A brief history of the Shire is provided in the "Your Council" section of this website. In order to conserve and protect the heritage of the Shire, Snowy River Council has conducted heritage studies, listed heritage items and heritage conservation areas for ongoing protection, and offers heritage conservation assistance to property owners.

6.1 Aims of Heritage Conservation - clause 58 of the Snowy River Local Environmental Plan 1997.(aka LEP1997)

6.2 Protection of Heritage Items, Areas and Relics - clause 59 LEP1997.

6.3 Advertising and notification of certain works on Heritage Items or in Heritage Conservations Areas - clause 60 LEP1997.

6.4 Notification to Heritage Council - clause 61 LEP1997.

6.5 Archaeological site works & development - clause 62 LEP1997.

6.6 Development in the vicinity of Heritage Item, Conservation Area or Archaeological site - clause 63 LEP1997.

6.7 Heritage Conservation incentives - clause 64 LEP1997.

Contact details

Snowy River Shire Council
02 6451 1195 (ph)
02 6456 3337 (fax)
records@snowyriver.nsw.gov.au