Media Statements

For Portfolio: Heritage

Date MinisterPortfolioTitle

1/03/2023

Templeman

Heritage

Fremantle Prison completes $3.16 million major conservation works

16/02/2023

Buti; Templeman

Aboriginal Affairs; Heritage

Former Wheatbelt Aboriginal mission receives State heritage status

24/01/2023

McGurk; Templeman

Water; Heritage

CY O’Connor’s Golden Pipeline celebrates 120 years of service

11/01/2023

Templeman

Heritage

King Neptune statue given heritage recognition within Sun City Precinct

14/12/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage recognition for Goldfields pipeline sites

14/12/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Early settler site in Perth’s south added to State Heritage Register

14/12/2022

Templeman

Heritage

First entire stock route to be included in the State Register of Heritage Places

8/12/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage projects secure more than $1 million in funding

25/11/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Awards celebrate 30 years of heritage champions

20/11/2022

Whitby; Templeman

Environment; Heritage

New WA heritage trail celebrates tiny town's history

14/11/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage Awards mark 30th anniversary with strong field of finalists

12/10/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage recognition for popular western suburbs beach precinct

6/10/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Compelling stories of WA’s past to guide heritage work

28/09/2022

Templeman; Carey

Heritage; Local Government

$120,000 funding available for local governments to identify and protect local heritage sites

7/09/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Hard hats meet heritage as works set to begin at Ascot Kilns

1/09/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Consultation opens for New Norcia’s monastic heritage precinct

15/08/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Submissions sought on Sun City Precinct heritage proposal

1/08/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Applications open for grants to protect our State heritage sites

26/07/2022

Templeman; Kelly

Heritage; Water

Submissions sought for 22 historic sites on Goldfields pipeline

25/05/2022

Templeman; Saffioti

Heritage; Transport

Main Roads Headquarters added to State Register

18/05/2022

Templeman; Buti

Heritage; Aboriginal Affairs

Little Wilgie Ochre Mine included on State Register of Heritage Places

18/05/2022

Templeman; Carey

Heritage; Local Government

Funding for 20 local governments to identify and protect local heritage places

9/05/2022

Templeman

Heritage

State Budget boosts preservation plans for Fremantle Prison

8/04/2022

Templeman

Heritage

More than $1.33 million to preserve and promote our past

22/03/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Gold medal win for Fremantle Prison at Australian Tourism Awards

22/03/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Arthur Head conservation works add more cultural appeal for Fremantle visitors

8/02/2022

Saffioti; Templeman; Carey; Buti

Planning; Heritage; Lands; Aboriginal Affairs

Anthony Kannis appointed Director General of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage

31/01/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Rare convict bridge recognised in State Heritage Register

31/01/2022

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage listing for significant Aboriginal accommodation hostel in Mount Lawley

22/12/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Fremantle local joins Heritage Council as newest member

19/11/2021

Templeman

Heritage

State awards honour WA heritage champions

15/11/2021

Templeman

Culture and the Arts; Heritage

Commemorating 80 years since Australia’s worst naval disaster

8/11/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Conservation continues as Fremantle Prison commemorates closure

5/11/2021

Templeman; Kelly

Heritage; Water

Lake Grace dam recognised for its historical and scientific values

28/10/2021

Templeman; Buti

Heritage; Lands

Roebourne Gaoler’s Quarters history conserved under new funding

26/10/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Joint media statement - $2 million now available to restore heritage places damaged by severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja

20/10/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage Awards finalists compete for coveted industry recognition

30/09/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Grants open to conserve and celebrate State heritage places

3/09/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage Council of WA looks for new members

20/08/2021

Templeman

Heritage; Culture and the Arts

Celebrating 150 years of railways in Western Australia

18/08/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Bob Hawke’s family home added to State Heritage Register

10/08/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Former PMH outpatients building added to the State Heritage register

7/07/2021

Buti; Templeman

Lands; Heritage

Exciting new chapter for Midland’s historic heart

1/07/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Perth’s Barrack Square, Bell Tower and Jetties get landmark heritage listing

23/06/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Seeking WA’s heritage heroes, champions and volunteers

14/06/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage registration finalised for State landmarks

10/06/2021

Templeman; Carey

Heritage; Housing

Recovery funds conservation contract for historic cottages

28/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Bob Hawke’s childhood home assessed for heritage listing

20/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage listing for early Rockingham wayside inn

19/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Bundi ‘Good’ Club permanently added to State Heritage Register

17/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Aboriginal contract continues Fremantle Prison conservation works

12/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

State welcomes Commonwealth grants for Fremantle Prison

7/05/2021

Templeman

Heritage

$1.1 million grant fund to enhance and protect State’s heritage

6/04/2021

Templeman; Saffioti

Heritage; Planning

Heritage specialists awarded contract for Ascot Kilns conservation

15/01/2021

Templeman

Heritage

Collie sheds on track for heritage listing

2/12/2020

Saffioti; Templeman

Planning; Heritage

Call for expert team to rekindle historic Ascot Kilns

30/11/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Applications open as grant funding returns for State heritage places

18/11/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Landmark Government icon given permanent place in State heritage

10/11/2020

Templeman; Wyatt

Heritage; Aboriginal Affairs

State Heritage Award winners celebrated during NAIDOC Week

27/10/2020

MacTiernan; Templeman

Regional Development; Heritage

Historic Strawberry Hill upgrades complete

21/10/2020

Wyatt; Templeman

Lands; Heritage

Interest sought to activate unique Cossack townsite

19/08/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Fremantle Prison benefits from $1.6 million in WA Recovery funds

3/08/2020

Templeman; Saffioti

Heritage; Planning

$6 million restoration of Ascot kilns secures historic Perth landmark

31/07/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Historic Fremantle icon gets million-dollar conservation lift

24/07/2020

McGowan; Templeman

Premier; Culture and the Arts; Heritage

New Western Australian Museum to open on November 21, 2020

30/06/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Culture and tourism excel in State heritage awards

5/06/2020

Templeman; Kelly

Heritage; Innovation and ICT

Online resource brings past to the fore

5/06/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Bruce Rock’s ‘living memorial’ and garden heritage listed

16/05/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Iconic city landmarks claim their place in the State history pages

13/05/2020

Templeman

Heritage

Landmark Ascot brick kilns receive permanent heritage listing

22/01/2020

Templeman

Heritage

New chairperson appointed to lead heritage matters

4/12/2019

Templeman

Culture and the Arts; Heritage

New Museum for WA shortlisted for national construction award

7/10/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Search for new WA heritage champions begins

4/10/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Urgent conservation works at Fremantle Prison to proceed

4/09/2019

Templeman

Heritage

New appointments to Heritage Council

16/07/2019

Dawson

Heritage

Collie Railway Roundhouse and turntable heritage listed

5/07/2019

Templeman

Heritage

WA’s only inland port added to State Heritage Register

27/06/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Stronger protections for heritage places take effect on July 1

29/05/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Port Hedland’s Lock Hospital heritage listed

15/05/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Derby’s ‘place for taking care’ heritage listed

13/05/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage listing for City Beach’s Quarry Amphitheatre

30/03/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Exceptional heritage projects awarded

26/03/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Calling heritage experts

20/03/2019

Templeman

Heritage; Culture and the Arts

Re-activation of iconic Fremantle venue

5/03/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Views sought on draft heritage regulations

26/02/2019

Templeman

Heritage

2019 WA Heritage Awards finalists announced

8/02/2019

Templeman

Heritage

Reducing red tape for Fremantle West End heritage owners

20/12/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Life-size convict sculpture reflects Fremantle’s past

5/12/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Church bells toll for Toodyay heritage listing

8/11/2018

Templeman; Roberts

Heritage; Police

Recognition of 120 years of regional policing

21/10/2018

McGowan; Templeman; Tinley

Premier; Heritage; Culture and the Arts; Veterans Issues

Anzac Bell to ring in centenary commemorations

15/10/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Nominations open for State’s annual heritage awards

5/10/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Grants support State's cultural heritage

17/09/2018

Templeman

Heritage

New Act set to strengthen protections of heritage places

31/07/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Conservation order protects 1917 shipwreck near Yanchep

25/07/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage delivery for WA’s red pillar post boxes

11/06/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Heritage grants on offer to preserve State’s cultural heritage

6/06/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Guildford Historic Town considered for State Register

10/05/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Revolving Fund to revitalise WA’s heritage places

21/04/2018

Templeman

Heritage

Albany a heritage hotspot with new listings