Heritage Council in Working Community’S Understanding and Appreciation of Heritage with Western Australians to Recognise, Conserve, Adapt and Places
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STATE HERITAGE OFFICE FINAL REPORT 2016-17 For the year ended In accordance with section 63 of the Financial The Final Report has been prepared in accordance 30 June 2017 Management Act 2006, I hereby submit for your with the provisions of the Financial Management information and presentation to Parliament, the Act 2006. Hon David Templeman MLA Final Report for the Department of the State Yours sincerely Minister for Local Government; Heritage Office for the financial year ended Heritage; Culture and the Arts 30 June 2017. 7th Floor, Dumas House This is the Final Report for the Department of the 2 Havelock Street State Heritage Office as a new Department of WEST PERTH WA 6005 Planning, Lands and Heritage, incorporating the Linda Kut Heritage portfolio, was established on 1 July 2017. Reporting Officer Department of the State Heritage Office 11 August 2017 II State Heritage Office ii Final Report 2016-17 Contents 1.0 Overview ...........................................................................4 5.0 Significant Issues Impacting Operations .....................68 1.1 The Year at a Glance ..................................................5 6.0 Agency Performance - Outcomes, Services, 1.2 Executive Summary ....................................................7 Key Performance Indicators .........................................70 2.0 Operational Structure ......................................................9 6.1 Outcomes, Services and Key Performance Indicators ....70 2.1 Vision and Objectives .................................................9 6.2 Employees and Staffing Policies ...............................75 2.2 State Heritage Office .................................................10 7.0 Financial Disclosures, Governance 2.3 Organisational Structure ...........................................11 and Legal Compliance ...................................................80 2.4 State Heritage Office Senior Officers .........................12 7.1 Financial Disclosures and Capital Works ...................80 3.0 Performance Management Framework .......................15 7.2 Governance Disclosures ...........................................80 4.0 Agency Performance – Report on Operations ............20 7.3 Legal Compliance and Requirements .......................82 4.1 Agency Performance compared to Resource 7.4 Government Policy Requirements .............................88 Agreements Targets ..................................................20 8.0 Financial Statements .....................................................91 4.2 State Register of Heritage Places .............................22 8.1 Independent Auditor’s Report ...................................92 4.3 Government Heritage Property Disposal Process......28 8.2 Financial Statements ................................................94 4.4 Development of Heritage Places ...............................30 9.0 Appendices ...................................................................147 4.5 Heritage Agreements and Regulatory Orders ............35 9.1 Heritage Grants Program Allocation 2016-17 ........... 147 4.6 Assistance for Heritage Property Owners ..................38 9.2 Heritage Grants Program – 4.7 Heritage Revolving Fund – Heritage Works ...............41 Variations to previous year allocations .....................148 4.8 Fremantle Prison .......................................................45 9.3 Goldfields Earthquake Restoration Fund – 4.9 Supporting Local Governments ................................50 Final grants by funding stream by year ....................149 4.10 Strategic Projects .....................................................52 4.11 Education and Engagement ....................................56 4.12 Promotion .................................................................60 4.13 Ministerial Support ....................................................67 III State Heritage Office iii Final Report 2016-17 1.0 Overview Heritage is important in understanding the story of Western Australia – its history, identity and diversity. Heritage comprises places such as buildings and structures, ■ Revitalising vacant and under-utilised State or local monuments, gardens, cemeteries, landscapes and archaeological government owned heritage properties through the Heritage sites. Revolving Fund. As a community, we share the responsibility for identifying and ■ Assisting local governments with advice and assistance to protecting what is important, and passing these places on to manage local heritage places. future generations so they will understand what came before them. ■ Promoting best-practice conservation and enhancing the The State Heritage Office supports the Heritage Council in working community’s understanding and appreciation of heritage with Western Australians to recognise, conserve, adapt and places. celebrate our State’s unique cultural heritage. ■ Conserving, interpreting and presenting the World Heritage- Our work includes: listed Fremantle Prison as a landmark compatible-use property. ■ Advising State Government and its agencies on heritage- related issues. The 2016-17 Final Report provides an overview of the work and operations of the Department of the State Heritage Office, ■ Assessing and recommending places for inclusion in the State Register of Heritage Places – a statutory list of places including Fremantle Prison. Because we strive for professionalism that represent the history and development of Western and excellence, we welcome your feedback on this report which Australia. can be provided by email or in writing. Please see the back page for our contact details. ■ Managing change and adaptation of places to ensure that their heritage significance is maintained while encouraging contemporary use. 4 State Heritage Office 4 Final Report 2016-17 1.1 The Year at a Glance State Register of Heritage Places Revitalising Vacant Heritage Places ■ 8 places were entered in the State Register of Heritage ■ Conservation, repair and subdivision completed at the Places on an interim basis. Warders’ Cottages in Fremantle, supporting a successful ■ 9 places were entered in the State Register of Heritage staged sales process. Places on a permanent basis. ■ Conservation works and structure-planning completed ■ 1,361 places now entered in the State Register of Heritage at the former Coogee Hotel and Post Office, with its sale Places. underway. Development of Heritage Places Supporting Local Governments ■ ■ 936 development referrals were determined during the year. 21 local governments operating a heritage advisory service subsidised by the State Heritage Office. ■ Almost 94 per cent of development referrals were processed within 30 days. Fremantle Prison Assistance for Property Owners ■ Won gold in the Cultural Tourism category at the 2016 Western Australian Tourism Awards. ■ 28 projects shared in approximately $1.27 million of grant funding, contributing to more than $2.92 million in ■ Won the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Business Award conservation works to State heritage-listed properties for Tourism Excellence. across WA. ■ Welcomed a record 208,178 visitors. ■ The completion of the last project from the $5 million Strategic Projects Goldfields Earthquake Restoration Fund that allowed for conservation and restoration works to 65 heritage places ■ Mapping of heritage places in bushfire prone areas. damaged during the Goldfields earthquake. ■ 112,000 visits to inHerit, the Department’s online heritage places database, with data linked to Landgate’s Property Interest Report. ■ 87 per cent of places on municipal inventories now successfully mapped on inHerit, including all those in metropolitan areas. 5 State Heritage Office 5 Final Report 2016-17 The Year at a Glance continued Education and Training ■ Inaugural WA State Heritage & History Conference, with 375 delegates across the sectors from as far away as South Africa and the United Kingdom. Promotion th ■ Western Australian Heritage Awards celebrated its 25 year with 16 individuals and heritage projects recognised for heritage excellence. ■ Twitter followers up by 32 per cent to 764. ■ Heritage Matters eNewsletter subscribers up by nine per cent to 1,063 subscribers. Best Practice ■ In March 2017, the combined Heritage Council and State Heritage Office annual report won the Institute of Public Administration Australia’s WS Lonnie Gold Award for General Government Sector – Agencies with under 100 FTEs. 6 State Heritage Office 6 Final Report 2016-17 1.2 Executive Summary In only the State Heritage Office’s third year of operation as a stand-alone department, this year has proved extremely satisfying in terms of meeting and exceeding our targets and objectives. The Heritage Works Revolving Fund program was launched in Operating in challenging May 2014 to bring vacant or underused public-owned heritage economic times, it is all the buildings back to active use. Aside from the clear heritage, social more pleasing that Fremantle and environmental outcomes, the program was conceived with Prison has continued to the conviction that the business model would also deliver sound successfully sustain and grow economic returns. visitation. The Prison welcomed I am delighted to report that both the Warders’ Cottages and a record 208,178 visitors Coogee Hotel projects have delivered positive value-uplift and through its gates and continued return-on-investment results as high as 156 per cent. With State to achieve strong revenue Government being the largest single owner of heritage assets, the through ticket