Please help save our heritage!
The way some of our built heritage has been irrevocably changed or destroyed in Whitehorse recently clearly shows that guidelines and Council Heritage Overlays are not enough to protect and preserve them. What is needed is for the state government to use the laws it already has to protect our built heritage and penallise those who breach them.
When will the state government use the heritage legislation it already has to better protect our built heritage?
If you feel that our local heritage needs stronger protections please email your Whitehorse Councillor, Box Hill MP and the state government Minister for Planning and let them know.
Together we may be able make a difference and save our heritage for current and future generations to enjoy and learn from before it is too late.
CONTACT DETAILS
State government
The Hon Ms Sonya Kilkenny MP - Minister for Planning
Email: sonya.kilkenny@parliament.vic.gov.au
Mr Paul Harmer, MP for Box Hill
Email: Paul.Harmer@parliament.vic.gov.au
Whitehorse Council
Whitehorse council Heritage Steering Committee
There are currently no Whitehorse councillors on the Heritage Steering Committee. Does this mean that it does not exist anymore?
Whitehorse Councillors:
To view a map of the Whitehorse wards please click on the following link:
Whitehorse Wards | Whitehorse City Council
Councillor: Cr Ben Stennett
Ward: Walker
Mobile: 0448 375 937
Email: Ben.Stennett@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Kieran Simpson
Ward: Cootamundra
Mobile: 0431 486 849
Email: Kieran.Simpson@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Andrew Davenport -Mayor
Ward: Wattle Ward
Mobile: 0407 652 145
Email: Andrew.Davenport@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Daniel Griffiths
Ward: Eley
Mobile: 0431 486 455
Email: Daniel.Griffiths@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Blair Barker
Ward: Elgar
Mobile: 0459 857 280
Email: Blair.Barker@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Kirsten Langford
Ward: Kingsley
Mobile: 0423 445 390
Email: Kirsten.Langford@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Hayley Weller
Ward: Lake
Mobile: 0431 486 836
Email: Hayley.Weller@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Jason Martin
Ward: Mahoneys
Mobile: 0431 486 973
Email: Jason.Martin@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Prue Cutts - Deputy Mayor
Ward: Simpson
Mobile: 0409 867 540
Email: Prue.Cutts@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Peter Allan
Ward: Sparks
Mobile: 0423 504 325
Email: Peter.Allan@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Councillor: Cr Jarrod Gunn
Ward: Terrara
Mobile: 0431 487 348
Email: Jarrod.Gunn@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
APPLYING FOR A HERITAGE GRANT:
Whitehorse Heritage Assistance Fund
Whitehorse City Council recognises the need to encourage and assist the maintenance and enhancement of heritage properties. The Heritage Assistance Fund aims to provide funding support to individuals, community groups and organisations in their endeavours to maintain items of heritage significance in the City.
Each application can seek funding of up to 100 per cent of the total cost of the project, with the maximum grant per application being $2,000.
To find out more please click on the following link:
Heritage Assistance Fund | Whitehorse City Council
Heritage Victoria
The Living Heritage Grants Program is a Victorian Government initiative. Heritage Victoria administers a grants program for the conservation of state-significant heritage places. The Living Heritage Grants Program supports heritage places which are:
- included in the Victorian Heritage Register
- accessible to the public
Grants of between $20,000 and $200,000 are available for eligible conservation works.
To find out more please click on the following link: Apply for a Living Heritage Grant
APPLYING FOR HERITAGE LISTING:
Heritage Victoria
Heritage Victoria welcomes nominations 2022-23 for places or objects of State-level significance.
To find out more please click on the following link: Nominate a place or object (heritage.vic.gov.au)
City of Whitehorse
The Heritage Overlay is a planning control in the Whitehorse Planning Scheme that can be applied to properties that have been investigated and are determined to have heritage significance. Applying a Heritage Overlay to an individual place or precinct is done via a Planning Scheme Amendment.
To learn more: Heritage in Whitehorse | Whitehorse City Council
LODGING AN OBJECTION:
Whitehorse Council
The Whitehorse Council has an objection/planning form you can download . The form can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:
Advertised Documents and Registers | Whitehorse City Council
National Trust
The National Trust has a Advocacy Toolkit which has helpful advice in regards to lodging an objection for properties covered by a Heritage Overlay.
The Advocacy Toolkit can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:
2018_advocacy_toolkit_No3-1.pdf (nationaltrust.org.au)