Bustard Head Lightstation, near Gladstone.
The Big Pineapple, Nambour.
The Centenary Pool Complex, Brisbane.
Burns Philp Building (former), Normanton. Photographed by Gordon Grimwade.
Glasshouse Mountains, near Beerburrum.
Chillagoe Smelters, Chillagoe.
Paronella Park, near Innisfail. Photographed by Matthew Evans.
My heritage place
In the late 1990s, land subdivision at Yeronga changed the surroundings of heritage-listed Rhyndarra, a two-storey mansion that had variously served as a grand house.
Media releases
2013
2 May 2013
The Heritage Council is coming to Ipswich
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) is holding its next meeting in Ipswich tomorrow (Friday 3 May 2013) the Ipswich City Council Chambers in Roderick Street.
25 March 2013
Heritage listing for former Cardwell Divisional Board Hall
The former Cardwell Divisional Board Hall and its World War I Honour Board have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
25 March 2013
Heritage listing for Bowen State School
One of the State’s oldest public schools, Bowen State School, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
25 March 2013
Heritage listing for former Naval Offices building in Brisbane
The former Naval Offices building in lower Edward Street, Brisbane, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
8 February 2013
South Sea Islander burial site given heritage listing
A burial site and two weeping fig trees on a former sugar plantation near Bundaberg, have been given heritage protection.
2012
11 December 2012
Heritage listing for the Chapel of St Peter’s Lutheran College
The Chapel of St Peter’s Lutheran College at Indooroopilly has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
11 December 2012
Heritage listing for two Bundaberg places
Two Bundaberg places — a Lutheran church and a purpose-built union office and hall — have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 November 2012
Botanic Garden sows seed of success and celebrates heritage listing
Myall Park Botanic Garden, thought to be Queensland's oldest garden devoted to Australian plants and located about 7km north-west of Glenmorgan in the Western Downs region, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 November 2012
Charters Towers’ golden buildings entered in the Queensland Heritage Register
Two buildings linked with Charters Towers’ rich gold mining history - the former Bank of New South Wales, and the former ED Miles Mining Exchange – have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 November 2012
South Burnett’s built treasures join the Queensland Heritage Register
Two of Queensland’s largest and most important dairy factories, an award-winning modernist style church, an art-deco civic centre, and the former Kingaroy Council Chambers, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 November 2012
Queensland’s border recognised by State heritage listing
Three historic posts, marking the south-west corners of the Queensland border, have been recognised for their historical value and entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 November 2012
Cyclone survivor enters the Queensland Heritage Register
The Daintree Inn, Mossman’s largest and most prominent hotel, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
12 June 2012
Heritage listing for Fantome Island
Fantome Island, part of the Great Palm Island group of islands which lies off the Queensland coast about 65 km north of Townsville, is the latest addition to the Queensland Heritage Register.
7 February 2012
State heritage listing for Townsville convent
The iconic St Patrick's Convent, located on The Strand in Townsville, is one of the latest additions to the Queensland Heritage Register.
2011
5 December 2011
Drill shed marches into Heritage Register
A former military training drill shed, and its adjacent caretaker’s cottage and orderly room, located in Water Street, Fortitude Valley, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
1 December 2011
The Heritage Council is coming to Gympie
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) will be holding its last meeting of the year in Gympie tomorrow (Friday 2 December 2011) at the heritage-listed Australian Institute of Country Music at 26 Channon Street.
17 October 2011
Heritage listing for remains of copper mining complex
The Mount Elliott Mining Complex, south of Cloncurry, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register as an archaeological place.
more17 October 2011
Heritage listing for former ambulance station
The former Gympie Ambulance Station, established in 1904, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more14 October 2011
No state heritage listing for Globe Hotel
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) has voted against entering Barcaldine's Globe Hotel in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more25 August 2011
Heritage projects honoured at awards night
Queensland’s top awards for heritage conservation were handed down at the Queensland Heritage Awards tonight in Brisbane.
more19 August 2011
Heritage listing for Fortitude Valley child health clinic
One of Queensland’s first child health clinics, located in the Fortitude Valley, has become the first building of its type to be entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more19 August 2011
Lighthouse shines as a beacon of heritage
The Little Sea Hill Lighthouse, built on Curtis Island in 1895, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more19 August 2011
State heritage listing for Gympie icon
The Gympie Town Hall Reserve Complex, comprising some of the city’s most historic buildings, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more22nd June 2011
State heritage listing for four Gympie buildings
Four historic Gympie buildings, dating back to the town’s gold-mining era, have been listed in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more16 June 2011
Explosive new entry for Heritage Register
The Mount Perry Powder Magazine, located in a paddock to the east of Sandy Camp Road about 3.5km north of the town, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more16 June 2011
Traveston Powder Magazine blasts into Heritage Register
An 1887 brick powder magazine, located on Traveston Road south of the Traveston Railway Station, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more26 May 2011
State honours for former Morayfield Sugar Plantation
The remains of the Morayfield Sugar Plantation, one of the earliest developments in Queensland’s prominent sugar industry, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register as an archaeological place.
more26 May 2011
Heritage protection for smelter and township remains
The remains of a copper smelter and the abandoned township that supported it, both located 45km southwest of Rockhampton, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register as an archaeological place.
more26 May 2011
Heritage listing for former Aboriginal settlement
The remains of the former Taroom Aboriginal Settlement, off Bundulla Rd outside Taroom, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more20 May 2011
QHC grants Grocon Certificate of Immunity
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) has granted Grocon Development Pty Ltd’s application to declare its Elizabeth Street development site immune from heritage listing for the next five years.
more18 April 2011
Four Gympie places get State heritage listing
Four historic Gympie buildings, all former banks resulting from Gympie’s gold mining era, are the latest places to be entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more17 March 2011
State heritage listing for Hervey Bay dairy farm
A former Wide Bay farm settled in 1879 and developed as a dairy from the early 20th century has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more2010
30 November 2010
Heritage listing for Atherton War Cemetery
The Atherton War Cemetery is one of the latest entries in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more30 November 2010
See Poy House entered on State’s Heritage Register
The former family home of one of Innisfail’s most prominent Chinese Australian business families has been heritage listed.
more30 November 2010
Heritage listing for Mackay General Cemetery
Mackay General Cemetery, established in 1865, has been honoured for its state heritage significance by entry in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more29 October 2010
State honours for Trades Hall
The Toowoomba Trades Hall in Russell Street has been heritage listed, ensuring its preservation for generations to come.
more20 October 2010
Heritage listing for Kingaroy peanut silos
Three peanut silos located in Haly St, Kingaroy, are the newest entries in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more20 October 2010
State heritage listing for Dalby Fire Station
The Dalby Fire Station has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more24 September 2010
Heritage listing for Kingaroy church
St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, located in Alford Street Kingaroy, has been heritage listed.
more24 September 2010
State honours for Maidenwell boarding house
A former boarding house located on Maidenwell-Cooyar Road at Maidenwell, near the Bunya Mountains, has been recognised for its state heritage values.
more24 September 2010
Elgin Vale Sawmill is heritage listed
The Elgin Vale Sawmill, built in 1944 and located about 80km southwest of Gympie, is one of the newest entries in the Queensland Heritage Register
more16 August 2010
Heritage listing for Ninney Rise and John Büsst Memorial
The former home of one of North Queensland’s conservation pioneers has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more16 August 2010
Mossman trio honoured for their state heritage significance
An Anglican church, a former bank, and a former town hall and council chambers, all in Mossman, are the latest places to be entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more16 August 2010
State heritage listing for Innisfail Water Tower
The Innisfail Water Tower has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register
more16 August 2010
Heritage listing for Clermont Cemetery
Clermont Cemetery, established in 1866 and still in use, has been honoured for its state heritage significance by entry in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more16 August 2010
Heritage listing for EJ Banfield memorial and grave
A memorial reserve and grave on Dunk Island in far north Queensland honouring author and naturalist EJ Banfield has been recognised for its state heritage significance.
more16 July 2010
Heritage listing for Mihi Creek Complex
The Mihi Creek Complex in North Ipswich has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register based on its archaeological values.
more16 July 2010
Early Brisbane sites to be protected
Brisbane's early settlement streets and its first burial ground have been honoured for their state significance.
more18 May 2010
Heritage listing for Charters Towers war relics
Two World War II relics, located at the Charters Towers Airfield, have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more4 May 2010
Maltese immigrant’s home honoured
The former family home of a highly successful Maltese immigrant, located on the Cairns Esplanade, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more29 April 2010
Heritage listing for north Queensland WWII relics
Two north Queensland war relics are the latest entries in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more22nd April 2010
Heritage listing for Breddan Airfield
Breddan Airfield, located north of Charters Towers, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
more2009
18 December 2009
State heritage listing for Rosevale church and graveyard
A small country church and graveyard in Rosevale, 40km southwest of Ipswich, is the latest addition to the Queensland Heritage Register.
more10 December 2009
Heritage listing for former coal mine
A former coal mine in the Bowen Basin is the latest addition to the Queensland Heritage Register.
more10 December 2009
Heritage listing for 500-year-old fig tree
A 500-year-old strangler fig tree that has fascinated tourists on the Atherton Tableland since the 1920s has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register...
more4 December 2009
Heritage Council criticises heritage demolition
The Queensland Heritage Council today criticised the Queensland...
more4 December 2009
It's our shared heritage - time to have your say
Is there a special place in Queensland that you think deserves protection for its heritage values?
more17 November 2009
No change to Regent Theatre heritage listing
The Queensland Heritage Council today announced there would be no extension to the heritage listing boundary of Brisbane’s Regent Theatre on Queen Street.
more9 October 2009
Gympie bandstand and gardens strike chord with heritage register
Gympie’s Memorial Park has been recognised as a place of state cultural heritage...
more8 October 2009
Qld Heritage Council is coming to town
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) is on its way to visit the town that saved...
more1 October 2009
Former colliery heritage listed
The small central Queensland town of Baralaba looks set to have an addition to its heritage...
more1 October 2009
Miners’ souls rest with state heritage register
Burials will continue despite the recent heritage listing of the Collinsville Cemetery...
more1 October 2009
Heritage register becomes haven for world favourite sanctuary
It’s a pioneer of Gold Coast tourism; considered a world leader...
more27 August 2009
Old Government House scoops Heritage Award gold but small regional projects not lost
One of Queensland’s most recognisable colonial buildings, the beautifully-restored...
more21 August 2009
Chimney's heritage stacks up
Townsville’s last standing 19th century industrial flue, the Ross River Meatworks chimney...
more19 August 2009
No state heritage listing for Low’s Lookout
The Queensland Heritage Council has voted against state heritage listing...
more19 August 2009
Old gold presents new treasure prospects
A disused historic gold mine and the town that supported it in the Gulf Savannah...
more22 July 2009
Sewerage works get heritage treatment
The Queensland heritage register has listed its first sewerage works...
more8 July 2009
Graceville Railway Station is heritage listed
For hundreds of commuters every day, Graceville Railway Station is just that: a railway station...
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