Heritage Community Committee

The primary role of the Heritage Community Committee is to advise and assist Council to promote, conserve and celebrate places that are of natural, indigenous, cultural, social, aesthetic and/or historic significance within the City of Ryde.

Role and Responsibilities

The Heritage Community Committee will assist and inform Council and Council officers of community views regarding the cultural heritage of the City of Ryde, and will help:

• Promote the City of Ryde heritage to improve awareness of the importance of conserving our heritage;
• Engage the community to improve awareness and understanding of heritage conservation practice, the significance of the City of Ryde heritage and the importance of our heritage stories;
• Promote the conservation of the City of Ryde Heritage Items and Conservation Areas identified in the Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014 and the State Heritage Register (Heritage Act 1977 No136);
• Promote the conservation of potential the City of Ryde heritage values and places (that are not listed in the Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014);
• Contribute to the City of Ryde heritage research and storytelling;
• Understand the community’s heritage needs and issues, to inform any of the City of Ryde heritage activities and proposed strategies; and
• Assist with heritage activities and project, including the City of Ryde Local Heritage Assistant Fund and the heritage hub.

Membership of the Heritage Community will comprise of eight (8) appointed community members/representatives, being:

1. Community groups of the City of Ryde who have an interest in the promotion, protection and management of the City of Ryde’s history and cultural heritage (including indigenous, aesthetic, archaeological, historical, natural and social values and significances.
2. Ryde District Historical Society (RDHS),
3. Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society (RHHFFPS); and
4. Community representatives of the City of Ryde who have a demonstrated commitment and involvement in the promotion, protection and management of the City of Ryde’s history and cultural heritage (including indigenous, aesthetic, archaeological, historical, natural and social values and significances.

Download the Draft Terms of Reference(PDF, 241KB).

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