Historical photographs and books preserved at Murchison

 
 
 
Murchison Heritage Centre now has a searchable database to help members, researchers and visitors more easily locate photos and reference works on local history thanks to a generous work volunteer effort.
 
Over the last six months Joan Curcio of Whroo and Jo Ewart and Peter Morse of Murchison have worked with Murchison and District Historical Society members to catalogue over 1,100 photographs and 460 books held at the Centre.
 
Original photographs and books have also been correctly labelled, stored and displayed so that they are conserved for current and future generations to enjoy.
 
The work of Joan, Jo and Peter has added to their own understanding of Murchison and district's rich local history, and in particular the history of Camp 13, a prisoner of war camp. They discovered that there were 2,000 World War II prisoners held at Camp 13 and the railway bridge at Murchison had to be renewed to accommodate the movement of large volumes of supplies to the rail siding near the camp.
 
The Heritagecare program is a partnership between the State Government agency Heritage Victoria and Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA), which recruits volunteers and manages projects on behalf of Heritage Victoria.
 
The Brumby Government is providing more than $1.7 million over four years (2006-2010) for Heritagecare, as part of its strategy Victoria's Heritage: Strengthening our communities.
 
CVA Heritagecare Project Officer Heather McNaught thanked the volunteers for their contribution and presented them with Certificates of Appreciation.
 

“The volunteers Joan, Jo and Peter can now say they have been a part of preserving Victoria's valuable cultural heritage,” Heather said.

Planning Minister Justin Madden said the Heritagecare program empowered local communities to care for their treasured heritage assets.
 
“The Brumby Government is proud to support the community groups and volunteers who do such an important job caring for local heritage places and objects,'' he said.
 

To volunteer with Heritagecare, contact CVA Heritagecare Project Officer Heather McNaught, ph 54441966, email hcmaught@cva.org.au or visit http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/

 

MEDIA INQUIRIES:
contact Heritagecare Project Officer, Heather McNaught,

ph 0429 433 479, hmcnaught@cva.org.au

 

BACKGROUND FOR MEDIA

 
Conservation Volunteers Australia
  • Conservation Volunteers Australia is Australia's largest practical conservation organisation.
  • Founded in 1982 in Ballarat, Victoria, as the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, the organisation now has offices in every capital city, as well as regional centres across Australia.
  • Conservation Volunteers Australia completes more than 2,000 conservation projects across Australia each year, resulting in positive environmental and heritage outcomes, increased community participation, conservation skills and awareness.
  • Contact Conservation Volunteers Australia on Freecall 1800 032 501, email info@cva.org.au or visit http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/

Heritage Victoria

Victoria's Heritage Strategy and Heritagecare

  • The Victorian Government's heritage strategy for 2006-2010 is Victoria's Heritage: Strengthening our communities.
  • The strategy articulates a broad vision for heritage conservation and interpretation, with a strong focus on supporting communities to manage and interact with the State's heritage.
  • Heritagecare is a key program of the strategy. Delivered in partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia, Heritagecare assists public and private heritage owners while enabling community participation in managing heritage places, objects and collections.

Victorian Heritage Register

  • The Victorian Heritage Register is the official listing of places and objects considered to be of State heritage significance.
  • There are more than 2,000 assets on the Register, including buildings, objects, gardens and trees, cemeteries, archaeological sites and relics, shipwrecks and precincts.
  • You can search the Register Online at http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic

 

News Alert!


Murchison Action Group 

Annual General Meeting is to be held 18th October at 7.30pm.

The meeting will be held at the RSL meeting room at the local Community Centre in Watson Street.

Guest Speaker.
Greg Sidebottom Operations Manager Greater Shepparton City Council.

 
 
 
 
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