- Courtenay Place (Heritage Area)
- Newtown (Heritage Area)
- Cuba Street (Heritage Area)
Council identify priority heritage buildings for seismic strengthening and conservation restoration, and then invite owners of these buildings to a preliminary consultation with Council for HRRF support.
Heritage building owners can also approach the Council directly with requests for HRRF support. Council will assess their building’s eligibility and whether they can be invited to preliminary consultation for potential HRRF support.
Applications
Applications to the HRRF can only be made upon Council’s invitation, based on the results of the preliminary consultation.
Applications are lodged in the Council’s funding portal, and must include, at minimum:
- evidence that the submitted works are supported, if required (e.g. Body Corp AGM, confirmation email from BC Chairperson, etc.);
- recent (no more than 3 months) quotes for any submitted works, from suitably qualified professionals;
- evidence that financial resources are available to pay for the submitted works;
- confirmation that no submitted work will start before their application has been granted by the Council, should it be successful.
Where applicable, applicants must declare any other grants or fundings they have been granted for the submitted works.
Different assessment criteria (110KB PDF) are applied when assessing the applications for either conservation restoration work or seismic strengthening work.
Applicants are informed by email whether their application has been successful.
Successful applicants must read and sign off the following before 30 June (end of financial year):
- the Terms and Conditions (TCs) of the HRRF;
- the specific conditions applying to their grant.
Grants
85% of the fund is intended for works related to seismic strengthening where successful strengthening outcomes would be unlikely without assistance.
A strengthening Grant may consider:
- a Detailed Seismic Assessment;
- a Detailed Seismic Design;
- a grant towards actual Strengthening Work.
15% of the HRRF is reserved for conservation-specific work undertaken in accordance with recognised conservation principles and methods.
The release of fund is subject to the grant holders submitting their final report through the Council’s funding portal for approval. The final report must include:
- evidence that all conditions have been fulfilled;
- final receipts for all the granted works.
Past allocations
Past HRRF allocations (191KB PDF)
The HRRF has replaced the Built Heritage Incentive Fund (BHIF). Learn about some of the projects we've contributed to in the past.