ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 CARLTON GARDENS, (HI501) PHOTOGRAPH BY JANUSZ MOLINSKI

0IV HERITAGE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 02 Chair's Message 03 The Statutory Role of the CONTENTS Heritage Council Victoria 04 Heritage Council Victoria Members 05 Heritage Council Victoria Meetings 06 Heritage Council Committees 07 Advisory Committees

08 OVERVIEW 10 Assessments 13 Projects 15 Maritime Heritage 17 Public Heritage Program 19 Financial & Local Government Assistance 20 Information Services

22 STATE OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT REPORT 24 Knowing: Thematic Review of Victorian Heritage Register 24 Protecting: Enforcement Trends 25 Communicating: National Information Delivery 26 Managing: State of Historic Environment Project

28 FINANCIAL REPORTS Financial Assistance 30 Public Heritage Program: Capital Works Projects 31 Heritage Fund: Assistance Provided for Registered Properties 32 Status of Outstanding Projects Financial Statements 32 Summary of Financial Results 33 Compliance Index 34 Statement of Financial Performance 35 Statement of Financial Position 35 Statement of Cash Flows 36 Notes to the Financial Statements 45 Auditor General's Report

HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 01 CHAIR’S MESSAGE

I am very pleased to submit this Annual Report, my first Sustaining building fabric through the fund also since becoming Chair of the Heritage Council in July 2002. sustains community pride and participation as well as The Heritage Council has achieved much during 2002 – opportunities for the use of specialist building trades. 2003. One of the most important developments has been The breadth of Council’s work would not be possible securing substantial funding from the State Government without its committees, including Advisory Committees, for the next two financial years. In May 2003, when the which harness the skills of both Council members and State Budget was announced, $8 million was set aside external experts. Reflecting on the priorities and activities for the implementation of the Victorian Heritage Strategy, of the last year, it is worth noting the work of the effectively ensuring our capacity to continue and expand recently formed Landscape Advisory Committee, which our work. is developing policies and approaches to the identification This funding is absolutely critical to the ongoing and protection of significant cultural landscapes. protection and care of our cultural heritage places. A new Local Government Planning Committee has As the Victorian Heritage Register neared 2,000 places been established to respond to the needs of heritage in the year 2002 – 2003, it became apparent that while advisers, planners, architects and others working on the numbers of registered places increased, so too local government heritage issues. This bolsters the did the types of places registered. Cultural heritage significant contribution already made through the Council’s protection in Victoria has come a long way since the funding for heritage advisers and heritage studies. Historic Buildings Act, which only afforded protection Lastly, I would like to thank my colleagues on to heritage buildings. In the last year, the cultural Council for their passion, hard work and commitment landscapes of Buchan Caves and the Glenrowan Heritage to our wonderful cultural heritage places. Precinct were both listed, while Bells Beach was nominated Membership of the Council has changed since I first for the register. came on board, and I would like to thank the six recently The expansion of the Register occurs largely in response retired members and alternates who were so strongly to nominations by the Victorian community and the committed to protecting Victoria’s cultural heritage. Register’s development is reflecting a passion for, – Andrew Lemon (historian member) and Dr Walter and a pride in, a vast array of influences which have Phillips (alternate to Andrew) shaped our cultural heritage. – Brian Bubbers (alternate to Peter Beaumont, property One of the great joys of Council membership is interaction manager member) with individuals and groups highly committed to the protection and interpretation of Victoria’s heritage. – Leonie Kelleher (lawyer member) and John Dwyer Once again this year, the Heritage Council made a (alternate to Leonie) visit to regional Victoria, to the Shires of Yarra Ranges, I would also like to thank the staff of Heritage Victoria Murrindindi and Mitchell. Some of the highlights for their input and hard work over the past year. I look included a visit to the former residence of Arthur Streeton, forward to being able to reflect with pride once again the magical Longacres in Olinda; Habbie’s Howe in on the work of Council in the coming year. Dropmore, the 1840’s homestead and former pastoral run which is also included in the Australian Open Garden Scheme; and the Fawcett Shire Hall, a community Chris Gallagher driven conservation project with many benefits for those involved. Chair, Heritage Council Victoria One of the Council’s most valuable tools has been the capacity to advise the Minister on the use of the $4 million Public Heritage Program. In 2002-2003, 55 projects received funding including Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute ($257,000), Camperdown Racecourse Grandstand ($91,000), Geelong Christ Church ($250,000), The Royal Society Building ($200,000) and The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens Carousel ($335,000).

02 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 The Heritage Council Victoria is an independent statutory – to advise government departments and agencies and ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING authority established under the Heritage Act 1995. municipal councils on matters relating to the protection PHOTOGRAPHS BY JANUSZ MOLINSKI The Council comprises ten members with ten alternate and conservation of places and objects of cultural members, all appointed by the Minister for Planning heritage significance who is responsible for the Act. – to advise the Minister administering the Planning The Heritage Council has a number of statutory functions and Environment Act 1987 on proposed amendments set out in the Act as follows: to planning schemes which may affect the protection or conservation of places and objects of cultural – to advise the Minister on the state of Victoria’s cultural heritage significance heritage resources and on any steps necessary to protect and conserve them – to liaise with other bodies responsible for matters relating to the protection, conservation, management – to promote public understanding of Victoria’s cultural and promotion of Victoria’s cultural heritage heritage and develop and conduct community information and education programs – to initiate and undertake programs of research related to the identification, conservation or interpretation – to develop, revise and publish from time to time of Victoria’s cultural heritage the assessment criteria to be used in considering the cultural heritage significance of places and objects – to report annually to the Minister on: and determining whether those places or objects (i) the carrying out of its functions under this Act warrant inclusion in the Heritage Register (ii) the state of Victoria’s cultural heritage – to add places or objects to the Heritage Register (iii) the operation of this Act – to remove places or objects from the Heritage Register, or to amend the registration of an object or place – to provide the Minister annually with a business plan of its proposed works and operations for the next year – to hear appeals against decisions of the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria relating to permits and – to carry out any other functions conferred on the applications for permits for undertakings or works Heritage Council under this Act or any other Act. affecting a registered place or registered object THE STATUTORY ROLE OF THE HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA

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HERITAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (FROM LEFT) (TOP) CHAIR MS CHRIS GALLAGHER (ALTERNATE MS LISA RIDDLE) DEPUTY CHAIR MR PETER HISCOCK (ALTERNATE MS BRONWYN HIBBERT) ARCHAEOLOGIST MS KRISTAL BUCKLEY (ALTERNATE DR ELIZABETH PEMBERTON) ARCHITECT MS MEREDITH GOULD (ALTERNATE PROF. PHILIP GOAD) ENGINEER DR GEOFF SUTHERLAND (ALTERNATE MR MALCOLM MACDONALD) (MIDDLE) NATIONAL TRUST DR JAN SCHAPPER (ALTERNATE MR ROBERT DUNSTER) HISTORIAN MR ANDREW LEMON (ALTERNATE DR WALTER PHILLIPS) LAWYER MS LEONIE KELLEHER (ALTERNATE MR JOHN DWYER QC) (BOTTOM) PROPERTY MR PETER BEAUMONT (ALTERNATE MR BRIAN BUBBERS) OTHER MEMBER MR PETER WILLIAMS (ALTERNATE MS VICKI DAVIES)

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REGISTRATIONS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Role To consider registration recommendations where Role To develop new funding, assistance and policy initiatives. submissions are made and to hold hearings and determine HCV members Leonie Kelleher, Brian Bubbers, registrations on behalf of the Heritage Council. Bronwyn Hibbert, Peter Williams. HCV members All Heritage Council Chair Leonie Kelleher Chair Andrew Lemon EDUCATION & PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE PERMIT APPEALS Role To oversee the education and promotion activities Role To hear and determine appeals of the Council. To recommend the adoption of strategies against determinations of the Executive for the delivery of the Heritage Council’s responsibilities Director of Heritage Victoria. for education and promotion and to recommend the HCV members All Heritage Council allocation of funds to those programs. Chair Chris Gallagher HCV members Andrew Lemon, Elizabeth Pemberton, Lisa Riddle, Walter Phillips, Kristal Buckley, Robert Dunster LOCAL GOVERNMENT Chair Walter Phillips PLANNING WORKING GROUP Role To consider issues about the administration HERITAGE PLACE of heritage controls at local government level. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HCV members Lisa Riddle, Vicki Davies, Chris Role To report on approaches to the preservation Gallagher, Meredith Gould, Peter Williams and management of heritage places. Chair Vicki Davies HCV members John Dwyer, Jan Schapper. Chair John Dwyer FINANCE Other members Jo Brownlee, Stephen Hare, Role To monitor the state of the Heritage Fund. Tim Hubbard, Amanda Martin, Ray Supple, Ray Tonkin To consider proposals for the provision of assistance and to monitor the progress of assisted projects. ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE HCV members Peter Hiscock, Peter Beaumont, Role To provide the Heritage Council and Heritage Geoff Sutherland, Leonie Kelleher, Robert Dunster, Victoria with advice on historic archaeology issues. Meredith Gould HCV members Kristal Buckley, Elizabeth Pemberton Chair Peter Hiscock Chair Kristal Buckley Other members Susan Lawrence, Alan Mayne, PROTOCOLS & PLANNING Peter Lovell, Sophie Curran, Gary Vines, Jane Lydon, Role To provide the Heritage Council with policy advice. Steve Avery, Leah McKenzie, Jeremy Smith To develop protocols and procedures for Heritage Council processes. To consider and advise on broad heritage planning issues. HCV members Chris Gallagher, Peter Hiscock, Kristal Buckley, Peter Beaumont, Leonie Kelleher, John Dwyer. Chair Leonie Kelleher

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COLLECTIONS Role To provide the Heritage Council and Heritage Victoria with advice on its involvement with heritage collections and their relationship to heritage places. HCV members Malcolm McDonald, Peter Hiscock. Chair Peter Hiscock Other members Margaret Birtley, Jessica Frean, Chris Johnson, Michael Nation, Helen Rayment, Nina Stanton, Liz Rushen, Amanda Bacon

INDUSTRIAL/ENGINEERING HERITAGE Role To provide the Heritage Council with advice on issues related to historic industrial and engineering heritage including mining sites. HCV members Geoff Sutherland, Malcolm Macdonald, Vicki Davies Chair Geoff Sutherland Other members Ivar Nelson, Chris Fraser, Matthew Churchward, Julia Lamborn, Peter Love, Charles Fahey, Roy Hardcastle, David Moloney, Gary Vines, Mike Gregson, Ray Osborne

HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Role To advise the Heritage Council on matters pertaining to the administration of the historic shipwrecks section of the Heritage Act and to advise the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria on the administration of the Commonwealth Shipwrecks Act. To advise on any other maritime heritage issues. HCV members Geoff Sutherland Chair Geoff Sutherland Other members Anthony Boxshall, Ivar Nelson, Tim Muir, Malcolm Venuroni, Matthew Churchward, Leonie Foster, Henry Hudson, Bob McKay, Des Williams, Geoff Hewitt, Paul Miller, Sen Const. Kent Clifton Bligh, Jane Bewman

LANDSCAPE Role To provide the Heritage Council with advice on heritage landscapes, develop policies and approaches to the identification and protection of cultural heritage landscapes. HCV members Dr Jan Schapper, Kristal Buckley, Leonie Kelleher. Chair Dr Jan Schapper Other members Neville Wale, Michael Looker, Helen Page, Paul Fox, Tim Hubbard, Ray Tonkin, John Hawker

DAWSON’S CACTUS GARDEN, BENDIGO (H1406)

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08 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 OVERVIEW

HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 09 ASSESSMENTS

SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS TO THE REGISTER 2002-2003 was the year the Victorian Heritage Register REGISTRATION OF TIMBER SITES reached over 2000 registered places. It was a year that 10 places associated with the timber industry were provided varied and significant additions to the Register, included in the Register in the last year. Nine of the sites including cultural landscapes like The Pines, Shoreham, were of 19th Century origin and are rich in archaeological NOMINATION STATISTICS Glenrowan Heritage Precinct and Buchan Caves. Just as possibilities. While the tenth site, Kurth Kiln, was built the number of registered places has grown, so too have the Nominations in 1941-2. The kiln is the only one of its kind ever built Received 93 types of registrations. While the Register may have once in Victoria. focused on architectural significance, this is certainly not Recommendations by the Executive the case today. The Register includes archaeological RECOMMENDATIONS TO Director of Heritage Victoria to Add 40 sites, shipwrecks and cultural landscapes. It is also more THE LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME The Heritage Council can make different types of Additions to common for places of social significance such as Bells the Register 47 Beach, to be nominated. recommendations to ensure the protection of cultural heritage. While Council is principally concerned with Amendments to H2000 GLENROWAN HERITAGE PRECINCT places of State significance, places of local or regional existing registrations 19 The Glenrowan Heritage Precinct is historically significant significance are most properly protected through Planning Protection as the place most intimately connected with the legend inclusion in the local planning scheme. For example, recommendations 17 and history of Ned Kelly. The siege, the police cordon, large single trees and other iconic structures are often the capture of Ned and the burning of the Glenrowan Inn significant to the local community and can be adequately Not Recommended are firmly implanted in Australian folklore and history. for any protection 1 protected through local government authority intervention. Significant fabric remaining from the event are the There were numerous instances during 2002 – 2003 Recommendations stationmaster’s house (relocated to 16 Siege Street from when the Council became involved, as a last resort, attracting submissions 26 its original site) and the railway platform (the current station in heritage issues affecting local communities, building is a recent remodelling). Many of the mature trees Recommendations sometimes because the local government authorities involving hearings 11 existed at the time of the siege and one group, the “Kelly concerned made premature decisions on the future of copse” where Ned tethered his horse, is of particular note. the sites, before consideration of heritage significance. Interim Protection The site is also important for its archaeological potential. Orders issued 4 INTERPRETATION H1978 BUCHAN CAVES RESERVE, BUCHAN The interpretation of heritage places is an area The 285ha Buchan Caves Reserve is situated in the Buchan- of growing interest to the Heritage Council. Murrindal cave system, a large outcrop of cave and karst- PERMIT STATISTICS Interpretation of a site provides other layers of meaning to a 2002/2003 forming limestones in south-eastern Victoria. The earliest known written reference to the caves is in a report of place and an enhanced appreciation of its conservation values. written in 1840. The earliest known tourist The current works at the Royal Australasian College Total permits issued by the Executive reference to the caves was in a guide to the Gippsland Lakes Director of Heritage Victoria 435 of Surgeons include interpretation to explain in 1886, but the caves were an attraction long before then. the story of the former Model School built in the Appeals lodged with Council 9 The Buchan Caves Reserve is aesthetically significant as 1860’s and provide an opportunity to utilise some Appeals called in by Minister 0 an example of the landscape work of Hugh Linaker, a of the decorative and educational elements recovered pioneering landscape designer in Victoria. during the recent archaeological site excavations. Appeals heard by Council 1 Interpretation is an important component of the H2001 FORMER VICTORIA CAR PARK, MELBOURNE Waverley Park development and has been designed The Former Victoria Car Park was constructed in 1938 to promote greater community awareness and in reinforced concrete to a design by noted Melbourne architect Marcus Barlow for Victoria Car Park Investments understanding of cultural heritage significance Ltd. Built in two distinct sections of four storeys, one through active and non-active exhibition forms. facing Russell Street, the other facing Little Collins Street, The interpretation program planned for the Hoffmans the facades are in a restrained streamlined style, designed Brickworks site in Brunswick has developed further over to look like an office or warehouse. the last 12 months, elaborating on work developed in conjunction with the Conservation Management Plan. When built, the car park was located in a small precinct devoted to the motor car. The south-west corner of Russell and Little Collins Street was occupied by Standard Motors. The south east corner was taken up by Preston Motors.

10 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES The most significant archaeological project undertaken a great deal of public interest. More than 200,000 in the last year was the Casselden Place excavation. historic arte 0facts were recovered during the dig. The excavation ran from May to August 2002, and from The artefact conservation work is now being completed December to January 2003. The project was completed in Heritage Victoria’s laboratory and then the objects within the required timeframe and budget, and received will be forwarded to La Trobe University for analysis.

APPROVALS Summary of permit appeals in 2002 – 2003: Heritage Place Reason(s) for Appeal Status Part of Former Foy & Gibson Complex, Oxford, Appeal against condition Appeal Stanley & Cambridge Sts, Collingwood (H755) 3 of permit 6365 requiring withdrawn establishment of a sinking fund. Former Wesleyan Church and model Appeal against condition Appeal Sunday School, Sydney Rd, Brunswick (H1144) 1 of permit 6376 setting time withdrawn limit to use portable school room on site. Former Swallow & Ariell biscuit factory, Appeal against condition Appeal Stokes & Rouse Sts, Port Melbourne (H567) 1 of permit 6340 requiring withdrawn render repairs to use materials of same nature as original. Hopetoun House, Evelyn Crescent, Appeal against condition Appeal Hopetoun (H800) 1of permit 6437 requiring withdrawn conservatory roof to be of galvanised iron. Eta Factory, Ballarat Rd, Braybrook (H1916) Appeal against refusal of Appeal put permit 6418 for partial on hold demolition and development. Clendon Lodge, Clendon Rd, Toorak (H561) Appeal against refusal of permit Appeal heard 6442. Applicant wanted to and new permit replace existing gate with another issued on taller gate for reasons of security 23 May 2003 and safety. Applicant said the existing gate was inoperable and beyond reasonable repair. Olympic Swimming Stadium, Batman Ave Appeal against refusal of permit Appeal put & Swan St, Melbourne (H1977) for installation of Collingwood on hold FC emblem to the west fascia of the building. Former Robin Boyd House, Appeal against conditions 1 & 2 Appeal set Riversdale Rd, Hawthorn (879) permit 7030 for the development for hearing in of an extension to existing house August 2003 for family accommodation. Stanhill, Queens Rd, Melbourne (H1875) Appeal against permit 6003. Appeal set for hearing in 2003-2004

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STRATEGIC PROJECTS MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION WORLD HERITAGE VALUES – WHAT IS THE CASE ABOUT? Given its role in the OF THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE VICTORIAN The great International Exhibitions, starting with the HERITAGE STRATEGY. Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, were the shopfront history of , A mid-term review of the implementation of the current of the products and services of the Industrial Revolution. it would be most Victorian Heritage Strategy (VHS) was carried out to inform The exhibitions promoted world-wide trade and exchange the Action Plan for 2003-05 and in preparation for a new of technology, ideas and culture, and heralded the appropriate that Victorian Heritage Strategy for 2006-2010. modern international economy. the Royal Exhibition The five-year context for the VHS allowed for a mid-term The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens have assessment and review of progress. The review assessed outstanding universal value as a rare surviving manifestation Building and Carlton the implementation of the Strategy against its aims and of this international exhibition phenomenon. They feature the Gardens became the objectives. It was carried out by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty typical international exhibition architectural characteristics Ltd (SKM) and funded by the Department of Sustainability that made the exhibitions so dramatic and effective. first Australian place and Environment. These included an axially planned building, a dome, a great inscribed on the The Review notes the importance of implementation hall, giant entry portals, versatile display spaces, and World Heritage list of Council’s Communications Strategy. It also notes the complementary gardens and viewing areas. Surprisingly, need for a strong focus on Local Government in relation the Melbourne building and gardens are the only for non-indigenous to the VHS goals and programs, and on management surviving central exhibition hall with associated gardens cultural values. partnerships with other stakeholders. from these major exhibitions. It is unique in that the building and gardens are still used for exhibitions such WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATION OF THE ROYAL as the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. EXHIBITION BUILDING AND CARLTON GARDENS In December 2002, the Commonwealth Government It has also been the stage for other highly significant submitted a nomination for World Heritage listing and historic national events, including the opening of the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens. of the Federal Parliament in 1901 and as the venue The nomination was prepared by Environment Australia, for the Victorian State Parliament from 1901 until 1927. Heritage Victoria, Museum Victoria and the City The decorative scheme by J. Ross Anderson for the of Melbourne. The nomination will now be assessed opening is among the finest public art works in Australia. by the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) Given its role in the history of Australia, it would be most with a decision not expected before June 2004. appropriate that it became the first Australian place to If the nomination is successful it will be a first for Australia be inscribed on the World Heritage list for non-indigenous and Victoria. Currently all the places in Australia with cultural values. World Heritage status are recognised for their natural or indigenous cultural values. This would be the first place in Victoria to be so recognised as of world heritage significance. It would also be the first non indigenous cultural place to be listed in Australia.

HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 13 HANDS ON HERITAGE LAB REPORT The Hands on Heritage program has ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ARTEFACT COLLECTION continued during the past year and is The Heritage Council supported the work of two PhD Artefacts from eight land archaeological sites in both highly valued by owners who receive scholars through an industry Linkage Program with the metropolitan and regional Victoria were conserved additional labour to maintain their Australian Research Council. Both scholars have been and added to the collection at Heritage Victoria’s heritage properties. The program is laboratory. This work was funded from the Conservation funded by the Heritage Council and is researching aspects of archaeological heritage management. Bonds program to a total bond amount of approximately undertaken by Conservation Volunteers ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MODERN CITY SS City of Australia (CVA). $113,000. Maritime artefacts from the Nadia Iacono is researching archaeological management Launceston and other shipwrecks in State waters were During the past year, 15 projects were plans and the best practice mechanisms for protecting also conserved. Conservation treatments commenced funded with a total of $30,000 from archaeological places in planning schemes. Nadia on a very significant collection of artefacts from the the Heritage Council. This translated is focussing on the heritage management regimes for Eureka site at Ballarat, which was funded by the Public to 75 days of support. The types of archaeological places in Melbourne and Sydney. She Heritage Program. tasks completed included landscape is looking at what best practice management regimes and path works, weed control, painting could be utilised in NSW and Victoria. Nadia is supported PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS and dry stone wall repairs. Projects The public had increased opportunities to view Heritage were undertaken at New Works, Lakes by the NSW Heritage Office and is enrolled at La Trobe Victoria’s archaeological artefacts through lab tours, Entrance, Pennyweight Flat Cemetery, University under the supervision of Professor Tim Murray. Castlemaine, Longacres in Olinda, Reedy media exposure, volunteer programs and exhibitions. MAKING ROOM FOR THE PAST Creek Homestead, Broadford, Cape Recently discovered artefacts were of great interest to Ilka Schacht is investigating the research value of Otway Lightstation, Murndal in Hamilton, the media, and several press and TV stories resulted. and Mount Noorat. archaeological collections from historic sites. As part of her investigation,she will be developing collection Artefacts contributed to the following exhibitions: Nine teams coordinated by CVA made policies that are flexible and realistic with regard to a valuable contribution at Buda in the requirements of archaeological collections and the – The Melting Pot, Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Castlemaine, Maryborough, St Arnaud, resources available to heritage agencies and museums. Bendigo and Castlemaine Cemeteries, – SeaChest secrets, Scienceworks Museum. These will be based on current research knowledge and Point Cook homestead, Queenscliff – Conservation Bonds & Shipwrecks, Nauru House. Maritime Museum and Heritage Victoria’s practice into assessment of artefact significance for the conservation laboratory. research potential of archaeological collections. Ilka is – National Archaeology Week, Melbourne Museum. supported by the Heritage Council and is enrolled at A total of 40 places received the – Cohen Place, Chifley Hotel Deakin University under the supervision of Dr Anita Smith. assistance of volunteers from the Hands on Heritage program. There was a total EXHIBITIONS of 839 days of volunteer activity, more The Public Heritage Program supported a number of than double the previous year. exhibitions maximising the use of Heritage Victoria’s collection of archaeological artefacts this year. These included The Melting Pot, mounted by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria at its headquarters in the former Drill Hall, A’Beckett Street, Melbourne. The exhibition featured intact bottles of champagne produced by the House of Gosset that were recovered from the wreck of the William Salthouse and conserved in Heritage Victoria’s laboratory. Other partnership opportunities included the display of Casselden Place artefacts at the Museum of Victoria and maritime artefacts from the SS City of Launceston at Scienceworks Museum.

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SHIPWRECK MANAGEMENT With the completion of the Public Heritage Program funded The MHU has overseen the development of online SS City of Launceston Shipwreck field study in 2002, catalogues for artefacts from the PS Clonmel (1841) the focus of work on the site has now shifted to the write- and SS City of Launceston (1865) shipwrecks. A thematic up of the field work, analysis of the artefacts recovered assessment of the historic shipwrecks along Victoria’s and the development (in consultation with the Victorian surf coast between Point Lonsdale and Cape Otway was diving community) of a limited public access policy. completed. The resulting publication, Surf Coast Wrecks: Historic shipwrecks between Point Lonsdale and Cape An exhibition of SS City of Launceston material Otway 1853-1940 will be launched in August 2003. is at Scienceworks until October, 2003. Currently in production is an interactive CD ROM based Heritage Victoria’s Maritime Heritage Unit (MHU) has on the research conducted by the MHU into the City initiated a major project to list and establish a framework of Launceston, aimed at schools and the general public. for the assessment of maritime heritage infrastructure The MHU continues to work with community groups, around the coast of Victoria. The maritime heritage educational organisations and other government agencies infrastructure project, known as “Piers and Jetties”, with the aims of protecting and managing Victoria's covers infrastructure such as bathhouses, fishing maritime heritage. MHU continue to provide input to harbours, breakwaters, slipways, bridges and other coastal management plans and development proposals types of cargo handling facilities. The first stage of this relating to maritime sites. ambitious project has just finished with the completion of a thematic history of Victorian coastal infrastructure, With the gazetting of Marine National Parks and and the listing of approximately 242 sites in the north Sanctuaries, the MHU is working closely with Parks end of Bay, including the Williamstown, Victoria to develop a Memorandum of Understanding Port Melbourne, Maribyrnong River and Yarra /Docklands for the management of shipwrecks in these areas. areas. Approximately eight sites and two maritime MHU contributed to the content of maritime archaeology precincts will be considered for possible inclusion in courses at Flinders University, La Trobe and Monash the Victorian Heritage Register. Further funding has been Universities and also provided advice and guidance to obtained to continue the listing and assessment of sites lecturers and post graduate students on research topics in other parts of the Victorian coast. The ultimate goal relating to maritime heritage. Staff also presented guest is to develop an inventory of maritime infrastructure sites lectures on maritime archaeology in Victoria to the along the entire Victorian coast. Australian Marine Sciences Association and William Angliss Institute of Tafe . MHU were involved as co-organisers of the successful National Archaeology Week (NAW) in May 2003, and a public lecture was presented on the SS City of Launceston at the Melbourne Museum seminar series. An AIMA/NAS (Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology / Nautical Archaeology Society (UK) course (Introduction to Maritime Archaeology Part 1) was delivered by MHU in May 2003. MHU provided updates on Victoria’s Maritime Heritage Program to listeners of Radio 3CR’s Out of the Blue program and 3RRR’s Radio Marinara program. MHU presented papers on the Amnesty program and the ex-whaler Cheviot (1854) shipwreck at (Wilson's Promontory) at the AIMA/ASHA (Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology) /AAA (Australian Archaeology Association) conference in Townsville in November 2002.

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The key projects funded this financial year include: CHRIST CHURCH, GEELONG ($250,000) Christ Church is one of Geelong’s most historic churches, BALLARAT MECHANICS INSTITUTE ($257,000) the oldest continuing Anglican Church in Victoria (1847), The Mechanics Institute is a landmark Ballarat building, and a rare example in Victoria of the work of architect in a prime location, with excellent prospects for greater William Blackett. public use, if restored. Restoration of the façade has recently been completed with Commonwealth funds. The building is of Barrabool sandstone and has suffered serious deterioration typical of this poor quality stone. The project involves the re-furbishment of the library, The works include repairs to stonework and stained glass museum, vestibule, foyer-mezzanine, corridors and stairs windows, particularly stone tracery to various windows, as as recommended in the Conservation Management Plan. well as repairs to the castellated parapets and associated Other works include removal of unsightly light fittings, roof and roof plumbing, and the scrabbling of loose stone services and partitions, restoration of plaster walls, ceilings from the external walls. and cornices, reconstruction of the hall floor, a stairway, glazed doors and windows, fireplaces, blinds and missing This project goes beyond the scope of a typical church decorative elements, unblocking of original doorways, restoration as the deterioration is serious and extensive removal of paint and re-painting in original colour scheme. and beyond the means of the parish. The church is staffed daily for public access, provides a brochure for visitors The project will facilitate additional use of these spaces and forms part of the city heritage tour. There is a centre by the local community, and potentially by the University for the provision of food to homeless and disadvantaged of Ballarat and Her Majesty's Theatre. people associated with the church building.

CAMPERDOWN RACECOURSE GRANDSTAND ($91,000) ROYAL SOCIETY BUILDING ($200,000) The Camperdown Racecourse Grandstand was identified This is a landmark heritage building in Melbourne, as significant to the State, in a study of sporting venues occupied by a notable scientific organisation on the commissioned by Heritage Victoria. In the Camperdown basis of a Crown grant. In recent years, the southern Heritage Study, the site was acknowledged as locally part of the building has suffered structural movement significant. The present grandstand was constructed in so serious that portions of the building are unusable. 1902-3 and extended in 1913, and replaced the original The structural issues have been the subject of a number one dating from 1888. It is important for its associations of investigations funded by the Heritage Council. with horse racing in Victoria. It is a splendid example of a country racecourse reflecting an era when horse racing The underpinning of the building is being funded by the was a key part of the sporting and social life of rural Victoria. Commonwealth, however substantial additional repairs are required to complete the restoration and make it The grandstand at present is used for race meetings twice safe and useable. The project involves rectification and a year and the rooms below are hired out for 21st birthdays restoration works following the underpinning, including and similar functions. The project involves replacement structural repairs to external walls, render work and of the roof, a significant element of the building, to ensure painting, stripping and replacing roofing and guttering, that further damage (via water entry) is prevented. plumbing and timberwork, structural support to first floor, replacing plasterwork and interior painting.

ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS CAROUSEL ($335,000) The English-built carousel, imported in 1886, has been a permanent attraction at the zoo since 1952. It is an extremely rare and substantially intact example of the carousels used in travelling fairs and permanent fairgrounds in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fewer than two hundred carousels survive world-wide, the majority of which are in America. The restoration project received Public Heritage Program funding of $200,000 in 1999-2000 for dismantling, repairs and conservation investigation, and $250,000 in 2001-02 for conservation of the artwork. The grant will enable the carousel to be returned to operation at the zoo in a safe condition.

HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 17 COMPLETED PROJECTS A large number of projects were completed during the year. Ruth Martin Memorial Restrooms, Portland (Community Radio 3RPC) Benalla Town Hall floor reconstruction This very interesting building opened in November Used by a range of community groups in Benalla, 1951 in the heart of historic Portland to comprise the Town Hall was in need of repair after the sub floor a “Ladies Rest Room and a room for older men.” structure suddenly collapsed during a dance due to It was the gift to the Portland community by Angus termite damage. The $20,000 allocated assisted in the Martin as a memorial to his wife Ruth Martin, reconstruction of the floor using termite resistant timber, and is now used as the home of the local community and contributed to the overall restoration of the building. radio station, 3RPC. The completed works were celebrated at an event on 13 March 2003. Two grants totalling $55,000 were used for repairs to brickwork and render, repainting the exterior, Pirron Yallock Railway Station and the restoration of the verandah and repairs The station was constructed in 1894 for the Victorian to gutter and roof. Railways for the Camperdown-Geelong Line. The building was in very poor condition, although much of the damage The fact that this building, originally constructed was superficial. The grant of $36,000 was used for repairs to benefit the community, is now being used and reinstatement of the brickwork chimneys, timber wall by a radio station, which also gives great benefits framing and cladding, roof plumbing, and roof cladding to to the local community, is very appropriate. The ensure the building's survival. The works were completed completion of the project coincided with the 20th and it is now secure. Anniversary celebrations of 3RPC Community Radio.

Former Kilmore Town Hall EVENTS A grant of $18,000 was made in 2001 for replacement An event to recognise the support by communities of of the corrugated iron roof, repair and replacement of gutters and downpipes, render repairs, painting of joinery, their heritage places was held in the Ballarat Mechanics and repair of damp-damaged ceiling. Institute on 14 March 2003. The morning tea was chaired by Chris Gallagher, Chair of the Heritage Council and was This elaborate and distinctive building in the main followed by a tour of the building led by Dr Frank Hurley, street of Kilmore was partially occupied by the Kilmore President of the Ballarat Mechanics Institute. The event was Lions Club with the remainder of the building used well attended. to store Council records. Mess from nesting pigeons and stormwater entering the roof had made the building PUBLICATION interior dishevelled and unpleasant. The booklet, Public Heritage Program Review 1999- The Public Heritage Program funded essential restoration 2002, was produced to highlight the achievements work to the building exterior, enabling a commercial of the program, and was distributed in February tenant to refurbish the magnificent upstairs council chamber 2003. It contained the summary of the evaluation and downstairs rooms as a function room and café. of the program by Sinclair Knight Merz, as well as The result is a new lease of life for a redundant building, articles on a range of projects across the state. The articles which can once again be enjoyed and appreciated by provided a greater understanding of the aims of the program the people of Kilmore. in promoting good asset management, heritage principles, and showed a range of place types.

FROM TOP: BENALLA TOWN HALL, PIRRON YALLOCK RAILWAY STATION (H1584) AND FORMER KILMORE TOWN HALL

18 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 FINANCIAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE The Heritage Council continued to receive a steady Local government in Victoria has a responsibility under flow of applications for funding through the Financial the Planning and Environment Act 1987 “to conserve and Assistance program, with only a comparatively small enhance those buildings, areas or other places which are proportion of applications able to be funded. Since the of scientific, aesthetic, architectural or historical interest, Public Heritage Program was introduced in 1999, the or otherwise of special cultural value”. Heritage Council Heritage Council’s fund has been used mainly for funding continues to provide assistance to local government to privately owned places on the Victorian Heritage Register. meet this obligation. This is to ensure that at least some funds are available to Assistance was provided to local government in the task those who have the responsibility for looking after places of identifying, assessing and documenting the State’s on the register and who have little or no access to other heritage places by encouraging the completion of post- funding sources. Projects completed this year included: contact cultural heritage studies. REEDY CREEK HOMESTEAD, BROADFORD Grants were provided in 2002-03 through the Public The program funded technically complex engineering Heritage Program to the municipalities of Alpine, Bass and conservation works at this homestead. Reedy Creek’s Coast, Campaspe, East Gippsland, Golden Plains, Moira, unpretentious 1851 exterior belies an elaborate interior, Moonee Valley, Moyne, Towong and to assist remodelled in high city fashion in the 1870s. Unfortunately, with the completion of their heritage studies. In Campaspe, the original modifications had left the building with an East Gippsland, Moonee Valley and Moyne, the heritage unstable roof structure which threatened to destroy the studies will focus on particular parts of the local delicate plaster decorations. $44,000 from the program government areas that have not been previously surveyed. enabled the Broadford & District Historical Society to In the other municipalities, the heritage study will aim to engage an architect to supervise the insertion of steel roof comprehensively survey the whole local government area. trusses to support the ceilings. Photogrammetric recording Heritage studies completed during the financial year included of the decorations was also undertaken, along with Ballarat (precinct study), Maroondah and South Gippsland. conservation work to plaster and carpets. MOUNT HESSE STATION, WINCHELSEA Local government continues to play a major role on the THOLOGOLONG, VIA WODONGA protection of the State’s cultural heritage, with over This project arose from the desire by the present owner to 100,000 properties listed in local Heritage Overlays. In memorialise the life of his mother, Helen Sutherland, the 2002-03 the Mornington Peninsula Shire Planning Scheme amateur geneticist who, in the male-dominated farming was amended to include Heritage Overlay protection for industry of the 1920s and 30s, bred Australia’s only places identified in the Hastings Heritage Study. indigenous cattle breed – the Murray Grey. $6,000 was A number of other councils (including Pyrenees, Swan provided to restore the most visible and deteriorated section Hill and ), prepared and exhibited major of the neglected Sutherland homestead – the verandah – amendments to protect additional places in their Heritage as a demonstration project. As a result, other sources Overlays. It is encouraging that these councils are working of assistance have been found and the interior of the to implement the findings of their heritage studies. homestead has been restored and painted in accordance Heritage Victoria continues to provide advice and assistance with advice from Heritage Victoria. The homestead is well with the establishment of Heritage Advisory services in local on the way to being open to visitors later this year. councils. Almost three-quarters of Victoria’s seventy-nine MT HESSE STATION, WINCHELSEA councils now benefit from a Heritage Advisory service. Mount Hesse Station is an extensive rural property containing In response to a number of heritage issues raised by a collection of rare and intact buildings. Dating from the architects practising in the inner city area of Melbourne, 1840s, the stables and the woolshed are amongst the oldest the Heritage Council conducted a small forum in March surviving examples of their kind in Victoria, while nearby 2003. This was to explore the challenges faced by stands a rare timber circular grain store carrying a maker’s architects in designing new buildings in heritage areas. mark of 1844. Probably imported as a ‘prefab’, the unusual The Heritage Council anticipates further workshops and form and positioning of the small store building is thought activities to explore this issue and has established a Local to relate to mouse and rat prevention techniques. A grant Government Planning Heritage Council Committee. of $18,000 enabled the owner to engage a specialist timber In addition to the “heritage chat” e-mail discussion restorer to supervise conservation works, which included group for heritage advisors, local government planners the unusual procedure of softening the weatherboards by and heritage practitioners, workshops were held in soaking them in the farm dam! Maribyrnong and Geelong.

HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 19 INFORMATION SERVICES

INFORMATION OFFICER’S NETWORK (ION) EXHIBITIONS The Heritage Information Officers from the Commonwealth, This year has seen a number of exhibitions produced. and each State and Territory meet each year on a rotating The travelling exhibition “A Golden Heritage” was basis. This year, a very successful two-day meeting scheduled to travel around Victoria from July 2001 – was held on 13-14 February, which began with a half-day December 2002, but has been in constant demand up workshop on a national strategy for information delivery. to the end of December 2003. By then it will have been Heritage consultants, developers, local government, on display at 14 different venues. the legal industry, tourism, parks management and Exhibitions held were: the National Trust spoke about their information needs. The meeting drew up recommendations which were A Golden Heritage July 2002–June 2003. The exhibition endorsed in April by the Australian Heritage Chairs travelled from Warrnambool to Beechworth and then to & Officials. The chief recommendation was that a National Queenscliff. The website version has been very popular also. Strategy for Information Delivery be drawn up by the ION. The Dirt on Archaeology Installed in Nauru House in May 2003. EDUCATION AND The Melting Pot, Food and Wine Festival in PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE collaboration with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, The EPC develops policy on communications, publications, A’Beckett St, Melbourne, April to June 2003. exhibitions, education, websites, and other productions. National Archaeology Week May 2003, Melbourne It provided input to the Heritage Council’s Annual Report Museum Infozone, in conjunction with a seminar series. and Calendar, and various other publications including Inherit and Origins. In 2002-03 much effort went into SS City of Launceston May–Oct 2003, planning and drafting a Communications Strategy for the ScienceWorks, Newport Heritage Council, to guide its communications activities. Underground / Underwater Partially displayed It is planned that the Communications Strategy and at Castlemaine Market – March 2003 Action Plan will be endorsed by Council early in 2003- Shipwreck Showcase Semi-permanent display, GARDEN, LONGACRES, OLINDA (H1876) 2004. The Strategy replaces Council’s earlier Marketing Queenscliff Maritime Centre Strategy, and consciously reflects the Victorian Heritage Strategy’s goals of Knowing, Communicating, Protecting The Paddlesteamer Clonmel Semi-permanent display, and Managing. It deals chiefly with objectives listed Port Albert Maritime Centre under the first two goals. Royal Melbourne Show Melbourne’s Golden Mile – in partnership with the Golden Mile Committee, Museum of Victoria, RMIT students, Information Vic – September 2002. The gradual move away from producing publications, especially books, to a much stronger emphasis on the website and on exhibitions, reflects the Heritage Council’s belief that more and more people are turning to the internet for information. Similarly, the difficulties of distributing publications make exhibitions a much more effective way of having an impact on a wide audience.

WEBSITES Heritage Council welcomed a student from Swinburne University to assist in updating the Heritage Council’s website, www.heritage.vic.gov.au This included installing a new home page and a change in the lay-out of information.

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20 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 MEDIA ANNUAL REGIONAL VISIT In media terms, the year 2002-2003 was the year of The Heritage Council made its annual regional pilgrimage “To promote public Casselden Place. Casselden Place archaeological dig in over two warm Spring days in November 2002. Council the Melbourne CBD attracted immense media coverage members and alternates visited the Shires of Yarra understanding during both its first and second phase. Coverage was Ranges, Murrindindi and Mitchell. The purpose of the of Victoria’s broad, with reports of the dig hitting an assortment of media visit is to communicate with local heritage owners, outlets from the major daily newspapers, to suburban heritage advisers and Local Government authorities as cultural heritage press, metropolitan radio, through to metropolitan well as local MPs and media. The program facilitates and develop television. Stories about the dig went right around discussion of current heritage issues and the Heritage Victoria, as well as to other States and even overseas. Councils’s capacity for involvement in the local arena. and conduct One of the key ingredients in the success of the Casselden The visit enabled Council members to see registered community media campaign was the establishment of a web page on places which had received Public Heritage Program information the Heritage Council’s website. The web page provided all funding, including Reedy Creek Homestead (Broadford) the basic facts, including all media releases, fact sheets, and Longacres, the former residence of Arthur Streeton. and education contact details and images (showing archaeologists in It was also a chance for Council to learn about the benefits programs” action and some of the artefacts recovered from the site). of the Hands On Heritage (HoH) project at Longacres, and to develop an understanding of the future outcomes S.8 1 b, Heritage Act, 1995 In fact, the existence of the web pages, despite the closure of a HoH project at the much in need, Reedy Creek. of the dig in January 2003, still triggers consistent media enquiries. Network Ten’s children’s program Totally Wild The trip attracted local newspaper interest with articles in April 2003 created two stories (which are yet to air), appearing in the Alexandra/Eildon/Marysville Standard, sparked by an interest in information contained on the Kilmore Free Press, and the Yea Chronicle. the web pages. These stories were filmed at Heritage Victoria’s lab and relate to artefact conservation LOCAL HERITAGE COMMUNITY EVENT and the City of Launceston shipwreck. Ballarat’s historic Mechanics’ Institute, a recipient of There were also consistent heritage process enquiries $257,000 of Public Heritage Program funding, was aptly regarding nominations, recommendations, registrations, chosen as the venue for a Heritage Council event to thank and enforcement. local communities for their efforts in caring for Victoria’s All media releases and fact sheets produced during heritage places. the past year were loaded onto the media pages Heritage owners and advisers, as well as local MPs of the Heritage Council’s website. and local government authorities, joined the Chair of the Heritage Council for a presentation which included bestowing $ 4,000 to Castlemaine’s Burke & Wills Memorial Obelisk project. Both WIN TV News Ballarat, and the Ballarat Courier ran news stories on the event.

COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY The development of Heritage Council’s Communications Strategy commenced in 2002-2003. It is expected the strategy will be formally adopted by Council in 2003 – 2004. At such time, the strategy will be used to guide all of Council’s communications activities, including the annual regional visit program and other events.

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THEMATIC REVIEW OF THE VICTORIAN HERITAGE REGISTER ENFORCEMENT TRENDS During 2002 – 2003, the Heritage Council called for a Places listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and the thematic review of the content and direction of the Victorian Heritage Inventory are offered protection under the Heritage Register. Such a review was timely, as the register Heritage Act 1995. The focus is on protecting and will reach its 30th anniversary in 2004, marking the conserving these place but it is also understood that passage of the Historic Buildings Preservation Act in 1974. they must have a purposeful use to remain viable. The register began as a list of a few hundred important Most owners of heritage places understand the buildings, supplied by the National Trust of Australia requirement to obtain necessary permits prior to (Victoria). Today it contains some 2,000 places, ranging undertaking works and as a result suitable outcomes are from cultural landscapes, cemeteries, trees and gardens, reached for both the owner and Heritage Victoria. archaeological sites and shipwrecks, as well as buildings. There are times when works have been undertaken either Since 1974, the definition of what constitutes heritage in contravention of a permit issued or without a permit has widened considerably, as has public ownership from Heritage Victoria. Over the past two and a half years of the concept of, and involvement in, the process there has been a more active focus on enforcement which of heritage registration. has led to a number of prosecutions taking place in the Magistrates’ Court. As the area of enforcement has evolved In March 2003, Heritage Council members and alternates it has been recognised that the tool of negotiation has had an opportunity to reflect on the register in the context been made more effective in that owners and developers of Australian Historic Themes, which are accepted and of heritage places are becoming increasingly aware that used across heritage jurisdictions in Australia. should they commit an offence against the Act, serious It was important to note that many sites on the register consideration will be given to prosecuting the breach. are complex in fabric and history, and fit into more than The reversible nature of the works will be a factor in one theme. deciding whether a matter should go to court. The Many factors effect registration, including the passing willingness of the owner or developer to reinstate the of time. There is an expectation amongst some heritage place, if that is possible, will be a determining factor in professionals to see everything constructed prior to 1850, this process. If a suitable outcome for the place can be regardless of its condition, considered for the register. reached without a prosecution being initiated then Public opinion is more likely to suggest that anything Heritage Victoria has succeeded in delivering one of its built prior to 1900 has heritage value. main purposes in an effective and efficient manner. Typology is another method of review. Examples of banks, We have actively sought to increase the number of churches, flats, railway stations, schools and hospitals, inspectors out in the field by tapping into existing training are one way of assessing whether there are any “gaps”. courses run by the Department of Primary Industries. Other methods of review are class, cultural landscapes, Numerous fisheries and Parks Victoria Officers are now gender, fabric, and maritime infrastructure. Council has authorised inspectors under the Heritage Act 1995 giving been able to become better informed about what sites them powers to investigate breaches of the Act on our match these particular areas. behalf. There have been many investigations conducted MELBOURNE GENERAL CEMETARY (H1788) It is usually the members of the general public who make PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARK MUNRO nominations, the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria concerning registered places which relate to either makes recommendations, and the Heritage Council makes undertaking works without a permit, or in contravention to final decisions. an issued permit. A number of successful outcomes have been achieved throughout the year without the requirement of enforcement action. Others have resulted in court action.

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TOWARDS A NATIONAL STRATEGY SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIONS FOR INFORMATION DELIVERY H7822-1568 LIVERPOOL STREET – ARCHAEOLOGY The agenda for this year’s ION (Information Officers Located between Bourke, Lt Bourke, Exhibition and Spring Network) Conference was to discuss a national strategy Streets, this area was believed to contain relics of early for the delivery of heritage information. Melbourne. On a quiet weekend in April, whilst excavation The final outcome of the meeting was for officers to draw works were underway, it is alleged that three men entered up a set of recommendations, for tabling at the Australian the locked building site and tore up the partially excavated Heritage Chairs & Officials meeting in New Zealand. cistern dug by archaeologists. An urn and bottles were These recommendations were endorsed in April 2003 stolen from the cistern. In a joint investigation with by the Chairs & Officials. Victoria Police, three men were interviewed and charges The chief recommendation put by ION was for the are expected to be laid later in 2003. creation of a national strategy for information delivery. H1875 STANHILL This strategy would be based on a set of principles Designed in 1942, erected in 1950, this building which were also endorsed by the Chairs and Officials. is believed to be one of the finest works of architect Heritage consultants, developers, local government, Frederick Romberg. An owner of a flat within the building the legal industry, tourism, parks management and the demolished much of the interior layout without permits National Trust, who all addressed the ION conference in from Heritage Victoria and the local government authority. February 2003, alerted officers to some of the challenges The owner now has a permit to reinstate the interior facing them in their creation of a national strategy. of the flat. Some of these challenges include improving community consultation, greater community education and increasing the awareness of non-heritage professionals, who may interact with heritage places, such as large project management or engineering firms.

LEFT: TUTES COTTAGE, CASTLEMAINE (H1838) ABOVE: HERITAGE COUNCIL CHAIR, CHRIS GALLAGHER, OPENS THE MELTING POT EXHIBITION.

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STATE OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Like all precious things, heritage places require special In January 2003 the Heritage Council corresponded care and respect. Appropriate management of the fabric of with all recorded owners of registered heritage places heritage places contributes to the sustainable use of and asked them to undertake a condition assessment places now and in the future. The Heritage Council aims and photographic survey of their place. Owners were to instill a sense of responsibility in heritage place owners also asked to specify whether they had undertaken for the on-going care of their heritage assets and it hopes any works in the past, the type and cost of these works, that owners view themselves as accountable custodians and what works they perceive need to be undertaken of Victoria’s cultural heritage. now or in the future to maintain or repair the place. While understanding the significance of places is At the time of writing, over 35% of forms mailed out fundamental to the Heritage Council’s work in protecting have been completed and they continue to be received them, understanding the condition plays an important role on a weekly basis. The data captured has enabled in determining what assistance can be provided to help the Heritage Council to gain an understanding of the owners. With this in mind, the Council commenced the overall condition and costs associated in maintaining State of the Historic Environment project in January 2003. approximately 25% of registered heritage places. The project aimed to furnish the Heritage Council with data The newly established Victorian Heritage Program has on the condition of places on the Victorian Heritage Register. also made use of the information and will target eligible It was envisaged that the data collected could be used to places for its ‘Places at Risk’ program. In this program, pro-actively provide assistance to places with the greatest owners of places rated by them as being in a ‘poor’ need. It was also anticipated that the information would or ‘very poor’ condition, will be encouraged to apply provide the Heritage Council with a broad understanding for financial assistance to undertake conservation of the magnitude of costs associated with sustaining and repair works. heritage resources in Victoria, and that this information could assist the Council with future funding submissions. RESULTS – CONDITION OF HERITAGE PLACES, PAST WORKS AND WORKS REQUIRED The State of the Historic Environment project emerged as While any analysis of the data obtained through the an initiative from the National Heritage Chairs and Officials State of Historic Environment project must acknowledge meeting in March 2001. Based on a project undertaken by the subjective methodology employed in the collection the Heritage Council of Western Australia, it was determined process, in many ways the information provided that a national program of regular condition monitoring by heritage place owners and managers confirmed should be undertaken by all State and Territory heritage anecdotal views held by the Heritage Council. agencies. As well as providing the various agencies with an overall impression of the condition of places within It is of great concern to the Heritage Council that their jurisdiction, the projects will assist Environment the survey of owners revealed nearly as many labelled Australia in meeting its legislative requirement of a 5 by them as in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ condition as those yearly state of the environment report for the nation. in ‘good’ condition. It is estimated that 30% of places could be considered ‘at risk’ either now or in the future if no remediation works are done, according to owners’ feedback. The condition of a small percentage of places could not be determined due to a lack of information provided.

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26 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 More encouraging is the evidence of many owners’ HERITAGE PLACE CONDITION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION commitment to cultural heritage. Some owners have spent considerable amounts on conservation and restoration WHISTLEBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT works and these owners are to be congratulated for their The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 commitment to sustainability and their demonstrated came into effect on 1 January 2002. understanding of the special needs of heritage places. The Act is designed to protect people It is also apparent that while many owners have the desire who disclose information about serious to conserve their place, they do not have the means. The wrongdoing within the Victorian Public new Victorian Heritage Program will assist in addressing Sector and to provide a framework this need, particularly where the place is privately owned for the investigation of these matters. and the works have a demonstrated community benefit. The protected disclosure coordinator Owners were asked to identify the source of funding for for the Department of Sustainability past works projects. Works projects included a mixture and Environment (DSE) acts as an agent of conservation, restoration, renovation and repair. While GOOD for the Authority to receive disclosures some past works were funded through a combination under the Act, and applies DSE procedures of sources, the overall distribution of funds was broadly: FAIR in managing disclosures. Disclosures of 22% from the Heritage Council improper conduct by the Authority or its POOR employees may be made to the following: 64% from private funds VERY POOR Deidre Egan 14% from ‘other’ sources (eg. other state, local or federal Protected Disclosure Coordinator government funds, donation, fund raising activities etc.) UNKNOWN DSE It was encouraging to see the benefits of Heritage Council PO Box 500 financial assistance programs in the broader context of East Melbourne VIC 3002 overall spending on heritage places. It is hoped that this Telephone (03) 9637 8575 trend will persist and that the Council can continue to Facsimile (03) 9637 8129 provide owners with opportunities for conservation and Email [email protected] creative re-use of their heritage places. PAST WORKS FUNDING SOURCES The Ombudsman Victoria An area of concern is the alarming number of works Level 22 identified by owners to maintain or return their place to 459 Collins Street a good state of repair. Of the works required, 53% were Melbourne VIC 3000 identified by owners as having an ‘urgent’ component. Telephone (03) 9613 6222 As with the condition data, the type of works required Toll Free 1800 806 314 and their urgency factor will assist in determining eligibility criteria and models for prioritising applications WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTING to financial assistance programs administered by the ON RESPONSIVENESS TO CULTURAL Heritage Council. DIVERSITY, WOMEN, YOUTH The State of the Historic Environment project has enabled AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS the Heritage Council to obtain a clearer picture on The Heritage Council Victoria, an what the condition of registered places is and what independent, statutory authority created the conservation and assistance requirements are. FUNDING SOURCE to promote and advise on the protection The information collected will have an on-going benefit HERITAGE COUNCIL – 1 and conservation of Victoria’s non- to the Heritage Council and will assist it in determining FUNDING SOURCE indigenous cultural heritage, notes the PRIVATE – 2 eligibility to current and future financial assistance State Government’s pledge to a whole FUNDING SOURCE programs. The project has been a small but important OTHER – 3 of Government approach in relation step forward in developing a strategic vision for the to reporting on multicultural, women, on-going and sustainable management of heritage places youth and Indigenous affairs. in Victoria.

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PUBLIC HERITAGE PROGRAM: CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS 2002/2003

Project Name Organisation Allocated Funding Ballarat Mechanics Institute The Ballarat Mechanics' Institute $257,050.00 Benalla Town Hall Delatite Shire Council $20,000.00 Bendigo Rosalind Park Fernery Greater Bendigo City Council $20,000.00 Bendigo, Old Base Hospital Bendigo Regional Institute TAFE $40,000.00 Beveridge, John Kelly House Mitchell Shire Council $30,000.00 Buchan Butter Factory Buchan Heritage Group Inc. $19,000.00 Camperdown, Racecourse Grandstand Camperdown Turf Club $91,000.00 Carisbrook Town Hall Central Goldfields Shire Council $60,000.00 Castlemaine, Burke & Wills Memorial Obelisk Mount Alexander Shire Council $4,000.00 Cavendish Settlers Walk & Historic Cemetery Cavendish Townscape Association Inc. $5,000.00 Ceres, Former Holy Trinity Anglican Church School Anglican Church of Australia $12,000.00 Chewton Former Post Office Chewton Domain Society Inc. $12,000.00 Clunes Town Hall & Court House Hepburn Shire Council $30,000.00 Coleraine, Former Shire Offices DNRE $72,000.00 Creswick Park Lake Reserve Hepburn Shire Council $22,000.00 Deer Park Black Powder Mill Brimbank City Council $11,000.00 Emerald Former Nobelius Nursery Cardinia Shire Council $20,000.00 Essendon Croquet Club Moonee Valley City Council $4,500.00 Lightstation Parks Victoria $70,000.00 Geelong Christ Church Melbourne Anglican Trust Corporation $250,000.00 Heidelberg, Former Court House DNRE $5,000.00 Ivanhoe, Napier Waller House Heritage Victoria $7,000.00 Jeetho Public Hall Jeetho Hall Inc $17,500.00 Jeparit Soldiers & Citizens Memorial Hall & Former Municipal Chambers Hindmarsh Shire Council $35,000.00 Koroit Court House DNRE $26,000.00 Koroit Railway Station – Stage 2 DNRE $45,000.00 Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust – Stage 2 (Hospital & Mortuary) Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust $80,000.00 Leongatha Mechanics Institute Leadlight Windows DNRE $1,500.00 Leopold St Marks on the Hill Melbourne Anglican Trust Corporation $30,000.00 Macarthur, Former Macarthur Court House Moyne Shire Council $17,500.00 Maidstone, Pipe Makers Park Complex Parks Victoria $34,000.00 Melbourne Royal Society of Victoria Royal Society of Victoria Inc $200,000.00 Mildura Carnegie Centre Mildura Rural City Council $15,000.00 Mildura, Psyche Bend Pumping Station Fist Mildura Irrigation Trust $6,000.00 Murchison, Day's Flour Mill Complex Parks Victoria $75,000.00 Ouyen Court House DNRE 4,000.00 Parkville Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens Carousel – Stage 3 Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens $335,000.00 Port Fairy, Garden's Oval Soldier's & Sailor's Memorial Pavilion Moyne Shire Council $30,000.00 Portland Henty Park including Portland Botanic Gardens Glenelg Shire Council $33,000.00 Portland History House Glenelg Shire Council $24,700.00 Portsea Camp Franklin Barracks The Portsea Camp $53,000.00 Portsea, Fort Nepean Parks Victoria $50,000.00 MOUNT HESSE STATION

30 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 Rushworth Court House Campaspe Shire Council $50,000.00 Rutherglen, Hand-Operated Railway Gates VicTrack $2,800.00 Sale Rejuvenation of the Botanical Gardens Wellington Shire Council $15,000.00 Seymour Railway Station VicTrack $14,000.00 Southbank Former Victoria Police Depot Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) $14,000.00 St Arnaud Railway Station Northern Shire Council $95,000.00 St Kilda Pavilion Parks Victoria $200,000.00 Sunbury Caloola Bath House Department of Education, Employment & Training $5,000.00 Swan Hill, Paddle Steamer Gem Phase II Swan Hill Rural City Council $60,000.00 Talbot Borough Hall & ANA Building Central Goldfields Shire Council $10,000.00 Taradale, Primary School Taradale Primary School $10,000.00 Tungamah Court House Moira Shire Council $9,000.00 Wangaratta Railway Station VicTrack $63,750.00 Warragul Railway Station VicTrack $27,500.00 Wedderburn, Holy Trinity Anglican Church Diocesan Trust (Bendigo) $20,000.00 Winchelsea Barwon Park National Trust of Australia (Victoria) $100,000.00 Wodonga, Gateway Island $11,000.00 Wonthaggi Railway Station DNRE $170,000.00 Yackandandah Court House Parks Victoria, Central Region $65,000.00 TOTAL $3,115,800.00

HERITAGE FUND: ASSISTANCE APPROVED FOR REGISTERED PROPERTIES 2002/2003

Property Name Loan Grant Hands on Heritage – 30,000 Duke of Cornwall Mine, Fryerstown – 25,000 St Peters Church, Tahara – 20,000 Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, Town Hall – 7,480 Mt Hesse Station, Winchelsea – 13,000 Plough Inn and Stables, Tarrawingee – 4,000 Lauderdale, Prince Street, Ballarat – 12,000 Ercildoune, 66 Napier Street, Footscray – 1,400 Campaspe Park, Goornong – 2,400 – Heritage Advisory Service – 5,000 Plough Inn and Stables, Tarrawingee – 4,000 Plough Inn and Stables, Tarrawingee (offered) 38,000 – Lauderdale, Prince Street, Alfredton (offered) 12,000 – TOTAL 50,000 124,280

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ASSISTANCE CONTINUED

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING PROJECTS AS AT 30 JUNE 2003

Year Property Approved $ Loan / Grant Balance $ 1997/98 Mortlake Mill & Chimney 50,000 Grant 10,000 1997/98 Murtoa Grain Store (Stick Shed) 246,000 Grant 246,000 1997/98 Barwon Sewer Aqueduct 65,000 Grant 18,613 1998/99 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown 15,000 Grant 5,804 1998/99 Kingston Grandstand 26,700 Grant 5,823 1998/99 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown 10,000 Loan 10,000 1999/00 Rupertswood Salesian College, Sunbury 14,074 Loan 9,862 2000/01 Fmr Hands Butchery, 225 Barnard Street, Bendigo 9,526 Grant 2,048 2000/01 Napier Waller House, 9 Crown Road, Ivanhoe 20,000 Grant 13,691 2000/01 Sullivans Lime Kiln, Rye 9,720 Grant 5,870 2000/01 Blair Mona, Malings Road, Portland 24,000 Grant 265 2000/01 Alton, Mount Macedon 7,500 Loan 194 2001/02 Old Curiosity Shop, Ballarat 10,000 Grant 7,723 2001/02 Hawthorn Bank, Yarram 15,000 Grant 15,000 2001/02 Brown Bros Store, Geelong 70,000 Grant 70,000 2001/02 Mt Hesse Station, Winchelsea 5,000 Grant 5,000 2001/02 Pebbles, 57 A Droop Street, Footscray 5,000 Grant 500 2001/02 Thologolong Homestead 6,000 Grant 194 2001/02 St Albans Homestead, Whittington 15,000 Grant 2,367 2001/02 St Albans Homestead, Whittington 35,000 Loan 35,000 2002/03 Duke of Cornwall Mine, Fryerstown 25,000 Grant 25,000 2002/03 St Peters Church, Tahara 20,000 Grant 2,778 2002/03 Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, City of Kingston Town Hall 7,480 Grant 7,480 2002/03 Mt Hesse Station, Winchelsea 13,000 Grant 13,000 2002/03 Lauderdale, Prince Street, Ballarat 12,000 Grant 12,000 2002/03 Campaspe Park, Goornong 2,400 Grant 2,400 2002/03 City of Wangaratta 5,000 Grant 5,000 2002/03 Plough Inn and Stables, Tarrawingee 38,000 Loan 34,000 2002/03 Plough Inn and Stables, Tarrawingee 4,000 Grant 4,000 Total 785,400 569,611

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

FINANCIAL Notes 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 - Operating Revenue 1 1,786 1,895 1,444 1,459 1,632 STATE Operating Expenses 2 1,978 1,816 2,108 1,797 1,949 Operating Surplus/(Deficit) (192) 79 (664) (338) (317) MENTS Total Assets 3 1,630 1,886 2,042 2,442 2,633 Total Liabilities 4 213 277 512 248 100

Notes: 1. Reduction in Operating Revenue was due to a ‘one off’ archaeological site contribution for Casselden Place received in 01/02. 2. Increase in Operating Expense due to an increase in grants paid for historical property restoration –$384,301 (2002–$214,100) 3. Total Assets have reduced as a result of lower loan balances – $837,926 (2002 –$963,632) 4. Total Liabilities have reduced as a result of the lower level of payables and achaeological security deposits held.

32 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 COMPLIANCE INDEX TO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

The Annual Report of the entity is prepared in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994 and the directions of the Minister for Finance. This index has been prepared to facilitate identification of compliance with statutory disclosure and other requirements. REPORT OF OPERATIONS Clause Disclosure Page Charter & purpose 9.1.3 (i) (a) Manner of establishment and Relevant Minister 3 9.1.3 (i) (b) Objectives, functions, powers and duties 3 9.1.3 (i) (c) Services provided and persons or sections of community served 3, 6-7, 10-27 Management & structure 9.1.3 (i) (d) (i) Names of governing board members, audit committee & chief executive officer 2, 4-5,43 9.1.3 (i) (d) (ii) Names of senior office holders and brief description of each office 2,4,5-7, 43 9.1.3 (i) (d) (iii) Chart setting out organisational structure - structure of Council 4 9.1.3 (i) (e) Workforce data and application of merit & equity principles – did not apply N/A 9.1.3 (i) (f) Application and operation of FOI Act 1982 – there were no requests made N/A Financial and other information 9.1.3 (ii) (a) Summary of financial results with previous four year comparatives 32 9.1.3 (ii) (b) Summary of significant changes in financial position 32 9.1.3 (ii) (c) Operational & budgetary objectives for the year and performance against those objectives – actuals only N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (d) Major changes or factors affecting achievement of objectives – not applicable N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (e) Events subsequent to balance date – not applicable N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (f) Consultancies > $100,000 - there were none N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (g) Consultancies < $100,000 - there were none N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (h) Extent of compliance with Building Act 1993 – Council meets in DSE offices N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (i) Statement that information listed in Part 9.1.3 (iv) is available on request N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (k) Statement on implementation and compliance with National Competition Policy – adheres to policies when dealing with external organisations. N/A 9.8.2 (i) A statement of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters 37 9.8.2 (ii) OHS performance measures 37 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Preparation 9.2.2 (ii) (a) Statement of preparation on an accrual basis 36 9.2.2 (ii) (b) Statement of compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and associated pronouncements 36 9.2.2 (ii) (c) Statement of compliance with accounting policies issued by the Minister for Finance 43 Statement of financial operations 9.2.2 (i) (a) A statement of financial operations for the year 34 9.2.3 (ii) (a) Operating revenue by class 34 9.2.3 (ii) (b) Investment income by class 34 9.2.3 (ii) (c) Other material revenue by class including sale of non-goods assets and contributions of assets 34 9.2.3 (ii) (d) Material revenues arising from exchanges of goods or services 34 9.2.3 (ii) (e) Depreciation, amortisation or diminution in value 34, 36 9.2.3 (ii) (f) Bad and doubtful debts 34 9.2.3 (ii) (g) Financing costs – there were none N/A 9.2.3 (ii) (h) Net increment or decrement on the revaluation of each category of assets – there were none N/A 9.2.3 (ii) (i) Auditor-General’s fees 38 Statement of financial position 9.2.2 (i) (b) A statement of financial position for the year 35 Assets 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (i) Cash at bank or in hand 35, 38, 41 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (ii) Inventories by class – not applicable N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iii) Receivables, including trade debtors, loans and other debtors 35, 36, 41, 42 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iv) Other assets, including prepayments 41, 42 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (v) Investments by class 35, 36, 38, 39 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (vi) Property, plant & equipment 35, 39 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (vii) Intangible assets – not applicable N/A Compliance index continued on next page

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STATEMENTS CONTINUED

Liabilities 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (i) Overdrafts 35 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (ii) Bank loans, bills payable, promissory notes, debentures and other loans 35, 39, 40, 41 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (iii) Trade and other creditors 35, 36, 39, 41 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (iv) Finance lease liabilities – there were none N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (v) Provisions, including employee entitlements 37 Equity 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (i) Authorised capital 35, 40 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (ii) Issued capital 35, 40 9.2.3 (iii) (d) Reserves, and transfers to and from reserves (shown separately) 35, 40 Statement of cash flows 9.2.2 (i) (c) A statement of cash flows for the year 35 Notes to the financial statements 9.2.2 (i) (d) Ex-gratia payments – there were none N/A 9.2.2 (i) (d) Amounts written off – there were none N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (a) Charges against assets – there were none N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (b) Contingent liabilities 40 9.2.3 (iv) (c) Commitments for expenditure 40 9.2.3 (iv) (d) Government grants received or receivable and source 37 9.2.3 (iv) (e) Employee superannuation funds 37 9.2.3 (iv) (f) Assets received without adequate consideration – there were none N/A 9.4.2 Transactions with responsible persons and their related parties 43 9.7.2 Motor vehicle lease commitments – there were none N/A

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003

Note 2003 2002 $ $ REVENUE FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES Revenue from operating activities Revenue from government 2 623,000 623,000 Resources received free of charge 1(b), 15 600,260 545,992 Heritage and archaeological site contributions 3 _– 390,000 Permit fees 84,934 88,384 Planning certificates fees 98,626 87,777 Archaeological security deposits retained 1(j) 94,700 83,954 Sale of publications and reports 1,665 4,652 Revenue from non-operating activities Other income 241,737 35,612 Interest income 41,336 35,580 1,786,258 1,894,951 EXPENSES FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES Administration expenses 4 1,004,345 1,046,510 Heritage project expenses 5 508,262 492,616 Grants for historic property restoration 6 384,301 214,100 Members fees 17 80,858 53,537 Bad and doubtful debts – 8,223 Depreciation 800 800 1,978,566 1,815,786 Net result for the reporting period 13 (192,308) 79,165 Total changes in equity other than those resulting from transactions with Victorian State Government in its capacity as owner 13 (192,308) 79,165

34 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2003

Note 2003 2002 $ $ CURRENT ASSETS Cash assets 7 227,458 316,157 Investments 8 531,900 507,715 Loans 9 120,476 170,330 Receivables 28,889 94,040 Total current assets 908,723 1,088,242

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Loans 9 717,450 793,302 Plant and equipment 10 3,800 4,600 Total non-current assets 721,250 797,902 Total assets 1,629,973 1,886,144

CURRENT LIABILITIES Payables 11 79,994 99,763 Archaeological security deposits 12 133,109 177,203 Total liabilities 213,103 276,966

Net assets 1,416,870 1,609,178 Equity Contributed Capital 13 1,530,013 1,530,013 Accumulated surplus / (deficit) 13 (113,143) 79,165 Total Equity 1,416,870 1,609,178

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003

Note 2003 2002 $ $ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from State Government 623,000 623,000 Receipts from other entities (incl. GST) 523,475 687,110 Payments to suppliers and employees (incl. GST) (1,044,337) (1,390,563) Interest income 41,336 35,580 Grants for historic property restoration (384,301) (214,100) Net cash (outflow) from operating activities 7 (240,827) (258,973)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Loans repaid 155,706 200,356 Security deposit received 50,607 61,140 Reduction in investments – 200,000 Loans advanced (30,000) (41,169) Net cash inflow from investing activities 176,313 420,327

Net increase (decrease) in cash held (64,514) 161,354 Cash at the beginning of the financial year 823,872 662,518 Cash at the end of the financial year 7 759,358 823,872

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NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES This general-purpose financial report has been prepared in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, Australian Accounting Standards, Statements of Accounting Concepts and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, and Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views. It is also prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year, except where a change is required to comply with an Australian accounting standard or Urgent Issues Group Consensus View. (A) REVENUE RECOGNITION Government contributions are recognised when the Council obtains control of the funds. All other revenue is recognised when controlled (ie. when received or receivable). (B) RESOURCES RECEIVED FREE OF CHARGE Contributions of resources and resources received free of charge are recognised at their fair value. Contributions in the form of services are only recognised when a fair value can be reliably determined and the services would have been purchased if not donated. (C) RECEIVABLES All debtors are recognised at the amounts receivable as they are due for settlement at no more than 30 days from the date of recognition. Collectability of debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectable are written off. A provision for doubtful debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists. (D) LOANS RECEIVABLE Heritage Council provides grants and low interest loans to persons currently in the possession of buildings of historic significance, for restoration and maintenance. When a loan is provided, a signed contract is entered into to secure the Councils interest. Prior to 1991,the need for a Bank Guarantee was determined by the Council Finance Committee, based on the loan applicant's ability to repay the loan at that point in time. Subsequently the Council now requires that all loans be fully secured by a Bank Guarantee with the exception of loans provided to church authorities and Local and State Government Authorities. (E) DEPRECIATION Assets with a cost in excess of $1,000 are capitalised (2002 - $1,000) and depreciation has been provided on depreciable assets so as to allocate their cost or valuation over the estimated useful lives to the Council using the straight-line method. A full year's depreciation is charged against the value of assets except for the current year additions, improvements and disposals where depreciation commences or ceases in the month in which the asset is purchased or sold. In relation to the estimated life of assets, the following periods have been adopted: Plant and Equipment > 10 Years The depreciation rates are the same as the prior year. (F) VALUATION OF NON CURRENT ASSETS The cost method of accounting is used to measure Plant and Equipment in accordance with the Department of Treasury and Finance’s Policy Paper on ‘Revaluation of Non-Current Physical Assets’. (G) CASH For purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash at bank and investments in 11am call deposits and short term deposits less than 90 days. (H) INVESTMENTS Investments are valued at cost and classified as current assets with respect to the timing of redemption of each investment. Investments are funds invested with Treasury Corporation Victoria throughout the financial year. Interest revenue is brought to account when it is earned. (I) PAYABLES – TRADE AND OTHER CREDITORS These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Council prior to the end of the financial year and which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. (J) ARCHAEOLOGICAL SECURITY DEPOSITS Security deposits are required for archaeological excavation permits and are disclosed under liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position. The deposits are kept in trust to ensure the site is returned to its former state and the proper cataloguing and conservation of any excavated material. Any balance is returned to the applicant on completion of the project. Security deposits retained are treated as revenue and used to meet expenses incurred.

36 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 (K) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (i) Staff Salaries and Associated Costs The Heritage Council does not have any employees (it contributes salery costs to DSE) and no liability for employee entitlements exist. Staff salaries and associated costs reflect time spent on Heritage Council related matters by staff employed by the Department of Infrastructure up to 4 December 2002 and the Department of Sustainability and Environment from 5 December 2002. This is recognised within Administration expenses. (Refer Note 4) (ii) Council Member Fees Council Members are remunerated for attending various Council meetings. (Refer Note 17) (L) GOODS AND SERVICES TAX Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable, in which case it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or part of an item of expense. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is included as part of receivables or payables in the statement of financial position. The GST component of a receipt or payment is recognised on a gross basis in the statement of cash flows in accordance with Accounting Standard AAS 28 Statement of Cash Flows. Costs incurred to update existing systems or to design, develop and implement new systems to deal with the goods and services tax are charged as expenses when incurred, except where they result in an enhancement of future economic benefits and are recognised as an asset. (M) CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL Consistent with UIG Abstract 38 Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Sector Entities and Accounting and Financial Reporting Bulletin 39 Accounting for Contributed Capital, transfers that are in the nature of contributions or distributions have been designated as contributed capital. For the period ended 30 June 2002, the entity deemed an amount of $1.530 million from its 1 July 2001 opening Accumulated Surplus balance to be taken up as the opening balance for Contributed Capital, in accordance with the Accounting and Financial Reporting Bulletin no. 40, Establishment of Opening Balances and Formal Designation for Contributed Capital and Urgent Issues Group Abstract 38 Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Sector Entities. The change in accounting policy resulted in the recognition, in the statement of financial position, as at 1 July 2001 of an opening balance of $1.530 million as Contributed Capital and an opening balance for accumulated surplus of $Nil. (N) ROUNDING OFF Rounding off to the nearest dollar has been adopted in the Financial Statements.

NOTE 2: GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS 2003 2002 $ $ Government Contributions during the year comprised: State Government Contributions 623,000 623,000 Total Government Contributions 623,000 623,000

NOTE 3: HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE CONTRIBUTIONS Heritage and Archaeological Site Contributions were nil for 2003. In 2002 a ‘one off’ contribution of $350,000 was paid by the developer as a management fee for Casselden Place as well as $40,000 was received from a government entity for heritage building surveys. 390,000

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STATEMENTS CONTINUED

NOTE 4: ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 2003 2002 $ $ ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES (including Resources Received Free of Charge – see note 15) comprised the following: Salaries and associated costs 658,828 582,100 Administrative costs 244,244 314,003 Advertising, publicity and information 94,913 144,207 Audit fees - Auditor General 6,360 6,200 Total 1,004,345 1,046,510

NOTE 5: HERITAGE PROJECT EXPENSES

Project costs 389,386 268,874 Contractors Expenses* 118,876 223,742 Total 508,262 492,616

*mainly relates to the hiring of contractors for heritage building feasibility studies, education and training and conservation management plans.

NOTE 6: GRANTS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY RESTORATION The Executive Director with the consent of the Heritage Council, provided grants for the purpose of assisting with the conservation of any part of Victoria's cultural heritage. 384,301 214,100

NOTE 7: NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS RECONCILIATION OF CASH For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash at bank and investments at 11AM call deposits and short term deposits with less than 90 days settlement. Cash at the end of the reporting period as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the related items in the Statement of Financial Position as follows: Cash at Bank 227,458 316,157 Investments (refer Note 8) 531,900 507,715 Total 759,358 823,872

RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH (OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET RESULT FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD Net result for the reporting period (192,308) 79,165 Increase/(Decrease) in Payables and Accruals (19,770) (212,464) (Increase)/Decrease in Receivables 65,151 (50,047) Archaeological Security Deposits Retained (94,700) (83,954) Bad and Doubtful Debts – 8,223 Depreciation 800 800 Increase/(Decrease) in Provision for Employee Entitlements – (696) Net Cash (Outflow) from Operating Activities (240,827) (258,973)

38 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 NOTE 8: INVESTMENTS (also refer note 7) 2003 2002 $ $ Treasury Corporation - Call Deposits 131,900 107,715 Treasury Corporation - Short-term Deposits 400,000 400,000 Total 531,900 507,715

NOTE 9: LOANS HERITAGE COUNCIL LOANS Movements in this account are as follows: Opening Balance 1 July 963,632 1,131,042 Less: Repayments 155,706 200,356 Doubtful Debts – 5,185 Bad Debts Written Off – 3,038 807,926 922,463 Add: New Loans 30,000 41,169 Closing Balance 30 June 837,926 963,632 Loans are disclosed as follows: Current 120,476 170,330 Non-Current 717,450 793,302 The current portion of loans receivable is calculated as the total loan repayments due and receivable in the 12-month period after balance date. 837,926 963,632

NOTE 10: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Plant and Equipment (Sea Anchor) at cost 8,000 8,000 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (4,200) (3,400) Total 3,800 4,600

NOTE 11: PAYABLES Sundry Creditors* 28,968 18,429 Accruals 51,026 81,334 Total 79,994 99,763 * Relates to a credit note at balance date.

NOTE 12: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SECURITY DEPOSITS Archaeological security deposits* (see note 1(j)) 133,109 177,203 * Mainly represents deposits required for archaeological excavation permits.

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STATEMENTS CONTINUED

NOTE 13: EQUITY AND MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY 2003 2002 $ $ (A) CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL Balance 1 July 1,530,013 – Transfer from Accumulated Surplus (see note 1 (m)) – 1,530,013 Balance 30 June 1,530,013 1,530,013

(B) ACCUMULATED SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) Balance 1 July 79,165 1,530,013 Transfer to Contributed Capital – (1,530,013) Net Result for Reporting Period (192,308) 79,165 Balance 30 June (113,143) 79,165

(C) TOTAL EQUITY 1,416,870 1,609,178

NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (a) Commitments to Pay Out Loans and Grants In addition to the loans and grants issued during the year, total approvals given by the Heritage Council up to 30 June 2003, provide for the issue of a further $573,611 (2002 - $888,210) in loans and grants in future years. These commitments are represented as follows, but are not reflected in the Statement of Financial Performance and Statement of Financial Position until the option has been taken up by the applicant. Grant Commitments 480,555 727,146 Loan Commitments 89,056 161,064 Total 569,611 888,210

(b) Commitments for Operating and Finance Leases At report date, the Council has no operating or finance lease commitments. (c) Commitments for Capital Expenditure At report date, the Council has no commitments for Capital expenditure. (d) Contingent Liabilities At report date, there was one legal claim outstanding which the Council disputes. The amount involved is yet to be quantified.

NOTE 15: RESOURCES RECEIVED FREE OF CHARGE (also refer note 1(b) & Note 4) The administrative support to the Council was provided by officers of the Department of Infrastructure. The estimated cost of such support rendered during the 2003 financial year was $600,260 (2002 – $545,992) which form part of total Administration Expenses (see note 4). This amount comprised: Salaries and associated costs 513,760 469,513 Administrative Costs 86,500 76,479 Total 600,260 545,992

40 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 NOTE 16: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (A) TERMS, CONDITIONS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Council's accounting policies, including the term and condition of each class of financial asset and financial liability, both recognised and unrecognised at balance date are as follows: Recognised Financial Instruments Accounting Policies Terms and Conditions (i) Financial Assets Cash Assets and Investments Cash on hand and Term Deposits Cash is invested, when available, at are carried at the principal amount. varying interest rates between 4% – 5%. Receivables Receivables are carried at nominal Generally normal credit terms amounts due less any provision are 30 days. Other receivables mainly for doubtful debts. Estimated doubtful relate to Government Departments and debts are based on examination and agencies and as such the credit risk assessment of each individual debt. is minimal. Loans Loans are carried at their principal Loans have varying interest rates amounts. (Average 4%). (ii) Financial Liabilities Payables Payables are recognised for amounts Terms of Settlement are generally 30 to be paid in the future for goods and days from the date of invoice in line services received whether or not billed with government policies. by the supplier. Archaeological Security Deposits Security deposits are held in trust to Any balance is returned to the applicant ensure the site is returned to its former on completion of the project. Security state and the proper cataloguing and deposits retained are treated as revenue conservation of any excavated material. and used to meet expenses incurred.

(B) INTEREST RATE RISK The Council's exposure to interest rate risk and effective interest rates of financial assets and financial liabilities both recognised and unrecognised at balance date are as follows:

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Variable Interest Non-Interest Bearing Weighted Effective 2003 2002 2003 2002 Interest Rate $ $ $ $ % FINANCIAL ASSETS Bank 227,458 316,157 – – 4.5 Investments 531,900 507,715 – – 4.5 Loans 837,926 963,632 – – 4.0 Receivables – – 28,889 94,040 N/A Total Financial Assets 1,597,284 1,787,504 28,889 94,040

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Payables – – 79,994 99,763 N/A Archaeological Security Deposits – – 133,109 177,203 N/A Total Financial Liabilities – – 213,103 276,966

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STATEMENTS CONTINUED

C) NET FAIR VALUE

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Total carrying amount as per the Aggregate Net Fair Value Statement of Financial Position 2003 2002 2003 2002 $ $ $ $ FINANCIAL ASSETS Cash Assets 227,458 316,157 227,458 316,157 Investments 531,900 507,715 531,900 507,715 Loans 837,926 963,632 837,926 963,632 Receivables 28,889 94,040 28,889 94,040 Total Financial Assets 1,626,173 1,881,544 1,626,173 1,881,544

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Payables 79,994 99,763 79,994 99,763 Archaeological Security Deposits 133,109 177,203 133,109 177,203 Total Financial Liabilities 213,103 276,966 213,103 276,966

The following methods and assumptions are used to determine the net fair value of financial assets and liabilities: Recognised Financial Instruments: Cash on Hand and Term Deposits: The carrying amount approximates fair value Receivables/loans: The carrying amount approximates fair value Payables/archaeological security deposits: The carrying amount approximates fair value

(D) CREDIT RISK EXPOSURES The Council's maximum exposures to credit risk at balance date in relation to each class of recognised financial asset is the carrying amount of those assets as indicated in the Statement of Financial Position.

42 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 NOTE 17: DISCLOSURES RELATED TO RESPONSIBLE PERSONS In accordance with the Directions of the Minister for Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994, the following disclosures are made for Responsible Persons. Persons who held the above positions in relation to the Heritage Council at any time during the reporting period are:

RESPONSIBLE MINISTERS 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 The Hon. Mary Delahunty MP (Minister for Planning)

DIRECTORS 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 Chris Gallagher (Chair) Peter Hiscock Peter Williams Andrew Lemon Meredith Gould Geoff Sutherland Peter Beaumont Leonie Kelleher Jan Schapper Krystal Buckley

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 Lisa Riddle Bronwyn Hibbert Vicki Davies Walter Phillips Philip Goad Malcolm McDonald Brian Bubbers Elizabeth Pemberton John Dwyer Robert Dunster

ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 Ray Tonkin

REMUNERATION OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONS (excluding the Ministers and the Accountable Officer) 2003 2002 Income Between: No No $0 - $9,999 19 19 $10,000 - $19,999 1 1 20 20

$ $ Total remuneration received, or due and receivable, by Responsible Persons from the reporting entity amounted to: 80,858 53,537

The relevant amounts relating to the Ministers and the Accountable Officer are reported separately in the Financial Statements of the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of Sustainability and Environment respectively. A portion of the Accountable Officer’s remuneration which was provided free of charge is in the income band of $50,000 to $59,999. The Council does not have any Executive Officers OTHER TRANSACTIONS OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND THEIR RELATED ENTITIES. The Accountable Officer is a member of the Yarra River Maritime Reserve Committee of Management which was the recipient of loans totalling $660,000 (2002 - $660,000) from the Heritage Council. The Accountable Officer is also a member of the former Royal Mint Committee of Management (Mint Inc). These transactions have been made at arms length on normal terms. OTHER RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES. There were no other receivables from or payables to Responsible Persons and Responsible Person related parties during the current year or in the previous year.

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For the year ended 30 June 2003

In our opinion, a) The accompanying Financial Statements of the Heritage Council present fairly the financial transactions of the Council for the year ended 30 June 2003, and the financial position of the Council as at that date, in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional requirements. b) The Financial Statements of the Council have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994 and comply in all material respects with the directions (part 9) issued by the Minister under the Act. At the date of signing this statement, we are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in these Financial Statements to be misleading or inaccurate. Dated: 16 September 2003

Ray Tonkin Accountable Officer Heritage Council

Peter Hiscock Board Member Heritage Council

44 HERITAGE COUNCIL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 02/03 AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT

To the Members of the Parliament of Victoria, the responsible Ministers and the Members of the Board of Heritage Council

AUDIT SCOPE The accompanying financial report of the Heritage Council for the financial year ended 30 June 2003, comprising statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, has been audited. The Members of the Council are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial report and the information it contains. An independent audit of the financial report has been carried out in order to express an opinion on it to the Members of the Parliament of Victoria, responsible Ministers and Members of the Council as required by the Audit Act 1994. The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. The audit procedures included an examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia, and the financial reporting requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994, so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of the Service’s financial position, and its financial performance and cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

AUDIT OPINION In my opinion, the financial report presents fairly in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia, and the financial reporting requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994, the financial position of the Heritage Council as at 30 June 2003 and its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.

J.W. Cameron Auditor-General Melbourne, 1 October 2003

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