2022 Regional Heritage Conference

Save the date for the 2022 Regional Heritage Conference, now confirmed for 19-20 May 2022.

Western Australia experiences many natural hazards which include bushfire, flood, cyclone, severe storms, and earthquakes, all of which pose a serious risk to our cultural and built heritage.

Experience shows that the impact of a natural hazard, such as an earthquake or cyclone, on heritage buildings can devastate a town’s economy and social fabric. It is important that government agencies and the local community come together to find ways to make these buildings more resilient to natural hazards.

Action now will help save our heritage places for future generations to enjoy.

This two-day regional conference provides an opportunity to explore strategies to help make your heritage place more resilient in the face of disaster. A more resilient structure not only results in less damage, it also helps to speed up the recovery process.

Key areas to be explored include:

• Coastal hazard mapping and coastal planning
• Cyclone impacts, recovery and resilience
• Earthquake mitigation for heritage buildings
• Reducing bushfire risk through traditional burning practices

This FREE event will be presented by the Heritage Council of WA and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.

Registrations for the 2022 Regional Heritage Conference ‘Be Prepared’ will open in March 2022.

The Shire of York is hosting the conference and the event provides an opportunity to explore the oldest inland town in Western Australia and to learn more about the recently completed works undertaken to future-proof the last extant Convict Depot Superintendent’s Quarters in Western Australia, now the Residency Museum.

Photographs by Ross Tinney. Above: York, WA's oldest inland town. Below: The Residency Museum.