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FORMER BENDIGONIA
25 QUEENS ROAD MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP CITY

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FORMER BENDIGONIA SOHE 2008
FORMER BENDIGONIA SOHE 2008
FORMER BENDIGONIA SOHE 2008
1 former bendigonia queens road south melbourne front corner view
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Statement of Significance

Bendigonia is of historic, architectural and social importance as:

* A relatively late and very unusual example of the bargeboarded Rural Gothic Style, exhibiting something of the muscularity of the Modern Gothic Style.

* One of only a few remaining residences which portray what was once the prestigious St Kilda Road and Queens Road nineteenth century residential precinct and the elegant lifestyle associated with the area.

* The building is believed to be an example of the work of well known architect John Beswicke.

* The home of one of Bendigo’s more successful mining investors, John Edward Gard.

* Retaining a number of fine internal spaces dating from the house's 1890s extension.

* A representative example of a home of the period with associated outbuildings and their arrangement on the allotment to provide spaces, both formal and informal, which were required for the many activities associated with running a substantial nineteenth century residence.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      FORMER BENDIGONIA - 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.

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