Cherry Lake

Millers Road ALTONA, Hobsons Bay City

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Cherry Lake, Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Cherry Lake - Physical Description 1

    This lake resembles its historical form but its setting has changed dramatically in part, particularly the proximity of refineries. However the presence of the refineries has also created a buffer zone which has stopped residential development from encroaching on the lake. Revegetation of its banks has been an important step to reclaim this major historical landmark in the City.

    Along the pathways created around the lake is a number of information panels which include descriptions of the indigenous vegetation around the lake, such as tangled lignum, cumbungi, sea club-rush, rounded noon flower, and chaffy saw sedge.

    Another panel deals with the history of the lake, with the William Cherry noted as a horse breeder among his other farming activities, having provided horses for the British Army in India. Cherry is said to have driven his stock from his pre-emptive right (entered at the east end of Civic Drive) north along Altona Road across the 'stepping stones' (ford) in the Kororoit Creek and on to the abattoirs which were once on part of the rifle range reserve. There is a picture of what presumably is the Cherry family in front of a random basalt rubble house.

    Another panel deals with the seasonal variations of the lake over time, with dry weather making its banks a good race track in past times and its dry bed providing a source of dust for the surrounding residents. Flooding into nearby houses is said to have inspired the construction of a levee bank between it and the Kororoit Creek and a weir built along Millers Road after the 1963 floods. An outfall was established into the bay and later a bore pump installed that allowed the lake to remain at a fairly constant level by the late 1960s and further recreation development to occur.

    Integrity

    Cherry Lake - Integrity

    External Condition

    Fair

    External Integrity

    High

    Physical Description 2

    Cherry Lake - Physical Description 2

    Context:

    An unusual context for the metropolitan area, the lake adjoins a coastal strip as well as intensive petrochemical industrial sites.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Cherry Lake - Historical Australian Themes

    Engaging in primary production, Developing sheep and cattle industries

    Physical Description 3

    Cherry Lake - Physical Description 3

    Associations

    RW Wrede, Henry Miller, William Cherry

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study

    Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
    Year: 2006
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