NUMURKAH COURT HOUSE
43 MELVILLE STREET NUMURKAH, MOIRA SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The Numurkah Court House was erected in 1888-89 by the Public Works Department. The building was designed by C.K Gilchrist under the supervision of GW Watson, the district architect. The contractors were Crocker and Lewis. The brick structure comprises a large court room surrounded on three sides by offices. The facade is composed of an elaborate gable projection flanked by timber and cast iron verandahs. The ridges of the slate roofs are decorated with railings and finials. This is a fine example of late nineteenth century public works department design. The projecting gable form is typical of the department and in this and similar examples reaches an interesting culmination. The gable expresses the court room. A distinctive feature of the building is the attention to detail, particularly with regard to the diverse decoration which is applied liberally to facades and rooftops. The design marks an early appearance of vertical ribs as a decorative motif. The Numurkah court house is intact and in good condition.
[Source: Register of the National Estate]
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NUMURKAH COURT HOUSE - 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.
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