City of Fremantle heritage list and heritage areas
The City of Fremantle's Local Planning Scheme 4 (LPS4) Heritage List comprises a list of places within the City, which are of cultural heritage significance. The council may include on the heritage list entries from the Municipal Heritage Inventory (MHI) as it considers appropriate, under the provisions of the planning scheme.
The objectives of the heritage list are to:
- facilitate the conservation of places of heritage value
- ensure that development occurs with due regard to identified heritage values in the interest of the community.
Inclusion of a place on the City's heritage list does not exclude it from development. However, all types of development and/or maintenance of places on the heritage list require council approval in accordance with LPS4.
Places also listed on the Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places also require approval from the Heritage Council.
The City's MHI is available at the Fremantle City Library and provides information on individual properties, including if the place is included on the heritage list.
Contact customer service on 08 9432 9999 or email planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au
State heritage listing
The Heritage Council of WA (HCWA) is responsible for maintaining the State Register of Heritage Places under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 to recognise and protect places of cultural heritage significance within Western Australia. The state register provides statutory protection to maintain cultural heritage values are respected, where developments of a listed place is proposed. The list includes buildings, structures, gardens,cemeteries, landscapes, and archaeological sites. Inclusion on the state register is assessed on:
- aesthetic
- historic
- scientific and social values
- rarity
- representativeness
- authenticity and integrity.
Owners of places on the state register are eligible and are given preference for grants and incentives regarding conservation and maintenance. Funding for heritage conservation isavailable from sources such as the HCWA, LotteryWest and the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage.
Visit the HCWA website for more information.
National heritage
The Australian Heritage Council (AHC) is the principal adviser to the Australian Government on national heritage matters. The AHC assesses nominations for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List. AHC also maintains the Register of the National Estate.
The National Heritage List was established to recognise places of outstanding heritage significance to Australia, these include places of natural, historic and Indigenous significance.
Fremantle Prison was placed on the National Heritage List in 2005 in recognition of the contribution this site makes as a physical reminder of our nation's convict history. Western Australia's Ningaloo Coast is another of our state treasures listed on the National Heritage List.
The National Heritage List is available on the Australian Heritage Council's website.
World heritage
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) works to encourage the protection and preservation of world heritage, both naturaland cultural that is identified as being of significant value to theinternational population.
On the 1 August 2010, Fremantle Prison was officially placed on the World Heritage List as one the 11 convict sites of Australia, in recognition of its outstanding cultural heritage significance as one of the world's greatest landmarks and the best surviving example(s) of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts.
Fremantle Prison is one of 11 Australian Convict Sites included on the World Heritage List, which also includes Norfolk Island and Tasmania's Port Arthur. Visit UNESCO's World Heritage listings on their website.