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Successful Conservation Plans
One of the most important tools used in the management of heritage-listed
places is the Conservation Management Plan. A well prepared Conservation
Management Plan is a recipe for conserving a heritage place for future
generations. It determines what is significant about a place and explains
how to look after that significance.
 Comparative sketch of Smoke Cape and Green Cape lighthouses. A comparison
of NSW coastal lighthouses built between 1858 and 1951 enabled their
comparative value (rarity or representativeness) to be established.
Conservation Management and Cultural Tourism Plan, NPWS Lighthouses, Graham
Brooks & Assoc. Pty Ltd., endorsed August 1999.
Plan locating cisterns adjacent to the kitchen block at Bella Vista Farm.
The use of clear, simple diagrams enables the locations and relationships
of physical elements to be concisely shown and understood. Bella Vista Farm
Conservation Management Plan, DPWS Heritage Design Services, endorsed
December 1999.
Each year the Heritage Council reviews many Conservation Management Plans
and in 1999 it endorsed 32 plans, three times as many as the previous year.The high quality of these plans reflects the cooperative approach now being taken by heritage practitioners and the Heritage Office.
To help those preparing Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Office
historian, Bruce Baskerville, has come up with some tips. Here are some
things to consider when writing your plan:
- construct a clear, logical flow between sections;
- use plain English rather than arcane jargon to produce an effective
and easily understood document;
- consider using graphics where appropriate. Often a graphic can
illustrate a point more effectively than text;
- integrate your investigation of the place's history with the fabric
survey so that they work together and explain each other;
- include a comparative analysis to help give an idea of a place's
level of significance, for example, whether it is of State or local
significance;
- look beyond the building to archaeology, landscapes and movable
heritage;
- ensure that the Statement of Significance is concise and answers
the question as to how and why a place is significant;
- provide a focus on what conservation work needs to be done and the
order in which the works should occur;
- explain where and what type (if any) of new development can occur
in relation to a heritage item and how the significance of an item can be
maintained while still allowing change to occur.
One of the last loads of wool packed out by camel from Mount Wood, 1917.
Photograph by Thomas Hartley, courtesy of RAHS Collection.
Stock transport at Mount Wood, 1973. Photograph courtesy of NPWS, Tibooburra.
These photographs illustrate the changing methods for transporting wool and
stock at Mount Wood station and the impact over time on the buildings and
landscapes. Conservation Management Plan, Mount Wood Complex, Sturt
National Park, Peter Freeman P/L and others, endorsed December 1999.
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