Heritage Standards for the Burra, Mintaro and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas

Share your views on the draft Heritage Standards for the Burra, Mintaro and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas.

What's being decided?

The draft Heritage Standards for the Burra, Mintaro and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas are now open for public consultation.

The Heritage Standards will affect how development is undertaken in the Burra, Mintaro and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas. Owners, community groups and others with an interest in the State Heritage Areas are invited to provide feedback.

Background

Burra State Heritage Area is one of Australia’s earliest, largest and best-preserved 19th century mining towns and was declared a State Heritage Area on 28 January 1993.

Mintaro State Heritage Area is a rare example of a well-preserved colonial town; its overwhelming character is that of a small mid 19^th century rural town. Mintaro was declared a State Heritage Area on 20 September 1984.

Moonta Mines State Heritage Area contains one of South Australia’s most important collections of 19^th century mining structures and relics and was declared a State Heritage Area on 10 May 1984.

Heritage South Australia is in the process of writing Heritage Standards for all South Australian State Heritage Areas to make sure they are fit for purpose, consistent with the Planning and Design Code (the Code) and reflect the Statement of Heritage Significance for each State Heritage Area.

The maps linked below illustrate the boundaries of the Burra, Mintaro and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas:

• Burra
• Mintaro
• Moonta Mines

See our frequently asked questions for more details about the standards.

Get involved

Find out more:

• Read the relevant draft Heritage Standard for Burra, Mintaro or Moonta Mines
• Read the supporting information in the fact sheet
• Take a look at our frequently asked questions
• Book a face-to-face meeting with Heritage SA via Eventbrite:
  • Burra - 24/7/2023
  • Mintaro - 25/07/2023
  • Moonta - 09/08/2023

Have your say by:

• completing the online survey
• emailing a submission to DEW.StateHeritageDA@sa.gov.au
• posting a written submission to:
  Department for Environment and Water
  Heritage South Australia
  GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001.

Please note: We may publish your feedback unless you advise us otherwise on your submission. We won’t publish your personal details. Your confidential responses may also subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

We will consider your feedback in finalising the draft Heritage Standards for the Burra, Mintaro, and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas.It will help ensure development in the area protects the identified heritage values.

We will submit the final drafts, including feedback, to the Chief Executive, Department for Environment and Water.

We will publish the Heritage Standards on our website. They will guide development in the Burra, Mintaro, and Moonta Mines State Heritage Areas, under the Planning and Design Code.