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Biennial Cultural Heritage Awards 2021 Awards Ceremony

The public are invited to attend this ceremony, which recognises outstanding contributions to cultural heritage conservation, research, education, promotion, interpretation, training and awareness-raising across the municipality.

All nominations received by Council have been assessed by a judging panel, and the winners will be announced and honoured with an award at the Cultural Heritage Awards Ceremony. Awards will be presented for categories relating to buildings and sites including reuse of a heritage place, restoration of a heritage place, and maintenance of a heritage place. Further categories will include interpretive signage, substantial research publication, smaller publication (booklet, software application, etc), and community, multicultural or indigenous event or tourism contribution relating to Greater Shepparton heritage.

In spite of the challenges imposed by COVID-19, the quantity and calibre of nominations received by Council were exceptional and exemplify Greater Shepparton’s impressive contribution towards the preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

The Awards Ceremony coincides with the Australian Heritage Festival, which celebrates the theme of ‘Our Heritage for the Future’.

If you wish to attend this event, you are encouraged to RSVP by contacting Council's Building, Planning and Compliance Department by Thursday 29 April on (03) 5832 9700.

For more information on the Cultural Heritage Awards 2021, a full list of previous winners and guidelines, please click here..

Past Winners include:

Les and Irene Young & Glenn and Connie Young for the adaptive reuse of the former Commercial Hotel, Mooroopna (2017)
GOTAFE for the GOTAFE Historical Wall, Shepparton Campus (2017)
Diane Feldtmann and Helen Rankin for the publication “Remembering the Dookie Fallen: 100 Years On” (2019)
Years 5/6 Students of Wilmot Primary School for interpretive signage on the Mooroopna Flats (2019)
Murchison & District Historical Society Inc. for the research, promotion and dissemination of cultural heritage through the Murchison Heritage Centre (2017)
The Shepparton Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Clinic for the adaptive re-use of a former residence (2019)
Katandra & District History Group Inc. for their publication ‘"Marionvale memories" - a historic account of life in the Marionvale district’ (2017)
Merrigum & District Historical Society Inc. for Heritage Day 2015 and Heritage Day 2016 (2017)
Ian Pleydell for his publication “Reserved for the People (Mooroopna)” (2017)