Minimum standards for maintenance and repair of heritage places
Date published: January 2023
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Architecture; Gardens and landscapes; Heritage Victoria policy; Maintenance; Technical guidance
Plan for regular, minor maintenance on your heritage building.
How to comply with Heritage Victoria's expectations of the minimum standards and maintenance and repair for heritage places.
Guidance relating to the management of graffiti at heritage places
Date published: December 2022
Assistance type: Guideline
Subject: Graffiti; Technical guidance
This guidance provides technical advice on the safe removal of graffiti from heritage places.
Permit Exemption Checklist for applicants
Date published: July 2022
Assistance type: How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Technical guidance; Victorian Heritage Register
Permit exemption checklist for applicants.
Permit Application Checklist for Applicants
Date published: April 2022
Assistance type: How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Victorian Heritage Register
Checklist to assist applicants when preparing permit applications.
Permit amendment guidance October 2021
Date published: December 2021
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Technical guidance; Victorian Heritage Register
Guidance on the amendment of permits under s 105 of the Heritage Act 2017.
Heritage Victoria Principles September 2021
Date published: September 2021
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Policy; Report; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Heritage Victoria policy; Technical guidance; Victorian Heritage Register
Guiding Principles for Changes Proposed to Places in the Victorian Heritage Register.
Commercial Fishing Q&A
Date published: July 2021
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants
Subject: Archaeology; Maritime; Technical guidance
Q&A document provided to commercial fishers to assist in reporting shipwreck and artefact discoveries.
Reasonable or economic use: Relevant matters for the consideration of section 101(2)(b) of the Heritage Act 2017
Date published: June 2021
Assistance type: Guideline; Policy; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Heritage Victoria policy
Guidance for heritage consultants on matters that should be considered by the Executive Director in relation to reasonable or economic use.
Guidelines for preparing heritage impact statements
Date published: June 2021
Assistance type: Guideline; Resources for consultants
Subject: Heritage Victoria policy; Technical guidance
Guidance for heritage consultants on the content and assessment requirements for heritage impact statements.
At home with heritage: a considered approach to renovating your house
Date published: May 2021
Assistance type: How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Architecture
This guide may assist home owners who are renovating or creating a home in a heritage building. The guide includes 12 case studies.
History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria
Date published: March 2021
Assistance type: Report
Subject: Social history
This report identifies 100 places, objects and collections that have special meaning to Victoria’s contemporary queer communities.
Permit application amendment form
Date published: February 2021
Assistance type: Form
Subject: Victorian Heritage Register
Application form to amend a heritage permit application, before it has been determined.
Thematic and typological studies
Date published: 2021
Assistance type: Resources for consultants
Subject: Architecture; Bridges; Gardens and landscapes; Government asset management; Victorian Heritage Register; War heritage and memorabilia
List of thematic and typological studies which may be of assistance to heritage consultants in preparing heritage assessments.
Fee waiver form
Date published: December 2020
Assistance type: Form; How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Archaeology
Request a fee waiver for permit or consent fees.
Application for consent to undertake works or activities on an archaeological site
Date published: December 2020
Assistance type: Form
Subject: Archaeology
Application form to apply for an archaeological consent.
Amending a permit application form
Date published: December 2020
Assistance type: Form
Subject: Victorian Heritage Register
Application form to amend and existing heritage permit.
Commercial Fishing Industry Victoria Guidelines For Reporting Shipwreck Discoveries
Date published: November 2020
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants
Subject: Archaeology; Maritime; Technical guidance
Guidelines for commercial fishers on how to report shipwreck and artefact discoveries and information on how to recognize and record finds.
Repointing with lime mortars
Date published: June 2020
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Architecture; Maintenance; Technical guidance
Heritage technical code on repointing with lime mortars.
This Code is about the practical aspects of repointing mortars joints in historic masonry. It covers the investigations and decisions required before repointing and undertaking the actual repointing itself, including acceptable tools, raking and cutting out joints, pre-wetting, finishing, protection and curing.
Lime mortars for the repair of masonry
Date published: June 2020
Assistance type: How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Architecture; Maintenance; Technical guidance
This Code is about the design and specification of lime mortars for the repair of masonry. It covers mortars made from hydraulic and pure (non-hydraulic) lime binders in combination with aggregates (such as sand), identifies acceptable materials and sets out steps for developing specifications and the selection ofappropriate mortar mixes. It also identifies important practical aspects of the use of lime mortars that may be unfamiliar to the contemporary building industry.
Finding the right conservator, tradespeople and materials
Date published: May 2020
Assistance type: Guideline; How to; Resources for consultants; Resources for owners
Subject: Maintenance; War heritage and memorabilia
Preserving war heritage and memorabilia
If you are seeking to undertake conservation work on a heritage object or place, it is important that you get help and advice from qualified and reputable conservators and tradespeople. War memorials, honour rolls and objects can be easily damaged or weakened by incorrect conservation ‘treatments’.
