The Heritage Restoration Fund (Trees and Gardens) is intended to assist owners of significant trees and gardens to undertake appropriate maintenance works or to obtain a suitable water supply to provide for the longevity these trees and gardens.

The Heritage Restoration Fund (Trees and Gardens) provides owners of significant trees and gardens with help either to:

• undertake appropriate maintenance works
• obtain a suitable water supply to provide for the longevity of these trees and gardens.

A total of $35,000 is available across these two funding categories. We’ll generally provide funding for approved work on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to a maximum amount of  $3,000.

Ineligible

The following projects are not eligible to receive funds: 

• Applications for retrospective works. 
• Applications for projects on Crown land. 
• New additions and extensions to a building unless the materials original to that building are used in construction. 
• The removal of trees and vegetation including dead trees and vegetation. 
• Interior works and alterations to a building unless the schedule to the Heritage Overlay identifies the heritage place as one where internal alteration controls apply. 
• General maintenance works including (but not limited to) the cleaning of gutters, walls or paths, and the gardening and pruning of vegetation (unless the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay identifies the heritage place as one where tree controls apply). 
• The purchase of new plants (unless they replace existing plants which form an important element of the garden).
  

• Phone: 9840 9789
• Email: manningham@manningham.vic.gov.au