City of Ryde’s heritage tells the story of who we are. It reflects the built and natural places we value, the cultures and traditions we share, and the connections between our past, present and future. Ryde’s heritage has grown alongside our community and will continue to evolve into the future.

We want to understand what heritage means to you and how it should be cared for and celebrated. Whether you feel a strong connection to Ryde's heritage, have cultural traditions to share, or simply want to learn more, we want to hear from you.

Your feedback will help shape a new City of Ryde Strategic Heritage Framework that will build on existing strategies to embed Ryde’s rich layers of cultural heritage. This framework will ensure heritage meets the needs of our community through education, engagement, and participation in our shared history.

The Heritage Framework will consider:

If you live, work, study, or visit the City of Ryde, your input will guide how we preserve, interpret, and share our heritage, ensuring it remains relevant and accessible for future generations.

Types of Heritage

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  • First Nation Peoples heritage

    The long‑standing cultural connection of the Wallumedegal Clan and other Aboriginal people to the area we call the City of Ryde. This includes sites, stories, ongoing cultural practices and significant figures like Bennelong.

  • Heritage buildings

    Buildings of historical significance that reflect our community's past, including Brush Farm House, Addington, Willandra and others.

  • Heritage conservation areas

    Areas recognised for their distinctive character. They illustrate a historic period of development with a high proportion of original buildings, gardens and streetscapes.

  • Heritage streetscapes

    Buildings, street trees, fences and layouts collectively tell the story of a particular historical period in the City of Ryde.

  • Natural heritage

    Parks, rivers, creeks, landscapes, and geology that have cultural and historical significance to our community. It also includes bushlands and biodiversity such as the local turpentine/ironbark forests.

  • Infrastructure and transport heritage

    Historic transport routes, roads, bridges and railways that shaped how people moved through and around the City of Ryde and the region.

  • Memorials and cemeteries

    Memorials, cemeteries, monuments, and places that commemorate significant people, events, and historic buildings to our community.

  • Historical collections and artefacts

    Photographs, documents and items that preserve the history of our diverse area, its people, places, and events.

  • Multicultural traditions and emerging heritage

    Recognising the traditions, celebrations and cultural practices of our diverse community from the traditional custodians of the land to those who have come from other countries all around the world.

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