Geelong Heritage Advisory Committee

The Heritage Advisory Committee has community members from local heritage or community groups and four individual representatives with heritage interests or knowledge.

The role of the Heritage Advisory Committee is to:

• celebrate and promote awareness of cultural heritage within the municipality
• provide advice on marketing and promotion opportunities for heritage within the municipality
• provide advice and recommendations to Council on the documentation, interpretation, management and conservation of history and heritage, including places, objects, collections, in the municipality
• make recommendations to Council about further work required to identify, document, protect, conserve and promote the heritage of the municipality
• provide recommendations for nominations of places to local, state or national heritage registers
• advocate in a professional manner on behalf of the community and celebrate the community's history and heritage
• assist Council in sourcing external funding or sponsorship opportunities to undertake heritage identification, conservation, promotion, management and education.

Heritage Advisory Committee Members 2024-25

• Councillor Rowan Story AM, RFD - Chair
• Councillor Chris Burson - Deputy Chair

Nominated Community Group representatives

• Geelong Environment Council: Jan Calaby
• Geelong Historical Society:  Harry Roberts
• Geelong Library & Heritage Centre: Lucy Davies, Manager Heritage Services
• Geelong One Fire Reconciliation Group: Jen Deneefe
• Little River Historical Society: Jack Norris
• National Trust of Victoria (Geelong and Region Branch): Graham Hobbs (alternate Jack Herd)
• Osborne Park Association Inc: Margaret Phelan (alternate Michael Menzies)

Groups who did not nominate a representative in this term:  Wadawurrung Traditional Land Owners, Royal Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Show Society, Geelong Museum Association, Bellarine Historical Society, Lara Heritage and Historical Society, North Shore and Norlane Stories, Mount Duneed History Group (disbanded)

Individual Community representatives

• Claudette Brennan, heritage archivist & heritage property manager
• Meredith Fewkes, coordinator/volunteer in regional tourism events
• Bernard Kelly, author on Geelong heritage and tourism
• Genevieve Polic, archaeologist

Supporting City of Greater Geelong Staff (non-voting)

Director, National Wool Museum

Manager and Heritage Team staff, Urban Design and Place Unit

Staff from other business units as needed for input on issues before the committee

Heritage Advisory Committee appointment period

Members are appointed for a period of two years.

Meetings

The Committee will meet a minimum four time per year (quarterly), outside business hours (evening) at council offices in central Geelong.

Reporting to Council

A report outlining the main topics discussed at each meeting is to be made available on the web. 

The Chairs have the opportunity to refer any matters arising to the Council as relevant to wider policy and decision-making.

Terms of reference

The committee is bound by the terms of reference below.

Need to know more...

For enquiries contact David Scott on 03 5272 4325 or email [email protected].