Newsletter July 2001 • Number 19 I Ssues and I Nformation on H Eritage C Onservation in S Outh a Ustralia
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HERITAGE South Australia NEWSLETTER JULY 2001 • NUMBER 19 I SSUES AND I NFORMATION ON H ERITAGE C ONSERVATION IN S OUTH A USTRALIA Heritage South Australia Government of South Australia A WORD FROM THE MINISTER for Environment and Heritage Contents A word from the Minister / 2 Local Government Initiatives Heritage Incentives / 3 Local Government Heritage Awards / 4 The Year of the Volunteer 2001 I am pleased to announce These grants are allocated Volunteers at Chinamans Well / 5 that as part of the 2001/2 for projects such as Budget, the State Heritage conservation plans, repair Volunteer heritage groups honoured / 6 Fund will receive an additional or replacement of roofing The Centenary of Federation 2001 $500,000. This money will be and guttering, masonry, The Federation period in Adelaide, and the shared between current conservation relating to salt architecture of the time / 7 applications and new damp repair and re- New spirelets on St Andrew’s Church bell tower / 10 requests for funding. A pointing and general further $250,000 has been painting and repairs. Heritage News / 13 committed over the next three years. Remembering our immigrant history / 14 The Heritage grants play an important role in What’s new in the State Heritage Register / 15 In South Australia our older buildings and protecting and enhancing the heritage Heritage on the web / 16 physical features contribute significantly to character and tourist value of many of South the ambience and attractiveness of our Australia’s towns. A number of past projects built environment. They provide the local include shop-front and house restorations at community with a valued sense of place, places such as Burra, Hahndorf and Goolwa. and play an important role in maintaining a sense of cultural heritage. I am pleased that this Government has committed $1.25million over four years for Currently, the State Heritage Register conservation of heritage listed places. This contains 2,155 registered places, both demonstrates a commitment to the publicly and privately owned. The enhancement and sustainability of South provision of small grants to the owners of Australia’s built heritage. This in turn will these heritage-listed properties has been a assist in sustaining the long-term use of cornerstone in the State’s heritage existing heritage infrastructure across South conservation program. Australia. Newsletter of Heritage South Australia Department for Environment and Heritage ISSN 1443-9719 July 2001 Number 19 Editor Francesca Stropin Products and services advertised are not necessarily endorsed by Heritage South Australia Advertising If anyone would like to advertise in this newsletter, please contact The Editor, Heritage South Australia Newsletter GPO Box 1047 Adelaide South Australia 5001 Telephone: (08) 8204 9243 Facsimile: (08) 8204 9455 Notice to all owners of heritage listed places. Front Cover: The Tea Tree Gully Institute built in 1896. This Solver and Heritage SA have negotiated significant discounts on Solver paints and building played an important part in the lives of goods, for all owners of heritage listed places. All owners of places in State Heritage local residents and has recently been listed in the Areas should contact their local Heritage Adviser for cards. Register of Local Heritage Places. See page 3. Photo courtesy: City of Tea Tree Gully. 2 HERITAGE SOUTH AUSTRALIA • NEWSLETTER No.19 • JULY 2001 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES Heritage Incentives - The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Package The City of Tea Tree Gully realises that Each year, owners of Local Heritage Places Council will refund 50% of the $150 preserving heritage is important to a will be invited to apply to the Community registration fee. community’s identity, to the education of Fund for a Heritage Grant, to assist with future generations and to tourism in the the financial costs of building conservation Owners of local heritage places will be area. The Council recognises their work. Priority will be given to urgent provided with Discount Cards that will responsibility to future generations to work, or, where a significant contribution enable them to purchase paints and some protect these places. A Register of Local will be made to streetscape character. The accessories from Solver Paints. The extra Heritage Places, an Historic (Conservation) work will be identified by a sign at the Development Application Fee Zone and associated urban design front of the property and will be eligible associated with some heritage work will guidelines have recently been for a Heritage Conservation Award. be waived, so that only normal fees will incorporated into the Tea Tree Gully Council will award these to promote and apply despite the Development Act Development Plan, and in March 2000 the acknowledge good examples of heritage prescribing higher fees. Council launched a Heritage Incentives conservation work. Package. This package provides assistance Council anticipates that the Heritage and incentive to owners of local heritage Owners of Local Heritage Places thinking Incentives Program will lead to thoughtful items, so that the life of buildings and about building or extending a house; and well designed improvements to their contribution to the local community adding a carport or verandah; erecting a heritage places throughout the City of Tea is maximised. garage; or undertaking any other building Tree Gully. This program will enhance the work, can receive free preliminary advice heritage appeal of places valued by the The package consists of: on plans from Council’s heritage community, and demonstrate Council’s • A Heritage Grants Program; conservation architect. This Architectural commitment to the ongoing preservation Heritage Advisory Service ensures all of the buildings and places that remind us • Heritage Conservation Award; relevant heritage conservation issues have of our history. • Architectural Heritage Advisory Service; been worked through. Further information about the Incentives • Subsidising owners to attend a Home The National Trust of South Australia runs Program can be obtained from the City of Restoration Course; a short Home Restoration Course called Tea Tree Gully’s City Development Team on • Development Application Fee ‘Do it Up and Do it Right’. Over a six week telephone 8397 7232 or email Concessions; and period, participants learn how to properly [email protected]. maintain a heritage building. Owners of • Heritage Product Discounts heritage places can attend this course and Ingrid Wilkshire City of Tea Tree Gully The Tea Tree Gully Steam Flour Mill was recently listed in the Register of Local Heritage Places. Built in 1853, it was the first building to be erected in the village part of Steenton (now Tea Tree Gully). Part still remains and is being used as a hotel and restuarant. HERITAGE SOUTH AUSTRALIA • NEWSLETTER No.19 • JULY 2001 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES The arrival of the Royal Mail horse team outside of the Tea Tree Gully hotel. The hotel was built in 1854 and was the first hotel and one of the earliest buildings in Steventon. This building was recently listed in the Register of Local Heritage Places. Local Government Heritage Awards Alexandrina Council The Alexandrina Council (comprising the The Alexandrina Council Heritage Advisory C & W Payne 5 West Tce Strathalbyn former District Councils of Port Elliot and Committee was formed from former H. Brooks Watervilla, Strathalbyn Goolwa, Strathalbyn and portion of Committees of the Strathalbyn, and Port Mrs. D. Moore 27 West Tce Strathalbyn Willunga), has announced Heritage Elliot & Goolwa Councils. It has J & J Yard 29 Foster Place Goolwa. Awards to persons or properties, which in representation from: Council Officers; the opinion of Council, have shown Elected Members; Council’s Heritage Community Project; excellence in a number of categories of Adviser; National Trust branches at St. Andrews Church, Spirelets Strathalbyn heritage conservation. Strathalbyn, Goolwa and Port Elliot; and Port Elliot Railway Station Interpretive community representation from Centre These awards are presented during Langhorne Creek, Milang, Strathalbyn, Heritage Week, and National Trust Port Elliot and Goolwa. Re-use and Conservation Branches in the Council area at Mr. & Mrs. Reed, Cottage Restoration cnr Strathalbyn, Goolwa and Port Elliot are The following awards have been Chrystal and Fenchurch Streets Goolwa. invited to participate in the awards. made for 2001: Best Conservation Practice; Commercial Project The Heritage Advisory Committee Mr. C. Magyari, North Parade Strathalbyn No award. recommended to Council that awards be presented for the following: Written Historical Research; The awards were presented at Council’s Strathalbyn Naturalist Club for the book meeting on Tuesday 3 April at Goolwa, by Best Conservation Practice “Natural History of the Strathalbyn and the Alexandrina Council Mayor Mr. Kym Written Historical Research on a building Goolwa Districts”. McHugh, and the Chair of the Alexandrina or subject Council Heritage Advisory Committee Mr. Contribution to Streetscape Contribution to Streetscape (Fence); Anthony Presgrave. Commercial Project using heritage Mr. J Gray, 18 Commercial Rd Strathalbyn buildings Mr. R Petersen, 6 West Tce Strathalbyn Community Project H & H Weckert 1 Ashbourne Rd Re-use and Conservation of a Heritage Strathalbyn building (recycling) 4 HERITAGE SOUTH AUSTRALIA • NEWSLETTER No.19 • JULY 2001 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS 2001 Volunteers at Chinamans Well On a sunny March afternoon volunteers