Celebrating 150 meetings

The 10th October 2024 was the 150th meeting of the South Australian Heritage Council.

The precursors to the South Australian Heritage Council were the South Australian Heritage Committee and the State Heritage Authority.

The South Australian Heritage Committee was the first body to deal with heritage matters in South Australia. The South Australian Heritage Act 1978 established the 12-member Committee. It met between 1978 and 1993.

The name was then changed to the State Heritage Authority, which was established under the aegis of the Heritage Act 1993, which came into operation on 15 January 1994. It met between 1994 and 2005.

As a result of the Heritage (Heritage Directions) Amendment Act 2005, the Heritage Places Act 1993 was amended to replace the State Heritage Authority with the South Australian Heritage Council.

The first meeting of the South Australian Heritage Council was held on 23rd February 2006.

The members attending the first meeting were Ms Mary Marsland (Chair), Dr Judith Brine, Dr Christine Garnaut, Mr Alan Graham, Ms Helen Haltis, Mr Gavin Leydon, Mr Michael O’Connell, Mr Lew Owens and Ms Carolyn Wigg.

Attending the 150th meeting of the Council included Ms Sandy Verschoor (Chair), Ms Eleanor Walters (Deputy Chair), Professor Gini Lee, Mr Jamie Botten, Dr Stephen Schrapel, Mr Tim Lloyd, Ms Michelle Toft, Mrs Deborah Lindsay and Mr David Brooks.

Mr Simon Weidenhofer (Deputy member) was absent at the meeting.

Executive support

Mr. S. Czikowski was the Secretary for the first meeting of the South Australian Heritage Committee held on 2 August 1978.

Ms Christine Towle was the Secretary for the first meeting of the State Heritage Authority held on 16 December 1993.

Ms Jane Crosby was the Executive Officer for the first meeting of the South Australian Heritage Council held on 23 February 2006.

Mr David Hanna was the Executive Officer for the 150th meeting of the South Australian Heritage Council.