{"id":10229,"date":"2021-02-11T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2021-02-11T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:31:14","slug":"historic-sydney-precinct-joins-national-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/02\/11\/historic-sydney-precinct-joins-national-heritage-list\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORIC SYDNEY PRECINCT JOINS NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST"},"content":{"rendered":"

A slice of Sydney\u2019s historic parks, gardens, streets, and buildings dating to the first several decades of British settlement and associated with several people of importance in Australia\u2019s cultural history including Bennelong, Governors Phillip and Macquarie and Francis Greenway has been added to Australia\u2019s National Heritage List.
\nThe 100 hectare site on the eastern side of Sydney\u2019s Central Business District known as Governors\u2019 Domain and Civic Precinct covers the First Government House site, Hyde Park Barracks, the Conservatorium of Music (former government stables), the Mint and Parliament House (former Rum Hospital), Hyde Park, the Domain, Macquarie Place and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
\nMinister for the Environment Sussan Ley said the precinct contains a rich collection of historic and archaeological sites representing important milestones in our national history.
\n\u201cGovernors\u2019 Domain and Civic Precinct is a layered landscape which can vividly show how the area has evolved over time, from its earliest use by Aboriginal people through to its role as a penal colony and early European settlement, and vibrant modern city,\u201d Minister Ley said.
\n\u201cFor the first several decades after the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Aboriginal people and colonisers lived in close proximity, establishing relationships with each other within a wider story of Indigenous contact and colonisation.
\n\u201cThe precinct depicts a society in transition and its range of archaeological assets provide a rare and valuable source of research into Australia\u2019s early colonial history.
\n\u201cAmong the treasures are Australia’s first hospital, Parliament and civic institutions, public parks, gardens and places of worship that ultimately helped to cultivate Australia\u2019s independence from Britain.\u201d
\nNSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin said, \u201cmany individual places within the precinct are already state listed, however National Heritage listing unites the shared history and better links the buildings as a heritage precinct.\u201d
\nNominations for new National Heritage listings are currently open until 25 February 2021 and Minister Ley has asked the Australian Heritage Council to prioritise Indigenous cultural heritage for the upcoming assessment period.
\n\u201cOur First Nations people have lived here for tens of thousands of years, and I want to see more places listed for their Indigenous values,\u201d Minister Ley added.
\nThe National Heritage List recognises and protects places that reflect our unique landscapes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and our development as a nation. Each year, more places are included on the List as our national story unfolds and understanding of our heritage deepens.
\nTo find out more about Governors\u2019 Domain and Civic Precinct visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.environment.gov.au\/heritage\/places\/national\/governors-domain-civic-precinct<\/a>
\nTo nominate a site for inclusion on the National Heritage List visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.environment.gov.au\/heritage\/places\/nominating-heritage-place<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A slice of Sydney\u2019s historic parks, gardens, streets, and buildings dating to the first several decades of British settlement and associated with several people of importance in Australia\u2019s cultural history including Bennelong, Governors Phillip and Macquarie and Francis Greenway has been added to Australia\u2019s National Heritage List. The 100 hectare site on the eastern side … Continue reading “HISTORIC SYDNEY PRECINCT JOINS NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}