28/07/2005 - Significant
places and stories connected to Australia's
rich Indigenous heritage will be conserved
thanks to funding from the Australian Government's
Indigenous Heritage Programme, the Minister
for the Environment and Heritage, Senator
Ian Campbell, announced today.
Under the programme, $2.6 million will be
allocated to help identify previously unknown
Indigenous heritage places, assist Indigenous
communities to retain and interpret heritage
places, improve protection of Indigenous sites
and develop and implement Indigenous tourism
projects.
"The Indigenous Heritage Programme is
an exciting example of the Australian Government
combining resources with the talents and enthusiasm
of local Indigenous groups to protect the
places that are part of our nation's heritage
fabric," Senator Campbell said.
"Fifty-five projects-12 in the Northern
Territory, 11 in Queensland, nine in Western
Australian, six in New South Wales, South
Australia and Tasmania and five in Victoria-will
benefit from the initial round of funding
provided by this important new programme,"
he said.
Projects funded include:
$50,000 to develop a detailed management
plan to conserve and rehabilitate the Brewarrina
Fish Traps in New South Wales - which was
recently included on the National Heritage
List
$43,000 to conserve around 36 rockholes in
the Kaltukatjara area intrinsically linked
to the Rainbow Serpent creation story (Northern
Territory)
$15,500 for an Indigenous photographic exhibition
featuring heritage places in Woorabinda and
the Torres Strait (Queensland)
$25,380 to enable the Kaurna people in South
Australia to negotiate the care, control and
conservation of their significant heritage
sites
$100,000 for the assessment of identified
cave and engraving sites in Tasmania
$90,700 to create the Worawa Dreaming Trail
in Victoria
$60,000 for the restoration and transformation
of the Karalundi Mission building into a museum
(Western Australia)
"Funding initiatives, such as the Indigenous
Heritage Programme, help build a new insight
into heritage places around Australia, helping
us all to better understand and appreciate
our nation's diverse heritage," Senator
Campbell said.
For a full list of funded projects and more
information about the Australian Government's
Indigenous Heritage Programme visit www.deh.gov.au/heritage/programs/ihp
