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10. The AMSA Heritage Register

The AMSA Heritage Register is an internal electronic database that records operational and heritage management information on heritage places under AMSA management. AMSA finalised its Heritage Register in March 2021.

The register entries are reviewed on a regular basis by the AtoN Heritage Coordinator and amended when an event triggers changes relating to:

The date of when information has been last updated is recorded in each entry. A condensed Heritage Register is set out in tables on the following pages.

Notes on the abbreviations used in the Heritage Register table

RNERegister of the National Estate (RNE)—this register was closed in 2007 and is no longer a statutory list. The RNE is maintained on a non-statutory basis as a publicly available archive and educational resource. RNE places can be protected under the EPBC Act if they are also included in another Commonwealth statutory heritage list or are owned or leased by the Commonwealth. The majority of AMSA heritage sites are also protected by various state listings, as already identified for AMSA by heritage experts.
CHLCommonwealth Heritage List—this list comprises heritage places owned or controlled (including leased) by the Commonwealth, which have been added to the CHL by the Minister for the Environment acting on the advice of the Australian Heritage Council. Some places on the AMSA Heritage Register have not gone through this process but may do so in the future—in the meantime they are managed by AMSA so as to protect their heritage value.
State or local Each Australian state, and some territory or local authorities, have their own heritage registers, with its own regulatory processes. Many AMSA heritage sites are located within places that are listed in these registers. AMSA takes account of these listings as it manages its assets.
CHL Indicative PlaceThese are places for which data provided to or obtained by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has been entered into the database, but no formal nomination has not been made. The Australian Heritage Council has not assessed these places, nor advised the Minister for the Environment about them. The information in the database does not necessarily represent the views of the council or the minister.
Natural heritageNaturally occurring heritage encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity, as well as geological elements.

Table 1 – Places listed in the AMSA Heritage Register

Western Australia

PlaceListingListing No. Notes
1Point MooreState3927 
2Cape LevequeState 7198 
Local7198Shire of Broome
3Cape LeeuwinCHL105416 
State 104 
Local104Shire of Augusta River
RNE9399 
4Eclipse IslandState15740 
5Breaksea IslandState3353 
CHL(Indicative place) 105438 
Local3353City of Albany
RNE19842 
6Cape InscriptionState3261 
Local24591Shire of Shark Bay
RNE19865 
7Cape NaturalisteState 2914 
Local2194City of Busselton
RNE16693 
8Rottnest IslandState 3254 
RNE19860 
9Foul BayRNE105440Included as part of the Leeuwin – Naturaliste Ride Area listing (Place ID: 9410). Considered an Inelligible Place on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
10Adele IslandCHL(Indicative place) 105447 
RNE (indicative place)19841Nature reserve listed in the RNE for its natural heritage values.
11Bessieres IslandRNE10050Included as part of the natural heritage listing of the Island of Exmouth Gulf and Rowley Shelf. Considered an Ineligible Place on the Commonwealth Heritage List
12Gantheaume PointLocal4414Shire of Broome The site is within a natural heritage area listed in the Broome Municipal Inventory.
RNE (indicative place)19864 
13Legendre IslandRNE19843Included as part of the natural heritage listing of the Dampier Archipelgago. Considered an Ineligible Place on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
14Point QuobbaLocal25552Shire of Carnarvon

New South Wales

PlaceListingListing No. Notes
15Nobbys HeadCHL105373 
RNE1311 
16Smoky CapeCHL105604 
State1007 
Local1850129Kempsey Shire Council
RNE103609 
17Sugarloaf PointCHL105602 
State 2025 
LocalI30MidCoast Council
18Clarence HeadLocal1990185Clarence Valley Local Government
19Flagstaff PointLocal 2700653Wollongong City Council
State1823 
20South Solitary IslandRNE3416 
21Cape BailyCHL105571 
RNE102930 
22Cape ByronCHL105599 
State2023 
Local1260013Byron Shire Council
RNE103599 
23MacquarieCHL105366 
State677 
RNE2521 
24Montague IslandCHL105601 
State 1000 
Local1550412Eurobodalla Shire Council
RNE103602 

Victoria

PlaceListingListing No.Notes
25Split PointStateH2270 
RNE(Indicative place)3534 
26Cliffy IslandStateH8220-0001 
27Cape NelsonStateH1773 
Local112734Glenelg Shire Council
RNE3898 
28Cape SchanckStateH1748 
RNE5796 
29Gabo IslandCHL105379Light station included on the Victorian War Heritage Inventory: 125258
StateH1843
RNE4739
30Wilsons PromontoryCHL105375Light station included on the Victorian War Heritage Inventory: 125289
StateH1842
RNE15599

Northern Territory

PlaceListingListing No.Notes
31Cape DonStateH94/0047 
RNE229 
32Charles PointCHL (Indicative Place)105371 
RNE25 
33Cape HothamRNE11Area is a forest reserve and was listed on RNE due to its natural heritage values.

Tasmania

PlaceListingListing No.Notes
34Cape SorellCHL105597 
State5631 
RNE13246 
35Cape WickhamCHL105567 
State3613 
RNE102874 
36Eddystone PointCHL105565 
State599 
RNE102870 
37Goose IslandCHL105564 
State10684 
RNE102869 
38Mersey BluffCHL105379 
State1382 
RNE4739 
39Swan IslandCHL105375 
State1418 
RNE15599 
40Table CapeCHL105603 
State5626 
RNE103605 
41Tasman IslandCHL105566 
State5623 
RNE102872 
42Low HeadState1480 
RNE12605 

Queensland

PlaceListingListing No. Notes
43Dent IslandCHL105369 
RNE19571 
44Goods IslandCHL105458 
RNE101518 
45North ReefCHL105368 
RNE16455 
46Booby IslandState601724 
RNE19045 
47Bustard HeadState601260 
RNE19181 
48Cape ClevelandState601794 
RNE100383 
49Cape MoretonState600257 
RNE17189 
50Double Island PointState601722 
RNE19398 
51Low IslesCHL105367 
RNE19403 
52Sandy CapeState601712 
RNE19575 

South Australia

PlaceListingListing No. Notes
53Cape du CouedicCHL105414 
State10398 
RNE7436 
54Cape NorthumberlandCHL105376 
State10257 
RNE8264 
55Cape St AlbanCHL105413 
RNE7426 
56Althorpe IslandState10312 
RNE6887 
57Cape BanksState13913 
RNE8265 
58Cape BordaState10399 
RNE7432 
59Corny PointState10110 
RNE6859 
60Troubridge HillCHL (Indicative place) 105316 
RNE100057 
61Marino RocksLocal26062City of Marion
62Dangerous ReefRNE19779Dangerous Reef is in a nature reserve listed for its natural heritage values.

Table 2 – AMSA places listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List

StatePlaceListing                      Listing No.
1WACape LeeuwinCHL105416
2NSWNobbys HeadCHL105373
3NSWSmoky CapeCHL105604
4NSWSugarloaf PointCHL105602
5NSWCape BailyCHL105571
6NSWCape ByronCHL105599
7NSWMacquarieCHL105366
8NSWMontague IslandCHL105601
9VICGabo IslandCHL105379
10VICWilsons PromontoryCHL105375
11TASCape SorellCHL105597
12TASCape WickhamCHL105567
13TASEddystone PointCHL105565
14TASGoose IslandCHL105564
15TASMersey BluffCHL105377
16TASSwan IslandCHL105598
17TASTable CapeCHL105603
18TASTasman IslandCHL105566
19QLDDent IslandCHL105369
20QLDGoods IslandCHL105458
21QLDNorth ReefCHL105368
22QLDLow IslesCHL105367
23SACape du CouedicCHL105414
24SACape NorthumberlandCHL105376
25SACape St AlbanCHL105413