Local Heritage $7,500 Pro Rata Grant $7,500 Fund Year 1
LGP 2004 70 Yass Valley Yass Valley Local Heritage $15,000 Pro Rata Grant $7,500 $7,500 Fund Years 5-6 LGP 2004 45 Young Young Community-based $10,000 $-for-$ Grant $5,000 $5,000 Heritage Study Years 1-2
TOTAL $281,242 $150,562 $130,680
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Program 7: Heritage Organisation Support Funding Three new projects were approved in 2003-04 totalling $50,455 over two years. (13 projects approved in 2002-2003 totalling $977,000 over 3 years.)
Project Name Applicant Name Project Project Applicant Approved Approved Cost Contrib. Amount Funding Type 2003 Australian Property Australian Property To sponsor the 2003 and 2004 $10,455 nil $10,455 Grant Institute Heritage Award Institute API heritage award (to be called Years 1 & 2 the NSW Heritage Office Heritage Award) KABC (NSW) Metro Keep Australia To sponsor heritage awards under $10,000 nil $10,000 Grant Pride Heritage Award Beautiful the NSW Metro Pride Program Sponsorship Years 5-6 KABC (NSW) Tidy Keep Australia To sponsor heritage awards under $30,000 nil $30,000 Grant Towns Heritage Awards Beautiful the NSW Tidy Towns Program Sponsorship Years 9-10 TOTAL $50,455
Program 8: Local History and Archive Projects $45,000 each year for two years was approved to enable the Royal Australian Historical Society to run a small grants program for local history and archive projects in 2002-04.
Appendix 5
Heritage Office Executive Key achievements during the year were: addition of 32 new items to the State Heritage Register, The Heritage Office has one Senior Executive Service position. demonstrating our ongoing commitment to making the register The position of Director is SES Level 4 and is occupied by Reece a comprehensive list of places and items of State significance; McDougall. The total remuneration package for the position at 30 June listing of Burra Bee Dee Aboriginal mission site near Coonabarabran, 2004 was $190,550 p.a. In accordance with the Government’s policy the first mission site to be listed on the State Heritage Register; no performance payment was made this year. listing of the Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon’s twentieth CEO Performance Statement century architectural masterpiece; listing of Millers Point, probably the most significant historic Mr Reece McDougall is the Heritage Office’s only SES officer. urban place in Australia, The Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Planning [Planning Administration] has indicated her satisfaction with Mr McDougall’s listing of HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials and performance throughout the reporting period with regard to the the Dunbar shipwreck group, the first shipwreck sites to be following specific responsibilities: listed on the State Heritage Register; knowledge of NSW heritage, its significance and conservation; approval of new grants and loans totalling $4.8 million under the Heritage Incentives Program, supporting 84 community-based
government leadership in heritage management; heritage projects across the State; local heritage management; a further increase in the heritage advisor program. Eighty-seven value of heritage to the community; percent of the 172 councils in NSW now have direct access to heritage advisory services. conservation practice standards; processing 156 applications for changes to heritage places role and functions of the Heritage Council; under section 60 of the Heritage Act. support to the Minister and Heritage Council development processing 63 archaeology excavation permits under of the Heritage Office and its staff. section 140 of the Act.
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Appendix 6
Senior Executive Service
Level 30/06/02 30/06/03 30/06/04
2 1 0 0
4 0 1 1
Appendix 7
Employees of the Heritage Office Staff Numbers by Level
Number
LEVEL TOTAL Respondents Men Women Aboriginal People People People People with STAFF People from Racial, Whose with a a Disability & Torres Ethnic, Ethno- Language Disability Requiring Strait Religious First Work-related Islanders Minority Spoken Adjustment Groups as a Child was not English
< $30,146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$30,146 - $39,593 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$39,594 - $44,264 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
$44,265 - $56,012 7 4 2 5 0 0 0 1 1
$56,013 - $72,434 19 15 10 9 0 3 1 2 0
$72,435 - $90,543 9 8 7 2 0 2 1 2 0
> $90,543 (non SES) 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
> $90,543 (SES) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 40 30 21 19 5 2 5 1
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Appendix 8
Equal Employment Opportunity Trends in the Representation of EEO Groups % of Total Staff EEO Group Benchmark or Target 2001 2002 2003 2004
Women 50% 51% 53% 55% 48% Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders 2% 3.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% People whose first language was not English 20% 3% n/a 4% 6% People with a disability 12% 9% 10% 13% 16% People with a disability requiring work-related adjustment 7% n/a n/a 5.0% 4.4%
B. Trends in the Distribution of EEO Groups Distribution Index EEO Group Benchmark or Target 2001 2002 2003 2004
Women 100 n/a n/a n/a n/a Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders 100 n/a n/a n/a 0 People whose first language was not English 100 n/a n/a n/a n/a People with a disability 100 n/a n/a n/a n/a People with a disability requiring work-related adjustment 100 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Notes: 1. Staff numbers are as at 30 June 2004. 2. Excludes casual staff. 3. A Distribution Index of 100 indicates that the centre of the distribution of the EEO group across salary levels is equivalent to that of other staff. Values less than 100 mean that the EEO group tends to be more concentrated at lower salary levels. 4. The Distribution Index is not calculated where EEO group or non-EEO group numbers are less than 20.
Appendix 9
Consultants Engaged by the Heritage Office 2003-04 Summary of Consultants over $30,000 Consultant Name Project Title Description of Purpose Category Cost ($) Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Parramatta Rail Link External Assessment of Architectural Services 66,162.00 development applications
Summary of Consultants less than $30,000 Total number of engagements Total Cost ($) 61 263,387.00
Recovered $57, 691.70 of costs due to shared payments for projects and also property owners reimbursing the cost of external reviews of conservation management plans.
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Appendix 10 Appendix 13
Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement Freedom of Information The Heritage Office is committed to the principals of cultural diversity Three requests were received during the 2003-04 reporting year under as outlined in Section 3 of the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979 the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1989. This compared and has adopted the principles of the Charter and encourages cultural with six requests in 2002-03 and seven requests in 2001-02. and linguistic diversity in all aspects of the social, cultural, political During 2003-04 compliance with the provisions of the Act had legal and economic life of our State. no significant impact on the administration of the Heritage Office, The Heritage Office Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement was prepared and no compliance issues or problems arose. during the year. The requests received in this reporting year were: The plan contains key ethnic affairs priorities of the office. It has been 28th October 2003 The applicant requested copies of all documents published on the Heritage Office Intranet and will be further developed held by the Heritage Office with regard to the State Heritage Register during 2004-05. listed property Mountain View (also known as Dights Hill), Richmond. The Office is also planning training for all staff in the principals Consultation was required with third parties regarding release of of the Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement during 2004-05. some documents and, accordingly, the applicant was advised of the extension of time needed for the consultation. The application was determined on 26th November 2003. One document was determined Appendix 11 as exempt as being an incomplete draft document. A clarification was sought by the applicant on a number of the Guarantee of Service supplied documents in June 2004. A letter advising on the requested clarification of some documents was sent on 24th June 2004, together The Heritage Office adopted a Guarantee of Service during 2003-04. with copies of several additional documents which were extracted from A copy of this document is available on the Heritage Office web site. action reports prepared for the Heritage Council reports. 21st April 2004 The applicant requested copies of all documents Appendix 12 (including reports, summary of submissions and recommendations) provided to the Heritage Council by the Heritage Office and all documents provided to the Minister concerning the Minister’s Consumer Response determination to list Knuckey’s Store, 51 Swift Street, Wellington, From time to time the Heritage Office receives responses from the on the State Heritage Register. Copies of all documents sought by public on our performance. We are committed to handling public the applicant were provided on 28th April 2004. feedback courteously and efficiently, and, in the case of formal 13th May 2004 The applicant requested copies of all statements, complaints, to responding to issues quickly and equitably. communications, memoranda and other documents regarding In 2003-04 complaints were received concerning: the recommendation to the Minister for the making of an interim heritage order on the Lachlan Vintage Village at Forbes. Copies Issue Number of the documents were provided to the applicant on 3rd June Heritage Office website 1 2004. Exempted documents not supplied concerned third party documents where this party had not given agreement for release State heritage register listing 1 and documentation on legal issues prepared by the Heritage Office Grant funding administration 1 for the instruction of the Crown Solicitor. Approvals timeframes 1
We also received 27 written compliments on a range of issues, including staff performance, staff presentations, customer service, publications, heritage outcomes and quality of research.
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Appendix 14
Legal Change
Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) There were no amendments to the Heritage Act in this financial year. A number of minor amendments designed to improve the clarity of the Act are currently being prepared. Heritage Regulation 1999 There were amendments to the Heritage Regulation on the 5th December 2003 concerning conservation management plans. The amendments allow the Heritage Office to charge fees for the endorsement of plans.
Appendix 15
Payment of Accounts
NSW Heritage Office Accounts paid on time within each quarter Quarter Total Accounts Paid on Time Target Actual $ Total Amount Paid ($)
September Quarter 88% 94% 863,562 888,407 December Quarter 88% 91% 629,912 708,320 March Quarter 88% 85% 706,388 901,521 June Quarter 88% 88% 2,643,177 2,817,358
During 2003/2004 there were no instances where penalty interest was paid in accordance with section 18 of the Public Finance and Audit (General) Regulation 1995.There were no significant events that affected payment performance during the reporting period.To improve future performance greater emphasis will be placed on enhancing electronic processing of accounts together with increased use of Purchase Orders for recurring purchases.
Heritage Conservation Fund Accounts paid on time within each quarter Quarter Total Accounts Paid on Time Target Actual $ Total Amount Paid ($)
September Quarter 88% 78% 266,412 292,680 December Quarter 88% 76% 61,389 98,927 March Quarter 88% 79% 55,245 88,049 June Quarter 88% 70% 48,104 237,385
During 2003/2004 there were no instances where penalty interest was paid in accordance with section 18 of the Public Finance and Audit (General) Regulation 1995.There were no significant events that affected payment performance during the reporting period.To improve future performance greater emphasis will be placed on enhancing electronic processing of accounts together with increased use of Purchase Orders for recurring purchases.
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Appendix 16 Appendix 19
Credit Card Certification Risk Management and Insurance The Heritage Office holds four corporate credit cards. The use of these The Heritage Office carries a comprehensive range of insurance cover cards is governed by Treasury Regulations and the Heritage Office through the Treasury Managed Fund covering property, public liability, Corporate Credit Card Policy. motor vehicle, workers compensation and other contingencies. This cover has few exclusions. The annual premium is paid for the current The Director certifies that credit card usage in the Department has year and this arrangement of self insurance is reviewed periodically met best practice guidelines in accordance with Premier’s Memoranda to ensure that it remains adequate. The policy is managed by the GIO. and Treasury Directions. The office covers no officer’s professional liability insurance, but officers are covered by a State indemnity against claims not Appendix 17 involving negligence, due to the public service employee status. The Heritage Office has developed a Business Continuity and Disaster Disability Action Plan Recovery Plan which is currently under review. As part of this the office has undergone a high level risk assessment and gap analysis The Heritage Office is fully accessible to disabled visitors and staff. to assist it in becoming compliant with the Australian Standard for Where possible within the constraints of an historic building, the Information Security Management, AS/NZS 7799. design complies with the Design for Access and Mobility Standard AS1428.1/2001. The office has facilities for disabled parking, with The Heritage Office has also undergone independent security ramps leading from the car park and into the building, three disabled risk and occupational health and safety assessments. A number of toilets (one with a disabled shower) and has met other standards such recommendations, including a closed circuit television security system, as ensuring the reception desk is of a suitable height to allow the use have been implemented. of a wheel chair. The office coordinates the meetings of the Heritage Council’s Appendix 20 Fire Access and Services Advisory panel, which has incorporated disabled access to heritage buildings as part of its brief. Waste Management Appendix 18 The Heritage Office continued to implement measures under its Waste Reduction and Purchasing Plan. Some of the initiatives being implemented in this plan include: Privacy Management Plan the use of recycled printing and photocopy paper; the expansion The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 came into of the use of the electronic office; the recycling of all waste paper, effect on 1 July 2000. The Act introduced a set of privacy standards cardboard and toner cartridges. Each member of staff has a two-bin for State Government agencies in managing personal information. system at each desk. In accordance with the Act, the Heritage Office has developed All free publications are available for download on the Internet. a privacy management plan. This is placed on the Heritage Office This has considerably reduced the need for large printing orders Internet and circulated to all staff. by over 50%. Similarly, e-mail and the intranet have replaced local paper copies of internal policies and manuals. The plan identifies personal information held by the Heritage Office, obligations of employees, guidelines for the storage and dissemination and procedures for lodging complaints and/or internal reviews. The Heritage Office has received no applications to access personal information in terms of this legislation during 2003-04.
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Appendices 21 - 23
Appendix 21 Appendix 23
Government Energy Management Publications Government agencies are required to establish an energy The Heritage Office produces a range of print and online material management plan and to report energy consumption. This requirement relating to the management of heritage in NSW and the role of the is necessary under the Government’s Greenhouse Action Plan. Heritage Council and Heritage Office, including books, brochures, guidelines, reports and newsletters. The material is available by The Heritage Office uses electricity for its office accommodation contacting the Heritage Office on (02) 9873 8500 or by visiting and fuel for its vehicle fleet. our website: www.heritage.nsw.gov.au. The Heritage Office relocated to the former King’s School in This year we published: Parramatta in late December 2002. The building underwent an adaptive re-use to make it suitable for use as a modern office, Heritage Council of NSW and Heritage Office Annual Report 2002-2003 thus effectively recycling an old unusable building and saving Heritage NSW, Spring 2003, Vol. 10, No. 2 considerable recourses. Where possible recycled materials were used in the restoration. The building also incorporates the latest Heritage NSW, Autumn 2004, Vol. 11, No. 1 energy management technology. The Conservation Management Plan Checklist, 2003 Agencies are also required to report on their energy usage against Shipwreck Information Sheet: Cumberland Shipwreck, 2003 the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating. Consultants were engaged in June 2004 and results are expected in July 2004. Shipwreck Information Sheet: Myola Shipwreck, 2004 Consultants were also engaged to provide a study on the embodied The following items were published online: energy contained in the building and energy saved by the adaptive Revealing the Past: An Introduction to Historical Archaeology, re-use of the former Kings School opposed to the construction of a revised 2003; new building. Results of this study will also be available in July 2004. Objects in the Place: An Introduction to Movable Heritage, The office has a pool of two modern and fuel efficient vehicles using revised 2003; unleaded fuel. All vehicles are purchased through the State Contract. The office’s total fuel consumption was 6,032 litres. Benefits of Heritage Listing, revised 2003; Introducing the Heritage Council, the State Heritage Register, Appendix 22 revised 2003.
Protected Disclosures The Protected Disclosures Act offers protection to public officers who make disclosures which concern corrupt conduct, maladministration and serious or substantial waste of public money. A Protected Disclosures Guideline has been developed and circulated to all staff. Within the NSW Heritage Office Department disclosures can be made to: an investigating authority; the Director, Reece McDougall, (Principal Officer) the Assistant Director, Susan Macdonald, (Disclosures Co-ordinator) There were no disclosures made during the year.
The Sydney Opera House (with artist’s impression of new loggia on the western side) was listed this year on the State Heritage Register. Courtesy of the Sydney Harbour Trust 88 88
Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 NSW Heritage Office Financial Report / Statement by Department Head
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90 91 Financials Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Statement of Financial Performance / Financial Position
NSW Heritage Office
Statement of Financial Performance for the Year Ended 30 June 2004
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2004 2004 2003
$’000 $’000 $’000 Expenses Operating expenses Employee related 2(a) 3,398 3,271 3,034 Other operating expenses 2(b) 1,288 1,586 1,631 Maintenance 51 161 39 Depreciation 2(c) 101 100 147 Grants and subsidies 2(d) 3,217 2,528 3,350 Total Expenses 8,055 7,646 8,201 Less: Retained Revenue Investment income 3(a) 64 68 33 Grants and contributions 3(b) 74 60 17 Other revenue 3(c) 73 307 84 Total Retained Revenue 211 435 134 Gain / (Loss) on disposal of non-current assets 4 0 0 (207) Net Cost of Services 18 7,844 7,211 8,274 Government Contributions: Recurrent appropriation 5 6,915 6,215 6,507 Capital appropriation 5 19 19 1,454 Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee benefits and other liabilities 6 403 315 381 Cash transfer to Consolidated Fund 0 0 0 Total Government Contributions 7,337 6,549 8,342 SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (507) (662) 68 TOTAL REVENUES, EXPENSES AND VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS RECOGNISED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY 0 0 0 TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM (507) (662) 68 TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS AS OWNERS
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
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NSW Heritage Office
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2004
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2004 2004 2003
$’000 $’000 $’000 ASSETS Current Assets Cash 8 488 413 521 Receivables 9 200 244 244 Total Current Assets 688 657 765 Non-Current Assets Receivables 9 490 512 512 Plant and Equipment 11 217 237 308 Total Non-Current Assets 707 749 820 Total Assets 1,395 1,406 1,585 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Payables 12 372 113 113 Provisions 13 333 275 275 Total Current Liabilities 705 388 388 Non Current Liabilities Provisions 13 18 19 19 Total Non Current Liabilities 18 19 19 Total Current and Non-Current Liabilities 723 407 407 Net Assets 672 999 1,178 EQUITY Accumulated Funds 14 672 999 1,178 Total Equity 672 999 1,178
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
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NSW Heritage Office
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 June 2004
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2004 2004 2003
$’000 $’000 $’000 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Payments Employee related (3,175) (3,093) (2,721) Grants and subsidies (3,217) (3,228) (3,350) Other (1,478) (2,187) (2,349) Total Payments (7,870) (8,508) (8,420) Receipts Interest Received 61 68 21 Other 661 807 464 Total Receipts 722 875 485 Cash Flows from Government Recurrent appropriation 6,915 6,215 6,507 Capital appropriation 19 19 1,454 Cash reimbursements from the Crown Entity 169 137 130 Net Cash Flow From Government 7,103 7,071 8,091 NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 18 (45) (562) 156 CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of Land and Buildings, Plant and Equipment (10) (19) (22) Proceeds from sale of investments 0 473 0 Advances made 22 0 (374) NET CASH FLOWS USED ON INVESTING ACTIVITIES 12 454 (396) NET INCREASE / (DECREASE) IN CASH (33) (108) (240) Opening cash and cash equivalents 521 521 761 CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 8 488 413 521
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
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Summary of Compliance with Financial Directives for the Year Ended 30 June 2004
2004 2003 Expenditure/ Expenditure/ Net Claim on Net Claim on Recurrent Consolidated Capital Consolidated Recurrent Capital Appropriation Fund Appropriation Fund Appropriation Expenditure Appropriation Expenditure $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 ORIGINAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION / EXPENDITURE Appropriation Act 6,215 6,215 19 19 4,907 4,907 772 772 6,215 6,215 19 19 4,907 4,907 772 772 OTHER APPROPRIATIONS / EXPENDITURE Treasurer’s Advance 700 700 0 0 1600 1600 682 682 700 700 0 0 1600 1600 682 682 Total Appropriations / Expenditure / Net Claim on Consolidated Fund (includes transfer payments) 6,915 6,915 19 19 6,507 6,507 1,454 1454 Amount drawn down against Appropriation 6,915 19 6,507 1454 Liability to 0 0 0 0 Consolidated Fund
Notes to the Summary of Compliance with Financial Directives (a) The Summary of Compliance is based on the assumption that Consolidated Fund moneys are spent first, (except where otherwise identified or prescribed) (b) The Liability to Consolidated Fund is calculated as the difference between “Amount drawn down against Appropriation” and “Total Expenditure / Net Claim on Consolidated Fund”. (c) Treasurer’s Advance appropriation was provided for: - Murphy House Restoration $200,000 - The Great Synagogue $500,000.
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NSW Heritage Office
Notes accompanying and forming part of The financial statements are prepared in accordance with historical the Financial Statements for the year ended cost convention. All amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand 30 June 2004 dollars and are expressed in Australian currency. (c) Administered Activities 1. Summary of significant accounting policies The Office does not administer any activities on behalf (a) Reporting Entity of the Crown Entity. The Heritage Office (the Office), was formed on 1 July 1996 (d) Revenue Recognition and is responsible for the administration of the Heritage Act, 1977. It has a major education and promotional role to encourage Revenue is recognised when the Office has control of the good, conservation of the State’s Heritage assets. or right to receive, it is probable that the economic benefit will flow to the Office and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. The Office is a separate reporting entity. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for the There are no other entities under its control. recognition of revenue are discussed below. As the Office is a single program entity, the financial operations (i) Parliamentary Appropriations and Contributions disclosed in the Statement of Financial Performance and Statement from Other Bodies of Financial Position are those of the Office program. Accordingly, a separate supplementary program statement has not been prepared. Parliamentary appropriations and contributions from other bodies (including grants and donations) are generally recognised as The reporting entity is consolidated as part of the NSW Total State revenue when the Office obtains control over the assets comprising Sector and as part of the NSW Public Accounts. the appropriations / contributions. Control over appropriations and (b) Basis of Accounting contributions is normally obtained upon the receipt of cash. The Office’s financial statements are a general purpose financial An exception to the above is when appropriations are unspent at report which has been prepared on an accrual basis and in year end. In this case, the authority to spend the money lapses and accordance with: generally the unspent amount must be repaid to the Consolidated Fund in the following financial year. As a result, unspent appropriations applicable Australian Accounting Standards; are accounted for as liabilities rather than revenue. The Office did not other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian have a liability to Consolidated Fund at 30 June 2004 (Nil $2003). Accounting Standards Board (AASB); (ii) Sale of Goods and Services Urgent Issues Group (UIG) Consensus Views; Revenue from the sale of goods and services comprises revenue from the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act the provision of products or services i.e. user charges. User charges and Regulations; and are recognised as revenue when the Office obtains control of the assets that result from them. the Financial Reporting Directions published in the Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General Government Sector (iii) Investment Income Agencies or issued by the Treasurer under section 9(2)(n) of the Act. Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues. Where there are inconsistencies between the above requirements, (e) Employee Benefits and other provisions the legislative provisions have prevailed. (i) Salaries and Wages, Annual Leave, Sick Leave and On-Costs In the absence of a specific Accounting Standard, other authoritative pronouncements of the AASB or UIG Consensus View, the hierarchy Liabilities for salaries and wages (including non-monetary benefits), of other pronouncements as outlined in AAS 6 “Accounting Policies” annual leave and vesting sick leave are recognised and measured in is considered. respect to employees’ services up to the reporting date at nominal amounts based on the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.
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Unused non-vesting sick leave does not give rise to a liability as (f) Insurance it is not considered probable that sick leave taken in the future will The Office’s insurance activities are conducted through the NSW be greater than the benefits accrued in the future. Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self insurance for Government The outstanding amounts for payroll tax, workers’ compensation agencies. The expense (premium) is determined by the Fund Manager insurance premiums and fringe benefit tax, which are consequential based on past experience. to employment, are recognised as liabilities and expenses where the employee benefits to which they relate have been recognised. (g) Accounting for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) (ii) Long Service Leave and Superannuation Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where: The Office’s liabilities for long service leave and superannuation are assumed by the Crown Entity. The Office accounts for the liability the amount of GST incurred by the Office as a purchaser that is as having being extinguished resulting in the amount assumed not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office is recognised being shown as part of the non-monetary revenue item described as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item as “Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee benefits and other of expense. liabilities”. receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. Long service leave is measured on a present value basis. The liabilities (h) Acquisition of Assets that are expected to be settled more than twelve months after the reporting date are measured as the present value of the estimated The cost method of accounting is used for the initial recording of future cash outflows to be made by employers in respect of services all acquisitions of assets controlled by the Office. Cost is determined provided by employees up to the reporting date. The present value as the fair value of the assets given as consideration plus the costs method is based on the remuneration rates on what the entity expects incidental to the acquisition. to pay at each reporting date for all employees with five or more years Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially of service. This means that where it is expected that employees will recognised as assets and revenues at their fair value at the date of receive a pay rise after reporting date, the increased pay rate is used acquisition. in determining the employee benefit liabilities. Fair value means the amount for which an asset could be exchanged The simple factors provide by NSW Treasury to increase the long between a knowledgeable, willing buyer and a knowledgeable, willing service leave liability and related on-costs to approximate present seller in an arm’s length transaction. value calculations have been used in determining the liabilities. The superannuation expense for the financial year is determined (i) Plant and Equipment by using the formulae specified in the Treasurer’s Directions. The Plant and equipment costing $5,000 and above individually are capitalised. expense for certain superannuation schemes (i.e. Basic Benefit and First State Super) is calculated as a percentage of the employees’ (j) Revaluation of Physical Non-Current Assets salary. For other superannuation schemes (i.e. State Superannuation Scheme and State Authorities Superannuation Scheme), the expense Physical non-current assets are valued in accordance with the is calculated as a multiple of the employees’ superannuation contributions. “Guidelines for the Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value” (TPP 03-02). This policy adopts fair value in accordance with (iii) Other Provisions AASB 1041 from financial years beginning on or after 1 July 2002. Other provisions exist when the Office has a present legal, equitable or There is no substantive difference between the fair value valuation constructive obligation to make a future sacrifice of economic benefits to methodology and the previous valuation methodology adopted in the other entities as a result of past transactions or past events. These provisions NSW public sector. are recognised when it is probable that a future sacrifice of economic Where available, fair value is determined having regard to the highest benefits will be required and the amount can be measured reliably. and best use of the asset on the basis of current market selling prices Any provisions for restructuring are recognised either when a detailed for the same or similar assets. Where market selling price is not available, formal plan has been developed or will be developed within prescribed the asset’s fair value is measured as its market buying price i.e. the time limits and where the entity has raised a valid expectation in those replacement cost of the asset’s remaining future economic benefits. affected by the restructuring that it will carry out the restructuring. The agency is a not for profit entity with no cash generating operations. Non-specialised assets with short useful lives are measured at depreciated historical cost, as a surrogate for fair value.
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(k) Depreciation of Non-Current Physical Assets (n) Receivables Depreciation is provided for on a straight line basis against all Receivables are recognised and carried at cost based on the depreciable assets so as to write off the depreciable amount of each original invoice amount less a provision for any uncollectible debts. asset as it is consumed over its useful life to the Office. An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are written off as incurred. Depreciation Rates % Rate (o) Payables Computer equipment 25.00 These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided General plant and equipment 14.28 to the office and other amounts, including interest. (l) Maintenance and Repairs (p) Budgeted Amounts The costs of maintenance are charged as expenses as incurred, The budgeted amounts are drawn from the budgets as formulated except where they relate to the replacement of a component of at the beginning of the financial year and with any adjustments for an asset, in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated. the effects of additional appropriations, s 21A, s 24 and / or s 26 (m) Leased Assets of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983. A distinction is made between finance leases which effectively transfer The budgeted amounts in the Statement of Financial Performance from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits and the Statement of Cash Flows are generally based on the amounts incidental to ownership of the leased assets, and operating leases disclosed in the NSW Budget Papers (as adjusted above). However, under which the lessor effectively retains all such risks and benefits. in the Statement of Financial Position, the amounts vary from the Budget Papers, as the opening balances of the budgeted amounts are The leasing transactions of the Office are restricted to operating based on carried forward actual amounts i.e. per the audited financial leases of motor vehicles. Operating lease payments are charged to statements (rather than carried forward estimates). the Statement of Financial Performance in the periods in which they are incurred. (q) Re-classification The Provision for Long Service Leave was reported in current liabilities during the 2002/03 financial year. As the Provision for Long Service Leave relates to both current and non-current liabilities it is therefore reported accordingly for the current financial year.
2. Expenses
(a) Employee related expenses
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Salaries and wages (including recreation leave) 2,811 2,477 Superannuation 271 226 Long service leave 116 141 Workers compensation insurance 16 22 Payroll and fringe benefits tax 168 155 Payroll tax on superannuation 16 13 3,398 3,034
The Office charges the full cost of long service leave and the current service cost of superannuation to operations. However, as the Office liability for long service and superannuation is assumed by the Crown Entity, the Office accounts for the liability as having been extinguished. This result is non- monetary revenue described as “Acceptance by Crown Entity of employee entitlements and other liabilities” (Refer Note 1(e)(iii)).
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(b) Other operating expenses
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Auditor’s remuneration - audit or review of the financial reports 19 17 Building Occupancy Charges 78 197 Insurance 24 15 Corporate services 330 295 Consultancies 157 184 Public relations costs 103 93 Other 577 830 1,288 1,631
(c) Depreciation expense
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Plant and equipment 101 147 101 147
(d) Grants and subsidies
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Heritage Grant Program 3,217 1,912 The Former King’s School restoration contribution to Corporation Sole 0 1,438 3,217 3,350
3. Revenues
(a) Investment income
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Interest 64 33 64 33
(b) Grants and contributions
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Commonwealth Government - Shipwreck Program 63 17 Other - Private Sector Grants 11 0
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c) Other revenue
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Miscellaneous income 73 84 73 84
4. Gain / (Loss) on Disposal of non-current assets
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Proceeds from disposals 0 0 Written down value of assets disposed 0 (207) 0 (207)
5. Appropriations
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Recurrent appropriations Total recurrent drawdowns from Treasury (per Summary of Compliance) 6,915 6,507 Less: Liability to Consolidated Fund (per Summary of Compliance) 0 0 6,915 6,507 Comprising: Recurrent appropriations (per Statement of Financial Performance) 6,915 6,507 6,915 6,507 Capital appropriations Total capital drawdowns from Treasury (per Summary of Compliance) 19 1,454 Less: Liability to Consolidated Fund (per Summary of Compliance) 0 0 19 1,454 Comprising: Capital appropriations (per Statement of Financial Performance) 19 1,454 19 1,454
6. Acceptance by the Crown Entity of Employee benefits and other liabilities
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 The following liabilities and / or expenses have been assumed by the Crown Entity. Superannuation 271 227 Long service leave 116 141 Payroll tax 16 13 403 381
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7. Programs / Activities of the Heritage Office The Heritage Office conducts one program: Objective: To enhance the community’s understanding of heritage and to improve the conservation of heritage items.
8. Current Assets - Cash
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Cash at bank and on hand 488 521 488 521
For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and cash at bank. Cash assets recognised in the Statement of Financial Position are reconciled to cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows as follows: Cash (per Statement of Financial Position) 488 521 Closing Cash and Cash Equivalents (per Statement of Cash Flows) 488 521
9. Current / Non-Current Assets - Receivables 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Current Sale of goods and services 110 156 Other debtors 231 229 341 385 Less: Provision for doubtful debts 141 141 200 244 Non-Current Repayable advances 490 512 490 512 The prepayment of salaries, wages and related on-costs is included above but not identified separately because it is considered immaterial.
10. Restricted Assets There are no restricted assets held by the office
11. Non-Current Assets - Plant and Equipment
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Plant and Equipment At Fair Value 541 531 Less Accumulated Depreciation 324 223 Total Plant and Equipment At Net Book Value 217 308
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Reconciliations
Reconciliation of the carrying amounts of plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year is set out below: Plant and Equipment 2004 $’000
Carrying amount at start of year 308 Additions 19 Disposals (Opening Balance Adjustment) 0 Depreciation expense (101) Other movement * (9) Carrying amount at end of year 217 * Relates to Leasehold Improvements
12. Current Liabilities - Payables
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Accrued salaries and wages 0 69 Creditors and Grants 372 44 372 113
13. Current / Non-Current Liabilities - Provisions
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Current Employee benefits and related on-costs
Recreation leave 318 275 Long Service Leave 15 0 333 275 Non Current Employee benefits and related on-costs
Long Service Leave 18 19 18 19 Aggregate employee benefits and related on-costs Provisions - current 333 275 Provisions - non-current 18 19 Accrued Salaries, wages and on-costs (Note 12) 0 69 Total Provisions 351 363
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14. Changes in Equity Changes in Equity - movement Accumulated Funds Total Equity 2004 2003 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Balance at the beginning of the financial year 1,178 1,110 1,178 1,110 Changes in equity-other than transactions with owners as owners 0 0 0 0 Total 1,178 1,110 1,178 1,110 Changes in equity-other than transactions with owners as owners Surplus / (Deficit) for the year (507) 68 (507) 68 Total (507) 68 (507) 68 Balance at the end of the financial year 672 1,178 672 1,178
15. Commitments for Expenditure (a) Other Expenditure Commitments 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Total operating expenditure which have not been recognised at balance date: Not later than one year 0 43 Total (including GST) 0 43
(b) Operating Lease Commitments 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Not later than one year 14 19 Later than one year and not later than five years 14 6 Total 28 25
The Office has no occupancy commitment in regard to it’s location at the Former King’s School. The Office has commitments to motor vehicle leases through State Fleet. The total “Operating Lease Commitments” above includes input tax credits of $2,537 that are expected to be recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office.
16. Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets Assets and Liabilities The Office is not aware of any contingent liabilities and/or contingent Current assets were above budget by $31,000 due to the increases assets associated with its operations. in cash balance.
17. Budget Review Current liabilities were above budget by $317,000 primarily due to higher accruals and provisions at year end. Net Cost of Services Cash Flows The actual Net Cost of Services was higher than the budget by $634,000 primarily due to special grants for Net Cash flows were lower than budget by $75,000 due to revenue amounts that relate to S167 Fees being recorded in the Corporation (a) Murphy House Restoration $200,000 and (b) The Great Synagogue Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act, 1997” $500,000 provided by Treasurers Advance appropriation funding. The budget was also revised during the year to bring forward $136,000 from 2002-03 in relation to unspent consultancy funding.
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18. Reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Net Cost of Services
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Net Cash used on operating activities (45) 156 Cash Flows from Government / Appropriations (6,934) (7,961) Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee benefits and other liabilities (403) (381) Depreciation (101) (147) Decrease / (increase) in provisions (58) (53) Increase / (decrease) in prepayments and other assets (44) 38 Decrease / (increase) in creditors (259) 281 Write back non-current assets 0 (207) Net Cost of Services (7,844) (8,274)
19. Financial Instruments are not specified, payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which an invoice or a statement is received. Financial instruments give rise to positions that are financial assets or Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the Minister to award interest for liabilities (or equity instruments) of either the Office or counterparties. late payments. No interest was paid during the year (2002/03 $Nil). These include Cash at Bank, Receivables and Accounts Payable. Classes of instruments are recorded at cost and carried at net fair value. 20. Adopting AASB 1047 Disclosure
Cash (a) Explanation of how the transition to AIFRS is being managed Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances within the Treasury The Heritage Office will apply the Australian Equivalents to Banking System. Interest is earned on daily bank balances at the International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) from the monthly average NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) 11 am unofficial reporting period beginning 1 July 2005. cash rate adjusted for a management fee to Treasury. The average rate during the year was 4.06% (2002/03 3.75%), and the rate at The Office is managing the transition to the new standards by year end was 4.25% (2002/03 3.75%). allocating internal resources and engaging Central Corporate Services Unit (CCSU) to analyse the pending standards and Urgent Issues Receivables Group Abstracts to identify key areas regarding policies, procedures, systems and financial impacts affected by the transition. All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. As a result of this exercise, the Office has taken the following steps Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. A provision to manage the transition to the new standards: for doubtful debt is raised when some doubt as to collection exists. The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any provision for doubtful The CCSU’s Internal Audit Committee is oversighting the transition. debts). No interest is earned on trade debtors. The carrying amount The Office Representative is responsible for the project of the Office approximates net fair value. Sales are made on 30 day terms. and reports regularly to the Committee on progress against the plan. The following phases that need to be undertaken have been identified: Bank Overdraft May / July 2004- Reviewing the AIFRS. The Office does not have any bank overdraft facility. August 2004 -Identifying the changes applicable for the Office Trade Creditors and Accruals and disclosing likely impacts of moving to AIFRS in 2004-05 financial statements. The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in the future for goods or services received, whether or not invoiced. Amounts September 2004- Major implementation decisions at high owing to suppliers (which are unsecured) are settled in accordance level, in relation to system requirements, review procedures, with the policy set out in Treasurer’s Direction 219.01. If trade terms communication plans and training requirements.
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October 2004- Analyse NSW Treasury reporting policy, review Major inspection costs must be capitalised and this will require position of individual agency, identify and convert to requirements the fair value and depreciation of the related asset to be re-allocated. and liaise with Audit Office. AASB 117 Leases requires operating lease contingent rentals November 2004-Prepare draft Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 to be recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over for the NSW Treasury, identify target changes/analysis, develop the lease term rather than expensing in the financial year in check lists, review process, liaise with clients and external which the lease commenced. consultants to review the approach. AASB 119 Employee Benefits requires the defined benefit December 2004- Submit draft Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 obligation to be discounted using the government bond rate prepared under AIFRS (in parallel with existing AGAAP financial as at each reporting date rather than the long-term expected information and financial statements) to the NSW Treasury and rate of return on funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets. Audit Office. Where the unfunded superannuation liability is not assumed by the Crown, this will increase the amount and the future January / February 2005- Finalise status for reporting to NSW volatility of the unfunded superannuation liability and the Treasury and complete client requirements. volatility of the employee benefit expense. March 2005- Finalise audit by the Audit Office, record correct AASB 1004 Contributions applies to not-for-profit entities only. balances in Office ledgers, run parallel data, reconcile both sets of Entities will either continue to apply the current requirements figures and develop processes for on-going recording and updating in AASB 1004 where grants are normally recognised on receipt, of training program. Submit final Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 or alternatively apply the proposals on grants included in ED 125 prepared under AIFRS (in parallel with existing AGAAP financial Financial Reporting by Local Governments. If the ED 125 approach information and financial statements) to the NSW Treasury and is applied, revenue and/or expense recognition will be delayed until Audit Office. the agency supplies the related goods and services (where grants April / June 2005-Modify the systems used to produce year are in-substance agreements for the provision of goods end financial statements. and services) or until conditions are satisfied. July / August 2005-Prepare initial set of financial statements for AASB 123 Borrowing Costs provides the option to expense or 2004-05 financial year under AIFRS with 2003-04 comparative capitalise borrowing costs. NSW Treasury is likely to mandate information and review. expensing of borrowing costs to harmonise with GFS. Previously, borrowing costs related to qualifying assets were capitalised. To date, the known changes have been reviewed and some common ones identified. The target dates shown above are only estimates AASB 132 Financial Instrument Disclosure and Presentation because the AIFRS are still being formulated and mandatory prohibits in-substance defeasance. Agencies can no longer offset provisions have not been finalised by the NSW Treasury. financial assets and financial liabilities when financial assets are set aside in trust by a debtor for the purposes of discharging an (b) Key Differences in Accounting Policies obligation, without assets having been accepted by the creditor in Based on current information, the following key differences in settlement of the obligation. This will have the effect of increasing accounting policies are expected to arise from adopting AIFRS: both assets and liabilities but will have no net impact on equity. AASB 1 First-time Adoption of Australian Equivalents to AASB 136 Impairment of Assets requires an entity to assess International Financial Reporting Standards requires retrospective at each reporting date whether there is any indication that an application of the new AIFRS from 1 July 2004. This differs from asset (or cash generating unit) is impaired and if such indication current Australian requirements, because such changes must exists, the entity must estimate the recoverable amount. However, be with limited exemptions. Similarly, AASB 108 Accounting the effect of this Standard should be minimal because all the Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors requires substantive principles in AASB 136 are already incorporated in voluntary changes in accounting policy and correction of errors Treasury’s policy Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at to be accounted for retrospectively by restating comparatives and Fair Value. adjusting the opening balance of accumulated funds. recognised 21. After Balance Date Events in the current period through profit or loss, unless a new standard mandates otherwise. There are no events subsequent to balance date which affect the financial reports. AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment requires the cost and fair value of property, plant and equipment to be increased to include (End of Audited Financial Statements) restoration costs, where restoration provisions are recognised under AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.
104 105 Financials Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Corporation Sole Financial Report / Financial Statement
106 107 Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04
106 107 Financials Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Corporation Sole Financial Performance / Financial Position
Corporation Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act,1977”
Statement of Financial Performance for the Year Ended 30 June 2004
Notes 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Expenses Conservation Grants and Advances 4 0 1,527 National Estate Program 0 111 Administration Expenses 5(a) 440 602 Depreciation 5(b) 29 9 Total Expenses 469 2,249 Less Retained Revenue Interest on Investments 317 183 Statutory Fees and Other Charges 245 242 Miscellaneous (Includes grant received for the former King’s School’s Restoration) 0 1,456 Total Retained Revenue 562 1,881 SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 12 93 (368) NON-OWNER TRANSACTION CHANGES IN EQUITY Net increase / (decrease) in asset revaluation reserve 12 601 0 TOTAL REVENUES, EXPENSES AND VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS RECOGNISED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY 601 0 TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS AS OWNERS 694 (368)
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
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Corporation Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act,1977”
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2004
Notes 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Current Assets Cash 6 362 959 Other financial assets 6 1,630 1,177 Receivables 8 26 45 Total Current Assets 2,018 2,181 Non-Current Assets Receivables 7(a), 8 622 594 Property 9 12,312 11,478 Total Non-Current Assets 12,934 12,072 TOTAL ASSETS 14,952 14,253 Current Liabilities Payables 10 294 289 Total Current Liabilities 294 289 TOTAL LIABILITIES 294 289 NET ASSETS 14,658 13,964 Equity 12 Reserves 1,321 720 Retained surplus 13,337 13,244 TOTAL EQUITY 14,658 13,964
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
108 109 Financials Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Corporation Sole Statement of Cash Flows / Financial Notes
Corporation Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act,1977”
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 June 2004
Notes 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Cash Flow from Operating Activities Payments Administrative Expenses (435) (397) Conservation Grants Paid 0 (1,527) National Estate Program 0 (111) (435) (2,035) Receipts Interest Received 311 180 Statutory Fees and Other Charges 241 242 Other 0 1,675 552 2,097 Net Cash provided by Operating Activities 14 117 62 Cash Flow from Investing Activities Repayable Conservation Advances 1 86 Purchase of Property (262) (3,323) Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (261) (3,237) Net Decrease in Cash (144) (3,175) Opening Cash Balance 2,136 5,311 CLOSING CASH BALANCE 6 1,992 2,136
[ The accompanying notes form part of these statements]
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Corporation Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act,1977”
Notes Accompanying and forming part of Sole’s properties : the Financial Statements for the year ended Heritage Property - at market value; and 30 June 2004 Land surrounding Heritage Property - at market value.
1. Statement of Principal Activity (b) Depreciation The Corporation Sole “Minister Administering the Heritage Act, Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis against assets (the Corporation Sole), was constituted under the Heritage Act 1977”. so as to write off the depreciable amount of each depreciable The main activity is the administration of finance operations of the asset as it is consumed over its life . Heritage Act 1977. Depreciation Rates Rate % 2. Principal Accounting Policies Heritage Building 3.00
2.1 Basis of Accounting (c) Costs The Corporation Sole’s financial statements are a general purpose Costs include the cost of acquisition and improvements undertaken financial report which has been prepared on an accrual basis and but does not include administrative costs. in accordance with: applicable Australian Accounting Standards; 2.3 Investments other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Investments are made in accordance with Part 1 investment powers Accounting Standards Board (AASB); under Schedule 4 of the Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act, 1987. Urgent Issues Group (UIG) Consensus Views; 2.4 Reserves the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act and Regulations. Reserves are maintained to meet accounting standard requirements. Refer to Note 13 for details. Where there are inconsistencies between the above requirements, the legislative provisions have prevailed. 2.5 Conservation Grants, Advances and Guarantees In the absence of a specific Accounting Standard, other authoritative Section 106 of the Heritage Act 1977 allows the payment of pronouncements of the AASB or UIG Consensus View, the hierarchy Conservation Grants and Advances to private individuals and of other pronouncements as outlined in AAS 6 “Accounting Policies” organisations. The Advances are repayable and may be interest bearing is considered. or interest free. The Act also allows the Corporation Sole to guarantee Except for certain land and buildings, which are recorded at valuation bank loans that have been made for certain conservation purposes. (Refer Note 2.2), the financial statements are prepared in accordance No current guarantees are in place with the Corporation Sole. with the historical cost convention. All amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars and are expressed in Australian 2.6 Financial Instruments currency. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those Financial instruments give rise to positions that are financial assets of the previous year. or liabilities (or equity instruments) of either the Corporation Sole
2.2 Land and Buildings or its counterparties. These include Cash at Bank, Receivables, Investments and Accounts Payable. Classes of instruments are Section 112 of the Heritage Act, 1977 allows the Corporation Sole recorded at cost and are carried at net fair value. to acquire Land and Buildings. The Corporation Sole’s policy in respect to Land and Buildings is : The terms, conditions and accounting policies applied by the Corporation Sole in relation to Financial Instruments (a) Valuation are set out in Note 17. The Corporation Sole has adopted the following valuation basis, which reflects the heritage and historic nature of the Corporation
110 111 Financials Heritage Office Annual Report 2003-04 Corporation Sole Financial Notes
2.7 Revenue Recognition 2.9 Accounting for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenue arising from the sale of goods and disposal of other assets Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the is recognised when the Corporation Sole has passed control of other amount of GST, except where: assets to the buyer and consideration is expected by the Corporation the amount of GST incurred by the Corporation Sole as a Sole, whether or not cash has been received. purchaser that is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Revenue from the rendering of services is recognised as and when Office is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset services have been rendered and there is a valid claim against or as part of the item expense. external parties, whether or not cash has been received. receivables and payables are stated with the amount Investment income is recognised for the total period of the investment of GST included. whether or not cash has been received. 2.10 Re-classification The recognition of grants and contributions is detailed in Note 2.5. Due to the long term nature of the Repayable Conservation Advances Revenues arising from the contribution of assets to the Corporation referred to in note 8, all repayable amounts have been classified as Sole are recognised when the Corporation Sole gains control of an Non-Current Assets. asset or the right to receive the asset. 3. Changes in Accounting Policies 2.8 Insurance The accounting policies adopted for the preparation of these The Corporation Sole’s insurance activities are conducted through financial statements are consistent with those used in 2002/2003. the NSW Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self- insurance for Government agencies. The expense (premium) is determined by the Fund Manager based on past experience.
4. Conservation Grants and Advances Conservation Grants and Advances - movements 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Outstanding Commitments 1,986 448 Plus new commitments 0 3,905 Less commitments rescinded or transferred 1,986 840 0 3,513 Less Payments 0 1,527 Outstanding Commitments 0 1,986
5. Expenses
(a) ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Employee related payments 0 92 Repairs and Maintenance 76 38 Board fees 135 105 Consultancy fees 18 74 General administration 73 78 Travel 27 3 Audit fees 12 11 Corporate Services 29 24 National Estate Program Adjustment 70 177 Total 440 602
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(b) Depreciation 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Buildings 29 9
6. Cash and Other Financial Assets
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Cash at Bank 362 959 Treasury Corporation (Hour-Glass Facilities) 1,630 1,177 Total Cash and Other Financial Assets 1,992 2,136
Treasury Corporation Hour-Glass investments are shown at Market Valuation. Investment income has not been fully realised. (Refer Note 16). Treasury Corporation Hour-Glass investments do not include Trust funds of $646,385 invested with Treasury Corporation (refer note 15 and 16).
7. Repayable Conservation Advances Repayable Conservation Advances are made to individuals and organisations for conservation purposes (Refer Note 2.5). Security in the form of mortgage, caveat, bill of exchange or promissory note is held for all repayable advances.
(a) Repayable Conservation Advances 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Non-Current Assets 622 623 Total 622 623
(b) Repayable Conservation Advances - movements 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Opening Balance 623 709 Less: Adjustment 1 86 Closing Balance 622 623
Repayable advances written off during the year amounted to Nil (2002/2003 $Nil). As at 30 June 2004, Repayable Conservation Advances included in Non-Current Assets amounted to $622,273. A condition of these grants is that they are repayable, indexed by the CPI, on the sale of the property. The indexed amounts of these advances are brought to account on repayment.
8. Other Receivables
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Sundry Debtors 26 16 Total Receivables 26 16
No provision for Doubtful Debts has been made as all receivables are considered collectable.
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Reconciliation 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Repayable Conservation Advances - Current ( note 7(a) ) - 29 Sundry Debtors and Prepayments 26 16 26 45 Repayable Conservation Advances - Non Current 622 594 622 594
9. Non-Current Assets - Property
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 (i) Land and Buildings At Valuation 2,000 1,200 At Cost 5,000 5,314 7,000 6,514 Less Accumulated Depreciation on Buildings 0 86 Written down Value 7,000 6,428 In accordance with accounting standards, accumulated depreciation was written back against the asset revaluation reserve on revaluation of the land and buildings as at 30 June 2004. 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 (ii) Building Improvements At Cost 5,312 5,050 Written down Value 5,312 5,050 TOTAL PROPERTY AT NET BOOK VALUE 12,312 11,478 A Government decision has not yet been made as to ownership of Kings School premises, consequently no depreciation has been charged.
Reconciliations Reconciliation of the carrying amounts of each class of property at the beginning Land and Building Total and end of the current financial year are set out below. $000 $000 2004 Carrying amount at 30 June 2003 6,428 6,428 Additions - - Transfer from Capital Works in Progress 5,312 5,312 Net revaluation increment 601 601 Depreciation expense (29) (29) Carrying amount at end of year 12,312 12,312
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(a) Additions to Land and Buildings represent acquisition cost, cost of Land - $150,000 improvements and refurbishing undertaken by the Corporation Sole. Buildings - $ Nil (b) Land and Buildings located at Hillview, Sutton Forest were valued Land adjacent to the above property held by the Corporation Sole has by County Valuations Pty Limited, Independent Real Estate Valuers, also been valued by County Valuations Pty Limited, Independent Real on 30 June 2004 as follows: Estate Valuers, on 30 June 2004 as follows: Heritage Property - at market value $600,000 Lot 5022 in Heritage Place Glenwood $275,000 Land surrounding Heritage Property - at market value $650,000 Lot 4021 in Knightsbridge Avenue Glenwood $325,000 (c) The Corporation Sole holds title to “Tusculum”, 1/3 Manning Street, (e) The Corporation Sole is undertaking the restoration Potts Point, which has been leased for 99 years commencing of the former Kings School at Parramatta. 1 May, 1987, and recorded at nominal value in the Corporation Sole’s financial report. Amount spent during the year was $261,732 (d) The Corporation Sole holds title to “Exeter Farm”, Parklea, which (f) The Corporation Sole acquired Linnwood Hall Property was given as a Deed of Gift to the Minister in 1997/98. Land at $5 million in June 2002. and buildings have been valued by County Valuations Pty Limited, Independent Real Estate Valuers, on 30 June 2004 as follows:
10. Payables
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Other Operating Expenses 44 112 Repayment of National Estate Program (refer note 12) 250 177 Total Accounts Payable 294 289
11. Restricted Assets
National Estate Program The National Estate Program (NEP) was finalised during the financial year of this report. The program was funded by the Commonwealth Government for the restoration, preservation and improvement of landscapes and buildings of special significance. Details of amounts owed to the Commonwealth Government for unexpended grants are provided below.
2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Balance of unexpended NEP funds at the beginning of the financial year 177 288 Grants returned and other adjustments for NEP grant funds expended previously 70 (111) Grants returned during year 3 Balance at the end of financial year to be repaid to the Commonwealth Government 250 177
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12. Changes in Equity
Retained Surplus Asset Revaluation Reserve Total Equity 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Balance at the beginning of the 13,244 13,612 720 720 13,964 14,332 financial year Changes in Equity other than those resulting from transactions with owners as owners Surplus / (Deficit) for the year from 93 (368) 0 0 93 (368) ordinary activities Increment / decrement on revaluation 0 0 601 0 601 0 of Land and Building Balance at the end of the financial year 13,337 13,244 1,321 720 14,658 13,964
Asset Revaluation Reserve Land Buildings Total Total 2004 2004 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Balance at the beginning of the financial year 195 525 720 720 Increment / (decrement) on revaluation 236 365 601 0 Balance at the end of the financial year 431 890 1321 720
13. Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets At 30 June 2004 (30 June 2003 $ Nil) there were no known contingent liabilities and/or contingent assets relating to the Corporation Sole.
14. Note to the Statement of Cash Flows
(a) Reconciliation of cash For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and other financial assets. Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the Statement of Financial Position in Note 7.
(b) Reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Operating Surplus 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Operating Surplus / (Deficit) 93 (368) Decrease / (Increase) in Receivables (10) 216 Increase / (Decrease) in Payables 5 205 Adjustment for Non-Cash Items - Depreciation 29 9 Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities 117 62
15. Trust Funds The following funds are excluded from the Financial Statements as the Corporation Sole must use them for the conservation purposes as detailed in agreements with the State and Commonwealth Governments as shown.
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Old Government House at Port Macquarie The Corporation Sole holds funds $646,385 (2003 $622,577) in trust for the conservation of the Old Government House archaeological site at Port Macquarie. Interest income received during the period amounted to $25,876 and expenses totalled $2,068. The funds have been provided by the State Government.
16. Presentation and Disclosure of Financial Instruments
Cash Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances within the Treasury Banking System. Interest is earned on daily bank balances at the monthly average NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) 11am unofficial cash rate adjusted for a management fee to Treasury. The average earning rate for the year was 4.06% (2002-2003 3.75%) and the rate at year end was 4.25% (2002-2003 3.75%).
Receivables All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectibility of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. A provision for doubtful debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists. The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any provision for doubtful debts). No interest is earned on trade debtors. The carrying amount approximates net fair value. Sales are made on 30 day terms.
Recoverable Advances All recoverable advances are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectibility of recoverable advances is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. A provision for doubtful debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists. The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any provision for doubtful debts). Security in the form of mortgage, bill of exchange or promissory note is held for all recoverable advances. The carrying amount approximates net fair value.
Hour-Glass Facilities The Corporation Sole has investments in TCorp’s Hour-Glass facilities. The Corporation Sole’s investments are represented by a number of units of a managed investment pool, with each particular pool having different investment horizons and being comprised of a mix of asset classes appropriate to that investment horizon. TCorp appoints and monitors fund managers and establishes and monitors the application of appropriate investment guidelines.
The Corporation Sole’s investments are: 2004 2003 $’000 $’000 Cash Facility 200 190 Cash Plus Facility 298 283 Medium Term Growth Facility 1,778 1,637 Total 2,276 2,110
These investments are generally able to be redeemed with seven days notice (dependent upon the facility). The value of the investments held can decrease as well as increase depending upon market conditions. The value that best represents the maximum credit risk exposure is the net fair value. The value of the above investments represents the Corporation Sole’s share of the underlying assets of the facility and those assets are stated as net fair value. Corporation Sole’s investment in Tcorp’s Hour-Glass facilities include the Trust funds held for conservation purposes referred to in notes 7 and 16.
Trade Creditors and Accruals The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in the future for goods or services received, whether or not invoiced. Amounts owing to suppliers (which are unsecured) are settled in accordance with the policy set out in Treasurer’s Direction 219.01. If trade terms are not specified, payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which an invoice or statement is received. Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the Minister to award interest for late payment. No interest was applied during the year (2002/2003 $ Nil).
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17. Adopting AASB 1047 Disclosure To date, the known changes have been reviewed and some common ones identified. The target dates shown above are only estimates (a) Explanation of how the transition to AIFRS is being managed. because the AIFRS are still being formulated and mandatory The Corporation Sole will apply the Australian Equivalents to provisions have not been finalised by the NSW Treasury. International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) from the (b) Key Differences in Accounting Policies reporting period beginning 1 July 2005. Based on current information, the following key differences in The Corporation is managing the transition to the new standards by accounting policies are expected to arise from adopting AIFRS: allocating internal resources and engaging Central Corporate Services Unit (CCSU) to analyse the pending standards and Urgent Issues AASB 1 First-time Adoption of Australian Equivalents to Group Abstracts to identify key areas regarding policies, procedures, International Financial Reporting Standards requires retrospective systems and financial impacts affected by the transition. application of the new AIFRS from 1 July 2004, This differs from current Australian requirements, because such changes must As a result of this exercise, the agency has taken the following be with limited exemptions. Similarly, AASB 108 Accounting steps to manage the transition to the new standards: Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors requires The CCSU’s Internal Audit Committee is oversighting the transition. voluntary changes in accounting policy and correction of errors The Corporation representative is responsible for the project in the to be accounted for retrospectively by restating comparatives and Corporation and reports regularly to the Committee on progress adjusting the opening balance of accumulated funds. recognised against the plan. in the current period through profit or loss, unless a new standard mandates otherwise. The following phases that need to be undertaken have been identified: May / July 2004- Reviewing the AIFRS. AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment requires the cost and fair value of property, plant and equipment to be increased August 2004 -Identifying the changes applicable for each agency to include restoration costs, where restoration provisions are and disclosing likely impacts of moving to AIFRS in 2004-05 recognised under AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities financial statements. and Contingent Assets. September 2004- Major implementation decisions at high Major inspection costs must be capitalised and this will require the level, in relation to system requirements, review procedures, fair value and depreciation of the related asset to be re-allocated. communication plans and training requirements. AASB 119 Employee Benefits requires the defined benefit October 2004- Analyse NSW Treasury reporting policy, review obligation to be discounted using the government bond rate as position of individual agency, identify and convert to requirements at each reporting date rather than the long-term expected rate and liaise with Audit Office. of return on funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets. Where November 2004-Prepare draft Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 the unfunded superannuation liability is not assumed by the for the NSW Treasury, identify target changes/analysis, develop Crown, this will increase the amount and the future volatility of the check lists, review process, liaise with clients and external unfunded superannuation liability and the volatility of the employee consultants to review the approach. benefit expense. December 2004- Submit draft Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 AASB 1004 Contributions applies to not-for-profit entities only. prepared under AIFRS (in parallel with existing AGAAP financial Entities will either continue to apply the current requirements in information and financial statements) to the NSW Treasury and AASB 1004 where grants are normally recognised on receipt, Audit Office. or alternatively apply the proposals on grants included in ED 125 January / February 2005- Finalise status for reporting Financial Reporting by Local Governments. If the ED 125 approach to NSW Treasury and complete client requirements. is applied, revenue and/or expense recognition will be delayed until the agency supplies the related goods and services (where grants March 2005- Finalise audit by the Audit Office, record correct are in-substance agreements for the provision of goods balances in Corporation Sole’s ledgers, run parallel data, reconcile and services) or until conditions are satisfied. both sets of figures and develop processes for on-going recording and updating of training program. Submit final Balance Sheet as at AASB 123 Borrowing Costs provides the option to expense or 1 July 2004 prepared under AIFRS (in parallel with existing AGAAP capitalise borrowing costs. NSW Treasury is likely to mandate financial information and financial statements) to the NSW Treasury expensing of borrowing costs to harmonise with GFS. Previously, and Audit Office. borrowing costs related to qualifying assets were capitalised. April / June 2005-Modify the systems used to produce 18. After Balance Date Events year end financial statements. There are no events subsequent to balance date which affect July / August 2005-Prepare initial set of financial statements for the financial reports. 2004-05 financial year under AIFRS with 2003-04 comparative information and review. (End of Audited Financial Statements)
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Index Aboriginal heritage...... 16, 40 Account payments ...... 86 Annual report costs...... inside back cover Archaeology excavation permits...... 53 Auditor-generals report ...... 90 Australian government heritage ...... 27 Conservation management plans...... 42 Consultants ...... 84 Consumer response...... 85 Contact details...... inside back cover Chair’s message...... 6 Chief executive officer...... 7, 82 Credit card certification ...... 87 Delegations to local councils ...... 30 Delegations to state agencies...... 48 Development approvals ...... 48 Disability Action Plan...... 87 Education ...... 34 Electronic Service Delivery...... 20, 62 Employee Statistics...... 83 Energy management...... 88 Equal employment opportunity...... 84 Ethnic affairs priority statement ...... 85 Executive Officer...... 82 Fire, access and services ...... 44 Financial statements – Corporation Sole ...... 106 Financial statements – Heritage Office...... 90 Financial summary...... 9 Freedom of information...... 85 Funds granted to non-government organisations ...... 72 Funding programs...... 38, 41, 72 Guarantee of Service...... 85 Heritage Act ...... 10 Heritage advisors...... 32 Heritage and conservation register...... 24 Heritage Council of NSW...... 10, 46, 69, 70 Heritage Council committees and panels...... 56 Heritage Council meetings...... 69, 70 Heritage Council recommendations...... 70 Heritage Incentives Program...... 38, 41, 72 Heritage Office...... 12, 62
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Index Historical archaeology ...... 38, 52 Human resources ...... 62 Independent audit report ...... 90 Information technology...... 20, 62 Insurance ...... 87 Interim Heritage Orders...... 15, 69 Internet resources...... 35 Legal changes...... 10, 86 Legislation...... 10 Listings ...... 14, 68 Local government heritage management...... 30 Maritime archaeology...... 28, 35, 38, 44, 58 Multicultural heritage ...... 17 Mission statement ...... 4 Movable heritage ...... 18, 59 Occupational health and safety...... 63 Online heritage databases...... 20 Organisational chart...... 13 Overseas visits ...... 64 Payment of accounts ...... 86 Planning instruments ...... 31 Privacy management plan ...... 87 Prosecutions under the Act...... 55 Protected disclosures...... 88 Publications...... 36, 88 Religious Property Advisory Panel ...... 59 Risk Management...... 87 Senior Executive Service ...... 83 Shipwrecks...... 28, 38 State Government heritage management ...... 22 State Heritage Register ...... 14, 68 State significant items...... 14, 68 Strategic plan ...... 9 Statutory approvals ...... 48 Spokeswomen’s program ...... 63 Technical Advisory Group ...... 44, 60 Underwater cultural heritage...... 28, 35, 38, 44, 58 Volunteers ...... 36, 38 Websites ...... 20, 35 Waste management...... 87
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