Cultural heritage
Guidelines
These guidelines provide information to owners, managers and others involved in managing and undertaking work in a place in the Queensland Heritage Register.
Australian conservation practice is based on the concept of cultural heritage significance. The guideline Understanding Significance helps owners and managers recognise what is important about their registered place and how to best protect this.
Applications to the Queensland Heritage Council for exemption certificates or development permits include a statement of impact. A statement of impact tells the Heritage Council what effect the proposed work will have on the cultural heritage significance of the registered place. The statement of impact guideline outlines what should be included in document and the template is a recommended format for its presentation.
The guideline about the Burra Charter highlights focal points in the history of the protection of heritage. It looks at the purpose and intent of the Charter and how this relates to the management of registered places in Queensland.
Work that does not harm the cultural heritage significance of a registered place may be approved under an exemption certificate issued by the Queensland Heritage Council. The guidelines Assessing Detriment and Assessing Impact outline what impact and detriment mean and how to plan work to minimise its impact on significance.
Fences and gates at registered places is a series of four guidelines that help owners make good decisions about fences at registered places.
Fires in buildings threaten life and property. In a registered
place, a fire also threatens our cultural heritage.
Fire safety : a guideline for owners of
registered places provides information to owners, managers and
designers regarding the upgrading of a heritage place to meet fire
safety standards.
Fire safety: approvals - what and why
outlines the process for obtaining approval to undertake work to
improve fire safety at a registered place.
New Signage presents information about appropriate ways of providing new signage in a registered place.
Paint removal guidelines include an approvals process and an information sheet. Paint removal: approvals outlines the approval process for surface preparation and paint removal at registered places. Paint removal and surface preparation: information sheet provides information on a range of methods of paint removal and surface preparation to help owners of registered places manage painting of their places.
Safety and security in historic buildings highlights some of the safety and security issues found in heritage places and offers some practical solutions for dealing with them.
Services in historic buildings
identifies issues associated with upgrading and/or installing new
services in historic buildings. It recommends approaches to minimise
the physical and visual impact of new or upgraded services.
Lighting historic buildings looks at
installing new lighting in an historic building. It covers wiring;
choosing appropriate fittings, power points and switches; providing
suitable levels of lighting; exterior lighting; and emergency
lighting.
Heating and cooling historic buildings
identifies some of the heritage issues associated with adapting older
buildings to meet contemporary expectations for services and climate
control. It recommends approaches to minimise the physical and visual
damage that may be associated with installing new or upgraded heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning systems.
Passive cooling in Queensland looks at some
of the passive environmental devices incorporated into older buildings
to alleviate the hot, humid conditions of our sub-tropical and tropical
environment.
Ramps, lifts & access looks at good decisions for modifications to a registered place to improve access. It highlights access issues commonly found in heritage places and illustrates some practical solutions for addressing them.
Last updated: 03 November 2006
