New Queensland Heritage Strategy

Invitation to all Queenslanders to have their say.

Heritage is more than just the past, it’s our legacy. It reflects the stories, connections, places and experiences that have shaped Queensland’s communities. By protecting and celebrating our heritage, we ensure these stories and places are preserved and shared for generations to come.

Queensland’s heritage protection laws are among the oldest in Australia, but they have remained largely unchanged for over 30 years. Queensland’s Heritage Strategy was released in 2015. During this time, the landscape in which heritage exists has evolved significantly, presenting new challenges and opportunities.

To address these changes, we’re developing a new Queensland Heritage Strategy. This strategy will deliver a modern framework that balances the protection of heritage with the need for sustainable growth and development.

The new strategy will succeed the existing strategy and deliver a fresh start for heritage to ensure we are best placed to take necessary and contemporary action to improve our heritage stewardship and guardianship.

Discussion Paper – Delivering a fresh start for Queensland’s heritage discussion paper (PDF, 8.9MB) – outlines five key areas for feedback