2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards

The Awards celebrate and acknowledge best practice in heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, promotion, tourism and interpretation.
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The Western Australian Heritage Awards recognise outstanding commitment and contribution to heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, interpretation, tourism and promotion in Western Australia.

Since the first awards in 1992, the Heritage Awards have been an opportunity to showcase the excellent work in revitalising heritage places, setting standards in interpretation, heritage tourism, conservation and adaptive reuse.

Read about the 55 projects shortlisted for the 2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards.

Voluntary Individual Contribution

An individual who has made a significant voluntary contribution to the conservation, promotion and/or understanding of cultural heritage in the community.

Professional Contribution

An individual who has made a significant contribution to heritage and has demonstrated best practice standards through their employment in the heritage industry.

Contribution by an Organisation

A community-based, non-profit, public or private organisation whose contribution demonstrates a commitment to cultural heritage and/or heritage-related work, services or programs in Western Australia.

Interpretation Project

A project that improves and enriches a heritage experience by helping visitors to develop a strong sense of understanding and appreciation of a place. The project must relate to, or include, a heritage place.

Heritage Tourism

A business or product that provides a heritage tourism experience and provides visitors with access to and/or interpretation of a heritage place.

Conservation or Adaptive Reuse of a Local Heritage Place

This category recognises conservation or adaptation of a local heritage place.

Conservation or Adaptive Reuse of a State Registered Place – The Gerry Gauntlett Award

This category covers both conservation and/or the adaptive reuse of a State Registered Place. The judges may choose to recognise more than one winner.

Judges’ Award

This award is offered to an individual/organisation who has displayed consistent and exceptional contribution to heritage.

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