City of Darebin Heritage Study Volume 1 Draft Thematic

DAREBIN HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 2GLOSSARYAustralian Natural HeritageCharterBurra CharterCultural significanceConservationDarebin HistoricalEncyclopaedia (DHE)ICOMOSPlacePost contactRNE criteriaThe study areaAHT themesThis is the Australian Natural Heritage Charter for theConservation of Places of Natural Heritage Significanceproduced by the Australian Heritage Commission in 2002.The Burra Charter is the short name given to the AustraliaICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, which wasdeveloped by Australia ICOMOS at a meeting in 1979 in thehistoric South Australian mining town of Burra. It is nowwidely accepted as the basis for cultural heritage managementin Australia.The Burra Charter may be applied to a wide range of places -an archaeological site, a town, building or landscape anddefines various terms and identifies principles and proceduresthat must be observed in conservation work.Although the Burra Charter was drafted by heritageprofessionals, anyone involved in the care of heritage items andplaces may use it to guide conservation policy and practice.Cultural significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, socialor spiritual value for past, present or future generations.Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, its fabric,setting, use associations, meanings, records, related places andrelated objects.Conservation means all the processes of looking after a place soas to retain its cultural significance.Local history resources in the Darebin Libraries and availableon the website dhe.darebin-libraries.vic.gov.au/encyclopediaICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) isa non-governmental professional organisation formed in 1965.ICOMOS is primarily concerned with the philosophy,terminology, methodology and techniques of cultural heritageconservation and is closely linked to UNESCO.Place means site, area, land, landscape, building or other work,group of building or other work, and may includecomponents, contents, spaces and views.Post-contact means the period after first contact betweenindigenous and non-indigenous (sometimes referred to as‘European’) individuals or communities.The Register of the National Estate (RNE) criteria are used toassess whether a place has significant cultural heritage values. Alist is provided in Appendix 2.The study area is the whole of the City of Darebinmunicipality. However, in documenting the history, the studymay sometimes refer to places outside the study area that hadan important influence on it.Australian Historic Themes prepared by the former AustralianHeritage Commission, see Appendix 1AAV themes Aboriginal Affairs Victoria themes , see Appendix 1156