Sydney Olympic Park. Proposal to list cauldron

Public comment is being sought by the Department of Planning on a proposal to list the Sydney Olympic cauldron on the State Heritage Register. “The cauldron is a reminder of this iconic event [in 2000] in the State’s history and its lighting by Cathy Freeman was one of the most enduring images of the 2000 Olympics, the Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, said. Australian Winch & Haulage Company, at Smithfield, provided the hydraulic lifting gear that transported the Olympic flame to the cauldron