Australia
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (19)
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Cultural (3)
- Australian Convict Sites (2010)
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)
- Sydney Opera House (2007)
Natural (12)
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
- Fraser Island (1992)
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (1986)
- Great Barrier Reef (1981)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
- Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
- Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
- Macquarie Island (1997)
- Ningaloo Coast (2011)
- Purnululu National Park (2003)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
Mixed (4)
- Kakadu National Park (1981)
- Tasmanian Wilderness (1982)
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987)
- Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List (2)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
News (24)
- Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property (Australia) Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Mauritania, Philippines and Australia apply for better protection for marine World Heritage sites at International Maritime Organisation Thursday, May 21, 2015
- New management plan at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park puts focus on Outstanding Universal Value Tuesday, April 7, 2015
- Peer learning between Galapagos Islands and Great Barrier Reef Monday, March 30, 2015
- Compliance Management Workshop great success Monday, November 17, 2014
Events (10)
- World Heritage Marine Programme celebrates a decade of conservation success Nov 14, 2014
- International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) Jun 8, 2013-Jun 17, 2013
- Symposium on strategic issues for Australian World Heritage Aug 9, 2012-Aug 10, 2012
- Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop regarding capacity-building for heritage site management Oct 13, 2008-Oct 17, 2008
- VSMM 2007 Int'l Conference including Virtual Heritage and Virtual Cultures Sep 23, 2007-Sep 26, 2007
Australia
Ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, August 22, 1974
1976-1983 1983-1989 1995-2001 2007-2011
Source: Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
H. E. Mr George Mina
Ambassador,
Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of Australia to UNESCO
www.france.embassy.gov.au/pari/unesco/html
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco/
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
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