The document discusses natural and cultural heritage in Australia. It defines heritage as things that are inherited from past generations, including both tangible items and intangible aspects of culture. The National Heritage List recognizes places of outstanding heritage value to the nation, including natural, historic, and Indigenous sites. To be included, a place must meet at least one of ten criteria related to its importance in history, culture, aesthetics, technical achievements, associations, or Indigenous traditions.

1. Natural and Cultural Heritage World and National Heritage

3. “Our heritage provides a golden thread that binds our diverse past with our life today and the stories of tomorrow” Anonymous

4. Definition of heritage What is or may be inherited; that which belongs to one by reason of birth; inheritance; something passed down to future generations (Australian Government 2010)

5. What is heritage? Heritage can be something you can touch and see but it can also be things you can’t, like music, stories, spoken histories and traditions. It helps us remember where we came from and where we belong. Heritage is all the things that make up our story, tangible and intangible, and as we value them we must protect them.

7. Through conservation, recognition and promotion of the cultural identity of all Australians we can contribute to a greater understanding and acceptance of our diversity. Ultimately this will contribute to strengthening our community and our place in the world.

8. National Heritage List Australia’s list of places with outstanding heritage value to our nation. The List comprises natural, historic and Indigenous places. To qualify, the place must meet one or more statutory criteria.

9. National Heritage List criteria the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Australia's natural or cultural history the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Australia's natural or cultural history the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of: a class of Australia's natural or cultural places; or a class of Australia's natural or cultural environments;

10. National Heritage List criteria the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by a community or cultural group the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons

11. National Heritage List criteria the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in Australia's natural or cultural history the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance as part of Indigenous tradition. Note: The cultural aspect of a criterion means the Indigenous cultural aspect, the non-Indigenous cultural aspect, or both.