Chronicling change, engaging debate: the value of historic environment

This issue begins the thirtieth volume of Historic Environment (HE). Whilst the first edition was published in 1980 and so, technically, the journal is 38 years old, the advent of volume 30 and of another 'decade' does provide the opportunity to pause and consider the role of HE and how it reflects the state of heritage practice and the interests of those involved in the conservation of cultural heritage in Australia.