Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia

Summary

This is a list of places on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places of historic, cultural and natural heritage on Commonwealth land or in Commonwealth waters, or owned or managed by the Commonwealth Government. To be listed, a place has to meet one or more of the nine Commonwealth Heritage List criteria.[1]

List edit

Currently listed places edit

Listed are all 19 places in Western Australia that are currently on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:[2]

Place name Place ID Class Listed Address Suburb or town Coordinates Photo
Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks 105215 Historic 22 June 2004 Brallos Pass Karrakatta 31°57′57″S 115°47′41″E / 31.9658°S 115.7946°E / -31.9658; 115.7946 (Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks)
Artillery Barracks 105332 Historic 22 June 2004 2 Burt Street Fremantle 32°02′41″S 115°45′17″E / 32.0446°S 115.7546°E / -32.0446; 115.7546 (Artillery Barracks)  
Bindoon Defence Training Area 105619 Natural 25 October 2004 Dewars Pool Road Bindoon 31°16′38″S 116°17′11″E / 31.2773°S 116.2864°E / -31.2773; 116.2864 (Bindoon Defence Training Area)
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse 105416 Historic 22 June 2004 Leeuwin Road Cape Leeuwin via Augusta 34°22′30″S 115°08′11″E / 34.3750°S 115.1364°E / -34.3750; 115.1364 (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)  
Claremont Post Office 105526 Historic 22 June 2004 Bayview Terrace Claremont 31°58′53″S 115°46′54″E / 31.9813°S 115.7816°E / -31.9813; 115.7816 (Claremont Post Office)  
Cliff Point Historic Site 105273 Historic 22 June 2004 Garden Island 32°11′18″S 115°40′32″E / 32.1882°S 115.6756°E / -32.1882; 115.6756 (Cliff Point Historic Site)
Garden Island 105274 Natural 22 June 2004 Garden Island 32°11′57″S 115°40′31″E / 32.1992°S 115.6752°E / -32.1992; 115.6752 (Garden Island)  
Geraldton Drill Hall Complex 105658 Historic 22 June 2004 Cathedral Avenue Geraldton 28°46′33″S 114°36′35″E / 28.7758°S 114.6098°E / -28.7758; 114.6098 (Geraldton Drill Hall Complex)
Inglewood Post Office 106134 Historic 8 November 2011 885 Beaufort Street Inglewood 31°55′18″S 115°53′06″E / 31.9216°S 115.8851°E / -31.9216; 115.8851 (Inglewood Post Office)  
J Gun Battery 105272 Historic 22 June 2004 Entrance Point Garden Island 32°09′31″S 115°39′53″E / 32.1587°S 115.6647°E / -32.1587; 115.6647 (J Gun Battery)  
Lancelin Defence Training Area 105578 Natural 22 June 2004 Mimegarra Road Lancelin 30°47′52″S 115°22′55″E / 30.7977°S 115.3820°E / -30.7977; 115.3820 (Lancelin Defence Training Area)
Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility 105551 Natural 22 June 2004 Learmonth 22°26′57″S 113°48′40″E / 22.4491°S 113.8110°E / -22.4491; 113.8110 (Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility)
Mermaid Reef 105255 Natural 22 June 2004 Rowley Shoals Broome 17°06′04″S 119°37′31″E / 17.1011°S 119.6252°E / -17.1011; 119.6252 (Mermaid Reef - Rowley Shoals)
Ningaloo Marine Area 105548 Natural 22 June 2004 Commonwealth Waters Ningaloo 21°51′18″S 113°51′43″E / 21.8551°S 113.8619°E / -21.8551; 113.8619 (Ningaloo Marine Area)
Northam Post Office 105528 Historic 22 June 2004 239-243 Fitzgerald Street Northam 31°39′18″S 116°40′13″E / 31.6551°S 116.6703°E / -31.6551; 116.6703 (Northam Post Office)  
Perth General Post Office 105527 Historic 22 June 2004 3 Forrest Place Perth 31°57′08″S 115°51′32″E / 31.9522°S 115.8589°E / -31.9522; 115.8589 (Perth General Post Office)  
South Perth Post Office 105370 Historic 8 November 2011 103 Mill Point Road South Perth 31°58′24″S 115°51′06″E / 31.9733°S 115.8516°E / -31.9733; 115.8516 (South Perth Post Office)  
Victoria Park Post Office 106197 Historic 22 August 2012 414 Albany Highway Victoria Park 31°58′29″S 115°53′52″E / 31.9748°S 115.8979°E / -31.9748; 115.8979 (Victoria Park Post Office)  
Yampi Defence Area 105418 Natural 22 June 2004 Koolan Island 16°40′35″S 124°14′31″E / 16.6763°S 124.2420°E / -16.6763; 124.2420 (Yampi Defence Area)

Formerly listed places edit

Listed are all three places in Western Australia that were formerly on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:[3]

Place name Place ID Class Address Suburb or town Coordinates Notes Photo
ABC Regional Radio Studio 106083 Historic 58 Tudhoe Street Wagin 33°18′32″S 117°20′38″E / 33.3089°S 117.3438°E / -33.3089; 117.3438 (ABC Regional Radio Studio, Wagin) The ABC Regional Radio Studio in Wagin was listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2011 but its closure was announced in November 2014.[4]
The Studio was the only Western Australian place removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2018, along with eleven other places outside the state.[5]
 
Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area 105549 Natural Midland Road Helena Valley 31°55′25″S 116°01′14″E / 31.9237°S 116.0206°E / -31.9237; 116.0206 (Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area) Sold by the Commonwealth, became the new suburb of Bushmead in 2017.[6][7]
Kalgoorlie Post Office 105540 Historic 204 Hannan Street Kalgoorlie 30°44′47″S 121°28′23″E / 30.7465°S 121.4731°E / -30.7465; 121.4731 (Kalgoorlie Post Office) Removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List on 17 September 2015[8]  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Heritage List criteria". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Search Results for Western Australia". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Search Results for current, former and proposed Commonwealth Heritage List places in Western Australia". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Papas, Chloe (8 December 2014). "A look back at the ABC studio in Wagin". ABC Great Southern. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Removing Places from the Commonwealth Heritage List 2018". legislation.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Bushmead hits a high note with accreditation". The West Australian. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ Allan-Petale, David (21 June 2017). "Perth's newest suburb turns an old rifle range into a 'treechange' community". WAtoday. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Government Buildings, Kalgoorlie". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2020.