Abbotsford convent proposed National Heritage listing

The Australian Heritage Council is assessing the Abbotsford Convent for potential inclusion in the National Heritage List. The National Heritage List recognises places that are of outstanding heritage value to the nation for their natural, Indigenous and/or historic heritage values.

The Australian Heritage Council’s initial assessment for this place is that it might have National Heritage values. A draft map and draft description of potential National Heritage values are available at the links below.

Consultation documents

Draft values statement: Abbotsford Convent (PDF - 265.67 KB)
Draft values statement: Abbotsford Convent (DOC - 54.5 KB)

Draft boundary map: Abbotsford Convent (PDF - 3.62 MB)

Fact sheet: Abbotsford Convent (PDF - 376.02 KB)
Fact sheet: Abbotsford Convent (DOC - 109 KB)

Please note that existing National, Commonwealth and Victorian heritage listings in Melbourne will not be affected by any potential National Heritage listing of Abbotsford Convent.

Further information

• Abbotsford Convent was added to Australia's National Heritage List on 31 August 2017
• The National Heritage List, the assessment criteria and other places on the list
• The Australian Heritage Council
• The Thematic Heritage Study on Benevolent and Other Care Institutions