The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, as manager of the Antarctic site at Cape Denison, has prepared a draft Heritage Management Plan for the Mawson's Huts Historic Site and is seeking comment on the proposed Mawson's Huts Historic Site Management Plan 2025.
Constructed during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson and his team, Mawson's Huts Historic Site at Cape Denison is a place of great historical and social significance, and is listed on both the National and Commonwealth Heritage lists.
In accordance with sections 324S and 341S of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Department invites comment on the Draft Mawson's Huts Historic Site Heritage Management Plan 2025 from members of the public, key stakeholders, community groups, and Indigenous people with an interest in the place.
The draft Mawson's Huts Historic Site Heritage Management Plan 2025 can be viewed online and comments submitted via the Department's consultation hub at: https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/
The closing date for public comment is 5:00pm AEDT, on 1 April 2025.
