Recent news from NSW Government’s Heritage Grant Program has seen $487,825 worth of funding awarded to fourteen sites or heritage programs aimed at conserving local history and upgrading and preserving historical sites in the western area.
The funds help to preserve, promote and realise the value of heritage of items and historic places, while creating awareness of the value of heritage in both cultural understanding and local economies.
In the western plains, some groups are able put grants towards protecting specific sites and making them more accessible to the public, while councils are assisted to identify heritage assets, provide expert advice and distribute small grants to help owners of historic buildings and sites repair and maintain them…