of this extension is enclosed with timber lattice. In the backyard, at a short distance from the house, a garage has been constructed on the eastern half of the block. This structure is clad in aluminium and rests on a concrete block. It has a skillion roof and is divided into two sections. The eastern half is garage, and the western half, with windows on three sides and doors front and back, is used as a workout area. The Herberts' garden is almost non-existent. The only substantial surviving planting is a stand of palms in the backyard. The Alexandra Palms across the front alignment of the property appear to be comparatively recent, and may not have been associated with the Herberts. Heritage listing The former Xavier and Sadie Herbert's Cottage was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 24 January 1997 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland's history. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The former Xavier and Sadie Herbert's Cottage is significant as the only house in Australia with strong associations with important Australian author Xavier Herbert and his work. The place is significant also for its potential to contribute to biographical work on Xavier and Sadie Herbert. The place has a strong association for both the local Redlynch community and the Australian literary and academic community as the home and place of work of Australian writer Xavier Herbert for over 30 years. The place has a special association with the life and work of internationally respected Australian author Xavier Herbert. At the Redlynch cottage, he worked on all his major works except Capricornia. Although much of this work was undertaken in the now demolished writer's shed in the backyard, the association of the place with Herbert and his work remains. The cottage survives in its Redlynch setting and some of the Herberts' 1970s renovations, paid for with prize money received for Poor Fellow My Country, remain. These were undertaken with inexpensive mass-produced materials and for convenience and ease of maintenance rather than aesthetic