LUNA PARK

18 CAVELL STREET ST KILDA, PORT PHILLIP CITY

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Victorian Heritage Register

LUNA PARK SOHE 2008

Statement of Significance

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  • History

    LUNA PARK - History

    Luna Park, Lower Esplanade, St. Kilda, was established in 1912 and the constructing engineer was T.H. Eslick. The site chosen by the Greater J.D. Williams Company and the Phillips brothers from America, had been occupied by Dreamland, an entertainment centre established in 1906. When Williams returned to America in 1913, the three Phillips brothers remained to run Luna Park for forty years. The original park was to include such facilities as a moving picture theatre, refreshment rooms, a skating rink, roof garden and motor show and since then new attractions have been added each season such as the Big Dipper and the Whip in 1923. After attracting large crowds in its first years, Luna Park was closed during the first World War and did not re-open until 1923 largely due to lack of materials for further construction work. 
    
    

     During the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, Luna Park experienced a significant decline in patronage. Fires, vandalism and the tighening of regulations forced the removal of many of the older rides. When a passenger was killed on the Scenic Railway in 1980, the park's popularity declined stille further. Most recently, Luna Park has undergone major reconstruction and restoration works.
    
    

    THE CAROUSEL
    
    

     Purchased by Luna Park in 1924, the carousel was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Co. in 1901-2, and is the only example of their work to survive outside North America. Before being transported to Australia, the carousel was displayed at the International Exposition in Brussels in 1904. It is a large model, having sixty horses, four abreast, and it is an early construction as it occupies thritieth place on the company's list.
    
    SOURCE: Conservation Study
    
    Keywords: Children, child, adventure, play.
    
    

    Permit Exemptions

    LUNA PARK - Permit Exemptions

    General Exemptions:

    General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

    Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

    Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

    Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

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