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FORMER BENALLA COURT HOUSE
69 ARUNDEL STREET BENALLA, BENALLA RURAL CITY

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FORMER BENALLA COURT HOUSE SOHE 2008
FORMER BENALLA COURT HOUSE SOHE 2008
FORMER BENALLA COURT HOUSE SOHE 2008
1 former benalla court house front corner view
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h01070 former benalla court house arundel street benalla old witness room she project 2004
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
Benalla Court House
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The former Court House was constructed in 1865 and considerably altered in 1888. It is a substantial neo-classical symmetrical building with bi-chromatic brickwork and stuccoed enrichment. In 1960 it was acquired by the Church of England as a Parish Centre.

How is it significant?

The former Court House is considered significant for social, historical and architectural reasons.

Why is it significant?

The former Benalla Court House is important for its social and cultural association as the establishment of land offices in the Colony of Victoria generally indicated the size and importance of the town. It is also important in its ability to demonstrate the history of settlement in the State, being constructed to facilitate the policy and process of closer settlement. The former Land Office is significant because of its ability to demonstrate a sequence of functions and usages over time, initially as a lands office and more recently for the Holy Trinity Parish purposes. The former Benalla Lands Office is also important as a representative and essentially intact example of work of the Public Works Department under the direction of William Wardell during the 1860s.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      FORMER BENALLA COURT HOUSE - 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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