6623 (an average of 552 per certificates were issued 803 (an average of 29 per month or around 5%) were affected by the Heritage Act (or had a HERMES record). figures represent a decrease of approximately 0.1% from the previous year. The number of certificates issued tends to vary in line with activity in the real estate market. Places added to the Victorian Heritage Register in 2016–17 There was a wide range of places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register during the year. BARUNAH PLAINS – 4484 Hamilton Highway, Hesse, Golden Plains Shire September 2016 Owned by the pioneering Russell family from 1851 to 1978, this pastoral property developed into a highly successful Victorian sheep station. It contains a fine collection of farm buildings H2361 FAWKNER PARK – including a large T-shaped bluestone woolshed. 23–169 Toorak Road West and 24–88 Commercial Road, South Yarra, Melbourne City Added September 2016 BRIGHT CHINESE CAMP SITE – 14–20 Delany Avenue, Bright, Alpine Fawkner Park was part of Charles La Trobe's vision, to develop Melbourne as Added June 2017 a city surrounded by extensive public parklands. One of Melbourne's outer ring The Bright Chinese Camp was established on parks, it has impressive avenues, this site in 1859 by the Victorian Government to plantings, lawns and playing fields and protect the residents from anti-Chinese was the site of the Australian Women's violence. It included stores, a Joss House, Army Service (AWAS) and the Australian gambling and opium dens, a boot maker, Corps of Signals Land Headquarters Presbyterian church, and a Chinese circus. during WWII. H2366 CAVE HILL LIMESTONE QUARRY – Melba Avenue, Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire Added June 2017 H2360 FORMER RED CROSS REST – The Cave Hill Limestone Quarry was HOUSE established in 1878 by David Mitchell, one of Victoria's most prominent nineteenth century 294 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Glen Eira entrepreneurs. Demonstrating three City generations of lime processing, it was known Added March 2017 for its use of innovative technologies and was recognised as one of the leading industrial Located in the grounds of the Caulfield plants of its time in Australia. Repatriation Hospital, Red Cross Rest Home (1916) was one of many
6623 (an average of 552 per certificates were issued 803 (an average of 29 per month or around 5%) were affected by the Heritage Act (or had a HERMES record). figures represent a decrease of approximately 0.1% from the previous year. The number of certificates issued tends to vary in line with activity in the real estate market. Places added to the Victorian Heritage Register in 2016–17 There was a wide range of places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register during the year. – BARUNAH PLAINS 4484 Hamilton Highway, Hesse, Golden Plains Shire September 2016 Owned by the pioneering Russell family from 1851 to 1978, this pastoral property developed into a highly successful Victorian sheep station. It contains a fine collection of farm buildings including a large T-shaped bluestone woolshed. – BRIGHT CHINESE CAMP SITE 14–20 Delany Avenue, Bright, Alpine Added June 2017 The Bright Chinese Camp was established on this site in 1859 by the Victorian Government to protect the residents from anti-Chinese violence. It included stores, a Joss House, gambling and opium dens, a boot maker, Presbyterian church, and a Chinese circus. H2366 – CAVE HILL LIMESTONE QUARRY Melba Avenue, Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire Added June 2017 The Cave Hill Limestone Quarry was established in 1878 by David Mitchell, one of Victoria's most prominent nineteenth century entrepreneurs. Demonstrating three generations of lime processing, it was known for its use of innovative technologies and was recognised as one of the leading industrial plants of its time in Australia. H2361 – FAWKNER PARK 23–169 Toorak Road West and 24–88 Commercial Road, South Yarra, Melbourne City Added September 2016 Fawkner Park was part of Charles La Trobe's vision, to develop Melbourne as a city surrounded by extensive public parklands. One of Melbourne's outer ring parks, it has impressive avenues, plantings, lawns and playing fields and was the site of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and the Australian Corps of Signals Land Headquarters during WWII. H2360 – FORMER RED CROSS REST HOUSE 294 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Glen Eira City Added March 2017 Located in the grounds of the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, Red Cross Rest Home (1916) was one of many
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