Mount Gambier City Council will provide a total of $20,000 to owners of local heritage listed properties following council endorsement of 19 applications for funding under the 2021/2022 Local Heritage Restoration Fund.
Now in its 19th year, the fund was established as part of council’s commitment to the conservation and management of heritage assets around the city and provides funding towards preservation and restoration works of heritage listed properties in Mount Gambier.
Development Services Manager Tracy Tzioutziouklaris said council was committed to protecting Mount Gambier’s heritage and assisting heritage property owners to maintain their buildings.
“It is important local heritage buildings are preserved and council hopes that providing some financial assistance will help to ensure the character of these buildings are maintained for years to come,” she said.
Ms Tzioutziouklaris said council received a total of 24 applications for the 2021/2022 Local Heritage Restoration Fund with Local Heritage Advisor and Arcuate Architecture Director Ian Hamilton recommending 19 applications be granted funding.
“Each year we invite applications from the owners of 125 local heritage places and the fund continues to be well supported with a strong number of applications and 100% of budgeted funds allocated,” Ms Tzioutziouklaris said.
“Ian was recently appointed as the Local Heritage Advisor following a tender process conducted by the Limestone Coast Local Government Association and takes over from former long-standing advisor Richard Woods of Habitable Places.
“Ian has extensive experience working in private practice in both the UK and Australia for more than 30 years and has a particular interest in heritage repair, reconstruction and conservation, adaptive reuse of historic buildings, conservation management plans, fabric condition reports and sustainable design.”
Mount Gambier residents Michael and Sarah Cutting will receive $2200 to help with undertaking restoration works to the exterior of their 1920’s property located in Wallace Street.
“We’re incredibly excited to invest in a bit of Mount Gambier’s history and to pay respect to the heritage of the property,” Ms Cutting said.
“We would love to bring the home back to its former glory outside by repairing the external stonework, veranda, windows and fences and so it’s wonderful that council can provide support to undertake these works.”
The Anglican Parish of Mount Gambier is also a successful applicant of the fund and will receive $3800 to help with repairs to the bell tower, stonework and memorial porch located at 26 Bay Road.
Other works to be undertaken on local heritage properties include repairs and restoration of fencing, replacement of louvres and barges, gutters, repainting and salt damp repairs and various external restoration works.
