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LGBTIQA+ Heritage Study
Heritage Study
Yarra City Council
City of Yarra, VIC
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country
The City of Yarra in Melbourne has a thriving and diverse LGBTIQA+ community.
The City of Yarra has long been home to numerous LGBTIQA+ businesses, spaces and events which have contributed to strong connections and associations within the LGBTIQA+ communities—connections which are living and evolving.
In 2023 Yarra City Council engaged GML and subconsultants Way Back When historians to undertake a heritage study of places and objects of significance to LGBTIQA+ communities in the City of Yarra.
GML undertook a rigorous analysis, including targeted historical research and community consultation, to identify a comprehensive list of potential places of significance.
GML’s report outlined recommendations and opportunities to best protect the places and objects identified in the comprehensive list through both statutory and non-statutory mechanisms to celebrate and promote the tangible and intangible LGBTIQA+ heritage values within Yarra.
GML is currently undertaking Part 2 of the study, which involves detailed heritage assessments of places against the Victorian Government’s criteria for heritage protection.
Learn more about the project on the City of Yarra website.
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St Marks Church, Fitzroy.
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The Sir Robert Peel Hotel, Collingwood.