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LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD
90 EVELYN STREET HOPETOUN, YARRIAMBIACK SHIRE

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LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD SOHE 2008
LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD SOHE 2008
LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD SOHE 2008
LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD SOHE 2008
LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD SOHE 2008
1 lake corrong homestead evelyn street hopetoun homestead rear
lake corrong homestead evelyn street hopetoun homestead front
lake corrong homestead evelyn street hopetoun outbuildings
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Statement of Significance

Lake Corrong Station on the Yarriambiack Creek near Hopetoun, was established in 1846 by McGinnis and Bell. The homestead building was constructed as a basis two room cottage of split pine slabs, rough hewn frame and hardwood shingles prior to 1854 with substantial extensions in similar construction before 1860. In 1877 EH Lascelles and Co. Acquired the run, survived the rabbit plague and eventually opened up this and Mallee land for closer subdivision.

The history of Lake Corrong Station mirrors the life and endeavours of two great men of the Mallee, Peter McGinnis the pioneer pastoralist, and Edward Lascelles, the successful Geelong based woolbroker and patron for closer agricultural settlement of the Mallee in the 1890s. The part-slab homestead, although substantially defaced, is an important early example of timber slab vernacular building in Victoria. Hopetoun was founded within the station pre-emptive boundaries in 1895. Lake Corrong Station homestead is extremely dilapidated and of low integrity. The structure and site survive as a physical manifestation of the history of development of the Mallee land of Victoria.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      LAKE CORRONG HOMESTEAD - 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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