Why enter the awards?
The awards are Alexandrina Council’s premier heritage event that highlights best practice in heritage centric projects across a number of categories.
The awards attract media interest, ensuring that the industry, government and community recognise and commend finalists and winners that demonstrate innovation and best practice in celebrating the heritage of the Alexandrina Council Region. As well as showcasing the very best of heritage practices, the awards also educate the wider community about the importance of conserving and activating our local heritage. Projects are featured in the Alexandrina Council Newsletter, website and other promotional material.
Nominations are open to the members of the community and members of the Heritage Advisory Committee.
Nominations can be made at any time during the year however to be eligible for each year’s award event nominations must be received 6 weeks prior to the date of the awards event. The awards event will always be held in May as part of the SA History Festival. If nominations are received after this cut-off date then they will be considered in the next year’s event.
For further information on Heritage in the Alexandrina region and the Heritage Awards, please visit our dedicated page on Council's website alexandrina.sa.gov.au/heritage
Nominations in this category can be a project, business or product that enriches and/or improves a heritage experience by helping visitors to develop a strong sense of understanding and appreciation of a place, area and/or the region.
This category recognises a commitment the conservation of a State or Local Heritage Listed Place or a building/place, either urban or rural, which has historic value or character relevant to the town or district. The aim of conservation is to retain the cultural significance of a place.
This category recognises the ability to repurpose a heritage or historic building/site to ensure that it is retained and used in a productive way.
This category recognises the importance of gardens in enhancing the character of a heritage building or place and its positive impact on a street or area. Nominations could include a garden and its layout, a fence, hedge or even artwork. The identified project must have connection to the heritage/historic significance or the era of the building/place.
This category recognises a person(s) or organisation that has undertaken local historic research and documented it as either a digital story, oral histories, an open day, conference or symposium, video, film, book or publication.
This award recognises a person who has had significant contribution to the preservation of and advocacy for heritage within the Alexandrina region. Lorraine was a pioneer for heritage conservation and documentation with specific interest in the Port Elliot area where she resided until she passed away in 2022. This may be through invaluable research and documentation, contribution to a local historical society or through ongoing volunteer work in the heritage sector.
| Phone | (08) 8555 7000 |
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| alex@alexandrina.sa.gov.au | |
| Website | www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au |
