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SA Heritage Council

The South Australian Heritage Council is an independent body whose main functions are to:

provide strategic advice to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water.
administer the Heritage Places Act 1993
provide strategic advice to the Minister responsible for the administration of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (previously the Development Act) relating to:
- the interpretation or application of the criteria set out in section 67 of that Act (and, if appropriate, the consideration of any potential amendment with respect to those criteria); and
- other matters on which that Minister is required to consult with the Council under the provisions of the Act.
administer the South Australian Heritage Register.

Listing information

Click here for information about the latest additions to the South Australian Heritage Register.

Members

Sandy Verschoor - Chairperson
Eleanor Walters - Deputy Chairperson
Tim Lloyd - Member
Michelle Toft - Member
Gini Lee - Member
Deborah Lindsay - Member
Stephen Schrapel - Member
Jamie Botten - Member
David Brooks - Member
Simon Weidenhofer - Acting Member

Find out more about the Council members here.

Annual reports

View the South Australian Heritage Council's annual reports.

In addition to its annual report to Parliament, the Council has prepared its own annual summary to inform the South Australian public about its work. View the annual summaries:

Advice

Advice from the South Australian Heritage Council regarding the Government's decision to demolish the Thebarton Police Barracks was provided to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water on 13 October 2022. Read the letter here.

Advice from the Heritage Council regarding the South Australian Visitor Economy Sector Plan 2030.

Heritage Strategy for SA Project

The South Australian Heritage Council is seeking fee proposals from heritage professionals who have experience in strategic heritage policy and can prepare a Heritage Strategy for South Australia.

The project brief is here.

Fee proposals are to be submitted via email to beverley.voigt@sa.gov.au by 9am, 31 March 2025.

Complaints

The Council acknowledges that effective complaints management is an important way to be accountable to the public.
Complaints have a valuable role to play in driving improvements to practices, procedures and systems in public administration.

If you would like to make a complaint to the South Australian Heritage Council, please complete the complaints form and return to us.

If you need a complaint form posted to you, please ring or email the Executive Officer through the contact details below.