Resources and publications

Guidance for heritage consultants on matters that should be considered by the Executive Director in relation to reasonable or economic use.

This report identifies 100 places, objects and collections that have special meaning to Victoria’s contemporary queer communities.

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.

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.

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’.

The Burra Charter: Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013 (Burra Charter) and the associated series of Practice Notes provide a best practice standard for managing cultural heritage places in Australia.

Use this search tool to generate a report that will help determine whether matters of national environmental significance or other matters protected by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are likely to occur in your area of interest.

The National Trust Advocacy Toolkit is a free online resource created by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) to support individuals and communities to advocate for the protection of places of cultural heritage significance.

This Discussion Paper provides background information on the World Heritage Management Plan and its component parts, including the statutory and governance requirements, and identifies key questions to assist you in submitting feedback.

This Discussion Paper provides background information on the World Heritage Management Plan and its component parts, including the statutory and governance requirements, and identifies key questions to assist you in submitting your feedback.

More information: Accessible word version

In November 2016 Heritage Victoria commenced a program designed to identify and prioritise the State’s most significant shipwrecks; provide an assessment of their current and future risk and implement a site management program to better safeguard them.