Harden
Indicator: Heritage
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Please note: Text or data highlighted in this colour represent an update to this indicator for the period 2008/09.
What the results tell us for Harden
Changes to the listed heritage estate for Harden Shire over the past four years show that:
- All 26 places reported in the 2004 Regional State of the Environment Report as being on the draft Local Environmental Plan (LEP) no longer are included on the LEP. This is because the draft 1999 LEP was never finalised. Hence, there has never been any heritage place subject to the protection of the Harden Shire Council LEP.
- As far as the other heritage registers are concerned, there have been no changes to the number of places protected since 2004.
- Council is currently undertaking a community based heritage study for the Harden Shire. This study is expected to be completed by November 2009.
Details of listed places
Eight places in the Harden Shire are listed on Commonwealth heritage lists. Eight places are entered in the Register of the National Estate and two are on the National Heritage List.
Places listed on the Register of the National Estate (RNE)
The eight places in the RNE are:
Beggan Beggan Homestead Group, Jugiong Rd, Beggan Beggan
Redbank and Stables, McMahons Reef Rd, Jugiong
Stables of Redbank, McMahons Reef Rd, Jugiong
Cunningham Plains Homestead (former), Barn and Garden, Jellambi Rd, Harden
Reedy Creek Homestead (former Inn), Hume Hwy (Old), Jugiong
Murrumburrah Courthouse, Albury St, Murrumburrah
CBC Bank (former), Neill St, Harden
Murrumburrah Public School and Residence, Albury St, Murrumburrah
Places listed on the NSW Heritage Register
Three places are listed on the NSW Heritage Register. The places are predominantly relating to rail infrastructure, reflecting the importance of Harden in the establishment and operation of the Sydney to Melbourne rail network:
Demondrille Junction railway ruins and signal box, Main Southern railway, Demondrille
Galong Railway Station and yard group, Main Southern railway, Galong
Harden Railway Station and yard group, Main Southern railway, Harden
Places listed on the NSW Section 170 Heritage Register
Six places are listed on the NSW Section 170 Heritage Register:
Binalong Footbridge, At Station, Binalong
Galong Station And Yard Group, Galong, Harden
Harden Fire Station, 150 Albury Street, Harden
Harden Station and Yard Group, Harden
Murrumburrah Footbridge, At Station, Murrumburrah
Murrumburrah-Harden District Hospital, Swift, Lucan, Scott Streets, Harden
Heritage places listed on the local environmental plan
There are currently no heritage places listed under the Harden Shire Council Local Environmental Plan (LEP). However sites identified in the community based heritage study of the Harden Shire, due for completion by November 2009, will be recommended for inclusion in Council’s LEP.
Indigenous Heritage
There are a number of Aboriginal Heritage sites located in the Shire, however their location is not identified to maintain their integrity and to respect the rights of the traditional landowners.
No information was available on the condition of listed places during the current reporting period. Although each place listed in the Register of the National Estate typically contains a description and condition statement, the latter usually relates to the date of listing or earlier, and thus does not relate to the current reporting period.
Resources for heritage identification and management
The Shire has had no Heritage Grants Program and no Heritage Advisory Service since 2005. A recent grant from the NSW Heritage Office, with matching funding from Council’s budget, is funding a community-based heritage study. As noted above, the study will identify heritage items to be included in Council’s new LEP.
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