AVENUE OF HONOUR

AVENUE OF HONOUR WOODEND AND WOODEND NORTH, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

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Victorian Heritage Register

AVENUE OF HONOUR SOHE 2008

Statement of Significance

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  • Plaque Citation

    AVENUE OF HONOUR - Plaque Citation

    The Woodend Avenue of Honour is a World War I memorial planted in 1918 by the community with each of the 224 English Oaks, Algerian Oaks and Oak hybrids representing a local enlisted soldier.

    Permit Exemptions

    AVENUE OF HONOUR - 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.

    Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

    Specific Exemptions:

    General Conditions: 1. All exempted alterations are to be planned and carried out in a manner which prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object. General Conditions: 2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of works that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or object, then the exemption covering such works shall cease and Heritage Victoria shall be notified as soon as possible. Note: All archaeological places have the potential to contain significant sub-surface artefacts and other remains. In most cases it will be necessary to obtain approval from the Executive Director, Heritage Victoria before the undertaking any works that have a significant sub-surface component. General Conditions: 3. If there is a conservation policy and plan endorsed by the Executive Director, all works shall be in accordance with it. Note: The existence of a Conservation Management Plan or a Heritage Action Plan endorsed by the Executive Director, Heritage Victoria provides guidance for the management of the heritage values associated with the site. It may not be necessary to obtain a heritage permit for certain works specified in the management plan. General Conditions: 4. Nothing in this determination prevents the Executive Director from amending or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions. General Conditions: 5. Nothing in this determination exempts owners or their agents from the responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the responsible authorities where applicable. Minor Works : Note: Any Minor Works that in the opinion of the Executive Director will not adversely affect the heritage significance of the place may be exempt from the permit requirements of the Heritage Act. A person proposing to undertake minor works may submit a proposal to the Executive Director. If the Executive Director is satisfied that the proposed works will not adversely affect the heritage values of the site, the applicant may be exempted from the requirement to obtain a heritage permit. If an applicant is uncertain whether a heritage permit is required, it is recommended that the permits co-ordinator be contacted.
    

    Landscape:

    Management and maintenance of trees including formative and remedial pruning, removal of deadwood, pest and disease control, cabling, mowing, weed control and mulching.

    In the event of the loss of an Oak, replanting with the same tree species and hybrid.

    Removal of tree seedlings and suckers, and oak seedlings, but excluding herbicide use.

    Road works that occur at a distance greater than the canopy edge of the oak tree.

    Management of trees in accordance with Australian Standard; Pruning of Amenity Trees AS 4373.

    Removal of plants listed as noxious weeds in the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

    Works associated with any of the following services : water, gas, power, sewer or similar, that occur more than 5m from the canopy edge. Works that occur within the 5m Tree Protection Zone will require an aborist report and approval from Heritage Victoria.

    Permit Exemption Policy

    AVENUE OF HONOUR - Permit Exemption Policy

    The purpose of the exemptions is to allow works that do not affect the cultural heritage significance of the place.

    The cultural heritage significance of the Avenue of Honour, Woodend is primarily as an intact commemorative planting which symbolises the response of a rural community to World War I. The significance of the Avenue of Honour lies in the uniform planting of the oaks.
    
    Removal of any of the name plaques would be subject to permit application. Any restoration or repairs to the plaques should be carried out by a qualified conservator and only after consultation with Heritage Victoria.

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