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The heritage open days are organised by the Greater Shepparton Heritage Advisory Committee in conjunction with Council. The region’s Heritage Open Days event include tours of some of Greater Shepparton’s most historic private homesteads, hotels, halls and churches, as well as various places of cultural interest that showcase the Goulburn Valley’s diverse and unique heritage.
FRIDAY 29 & SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2024
The event provides an opportunity to visit places that are rarely open to members of the public, with bus trips, walks, talks, tours and visits available over two days.
There are three ways to visit our heritage places:
Download the Heritage Open Days 2024 Printable Guide Booklet in PDF format. It contains all information in this section of the website.
Planning your day
You may have to make hard decisions! Getting from one place to another takes time in an extensive municipality such as ours. With careful planning you should be able to do a number of different things over the two days.
Remember:
- Bring suitable footwear, water, sun protection, and watch your step at all times.
- Children must be in the care of an adult at all times.
- Please treat these properties with respect, mindful of how generous-spirited the owners and proprietors have been in opening on these days.
Important Booking Information: Bookings are essential for some venues/activities. Use the bookings links provided, visit trybooking.com or call 03 5832 9730. Please check listings for booking requirements.
Partners
- Printing of these booklets has been kindly subsidised by local printers Prominent Group.
- Provision of buses for the tours has been subsidised by the Dyson Group.
A big thank you to both companies.
The Greater Shepparton Heritage Open Day has been made possible due to the generous-spirited support of our venue owners and proprietors, our sponsors and volunteers.
Greater Shepparton City Council and the Heritage Advisory Committee wish to express their gratitude to the owners and proprietors who so willingly opened their properties for this event, and to those who staffed venues during the Day: your response has been outstanding!
During Greater Shepparton’s Heritage Open Days 2024 you can visit FREE, over 50 places of heritage and historical significance in Greater Shepparton.
Many are rarely on view while other familiar places will come alive as you visit and hear their stories. Included are all the Museums and collections run by the historical societies: normally an entrance fee is charged.
Greater Shepparton has an interesting history. Aboriginal peoples inhabited the area for thousands of generations. Europeans arrived in the mid-nineteenth century, and developed a thriving agricultural economy, centred on the city of Shepparton, with many service towns. Subsequent settlement has gone on to welcome people from many corners of the world.
This has resulted in a wealth of heritage places, a diverse and unique range of both buildings and sites. The Heritage Open Days will showcase many of these.