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Heritage Assistance Fund
Retaining the heritage character of homes and buildings across the City of Whitehorse is at the heart of the Whitehorse Heritage Assistance Fund.
Whitehorse City Council recognises the need to encourage and assist in the maintenance and enhancement of heritage properties. The Whitehorse Heritage Assistance Fund aims to provide funding support to individuals, community groups or organisations in their endeavours to maintain properties of heritage significance in the city.
2011/12 Heritage Assistance Fund
The application period for the 2011/12 funding round opens Monday 8 August 2011 and closes Friday 16 September 2011.
Applicants will be notified during early November if their application has been successful.
Works approved for the grant will need to be completed by May 2012.
Once the works are complete and Council has undertaken a final inspection, the allocated funds will be forwarded to applicants.
Properties Eligible for Funding Assistance
All owners (or their agents) of heritage properties included in a Heritage Overlay in the Whitehorse Planning Scheme are eligible to apply for funds (with the exception of non-contributory properties in a heritage precinct).
Properties owned by the state government are not eligible for funding.
Funding Conditions
Funding may be revoked at any time due to unsatisfactory work, failure to meet the May deadline for completion of works, non-disclosure, misleading or false disclosure of information or misuse of funds by the recipient.
It is a condition of funding that the owner agrees:
- Not to seek removal of the property from the Heritage Overlay
- To only use the funding to carry out the works listed in the approved project
- To obtain all necessary approvals or permits prior to carrying out the works
- To allow Council to use video, photographs or details of the works in its heritage promotional material.
Eligible Projects and Non-eligible Projects
There are eligible and non-eligible projects. Please refer to downloadable brochure below for further information.
Assessment of Applications
Each application for funding will be evaluated with priority given to projects that:
- Involve urgent works that prevent loss of significant fabric (e.g. structure stabilisation, prevention of water ingress, roof repairs, gutters)
- Reconstruct original detail (e.g. removing paint from originally unpainted surfaces or reinstating an original verandah)
- Involve works to the main significant building, rather than works to ancillary structures (e.g. fence or shed)
- Enhance the appearance of the property from the street.
Priority will also be given to properties that have not previously received funding and do not have outstanding monies owed to the Council.
In addition, priority will be given where appropriate, to projects that require a higher proportion of financial contribution from the applicant or owner.
A site inspection will be undertaken of all properties as part of the evaluation.
Council reserves the right to fund only part of a project.
Further Information
Should you have any queries regarding the fund, please call the Strategic Planning Unit on 9262 6558.
Heritage Assistance Fund Brochure (1.02MB)
Heritage Assistance Fund Brochure Insert (74.83kB)
Heritage Assistance Fund Application Form (90.23kB)