Restoration will return building to previous great condition and enable it to be used even more for public events
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Coolart Homestead Renovation Project
Coolart Homestead is crumbling; internal renovation will restore public use.
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Julie
Project partner: Parks Victoria
Region
Southern Metro
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240 votes received
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Coolart Homestead located on Westernport Bay is a 125 year old public asset that is falling into disrepair and limiting the opportunities for community use. Internal renovations will help to restore the house and it's heritage and, more importantly, open up rooms that can be used by visiting artists and writers, for community meetings, public events and education programs, subject to Parks Victoria approval. The homestead is part of the Coolart Wetlands, holds heritage and environmental value in the district & broader community and is an invaluable asset that is failing to reach it's great potential.
The Westernport Bay region of Victoria has a large music and arts community, is supported by many and varied volunteer organisations and Coolart Wetlands & Homestead is one of only a few publicly owned venues that can (if restored) accommodate many, many activities both public and private. This facility is unique to the area, there is nothing comparable in the Hastings, Bittern, Somers, Balnarring area. At present environmental groups visit for the birdlife and natural setting, the local kinder operates a bush kinder here and locals visit to walk and hold barbecues. Restoration of the house will expand this offering.
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Julie
Project partner: Parks Victoria
Region
Southern Metro
Budget
Votes
240 votes received
Spread the word
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Restoration work is well overdue for this historic homestead. We need to preserve this wonderful place for future generations.
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A beautiful and simple building that desperately needs attention.
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Beautiful place. Would love to see it get the necessary funding to be restored.
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A wonderful homestead that needs TLC to be restored & enjoyed by locals & visitors.
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This beautiful building needs a lot of TLC
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Much loved park. It needs a lot of TLC to survive
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This beautiful old home needs to be repaired and conserved.
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In dire need of repairs
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An amazing and important asset to the local community and visitors to the Mornington Peninsula.
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Restoration work is really needed for this important building.
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Coolart is a wonderful destination and we need extra help to sustain it into the future for our local community and visitors.
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It would be great to see this project proceed to enhance the options for use of this amazing natural and historical resource in this area of the Mornington Peninsula.
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This is a great project for the people of Somers, the people of Victoria and international visitors.
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SallyD
14 Aug 2018
A treasure and may it stay that way. SallyD