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[Protecting Heritage places]

[Step 1 What is your heritage place?]

[Step 10 Review it!]

[Step 9 Do it!]

[Step 8 What is your plan?]

[Step 7 What do you need to do?]

[Step 2 Who has an interest]

[Step 3 What do you need to know?]

[Step 4 Why is this place important]

[Step 5 What are the issues?]

[Step 6 What do you want to achieve?]

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STEP 4 - Contents

> Examples of heritage values

> Who assesses heritage significance?

> Assessing the significance of a place

> What is a statement of significance?

> Examples of statements of significance

 

> Have a go - Step 4

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Why is this place important?

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Why is this place important?

To make good decisions about a heritage place, it is essential to understand its significance.

We need to be clear about the significant elements of a place, so what makes a place important is protected. Understanding significance provides the basis for appropriate management. It also provides information that can help with development of educational material, interpretation or funding applications.

Important elements of the place are called 'heritage values'.

Heritage values are often described as natural or cultural. Cultural heritage values encompass both Indigenous and historic elements. You may find it useful to look at some examples of heritage values.

Assessing significance helps work out exactly why the values of a place or area are important. A range of people may need to be involved in assessing the significance of a place.

The key outcome of this step is the development of a statement of significance. There is no set way to draft a statement, but some tips for writing a statement of significance and examples of statements of significance will help.