News and events

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19 July 2019

Heritage tourism workshop (event)

Heritage tourism is an emerging trend towards experience-based tourism for visitors who are looking for authentic experiences and wanting to connect with culture.

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16 July 2019

Collie Railway Roundhouse and turntable heritage listed

The Collie Railway Roundhouse - the State's only remaining railway roundhouse and associated turntable - has been permanently added to the State Register of Heritage Places.

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15 July 2019

Action to be taken to improve the old Roebourne-Wittenoom Road

Lands Minister Ben Wyatt today announced that the McGowan Government had brought key agencies around the table to take action to improve a section of Roebourne-Wittenoom Road.

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10 July 2019

Aboriginal scholarship winners head to Harvard Kennedy School

Noongar woman Krista Dunstan (pictured) and Yamatji woman Donna Bridge have been awarded scholarships to the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School.

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09 July 2019

Guildford Association meeting (event)

Representatives from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage will be attending the next meeting of the Guildford Association.

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05 July 2019

Guildford Historic Town included in the State Register of Heritage Places

WA’s only inland port added to State Heritage Register.

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05 July 2019

Aboriginal war volunteer stories brought to life

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt has launched an updated edition of 'No Less Worthy', which tells the stories of 135 Aboriginal men who volunteered to fight in the Great War.

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04 July 2019

Revised developer contribution policy to improve infrastructure delivery

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti has released new proposals to guide contributions for infrastructure.

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28 June 2019

Heritage Council content moved to DPLH website

Heritage Council of WA content is now on the Department of Planning, Lands and heritage website.

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28 June 2019

WAPC June newsletter

The June edition of the Western Australian Planning Commission newsletter is now available.

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28 June 2019

Stronger protections for heritage places

Stronger protections for Western Australia's heritage places will come into effect on July 1, 2019, with the gazettal of the new Heritage Act 2018 and Heritage Regulations 2019.

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