Current heritage studies underway
In 2018 Council committed to undertake a Comprehensive Heritage Study to respond to the changing development context, demography and community expectations regarding the identification, policy and protection of Hornsby Shire’s heritage.
The Hornsby Heritage Action Plan (PDF 1.2MB) was prepared in 2019 to identify the strategic tasks required to guide the scope of the Comprehensive Heritage Study and informed a programme to complete the tasks.
The programme of works commenced in October 2020 and involves numerous projects to be undertaken over several years. The preparation of each study is being undertaken with input from the Hornsby Council Heritage Advisory Committee (HAC), and the Hornsby Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Consultative Committee (HATSICC) throughout the course of each project.
For more information on each active project, please follow the links below.
![river boat near wharf](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0011/249626/thematic.jpg)
Thematic
![Aboriginal Heritage Study cover](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/255733/Aboriginal-Heritage-Study-800px.jpg)
Aboriginal
![old building with pathway](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0020/250535/interpretation-strategy.jpg)
Heritage interpretation strategy
![Archaelogical Heritage Study](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0004/249628/Archaeology.jpg)
Archaeology
![old photo of bridge](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/249629/landscape-study.jpg)
Landscape
![heritage](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/257085/Heritage-Item-Review-800px.jpg)
Heritage item review
![heritage](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/257086/Targeted-Item-Review-800px.jpg)
Targeted identification and heritage item review
![heritage](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/257084/HCA-Review-800px.jpg)
Heritage conservation area review
![Sate Heritage Inventory](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/249631/state-heritage-inventory.jpg)
Update state heritage inventory and review of existing inventory sheets
![people in front of mural](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/249641/heritage-community-engagement-strategy.jpg)
Heritage community engagement strategy
Renovating a Home
Buying and Selling
![Fagan Park museum](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0004/261679/Heritage-Fagan_park-250px.jpg)
Celebrating our heritage through interpretation
![Hornsby Butchering shopfront with people standing out front](https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/250529/have-your-say-300px.jpg)
Have your say on Hornsby Shire's heritage
Hornsby Shire Council values feedback from the community on what local residents regard as their local heritage.