We’re developing a new heritage strategy to plan how we acknowledge the distinctive heritage of our city, for the next 10 years and beyond.
As our city evolves, it's more important than ever to recognise the value of heritage and the places that tell our shared story.
In 2024, we prepared and consulted on the Heritage People and Place Discussion Paper to start a conversation about how we shape our new heritage strategy.
Feedback received from diverse voices of the community, business and government informed the preparation of the Draft Melbourne Heritage Strategy: Stories of People and Place, which was open for consultation from 5 May to 16 June 2025.
Feedback we heard was incorporated into the final heritage strategy.
The Future Melbourne Committee will consider the City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy 2025: Stories of people and place for adoption at its meeting on 17 February 2026.
Community consultation
Feedback we heard from the two phases of consultation on the City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy: Stories of people and place.
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Community consultation on the Discussion Paper
20 February to 19 March 2024
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Analysis of feedback and development of Draft Heritage Strategy
April to July 2024
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Presentation of Draft Heritage Strategy at Future Melbourne Committee
Access the minutes, agenda, attachments and resolutions.
Tuesday 20 August 2024
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Community consultation on the Draft Melbourne Heritage Strategy
Monday 5 May to Monday 16 June 2025
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Timeline item 5 - complete
Analysis of feedback and preparation of the Final Melbourne Heritage Strategy
Late 2025
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Timeline item 6 - active
Future Melbourne Committee to consider the Heritage Strategy
Access the meeting papers. from the deferred 2 December 2025 meeting.
17 February 2026
Discover more of Melbourne's heritage
Learn about places of Aboriginal cultural significance through our Mapping Aboriginal Melbourne project. You can also take a self-guided walk from Fitzroy Gardens to Docklands to learn more about Aboriginal heritage and culture. Book a tour with an experienced guide from the Koorie Heritage Trust.
Read one of our neighbourhood histories and heritage reviews to learn more about the heritage and how the neighbourhood has evolved.
Take yourself, family, friends or community group on a self guided walk of your local neighbourhood to help you get to know Melbourne’s iconic sites, cultural heritage and hidden gems.
You can also explore our Art and Heritage Collection, a treasure trove of local history and culture, in the streets and online.
To preserve the city’s unique character, we offer heritage grants to help people complete restoration projects at residential, community and commercial properties across the municipality.
If you own a heritage property or want to learn more about local architecture, check out our Heritage Owner’s Guide and Heritage Design Guide.
Explore the following pages related to heritage planning in the City of Melbourne.
