Project ID / Project Title / Recipient / Project Description / NHL Site / State / Total Funding Recommended (GST Exc) / Total Funding Approved
(GST Inc) /
PNHSR2-2 / Fremantle Prison Blacksmiths Workshop Project - Conservation Works / Department of the State Heritage Office / The East Workshops - Blacksmith's workshop, constructed in 1852, was the first building constructed by convicts on the National and World Heritage listed Fremantle Prison site and has Outstanding Universal Value recognised by UNESCO. The Blacksmith's workshop roof and related fabric is extensively degraded. This project will propose a comprehensive program of conservation works to the Blacksmiths building including roof replacement, roof plumbing repairs, and internal and external joinery. This work will help preserve this significant building for future generations. / Fremantle Prison (former) / WA / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-6 / The Conservation of the Exterior of the Outback Community Church 48 Oxide Street / Outback Community Church Incorporated / This project will conserve the exterior of the Outback Community Church (former Masonic club), particularly the single storey and two storey encircling veranda and the facade. / City of Broken Hill / NSW / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-8 / Sidney Myer Music Bowl Updated Conservation Management Plan / Victorian Arts Centre Trust / This project will provide direction and guidelines for future use, conservation and adaptation of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and associated 2.8 hectare site located within King’s Domain Melbourne.
The last major site works were undertaken in 1999, however the need to carry out further maintenance and to upgrade the standard of the facilities on site for future use is ongoing.
Arts Centre Melbourne will engage services of heritage, indigenous and structural consultants to develop an updated conservation management plan; undertaking analysis, and documenting the conservation needs of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to set out future methods by which it should be managed to conserve its cultural and heritage significance. / Sidney Myer Music Bowl / VIC / $25,000.00 / $27,500.00
PNHSR2-9 / Sidney Myer Music Bowl Public Infrastructure & Safety Upgrades / Victorian Arts Centre Trust / This project will upgrade public infrastructure at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to improve public safety, enjoyment and access.
Two critical areas will be upgraded:
- New safety handrails and fencing along public areas that assist with crowd control and are sensitive to the original design
- Audience egress and emergency lighting to comply with current safety standards and improve public amenity at evening events
The last major site works were undertaken in 1999, however there is need to carry out further maintenance and to upgrade the standard of facilities for the future. The works will be scoped in parallel with a new Conservation Management Plan to ensure upgrades conserve the venue’s cultural and heritage significance. / Sidney Myer Music Bowl / VIC / $75,000.00 / $82,500.00
PNHSR2-10 / Revealing Batavia's Treasure / Western Australian Museum / The WA Museum holds some 67000 coins from the wreck of the VOC ship Batavia. Only a small proportion of this material is on display because of security constraints. The project will not only make the complete collection of the Museum’s Dutch wrecks numismatic material visible to the public, but will allow them to engage directly and securely with curators working on the collection. A strong room will be created in the WA Museum Shipwrecks Galleries in Fremantle with an armoured glass viewing window and two-way communication, allowing staff to work on the collection and simultaneously engage with the public. This will be a unique facility enhancing public access to this important collection and its curation. / Batavia Shipwreck Site and Survivor Camps Area 1629 Houtman Abrolhos / WA / $53,000.00 / $58,300.00
PNHSR2-11 / Newman College: Proposed Conservation Works to Swanston Street Facades / Newman College Parkville / This project will undertake conservation of 3 bays of the east facade of Mannix Wing which has 32 bays in total. This will compliment works the college is undertaking on an additional 7 bays. / Newman College / VIC / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-12 / Goldfields Water Supply Scheme - Conservation Plans for Two Pumping Stations / The National Trust Of Australia (WA) / Number 4 and 6 Pumping Stations are two of the six extant stations (of eight originally constructed). This project proposes preparation of an updated conservation plan for each of these sites and builds on the conservation plan prepared for the whole of the GWSS in 1999/ 2000. While this original plan remains sound, more detailed planning is desirable to address the specific needs of each place. This will enable comparison between the remaining original pumping stations and inform the preparation of policy to manage each place in a way that is tailored to the requirements of its condition and community. The updated plans will include an archaeological survey of the broader area as well as site specific historical research and analysis. / The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme / WA / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-17 / Cockatoo Island - Building 9, Former Free Overseer's Quarters / Sydney Harbour Federation / This project will undertake conservation works to Building 9 (former Free Overseer's Quarters), which has exceptional national heritage significance. The building is one of 3 identical cottages (of which 2 remain) constructed c1851-1853 to house free overseers employed in the prison. It is the only one of the three cottages to remain in use as a residence through much of the Dockyard era and with its nineteenth century form relatively intact. The conservation works are required to preserve significant external fabric. / Cockatoo Island / NSW / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-20 / Australian War Memorial Parade - World War I Memorials Conservation / National Capital Authority / This project will conserve the symbolic and ceremonial values of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, Kemal Ataturk Memorial, and the New Zealand Memorial located on Anzac Parade, Canberra. These memorials commemorate Australian and New Zealand involvement in World War I and specifically the Gallipoli landing in 1915. Preservation of the memorials will contribute to the symbolic significance of Anzac Parade in the commemoration of 100 years since the end of WW1 in 2018. / Australian War Memorial and the Memorial Parade / ACT / $79,965.00 / $87,961.50
PNHSR2-26 / Woolmers Chapel & Mountgarrett's Cottage Conservation Project / Woolmers Foundation Inc / Woolmers Chapel and Mountgarrett's Cottage are two buildings of exceptional significance within the Woolmers Estate. The 1840's Chapel is testament to the self sufficiency demonstrated at Woolmers during the probation period, providing religious instruction to the convict workers. Mountgarretts Cottage an exceptionally early building pre-dating Woolmers and moved from its original holding, now Brickendon, to its existing location at Woolmers in 1830's. The project will see the two buildings conserved and both these amazing stories revealed providing visitor access to these spaces, which at present are very confusing in their current condition. Neither building has been conserved beyond emergency maintenance and both have structural problems / Woolmers Estate / TAS / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-27 / Coal Mines Historic Site - Entry Point Information and Interpretation Node / Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority / The project will prepare and install an interpretation node and entry point information panels that will outline why the Coal Mines is of heritage significance, provide an introductory history and graphic material, a host station for interpretive ephemera and provide information that will allow a visitor to best navigate the site, and include contact details and sources for further information. / Coal Mines Historic Site / TAS / $58,160.00 / $63,976.00
PNHSR2-31 / High Court of Australia (Former) - Stage 2 Maintenance and Restoration Works / Court Services Victoria / This project will conduct further maintenance and restoration works on the former High Court building, including work on the roof, inspecting and undertaking remedial works to ensure that the roof is water tight. The project will also complete refurbishment works in the library, including painting and plastering work. Polishing and maintenance of timber work in the Judicial chambers areas will also occur. / High Court of Australia (former) / VIC / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-33 / Port Arthur Historic Site - Isle of the Dead Walkways Stage 2 / Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority / This project will install new walkways on the Isle of Dead, replacing the current inadequate structure. This will considerably enhance protection of sensitive parts of the cemetery and will reroute the path so that it avoids crossing over known burials. Provision for better delivery of guided tours will be included as nodal platforms and the path will be routed to best allow for wheelchair access. / Port Arthur Historic Site / TAS / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-35 / Preserving Australia's History - Restoring the Iconic Log Slip at Echuca Wharf / Campaspe Shire Council / The Log Winch is a rare and unusual item of considerable interest in the context of the Echuca and Murray River Red Gum timber industry. The Echuca Log Winch is of historical, technical, and aesthetic significance to the State of Victoria and NSW, as it is one of the oldest surviving original pieces of equipment relating to early twentieth century red gum timber milling. The project will reinstate the original log skid attached to the log winch and preserve it as a working exhibit. The restoration of the log winch and slip would complete the story at the Port as the paddle steamers, barges, sawmills, railway station and steam train are all in place as part of the displays at the Echuca Wharf. / Echuca Wharf / VIC / $74,500.00 / $81,950.00
PNHSR2-37 / Hyde Park Barracks - Sharing the Convict Experience Online / The Trustee For Historic Houses Trust Of NSW / Hyde Park Barracks (HPB) was Sydney’s principal convict establishment between 1819 and 1848 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage-listed public museum and site with an internationally significant archaeological collection. To continue to meet UNESCO World Heritage standards, management plan requirements and in preparation for the 2019 bicentenary, Sydney Living Museums will:
• Create an online resource presenting the convict experience at the Hyde Park Barracks including through video, photography and interactive maps. The resource will enable access to the site’s core archaeological content not currently accessible online and the role convicts played in the colonisation of Australia.
• Deliver ongoing maintenance of the resource. / Hyde Park Barracks / NSW / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSR2-42 / Murtoa No1 Grain Store - West End Repairs / Heritage Council Of Victoria / This project will repair and remediate the structure at the building’s west end. The works will include the strengthening and replacement of structural members damaged by termite and borer attack and the reassembly of structural connections. The works will also include the installation footings under structural poles to assist in bringing all structural members and building’s western roof back to their original levels. / Murtoa No. 1 Grain Shed / VIC / $80,000.00 / $88,000.00
PNHSRD-45 / Australian Convict Sites Signage Project / Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority / This project will design and construct interpretation sign/panel for each of the Australian Convict Sites. Visitors currently do not have a strong grasp of how the 12 National Historic Sites together represent the key elements of the story of the forced migration of convicts to Australia. While each of the Australian Convict Sites has developed their own convict interpretation, there has not been a coordinated approach to communicating a consistent message that locates each of the 12 National Historic Sites as a component of a greater Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property whole. The Australian Convict Sites Signage Project would address this issue and would work in conjunction with the Interpretation Strategy that is currently being devised by the Australian Convict Sites Steering Committee. / Port Arthur Historic Site / TAS / $86,000.00 / $94,600.00