Exford Homestead (VHR H0316) 355 Exford Road, Melton South Heritage Council Registrations Committee Hearing 30 August 2013 – Members Mr Robert Sands (Chair), Ms Helen Martin and Ms Patricia Vejby – OF HERITAGE Pursuant to Sections 42(1)(a) and 54 of the the Heritage Council has Heritage Act 1995 determined: that Exford Homestead is of cultural heritage significance; and to amend the item in the Heritage Register. Robert Sands Helen Martin Patricia Vejby (Chair) Decision Date 3 December 2013 – APPEARANCES Acting Executive Director, Heritage Victoria Mr John Hawker, Heritage Officer (Horticulture) appeared on behalf of the Acting Executive Director, Mr Steven Avery. Dr Marina Larsson, Manager Assessments was available to answer questions of clarification from the Committee. Owner The owner of the place, Wegg Pty Ltd, was represented at the hearing by Mr Phil Bissett of Minter Ellison. Mr Bissett called Mr Peter Lovell of Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants to give expert heritage evidence. Introduction/background The Place Exford Homestead was included in the Victorian Heritage Register (‘Exford’) Heritage in 1974. (‘the Register’) as H0316 It was one of a group of places added to the Historic Buildings Register (the predecessor of the Heritage Register) from a list compiled by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) The of significance was (‘the Trust’). Trust’s statement
Exford Homestead (VHR H0316) 355 Exford Road, Melton South Heritage Council Registrations Committee Hearing – 30 August 2013 Members – Mr Robert Sands (Chair), Ms Helen Martin and Ms Patricia Vejby Pursuant to Sections 42(1)(a) and 54 of the Heritage Act 1995 the Heritage Council has determined: that Exford Homestead is of cultural heritage significance; and to amend the item in the Heritage Register. Robert Sands (Chair) Helen Martin Patricia Vejby Decision Date – 3 December 2013 APPEARANCES Acting Executive Director, Heritage Victoria Mr John Hawker, Heritage Officer (Horticulture) appeared on behalf of the Acting Executive Director, Mr Steven Avery. Dr Marina Larsson, Manager Assessments was available to answer questions of clarification from the Committee. Owner The owner of the place, Wegg Pty Ltd, was represented at the hearing by Mr Phil Bissett of Minter Ellison. Mr Bissett called Mr Peter Lovell of Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants to give expert heritage evidence. Introduction/background The Place Exford Homestead (‘Exford’) was included in the Victorian Heritage Register (‘the Heritage Register’) as H0316 in 1974. It was one of a group of places added to the Historic Buildings Register (the predecessor of the Heritage Register) from a list compiled by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (‘the Trust’). The Trust’s statement of significance was OF HERITAGE
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