Heritage grants awarded

Grant recipients for the most recent heritage grants round are listed here.

2023–25 grant recipients

The 2023–25 NSW Heritage Grants funding round received 262 applications.

There were 152 applications approved at the funding round.

Applications in this category were decided by Director, Customer Service, Heritage NSW following an independent review and ranking by the Grants and Sponsorship Advisory Committee.

Two applications were approved, with funding totalling $60,000.

Recipient name Project name Recipient location (local government area) Program delivery location (local government area) Funding amount (up to...)
Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council
Bellambi Point Aboriginal Place Management Plan Development Project
 Wollongong Wollongong $30,000
Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation
Maiyingu Marragu Cultural Heritage and Ecological Preservation
 Lithgow Lithgow $30,000

In this category one project was awarded the grant at the first ever Heritage PitchFest event held on 30 November 2022.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Romani Pastoral Company Conservation & Re-adaptation of Windy Station Woolshed $1,000,000

Applications in this category were decided by Director, Customer Service, Heritage NSW following an independent review and ranking by the Grants and Sponsorship Advisory Committee. There were 81 applications approved, with funding totalling $2,428,112.

Recipient name Project name Recipient location (local government area) Program delivery location (local government area) Funding amount (up to ...)
10 Class Locomotives Limited Restoration and preservation of heritage listed 10 class steam locomotive Maitland Maitland $60,000
Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney as auspice for Kathleen Bone To establish and develop digital tourism in our historic cemetery/ church Wingecarribee Wingecarribee $2,340
Anglican Parish of Grafton Repairs – Grafton Cathedral side aisles – roof and guttering Clarence Valley Clarence Valley $150,000
Camperdown Cemetery Trust Camperdown Cemetery conservation management plan – Bochsa and Russell graves Inner West Inner West $6,000
Camperdown Cemetery Trust Conservation of prominent grave headstones Inner West Inner West $15,365
Catherine Blanch Termite and borer remediation and management – Cintra Maitland Maitland $24,400
Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Rookwood Cemetery and Necropolis –conservation of the Serpentine Canal Parramatta Cumberland $134,753
Coolamon Shire Council 'Up to date store refresh, completions and improvements' project Coolamon Coolamon $7,250
Council of the City of Ryde Brush Farm House – landscape management plan Ryde Ryde $13,130
Customs House Hotel External painting and minor repairs of Newcastle's iconic Customs House Newcastle Newcastle $38,395
Friends of St John's Stroud Incorporated St John's Church and Hall moisture remediation project Mid-Coast Mid-Coast $36,000
Gilgandra Shire Council as auspice for Mr Stuart Border Conservation and repair works St Ambrose Memorial Anglican Church Gilgandra Gilgandra $150,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council Painting of the Goulburn Historic Waterworks 1880s pumphouse Goulburn Mulwaree Goulburn Mulwaree $17,700
Hangar Enterprise Maintain structural integrity of the WW2 hangar through restoration and preservation Berrigan Berrigan $150,000
Inverell Shire Council Wing Hing Long & Co – museum management plan Inverell Inverell $16,750
Lane Cove Council Landscape heritage management plan for Carisbrook House Lane Cove Lane Cove $6,250
LGS Enterprises Cleveland House re-roof Sydney Sydney $30,000
Lithgow City Council Eskbank House Museum capital works Lithgow Lithgow $120,000
Liverpool City Council The Homestead - stormwater and earthworks upgrades Liverpool Liverpool $17,049
Liverpool City Council Conservation works at Collingwood House Liverpool Liverpool $30,000
Liverpool City Council Conservation works at former Liverpool Courthouse Liverpool Liverpool $90,000
Lucy East The Malachi - a state heritage renewal project in the heart of Oberon NSW Willoughby Oberon $66,935
Michelago Region Community Association Preservation of Michelago Railway Station Snowy Monaro Snowy Monaro $17,000
Mr Gary Luke Goulburn Jewish Cemetery archaeological assessment and conservation management plan Goulburn Mulwaree Goulburn Mulwaree $20,500  
Mrs Catherine Blanch Cintra – house, gardens and stables conservation management plans Maitland Maitland $10,000  
Mrs Roslyn Gourlay/Mud Sparks Pty Ltd Church and Watt St Terrace Group –restoration of front balcony and repair of rear window lintels Newcastle Newcastle $26,800
Ms Robyn Sharpe Durham Bowes (Mountain View), Richmond –conservation Hawkesbury Hawkesbury $150,000
Murrumbidgee Council 'Tracks to the future' – Jerilderie Railway Station management plan Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee $22,000
National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Golden Vale – addition of accessible toilet facilities Sydney Wingecarribee $3,200
National Trust of Australia (NSW) The conservation of Cooma Cottage Sydney Yass Valley $50,000
Newtown Erskineville Anglican Church Repair of church ceiling Inner West Inner West $25,814
Notaras Bros Entertainment Pty Ltd T/AS Saraton Theatre Maintenance and painting of ceiling of Saraton Heritage Cinema Clarence Valley Clarence Valley $25,000
Owners Corporation Strata Plan 86466 Prince Henry Hospital Flowers Wards maintenance and conservation slate roof Randwick Randwick $20,000
Port Macquarie Historical Society Inc Port Macquarie Museum Heritage management strategy Port Macquarie-Hastings Port Macquarie-Hastings $30,000
Randwick City Council La Perouse Museum Battery Room repair and brick repointing Randwick Randwick $72,500
St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney Stage 1 – St Andrew's Cathedral Chapter House external sandstone conservation Sydney Sydney $128,000
St John's Anglican Cathedral Parramatta Maintenance and automation of a Thwaites and Reed London clock Parramatta Parramatta $24,777
St Lukes Anglican Church, Liverpool Painting St Lukes Anglican Church Liverpool Liverpool $17,000
St Matthews Anglican Parish Windsor St Matthews, Greenway Crescent stone retaining wall and interpretive signage Hawkesbury Hawkesbury $85,000
St Thomas Anglican Church Port Macquarie Repairs to church tower Port Macquarie-Hastings Port Macquarie-Hastings $46,258
Tamworth Regional Council King George V Avenue of Oaks – pruning Tamworth Tamworth $37,876
The Anglican Parish of Church Hill Restoration of historic bell in its original position to Bellcote Sydney Sydney $14,070
The Australasian Meat Industry Employee Union (AMEIU) NSW Branch Comfort Lodge – AMIEU NSW branch heritage repairs Parramatta Parramatta $30,000
The Foundations Portland Pty Ltd The Foundations Heritage Precinct – roof replacement Fairfield Lithgow $150,000
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) on behalf of Orange Uniting Church Uniting Church Orange – stained glass repair Orange Orange $120,000
University of New England Booloominbah conservation management plan review Armidale Armidale $20,000
Wollongong City Council North Beach Kiosk - Diggies Cafe parapet repairs and drain installation Wollongong Wollongong $100,000

Applications in this category were decided by Director, Customer Service, Heritage NSW following an independent review and ranking by the Grants and Sponsorship Advisory Committee. There were 16 applications approved, with funding totalling $614,555.

Recipient name Project name Recipient location (local government area) Program delivery location (local government area) Funding amount (up to...)
Albury City Council Bhutan Australia Albury Albury Albury $36,615
Carnivore Films Stories of our town (film project) Newcastle Newcastle $32,000
Central Darling Shire Council Stories behind the stones Central Darling Central Darling $45,455
City of Ryde Council Our City of Ryde – interactive heritage walking trails Ryde Ryde $8,000
Curious Legends The Guparr Project Newcastle Port Stephens $50,000
Dunlea Centre - Australia's Original Boys'Town Boys' Town Engadine collection assessment Sutherland Sutherland $5,000
Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council Kiama coastal cultural resilience project Wollongong Wollongong $50,000
Inner West Council Libraries Step back in time – site studies with virtual reality Inner West Inner West $50,000
Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Council Courthouse heritage interpretation Liverpool Liverpool $50,000
Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation Keeping our stories – stories from Yaegl Country – volume2 Clarence Valley Clarence Valley $30,000
Snowy Monaro Regional Council Interactive cemetery register and mapping Snowy Monaro Snowy Monaro $28,135
Tilba District Chamber of Commerce Tilba Tours, tours through Tilba district’s unique landscape and heritage Eurobodalla Eurobodalla $36,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council Upper Lachlan oral Aboriginal cultural history study Upper Lachlan Upper Lachlan $49,350
Wagga Wagga City Council Resettlement stories Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga $50,000
Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation 'The declaration' Bathurst Bathurst and other LGAs $50,000
Yesterday Stories Pty Ltd Broken Hill digital heritage trail Wollongong Broken Hill $44,000

In this category, 86 projects were approved with funding totalling $2,150,000.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Albury City 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Armidale Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bathurst Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bayside Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bega Valley Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bellingen Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Berrigan Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Blacktown City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bland Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Blue Mountains City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Bourke Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Broken Hill City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Burwood Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Byron Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Cabonne Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Camden Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Canada Bay, City of 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Canterbury–Bankstown Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Central Coast Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Central Darling Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Cessnock City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Clarence Valley Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Coffs Harbour, City of 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Dubbo Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Dungog Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Edward River Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Eurobodalla Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Fairfield City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Forbes Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Georges River Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Gilgandra Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Glen Innes Severn Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Hawkesbury City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Hay Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Hilltops Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Hornsby Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Hunters Hill Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Inverell Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Ku-ring-gai Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Kyogle Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Lachlan Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Lake Macquarie City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Leeton Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Lithgow City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Liverpool City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Liverpool Plains Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Lockhart Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Maitland City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Midcoast Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Mid-Western Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Moree Plains Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Mosman Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Murray River Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Murrumbidgee Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Muswellbrook Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Nambucca Valley Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Narrabri Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Northern Beaches Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Oberon Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Orange City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Parramatta Council, City of 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Parkes Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Port Macquarie–Hastings Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Port Stephens Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Richmond Valley Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Shellharbour City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Shoalhaven City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Strathfield Municipal Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Tamworth Regional Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Temora Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Tenterfield Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
The Hills Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Upper Hunter Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Uralla Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Wagga Wagga City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Warrumbungle Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Waverley Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Weddin Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Wingecarribee Shire Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Wollongong City Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Woollahra Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000
Yass Valley Council 2023–25 Local Government Grant $25,000

2021–23 grant recipients

Grants awarded for 2021–23 included more than $5.9 million to 231 projects in 3 categories

Fourteen projects were approved under this category with funding totalling $538,590.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Dharug Strategic Management Group Ltd Blacktown Native Institution Site – Final Conservation Management Plan $20,000
First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation IndigiGrow NSW Language & Culture Sharing Project $20,000
Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation Virtual Tour of The Former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Home Training Site $50,000
Milparinka Heritage and Tourism Association Rediscovery of the Yarli History – Milparinka Heritage $34,000
Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council Paterson River Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Geomorphology Project $50,000
Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation Maiyingu Marragu – Restoring Cultural Landscape $66,380
Ms Marion Ravenscroft Preservation of an Archive – Carved Trees $20,000
Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation Keeping Our Stories – Stories of the Yaegl People $46,500
Nari Nari Tribal Council Celebrating Nari Nari Culture at Gayini $50,000
Nowra Local Aboriginal Land Council Development of a Plan of Management for the former Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home $20,000
Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre Where is Home – Aboriginal Experience $11,710
Taragara Aboriginal Corporation Yarning Online On-Country – KurruPurra Pila Weaving $50,000
Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council Protecting our Headlands – Cultural engagement and interpretation of Norries and Fingal Headlands $50,000
Yaegl Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC Caring for our Ancestors – Ashby Unmarked Graves Project $50,000

Forty-six projects, with funding totalling $2,644,279, were approved under this category.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Anglican Church Property Trust, Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (on behalf of St Saviour’s Cathedral Goulburn) Restoration of the Great East Window of Goulburn Cathedral $120,000
Anglican Parish of Grafton Repairs – Southern Transept/Dean’s Vestry and Servers Vestry Roof $95,000
Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Street and Park Lamps – Condition Assessment and Maintenance Plan $20,000
Camperdown Cemetery Trust Camperdown Cemetery Restoration of Headstones $20,000
Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Restoration of heritage outbuildings $75,000
Cedtoy Pty Ltd Remedial work on T&G External Facade, Windows and Roof $75,000
Central Darling Shire Wilcannia Post Office Interpretation Project $12,000
Cessnock City Council Ramsay’s Leap, Great North Road, Laguna $150,000
Dr Adam Rehak Loggan Rock roof restoration $22,370
Dubbo Regional Council Old Dubbo Gaol 2021 Maintenance improvement $150,000
Friends of the Old Stone Church (on behalf of the Anglican Diocese of Armidale) St Andrews Old Stone Church Walcha $98,500
Gilgandra Shire Council Conservation of Corduroy Road Ruins $10,000
H&H Family Trust t/as IE Cameron & Co The Yanko Store Project Plan II $20,305
Ian Gillings Trading as Grand Western Lodge Grand Western Lodge Conservation Management Plan $7,500
Lachlan Valley Railway Society Co-operative Limited Development of a Conservation Management Strategy for Cowra Locomotive Depot $20,000
Lachlan Valley Railway Society Co-operative Limited Conservation works to the Store building at Cowra Locomotive Depot $150,000
Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson Inc (trading as the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum) Lady Denman ferry conservation works $22,450
Lane Cove Council Conservation Management Plan for Carisbrook House $12,500
Maitland City Council Water Works! $40,000
Maitland City Council Maitland Town Hall Interpretation Project $27,000
Maitland City Council Glebe Cemetery Conservation Works Program $38,400
Matthew Henderson Welsh Slate Roof Repairs $40,000
Mr Alexander Sloane 1912 Woolshed protection and maintenance $19,350
Mr David and Andrea Palmer Guinea St Management Strategy $4,235
Mr Glenn Short Conservation Management Plan and Landscape Management Plan – Tanilba House $15,550
Mr Kenneth Snowdon Mountain View Homestead Phase 3 Restoration $100,000
Mr Michael Dakin Tulloona House – Restorative Painting $20,000
Mrs Marijke Van Ommeren Lakeview Homestead Complex Conservation Works $150,000
Ms Clare Lee Conservation of Windy Woolshed $150,000
Ms Jacqui Kirkby Conservation Management Plan, Varro Ville 2021 $20,000
Ms Rachael Atkinson To waterproof the building through correct guttering $4,500
Ms Robyn Sharpe Mountain View (Durham Bowes), Richmond – Conservation $150,000
Northern Beaches Council Currawong Cottages Restoration: Phase 2 – Platypus $148,815
Rylstone and District Historical Society Inc Heritage Interpretation of the Bridge View Inn $17,510
Snowy Mountains Forests Australia Trust Reinstatement and Stabilisation of Coppabella Blacksmith Shop, Stables and Burial Plot State Heritage Site $40,000
St Andrew’s Cathedral Sydney Updating St Andrew’s Cathedral Church Conservation Management Plan $20,000
St Bede’s Parish Repair the Roof of St Bede’s Church Braidwood $136,150
St Matthews Anglican Parish Windsor St Matthews Bicentennial Conservation Works $120,000
St Paul’s Anglican Church Burwood Making St Paul’s Church and Heritage Pipe Organ Firesafe $41,950
St Thomas’ Anglican Church Port Macquarie St Thomas’ Anglican Church Conservation Management Plan Update $15,000
Steam Tram and Railway Preservation Co-Op Society Ltd Further Body Stabilization/Component Replication: Trailer Car 72B $42,500
The Anglican Parish of Bondi and Waverley St Mary’s Heritage Roof $100,000
The National Trust of Australia (NSW) Internal/External Painting and Associated Conservation Works – Woodford Academy $29,970
The Palace Hotel Broken Hill Palace Hotel Broken Hill Interpretive Project $40,000
The Rail Motor Society Inc Repair and Maintenance of Rail Motor CPH 1 Bogies $22,724
Thomas and Jane Rose Family Society Rose Cottage – Conservation Management Plan $10,000

Under this category, 165 projects totalling $2,448,041 were funded across 4 types of eligible activities.

Community engagement

In this category, 13 projects were approved with funding totalling $516,645.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Australian Milling Museum Co-operative Limited Online Virtual Tour & Digital Education Modules for the Australian Milling Museum $49,600
Australian Museums and Galleries Association – Mid North Coast Chapter Journeys $47,545
Burringbar Community Association Inc Burringbar’s Heritage and Discovery Trail – respecting the past for a bright future $18,000
Curious Legends Ltd The Onebygamba Project $50,000
Dr Anne Warr Argyle Place Interpretation Plan $37,000
Friends of Myall Creek Memorial Inc 2022 and 2023 Annual Commemorations of the Myall Creek massacre $8,000
Gulgong Holtermann Museum Inc Gulgong Holtermann Museum Interactive Digital Education Project $37,000
Lake Macquarie City Council Virtual Underground $50,000
Maitland City Council Morpeth Aboriginal Cultural History $48,000
Ms Janine Roberts MidCoast Stories Heritage Tours $50,000
Murrumbidgee Council Hero or outlaw – Ned Kelly Raid Trail 1879 comes to life $30,000
Tenterfield Shire Council The Mingoola Trail – Aboriginal, Cobb & Co, mining, tobacco farming and a multi-cultural settlement in northern NSW $41,500
The Project Zone History Here 2021–22 $50,000

Local government heritage studies

Six projects were approved and awarded a total of $241,400.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Bellingen Shire Council Bellingen Shire Council Aboriginal Heritage Study $60,000
Cessnock City Council Cessnock Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan $51,000
Singleton Council Singleton Council Aboriginal Heritage Management Plan $17,600
Tamworth Regional Council Preparation of a Register of Significant Cultural Heritage Sites $50,000
Upper Hunter Shire Council Upper Hunter Aboriginal Heritage Study – further consultation and management $19,800
Wollondilly Shire Council Wollondilly Shire-Wide Heritage Study $43,000

Local government heritage advisor services

A total of 75 projects were approved and awarded $900,000.

Applicant council Funding approved per year Total funding
Bathurst Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Bayside Council $6,000 $12,000
Bega Valley Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Bellingen Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Blacktown City Council $6,000 $12,000
Bland Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Blayney Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Blue Mountains City Council $6,000 $12,000
Bourke Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Brewarrina Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Broken Hill City Council $6,000 $12,000
Byron Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Central Darling Shire $6,000 $12,000
Cessnock City Council $6,000 $12,000
City of Canada Bay $6,000 $12,000
City of Parramatta Council $6,000 $12,000
Coffs Harbour City Council $6,000 $12,000
Coolamon Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Cowra Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Dubbo Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Dungog Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Edward River Council $6,000 $12,000
Eurobodalla Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Fairfield City Council $6,000 $12,000
Federation Council $6,000 $12,000
Forbes Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Georges River Council $6,000 $12,000
Gilgandra Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Glen Innes Severn Council $6,000 $12,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council $6,000 $12,000
Hawkesbury City Council
$6,000 $12,000
Hay Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Hilltops Council $6,000 $12,000
Hunters Hill Council $6,000 $12,000
Inverell Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Kempsey Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Lachlan Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Leeton Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Lithgow City Council $6,000 $12,000
Lockhart Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Midcoast Council $6,000 $12,000
Mid-Western Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Moree Plains Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Murray River Council $6,000 $12,000
Muswellbrook Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Narrandera Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Northern Beaches Council $6,000 $12,000
Oberon Council $6,000 $12,000
Orange City Council $6,000 $12,000
Parkes Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Penrith City Council $6,000 $12,000
Port Macquarie–Hastings Council $6,000 $12,000
Port Stephens Council $6,000 $12,000
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Richmond Valley Council $6,000 $12,000
Shellharbour City Council $6,000 $12,000
Shoalhaven City Council $6,000 $12,000
Singleton Council $6,000 $12,000
Snowy Monaro Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Snowy Valleys Council $6,000 $12,000
Tamworth Regional Council $6,000 $12,000
Temora Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Tenterfield Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Tweed Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Upper Hunter Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Wagga Wagga City Council $6,000 $12,000
Walcha Council $6,000 $12,000
Walgett Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Warrumbungle Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Weddin Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Wingecarribee Shire Council $6,000 $12,000
Wollongong City Council $6,000 $12,000
Yass Valley Council $6,000 $12,000

Local government small heritage grants

A total of 71 projects were approved with $781,000 awarded.

Applicant Funding approved per year Total funding
Bathurst Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Bayside Council $5,500 $11,000
Bega Valley Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Bellingen Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Blacktown City Council $5,500 $11,000
Bland Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Blayney Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Blue Mountains City Council $5,500 $11,000
Bourke Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Brewarrina Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Broken Hill City Council $5,500 $11,000
Byron Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Central Darling Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Cessnock City Council $5,500 $11,000
City of Canada Bay Council $5,500 $11,000
City of Parramatta Council $5,500 $11,000
Clarence Valley Council $5,500 $11,000
Coffs Harbour City Council $5,500 $11,000
Coolamon Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Cowra Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Dubbo Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Edward River Council $5,500 $11,000
Eurobodalla Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Fairfield City Council $5,500 $11,000
Federation Council $5,500 $11,000
Forbes Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Georges River Council $5,500 $11,000
Gilgandra Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Glen Innes Severn Council $5,500 $11,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council $5,500 $11,000
Hawkesbury City Council $5,500 $11,000
Hay Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Hilltops Council $5,500 $11,000
Hunters Hill Council $5,500 $11,000
Inverell Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Lachlan Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Lake Macquarie City Council $5,500 $11,000
Leeton Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Lithgow City Council $5,500 $11,000
Lockhart Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Maitland City Council $5,500 $11,000
Midcoast Council $5,500 $11,000
Mid-Western Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Moree Plains Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Murray River Council $5,500 $11,000
Muswellbrook Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Nambucca Valley Council $5,500 $11,000
Narrandera Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Northern Beaches Council $5,500 $11,000
Orange City Council $5,500 $11,000
Parkes Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Penrith City Council $5,500 $11,000
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Richmond Valley Council $5,500 $11,000
Shoalhaven City Council $5,500 $11,000
Snowy Monaro Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Snowy Valleys Council $5,500 $11,000
Tamworth Regional Council $5,500 $11,000
Temora Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Tenterfield Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Tweed Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Upper Hunter Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Wagga Wagga City Council $5,500 $11,000
Walgett Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Warrumbungle Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Weddin Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Wingecarribee Shire Council $5,500 $11,000
Wollongong City Council $5,500 $11,000
Yass Valley Council $5,500 $11,000

These projects have been approved with funding.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Mr Damien Miller Gutter replacement $10,000
Dr Jonathan King Repair storm damage to Stroud House facade $10,000
Anglican Parish of Springwood and Winmalee Christ Church Hall roof restoration $10,000
Ku-ring-gai Council Tulkiyan roof repair $10,000
St Matthews Anglican Parish Bee removal and cleaning, termite treatment and wall restoration $10,000
Mr Alan Prudames Mortar repair $10,000

Six reserve projects were approved for additional funding and awarded a total of $350,445.

Caring for State heritage

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Maitland Masonic Centre Replace facia boards and gutters temporary repairs to lantern $34,040
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) on behalf of UCA Orange Parish Orange Uniting Church – equitable access ramp $33,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council St Clair Villa – Stage two rising damp and salt attack remediation $100,000
Mr Ahmed Hassan 292 Queen Street Campbelltown Roof slating, verandah and disabled access works $100,000
NSW Lancers Memorial Museum Incorporated Conserve WW2 Covenanter Bridgelayer Tank $40,305

Community engagement

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Inverell Shire Council Inverell Self Guided Heritage Walk $43,100

2019–21 grant recipients

Grants awarded for 2019–21 included more than $5.9 million to 241 projects in 3 categories.

Fifteen projects were approved under this category with funding totalling $570,500.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Albury City Council Mungabareena Aboriginal Place Management Plan Implementation $70,000
Bega Valley Shire Council Back in the Day – Stories and Photos of the people of the Yuin Nation $18,500
Blue Mountains City Council Acknowledging Ngurra (Country), Sharing Culture – recognising the sacredness of the Three Sisters Aboriginal Place and Echo Point $35,000
Campbelltown City Council Campbelltown 2020 Yarning Circle $26,500
City of Canada Bay Timbrell Park midden interpretative signage $22,000
Coonabarabran Local Aboriginal Land Council Burra Bee Dee upgrade $16,000
Cumberland Council Warali Wali: Stories of Prospect Creek $25,500
Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council Jali LALC Protection, Promotion and Preservation of Aboriginal Site of Significance $35,000
Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation Kinchela Boys Home: A Macleay Valley Truth Telling and Healing Project $70,000
Milbrae Quarries Koomaringa Management Plan $20,000
Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation Management Plan for Maiyingu Marragu $20,000
NAISDA Dance College Community Engagement Program 2019 in NAISDA Dancing (Bungul) Ground and Living Learning Space $48,000
Paakantji Men's Dance and Culture Group Incorporated Paaka Wiimpatja Strong Culture Big Welcome $50,000
The Council of the City of Sydney Contemporary cultural and social history of Redfern $50,000
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council Birubi Point Aboriginal Place Headland Embellishment and Cultural Interpretation Project $64,000

Forty-five projects were approved under this category with funding totalling $2,434,000.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney Repair works to Holy Innocents Church Building Rossmore $70,000
Anglican Parish of Grafton Repairs and Maintenance to remove the cause of water damage to the structural brickwork of the Chapel Organ bay and North transept of Grafton Cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral Grafton) $85,000
Bayside Council Conservation works to Lydham Hall $100,000
Cessnock City Council Richmond Main Colliery Ablutions Block $65,000
Collarenebri Local Aboriginal Land Council Re-forming and resurfacing roadway to Aboriginal Cemetery $135,000
Dr Jonathan King Preservation of Stroud House $20,000
Fivedale Pty Ltd Scone Civic Theatre – SHR No. 01660 $100,000
Friends of Lindlegreen & Mr Brad Hargans, owner of Lindlegreen Conservation Management Plan for Lindlegreen 1827 Cob Barn, O’Connell $20,000
Friends of Lindlegreen & Mr Brad Hargans, owner of Lindlegreen Restoration of Lindlegreen 1827 Cob Barn, O’Connell $150,000
Goulburn Mulwaree Council St Clair Villa Museum and Archives Interpretation Plan $10,000
Hungry Point Reserve Crown Land Manager Building 7 – Maintenance, Repair and bring to standard $85,000
Hunter Valley Training Company Pty Ltd Conservation and Maintenance works to the Erecting Workshop and South Maitland Railway Coal Loader $75,000
Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council Saving the former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home $150,000
Lachlan Valley Railway Society Co-operative Limited Development of conservation management documents for the Locomotive Store building at Cowra Locomotive Depot $14,000
Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson Inc. (trading as the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum) Lady Denman Ferry Structural Assessment 2019 $10,000
Lane Cove Council Carisbrook House – Stage 2 Cistern Works $46,000
Lucy East The Malachi – A State Heritage renewal project in the heart of Oberon NSW $70,000
Maitland City Council Glebe Cemetery Monumental Conservation Works including iconic and vault structures $32,000
Maitland Masonic Centre Replace Slate Roof and Repair Supporting Beam $140,000
Mr David Brazier Nubrygyn Inn roof conservation $40,000

Under this category, 181 projects totalling $2,810,500 were approved across 5 types of eligible activities.

Community engagement

In this category, 8 projects were approved with funding totalling $295,000.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Broken Hill Productions United We Stand: Strikes, Solidarity & Scabs in Broken Hill $50,000
Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council Engage and interpret a unique SHR item of WW2 history $25,000
HELM (Heritage of East Lake Macquarie) Snapshots of the past $10,000
Lake Macquarie City Council Wangi Wangi Gun Emplacement Conservation Works and Interpretation $50,000
Milparinka Heritage and Tourism Association Inc Albert Goldfields Mining Heritage Interpretation and Interactivity Project $50,000
The Oaks Historical Society Incorporated Digitizing Wollondilly’s Past $10,000
The Project Zone Pty Ltd History Here 2019 $50,000
Tweed Shire Council Aboriginal Cultural Heritage at Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse Building $50,000

Interpretation

In this category, 7 projects were approved with funding totalling $209,000.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Albury City Council Albury, Australia, The Netherlands Exhibition $26,000
Convict Trail Project Great North Road Interpretation Update $30,000
Cumberland Council Prospect Hill Integrated Interpretation Plan $20,000
Hungry Point Reserve Crown Land Manager Cronulla Fisheries Interpretive Signage at Hungry Point Reserve $35,000
Lake Macquarie City Council Rathmines Park Interpretation $40,000
Snowy Valleys Council To extend an outdoor museum of heritage gold mining equipment $40,000
Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Church For The Diocese Of Bathurst Development of Interpretation Plan (and implement) $18,000

Local government heritage studies

In this category, 22 projects were approved with funding totalling $609,500.

Applicant Project title Funding approved
Albury City Council Albury City-Wide Heritage Study $40,000
Blue Mountains City Council Ngurra (Country) is everything - managing Aboriginal Cultural Heritage through Traditional Owners continuing relationships to Country in the Blue Mountains $39,000
Bourke Shire Council Bourke Main Street Upgrade $10,000
Broken Hill Council Broken Hill Heritage Study Review $35,000
Camden Council Camden Heritage Study Review $30,000
Central Coast Council Comprehensive LEP Heritage Study $50,000
Cessnock City Council Cessnock Local Government Area Aboriginal Heritage Study Phase 2 $31,000
Hawkesbury City Council Hawkesbury LGA Wide – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study $30,000
Inner West Council* Heritage Pubs Study - Inner West LGA $10,000*
Inner West Council* Timber Buildings Study – Inner West LGA $10,000*
Inner West Council* Twentieth Century Heritage – Inner West LGA $10,000*
Kiama Manning Street Heritage Conservation Area $15,000
Lachlan Shire Council Lachlan Shire Council Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study 2019 $40,000
Lake Macquarie City Council Teralba Heritage Conservation Area Assessment and Development Control Plan $20,000
Maitland City Council Maitland Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study $50,000
Maitland City Council Maitland Rural Heritage Study $37,500
MidCoast Council MidCoast Heritage Planning Provisions $30,000
Northern Beaches Council Northern Beaches Modern Architecture Heritage Study $40,000
Port Macquarie Hastings Council Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study $30,000
Strathfield Council Strathfield Heritage Review $30,000
Upper Lachlan Shire Council Upper Lachlan Shire Heritage Review 2019-2020 $10,000

Local government heritage advisor services

In this category, 71 projects were approved with funding totalling $876,000.

Applicant council Funding approved per year Total funding
Bathurst Regional $6,000 $12,000
Bega Valley $6,000 $12,000
Bellingen $6,000 $12,000
Berrigan $6,000 $12,000
Blacktown $6,000 $12,000
Blayney $6,000 $12,000
Blue Mountains $6,000 $12,000
Bourke $6,000 $12,000
Brewarrina $6,000 $12,000
Broken Hill $6,000 $12,000
Byron $6,000 $12,000
Cabonne $6,000 $12,000
Central Darling $6,000 $12,000
Cessnock $6,000 $12,000
City of Canada Bay $6,000 $12,000
Coffs Harbour $6,000 $12,000
Coolamon $6,000 $12,000
Cowra $6,000 $12,000
Dubbo $7,000 $14,000
Dungog $6,000 $12,000
Edward River $7,000 $14,000
Eurobodalla $6,000 $12,000
Fairfield $6,000 $12,000
Federation $7,000 $14,000
Forbes $6,000 $12,000
Georges River $7,000 $14,000
Gilgandra $6,000 $12,000
Glen Innes Severn $6,000 $12,000
Goulburn Mulwaree $6,000 $12,000
Hawkesbury $6,000 $12,000
Hilltops $7,000 $14,000
Inverell $6,000 $12,000
Kiama $6,000 $12,000
Lachlan Shire $6,000 $12,000
Leeton $6,000 $12,000
Lithgow $6,000 $12,000
Liverpool Plains $6,000 $12,000
Lockhart $6,000 $12,000
Midcoast $7,000 $14,000
Mid-Western Regional $6,000 $12,000
Moree Plains $6,000 $12,000
Murray River $7,000 $14,000
Muswellbrook $6,000 $12,000
Narrandera $6,000 $12,000
Northern Beaches $7,000 $14,000
Orange $6,000 $12,000
Parkes $6,000 $12,000
Parramatta $7,000 $14,000
Penrith $6,000 $12,000
Port Macquarie–Hastings $6,000 $12,000
Port Stephens $6,000 $12,000
Queanbeyan–Palerang $7,000 $14,000
Richmond Valley $6,000 $12,000
Shellharbour $6,000 $12,000
Shoalhaven $6,000 $12,000
Singleton $6,000 $12,000
Snowy Monaro $7,000 $14,000
Snowy Valleys $7,000 $14,000
Tamworth Regional $6,000 $12,000
Temora $6,000 $12,000
Tenterfield $6,000 $12,000
Tweed $6,000 $12,000
Upper Hunter $6,000 $12,000
Upper Lachlan $6,000 $12,000
Wagga Wagga $6,000 $12,000
Walgett $6,000 $12,000
Weddin $6,000 $12,000
Wingecarribee $6,000 $12,000
Wollongong $6,000 $12,000
Yass Valley $6,000 $12,000

Local government small heritage grants

In this category, 73 projects were approved with funding totalling $821,000.

Applicant council Funding approved per year Total funding
Armidale $6,250 $12,500
Bathurst Regional $5,500 $11,000
Bega Valley $5,500 $11,000
Bellingen $5,500 $11,000
Berrigan $5,500 $11,000
Blacktown $5,500 $11,000
Blayney $5,500 $11,000
Blue Mountains $5,500 $11,000
Bourke $5,500 $11,000
Brewarrina $5,500 $11,000
Broken Hill $5,500 $11,000
Byron Shire $5,500 $11,000
Cabonne $5,500 $11,000
Canada Bay $5,500 $11,000
Central Darling $5,500 $11,000
Cessnock $5,500 $11,000
Clarence Valley $5,500 $11,000
Coffs Harbour $5,500 $11,000
Coolamon $5,500 $11,000
Cowra $5,500 $11,000
Dubbo $6,250 $12,500
Eurobodalla $5,500 $11,000
Edward River $6,250 $12,500
Fairfield $5,500 $11,000
Forbes $5,500 $11,000
Georges River $6,250 $12,500
Gilgandra $5,500 $11,000
Glen Innes $5,500 $11,000
Goulburn Mulwaree $5,500 $11,000
Greater Hume $5,500 $11,000
Hawkesbury $5,500 $11,000
Hilltops $6,250 $12,500
Inverell $5,500 $11,000
Lachlan $5,500 $11,000
Lake Macquarie $5,500 $11,000
Leeton $5,500 $11,000
Liverpool Plains $5,500 $11,000
Lockhart $5,500 $11,000
Maitland $5,500 $11,000
Midcoast $6,250 $12,500
Mid-Western Regional $5,500 $11,000
Moree Plains $5,500 $11,000
Murray River $6,250 $12,500
Muswellbrook $5,500 $11,000
Nambucca $5,500 $11,000
Narrandera $5,500 $11,000
Northern Beaches $6,250 $12,500
Orange $5,500 $11,000
Parkes $5,500 $11,000
Parramatta $6,250 $12,500
Penrith $5,500 $11,000
Port Macquarie–Hastings $5,500 $11,000
Port Stephens $5,500 $11,000
Queanbeyan–Palerang $6,250 $12,500
Richmond Valley $5,500 $11,000
Shoalhaven $5,500 $11,000
Singleton $5,500 $11,000
Snowy Monaro $6,250 $12,500
Snowy Valleys $6,250 $12,500
Strathfield $5,500 $11,000
Tamworth Regional $5,500 $11,000
Temora $5,500 $11,000
Tenterfield $5,500 $11,000
Tweed $5,500 $11,000
Upper Hunter $5,500 $11,000
Upper Lachlan $5,500 $11,000
Wagga Wagga $5,500 $11,000
Walgett $5,500 $11,000
Warrumbungle $5,500 $11,000
Weddin $5,500 $11,000
Wingecarribee $5,500 $11,000
Wollongong $5,500 $11,000
Yass Valley $5,500 $11,000