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

The South Australian Heritage Council hereby gives notice that the following provisional entry was not confirmed as a State Heritage Place and has been removed from the South Australian Heritage Register under section 135A (5) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016, as assented to by parliament on 24 September 2024.

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

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.