Categories for Announcements

Digital boost for Heritage database

A trove of information about Victoria’s history is now available to smartphones, tablets and computers, highlighting the significance of almost 80,000 historic assets.

Avenues added to VHR

Macedon’s iconic Honour Avenue is one of four Avenues of Honour added to the Victorian Heritage Register as part of the lead up to ANZAC Centenary commemorations.

Heritage Volunteer Award

An artist who has committed 40 years to the service of the National Trust and some of its most high profile properties, is the winner of this year’s heritage volunteer award.

2015 Heritage Address

World Heritage – a decade in review

After almost a decade at the coalface of world heritage, Deakin University academic Kristal Buckley will reflect on her years as a vice-president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).

New Landscape Assessment Guidelines

The Heritage Council is pleased to announce that our Landscapes of Cultural Heritage Significance: Assessment Guidelines are now live.

Caring for War Memorials Gippsland

Another Caring for War Memorials and Honour Rolls workshop will be held in Bairnsdale on 27 March.

First World War centenary

Victorian Red Cross VAD Louie Riggall.

As we observe the centenary of the First World War, there are numerous exhibitions, publications and events timed to mark this milestone and acknowledge the many ways Victorians were involved in supporting the war effort.

Commandos Memorial 50th anniversary

Capt Guy Warnock and Max Chester OAM
This year’s annual service by the Commando Association marked the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Australian Commando Memorial at Tidal River.

‘100 Places for 100 Years’ War Heritage Trails app launched

The app, developed in a partnership between Veterans’ Affairs, Heritage Victoria and the Heritage Council of Victoria was launched by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Damian Drum at the Soldiers Memorial Institute and Museum in Bendigo.