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State, National
and World
Heritage listing

'It is our task in our time and in our generation, to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.'

John F Kennedy

The story of our listing campaigns so far is summarised in the following downloadable documents, which also will lead you to many further references:

Download National Heritage Letter
Download National Heritage Nomination Comments
Download National Heritage Additional Comments
Download Table of Australian Urban Parks
Download World Heritage Listing
Download War Memorial Oak, 1914

Progress in listing at last

State heritage listing has not been achieved, despite campaigns by APPA and other friends of the Park Lands. There have been seven nominations of the Park Lands for such listing. You can view information on assessment and listing processes here.

More recently, 'State Heritage Areas' have been introduced. Information about this concept and relevant processes is available here.

Nominations for National Heritage listing via the Australian Heritage Council are:

•	The Adelaide Park Lands and City Layout
•	City of Adelaide Historic Layout and Park Lands.

These have been assessed and on 7 November 2008 the Hon Peter Garret AM MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, announced that the Park Lands together with the Plan of Adelaide will be entered on the National Heritage List. The Park Lands met six of the nine criteria which are available here. The database of National Heritage List nominations is here.

World Heritage listing is being promoted by APPA, but a distinct lack of government enthusiasm to date makes the task much harder.

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APPA advocates State, National and World Heritage listing for the Adelaide Park Lands which, although registered on the National Estate since 1985, still lack adequate legal safeguards. Development in the Park Lands, like the inappropriate National Wine Centre (a 1990s white elephant eventually sold to the University of Adelaide for $1!), remain possible. As a cultural World Heritage site, the Park Lands would be afforded maximum protection from despoliation, and be internationally acknowledged for:

•	Being a key feature of Colonel Light’s plan for Adelaide, acclaimed as a masterpiece.
•	Their influence in the history and development of modern town planning.
•	Their unique encirclement of the city.

The Park Lands would remain locally controlled under World Heritage listing, but with the assurance that future generations could enjoy their quiet havens and open spaces.

Colonel Light could have no greater tribute, nor Adelaide a greater honour, than World Heritage listing of the Park Lands.

Park Lands looking north over Government House c1936. Courtesy State Library of South Australia.

To the north-west city corner, across the Park Lands c1900. Courtesy State Library of South Australia.

From Montefiore Hill to Adelaide railway station c1900. Courtesy State Library of South Australia.