Australian Heritage Database

The Australian Heritage Database is a searchable online database of heritage sites in Australia. It is maintained by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as of 2022 ^[update] , in consultation with Australian Heritage Council . There are more than 20,000 entries in the database, which includes natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places , held in separately maintained lists.

Description [ edit ]

Included in the database are places or items: ^[1]

• the World Heritage List , places that are of outstanding universal value and have been included on this United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO ) managed list;
• the National Heritage List , a long list of natural, historic and Indigenous places that are of outstanding national heritage value to the Australian nation;
• the Commonwealth Heritage List , a list of natural, historic and Indigenous places of heritage significance owned or controlled by the Australian Government;
• the Register of the National Estate , a list of natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places throughout Australia, frozen in February 2007 and replaced by the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List;
• the List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance ( LOPHSA ), ^[2] a list which recognises symbolically sites of outstanding historic significance to Australia that are located outside the Australian jurisdiction; and
• other places being considered for listing in one of these lists.

Photographs [ edit ]

Photographs of listed places are included (if available) through links to the Australian Heritage Photographic Library. There is a separate search facility for searching the photos only. ^[3]

See also [ edit ]

• Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database ? shipwrecks, sunken aircraft and other types of underwater heritage sites and artefacts
• Australian Heritage Council ? principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters
• List of heritage registers (worldwide)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website
• Search page

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