Our Heritage, Our Collection

The City of Greater Geelong is the owner of a Heritage Collection of major national, state and local significance. It is made up of more than 12,000 heritage objects, artefacts and artworks, with an estimated value of nearly $28 million. Spread across numerous locations throughout the municipality, the collection is incredibly diverse and reflects Geelong’s history as a vibrant and progressive city.

Our Heritage, Our Collection is the first time that the entire City of Greater Geelong Heritage Collection has been presented in a unified and holistic way. This report focuses specifically on moveable cultural heritage such as objects, artworks and artefacts.

Although a collection of significance, the City of Greater Geelong’s Heritage Collection faces many challenges that prevent appropriate care and community access. Challenges such as a clearly unified approach to Geelong’s heritage collections and appropriate resourcing, prevent many objects and stories from being cared for and accessed.

This report was developed through research, benchmarking, collection audits, internal Council workshops, community surveys, a community workshop and collection photography and documentation.