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From 1 January 2023, this department will be known as the Department of Transport and Planning following machinery of government changes.

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Victorian flood update

Heritage Victoria extends our thoughts to all who are impacted by the flooding event underway. We have compiled resources for owners of heritage properties impacted by floods

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Heritage listings

Find information about how places are heritage listed in Victoria.

Protecting our heritage

Learn how you can help protect a heritage place.

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Heritage grants

The Living Heritage grants program provides funding to safeguard and activate Victoria’s state listed heritage places.

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Permits and consents

Find out if you need a heritage permit or archaeological consent before you start works.

Resources and publications

Browse heritage policy, forms and research.

About us

Find out about Heritage Victoria’s role and responsibilities.

Find out if a place is heritage listed

Find the heritage status of properties in Victoria. Enter a property address to find out if a property is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, the Victorian Heritage Inventory, or is protected by a Heritage Overlay

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Current news

Introducing Loong, the Chinese dragon

One of the world’s oldest Processional dragons restored to his full glory

Moisture rising through brickwork at Rochester Court House

Floods and Heritage: Resources for when it’s time to clean up

Floods – and cleaning up after them – is very challenging. We’ve compiled these resources to help you look after your heritage

Heritage Victoria has updated its Principles for considering change to places in the Victorian Heritage Register

General permit exemptions go live

New general exemptions to play vital role in preserving and protecting our State’s cultural heritage

Collison between steamships Barrabool and Queensland off Wilson Promontory

Maritime Heritage at Risk Program 2021/22 Annual Report

The 2021/22 Annual Report for the Maritime Heritage at Risk Program has been published

Loong, a ceremonial Chinese Dragon with its associated regalia of Pearl and Flame, held in the collection of the Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo VHR H2120

Chinese Heritage in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR)

How are the experiences of Chinese communities represented in the VHR?

Local communities helping save Victoria’s shipwrecks

Learn how we partner with local communities to save Victoria’s fragile shipwrecks

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Hedgelaying at Windmill Farm

A lost trade bringing life to an historic farm

Open House Melbourne Showcases Victoria’s Heritage

Get access to some of our most beloved heritage places

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