What we do
The Queensland Heritage Council’s most public role is deciding what is entered in and removed from the Queensland Heritage Register.
We also:
- provide strategic advice to the Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change about cultural heritage matters
- provide information to the community to encourage an understanding of Queensland’s cultural heritage
- encourage appropriate management of places of cultural heritage significance
- advocate on behalf of owners of heritage places
- assess applications for development of state-owned heritage places. (The Department of Environment and Resource Management assesses development applications for privately-owned heritage places).
The Heritage Council has five key outcomes embedded in the Heritage Strategy for Queensland:
- Queenslanders to understand and value their heritage.
- Heritage places properly funded, cared for and managed – and their owners supported.
- Heritage embedded in mainstream policy and planning – for example being part of sustainable places
- Government, community, business and industry to work together to conserve Queensland’s heritage.
- The trade skills and professional knowledge associated with heritage places kept alive.
The Heritage Council also undertakes special projects which aim to help further understanding, appreciation and interest in heritage places.
The Queensland Heritage Council has two committees:
- Policy Committee
- Strategic Register Committee.
The Queensland Heritage Council meets at least six times a year.