Braidwood Heritage Centre
- Project typeCapital Works
- Project value$3.75 million grant funding | $590,000 Bendigo Bank grant | $188,945 Council donation
- Project scheduleTBC
- Contractor nameTrinity Quality Interiors Pty Ltd – completion works
Current work
Trinity Quality Interiors are continuing work on the completion works of Stage 1.
The Bendigo Bank Braidwood and Bungendore have provided a grant of $590,000 to ensure Stage 1 will be completed, and Council endorsed supporting the project by donating $188,945 to cover the development application fees and section 64 contributions for the project. For more information, read the media release about the additional funding.
Project background and previous work
The Braidwood & District Historical Society secured $3.75 million from the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund for the Heritage Centre project. The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments. The funding deed for the project required Council to be the principal on the construction contract.
NSW Public Works Advisory had managed the project. The project has been a complex one, with project managers and contractors working through many constraints. These have included negotiating the heritage site, getting the development application approved, ensuring access agreements with the nearby school, any excavation requiring archaeological study, ensuring the building is designed in such a way to be suitable for public visits, including accessibility considerations.
The bulk of the budget so far was spent on construction costs and preparation of the site for construction. Funding was also spent on project management, architect services, power line design and power poles, archaeology services, heritage services, geotechnical costs, development application and other fees, tree services, quantity surveyor, fencing and other supplies.
With the support of the funding body, we facilitated the transfer of funding to Council. This has allowed us to have greater oversight of the project and engage a project manager. We are working closely with the Braidwood District Heritage Society to use the remaining funding to engage contractors to finish the first stage of the project.
We engaged a project manager to complete the project, and have worked with local sub-contractors to continue works on the ground.
At the meeting on 23 April 2025, Council awarded the contract for the Braidwood Heritage Centre Completion Works to Trinity Quality Interiors Pty Ltd.
Trinity Quality Interiors have been engaged for completion works of Stage 1 of this project. Work involves completion of:
- 6 Bedroom Homestay including air conditioning
- Moving of the Lockup
- New Entry to the museum
- Aircon to both
- Part of the landscaping
- Connection between the front and rear parts of the site
Progress photos
Location
186 Wallace Street, Braidwood 2622 View Map
-35.440399, 149.800026
186 Wallace Street ,
Braidwood 2622
186 Wallace Street ,
Braidwood 2622
Braidwood Heritage Centre