BY EMAIL: [email protected] CC: as directed

Our Ref: JA:FS:170346 Direct Email: [email protected]

26 September 2018

Greta Grivas Senior Project Officer Planning Panels Victoria 1 Spring Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000

BY EMAIL: [email protected] CC: as directed by the Panel

Dear Ms Grivas Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme Amendment C214 Property: 1737 Point Nepean Road, CAPEL SOUND

We act for the owners of the above property in respect to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s proposed Planning Scheme Amendment C214. As directed by the Panel on 6 and 17 September 2018, we attach the following evidence our client intends to rely on at the upcoming hearing: 1. Building Inspection Report by Joel Grimmond of Chadwick Grimmond Consulting

Engineers Pty Ltd; and 2. Expert Heritage Report by Robyn Riddett of Anthemion Consultancies. We confirm hard copies have been sent to Mr Charles Phillip. Should you have any questions, please contact our office. Yours faithfully DSA Law - Lawyers & Consultants Joseph Alesci Partner

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Building Inspection Report 1737 Point Nepean Road

Capel Sound

CGCE Ref: CGW 8494

Client: DSA Lawyers Level 2, 180 Queen Street MELBOURNE

Declaration: I have made all enquiries that I believe are desirable and appropriate and that no matters of significance which I regard as relevant have to my knowledge been withheld Mr. Joel Grimmond BE (civil) CHADWICK GRIMMOND CONSULTING ENGINEERS Registered Building Practitioner No EC 14808

Date 20 September 2018

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20 September 2018 Mr. J. Alesci DSA Lawyers and Consultants Level 2, 180 Queen Street MELBOURNE

BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT 1737 POINT NEPEAN RD CAPEL SOUND

Our Ref: CGW8494 Mr. Joseph Alesci of DSA Lawyers and Consultants commissioned Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers, (CGCE), on behalf of the owners of the property 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound, to inspect the building at 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound and provide a structural engineering assessment. CGCE inspected the site on 29 August 2018 and again on the 19 September 2018. The residence was a fibro sheet clad dwelling with light weight roof supported on timber framing, and a timber subfloor supported on stumps. The building was in very poor condition, the following defects were sighted during the inspection:

1. Rusted roof sheeting resulting in roof leaks, 2. Rusted and damaged roof flashings resulting in roof leaks, 3. Lack of flashings to windows and doors, resulting in water leaks into the

house, 4. Excessive wood rot to timber windows and doors 5. Non-compliant plumbing works to kitchen and bathrooms 6. Non-compliant electrical works throughout the house 7. Timber fascia to front of the building had excessive rot. 8. Water damage to internal ceilings caused by leaking roof. Damaged ceilings

pose a threat to safety due to the risk of collapse of the ceiling caused by failure of glue/nail fixings

9. Damaged render finish to fibro sheeting, fixed to rotted timber frame, (fibro sheeting is asbestos sheeting).

10. Excessive mould throughout the house, potential to cause health issues for any tenants.

11. Timber floor uneven caused by possible stump and bearer wood rot. 12. Evidence of vermin infestation in building walls and roof space.

It is apparent the original building has been altered and added onto over the years. The front semi-circle bay window to the front of the house appears to be an add on structure, the structure to the bay window is independent from the rest of the building. Differential settlement is clearly visible between the bay window and the main house. The perimeter supporting structure of the bay window has moved significantly and is visibly separating from the main house. Floor levels between the main house and the bay window are significantly different and there is clear evidence the bay window floor has suffered excessive settlement. Sections of the internal ceilings have previously collapsed due to water damage, and patchwork repairs are clearly visible.

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The toilet and laundry to the rear of the dwelling are consistent with old style out buildings. Works have been completed to include the out building structures into the main dwelling. Perimeter walls are clad with asbestos fibro sheeting. Asbestos is a toxic building material which requires specialised removal. Some of the fibro sheets are broken and damaged. It is good practice to remove asbestos from buildings for health and safety issues, more so, if the sheets are broken or damaged. The building is in poor condition, and is unsuitable to be used as a residence. The condition of the building is the result of poor maintenance over the years, combined with what appears to be an ‘adhoc’ approach to building alterations and additions which have been completed over the years. The building additions do not comply with standard building regulations of today, and I doubt the additions would have complied with building standards in the past. The building structure is in such a poor condition, any repairs and maintenance would be excessive and economically unviable compared to the cost of complete demolition and rebuild. There are no sections of the building in a satisfactory condition worth retaining, roof sheeting and flashings are rusted, the cladding is broken and old, windows and doors are rotten, and the floor structure has completely failed throughout the building. If you have any queries or would simply like to discuss the report further, please do not hesitate to contact me on 03 5973 4257, or mobile 0417 542 871. Yours faithfully, Mr. Joel Grimmond BE (civil) CHADWICK GRIMMOND CONSULTING ENGINEERS Registered Building Practitioner No EC 14808

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Company Profile Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd specialise in providing Structural and Civil Engineering Design and Project Management Services to Domestic, Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Building projects.

Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd has been operating since 1999. During this time clients have included local councils, local authorities, Australian Government, Australian Defence Force, BP Australia, CSIRO as well as countless members of the building Industry including architects, building surveyors and builders. Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd, (CGCE), is dedicated to providing professional customer service and delivering economical and innovative designs for your project. Please note that Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd is a Registered Building Practitioner and an active member of the following:

Australian Steel Institute (ASI),

Association of Consulting Structural Engineers (ACSEV)

Footings & Foundations Society (FFS)

All of our works are carried out in accordance with Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd.’s Management System Manual. Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Management System has been prepared in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 Australian Standards.

o Some projects include:

Design of fiberglass antennas in Antarctica for ADF

Structural design and inspection approval of Jindalee Winery

Structural design and Project Management of Bay Street, Brighton Palace Cinema re-development

Structural design and construction management of Mornington Indoor Sports Centre 1.5M project (largest clear spanning building in Victoria without columns)

Conducting audit of concrete storage tanks and concrete platforms at Alcoa Power Plant in Anglesea

Conduct site inspections and audits for BP Australia of their assets throughout Australia

Diesel fuel Storage Compound and associated works in

Christmas Island for Australian Government Design, Project Management and Certification of over 7500 projects since 1999 including steel, concrete, timber, footings, concrete, timber and steel piles, basement designs, retaining wall designs, civil works design including earthworks, pavement designs, sewer pump stations, culverts and stormwater for Domestic, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional projects.

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Employees

CGCE currently employ 12 staff comprising of the following:

2 Senior Civil Engineers

5 Junior Civil Engineers

1 Senior Drafting Manager

4 Administration/Support staff

Joel Grimmond (BE Civil) R.B.P. EC 14808

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) RMIT

Registered Building Practitioner- Civil Engineer

Member of Australian Institute of Steel (AIS)

Member of Association of Consulting Structural Engineers of Victoria (ACSEV)

Winner of the 2002 ACSEV Presidents Award for Engineering Excellence for Design of Sorrento Lifesaving Club, Sorrento.

20 years experience as a Civil/Structural Engineer

o Extensive experience in structural design including steel, concrete, timber, footings, concrete, timber and steel piles, civil works design including earthworks, pavement and stormwater for Domestic, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional projects

o Project Management o Contract administration and tendering o Conflict Resolution/Mediation for Building Disputes o Site inspections, reporting and works approval o Acted as a professional witness in building disputes o Training, managing and educating engineering graduates and staff,

several past employees have gone on to open their own consultancies

CONFIDENTIAL

Resume: Joel Michael Grimmond 1/3

CURRICULUM VITAE

JOEL GRIMMOND

CONFIDENTIAL


Joel Michael Grimmond 3/19 Bruce Street Mornington

P: 59734257 | F: 59734258

M: 0417542871 | E: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE:

To continue to be a leading structural and civil engineering consultancy business

Australia wide, through our strong commitment to providing efficient, effective and

innovative quality assured services within time, budget and specifications.

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING:

1984 – 1989 PATRICK’S COLLEGE, Ballarat, Victoria

Years 7 – 11

1989 PADUA COLLEGE, Mornington, Victoria

Victorian Certificate of Education

1989 – 1994 ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RMIT)

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) Major: Project Management

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Registered Building Practitioner

Australian Steel Institute

Association of Consulting Structural Engineers Victoria (Inc)

Foundations and Footing Society

AWARDS:

Winner of the 2002 ACSEV Presidents Award for Engineering Excellence

for Design of Sorrento Lifesaving Club, Sorrento, Victoria

EMPLOYMENT CREDENTIALS:

Proven abilities in virtually all aspects of engineering including design,

consulting, project management and staff training

Analyse and streamline schedules and systems to meet specific customer

needs

Able to solve a wide range of problems and situations through better

communications and no-nonsense approach to troubleshooting; possess an

entrepreneurial spirit and genuine commitment, providing exceptional

customer service

Aim to consistently meet or exceed the highest standards of quality and

safety

Involvement in tactical planning and decision making has resulted in an

ability to arrive at solutions quickly and pursue them to a logical

conclusion

Very experienced in planning, organizing and executing set goals. Able to

work effectively with professionals, liaise with organizations and

coordinate and lead groups

Contract administration/tendering, group coordination of all disciplines,

site organization, staffing, site administration and cost control, quality

assurance, material procurement

CONFIDENTIAL


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

May 1999 – Present CHADWICK GRIMMOND CONSULTING ENGINEERS P/L

Director

CHADWICK GRIMMOND CONSULTING ENGINEERS General Manager/Director

OJEL PROJECT CONSULTANTS PTY LTD General Manager/Director

Extensive experience in structural design including steel,

concrete, timber, footings, concrete, timber and steel piles,

civil works design including earthworks, pavement, sewer

pump stations, culverts and stormwater for Domestic,

Commercial, Industrial and Institutional projects

Contract administration and tendering

Site inspections, reporting and works approval

Acted as a professional witness in building disputes

Feb 1998 – May 1999 J.V. CONSULTING ENGINEERS PTY LTD

Civil/Structural Engineer

Design work encompassed timber, steel, and concrete

constructions, and stormwater design work. Tasks included

contract tendering, administration and documentation, site

inspections and reporting.

Apr 1997 – Feb 1998 BILL GAMBLE – Murray Goulburn Project Consultants



constructions, along with septic tank and stormwater design work.

Other tasks included geotechnical testing and reporting.

Apr 1996 – Apr 1997 ENGINEERING SUBCONTRACTING



constructions, and stormwater design work.

Jan 1995 – Apr 1996 BRUCE ADAMS CONSULTING ENGINEERS


Worked on several projects, gaining practical exposure to design,

administration and project management tasks.

Design work encompassed timber steel, and concrete constructions,

along with substantial stormwater design work.

Tasks included contract tendering, administration and

documentation, and site inspection work.

Jan 1990 – Jan 1995 LIBTEN HOMES

Builders Labourer/Carpenter/Bricklayer

Worked on several domestic/residential housing projects.

Tasks included basic building labour, carpentry work, and

bricklaying,

PLANNING PANELS VICTORIA

Mornington Peninsula Shire Amendment C214

Heritage Overlay HO 447

Houses 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound

18 Woyna Avenue, Capel Sound

Subject site:

1737 Point Nepean Road,

Capel Sound

Expert Heritage Report

Prepared for

Ms Karen Furlonger

By

Robyn Riddett

Director

Anthemion Consultancies

POB18183 Collins Street East

Melbourne 8003

Tel. +61 3 9495 6389

Email: [email protected]

September 2018

Anthemion Consultancies 1 1737 Point Nepean Road,

PPV Statement of Evidence Capel Sound

1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound

1.0 Introduction

1. I have been instructed by DSA Lawyers and Consultants, on behalf of Ms Karen Furlonger,

the owner of the above property, to prepare a statement of expert evidence which

addresses the heritage merits relating to the proposed grading of the above property as

“Contributory” and its inclusion in a Heritage Overlay i.e. HO Heritage Overlay HO 447

which comprises “Houses 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound 18 Woyna Avenue, Capel

Sound” as a consequence of Amendment C214. Otherwise there is no objection to the

application of the Heritage Overlay as proposed.

2. I have not commented on any heritage merits in relation to 18 Woyna Avenue, Capel Sound

as I have not been engaged in relation to this property. I have however referred to it by

way of comparison.

3. I prepared a letter to the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council dated 28 June, 2018 the

contents of which are included in this Statement. The letter drew attention to various

aspects of the proposed citation and in particular queried the basis for inclusion of No. 1737

Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound in a Heritage Overlay. I understand that this letter has

been considered by Council officers. I also understand that Council has changed its position

with regard to the applicable criteria i.e. Criterion E, “Importance in exhibiting particular

aesthetic characteristics (aesthetic significance)” is now considered to be the only applicable

criterion and not Criteria A “Importance to the course or pattern of our cultural or natural

history (historical significance)” and E as originally proposed.

1.2 Reference Materials

4. I have read:

Planning Panels Victoria. Guide to Expert Evidence.

Victoria. Department of Environment. Land, Water and Planning. Applying the

Heritage Overlay. Planning Practice Note 1. August, 2018.

Context Pty Ltd. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 1 – Key

Findings & Recommendations Final report 22 August 2016, revised September 2017.

Context Pty Ltd. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 2 – Place

and Precinct Citations Final report 22 August 2016, revised September 2017.

Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd. Building Inspection Report 1737

Point Nepean Rd Capel Sound. Ref. CGW8494. Dated 20 September, 2018.

5. I have perused:

Amendment C214 online at http://planningschemes.dpcd.vic.gov.au/updates-and-

amendments/amendment?id=3AA2411EAB26CF3CCA25825900161939#

Apperley, Richard, Irving, Robert and Reynolds, Peter. A Pictorial Guide to Identifying

Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present. Harper Collins

Publishers Pty Limited, 1994.

Victorian Heritage Council. Assessing the Cultural Heritage Significance of Places and

Objects for Possible State Heritage Listing: The Victorian Heritage Register Criteria and

Threshold Guidelines. Endorsed by Heritage Council 6 December 2012. Reviewed and

updated 5 June 2014.

6. I have undertaken an inspection of the precinct from the street.



1.3 Qualifications and Expertise

7. I am a director of Anthemion Consultancies and am also an architectural historian, an

interior designer and a heritage consultant. I am a graduate architect member of the Royal

Australian Institute of Architects, was a Deputy Chair of the Institute’s (Victorian Chapter)

Heritage Committee and a member of the AIA Awards Jury in the Conservation Section for

the years 2000-01. I was at Lovell Chen, architects and heritage consultants for

approximately 18 years and most of that time as an associate director. Within that practice

and presently my responsibilities include the co-ordination and preparation of conservation

management plans, heritage assessments, preparation of expert evidence, development of

site interpretation and the restoration of historic interiors.

8. I am also a Past President of Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and

Sites), previously the Secretary, of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk

Preparedness (ICORP) and presently the Treasurer; past Secretary-General of the ICOMOS

Scientific Council; inaugural convenor of Blue Shield Australia and past member of the

Board, and past Board member of Blue Shield (The Hague) and current Board member

(Secretary) of AusHeritage. I am also a member of the Local Government Advisory

Committee which is a committee of the Victorian Heritage Council. I have been a heritage

adviser in Monash and Bayside and am presently a member of the Yarra Heritage Panel. In

the past I have been a long-standing councillor of the National Trust of Australia (Vic.).

9. I have provided expert witness statements on similar matters on numerous occasions at

Heritage Victoria, VCAT, the Building Appeals Board, independent panels and other similar

forums on behalf of councils, objectors and developers. My Curriculum vitæ is appended.

1.3 Summary of Opinions

10. The Place citation contains several errors which have possibly lead to unsubstantiated

conclusions such as masonry structure.

11. The aesthetic descriptors assigned as part of the comparative analysis do not result in

any substantiation, certainly not robust, of aesthetic significance; in fact they are rather

weak.

12. The comparative analysis examples of all but one individual place shed no light

whatsoever on any aesthetic significance ascribed to No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel

Sound. While there is some stylistic similarities with the dwellings in Arthur’s Seat there

is no reverse comparison which would substantiate aesthetic significance in relation to the

Capel Sound examples.

13. In my opinion Criterion E has not been satisfied.

14. In my opinion, and based on the documentation, I am of the opinion that there is no case

to include No. 1737 point Nepean Road, Capel Sound in a Heritage Overlay.

2.0 My Response to the Proposed Grading of Contributory and Inclusion in the Heritage Overlay.

2.1 Letter to Council

15. The following is the text of the letter to Council referred to above and which I prepared.

The entire citation for the proposed precinct has been included as Attachment B.

… For the reasons stated below we are of the opinion that the place is not of

sufficient significance as to warrant inclusion in a Heritage Overlay.

We have read the citation for No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound and No. 18

Woyna Avenue Capel Sound. While we are not representing the owners of No. 18

Woyna Avenue Capel Sound, because the two places are included in the same



citation we necessarily make comparisons insofar as they are relevant to No. 1737

Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound.

The citation states that “The boom in development in this part of the Peninsula …

began during the interwar years and increased in the postwar periods. [and]

frequently occurred in former … holiday-house areas, as holiday homes were

converted to permanent residences”. We also note the comments which follow

relating to experimental design use of fibro or asbestos cement sheet etc. We

further note the development of Rosebud West in the 1940s and the capacity and

prominence of camping areas. However, it is important to note that Rosebud West

(Capel Sound) has developed continuously since then and has changed

considerably in terms of built form, if not as a holiday destination. Its continuation

as a holiday destination, inter alia, is important and there needs to be appropriate

infrastructure to support this aspect of the history of the area.

As noted above and in the citation, many holiday homes were conceived and

constructed in a manner which was not likely to stand physical demands of the test

of time, despite any owner’s expectations and many have been demolished and

replaced by modern dwellings and units which facilitate the continuation of the

holiday trend. The continuation of the holiday trend is a separate consideration to

the actual dwellings and this is an important distinction. In the inter-War and post-

War eras holidaymakers stayed in houses, flats, cabins and camped and there are

numerous photographs of this type of holiday accommodation in Rosebud and

Rosebud West. They did not only stay in houses. Nevertheless seemingly all have

disappeared with the result that the context of this era no longer exists leaving

many buildings cited in the Review as isolated, even idiosyncratic, examples often

in poor repair as is the case with No. 1737 Point Nepean Road.

Further, almost every street near the foreshore in Rosebud West, including Point

Nepean Road and the main shopping area, and elsewhere, has changed from its

semi-rural inter-War appearance of meandering streets lined with vegetation and

developed with extremely modest and often self-built or prefabricated holiday

cottages of a similar era to one of made and straight roads with dwellings of all

recent eras, materials (more expensive or cheap and/or permanent) and degrees of

substance and elaboration. The context of the holiday heyday of Rosebud West as

set out in the citation is hardly recognizable today.

No. 1737 Point Nepean Road is an example which is located between a double-

storey contemporary double-storey dwelling and a single story cement sheet clad

building which appears to be of a similar inter/post-War date and which is not

proposed to be included in a Heritage Overlay despite the mention of such dwellings

in the history section of the citation. Next to it is a very noticeable triple storey

block of apartments which dominate the immediate streetscape. The contribution

of No. 1737 Point Nepean Road is minimal, if any, compared with No. 18 Woyna

Avenue which at least has a residential context including some of the inter- and

post-War dwellings together with many from more recent eras.

The citation makes various claims Viz.:

“18 Woyna Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road are atypical and unusual

examples of early postwar architecture and their characteristic elements appear to

be local variants”. This claim is overstated – there are only two examples both by

the same builder. This cannot be considered to be a local variant in any significant

way.

“18 Woyna Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road demonstrate a particular subset

of vernacular building that encapsulates both modernity and exuberance. The

exaggerated semi-circular bay windows form a leit motif of both houses and relate

to a significant group of houses at Arthurs Seat that form part of a planned estate



in the late 1930s and early 1940s by Howard Lawson”. A comparison between

George How, builder of Northcote from whom only two examples have been

identified, and Lawson, a noted architect and developer who created Beverly Hills

and other places in South Yarra and Arthurs Seat is an overstatement. Further a

leit motiv implies recurrence, continuation or repetition not simply repetition as two

examples which are effectively the same.

Similarly the following claim is simply a description viz.: “18 Woyna Avenue and

1737 Point Nepean Road are significant for their idiosyncratic Moderne styling that

combines flat roof forms, semi-circular bay windows and horizontal emphasis in the

window hoods and porch detailing. The timber window and door joinery of both

houses is of significance as it appears to be original. The 'fish tail' timber shingles

are an unusual and significant feature to the turret of 1737 Point Nepean Road”.

The area referred to as a turret is simply a pediment to a bow window.

We note that the citation states that “The masonry walls are finished in painted

render”. To our observation the walls are clad in cement sheet although we could

not determine the full extent but assume all of the walls. From a physical

inspection we were not able to discern whether it was cement sheet or fibro cement

sheet containing asbestos. If the latter we would query the wisdom of including

such places in a Heritage Overlay where the Heritage Policy (Cl.22.04-3 Heritage

Places and Abutting Land)) “Discourages the total demolition of a heritage place” as

would be required to remove asbestos.

For the reasons discussed above we are of the opinion that a Heritage Overlay is

not warranted or supported in respect of No. 1737 point Nepean Road Capel Sound.

16. Since preparing that letter the only documents which have come to my attention are the Building

Inspection Report and a series of emails between Council’s planner and the owner of the subject

property.

2.2 Description and Physical Fabric

17. Appreciating that the purpose of the heritage study and Panel Hearing is to establish

significance, based on factual information, rather than to consider condition, I make the

following comments as relevant.

18. The description section of the Place Citation states “The masonry walls are finished in

painted render with an absence of ornament”. My physical inspection revealed that the

front wall, at least, was clad in cement sheet. The Chadwick Grimmond Consulting

Engineers Pty Ltd Building Inspection Report confirms this and also states that all the

perimeter walls are clad with asbestos cement sheet. In my letter I queried the wisdom

of including places constructed from asbestos cement sheet in a Heritage Overlay where

the Heritage Policy (Cl.22.04-3 Heritage Places and Abutting Land) “Discourages the total

demolition of a heritage place” as would be required to remove asbestos.

19. I also stated in my letter to Council that “As noted … and in the citation, many holiday

homes were conceived and constructed in a manner which was not likely to stand physical

demands of the test of time, despite any owner’s expectations and many have been

demolished. (Refer to the section on vernacular beach houses in the citation). The

structural report indicates the poor condition of the building. While condition and

demolition are typically the subject of a permit application process, and while there are no

current plans to demolish this building, it appears that, on balance, much of it would need

to be demolished to facilitate asbestos removal and repairs.

20. I also note that the Place Citation states “The projecting flat concrete hoods and porch

roofing are of timber construction with metal deck roofing” whereas the Chadwick

Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd Building Inspection Report confirms that “The

residence was a fibro sheet clad dwelling with light weight roof supported on timber



framing, and a timber subfloor supported on stumps”. Reference to concrete hoods is

also incorrect.

21. Under “Extent of heritage fabric preferably retained” the Place Citation states “the variety

of materials including smooth rendered walls”. (p. 353) This should be changed for

purposes of accuracy.

22. I note that No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound, together with or separately from

No. 18 Woyna Avenue, Capel Sound, has been cited on numerous occasions,

approximately 30, as a comparator to other places and as having “rendered walls”. This

should be changed for purposes of accuracy.

23. The comparative citations cited throughout the Heritage Review also refer to Tuscan

columns whereas the actual Place Citation refers to Doric columns. (Context. Mornington

Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 2, p. 353). These styles of columns are

very plain and not very different from each other so in my opinion this just needs

consistency.

2.3 Aesthetic Comparisons

24. In comparison to No. 96 Ocean Street, Rosebud, No. 1737 Point Nepean Road is

described as “Its nearest counterpart is probably the flat-roofed pre-War house at 1737

Point Nepean Road, the facade of which incorporates, to somewhat less striking effect, a

comparable but smaller projecting half-round bay with canted window”. (Context.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 2 – Place and Precinct

Citations Final report p. 332).

Figure 1 No. 96 Ocean Street Rosebud. Context.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area

2 Volume 2 – Place and Precinct Citations Final

report, p. 218.

25. In comparison to No. 4-6 Seventh Avenue Rosebud, No. 1737 Point Nepean Road is

described as “quirky Moderne examples at 18 Woyna Avenue & 1737 Point Nepean Road,

Rosebud, built around the same time. This pair also makes prominent use of curves and

corner windows, typical of the style. (Context. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage

Review, Area 2 Volume 2 – Place and Precinct Citations Final report p. 332).

26. While curved elements are included in the Moderne idiom, they are not unique to this

inter-War style, which was also generally plain and severe in terms of detailing.

Apperley, Richard. A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture includes

examples of curved façade elements/bays in several inter-War and even post-War styles

including Mediterranean (p.175). Functionalist (p. 184 - 6), Art Deco (p. 189) and Post-

War Melbourne Regional c.1940 – c.1960, citing the well-known example of Roy Grounds

designed-house at Oliver’s Hill, Frankston (p. 220). Generally curved bays of this era are



simple and streamlined and not elaborated by shingles or fish scales. Shingles used in

the inter-War era are more typical on the Bungalow style or the English Domestic Revival

style. Fish scales are more usual in pressed metal typically used in the Edwardian era or

the 1920s.

27. The Place Citation refers to “Three houses in Arthurs Seat at 407, 417 and 427 Arthurs

Seat Road within the Lawson precinct are similar stylistically to those at 18 Woyna

Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road. Each of the Arthurs Seat house features the flat

roof and curved front bay window that is so distinctive. … Whilst their design is very

similar to that of 18 Woyna Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road, these latter examples

have a richness of detail in the variety of cladding materials”. (p. 354) The Arthur’s Seat

examples are in fact Nos. 757, 759, 765, 767 & 777 Arthur’s Seat Road. Arthur’s Seat.

Figure 2 Citation for Garden Of The Moon cafe (1) and

Peninsula Heights residential estate (2). Context.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area

2 Volume 2 – Place and Precinct Citations Final

report, p.27. I note that No. 26 Steane Avenue is

almost identical to one of Lawson’s blocks of flats

in Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra. The Beverly

Hills developments and adjacent flats comprise his

major opus.

28. The Arthur’s Seat houses are described as “idiosyncratic Streamlined Moderne style, with

smooth rendered walls, large windows and flat concrete slab roofs”. (Context.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 2, p. 26). There may have

been an assumption from this description that No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound

was also masonry when it is not.

29. I also note that No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, and No. 18 Wyona Avenue, Capel Sound

are not listed as comparators. In my opinion any direct comparison, other than for the

inclusion of a rounded bay, or evaluation of aesthetic significance cannot be substantiated

in relation to the Capel Sound examples by way of comparison with the Arthur’s Seat

examples.

30. The description section of the Place Citation refers to the “curved bay clad in timber

shingles … which gives the appearance of fish scales”. The structural report comments

that “The front semi-circle bay window to the front of the house appears to be an add on

structure, the structure to the bay window is independent from the rest of the building”.

The Melbourne Water Property Services Drainage Plan only dates from c. 1993 when the



first connection to a sewer was made and sheds no light. The bay is not shown but this is

likely to be due to the relevant plumber who drew the plan not including it.

Figure 3 Melbourne Water Property Services Drainage Plan.

31. Further comparisons have been made with the following places also recommended for

inclusion in a Heritage Overlay. The place descriptions have been taken from the Place

Citation for No. 18 Woyna Avenue and No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound.

Context. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2 Volume 2 – Place and

Precinct Citations Final report. pp.349 – 356.

32. ‘Romany’, 2467 Point Nepean Road RYE as being “an Interwar Mediterranean house of

c1930. It is rendered with classical detail typical of the style, including columns in

openings, and rustication. It was quite stylistically up-to-date in the area for the early

1930s, and is comparable to houses in middle-class suburbs such as Camberwell. The

French doors to the facade are an alteration.



Figure 4 Romany’, 2467 Point Nepean Road Rye.

Context. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage

Review, Area 2 Volume 2 – Place and Precinct

Citations Final report. (p. 354).

33. 6 Seventh Avenue, Rosebud - a fibro-cement clad house of the 1940s. Moderne in style

with curved walls around the central entry, the design appears to be from a James Hardie

catalogue. The windows and front door have horizontal glazing bars, typical of the

Moderne. Highly intact. (Recommended for the Heritage Overlay by this study.)

Figure 5 6 Seventh Avenue, Rosebud.



Citations Final report p. 327.



34. Balwick, 751 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud - a 1947-48 triple-fronted masonry house with

a tiled complex roof. It is distinguished by its size, fine craftsmanship (tooled stucco,

brick accents). Details are Moderne in style, including windows with horizontal glazing

bars to the timber sash windows, and a curved cantilevered porch hood. (Recommended

for the Heritage Overlay by this study.)

Figure 6 Balwick, 751 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud



Citations Final report p. 222.

35. This place has since been deleted from the Amendment by Council.

36. 48 & 50 Jetty Road, Rosebud - a pair of houses of 1953-56. Old English with Moderne

influence .



Figure 7 48 & 50 Jetty Road, Rosebud



Citations Final report. p. 196.

37. Bethany, 2493 Point Nepean Road, Rye - a large timber house of 1949-50 which has a

mix of the Moderne and Georgian styles. Its main decorative features are two flat-roof

porches with Tuscan columns and an oversized cream brick chimney to the facade. Highly

intact. (Recommended for the Heritage Overlay by this study.)



Figure 8 Bethany, 2493 Point Nepean Road, Rye




38. 15 Mitchell Street, Rosebud - a post-war bungalow of 1949-50 with Moderne influence. It

is distinguished by the comprehensive use of local granite for the house and hard

landscaping, as befits the home of a skilled local stonemason. Intact. (Recommended for

the Heritage Overlay by this study.)

Figure 9 15 Mitchell Street, Rosebud






39. 18 Woyna Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road are atypical and unusual examples of

early postwar architecture and their characteristic elements appear to be local variants.

Figure 10 18 Woyna Avenue and 1737 Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound.




40. Apart from No. 18 Woyna Avenue, I am of the opinion that there are no valid

comparisons between these places insofar as Criterion E, (aesthetic significance) is

concerned.

2.4 Council’s Current Position

41. Since the citation was exhibited, Council has made some changes to and clarified some

aspects of the Place Citation.

2.4.1 Significance of the Builder and any Architect

42. The Place citation mentions George How as the builder of both the Point Nepean Road and

Woyna Avenue houses. The Statement of Significance mentions this as a probable fact

derived from Council Rate Books, with which we agree, and Council’s advice (Email from



Alia Slamet to Karen Furlonger 18/09/2018. 5.00 pm) states “The builder George W How

is not of significance for the proposed heritage place”.

43. I understand that Council has not ascribed any significant to No. 1737 Point Nepean

Road, and No. 18 Wyona Avenue, Capel Sound because of any connection with Howard

Lawson.

2.4.2 Change in Eligible Criteria

44. This email also flags the change in assessment criteria form A and E to E viz.

The heritage consultant concedes that we should change the citation so that it does

not state that the heritage value is based upon ‘cultural history’ (heritage Criterion

A). Instead, it is considered that the dwelling at 1737 Point Nepean Road fulfils

heritage criterion E ‘Aesthetic characteristics’ (not both A and E), and therefore still

qualifies for inclusion in the heritage overlay.

45. Criterion E is

Criterion E: Importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics (aesthetic

significance).

46. In establishing thresholds for assessing whether or not a place is of sufficient significance

for inclusion in a heritage Overlay, the Planning Practice Note 1. August, 2018 states,

viz.:

To apply a threshold, some comparative analysis will be required to substantiate the

significance of each place. The comparative analysis should draw on other similar places

within the study area, including those previously included in a heritage register or overlay.

Places identified to be of potential state significance should undergo analysis on a broader

(statewide) comparative basis.

47. The Heritage Review (Context. Mornington Peninsula Shire Heritage Review, Area 2

Volume 1, p. 12) states that:

Comparative analysis is considered particularly important in deciding if a place is of

architectural significance (in relation of criteria D, E or F) or of rarity value in a given area,

but can be applied to most place types to determine their relative importance in a locality

or wider area.

48. As stated above, incorrect comparisons have been made on the assumption that No. 1737

Point Nepean Road, Capel Sound, is a masonry structure when it is not.

49. The projecting bay has been focussed on to some degree in terms of its aesthetic

contribution to the dwelling. The Chadwick Grimmond Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd.

Building Inspection Report states that it is a separate structure. At the time of writing no

building permits have been located and further effort may locate one which relates to a

possible separate time of construction. Meanwhile it is reasonable to accept that there is

some doubt as to its authenticity.

50. The comparative examples of No. 1737 Point Nepean Road and 18 Woyna Avenue, Capel

Sound have been described in comparative terms as having a “somewhat less striking

effect”, “quirky Moderne examples”, lacking a “a richness of detail in the variety of

cladding materials” compared with the Arthur’s Seat examples. If anything, in my opinion

these comments undermine any claim for aesthetic significance rather than substantiating

it.

51. Further No. 1737 Point Nepean Road, and No. 18 Wyona Avenue, Capel Sound have not

been listed as comparators (in reverse) to the Arthur’s Seat examples and in my opinion

there is no qualitative direct comparison, other than for the inclusion of a rounded bay

and no evaluation of aesthetic significance can be substantiated in relation to the Capel

Sound examples by way of this comparison. In my opinion, No. 1737 Point Nepean Road



is a somewhat eclectic example of mixed architectural stylistic details, which is possibly

what might be expected from a local or amateur builder. The fact that it differs markedly

in appearance from No. 18 Wyona Avenue has not been drawn out in the Place Citation.

The linking feature appears to be the projecting bay in the examples cited and the

projecting window hoods and/or eaves.

3.0 Conclusions

52. The documentation contains several errors which have possibly lead to unsubstantiated

conclusions such as masonry structure.

53. The aesthetic descriptors do not result in any substantiation, certainly not robust, of

aesthetic significance; in fact they are rather weak.

54. The comparative analysis examples of all but one individual place as set out above shed

no light whatsoever on any aesthetic significance ascribed to No. 1737 Point Nepean

Road, Capel Sound. While there is some stylistic similarities with the dwellings in Arthur’s

Seat there is no reverse comparison which would substantiate aesthetic significance in

relation to the Capel Sound examples.

55. In my opinion Criterion E has not been satisfied.

56. In my opinion, and based on the documentation, I am of the opinion that there is no case

to include No. 1737 point Nepean Road, Capel Sound in a Heritage Overlay.

4.0 Declaration

57. I have made all the inquiries that I believe are desirable and appropriate and no matters

of significance which I regard as relevant have to my knowledge been withheld from the

Panel.

A t t a c h m e n t A

C u r r i c u l u m V i t æ

R o b y n R i d d e t t

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ROBYN RIDDETT

QUALIFICATIONS:

BA (Hons.), (Melb); Grad. Dip. (Int. Des.) (Distinction) (RMIT); M. Arch. (RMIT), M. Proj. Man. (in progress RMIT), ALAA, M. ICOMOS.

EXPERIENCE:

Lovell Chen (formerly Allom Lovell & Associates) Architects and Heritage Consultants - 1988- to May 2007 (Associate Director)

University of Melbourne, Department of Architecture and Building: Tutor in History of European Architecture for Prof. Miles Lewis - 1990. Sessional lecturer Deakin University in Risk Preparedness and Cultural

Heritage – 2002-

CURRENT POSITION:

Director, Anthemion Consultancies (Heritage, Conservation, History, Museums)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Co-ordination and Management Development of Conservation and Management Policy Heritage Assessments Advocacy Restoration, Investigation and Design of Decorative Finishes and Interiors Client Liaison Heritage Panel – City of Yarra

MAJOR PROJECTS INVOLVEMENT (AT LOVELL CHEN)

CONSERVATION ANALYSES AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLANNING, HERITAGE ASSESSMENTS, URBAN CONSERVATION

Flemington Racecourse Hotel Windsor, Melbourne (Updated

2007) Janet Clark Hall, University of Melbourne

Canberra: Nomination to the National Heritage List

Myer, Melbourne St Aidan’s Orphanage, Bendigo Inner Circle Railway Linear Park Government House, Yarralumla

(Update 2007) Richmond Park and Caretaker’s Cottage, Richmond

Herald & Weekly Times Building

Victorian College of the Arts Richmond Maltings & Nylex Sign Grainger Museum, (Melb. University) Burnley Horticultural Campus,

(Melb. University) Essendon Airport Umina, Lansell Rd, Toorak Hepburn Springs Lincoln Mills, Coburg The Rialto Dookie Agricultural Campus Eta Factory, Braybrook Genazzano and Grange Hill, Kew Melbourne Customs House Melbourne GPO (Updated 2006) Lowther Hall, Essendon Denton’s Hat Mill Rosaville (Melb. University) Benvenuta (Melb. University) St Kilda Library Black Rock House Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy Kinnears, Footscray Mercy Hospital Bendigo Abbatoirs St Mary of the Angels, Geelong Jolimont Square, East Melbourne Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell Stamford Park, Rowville

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Scots Church Car Park Vaughan Springs Veterinary Precinct, University of Melbourne

Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind

Preston Tram Workshops Mutual Stores and Empire Building Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Lowther Hall, Essendon Bee Hive Building, Bendigo Mount Buffalo Chalet Sale Swing Bridge Ballarat Railway Station Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne The Domain, Melbourne 420 Spencer St, Melbourne St Francis Church, Melbourne Werribee Railway Station St Johns Church, Toorak Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged, Northcote

Anselm, Caulfield

Carlton Gardens Bendigo Mining Exchange Adelaide Gaol Princes Bridge, Melbourne Lyndhurst Hall, Pascoe Vale Richmond Maltings Rupertswood, Sunbury Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo 3 Treasury Place, Melbourne Cranlana, Toorak Beechworth Heritage Precinct Sandridge Rail Bridge St Kilda Synagogue East Melbourne Synagogue Assembly Hall, Melbourne Charter House, Melbourne Mayfield, Moorabbin Lithgow Small Arms Factory Henderson Fountain, North Melbourne Alfred Hospital Clunes Uniting Church and Manse Bendigo Ordnance Factory Gill Memorial Home, Melbourne Melbourne Telephone Exchange Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Albury Training Depot Lyceum Club, Melbourne Holy Trinity, Williamstown Bishopscourt, East Melbourne Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Split Point Lighthouse, Airey's Inlet Bontharambo, Wangaratta Ballarat Tram Feasibility Study Powlett Street Drill Hall Alma Park, St Kilda Villa Alba, Kew Parliament House, Melbourne Coolart, Somers Victory Park, Castlemaine Aradale, Ararat Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond Town Halls Contents Survey

Lake Wartook Reservoir

Historic Water Features in South-West Victoria

Fitzroy Town Hall

Perth Town Hall Pentridge Prison, Coburg Pre-1851 Buildings in Victoria Survey Former Tramways Building,

Melbourne Victoria Street Drill Hall, Melbourne St Marys Monastery, Ballarat St Kilda Botanic Gardens Charsfield, Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl Victorian Arts Centre Ballarat Town Hall City of Melbourne Building Society

Building Central Government Precinct, Perth Williamstown Rifle Range Pavilion Jacksons Hill (Caloola), Sunbury Rubicon Hydro Electric Scheme,

Victoria Ardoch Village, St Kilda Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum,

Beechworth Convent of the Good Shepherd, South Melbourne

Willsmere, Kew

Ballarat Brewery Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford

Grace Park House, Hawthorn National Gallery of Victoria Emily MacPherson College Mosspennock, East Melbourne

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1881 Building, Melbourne University WWII Sites and Events in East Gippsland

Victorian Railways Administration Building, Melbourne

Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong

Royal Society, Melbourne Royal Arcade, Melbourne Stonnington - Buildings and Garden Studies

Wattle Park, Burwood

Storey Hall (RMIT), Melbourne Cameron House, Armadale Victoria Barracks, Melbourne Glenara, Bulla RAAF Williams (Point Cook and Laverton)

Colonial Sugar Refinery, Yarraville

Australian Defence Industries: Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong, Ammunition and Bomb Filling Factory, St Marys’ NSW.

Old Observatory Site and Director's Residence, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

Chateau Yering, Yering Windsor Hotel , Melbourne Holeproof Factory, Deepdene Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Government House, Canberra Collingwood Town Hall Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots Army Drill Halls Study (Victoria) Port Phillip Bay Fortifications Regent Theatre (Melbourne) 380 Collins Street Melbourne (Gothic Bank, Former Stock Exchange and Former Safe Deposit Building)

Princess Theatre (Melbourne)

URBAN CONSERVATION, DESIGN AND PLANNING

Municipal Heritage Reviews:

Bayside, Yarra, Moreland, Banyule, Darebin, Port Melbourne, Fitzroy, Whitehorse, Melbourne, Swan Hill, Bass Coast Shire, Greater Shepparton

Heritage Advisor: Monash, Bayside (with Lovell Chen) Wilsons Promontory National Park Urban Land Authority Estates Design Guidelines Fitzroy Heritage Development Guidelines Ballarat Urban Design Framework Glenrowan Masterplan Port Albert Masterplan High Street, Echuca Footscray Park and Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre Maribyrnong Open Space Study City of Moreland Advisory Panel (Heritage) Review of Local Government Guidelines, Victoria Ballarat Hospital and Railway Precincts

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EXPERT WITNESS AND HEARINGS

(Heritage Victoria, Australian Heritage Commission, VCAT, Panel Hearings, Building Appeals Board)

285 Punt Road, Richmond 237-243 New St, Brighton 624-8 Queensberry St, North

Melbourne 11-19 Bank Place, Melbourne 398 Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong 4 James St, Richmond 287 Station St, North Carlton 424 Bridge Rd, Richmond 61 Lygon St, Brunswick 72 Orr St, Shepparton Preston Tram Depot, Preston 40 Glenard Drv, Eaglemont 380 Russell St, Melbounre 245 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy 72 Westgarth St, Fitzroy 717 Toorak Rd, Toorak 864 Swanston St, Carlton 284 Smith St, Collingwood 21 Salisbury St, Balwyn 152 Park Drive, Parkville 28-32 Pinoak Cres, Newmarket 185-189 Hotham St, East Melbourne 375 Canning St, Carlton Stockade Ave, Coburg (Pentridge) South Community Stables,

Flemington Racecourse Kal Kallo Park, Kal Kallo Westmeadows Tavern, Westmeadows St Anne’s Church, Westmeadows Bayside Panel Hearing Amendment

C37-38 Kinnears, Ballarat Rd, Footscray 3-5 Day St, Daylesford 284 Smith St, Collingwood 1452 Dandenong Rd, Oakleigh 152 Park Drv, Parkville 36 Moore St, Footscray Woodlands Hotel 84-92 Sydney Rd, Coburg

Moutafis Statue, Warrawee Park, Oakleigh

47 Richmond Terrace, Richmond 681 Orrong Rd, Toorak 137-9 Palmerston St, Carlton 38 Park St, South Yarra 109-111 Addison St, Elwood Bradmill Site, Footscray 4-6 Ferguson St, Williamstown Wingrove Cottage, Eltham 71-75 Leicester St, Fitzroy 715 Toorak Rd, Toorak Armytage Stables, Geelong 15 Alta Street, Canterbury 257 Station St, Carlton St Vincents Hospital (Druids Bld) 15 Mona Place, South Yarra Glen Park, Selby 308 Albert St, East Melbourne 609 Lygon St, Carlton Bendigo Abattoirs 26 Queens Parade, North Fitzroy St Kilda Synagogue Melbourne Omnibus Stables and Gas

Regulator Buildings Royal Hotel, Clifton Hill Victorian Arts Centre Royal Botanic Gardens 70 Queens Rd, Melbourne 146 Nott St, Port Melbourne 30 Claude St, Northcote 342 Napier St, Fitzroy 14 Uvadale Grove, Kew Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged, Northcote

42 David St, Brunswick

Tolarnos Hotel, St Kilda White Swan Hotel, Swan Hill Fox Hay, Port Melbourne Samdy Site, Port Melbourne George/Gore St , Fitzroy Waverley Park 382 Barkly St. Elwood 11 Stevedore St, Williamstown Convent, Beaconsfield Pde, Sth Melb 33 Howe Cresc. Sth Melbourne Larundel, Plenty Road, Bundoora 6 Stirling Street, Kew The Edward Wilson Trust Cottage, 320 Elgar Road, Box Hill

33 Docker Street, Richmond

Pran Central, 325 Chapel St, Prahran 32 Lesney Street, Richmond 32 Grosvenor St, Brighton 10 Power Avenue, Toorak

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40 Normanby St, Brighton 80-110 Trenerry Cres, Abbotsford Bishopscourt, East Melbourne 9 Dunn St, Richmond 744 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills 1 Hannaslea St, Box Hill 10 Carlisle St, St Kilda 102-128 Bay St, Port Melbourne Bayside Panel (L15) 28 Grosvenor St, Brighton Berwick Primary School Harkaway Primary School 20A&B Logan Street, Canterbury 23 Foster Street, St Kilda East Doncaster Primary School The Mansion, 83 Queens Road 456-460 Mitcham Road, Mitcham 9 Green Street, Richmond 94 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill (House of the Gentle Bunyip)

1 Sussex Street, Pascoe Vale (McDonalds)

2 Lyell Street, South Melbourne 62 The Esplanade, Brighton 226 Napier Street, Fitzroy 36 Napier Street, Fitzroy 2 Monkstadt St, East St Kilda Williamstown Rifle Range Pavilion Caloola (Jacksons Hill), Sunbury Rubicon Hydro -Electric Scheme Old Observatory Site, Melbourne Victorian Arts Centre Victoria Brewery, East Melbourne Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum,

Beechworth Sunshine-Harvester Massey-Ferguson Site, Sunshine

Ardoch Village, St Kilda

Bell Street State School, Fitzroy Royal Arcade, Melbourne Yorkshire Brewery, Collingwood Wattle Park, Burwood Government House, Canberra Storey Hall (RMIT) Holeproof Factory, Deepdene Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Collingwood Town Hall ADI Footscray and Maribyrnong Darebin Conservation Study (Northland, Howe Leather and former Salvation Army Barracks)

Copelen Street Babies Home, South Yarra

Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots Australian Defence Industries: Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong,

SITE INTERPRETATION Melbourne GPO Kinnears, Footscray Kelly Siege Site, Glenrowan Docklands Victoria Brewery Museum Willsmere, Kew H V McKay Sunshine-Harvester Site, Sunshine

Yarraville Railway Station Interlocking Gates - Video

Dight’s Mill, Collingwood Windsor Hotel Jones Bond Store, South Melbourne Australian Defence Industries:

Former Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong - Video

INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND RESTORATION OF DECORATIVE FINISHES AND INTERIOR SCHEMES Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Princes Bridge, Melbourne Former Tramways Building, Melbourne Court of Appeal, Melbourne Storey Hall (RMIT), Melbourne Richmond Town Hall Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Ardoch Village, St Kilda Melbourne University Graduate School Melbourne Town Hall ANZ Gothic Bank, Former Stock Exchange and Safe Deposit Building

State Library of Victoria (Queen's, Palmer and Monash Halls)

Lirrewa House, Caulfield Wardlow, Parkville

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Pearce House, Hawthorn Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Royal Arcade, Melbourne Princess Theatre, Melbourne Collingwood Town Hall

INTERIOR DESIGN AND BUILDING REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS

Myer Mural Hall, Melbourne Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

St Kilda Library Melbourne City Synagogue Cullymont, Canterbury State Library LaTrobe Reading

Room Flinders Street Station Royal Mint, Melbourne Talma Building,, Melbourne Century Building, Melbourne Clarke House, Hawthorn Government House, Perth Sidwell House, Hawthorn Parkin House, Fitzroy Melbourne Cricket Club Former Tramways Building,

Melbourne Stonnington, Malvern Regent Theatre, Melbourne Melbourne Town Hall Public Areas Government House, Canberra Admiralty House, Kirribilli RAAF Williams Officers’ Mess Dennerstein House, Fitzroy Lirrewa House, Caulfield Kostka Hall (Xavier College), Brighton Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne The Australian Club, Melbourne (President’s Room)

Princess Theatre, Melbourne

Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Professional Affiliations, Memberships etc.

Australia ICOMOS. President 1996-97 Australia ICOMOS. Executive Committee, 1993-98 Australia ICOMOS. Member Australian Heritage Commission. Reference Group on National Heritage Listing. Member. 1996-98 Australian National Committee of the Blue Shield: Inaugural Convenor and Australia ICOMOS pillar member Association for Preservation Technology (US) Cook's Cottage Management Committee - with the City of Melbourne Historic Environment Editorial Committee, 1996-2002 ICOM (International Council on Museums) ICORP - ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness. Secretary-General 1999-2009, Treasurer 2010- ICOMOS (international Council on Monuments and Sites) Scientific Council – Secretary-General 2006-2010. La Trobe Society Inc. – Latrobeana Technical Editor Museums Australia Inc. National Cultural Heritage Forum – Inaugural Member, 1996 - 97 National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

Past Councillor (15 years), Past Chairman of many committees Australian Institute of Architects. Heritage Committee – including term as Deputy Chair Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association Royal Society of Victoria Inc. Society Art Deco Inc. SAHANZ (Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand) Victorian Society (UK) – Life member

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Villa Alba Museum Inc. – Committee of Management to 2008 Wallpaper History Society (UK)

Publications

‘Three Sides of a Square: The Influence of the London Squares on the Development of Jolimont Square’. La Trobeana, 2003

‘Risk Preparedness: Beware! Prepare!’ Paper presented at ICOMOS 13th Triennial General Assembly, Madrid, Dec. 2002 and publ. In Conference Proceedings.

‘Critique: Cultural Landscapes and the Burra Charter’, in Landscape Australia, Vol. 23, No. 4, Nov.-Jan., 2001.

‘Melbourne’s Monuments: Conservation Issues and Approaches’, in Monuments and the Millenium: Proceedings of a Joint Conference Organised by English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation. London, James & James, 2001.

‘A Fine Tradition of Exhibitions’, Fookes, Ronnie, Hobbs, Sue and Riddett, Robyn. Antipodes: Antiques and Fine Art. Vol. 2, No. 2, July, 1998.

‘Carpe Diem and the Exhibition of Enterprise!’ The Australian Antique & Fine Art Dealers Fair. [Catalogue for 1995.] James A Johnson, Melbourne, 1995.

‘Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building: an Historic Interior Restored’. The Australian Antique Collector. 50th ed. July-December, 1995.

Historic Environment ‘‘Creating a Window on the Past: Interpreting Industrial History’. Vol. 11, no. 4, 1995. ‘Monuments and Meanings’. Editor: Vol. 12, no. 2, 1996.

Trust News ‘Restoration is Affordable!‘' (June, 1995) ‘Ardoch Village - A Successful Blend of Heritage Conservation and ‘New Residential Development’. (June, 1995) ‘Exterior Colour Schemes: The Victorian Home’ (Apr. 1994) ‘Colour Schemes for Painted Victorian Interiors’ (June 1994) Editor: Restoration News (Aug. 1994- ) 'How we Lived ... Two Centuries of Domestic Interiors (Aug. 1993) ‘Restoration Needed at Villa Alba’. (Aug. 1987).

‘In Defence of Heritage: Capturing the Living History of Australia's Wartime Industry’. Benson, John et al., eds. Screening the Past: The Sixth Australian History and Film Conference Papers. Media Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 1993.

'Investigation of Building Interiors'. Sagazio, C (ed). The National Trust Research Manual: Investigating Buildings, Gardens and Cultural Landscapes.Allen & Unwin, Melbourne, 1992 . Down, G and Riddett, R. The Old Melbourne Gaol. National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1991. Walking Melbourne Chairman of Editorial Committee for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1988-91.

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Papers: Conferences, Seminars, etc.

Three Sides of a Square: The Influence of the London Squares on the Development of Jolimont Square. La Trobe Society, 20 Aug., 2003.

‘Beware! Prepare! Stay Alert!’ ICOMOS 13th General Assembly, Madrid, December, 2003.

'A Building Worthy of the City’ - Sir George Verdon, William Wardell and Melbourne's Gothic Bank'. Wardell Centenary Symposium, organised by Deakin University and held at the State Library of Victoria, November, 1999.

Sessional Lecturer (Heritage Risk Preparedness), Cultural Heritage Program, Deakin University, 2000 – present.

'Conservation of Public Monuments in Melbourne, Australia'. Public Monuments and the Millennium. Joint Conference organised by the Stone and Metals Sections of UKIC and English Heritage, with the support of the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association and held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 20-22 May, 1998.

'Victorian by Nature - Victorian by Design'. Keynote address.Architectural Decoration 1900.Conference organised by the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, Department of Archaeology, Centre for Conservation, University of York and held at the University of York, 18 and 23 May, 1998.

'Looking Through the Leadlight: An Interior View'. The Middle Class Dream: Interwar House & Suburb Seminar. Symposium organised by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and held at Parliament House, Sydney 26-27 March, 1998.

Looking Forward with Hindsight. Environment Institute of Australia. 10th Anniversary Conference. Melbourne 1997. Professional Institutes and the Environment Panel Member.

Guest Lecturer: University of Melbourne Summer School, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, 1997.

'Sir Walter Scott and the Renewal of Scottish Pride: a Melbourne Example'. SAHANZ Conference, Auckland, October, 1996.

'William Morris: the Lingering Interior'. William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary, 1834-1896’: Symposium organised by the University of Melbourne Fine Arts Department and held at the University of Melbourne Museum of Art, 14 September, 1996.

'Victorian, Edwardian and Inter-War Colour Schemes'. The Home Show and National Trust Traditional Home Show, 1994-96.

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