Deadline: 22-Apr-22
The City of Canada Bay is seeking applications for its Local Heritage Grants Program to provide financial assistance to private owners of heritage items or contributory buildings within a heritage conservation area for small heritage conservation projects.
Aims of the Fund
- To encourage work to heritage items that will conserve and enhance the heritage significant aspects of the heritage item.
- To encourage work to contributory buildings in heritage conservation areas in order to enhance the contribution the place makes to the heritage values of the area.
- To help residents by assisting with the cost of conservation works.
- To engender greater interest and awareness for conservation of heritage places within the City of Canada Bay
- To promote a positive community attitude towards heritage conservation within the City of Canada Bay.
Funding Information
- Council approves a budget for the Heritage Assistance Fund for each financial year. Grants to individual properties are generally given on a dollar-for-dollar basis (i.e. the amount provided by the fund must not exceed the amount spent by the owner) with grants limited to:
- for heritage items – up to 50% of amount spent, with the maximum grant being $3,000; or
- for contributory buildings in heritage conservation areas – up to 50% of amount spent, with the maximum grant being $2,000.
Projects not funded
Funding will not be provided for the following projects:
- Where minor works approval has not been obtained and was required
- In cases where the work does not enhance the heritage values of the place
- Work has not be carried out to a high standard e.g. incorrect mortar used, paint has gone onto face brickwork, replacement elements do not match the original, etc.
- Where substantial assistance has been previously provided
- New additions (including new internal fittings such as new kitchens and bathrooms);
- Purchase of tools and plant
- Work to infill or neutral buildings in a heritage conservation area
- Works associated with a development application.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible the project must:
- Involve work on a heritage item or a contributory building within a heritage conservation area as identified within the Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 and Canada Bay Development Control Plan.
- Written minor works approval must have been obtained for the work. (A copy of the minor works approval letter must be included with the application.)
- Applications should be made for work carried out in the year prior to the application, and preferably within four months of the completion of works.
- Works that contribute to presentation of an item to the general public will be given a priority.
- Council will require evidence in the form of paid tax invoices and photographs that the work has been carried out and paid for, and of the final cost of the work.
For more information, visit https://www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au/development/heritage/local-heritage-grants-program