Grants awarded for 2019–21 included more than $5.9 million to 241 projects in 3 categories.
Aboriginal cultural heritage
Fifteen projects were approved under this category with funding totalling $570,500.
| Applicant | Project title | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|
| Albury City Council | Mungabareena Aboriginal Place Management Plan Implementation | $70,000 |
| Bega Valley Shire Council | Back in the Day – Stories and Photos of the people of the Yuin Nation | $18,500 |
| Blue Mountains City Council | Acknowledging Ngurra (Country), Sharing Culture – recognising the sacredness of the Three Sisters Aboriginal Place and Echo Point | $35,000 |
| Campbelltown City Council | Campbelltown 2020 Yarning Circle | $26,500 |
| City of Canada Bay | Timbrell Park midden interpretative signage | $22,000 |
| Coonabarabran Local Aboriginal Land Council | Burra Bee Dee upgrade | $16,000 |
| Cumberland Council | Warali Wali: Stories of Prospect Creek | $25,500 |
| Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council | Jali LALC Protection, Promotion and Preservation of Aboriginal Site of Significance | $35,000 |
| Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation | Kinchela Boys Home: A Macleay Valley Truth Telling and Healing Project | $70,000 |
| Milbrae Quarries | Koomaringa Management Plan | $20,000 |
| Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation | Management Plan for Maiyingu Marragu | $20,000 |
| NAISDA Dance College | Community Engagement Program 2019 in NAISDA Dancing (Bungul) Ground and Living Learning Space | $48,000 |
| Paakantji Men's Dance and Culture Group Incorporated | Paaka Wiimpatja Strong Culture Big Welcome | $50,000 |
| The Council of the City of Sydney | Contemporary cultural and social history of Redfern | $50,000 |
| Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council | Birubi Point Aboriginal Place Headland Embellishment and Cultural Interpretation Project | $64,000 |
Caring for State heritage
Forty-five projects were approved under this category with funding totalling $2,434,000.
| Applicant | Project title | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney | Repair works to Holy Innocents Church Building Rossmore | $70,000 |
| Anglican Parish of Grafton | Repairs and Maintenance to remove the cause of water damage to the structural brickwork of the Chapel Organ bay and North transept of Grafton Cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral Grafton) | $85,000 |
| Bayside Council | Conservation works to Lydham Hall | $100,000 |
| Cessnock City Council | Richmond Main Colliery Ablutions Block | $65,000 |
| Collarenebri Local Aboriginal Land Council | Re-forming and resurfacing roadway to Aboriginal Cemetery | $135,000 |
| Dr Jonathan King | Preservation of Stroud House | $20,000 |
| Fivedale Pty Ltd | Scone Civic Theatre – SHR No. 01660 | $100,000 |
| Friends of Lindlegreen & Mr Brad Hargans, owner of Lindlegreen | Conservation Management Plan for Lindlegreen 1827 Cob Barn, O’Connell | $20,000 |
| Friends of Lindlegreen & Mr Brad Hargans, owner of Lindlegreen | Restoration of Lindlegreen 1827 Cob Barn, O’Connell | $150,000 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree Council | St Clair Villa Museum and Archives Interpretation Plan | $10,000 |
| Hungry Point Reserve Crown Land Manager | Building 7 – Maintenance, Repair and bring to standard | $85,000 |
| Hunter Valley Training Company Pty Ltd | Conservation and Maintenance works to the Erecting Workshop and South Maitland Railway Coal Loader | $75,000 |
| Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council | Saving the former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home | $150,000 |
| Lachlan Valley Railway Society Co-operative Limited | Development of conservation management documents for the Locomotive Store building at Cowra Locomotive Depot | $14,000 |
| Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson Inc. (trading as the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum) | Lady Denman Ferry Structural Assessment 2019 | $10,000 |
| Lane Cove Council | Carisbrook House – Stage 2 Cistern Works | $46,000 |
| Lucy East | The Malachi – A State Heritage renewal project in the heart of Oberon NSW | $70,000 |
| Maitland City Council | Glebe Cemetery Monumental Conservation Works including iconic and vault structures | $32,000 |
| Maitland Masonic Centre | Replace Slate Roof and Repair Supporting Beam | $140,000 |
| Mr David Brazier | Nubrygyn Inn roof conservation | $40,000 |
Community heritage
Under this category, 181 projects totalling $2,810,500 were approved across 5 types of eligible activities.
Community engagement
In this category, 8 projects were approved with funding totalling $295,000.
| Applicant | Project title | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill Productions | United We Stand: Strikes, Solidarity & Scabs in Broken Hill | $50,000 |
| Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council | Engage and interpret a unique SHR item of WW2 history | $25,000 |
| HELM (Heritage of East Lake Macquarie) | Snapshots of the past | $10,000 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Wangi Wangi Gun Emplacement Conservation Works and Interpretation | $50,000 |
| Milparinka Heritage and Tourism Association Inc | Albert Goldfields Mining Heritage Interpretation and Interactivity Project | $50,000 |
| The Oaks Historical Society Incorporated | Digitizing Wollondilly’s Past | $10,000 |
| The Project Zone Pty Ltd | History Here 2019 | $50,000 |
| Tweed Shire Council | Aboriginal Cultural Heritage at Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse Building | $50,000 |
Interpretation
In this category, 7 projects were approved with funding totalling $209,000.
| Applicant | Project title | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|
| Albury City Council | Albury, Australia, The Netherlands Exhibition | $26,000 |
| Convict Trail Project | Great North Road Interpretation Update | $30,000 |
| Cumberland Council | Prospect Hill Integrated Interpretation Plan | $20,000 |
| Hungry Point Reserve Crown Land Manager | Cronulla Fisheries Interpretive Signage at Hungry Point Reserve | $35,000 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Rathmines Park Interpretation | $40,000 |
| Snowy Valleys Council | To extend an outdoor museum of heritage gold mining equipment | $40,000 |
| Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for The Diocese of Bathurst | Development of Interpretation Plan (and implement) | $18,000 |
Local government heritage studies
In this category, 22 projects were approved with funding totalling $609,500.
| Applicant | Project title | Funding approved |
|---|---|---|
| Albury City Council | Albury City-Wide Heritage Study | $40,000 |
| Blue Mountains City Council | Ngurra (Country) is everything - managing Aboriginal Cultural Heritage through Traditional Owners continuing relationships to Country in the Blue Mountains | $39,000 |
| Bourke Shire Council | Bourke Main Street Upgrade | $10,000 |
| Broken Hill Council | Broken Hill Heritage Study Review | $35,000 |
| Camden Council | Camden Heritage Study Review | $30,000 |
| Central Coast Council | Comprehensive LEP Heritage Study | $50,000 |
| Cessnock City Council | Cessnock Local Government Area Aboriginal Heritage Study Phase 2 | $31,000 |
| Hawkesbury City Council | Hawkesbury LGA Wide – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study | $30,000 |
| Inner West Council* | Heritage Pubs Study - Inner West LGA | $10,000* |
| Inner West Council* | Timber Buildings Study – Inner West LGA | $10,000* |
| Inner West Council* | Twentieth Century Heritage – Inner West LGA | $10,000* |
| Kiama | Manning Street Heritage Conservation Area | $15,000 |
| Lachlan Shire Council | Lachlan Shire Council Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study 2019 | $40,000 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Teralba Heritage Conservation Area Assessment and Development Control Plan | $20,000 |
| Maitland City Council | Maitland Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study | $50,000 |
| Maitland City Council | Maitland Rural Heritage Study | $37,500 |
| MidCoast Council | MidCoast Heritage Planning Provisions | $30,000 |
| Northern Beaches Council | Northern Beaches Modern Architecture Heritage Study | $40,000 |
| Port Macquarie Hastings Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study | $30,000 |
| Strathfield Council | Strathfield Heritage Review | $30,000 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire Council | Upper Lachlan Shire Heritage Review 2019-2020 | $10,000 |
Local government heritage advisor services
In this category, 71 projects were approved with funding totalling $876,000.
| Applicant council | Funding approved per year | Total funding |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Bega Valley | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Bellingen | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Berrigan | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Blacktown | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Blayney | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Blue Mountains | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Bourke | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Brewarrina | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Broken Hill | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Byron | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Cabonne | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Central Darling | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Cessnock | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| City of Canada Bay | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Coffs Harbour | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Coolamon | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Cowra | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Dubbo | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Dungog | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Edward River | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Eurobodalla | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Fairfield | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Federation | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Forbes | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Georges River | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Gilgandra | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Glen Innes Severn | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Hawkesbury | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Hilltops | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Inverell | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Kiama | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Lachlan Shire | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Leeton | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Lithgow | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Liverpool Plains | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Lockhart | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Midcoast | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Mid-Western Regional | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Moree Plains | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Murray River | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Muswellbrook | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Narrandera | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Northern Beaches | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Orange | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Parkes | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Parramatta | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Penrith | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Port Macquarie–Hastings | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Port Stephens | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Queanbeyan–Palerang | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Richmond Valley | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Shellharbour | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Shoalhaven | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Singleton | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Snowy Monaro | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Snowy Valleys | $7,000 | $14,000 |
| Tamworth Regional | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Temora | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Tenterfield | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Tweed | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Upper Hunter | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Upper Lachlan | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Wagga Wagga | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Walgett | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Weddin | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Wingecarribee | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Wollongong | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| Yass Valley | $6,000 | $12,000 |
Local government small heritage grants
In this category, 73 projects were approved with funding totalling $821,000.
| Applicant council | Funding approved per year | Total funding |
|---|---|---|
| Armidale | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Bathurst Regional | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Bega Valley | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Bellingen | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Berrigan | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Blacktown | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Blayney | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Blue Mountains | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Bourke | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Brewarrina | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Broken Hill | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Byron Shire | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Cabonne | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Canada Bay | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Central Darling | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Cessnock | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Clarence Valley | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Coffs Harbour | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Coolamon | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Cowra | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Dubbo | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Eurobodalla | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Edward River | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Fairfield | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Forbes | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Georges River | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Gilgandra | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Glen Innes | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Greater Hume | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Hawkesbury | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Hilltops | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Inverell | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Lachlan | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Lake Macquarie | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Leeton | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Liverpool Plains | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Lockhart | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Maitland | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Midcoast | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Mid-Western Regional | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Moree Plains | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Murray River | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Muswellbrook | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Nambucca | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Narrandera | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Northern Beaches | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Orange | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Parkes | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Parramatta | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Penrith | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Port Macquarie–Hastings | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Port Stephens | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Queanbeyan–Palerang | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Richmond Valley | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Shoalhaven | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Singleton | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Snowy Monaro | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Snowy Valleys | $6,250 | $12,500 |
| Strathfield | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Tamworth Regional | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Temora | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Tenterfield | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Tweed | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Upper Hunter | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Upper Lachlan | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Wagga Wagga | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Walgett | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Warrumbungle | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Weddin | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Wingecarribee | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Wollongong | $5,500 | $11,000 |
| Yass Valley | $5,500 | $11,000 |