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1. Upcoming event

   Heritage Stories of the City with Sally Capp and Eddie Butler-Bowdon

   28 July 2025

   Join former Lord Mayor Sally Capp and curator Eddie Butler-Bowdon from the City of Melbourne’s Art and Heritage Collection for a captivating conversation that lifts the lid on Melbourne’s hidden stories.

   • Talk
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value
   • Public space

   

2. Upcoming event

   Modern Melbourne Premiere: Greg Burgess

   27 July 2025

   This year's Modern Melbourne episode featuring 2004 Gold Medal winner Greg Burgess, followed by a Q&A with Heritage Council Victoria Chair Professor Philip Goad.

   • Premiere
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value
   • Public space

   

3. 2025 Local Government Heritage Forum

   30 May 2025

   Hear from experts and colleagues on heritage issues and learn about ways to help communities protect and celebrate their heritage.

   • Conference
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value

   

4. Heritage Conversations: A life in photos—John Gollings

   24 May 2025

   Hear John Gollings in conversation with Open House Melbourne's Tania Davidge as he reflects on his life in pictures, from a young boy with a Box Brownie camera to capturing images of architectural marvels of Ballarat and the world beyond.

   • Talk
   • Cultural value

   

5. Climate Change Panel

   18 May 2025

   A discussion at Botanica Festival on the impact of climate change in sustainably preserving our heritage.

   • Talk
   • Climate change
   • Adaptive reuse
   • Sustainability

   

6. Heritage Gardens Panel

   18 May 2025

   A discussion at Botanica Festival on the impact of climate change on our heritage gardens.

   • Talk
   • Sustainability
   • Community heritage
   • Climate change

   

7. The Australian Heritage Festival (Victoria)

   18 April 2025

   Attend Australia’s biggest community driven Heritage Festival.

   • Annual
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value
   • Public space

   

8. Lost Trades Fair

   8 March 2025

   Learn about lost arts, rare trades, and heritage crafts, and experience inspirational skills, stories, and talent from across Victoria.

   • Annual
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value

   

9. Traditional Trades Exposition

   23 November 2024

   Learn about looking after heritage properties.

   • Annual
   • Adaptive reuse
   • Community heritage
   • Cultural value

   

10. Jack's Magazine - Adaptive Reuse and Sustainability

    21 November 2024

    Tours and a panel discussion on adaptive reuse and sustainability.

    • Tour
    • Climate change
    • Adaptive reuse
    • Sustainability
    • Community heritage