Australian Cornish Mining Site: Burra & Moonta Conservation Management Plans

In May 2017, the Australian Government listed the Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta as National Heritage Places. The sites were listed to acknowledge the significant role they played in developing the copper mining industry in Australia and to acknowledge Cornish immigrants who had a key role in the industry’s development. Swanbury Penglase was subsequently engaged by the Regional Council of Goyder and the Copper Coast Council to develop Heritage Management Plans for Burra in September 2018 and Moonta Mines in November 2019.

As a departure from traditional management plans for individual sites, these documents cover large geographical areas and whole communities with the overall purpose to formulate a strategic and holistic cross-discipline approach to the management of their National heritage values.

The documents were developed in accordance with the Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance 2013), the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 2000 (EPBC Act), and the Commonwealth Government’s guidelines for managing National Heritage Places.

These plans will inform future development, decision-making, and management strategies for the places by Councils, the State, and the Commonwealth government.