Ipswich Heritage Studies

One of the first steps identified in the heritage program involved the need to undertake a comprehensive inventory of the City's heritage assets. The resulting Ipswich Heritage Study had two principal aims:

1. To identify, document and analyse places of cultural significance within the City of Ipswich.
2. To make practical recommendations for the conservation and management of such places.

The University of Queensland was selected to undertake the study. A multidisciplinary team of 35 people, including practitioners with a wide range of expertise in the fields of history, architecture, town planning, archaeology, anthropology and engineering, undertook the study.

In 1995, the former Moreton Shire was amalgamated with the city of Ipswich, except for the township of Fernvale and part of the districts of Borallon and Minden which became part of Esk Shire and the suburb of Camira which became part of Brisbane City.

Buchanan Architects were commissoned in 1996 to carry out a survey of the cultural heritage significance of the former Moreton Shire area included within the City of Ipswich boundary. The study of the former Moreton Shire area was required to follow the same basic principles as the 1992 Ipswich Heritage Study, and was to use the same basic format for the ensuing report.