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Conservation involves the handing on to future
generations that which we value. It is the duty of the Conservation Officer, not to stand in the way of progress or change, but to negotiate the transition from past to present in ways that minimise the damage change may cause and maximise any benefits. Conservation is a process, which seeks both to question change and to reconcile modern needs with significance of what we have inherited in order to safeguard the interests of future generations. Whilst conservation has been interpreted to be synonymous with preservation we must value conservation today as something much more dynamic, which ranges from maintenance and repair, through to finding appropriate new uses when necessary. Within the Division, the role of the Conservation Officer may include interpretation of historic sites and their associated landscape, the presentation of such monuments and provision of access. Project Management, works supervision and advising Government and private entities on policy with regards to the existing urban environment and new development are all duties of the Conservation Officer. Seeing Conservation as becoming increasingly positive and proactive, rather than negative and re-active, the Conservation Unit is also engaged in marketing, research, and public awareness exercises.
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