Several heritage buildings and sites throughout Western Australia are set for restoration after receiving funding under the State Government’s 2020-21 Heritage Grants program.
The grants program offers dollar-for-dollar funding of up to $40,000 for conservation projects; and up to $20,000 for community events, activities and heritage interpretation projects for places listed on the State Heritage Register.
Offered for the first time, the new Community Heritage Grants funding stream will support towns and communities with interpretation projects and events that promote or celebrate the stories of State Registered places.
Since the Heritage Grants Program commenced in 1997, 784 heritage projects have received grants totalling more than $22 million to help tell stories of our past.
Among the 49 projects to receive funding as the grants program resumes this year are conservation works to the Maylands Tennis Club, Monger’s Trading Post in York and the iconic London Court in the central business district.
Inaugural community grant recipients include heritage trails for Donnybrook and Beverley, an Aboriginal heritage trail through Hyde Park and a festival in Fremantle to celebrate The Universal Terrazzo Tile Factory.
As stated by Heritage Minister David Templeman:
“I am so pleased to reinstate the heritage grants funding this year which attracted much interest and a compelling collection of projects that celebrate our past and protect the State’s most valuable historic places.
“The addition of the community grants stream has broadened the opportunities for more Western Australians to engage with our heritage, and for the State Government to support local communities working hard to share their history in contemporary, exciting and meaningful ways.”
Heritage Grants Program 2020-21
| Project | Grant Amount |
| STATE HERITAGE GRANTS | |
| Metropolitan | |
| Cellar’s Restaurant, West End Fremantle | $20,402 |
| Success Hill Lodge, Bassendean | $40,000 |
| Parkerville Children’s Home & Cemetery, Parkerville | $50,000 |
| St John’s Lutheran Church, Perth | $39,083 |
| Warehouse, 56 Pakenham Street, West End Fremantle | $40,000 |
| London Court, Perth | $40,000 |
| Waylen House, Swanleigh Precinct, Middle Swan | $50,000 |
| 25 Brookman Street, Brookman & Moir Streets Precinct, Perth | $6,479 |
| Welbourne House, Guildford | $23,100 |
| Commercial Building, 48 High Street, West End Fremantle | $32,189 |
| Chamber of Commerce Building, West End Fremantle | $40,000 |
| St Margaret’s Anglican Church, Nedlands | $43,750 |
| Maylands Post Office | $27,044 |
| First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth | $40,000 |
| Warehouse, 52 Henry Street, West End Fremantle | $32,815 |
| Nedlands Tennis Club | $5,610 |
| Wesley Church and Manse, Guildford | $35,442 |
| West Australian Rowing Club, Perth | $8,195 |
| Windsor Hall, Mount Lawley | $5,390 |
| House, 53 Helena Street, Guildford | $8,634 |
| St Matthews Church, Guildford | $10,193 |
| St Columba’s Church and Hall, Peppermint Grove | $38,820 |
| Ajax Building, 49-59 High Street, West End Fremantle | $40,000 |
| Terrace Houses, 6 Catherine Street, Subiaco | $1,245 |
| Annesley, Mount Lawley | $40,000 |
| Regional | |
| Enderslea, Chittering | $23,650 |
| Priests Cell, Morawa; Chapel of San Spirito, Utakarra; The Church of our Lady Fatima, Nanson | $25,575 |
| Monger’s Trading Post, York | $5,788 |
| Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton | $40,000 |
| 5 Pine Street, Pemberton Timber Mill Worker’s Cottage Precinct | $40,000 |
| Tack’s Store, Chinatown Conservation Area, Broome | $40,000 |
| COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS | |
| Metropolitan | |
| The Universal Terrazzo Tile Factory, West End Fremantle | $15,120 |
| Heritage South Perth App | $20,000 |
| Aboriginal Heritage Trail Development, Hyde Park, Perth | $10,725 |
| Heritage Trail, Woodloes Homestead, Cannington | $20,000 |
| Heritage Trail, Darlington | $20,000 |
| Regional | |
| Interpretation Plan, Busselton Cultural Precinct | $10,721 |
| Interpretation, Coolgardie Post Office & Associated Buildings | $20,000 |
| Interpretation Plan, Yarloop Timber Mill Workshops | $20,000 |
| Heritage Trail, Shire of Beverley | $20,000 |
| Heritage Hedland: Connecting Through Our History | $17,832 |
| Heritage Trail, Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes | $6,000 |
| Interpretation, Old Hospital Complex, Margaret River | $2,706 |
| Heritage Trail, Shire of Dardanup | $16,592 |
| Heritage Trail, Donnybrook Town | $9,506 |
| Interpretation, Old Butter Factory, Busselton | $8,080 |
| Audio-Visual Interpretation, Gaol & Police Quarters, Bridgetown | $15,204 |
| Heritage Trail, Shire of Kojonup | $20,000 |
| Interpretation, Merredin Railway Museum | $8,525 |
