Council adopted the revised Heritage Grants Guidelines and launched the Heritage Grants Program for 2019/2020, while also releasing the draft Greater Shepparton Heritage Strategy 2019 for public comment.
Greater Shepparton City Council recognises the rich and diverse legacy of culturally significant places and objects within Greater Shepparton. Council is committed to conserving, enhancing and celebrating both tangible and intangible elements of aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value, in partnership with the community, for the benefit of current and future generations.
Council’s Heritage Grants Program was launched in 2017 and after huge success in the 2018/2019 financial year, has been expanded for the 2019/2020 financial year.
Grants have been increased from $5,000 to $15,000, on a $1 to $1 basis, to assist in the maintenance and conservation of properties within the Heritage Overlay. Documentation projects such as Cultural Heritage Management Plans are now eligible for grants, as well as capital works.
More information on eligibility and applications is available at: www.greatershepparton.com.au/community/grants-and-funding/greater-shepparton-heritage-grants-program
“I encourage everyone involved in the heritage of Greater Shepparton to think about their eligibility and apply for a grant,” Council Mayor Cr Kim O’Keeffe said.
“Any financial support we can give to help conserve the heritage of our region is money well spent.”
Applications can be lodged from Monday, 22 July 2019 until 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2019.
The draft Greater Shepparton Heritage Strategy 2019 seeks to coordinate activities on heritage-related matters throughout the next four years. It aims to address the challenges of conserving and integrating significant reminders of our heritage for the benefit of current and future generations.
It will provide direction for the ongoing work that is required to protect and manage our heritage places, cultural landscapes, and associated objects across Greater Shepparton. The strategy will list actions to be taken under the themes of Knowing, Protecting, Supporting, Communicating and Promoting, and Building Capacity.
“The revised strategy will outline the next stage of actions to enhance the protection of heritage sites in the City of Greater Shepparton over the next four years,” Mayor Cr O’Keeffe said.
“It will provide a strong basis for funding, advocacy, and community awareness and participation in heritage matters.”
To have your say or to view the draft Greater Shepparton Heritage Strategy, please visit: www.greatershepparton.com.au/council/consultation/draft-greater-shepparton-heritage-strategy-2019
Submissions can be made by post to Greater Shepparton City Council, Locked Bag 1000, Shepparton VIC 3632, by emailing council@shepparton.vic.gov.au, or via the online form on at the link above.
The exhibition period is open until 26 August 2019.
If you have any queries regarding either the Heritage Grants Program for 2019/2020 or the draft Greater Shepparton Heritage Strategy 2019, please contact Council’s Building and Planning Department on 03 5832 9730.
