Heritage is produced and mobilized by individuals and communities in any number of actions, including remembering, forgetting, generating, adapting and performing. Heritage shapes and reshapes people's sense of place, sense of belonging and cultural identities locally and nationally.

Heritage is the full range of our inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. Most important, it is the range of contemporary. activities, meanings, and behaviours that we draw from them.

The significance of cultural heritage Cultural heritage plays a crucial role in lives and history, influencing the values, beliefs, and sense of belonging. It serves as a source of inspiration and creativity, providing a platform for artistic expression and cultural exchange.

(From the ICOMOS Australia Burra Charter) Cultural significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or 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 and related objects.