FORMER POLICE STATION

1 - 3 DICKSON STREET ECHUCA, CAMPASPE SHIRE

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FORMER POLICE STATION SOHE 2008

Statement of Significance

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  • History

    FORMER POLICE STATION - History

    The former Police Station, Echuca, erected in 1866-6, was designed by H. A. Williams of the Public Works Department and was constructed by W.W. Moore. The original single storey structure built of local red bricks and consisting of four rooms, was extended in 1876 by the addition of two rooms to create the existing symmetrical building with projecting gables at each end and a central recessed timber verandah. A three-cell brick lockup with granite dressings to the openings, built earlier in 1861 and extended in 1887-88, is located at the rear of the building. The original police stables have however been demolished. The buildings were closed as police station and lock up in 1969 and have since been used as a historical museum. A number of rudimentary covered shelters have been erected at the rear of the building for the purposes of protecting external exhibitions.
    

    The draft statement of significance and the above history were produced as part of an Online Data Upgrade Project 2003. Sources were as follows:

    Police Building Survey, Department of Planning & Housing, Historic Buildings Branch

    Echuca Conservation Study, 1991

    National Estate Register

    National Trust Register

    
    

    Permit Exemptions

    FORMER POLICE STATION - Permit Exemptions

    General Exemptions:

    General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

    Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

    Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

    Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

    Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

    Specific Exemptions:

    General Conditions: 1. All exempted alterations are to be planned and carried out in a manner which prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object. General Conditions: 2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of works that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or object, then the exemption covering such works shall cease and Heritage Victoria shall be notified as soon as possible. Note: All archaeological places have the potential to contain significant sub-surface artefacts and other remains. In most cases it will be necessary to obtain approval from the Executive Director, Heritage Victoria before the undertaking any works that have a significant sub-surface component.

    General Conditions: 3. If there is a conservation policy and planall works shall be in accordance with it. Note:A Conservation Management Plan or a Heritage Action Plan provides guidance for the management of the heritage values associated with the site. It may not be necessary to obtain a heritage permit for certain works specified in the management plan.

    General Conditions: 4. Nothing in this determination prevents the Executive Director from amending or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions. General Conditions: 5. Nothing in this determination exempts owners or their agents from the responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the responsible authorities where applicable. Minor Works : Note: Any Minor Works that in the opinion of the Executive Director will not adversely affect the heritage significance of the place may be exempt from the permit requirements of the Heritage Act. A person proposing to undertake minor works must submit a proposal to the Executive Director. If the Executive Director is satisfied that the proposed works will not adversely affect the heritage values of the site, the applicant may be exempted from the requirement to obtain a heritage permit. If an applicant is uncertain whether a heritage permit is required, it is recommended that the permits co-ordinator be contacted.
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  Echuca Heritage Tour

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  Echuca Wharf - Echuca Court House - Red Gum Memorial Archway - Former Permewan Wright Offices - Former Baby Health Care Centre - Former Murray Hotel - Former Dr Crosson's Residence And Surgery - Former Railway Engine Shed - Echuca Railway Station Complex - St Andrews Uniting Church - Former Pumping Station - Shackells Bond Store - Former Echuca Town Hall - Former Customs House - Former Police Station - Hopwood Hotel

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  11/11/18

  CHRIST CHURCH COMPLEX - FORMER MOONEE PONDS COURT HOUSE - FORMER MARKET HALL AND ROYAL OAKS - FORMER FREEMASONS HALL - BENDIGO CEMETERY - ST PAULS ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL - COMO HOUSE - FORMER COCKATOO KINDERGARTEN - MELBOURNE GENERAL CEMETERY - FORMER YEA RAILWAY STATION - SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL - FORMER REIDS COFFEE PALACE - FORMER POLICE STATION - FORMER BALLARAT RAAF BASE - OLD COLONISTS ASSOCIATION - LOREN - CLUNES TOWN HALL AND COURT HOUSE - ALEXANDRA COURT HOUSE AND FORMER SHIRE OFFICES - BALLAARAT MECHANICS INSTITUTE - HEPBURN MINERAL SPRINGS RESERVE