ABSTRACT
Australia has been heavily involved in the World Heritage regime ever since the World Heritage Convention (WHC) first came into force, and has played a prominent role in the various processes and associated bodies involved. The WHC prepares the List of World Heritage in Danger (LWHD), which contains properties thought to be in 'serious and specific danger' of losing their World Heritage values. This chapter presents Australia's World Heritage properties, with their date(s) of inscription, the criteria under which they were judged significant, and a brief statement of the reasons for inscription. The properties are Kakadu National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Willandra Lakes Region, Tasmanian Wilderness, Lord Howe Island Group, Central Eastern Australian Rainforest Reserves, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, wet Tropics of Queensland, and Shark Bay. Other properties includes Western Australia, Fraser Island, Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Heard and McDonald Islands, Macquarie Island, The Greater Blue Mountains Area, Purnululu National Park, Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens.
