Resources and publications

Learn what causes salt attack and rising damp, and how to identify appropriate repairs for heritage buildings.

Guiding principles for changes proposed to places on the Victorian Heritage Register.

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.

This report was prepared for Heritage Victoria; its purpose is to update, including a review and revision, the draft 2004 Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Royal Exhibition Building (REB) and Carlton Gardens. The 2004 report was prepared by Allom Lovell and Associates (now Lovell Chen) and Context Pty Ltd, for the City of Melbourne and Museum Victoria.

The Coal Mining Heritage Study was undertaken by Jack Vines from November 2003 – May 2007, under Heritage Victoria’s management. Many people have contributed to this study which, it is hoped, will be indispensable to all future study of the state’s coal mining industry.