Victoria’s Heritage Grants Program

The State Government is calling for applications under the 'Victoria’s Heritage Grants Program'.

The grants will provide opportunities for the State Government to work in partnership with councils and communities to conserve and interpret heritage places and objects across Victoria for future generations.

There will be annual funding rounds, ie. 1 round each year until 2009/10, except for heritage advisor funding, where the next applications will be sought in 2008/09.

Applications are invited in the following categories:

Repair & conservation of heritage places and objects
Interpretation of heritage places & objects
Local government heritage studies and advice
Community collections management

The website link is as follows - http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page.asp?ID=399

Applications close 31 August 2007.

For more information, the Heritage Victoria contacts are as follows:

Tony Armstrong – (03) 9637 9281 for repair, conservation or interpretation of heritage places and objects
Cathy Philo – (03) 9637 9288 for local government heritage studies and advice
Amanda Bacon – (03) 9637 9293 for community collections management
Or via email to heritage.grants@dse.vic.gov.au

Please feel free to onforward this information to anyone else you think may be interested.

JODI BJORKSTEN, Grants Coordinator, Strathbogie Shire Council, PO Box 177, EUROA VIC 3666, (03) 5795 0000 Direct Line: (03) 5795 0016, Toll Free: 1800 065 993 Fax: 03 5795 3550, email, Website

For details/interview call the Editor on (03) 5798 1858