❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding heritage assessments, funding for private owners of heritage places, and the role of regional heritage advisory services. The answer provides details on submitted assessments, financial incentives, and the Heritage Council's efforts to increase awareness.
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(b) what are the names and locations of each of these places; and (c) on what date was each of these heritage assessments submitted to the Minister’s office by the Heritage Council?
(c) on what date was each of these heritage assessments submitted to the Minister’s office by the Heritage Council?
(b) how is this cut anticipated to impact on private owners of heritage places; and (c) what financial incentives, other than the amount provided over the next two years, are available to private owners of heritage listed places?
(c) what financial incentives, other than the amount provided over the next two years, are available to private owners of heritage listed places?
(c) on what date was each of these heritage assessments submitted to the Minister’s office by the Heritage Council?
(b) how is this cut anticipated to impact on private owners of heritage places; and (c) what financial incentives, other than the amount provided over the next two years, are available to private owners of heritage listed places?
(c) what financial incentives, other than the amount provided over the next two years, are available to private owners of heritage listed places?
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Answered
9 September 2003
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Minister representing the Minister for Heritage
Response time
98 days
(b) how many places were nominated for inclusion on the State Heritage Register through the Regional Heritage Advisory Services?
(1) (a)-(c) 17 Heritage assessments have been submitted to the Minister’s office by the Heritage Council on the following dates and are currently under consideration; Date Submitted Place 24/07/03 John Tonkin’s Residence, East Fremantle Mackays Aerated Waters Factory (fmr), Northbridge Stables (fmr), Perth Parliament House, Perth 05/08/03 Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth 07/08/03 Shops, William Street, Northbridge 11/08/03 William and Wellington Street precinct, Perth 14/08/03 New Church Adelaide Terrace, Perth Beaufort, Lindsay & Money St Precinct, Northbridge Peninsula Hotel, Mandurah 21/08/03 St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Presbytery & Hall, York Ye Olde Narrogin Inne, Armadale Mundabullangana, near Port Hedland Levi Wallis cottage, Walliston Melville House, Albany Ord Street Precinct, Fremantle Station Master’s House Wongan Hills (2) (a-c) The 2003/04 budget does not include carryovers from the previous year for projects committed but for which funds are not fully expended. Therefore the figures are not comparable. Whilst there is likely to be a reduction in the amount of funds available to private owners through the grants program other incentive programs are available as follows:- · A new heritage loan scheme was launched in July 2003 to assist private owners, local authorities and community groups in preserving their properties. · The grants budget in 2002-03 received a significant one-off boost in order to fund a number of specific election commitments, namely The Kalgoorlie and Boulder Town Halls, Boulder Loopline Subway and the Carnarvon Jetty conservation; · An additional $1million has been allocated in the 2004/05 budget estimates in capital funding to the Heritage Council for conservation assistance; · Federal Cultural Heritage Grants Program is available to owners of privately owned places. (3) The Heritage Council is working to increase understanding and awareness of heritage in the wider community and to provide relevant and timely information to new and existing owners of heritage places via the following means: · Upgrading websites facilities – including expanded and regularly updated online information. · Workshops and seminars – explaining heritage act requirements and the significance of heritage in our community, including identification of the ‘opportunities’ associated with heritage. · Publications – updating and refocussing publications to ensure information is provided in easily understood formats, and relevant to the needs of stakeholders including the development of case studies. · Providing first hand information to regional WA – from the Regional Heritage Advisory Service and via presentations in regional areas on specific heritage related issues. (4) The minor reduction in hours relates to the change in hours under the General Agreement. The target hours for 2003-04 are higher than the 2002-03 Estimate. In FTE terms, the target hours for 2003-04 are greater than the 2002-03 estimated or actual hours. (5) (a)Recognising that 70% of heritage places are located in regional areas, the contribution of regional advisors is crucial to the effective operation of the Heritage Council in respect of contact and information flow to regional communities, research and advisory service to the Perth Office. Some of the benefits have included: · More property owners have been provided with advice, with less waiting time for that advice · Local governments have been able to access more advice in relation to development proposals or other issues such as local incentive schemes · The advisors’ brief has been broadened and they have become more closely involved in heritage projects with a tourism or economic development focus. (b) It is not possible to ascertain this information from our records without extensive research of council records. However, then advisers have been assisting the Heritage Council with its backlog review program and that has led to a number of places being included in the Council’s assessment program. (6) The Heritage Council leases its premises from the Department of Housing and Works. The leasing payments have been raised in line with valuations supplied by the Valuer General. (7) The budget estimate of $10,000 for the Conservation Incentives Program is considered adequate relative to the previous years actual expenditure. The program has essentially been superseded by the Heritage Grants Program. (8) The funding will assist the Shire of Roebourne with the running costs associated with Cossack. This will complement the major investment in new services and tourism infrastructure in the townsite by the Pilbara Development Commission and the Shire of Roebourne, which was assisted by a $1.3 million grant from the Regional Investment Fund. (9) The Scheme’s effectiveness will be measured by: · Number of projects assisted; · Dollar value of conservation works assisted; · Amount of projects which proceed as a direct result of the scheme; · Number of applications received · Ratio of successful to unsuccessful applications · Balanced achieved in the spread of projects across participating councils; · The extent to which other councils enter the scheme, over time. (10) The amount of $35,000 in 2003-04 for the Heritage Loan Scheme Subsidy is an increase of $5,000 over the amount allocated for 2002-03. The $80,000 figure for 2002-03 was inclusive of the budget for 3 back-years: $30,000 for 2002-03, $25,000 for 2001-02 and $25,000 for 2000-01. The $35,000 budgeted for 2003-04 therefore represents an increase in the ongoing annual contribution.
(1) (a)-(c) 17 Heritage assessments have been submitted to the Minister’s office by the Heritage Council on the following dates and are currently under consideration; Date Submitted Place 24/07/03 John Tonkin’s Residence, East Fremantle Mackays Aerated Waters Factory (fmr), Northbridge Stables (fmr), Perth Parliament House, Perth 05/08/03 Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth 07/08/03 Shops, William Street, Northbridge 11/08/03 William and Wellington Street precinct, Perth 14/08/03 New Church Adelaide Terrace, Perth Beaufort, Lindsay & Money St Precinct, Northbridge Peninsula Hotel, Mandurah 21/08/03 St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Presbytery & Hall, York Ye Olde Narrogin Inne, Armadale Mundabullangana, near Port Hedland Levi Wallis cottage, Walliston Melville House, Albany Ord Street Precinct, Fremantle Station Master’s House Wongan Hills (2) (a-c) The 2003/04 budget does not include carryovers from the previous year for projects committed but for which funds are not fully expended. Therefore the figures are not comparable. Whilst there is likely to be a reduction in the amount of funds available to private owners through the grants program other incentive programs are available as follows:- · A new heritage loan scheme was launched in July 2003 to assist private owners, local authorities and community groups in preserving their properties. · The grants budget in 2002-03 received a significant one-off boost in order to fund a number of specific election commitments, namely The Kalgoorlie and Boulder Town Halls, Boulder Loopline Subway and the Carnarvon Jetty conservation; · An additional $1million has been allocated in the 2004/05 budget estimates in capital funding to the Heritage Council for conservation assistance; · Federal Cultural Heritage Grants Program is available to owners of privately owned places. (3) The Heritage Council is working to increase understanding and awareness of heritage in the wider community and to provide relevant and timely information to new and existing owners of heritage places via the following means: · Upgrading websites facilities – including expanded and regularly updated online information. · Workshops and seminars – explaining heritage act requirements and the significance of heritage in our community, including identification of the ‘opportunities’ associated with heritage. · Publications – updating and refocussing publications to ensure information is provided in easily understood formats, and relevant to the needs of stakeholders including the development of case studies. · Providing first hand information to regional WA – from the Regional Heritage Advisory Service and via presentations in regional areas on specific heritage related issues. (4) The minor reduction in hours relates to the change in hours under the General Agreement. The target hours for 2003-04 are higher than the 2002-03 Estimate. In FTE terms, the target hours for 2003-04 are greater than the 2002-03 estimated or actual hours. (5) (a)Recognising that 70% of heritage places are located in regional areas, the contribution of regional advisors is crucial to the effective operation of the Heritage Council in respect of contact and information flow to regional communities, research and advisory service to the Perth Office. Some of the benefits have included: · More property owners have been provided with advice, with less waiting time for that advice · Local governments have been able to access more advice in relation to development proposals or other issues such as local incentive schemes · The advisors’ brief has been broadened and they have become more closely involved in heritage projects with a tourism or economic development focus. (b) It is not possible to ascertain this information from our records without extensive research of council records. However, then advisers have been assisting the Heritage Council with its backlog review program and that has led to a number of places being included in the Council’s assessment program. (6) The Heritage Council leases its premises from the Department of Housing and Works. The leasing payments have been raised in line with valuations supplied by the Valuer General. (7) The budget estimate of $10,000 for the Conservation Incentives Program is considered adequate relative to the previous years actual expenditure. The program has essentially been superseded by the Heritage Grants Program. (8) The funding will assist the Shire of Roebourne with the running costs associated with Cossack. This will complement the major investment in new services and tourism infrastructure in the townsite by the Pilbara Development Commission and the Shire of Roebourne, which was assisted by a $1.3 million grant from the Regional Investment Fund. (9) The Scheme’s effectiveness will be measured by: · Number of projects assisted; · Dollar value of conservation works assisted; · Amount of projects which proceed as a direct result of the scheme; · Number of applications received · Ratio of successful to unsuccessful applications · Balanced achieved in the spread of projects across participating councils; · The extent to which other councils enter the scheme, over time. (10) The amount of $35,000 in 2003-04 for the Heritage Loan Scheme Subsidy is an increase of $5,000 over the amount allocated for 2002-03. The $80,000 figure for 2002-03 was inclusive of the budget for 3 back-years: $30,000 for 2002-03, $25,000 for 2001-02 and $25,000 for 2000-01. The $35,000 budgeted for 2003-04 therefore represents an increase in the ongoing annual contribution.
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