Greater Shepparton City Council and the Greater Shepparton Heritage Advisory Committee announced the winners of the biennial Cultural Heritage Awards 2023 on Saturday 22 April at the Shepparton Art Museum.
The Awards recognise contributions to cultural heritage conservation, research, education, promotion, interpretation, training and awareness-raising within the region. The Awards aim to promote the benefits of cultural heritage conservation by highlighting good practice conservation examples and guidance, as well as offering the owners or guardians of our cultural heritage recognition of their invaluable work.
Cultural heritage includes both tangible cultural heritage, such as buildings and landscapes, books, artefacts and artwork, and intangible cultural heritage, such as folklore, traditions, language and knowledge.
Nominations were open from 14 November 2022 until 20 February 2023, with nominations then shortlisted ahead of site visits and inspections by the judging panel. The number of entries exceeded those from the 2021 Awards, with the judging panel extremely pleased at the range and standard of nominations.
“Council and the Heritage Advisory Committee were extremely pleased with the number and standard of the entries received this year. A big congratulations to the winners of each of the categories,” Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali said.
“We thank everyone for the time and effort they have dedicated to improving the cultural heritage of our region, it doesn’t go unnoticed. Council hope these Awards show our recognition of what you have achieved.”
