KANGAROO GROUND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE, N.E. CNR. NESS LANE, KANGAROO GROUND-ST ANDREWS RD
35 KANGAROO GROUND-ST ANDREWS ROAD KANGAROO GROUND, NILLUMBIK SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010
What is significant?
The 1988 emergency operations centre and the surrounding site to the title boundaries.
How is it significant?
The emergency operations centre is architecturally, aesthetically, socially and historically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.
Why is it significant?
The emergency operations centre is architecturally and historically significant as a good and rare example of a large public building constructed in a 1980s version of the 'Eltham style', and as a rare attempt to adapt the 'Eltham-style' aesthetic to meet the changing demands of the Shire in the 1980s (Criteria B, D & E). The emergency operations centre is architecturally and aesthetically significant because it is constructed of mud brick and features: a central entry with a tile mural (Criterion E). The emergency operations centre is socially significant because it is a focal point for the community and has played an important role in protecting the community since 1988 (Criterion G).
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KANGAROO GROUND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE, N.E. CNR. NESS LANE, KANGAROO GROUND-ST ANDREWS RD - Historical Australian Themes
DISTINCTIVE ELTHAM BUILDING STYLES
TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
3.16.1 Dealing with hazards and disasters
8.10.4 Designing and building fine buildings
KANGAROO GROUND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE, N.E. CNR. NESS LANE, KANGAROO GROUND-ST ANDREWS RD - Physical Description 1
Style Eltham style basically.
Design one-off.
Plan basically rectangular.
Single storeyed.
Walls solid mud brick main walls timber stud internal walls.
Roof pitched with eaves.
Features are the planning with a large single storeyed building with a hall in the eastern half, a central glazed entry with the tile mural on one wall and emergency operations centre comprising the western end. The construction and detailing are also of note. The foyer tile mural is the main decorative feature.
Heritage Study and Grading
Nillumbik - Shire of Eltham Heritage Study
Author: David Bick
Year: 1992
Grading:
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