Documents Regarding Mithaka Country On The National Heritage List.

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The Australian Heritage Council completed its assessment of the Mithaka Cultural Landscape for National Heritage List inclusion, deciding on 10 December 2024 that the place meets statutory heritage criteria. The assessment identified outstanding heritage values under two criteria: its role in the Aboriginal East Lake Eyre Trade Route and supporting historic sandstone quarries across the Lake Eyre Basin, and its possession of rare and endangered cultural heritage including intact gunyahs (the oldest known standing intact houses in Australia) and burial mounds. The Council transmitted its formal assessment letter to Minister Tanya Plibersek on 28 January 2025, triggering a 90-business-day statutory decision period under EPBC Act sections 324JH-324JJ. The disclosure includes the assessment report, public comments, and heritage map. A separate ministerial submission regarding the matter was to be provided by the World and National Heritage Branch.