Greater Shepparton City Council is seeking nominations for the biennial Greater Shepparton Cultural Heritage Awards 2025.
These awards recognise and honour the outstanding contributions from individuals and organisations in cultural heritage conservation, research, education, promotion, interpretation, training and awareness-raising in the region.
The 2025 awards will be delivered in collaboration with the council and the Greater Shepparton Heritage Advisory Committee, with nominations now open.
Categories
1. Reuse of a Heritage Place
2. Restoration of a Heritage Place
3. Maintenance of a Heritage Place
4. Best Research Publication or Manuscript
5. Other Publication
6. Student/Youth
7. Interpretive Signage
8. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage
9. Community and Multicultural Events and Tourism
10. Other Contribution
Cultural heritage can be tangible, including buildings, monuments, landscapes, books and works of art and artefacts, and also intangible, including folklore, traditions, language and knowledge.
Places of cultural heritage significance can include a site, area, land, landscape, building or other work, group of buildings or other works, and may include components, contents, spaces and views.
City of Greater Shepparton Mayor Shane Sali encouraged residents to read the 2025 Cultural Heritage Awards guidelines to determine their eligibility.
“Greater Shepparton is home to many places of local, regional and state heritage significance and these awards recognise any important community work done in this space,” he said.
“Some of these impressive buildings date back to the early 1800s and are a true testament to our region’s history.”
Nominations for the awards will close at 5pm on Friday, December 6, 2024.
Nominated work must be related to the five years before the closing date. Entries can be nominated in more than one category, with a separate nomination form for each category entered.
The 2025 Cultural Heritage Awards will be awarded at a ceremony on May 10, 2025.
For more information, visit greatershepparton.com.au/cultural-heritage-awards