Protecting our heritage
Heritage protection in Victoria
Learn how heritage protection works in Victoria and how the Heritage Council helps protect significant places and objects.
- Regulatory guidance
Criteria for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register
Read the Victorian Heritage Register criteria and threshold guidelines to understand how to assess heritage places and objects.
- Regulatory guidance
Heritage Act 2017
Learn how the Heritage Act 2017 protects Victoria's cultural heritage.
- Regulatory guidance
How we make decisions
Learn how we make decisions about Victoria’s significant heritage places and objects and the role of hearings and reviews.
- Regulatory guidance
Victorian Heritage Register
Discover Victoria's cultural heritage in the Victorian Heritage Register. Search more than 3,000 places and objects of cultural significance to our state.
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