AHAA 2025 Federal Election Campaign

Newport Rail Yards. Under threat. State Govt owned and neglected
(Newport Railway Workshops Preservation Group Inc)

AHAA will ensure that all federal candidates are made aware that:

Heritage Assets have ‘value’ – cultural, environmental, economic, political – into posterity
Without reform, the currently national heritage policy approach will inevitably result in opportunity lost for the nation
Heritage Assets are national public assets, i.e. not private, state or local heritage assets
Heritage Assets are being squandered across the nation resulting in national reputational risk and actual loss – economic and cultural
Heritage Asset preservation and conservation are chronically underfunded due to cost-shifting and devolution approach counterproductive yet expedient demarcations, sectorial inequality, federal pork-barrelling
Loss of Heritage Assets resonates across many electorates.

AND IMPORTANTLY

All candidates need to be made aware that there are VOTES in heritage policy reform

Note: The AHAA Survey deliberately targets candidates not political parties.

All candidates in the 2025 Australian Federal Election will be asked to respond to the following:

I recognise that Australia’s heritage assets hold meaning for all citizens regardless of state and territory borders and heritage assets embrace many forms.
I recognise that Australia’s heritage assets have shared national ‘value’ – economic, cultural, social and environmental.
I recognise that the level of funding allocated to preserve or protect national heritage assets is inadequate and this results in loss of irreplaceable heritage assets.
I am aware of the successful UK Heritage Lottery Fund and Foundation has achieved immense public support and has delivered significant social, cultural and economic benefit.
I support the establishment of an Australian National Heritage Lottery modelled on the UK Heritage Lottery and Foundation.
I support the establishment of an Australian Ministry for Heritage dedicated to the protection, management and preservation of our shared heritage assets.

Candidates who respond to AHAA will be listed a PDF linked below.
Updates will be made regularly in the lead up to the Federal Election 2025.
No listing indicates no response from the candidate and a lack of support for Heritage Reform.