The research undertaken compares the impact of heritage planning and management at
Maldon in Victoria, with Tumbarumba in New South Wales and to a lesser extent with
a number of other municipalities. Maldon and Tumbarumba are former gold mining
towns of similar size and age. Maldon has been subject to rigorous planning controls
following its declaration as a 'Notable Town' by the National Trust of Australia
(Victoria) in the 1960s and was the forerunner for heritage planning in Australia, while
Tumbarumba was later to be recognised for its heritage value and has less detailed
planning controls. Maldon has been the centre of ongoing conflict for decades while
Tumbarumba has been relatively free of conflict.
Through research into existing documents, community consultation and use of
questionnaires, this thesis sets out to look at how the conservation of heritage towns fits
into the broader picture of conservation management, and examines the dynamics of
conserving heritage towns. By undertaking a heritage study in the town of
Tumbarumba, and looking closely at how heritage planning was implemented at
Maldon, two dimensions of heritage management are examined. Firstly, the
consistency in the planning process and the duration of events are compared, and
secondly the extent of conflict is examined with contributing factors being isolated.
Within the thesis, models are developed for analysing the conflict at Maldon, and for
implementing heritage management in towns. The latter is through examining the
accepted approaches to heritage management against the evidence of conflict, external
control, community involvement and the presence of incentives. The thesis concludes
that the dynamics of working with the community can be as important as the technical
aspects of conservation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218754 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Baker, Keith, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. National Centre for Cultural Heritage Science Studies |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Keith Baker |
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