Heritage
Learn more about our heritage overlays, precincts, studies and more.
Yarra enjoys a rich and proud heritage.
Heritage is the story of our community and environment, reflecting different periods of time and celebrating events that helped shape Yarra.
Heritage includes tangible features, like historical buildings and precincts, landscapes, streetscapes, archaeological sites, objects, collections and records.
It also includes intangible features, like cultural practices, stories, traditions, folklore and other knowledge inherited over generations.
There are several ways our heritage is recognised including:
- Aboriginal heritage
- Natural heritage
- Built and residential heritage
- Cultural heritage
- Industrial heritage
Protecting our heritage is an integral part of planning and development for Yarra.
Heritage overlay
Yarra has a rich heritage, a heritage overlay is a planning control that helps to protect land with heritage significance.
Solar panels and heritage overlays
Solar power is key to achieving 100% renewable energy in Yarra by 2035. Properties in heritage overlays are encouraged to install solar.
Heritage precincts
Yarra is home to 54 heritage precinct areas that highlight town halls, factories, shopping strips, houses, parks, civic spaces and Indigenous sites.
Heritage studies
Information from heritage studies have informed the heritage plans for Yarra.
Managing heritage sites in Yarra and Victoria
Yarra has a significant world heritage site, the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, within its boundary.