Sunnyside Wool Scour, Geelong $1 million for priority – conservation works to stabilise the building Former Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot (Drill Hall), Melbourne up to $1 million for urgent conservation works – Former Reid’s Coffee Palace, Ballarat (now Reid’s Guest House) $700,000 for urgent exterior conservation works to the parapet and – verandah Woodside, South Wharf $500,000 for essential repairs to – the three timber masts and riggings Day’s Flour Mill Complex, Murchison $500,000 for urgent – exterior conservation works Camperdown Turf Club Grandstand, Camperdown $330,000 – for the final stage of conservation works to restore access to the grandstand Former Moonee Ponds Court House $300,000 for emergency – stabilisation and conservation works following fire damage. The first round of the Contested (community) Grants Stream in 2016–17 provided a total of $1.65 million for urgent conservation works or studies to 20 significant and publically accessible places across Victoria. Following assessment by Heritage Victoria, the Heritage Council is involved in the selection of these projects to be recommended to the Minister for Planning. The following projects were funded in 2016–17: Captain John Mills House, Port Fairy $200,000 for exterior – and specialist interior conservation works Tarndwarncoort, Warncoort near Colac $50,000 for stage 1 – documentation and stage 2 priority conservation works Psyche Bend Pumping Station, Psyche Bend near Mildura – $50,000 for reconstruction of the timber support structure Barmah Punt, Barmah near Echuca $200,000 for lifting of the – punt and urgent stabilisation works Water Tower, Fletcher Jones Factory and Gardens, Warrnambool $70,000 for urgent conservation works to the silver ball and – adjacent roofs; funding to be matched Mortuary Chapel, Bendigo Cemetery, Bendigo $200,000 for – urgent exterior and interior conservation works Theatre, Winchelsea $70,000 for essential timber and – metal repairs Traralgon Court House, Traralgon $115,000 for essential – exterior and interior conservation works Maryborough Olympic Swimming Complex, Maryborough – $35,000 for documentation and structural engineers report Portland Battery & Gun, Portland $30,000 for a structural – engineering report that includes a geotechnical investigation Bendigo Trades Hall, Bendigo $25,000 for urgent roof – replacement
Sunnyside Wool Scour, Geelong – $1 million for priority conservation works to stabilise the building Former Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot (Drill Hall), Melbourne – up to $1 million for urgent conservation works Former Reid’s Coffee Palace, Ballarat (now Reid’s Guest House) – $700,000 for urgent exterior conservation works to the parapet and verandah Woodside, South Wharf – $500,000 for essential repairs to the three timber masts and riggings Day’s Flour Mill Complex, Murchison – $500,000 for urgent exterior conservation works Camperdown Turf Club Grandstand, Camperdown – $330,000 for the final stage of conservation works to restore access to the grandstand Former Moonee Ponds Court House – $300,000 for emergency stabilisation and conservation works following fire damage. The first round of the Contested (community) Grants Stream in 2016–17 provided a total of $1.65 million for urgent conservation works or studies to 20 significant and publically accessible places across Victoria. Following assessment by Heritage Victoria, the Heritage Council is involved in the selection of these projects to be recommended to the Minister for Planning. The following projects were funded in 2016–17: Captain John Mills House, Port Fairy – $200,000 for exterior and specialist interior conservation works Tarndwarncoort, Warncoort near Colac – $50,000 for stage 1 documentation and stage 2 priority conservation works Psyche Bend Pumping Station, Psyche Bend near Mildura – $50,000 for reconstruction of the timber support structure Barmah Punt, Barmah near Echuca – $200,000 for lifting of the punt and urgent stabilisation works Water Tower, Fletcher Jones Factory and Gardens, Warrnambool – $70,000 for urgent conservation works to the silver ball and adjacent roofs; funding to be matched Mortuary Chapel, Bendigo Cemetery, Bendigo – $200,000 for urgent exterior and interior conservation works Theatre, Winchelsea – $70,000 for essential timber and metal repairs Traralgon Court House, Traralgon – $115,000 for essential exterior and interior conservation works Maryborough Olympic Swimming Complex, Maryborough – $35,000 for documentation and structural engineers report Portland Battery & Gun, Portland – $30,000 for a structural engineering report that includes a geotechnical investigation Bendigo Trades Hall, Bendigo – $25,000 for urgent roof replacement
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