PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 2093
8 MONTE STREET NERRINA, BALLARAT CITY
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Statement of Significance
Gold was discovered at Nerrina, originally called Little Bendigo, in 1851. The town was later renamed, due to confusion with Bendigo, but the school retained the original name of the town. The town was important both for its gold mining and for its water works, used to supply and deliver water for gold sluicing. The first school in the town was held in a wooden hall attached to St James Church of England, which the Department of Education rented for £20 per annum. In 1878, due to the increasing number of children of school age, the Department purchased land with a five roomed house on it, and built a new school, which was then in a bush setting. The Little Bendigo State School Number 2093 at Nerrina opened in 1878 with 138 pupils and four teachers. After one year there were 153 pupils and six staff. As the population increased, the school became too small, and both the Methodist and St James Halls had to be leased to hold all the classes. Nerrina is now a suburb of Ballarat.
The Primary School at Nerrina is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria.
The Primary School at Nerrina is of architectural significance as a surviving intact example of a small country school house, consisting of only one large room with an entry porch. It is an unusual example of a picturesque Gothic school with a half hipped gable roof, still covered with its with its original slates, and with decorative iron finials on the ridge ends.
Primary School Number 2093 at Nerrina is of historical significance as a reflection of the prosperous early days of the town of Little Bendigo (later renamed Nerrina). Its relatively large size and sophisticated form reflects the size and the wealth of the community in the years after the discovery of gold in 1851.
[Online Data Upgrade Project 2004]
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PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 2093 - History
Gold was discovered at Nerrina, originally called Little Bendigo, in 1851. The town was later renamed, due to confusion with Bendigo, but the school retained the original name of the town. The town was important both for its gold mining and for its water works, used to supply and deliver water for gold sluicing. The first school in the town was held in a wooden hall attached to St James Church of England, which the Department of Education rented for £20 per annum. In 1878, due to the increasing number of children of school age, the Department purchased land with a five roomed house on it, and built a new school, which was then in a bush setting. The Little Bendigo State School Number 2093 at Nerrina opened in 1878 with 138 pupils and four teachers. After one year there were 153 pupils and six staff. As the population increased, the school became too small, and both the Methodist and St James Halls had to be leased to hold all the classes. Nerrina is now a suburb of Ballarat.
The draft statement of significance and the above history were produced as part of an Online Data Upgrade Project 2004.PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 2093 - 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 plan all 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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TEMPERANCE MINE SITE AND HEAD OF EUREKA LEADVictorian Heritage Inventory
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