Upcoming exhibition of Amendment C258 to the Melbourne Planning Scheme – Heritage Policies Review

City of Melbourne has given advance notice of the 6 week exhibition period for Amendment C258 to the Melbourne Planning Scheme which will commence on Thursday, 16 March 2017. Council is seeking individual and community group input to this Amendment.

Amendment C258 proposes a new approach to heritage practice in the City to improve and streamline the policy and guidance related to protecting and redeveloping heritage places. As required by State Government and Planning Panels, and to align with current best practice, it will also introduce a new system of grading heritage properties.

Amendment C258 seeks to:

• revise the Local Heritage Planning Policies in the Melbourne Planning Scheme
• incorporate new Heritage Statements of Significance for the large heritage precincts in Carlton; East Melbourne and Jolimont; North Melbourne and West Melbourne; Parkville; South Yarra and Kensington;
• replace the A to D grading system with the Significant/Contributory/Non-contributory grading system, as required by State Government and Panning Panels, and to align with current best practice

Advice about purchasing or renovating heritage properties

If you require assistance with your proposed renovation plans or just want some information about a heritage property in Parkville, contact the Parkville Association by email at parkvilleassociation@gmail.com or telephone one of the Committee Members.

The National Library’s TROVE

If you haven’t discovered TROVE yet, it’s a free on-line search service available through the National Library of Australia. It’s all about Australia and Australians. Use TROVE to explore digitised newspaper articles as well as books, maps, images and music. 24/7 access means you can get on-line and browse the collection at a time that suits. Once you start browsing you may find yourself in for a long stint – you’ll always find something that catches your interest. TROVE has over 50 million digitised newspaper articles alone.
There is a wealth of information in the digitized newspapers on Parkville. Once you start it is hard to stop searching. Just search on the word “Parkville” – you will be amazed at what is available. Search on your street name plus the word “Parkville” or search on your Street name plus house number or house name and you might be surprised at what you discover. An example:

The Argus Monday 29 August 1881

A public meeting was held at Molseed’s Agricultural Hotel, Parkville, on Friday, to consider what steps should be taken, in consequence of the authorities of Trinity College having closed the thoroughfare which formerly connected Carlton with Parkville and Hotham. There was a numerous attendance. and Mr. Charles Butler occupied the chair. It was intimated by the chairman that every effort to induce the Church of England authorities to grant a roadway through the college grounds had failed, and as the Crown grant of the College land was absolute no compulsion could be used. Mr. William Downes pointed out that a pathway through the grounds of the University proper would satisfy the requirements of those concerned, and that there was a reservation clause in the Crown grant of the University giving power to the Governor in Council to take possession of any portion of the land that might be required for “public ways.” He therefore submitted a petition asking the Governor in Council to exercise the power vested in them, and declare a public pathway through the University-gardens from west to east. Several gentlemen, including Mr. Laurens, M.L.A., and Councillor levers, spoke in favour of the petition, which was adopted unanimously, it being conclusively shown that great inconvenience had been caused by the closing of the old pathway, especially in regard to children attending school, who had to make a long detour, and to persons living in Parkville who required the services of medical men from Carlton. It was further determined that a deputation of the residents of Parkville, and all others interested, should wait upon the Minister of Lands with the petition, A committee, consisting of Messrs. Butler, Downes, levers, Lemon, Foxcroft, Kennedy, Ryan, and Cummings, was appointed to make the necessary arrangements.

When searching don’t forget that there is also a Parkville in NSW.

This sheet was discovered during a recent renovation of a Morrah Street dwelling and handed to the archives.

Temperance News Calendar

If you find an article or document of interest please forward it to our archives for safe keeping to Graham Tongs at graham@tongsfamily.net for inclusion in the Parkville Association Archives.