The NT Government has awarded its latest round of Heritage Grants. The NT Heritage Grants Program helps conserve declared heritage sites in private hands. It provides funding for conservation work to buildings and other structures, Aboriginal archaeological sites, and places of social or natural significance. Research and promotional projects are also eligible.
This year seven projects spread across the Territory have received funding. They are the Church of Christ the King in Tennant Creek; St Mary’s Chapel in Alice Springs; the Old Police Station in Borroloola; the Djomi Museum in Maningrida; Chapman House in Alice Springs; the Araluen Homestead in Alice Springs; and the 7 Mile Control Tower at Alice Springs Airport.
To find out more about the program visit https://nt.gov.au/leisure/arts-culture-heritage/apply-for-a-heritage-grant
Quotes from Dianne Bensley, Acting Director, Heritage Branch, Parks, Wildlife and Heritage:
“This round of the NT Heritage Grants Program will see the NT Government invest $98,538 in preserving our history.
“As we have seen with the fantastic job Wayne Morriss has done on the Wishart Sidling Fettler’s Mess building, grants like this can mean the difference between a heritage site crumbling into decay or being restored to its former glory.
“Preserving our heritage is important. It provides a link to our past for us and future generations in a constantly changing world.”
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Before and after photos of the Wishart Siding Fetter’s Mess building
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