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$2 million heritage grant program- Please note applications close on 
Thursday 6th August 2009

The $2 million Victoria’s Heritage Grants program, an initiative from the 
strategy Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening our communities provides 
funding for:

Repair and conservation of heritage places and objects 
Publicly accessible places and objects listed on the Victorian Heritage 
Register or local government Heritage Overlay AND either under the 
responsibility of a Committee of Management; or owned by local government 
or community not-for-profit incorporated bodies are eligible to apply for 
funding for repair and conservation works.

Community collections management  
These grants provide funding for heritage specialists to undertake 
projects to improve the identification, management, preservation of and 
access to public collections (excluding those in major cultural 
institutions).  Collections associated with places on the Victorian 
Heritage Register or local government Heritage Overlay or are otherwise 
highly significant may also be eligible for funding for cataloguing 
projects.

Interpretation of heritage places and objects
Publicly accessible places and objects listed on the Victorian Heritage 
Register or Victorian local government Heritage Overlay or the Victorian 
Heritage Inventory are eligible to apply for grants to develop 
interpretation projects that will improve the understanding of, and public 
access to, Victoria’s important heritage places, objects and collections.

Local government heritage studies and advice
These grants are only available to local councils and other authorities 
responsible for administering planning schemes in Victoria for local 
heritage studies, and the digitisation of existing studies.
To date 84 community groups have been supported to help conserve local 
landmarks and objects, from local halls and mechanics institutes to 
rotundas and aircraft. Grants have supported 37 interpretation projects 
and 71 local museums, historical societies and other caretakers have been 
assisted to document and manage their collections. More than 40 local 
heritage studies have been funded.
Information brochures and application forms are available for download at 
http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/Funding/Heritage-Grants.aspx.

Enquiries about the program should be directed to Heritage Victoria on 
(03) 8644 8909 or via email at heritage.grants at dpcd.vic.gov.au

Please feel free to circulate this email

Regards

Cindy Ross - Grants Administration Officer
Heritage Victoria
Department of Planning and Community Development
Level 4/55 Collins Street
[GPO Box 2392]
MELBOURNE  VIC 3000

+61 3 8864 8909 phone
        3 8644 8811 fax

www.heritage.vic.gov.au
www.dpcd.vic.gov.au





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