(Former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study Volume 1
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Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study Volume 1 Final Stage 1 Report August 2009 Prepared for Mildura Rural City Council MILDURA (FORMER SHIRE OF WALPEUP) HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 1 ! Context Pty Ltd Project Team: Dr Sandy Blair, Project Manager and Senior Consultant David Helms, Senior Consultant Louise Honman, Senior Consultant Lydia Lange, Consultant Robyn Ballinger, Historian Report Register This report register documents the development and issue of the report entitled Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study undertaken by Context Pty Ltd in accordance with our internal quality management system. Project Issue Notes/description Issue Issued to No. No. date 1246 1 Volume 1 Key June Andrea Findings & 2009 Collins Recommendations— Stage 1 draft report & Volume 2, thematic Environmental History of Rural City of Mildura 1246 2 Final Stage 1 August Andrea Reports (2 Vols) 2009 Collins Context Pty Ltd 22 Merri Street, Brunswick 3056 Phone 03 9380 6933 Facsimile 03 9380 4066 ii VOLUME 3: KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS V PREFACE VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VII Introduction vii Key Findings vii Recommendations viii Adoption of Rural City of Mildura Heritage Study ix Implementation of Stage 2 ix Relationship to previous studies ix 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Purpose 1 1.3 Study outcomes 2 1.4 Study Area 2 2 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY 3 2.1 Introduction 3 2.2 Preparation of key findings & recommendations 4 2.2.1 Register searches 4 2.2.2 Community consultation 5 2.2.3 Thematic Environmental History places 6 2.2.4 Establishment of Study in HERMES database 6 2.3 Field survey & recommendations 6 2.3.1 Field surveys 6 2.3.2 Recommendations 8 3 KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 10 3.1 Key findings 10 3.2 Recommendations for Stage 2 11 3.2.1 Adoption of Mildura Rural City Heritage Study 11 3.2.2 Stage 2 – Estimated budget 11 Recommendations and required actions 15 3.2.3 Engaging the community 18 3.2.4 Review of Thematic Environmental History 19 3.2.5 Historical Archaeology Report 20 3.2.6 Statutory and other recommendations 20 3.3 Interim actions prior to Stage 2 20 iii MILDURA (FORMER SHIRE OF WALPEUP) HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 1 REFERENCES 22 GLOSSARY 23 APPENDIX 1 – POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT PLACES & PRECINCTS 25 Potentially significant places 25 Recommendation 25 Potentially significant precincts 30 Recommendation 30 APPENDIX 2 – ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLACES 32 Post-contact Heritage Inventory sites 32 Areas of Archaeological sensitivity 33 Sites on public land covered in the Mallee Area Review 33 Recommendation 33 APPENDIX 3 – OTHER PLACES 37 Research & evaluation required in later stages 37 Recommendation 37 Recommendation 38 No further action required 38 Not recommended for Heritage Overlay 38 Already included in Victorian Heritage Register / Heritage Overlay 38 Demolished 39 Victorian Water Supply Heritage Study places 39 APPENDIX 5 – COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 40 Community workshop participants 40 Community nominated places 40 APPENDIX 6 – HERCON CRITERIA 43 APPENDIX 7 – LOCATIONAL INFORMATION - PRECINCT MAPS, INDICATIVE ONLY 44 APPENDIX 7 – LOCATIONAL INFORMATION – INDIVIDUAL PLACES FOR GIS LAYER 55 APPENDIX 8 – HERMES DATA 61 iv VOLUME 3: KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study was carried out with the generous assistance of funds made available by the Victorian State Government. The contributions of the following people and organisations to the Mildura Rural City Council Heritage Study are gratefully acknowledged: " The project manager for the Study: Andrea Collins, Assistant Town Planner, Mildura Rural City Council " The members of the project Steering Committee, Councillor Sharon Morrison, Sarah Nickas, Senior Strategic Planner, Andrea Collins, Assistant Town Planner, Damien Sutton, Department of Planning and Community Development, Garry Stanley, Heritage Adviser to Rural City of Mildura and Geoff Austin, Heritage Victoria " The Reference Group: Jocelyn Linder, Judith Antcliff, Teresa Scott and Merle Pole " Members of Ouyen District History and Genealogy Centre and other interested individuals who participated in the community workshops held during the study " Local residents Jocelyn Linder, Teresa Scott, Dorothy Brown and Sue Willox who generously gave their time as guides during the field work. v MILDURA (FORMER SHIRE OF WALPEUP) HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 1 PREFACE This Key Findings and Recommendations report comprises Volume 1 of the Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study (the Study). The purpose of the Study is to identify places of potential post-contact cultural significance within the former Shire of Walpeup (the study area), which is now part of the Mildura Rural City Council area, and to make recommendations for their future assessment. As described in the following chapters, this report provides an explanation of the key findings, including a list of places and precincts of potential significance identified by the Study, as well as recommendations for further work. It should be read in conjunction with the other volume of the Study, which is: " Volume 2: Thematic Environmental History of the Rural City of Mildura, Draft Report, April 2009. This volume provides an explanation of the themes and processes or activities that have been important in shaping the study area within the larger boundaries of Mildura Rural City. The thematic environmental history then provides a context for identifying heritage places within the former Shire of Walpeup that demonstrate these themes and activities. Volume 2 also includes a Statement of Significance for the entire Mildura Rural City Council area. The terms used throughout this report are consistent with the Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Heritage Significance (the Burra Charter). A glossary of these terms and their meanings is provided at the end of this report. Heritage criteria used are the HERCON criteria as included in the Heritage Victoria Model Consultants Brief for Heritage Studies, July 2008. vi VOLUME 3: KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Mildura Rural City commissioned the Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study to identify those places that reflect important aspects of the municipality’s history and that are valued by local communities. The Mildura (former Shire of Walpeup) Heritage Study follows Heritage Victoria’s standard two-stage approach for municipal heritage studies. The present study is the result of Stage 1 of this process. This Stage 1 study has developed a broad understanding of the history and heritage of the rural city and includes a thematic environmental history and the identification of places of potential post-contact cultural heritage significance. Stage 1 has involved research, community involvement, and field surveys. The key findings of Stage 1 have helped develop recommendations for a Stage 2 study that will involve detailed assessment of selected places and the development of a heritage plan and policy for Mildura Rural City. This will enable Council to make informed decisions in consultation with the community and other key stakeholders about how the heritage of Mildura Rural City is to be assessed and managed for future generations. Key Findings The key outcomes of the Study are: " The identification of 82 individual places and 10 heritage precincts of potential heritage significance (local or State). Of these: " 32 individual places are located in Ouyen; 15 in Walpeup; 13 in Underbool; 8 in Murrayville; 5 in Cowangie; 3 in Boinka; 3 in Tutye; 2 in Panitya and 1 in Torrita. They are listed in Appendix 1. " 4 precincts are located in Ouyen; 3 in Murrayville; 2 in Cowangie and 1 in Walpeup. They are listed in Appendix 1. " The preliminary identification of 37 post-contact historical archaeological sites (Heritage Inventory). Of these: " 10 sites are included in the VHI and a further 26 sites have been identified by Andrew Ward in the 1986 LCC study. " All of these sites require field survey and further assessment to identify those of potential cultural heritage significance. These sites will then be vii MILDURA (FORMER SHIRE OF WALPEUP) HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 1 documented and assessed for inclusion in the Heritage Overlay. " The identification of 5 areas of archaeological sensitivity. Of these: " 4 are located in Ouyen and 1 at the former settlement of Tutye. " Other categories, listed in Appendix 3: " 8 places which have potential heritage significance are large national parks or reserves. These places have predominantly natural heritage values and are beyond the scope of this study. " 1 place could not be located and has therefore not been assessed. It is recommended that further information about its location be sought from knowledgeable community members during the community consultation in Stage 2. " A number of community-nominated places were outside the study area boundaries of the former Shire of Walpeup and should be considered in any future review of the Mildura Rural City Heritage Study. " 9 places were identified as requiring no action in Stage 2. Of these, 3 are already on the Heritage Overlay or VHR, which is considered to be an appropriate level of protection for them, 4 were considered not to have potential significance, and 2 were demolished. " 3 places relating to the Victorian Water Supply Heritage Study. 2 of these places already in the Heritage Overlay are outside the study area boundaries of the former Shire of Walpeup. The remaining site is at Hattah, and needs to be confirmed as within,