Research and guidance
Explore expert research and guidance to help you protect, manage and conserve Victoria's cultural heritage.
Topics in focus
Heritage and climate change
Discover how to protect and adapt our cultural heritage.
- Focus topic
- Climate change
Research and reports
Browse all (8)Valuing Victoria’s heritage
Report published 2023
Discover the Heritage Council's latest report, exploring the economic, social, and environmental value of Victoria's heritage
- Research report
Shaping the future of the Victorian Heritage Register
Report published 2023
Read the findings of a 2023 survey to understand the cultural heritage valued by Victorians.
- Research report
Improving local cultural heritage protection and management
Report published 2020
Read the State of Heritage Review: Local Heritage Report 2020.
- Research report
Our guidance
Steps in the protection process
Make a submission through the HCV Hub
Submit requests and information to the Heritage Council of Victoria through the HCV Hub.
- Regulatory guidance
Registering objects integral to a heritage place
Learn what makes an object integral to a heritage place in the Victorian Heritage Register.
- Regulatory guidance
Identify and classify heritage
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
Victoria’s framework of historical themes
Discover Victoria’s rich heritage through the themes that connect our historical places, objects and events.
- Heritage guidance
Manage and maintain heritage
Repointing mortar joints in older buildings
A practical guide on repointing and using lime mortars to repair old stone or brick buildings and heritage sites.
- Heritage guidance
At home with heritage
Explore our comprehensive guide for renovating a heritage home.
- Heritage guidance
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