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HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE
OVER MITTA MITTA RIVER, OMEO VALLEY ROAD OMEO VALLEY, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE

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HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE SOHE 2008
HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE SOHE 2008
HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE SOHE 2008
hinnomunjie bridge omeo side elevation
1 hinnomunjie bridge omeo side view feb1985
hinnomunjie bridge omeo detail of wooden beams
hinnomunjie bridge omeo river bank supports
h00917 hinnomunjie bridge over mitta mitta river omeo from omeo end she project 2003
h00917 hinnomunjie bridge over mitta mitta river omeo steel upright installed she project 2003
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Statement of Significance

The Hinnomunjie bridge over the Mitta Mitta river is historically significant in being only one of the five known extant timber truss bridges in Victoria and one of only two multiple trusses. It is the only known to be constructed using hand-hewn timber. Opened in 1910, the Hinnomunjie Bridge replaced another which was constructed using blue gum piers in 1891 to serve the mining industry at Glen Wills and Sunnyside. It is of considerable age for a bridge of this type. The Hinnomunjie Bridge is additionally significant in its ability to demonstrate typical craftsmanship in early timber bridge construction with broad axe marks clearly visible on the superstructure.

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      HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE - 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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