Thirteen new recipients of the ACT Heritage Grants have been announced, with total funding of $213,103.

Projects have been selected to help conserve, educate, interpret and engage with places and objects on the ACT Heritage Register, as well as Aboriginal heritage protected under the Heritage Act 2004.

This year’s grants include restoration and protection of Aboriginal rock art sites in Namadgi, a Canberra Raiders project celebrating 100 years of Northbourne Oval, a centenary celebration of the Causeway Hall in Kingston organised by ACT Hub, and the digitisation of records from St Christopher’s Cathedral in Manuka.

In another focus, Marion Ink receives funding for the She Writes History project – She Shapes History, recognising women in Canberra’s history.

Registrations for the 2026 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival, running from April to May next year, are now open here until November 28.

 Heritage Grant recipients

• St John’s Anglican Church – conserving exterior stone fabric – $17,947
• The Canberra Raiders – celebrating 100 years of Northbourne Oval – $21,030
• St Paul’s Anglican Church Manuka – refurbishment of western doors – $8,686
• St Ninian’s Uniting Church – gutter remediation on the old stone church – $3,525
• St Joseph’s Catholic Church – door conservation – $32,850
• St Christopher’s Cathedral Manuka – digitisation of cathedral records – $2,288
• National Parks Association ACT – protecting rock art sites in Namadgi National Park – $17,151
• University of Canberra – exploring community engagement with ACT cultural heritage through AI-based storytelling – $42,123
• Engineers Australia ACT – recognition of Canberra’s initial outfall sewer – $3,850
• Hyatt Hotel Canberra – conservation management plan renewal – $24,635
• ACT Writers Centre, Marion Ink – She Writes History – $16,054
• ACT Hub – centenary celebration of the Causeway Hall – $2,752
• Anne McGrath – essential conservation works at Majura House – $20,212