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Housing or Heritage? The Future of Cossack
| Today I received an email from Museums Australia regarding the future of the heritage listed town of Cossack, a former port on Western Australia’s Pilbarra coast. The town is earmarked for development, with new housing planned. However, the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists of Western Australia is concerned about this development and would prefer to see ‘an archaeological research and interpretation centre’ created, building upon the sites potential as a heritage tourist destination. According to Gaye Nayton’s report on the issue: ‘If a viable alternative is not put forward and debated in the community soon the main heritage value of Cossack, the archaeology of the early pioneers, pearlers and their Aboriginal and Asian workforce, will be destroyed for a gain to the area of only 70 more homes’ This is clearly an issue that requires attention. The AACA (WA) is proposing that an Archaeological Trust for Cossack be established, arguing that this type of management structure has been successful in establishing many British heritage tourism destinations. I’ll be emailing Gaye to see how people can get involved – so check by later for more information. |
Posted by Lisa at 12:39 PM
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