Heritage Funding

A charming Victorian house with a red roof, ornate white lace-like trim, and beige door. Lush green bushes with pink and yellow flowers frame the entrance.

Through the Local Heritage Fund, Council offers small grants to the owners of heritage items and properties within Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs) to encourage work that will improve heritage value. 

Funding applications for conservation and maintenance work are presented to, and assessed by, Council’s Heritage Advisory Panel. 

The Local Heritage Fund typically supports maintenance works or the like-for-like reinstatement of missing original features, such as front fences, verandahs, roofing and decorative details.

Submit a Local Heritage Fund Application online

  1. Prepare Documents (this includes full owners consent(PDF, 85KB))
  2. Visit Council's Online Services
  3. Select "Lodge an Application"
  4. Select "Development" then "Local Heritage Fund Application"
  5. Find your property, and
  6. Fill in the form and attach mandatory document

Download the Owners Consent Form(PDF, 85KB)

Read the Local Heritage Fund 2024-2025 Guidelines(PDF, 1MB)

Grant Approval

Applications are processed and reported in three meetings a year with the Heritage Advisory Panel.

Grant application approval is subject to works being completed and eligibility and availability of funding as outlined in the Local Heritage Fund Guidelines(PDF, 1MB). 

Fund limits are to 25% of the value of the work, up to a maximum of $5,000.

Discretionary payments up to $10,000, at a ratio of 50%, may be made where work must be completed urgently to prevent serious or irreparable damage or deterioration to a heritage property, and is subject to the provision of a detailed report by a suitably qualified expert.

NSW Heritage Grants

Heritage property owners may also be eligible for funding from the NSW Government for conservation work to properties listed on the State Heritage Register.

Find out more about NSW Heritage grants

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