Media Statements

For Portfolio: Heritage

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
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
17/04/2018	Dawson; Papalia; Johnston	Environment; Tourism; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Local Government; Heritage	Trail celebrates Sikh heritage
12/04/2018	Templeman	Heritage	Conference explores Western Australia’s sacred heritage
27/03/2018	Templeman	Heritage	State awards honour heritage champions
6/03/2018	Templeman	Heritage	‘Perfect murder’ crime scene State heritage listed
19/02/2018	Templeman	Heritage	Heritage champions honoured as finalists in WA Heritage Awards
9/01/2018	Templeman	Heritage	Grants to revitalise WA heritage places
9/01/2018	Templeman	Heritage	Exhibition tells the story of convict transportation to Australia
30/11/2017	Templeman	Heritage	A 'Piesse' of Katanning history on the State heritage register
13/11/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Demolition by neglect to be ancient history under new Heritage Act
3/11/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Conservation of Perth streets wins international UNESCO Award
11/10/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Revolving fund revitalises disused heritage places
9/10/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Search for new WA heritage champions begin
13/09/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Assistance available to conserve heritage properties
16/08/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Rare convict Ticket of Leave donated
3/08/2017	McGowan; Templeman	Premier; Heritage	European and Aboriginal heritage recognised in rare freshwater lake
20/07/2017	Templeman	Heritage	New members appointed to the Heritage Council of WA
18/07/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Fremantle's West End to be permanently heritage listed
27/05/2017	Templeman	Heritage	Awards recognise the role of heritage in boosting the economy
29/04/2017	Templeman; Tinley	Heritage; Veterans Issues	Victoria Cross war graves to be heritage listed