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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.

Notifications

24 September 2024

~Removal of Provisional Entry~

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that on this day, pursuant to section 135A(5) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016, as assented to by Parliament, the following provisional entry was not confirmed as a State HeritagePlace and has been removed from the South Australian Heritage Register.

Crown and Anchor Hotel - Kaurna Country, 196 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

14 November 2024

~Provisional Entry~

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that on this day, pursuant to section 17(4)(b) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the following place was provisionally entered as a State Heritage Place in the South Australian Heritage Register.

Former American River Methodist Church – Ngarrindjeri, Ramindjeri, Kaurna & Narungga Countries, 24 Ryberg Road, American River SA 5221

Provisionally entered in the Register under section 17(2)(a), criterion (e) of section 16(1) of the Act.

~Designation of Confirmed Place~

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that on this day, pursuant to section 17(7)(b) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the following State Heritage Place was designated as a place of palaeontological significance in the South Australian Heritage Register.

Wilkawillina Archaeocyatha Site – Adnyamathanha Country, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, Flinders Ranges SA 5434

Designated in the Register under section 14(7) of the Act.

~Confirmation of Provisional Entry~

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that on this day, pursuant to section 18(7d)(b) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the following provisional entries were confirmed as State Heritage Places in the South Australian Heritage Register.

Sandergrove Water Reserve – Peramangk & Ngarrindjeri Countries, Wattle Flat Road, Sandergrove SA 5255

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criterion (a) of section 16(1) of the Act.

St David's Anglican Church – Kaurna Country, 492 Glynburn Road, Burnside SA 5066

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criterion (e) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Rogart (flats) – Kaurna Country, 4 - 6 Malcolm Street, Millswood SA 5034

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criteria (a); (b); (e) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Bruceden Court (flats) – Kaurna Country, 2A Deepdene Avenue, Westbourne Park SA 5041

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criteria (a); (b); (d); (e) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Tribute to James Cyril Stobie – Kaurna Country, 500 Grand Junction Road, Angle Park SA 5010

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criteria (a); (e); (g) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Green Farm Lime Kilns, Monarto – Ngarrindjeri Country, Monarto Safari Park, 63 Monarto Road, Monarto SA 5254

Confirmed in the Register under section 18(4) and criteria (b); (d) of section 16(1) of the Act.

12 December 2024

~Provisional Entry~

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that on this day, pursuant to section 17(4)(b) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the following places were provisionally entered as a State Heritage Place in the South Australian Heritage Register.

Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church – Kaurna Country, 106 Goodman Road, Elizabeth South SA 5112

Provisionally entered in the Register under section 17(2)(a), criterion (a) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall – Kaurna Country, 114 Harvey Road, Elizabeth Grove SA 5112

Provisionally entered in the Register under section 17(2)(a), criterion (a) of section 16(1) of the Act.

Christ Church Uniting (church) – Kaurna Country, 26 King William Road, Wayville SA 5034

Provisionally entered in the Register under section 17(2)(a), criteria (e); (g) of section 16(1) of the Act.

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.

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.

Contact us

SA Heritage Council: (08) 8226 2127
Email: DEWheritage@sa.gov.au
Postal address: GPO Box 1047, Adelaide SA 5001

Related links

Acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.