Maryborough Heritage Review

Maryborough Station photo from drone

Council plays a pivotal role protecting the heritage left to our community by generations past. We aim to balance the Central Goldfields Planning Scheme protecting heritage significance, without imposing restrictions on people and their property.

During 2023, a review of the Heritage Overlay covering much of Maryborough was conducted. The review revealed that the overlay (called HO 206) covers a broad blanket area, including many places that are not of heritage significance.

It is proposed that the single HO 206 be replaced with a number of defined heritage precincts and places, with clear descriptions of what should be protected, and guidelines on how to do this. In some areas it is proposed that the Heritage Overlay be removed altogether.

Affected property owners and others interested in Maryborough’s heritage were invited to review the study and its proposed changes. Feedback on these proposals was collected until 13 December 2023. This will be compiled and presented to Council in 2024.

You can view/download detailed maps, or read an explanation about each of the new areas proposed through the Affected Area tile (below).

The complete report can still be downloaded from the Document Library and you can also watch the video of the public meeting (both on this page).

Council will always offer advice on heritage matters in our Shire.

Council plays a pivotal role protecting the heritage left to our community by generations past. We aim to balance the Central Goldfields Planning Scheme protecting heritage significance, without imposing restrictions on people and their property.

During 2023, a review of the Heritage Overlay covering much of Maryborough was conducted. The review revealed that the overlay (called HO 206) covers a broad blanket area, including many places that are not of heritage significance.

It is proposed that the single HO 206 be replaced with a number of defined heritage precincts and places, with clear descriptions of what should be protected, and guidelines on how to do this. In some areas it is proposed that the Heritage Overlay be removed altogether.

Affected property owners and others interested in Maryborough’s heritage were invited to review the study and its proposed changes. Feedback on these proposals was collected until 13 December 2023. This will be compiled and presented to Council in 2024.

You can view/download detailed maps, or read an explanation about each of the new areas proposed through the Affected Area tile (below).

The complete report can still be downloaded from the Document Library and you can also watch the video of the public meeting (both on this page).

Council will always offer advice on heritage matters in our Shire.

  • Reason for review

    Central Goldfields Planning Scheme contains five local heritage places in Maryborough which are currently included in the Heritage Overlay. These include a large heritage precinct area, Heritage Overlay 206: Maryborough Area (HO 206) and four individual places.

    HO 206 was introduced in the planning scheme in 1999 as a single heritage precinct area, but is largely based on an amalgam of eleven precinct areas, identified and documented in the 1992 Maryborough Heritage Study, (Bick, Kellaway, Milner and Patrick, 1992).

    The 2022-2023 Study has been commissioned to review the HO 206 area and identify if the Heritage Overlay should be applied as several smaller precinct areas, or individual heritage places, rather than a single precinct.

    A separate task includes the preparation of up-to-date place citations and local policy and guidelines to assist Council, owners and managers to care for heritage places.

    As is required by the Planning and Environment Act (1987), the Study will provide Council with the information it needs:

    ‘To conserve and enhance buildings, areas and other places which are of scientific, aesthetic, architectural, or historical interest, or otherwise of special cultural value’

    The Study will consider the Central Goldfields Heritage Review: Stage 1, (Rowe & Jacobs, 2005), Central Goldfields Heritage Strategy (2014), Central Goldfields Shire Planning Scheme Review 2020 and the Central Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid.

  • Affected Area

    Existing Heritage Overlay:


    Proposed New Heritage Overlay:


Page last updated: 18 Apr 2024, 12:52 PM