Grants open to protect Australian heritage

The Australian Government will help support the country’s most significant natural, Indigenous and historic heritage sites through a new grant funding round, now open for applications.

Australian Heritage Grants are made available on an annual basis by the Australian Government to protect, maintain and increase recognition of properties on the National Heritage List.

This round will see $5.3 million made available to support projects that protect Australia’s unique and precious heritage.

Examples of projects from previous rounds include restoration of the Great Melbourne Telescope in Melbourne's Domain Parkland and Memorial Precinct, a new interpretive display at Cairns Aquarium to promote heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef, and work on the Shine Dome (now the home to the Australian Academy of Science) in Canberra. 

Applications for the 2022-23 grant round are open until 7 November 2022. 

Grants range from $25,000 to $400,000. 

To find out more and apply, visit business.gov.au, GrantConnect or phone 132 846.

Quotes attributable to Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek:

“Australia’s National Heritage List is a record of the country’s most significant natural, Indigenous, and historic heritage sites.

“Funding awarded under the Australian Heritage Grants program provides ongoing support to protect their heritage values.

“These places include Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, Abbotsford Convent, Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape, Lord Howe Island, Bondi Beach and Western Australia’s Ningaloo Coast. 

“Supported projects include the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area where we are strengthening protection of fire-sensitive landscapes, and in Western Australia where we are ensuring culturally appropriate protection and promotion of dinosaur tracks in The West Kimberley. 

“We live in a beautiful country, and we know Australians love their own backyard, that’s why the Australian Government is committed to better protecting our unique environment and heritage through programs like this one.”