Local and State Heritage Registers

Properties may be identified as a Local Heritage Place under the Gympie Regional Council Planning Scheme 2013. These properties are identified in Schedule 4 – Local Heritage Places and mapped in the Heritage and Neighbourhood Character Overlay. Where a property is identified in the Planning Scheme as a Local Heritage Place, this triggers the requirement for specific outcomes for building and new development to protect heritage values and preserve traditional character.

The Planning Scheme(PDF, 6MB) can be used to find out if your property is identified as a Local Heritage Place.

More recently, Gympie Regional Council has completed a Heritage Places Study(PDF, 48MB) to further improve its understanding of heritage sites throughout the region. The citation contained within the Heritage Places Study are based on criteria requirements of the Burra Charter, whilst also expanding on the number and type of significant sites throughout the region.

Download and view the final endorsed study document(PDF, 48MB). 

In addition to local heritage considerations, the State Government also administers a register of properties of State cultural heritage significance on a Queensland Heritage Register.

The Gympie region is home to a number of State heritage listed properties.

Council has developed a heritage trail which takes in the majority of the State heritage listed properties in the region.

The function of the Heritage Reference Group is to advise council on matters relating to components of the built and natural environment which have cultural heritage significance. This includes objects of material culture, buildings and structures, streetscapes, and natural landscapes with the aim of conserving cultural heritage for the benefit of the present community and future generations.

The group meets at 2pm on the third Wednesday of every month at our Planning and Development building, 29 Nash Street, Gympie.

Contact us if you wish to address the group on a matter.