Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

Helping the community respect and understand Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Traditional Owner responsibilities.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Fund Grants Program

The first round of grants under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Fund is open for submissions - the due date has been extended until 20 June 2025. The program funds initiatives that aim to protect or manage Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Victoria.

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Heritage Council Advisory Committees

We are currently looking for Victorian Traditional Owners to sit on our Advisory Committees. Submit an expression of interest (EOI) by 30 June 2025 and help us to protect Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.

Apply to join a committee
Uncle Jim Berg, Framlingham

Returning our Ancestors

A landmark documentary film about the fight to return stolen Aboriginal Ancestors to Country.

Watch the film
Campaspe River, Dja Dja Wurrung Country
Arts, culture & heritage

Victoria's Registered Aboriginal Parties

See Victoria's Registered Aboriginal Parties or search the online map to find a Registered Aboriginal Party for an area of Victoria.

VAHC 10 Year Anniversary Panel
Arts, culture & heritage

Engagement and Initiatives

A long-standing statutory function of Council is to promote public awareness and understanding of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Victoria.

Mont Lonarch in Victoria
Arts, culture & heritage

Ancestral Remains

We are responsible for returning Aboriginal Ancestral Remains (Ancestors) in Victoria.

Find out about the Traditional Owners of Country

Registered Aboriginal Parties cover 77.5% of the place we now know as Victoria.

Find out where they are

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Supporting the survival, dignity and wellbeing of Our People.

Download a poster

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View of Frankston beach

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact us on 03 9922 7002 or email VAHC@dpc.vic.gov.au.

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