What does the Office of Environment and Heritage do?
What does the Office of Environment and Heritage do?
OEH cares for and protects NSW’s environment and heritage, which includes the natural environment, Aboriginal country, culture and heritage, and built heritage. The Office supports the community, business and government in protecting, strengthening and making the most of a healthy environment and economy in NSW.
What is OEH called now?
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales)
What is environmental heritage?
Environmental heritage is defined as the places, buildings, works, relics, moveable objects and precincts of State or local heritage significance18. It includes natural and built heritage, Aboriginal places and objects, and cultural heritage such as stories, traditions and events inherited from the past.
Who is the NSW Minister for Heritage?
Don Harwin MLC
The current Minister for Heritage (New South Wales) is Don Harwin MLC, who is also Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, and Vice-President of the Executive Council.
What is the Heritage Act 1977?
Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) – Level 3 The Act seeks to protect and conserve items of State or Local Heritage significance through the operation and establishment of the Heritage Council of NSW and its associated functions. Heritage Item may mean place, building, work, relic, moveable object or precinct.
Is EPA part of DPIE?
The EPA, like many NSW Government agencies, has undergone a period of change since our last newsletter as part of the Machinery of Government changes. As such, the EPA remains an independent agency but within the new Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) Cluster.
What heritage means?
Heritage is the full range of our inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. Most important, it is the range of contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that we draw from them. Heritage includes, but is much more than preserving, excavating, displaying, or restoring a collection of old things.
What does natural heritage include?
Natural heritage refers to natural features, geological and physiographical formations and delineated areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and natural sites of value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty.
Who is the Minister for Infrastructure NSW?
Dominic Perrottet MP
The agency was created in 2011 by the then Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell and it is now responsible to the current Premier, Dominic Perrottet MP….Infrastructure NSW.
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Minister responsible | Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP, Premier of New South Wales |
What is an interim heritage order?
Interim Heritage Orders protect items (places and objects) potentially of heritage significance that are under immediate threat. The order provides up to a 12-month period where the item cannot be harmed while an in-depth heritage assessment is carried out for listing on an appropriate register.
Is EPA a government?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. The EPA has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., regional offices for each of the agency’s ten regions, and 27 laboratories.
What does office of Environment and heritage do?
Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) OEH cares for and protects NSW’s environment and heritage, which includes the natural environment, Aboriginal country, culture and heritage, and built heritage.
Where can I find NSW Government publications and guidelines?
Publications, guidelines and information sheets published by the NSW Government, Office of Environment & Heritage. All publications produced by the NSW Heritage Division (former NSW Heritage Office) are listed on the NSW Government, Office of Environment & Heritage website, under the heading PUBLICATIONS.
What is the NSW Environment Protection Authority?
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was established in February 2012 as a statutory authority. The EPA has an independent governing Board and is the primary environmental regulator for NSW.
How are we protecting our natural environment and our heritage?
As our population grows and our state develops, we are ensuring the natural environment and our heritage are protected. In this section, you will find plans stretching from our parklands to the skies; from our native animals to our vegetation.
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