Heritage

The NCA manages 19 Commonwealth Heritage listed places and 2 National Heritage listed places on behalf of the Australian Government. These places are identified by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment as having Commonwealth or National Heritage values. Heritage values are the aspects of a place that give it special meaning or make it important to the community.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) protects all kinds of heritage values from potential impacts that might damage or destroy those values. It also provides a national assessment and listing process for inclusion of places on the Commonwealth and National Heritage lists. The NCA has a responsibility under this legislation to ensure our heritage places are maintained, protected and conserved. Click here to view the EPBC Act.

Each of these Commonwealth and National Heritage listed places has a Heritage Management Plan (HMP) or a heritage assessment to help guide day-to-day maintenance, potential changes to a place, and protection measures. HMPs are our road map to ensure places are kept in good condition and are safeguarded for the future.

National Heritage Listed Places

• Anzac Parade (as part of ‘Australian War Memorial and the Memorial Parade’ Listing)
• High Court-National Gallery Precinct 

Commonwealth Heritage Listed Places

• Acton Peninsula Building 1, Lennox Crossing, Acton, ACT
• Acton Peninsula Building 15, Lennox Crossing, Acton, ACT
• Acton Peninsula Building 2, Lennox Crossing, Acton, ACT
• Acton Peninsula Limestone Outcrops, Lawson Crescent, Acton, ACT
• Australian-American Memorial and Sir Thomas Blamey Square, Russell, ACT 
• Blundells Farmhouse, Slab Outbuilding and Surrounds, Wendouree Drive, Parkes, ACT
• Changi Chapel, Miles Rd, Campbell, ACT
• Commencement Column Monument, Federation Mall, Capital Hill, ACT
• General Bridges Grave, General Bridges Dr, Campbell, ACT
• High Court – National Gallery Precinct, Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT
• King George V Memorial, King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT
• Lake Burley Griffin and Adjacent Lands, Lady Denman Dr, Yarralumla, ACT
• National Carillon and Queen Elizabeth II Island (formerly known as Aspen Island), Wendouree Drive, Parkes, ACT
• National Rose Gardens, King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT
• Old Parliament House Gardens, King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT
• Parliament House Vista, Anzac Parade, Parkes, ACT
• State Circle Cutting, State Circle, Parkes, ACT
• Surveyors Hut, State Circle, Capital Hill, ACT
• York Park North Tree Plantation, Barton, ACT