Engineering Heritage Australia
Welcome to Engineering Heritage Australia wiki website, a repository of knowledge about the history of engineering in Australia. Learn about the engineers who helped create the Australia we know today, and many of their well-known and less well-known achievements. Find interesting places to visit where you can see how engineering has shaped our country.
For current articles on engineering heritage, visit the EHA LinkedIn site at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14467672/
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ENGINEERING HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA
This map shows sites of engineering heritage interest around Australia. You can enlarge the map to show more detail around any area of interest to you. Tap or click on any pin to learn more. If you know of a site that is not yet shown here, you can tell us about it here.
MAP KEY:
Yellow pins: sites of international engineering heritage significance
Red pins: sites of national engineering heritage significance
Blue pins: sites of engineering heritage significance
Brown pins: sites of engineering interest.
ENGINEERING HERITAGE QUICK LINKS
- A list of items of engineering significance that have been recognised with a marker since the commencement of the Engineering Heritage Recognition Program in 1984 is available here.
- A list of places with special engineering interest, identified by Engineering Heritage Branches is available here.
- A sitemap page provides a full list of the content on this website.
DATES FOR ENGINEERING HERITAGE EVENTS
15 April 2026 - Engineering 150 years of rail to Bathurst
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm AEST, In-person, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW. Speaker Frank Johnson, Engineering Heritage Sydney.
16 April 2026 - Site visit: Perth CBD's engineering heritage
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm AWST, In-person, Foyer, Allendale Square, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Speaker Perry Beor, Chair Engineering Heritage Western Australia.
26 April; 2 May; 3 May - Darling Harbour Walk: Engineering, History and Heritage
9:30 am - 12:30 pm AEST, In-person, Napoleon Plaza, 15A Napoleon Street, Sydney. Led by Max Underhill, presented by Engineers Australia and Engineering Heritage Sydney.
11 May 2026 - Engineering ingenuity changing lives for 50 years
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEST, In-person and Online, Bill Phippen, Committee Member, Engineering Heritage Sydney.
26 May 2026 - The proud history of timber bridges in Australia
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm AEST, In-person and Online, John Hilton, Design Director, Bridges, Aurecon
20 July 2026 - A century in review: the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1926
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST, In-person and Online, Bill Phippen, Committee Member, Engineering Heritage Sydney.
11-12 November 2026 - Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference AEHC2026
Taking a holistic approach to engineering heritage – past, present and future. Swinburne University, Melbourne.
EHA AWARDS 2026
Engineering Heritage Australia has two engineering heritage awards, the John Monash Medal and the Colin Crisp Award. For more information on the EHA awards, including a list of past recipiants, go to Engineering Heritage Awards.
The John Monash Medal is presented during one of the Engineers Australia award ceremonies. The Colin Crisp Award is presented at the biennial Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference. In 2026, this conference is being held in Melbourne on 11/12 November.
JOHN MONASH MEDAL
This award recognises outstanding contributions to engineering heritage over a significant period. The John Monash Medal pays tribute to Sir John Monash, a distinguished civil engineer and respected Australian military commander during World War I. Recipients of the John Monash Medal are presented with an inscribed medal and certificate at an Engineers Australia award event.
Nominations for the JMM award are now open at the People Awards Nomination Site!
Criteria and submission guidelines are included in the People Awards Entry Handbook at page 28, and for convenience, an extract is available here.
Nominations close on 1 July 2026
COLIN CRISP AWARD
This award perpetuates the memory of Colin Crisp, who was a structural engineer well-known for his work in the conservation of heritage structures. This project award is given for excellence in the conservation and recording of items of heritage significance; in recording engineering accomplishments and the development of technology; or in education and raising awareness of engineering heritage.
Nominations for the Colin Crisp award are now open at the Engineers Australia Awards Nomination Site! Click Start nomination at the bottom of this page and after registering, it will lead to the 'My nominations' page. Under Category: search and find - Engineering Heritage Australia. In the next box: search and find - Colin Crisp Award.
A copy of the Colin Crisp Judging Criteria, Terms and Conditions and Submission Guidelines is available here.
If you have any questions on the nomination process, please contact Engineers Australia by email to Awards@engineersaustralia.org.au
