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What is World Heritage?

Ever wondered how sites become World Heritage listed or why some areas get listed and others don’t? Click here to find out why.

World Heritage Nomination for the Ningaloo Coast

The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation are preparing a World Heritage nomination for the Ningaloo Coast.

When will Australia submit the World Heritage nomination?

The Australian Government aims to submit the the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2010. The earliest that a decision can be made on the nomination is at the Committee’s meeting in mid-2011.

Where can I get more information?

More information is available in the following documents:

icon Ningaloo Coast WH nomination - Questions from the community (2.19 MB) 

icon World Heritage Consultative Committee Final Report 18 October 2004 (4.9 MB) 

If you would like to be included on an electronic distribution list for email updates on the Ningaloo Coast nomination, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with ‘World Heritage updates’ in the subject line.

Other links

http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/about/world/index.html - have your say on the World Heritage nomination

http://whc.unesco.org/

www.sharkbay.org.au

 
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