Heritage Incentive Grant 2025-2026

Toowoomba Regional Council's Heritage Incentive Grant aims to support the preservation and enhancement of heritage-listed
buildings in the public realm within regional townships and the Toowoomba city centre and is based on best practice for heritage places.

1. Please read the Heritage Incentive Grant Policy and Guidelines.
Your application will be assessed against criteria in the guidelines.

2. Prior to lodging an application for funding, owners must have a preliminary discussion/ site visit with Council’s Principal Architect (Heritage Advisor) to ensure that there is clarity about the eligibility of the project and that the scope of work, priorities and options are agreed.

Please make an appointment via email heritage.advisor@tr.qld.gov.au. 

3. Owners of state-listed heritage properties should contact the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection to discuss whether any proposed work requires approval.

Step 1     Preliminary discussions

Step 2     Lodgement of application with supporting documentation 

Step 3     Assessment of application  

Step 4     Funding allocation and Funding Agreement

Step 5     Implementation of heritage conservation works

Step 6     Payment of funding on completion of works

Step 7     Grant acquittal due 6 weeks after completion

Council staff are not technical specialists. If you experience technical difficulties (i.e. you can't submit the form), then you will need to contact the SmartyGrants help desk to help resolve your query. 

E-mail: service@smartygrants.com.au
Phone: (03) 9320 6888 
Support Desk Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST, Mon - Fri.

Some other application tips:

1) Take a few minutes to become familiar with the entire form's contents. This will help provide a guide as to the length of time it may take to complete your application. 

2) Please upload all required supporting documents to this application. If you submit your application but we require more documentation, your form will be re-opened, and you will receive an email requesting those documents.  You can then re-submit your application. 

4) Review before you submit. Make sure to 'save progress' regularly as you may be logged out while your application sits idle. You should always 'review' before attempting to 'submit'.

Toowoomba Regional Council is collecting and managing your personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and the Public Records Act 2002 for the purpose of remaining in contact with you, administrating, assessing and awarding heritage incentive grants. The information provided in this form and supporting documents will be accessed by authorised members of Toowoomba Regional Council. The information provided on your grant application and in any related documentation and discussions may be provided to members of the assessment panel to assist Council in processing your grant application. By submitting an application you consent to Council publishing the applicant's name, project description and amount funded on our website and Council endorsed publications. This information may also be used for promoting Council's grants program. To understand how your personal information is managed, refer to Council’s Privacy, copyright, disclaimer & accessibility guidelines.