Local Heritage Fund

Our heritage is important to all of us. That’s why we’ve established the Local Heritage Fund. This fund provides small grants to support you if you own property with heritage significance on the Northern Beaches, and you’re doing works to conserve its heritage value.

What types of properties and projects are eligible

To be eligible, a property must be listed in Schedule 5 of the Manly, Warringah or Pittwater Local Environmental Plans. This is a requirement of the funding provided by the State Government.

Eligible projects include things like repairing structural components such as underpinning walls and repointing brickwork, repainting external walls, repairing or reinstating walls, windows, verandas, external balustrades, roof cladding, roof plumbing and decorative elements, and repairing historic fences, walls, drainage and bridge structures.

Review the Local Heritage Fund Guidelines to see if your project may be eligible.

How funding is allocated

We review and allocate budget each financial year, using funding support from Heritage NSW. The fund generally provides grants of between $200 and $3,000 per property, but no more than 50% of the cost of the project.

How we assess the grants

Our internal panel, consisting of a Strategic Planner, Heritage Planner and Grants Officer, will review all applications. This team will make the call on which projects will be offered a grant, and how much that grant will be, on a case by case basis.

Applications are open and close 20 March 2026.

Read the Local Heritage Fund Guidelines to check if your project is eligible.