Heritage advisors are located within local council planning departments and provide advice to residents and property owners who want to alter, extend or demolish heritage places, eg a:
- house
- commercial building
- public building
- garden
- tree
- fence
- moveable object
- industrial heritage.
They can explain local overlays or give advice on:
- constructing a new building in a heritage area
- design, colour and location of signs on commercial buildings
- heritage colour schemes
- restoration advice
- how to research the history of your house
- access to local tradespeople with experience in heritage buildings
- The role, duties and functions of a heritage advisor (PDF, 274.5 KB)
- The role, duties and functions of a heritage advisor (DOC, 168.5 KB)
Heritage advisors also advise their council on the appropriate management and development of historic assets. The Recommended consultancy brief and statement of duties (DOC, 56.5 KB) may be suitable for adoption by local government as a consultancy brief when establishing a Heritage Advisory Service.
Contact your advisor
Contact your local council’s planning department; they will answer your questions, or direct you to the appropriate advisor.
Council | Heritage Advisor | Contact |
---|---|---|
Alpine Shire | Ivar Nelsen | (03) 5755 0555 |
Ararat | Nadia Gasparetto | (03) 5355 0200 |
Ballarat | Janet Beeston | (03) 5320 5500 |
Banyule | Diahnn Sullivan | (03) 9490 4222 |
Bass Coast | Contact the Planning department | (03) 5671 2211 |
Baw Baw | Contact the Planning Department | (03) 5624 2411 |
Bayside | Contact the Planning department | (03) 9599 4444 |
Boroondara | Mark Stephensen - Trethowan Architecture | (03) 9278 4844 |
Brimbank | Natica Schmeder - Context | (03) 9249 4870 |
Campaspe | Deborah Kemp | (03) 5481 2200 |
Cardinia Shire | TBC | |
Casey | Context | (03) 9705 5200 |
Central Goldfields | Amanda Jean | (03) 5461 0625 |
Colac Otway | Samantha Westbrooke | (03) 5232 9412 |
Corangamite | Samantha Westbrooke | (03) 5593 7100 |
Darebin | Dale Kelly | (03) 8470 8888 |
East Gippsland | Lorraine Huddle | (03) 5153 9500 |
Frankston | Martin Turnor, Bryce Raworth | (03) 9784 1861 |
Gannawarra | David Wixted | (03) 5450 9333 |
Glen Eira | Gabrielle Moylan | (03) 9524 3333 |
Glenelg | Douglas Alexander | (03) 5522 2187 |
Golden Plains | David Rowe | (03) 5220 7100 |
Greater Bendigo | Trudy Rickard | (03) 5434 6355 |
Greater Dandenong | TBC | |
Greater Geelong | David Rowe | (03) 5272 4432 |
Greater Shepparton | Deborah Kemp | (03) 5832 9730 |
Hepburn | Amanda Jean | (03) 5348 1577/1633 |
Hobsons Bay | Nadia Gasparetto | (03) 9932 1000 |
Hume | Samantha Westbrooke | (03) 9205 2311/2382 |
Indigo Shire | Deborah Kemp | (03) 5728 8000 |
Kingston | John Statham, Bryce Raworth | (03) 9581 4781 |
Knox | Context | (03) 9298 8000 |
Latrobe | Louise Honman - Context | 1300 367 700 |
Loddon | Michael Taylor | (03) 5494 1200 |
Macedon Ranges | Ivar Nelsen | (03) 5422 0333 |
Manningham | Annabel Neylon | (03) 9840 9333 |
Mansfield | Ivar Nelsen | (03) 5775 8555 |
Maribyrnong | Ruth Redden | (03) 9688 0590 |
Maroondah | Currently vacant | |
Melbourne | Meredith Gould, John Briggs, Roger Beeston | (03) 9658 9658 |
Melton | Sera-Jane Peters | (03) 9747 7285 |
Mildura Rural | Garry Stanley | (03) 5018 8410 |
Mitchell | Contact the Planning department | (03) 5734 6200 |
Moira | TBC | (03) 5871 9222 |
Monash | Contact the Planning department | (03) 9518 3555 |
Moonee Valley | Bernadette de Corte | (03) 9243 9111 |
Moorabool | Contact the Planning department | (03) 5366 7100 |
Moreland | Diahnn Sullivan | (03) 9240 2494 |
Mornington Peninsula | Contact Strategic Planning Team | (03) 5950 1928 |
Mt Alexander | Lisa Merkesteyn | (03) 5471 1700 |
Moyne | Elizabeth Little-Grieve Gillet | (03) 5559 4800 |
Murrindindi | Nigel Lewis | (03) 5772 0333 |
Nillumbik | Samantha Westbrooke | (03) 9433 3210 |
Northern Grampians | Wendy Jacobs | (03) 5358 8700 |
Port Phillip | David Helms (Tues, Thurs) | (03) 9209 6777 |
Pyrenees | Amanda Jean | (03) 5349 2000 |
Queenscliff | Justin Francis | (03) 5258 1377 |
Southern Grampians | Trudy Rickard | (03) 5573 0444 |
Stonnington | Ray Tonkin (in Statutory Planning office Tues) Carolyn Baker (Thurs) | (03) 8290 3329 |
Strathbogie | Deborah Kemp | (03) 5795 0000 |
Surf Coast | David Rowe | (03) 5261 0522 |
Swan Hill | David Wixted - Heritage Alliance | (03) 5036 2333 |
Wangaratta | Deborah Kemp | (03) 5722 0888 |
Warrnambool | Elizabeth Little-Grieve Gillet | (03) 5559 4800 |
Wellington | Lorraine Huddle | (03) 5142 3430 |
Whitehorse | Ian Coleman, Coleman Architects | (03) 9262 6333 |
Whittlesea | Contact the Planning department | (03) 9742 0777 |
Wodonga | Contact the Planning department | (02) 6022 9300 |
Wyndham | Contact the Planning department | (03) 8734 5463 |
Yarra | Statutory Planning Branch | (03) 9205 5373 |
Yarra Ranges | Lovell Chen, Trevor Westmore | 1300 368 333 |
Councils: email heritage.victoria@delwp.vic.gov.au to update contact details listed.
Page last updated: 06/10/20