Heritage Studies

Every heritage place has a citation or ‘Statement of Significance’ that explains why it is a significant heritage place.

The citations for each heritage place are usually located in the heritage study that led to them being heritage listed. A small number of places do not have entries in a heritage study.

On the Mornington Peninsula there are four separate heritage studies covering the various areas of the Shire prior to the 1994 amalgamation: the former Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington and part of the City of Frankston

Copies of the four studies are available for inspection in any of the Shire's libraries. Alternatively, they are available for download:

• Hastings District Heritage Study Vol 1(PDF, 9MB)
• Hastings District Heritage Study Vol 2(PDF, 4MB)
• Shire of Flinders Heritage Study Part 1(PDF, 9MB) - Photos removed due to download time. Contact 5950 1928 is required.
• Strategic Heritage Flinders Study Part 2(PDF, 7MB) - Photos removed due to download time. Contact 5950 1928 if required.
• Shire of Mornington Heritage Study Part 1(PDF, 12MB)
• Shire of Mornington Heritage Study Part 2(PDF, 14MB)
• (Former) City of Frankston Heritage Study(PDF, 4MB)

If you are seeking information on a particular place, you will need to know which former Shire it was located in. The citation can be found alphabetically by the street address in the relevant study for that area.

If you cannot find a citation for a place, it may be one of a small number of places that do not have a citation in a heritage study. Please contact the Shire's Heritage Planner.

The Council is undertaking a review of its heritage studies, aiming for a single unified study for the Mornington Peninsula. As part of this project the following studies have now been completed and adopted by Council.

• Mornington Peninsula Shire Thematic History July 2013(PDF, 4MB)
• Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review – Area 1 Mount Eliza Mornington and Mount Martha Background Report December 2013(PDF, 4MB)
• Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review – Area 1 Mount Eliza Mornington and Mount Martha Significant Place Citations October 2014(PDF, 17MB)
• Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review Area 2 Volume 1 Background Report by Context Pty Ltd 22 August 2016 Revised September 2017(PDF, 2MB)
• Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review Area 2 Volume 2 Place and Precinct Citations by Context Pty Ltd 22 August 2016 Revised September 2017(PDF, 99MB)
• Heritage Review Area 3 Volume 1 Key Findings and Recommendations July 2019(PDF, 851KB)
• Heritage Review Area 3 - Final Report Volume 2(PDF, 14MB)

Refer to the webpage about the Heritage Study Review.