Postmaster’s Residence, Alice Springs – inviting submissions on heritage significance and declaration

The Heritage Council invites you to make a submission on the heritage significance of the Postmaster’s Residence, 31 Railway Terrace, Alice Springs (lot 8024), and whether it should be permanently declared a Heritage Place.

The Heritage Act 2011 (Heritage Act) provides for the conservation of places of cultural or natural significance by permanently declaring them to be Heritage Places. Any place can be nominated to be declared a Heritage Place.

The nomination is assessed for its heritage significance and then owners, stakeholders and the public are consulted before a decision is made on whether it should be permanently declared a heritage place.

The Postmaster’s Residence, Alice Springs was provisionally declared by the Minister as a place likely to be of heritage significance and requiring provisional protection to ensure its conservation (see flowchart under Additional Information). The provisional declaration extends around the main building.

The Heritage Council assessed the Postmaster’s Residence against the Heritage Assessment Criteria set out in the Heritage Act and decided that it is of heritage significance (see Statement of Heritage Value).

The Heritage Council’s decision on significance is a preliminary decision. The Heritage Council now invites the public to make written submissions on the heritage significance of the Postmaster’s Residence and the proposal to permanently declare it as a heritage place.

At the conclusion of the public consultation period, the Heritage Council will consider all submissions and decide whether to recommend to the Minister that the Postmaster’s Residence be permanently declared as a Heritage Place.

If the Heritage Council recommends that the Minister permanently declare the Postmaster’s Residence as a heritage place, the Minister is provided copies of all submissions received as part of the consultation process.

The decision for the permanent declaration of the Postmaster’s Residence, Alice Springs will be made the Minister.

Public Say

The Heritage Council is inviting you to make a submission on the heritage significance of the Postmaster’s Residence, Alice Springs and whether it should be permanently declared a heritage place.

A copy of the draft Statement of Heritage Value prepared by the Heritage Council and a map showing the provisionally declared heritage place are provided under the Documents tab.

Supporting information is provided under Additional Information:

• Flowchart: Heritage Places and Objects, Minister’s directed assessment under the Heritage Act 2011
• Factsheet: Heritage declaration under the Heritage Act 2011 – What it means

A copy of the original Heritage Assessment Report: Postmaster’s Residence, Alice Springs can be provided upon request.

The public consultation period is for 28 days and will close on 25 November 2026.