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The Heritage Citations Review is part of the Wyndham Heritage Review, which Council commenced in 2021.

Council has engaged qualified heritage consultancy Extent Heritage to review the Heritage Overlay documentation for existing heritage places in Wyndham identified as a high priority for review in the Stage 1 Gap Study adopted by Council in 2021. Wyndham Heritage Review (Gap Study) Stage 1.

The project will involve fieldwork, historical research, and heritage assessments to prepare draft place citations and updated statements of significance.

The consultant will prepare a draft report outlining recommendations such as updated place citation reports, statements of significance, and proposed changes to mapping.

Opportunities to have your say

During Stages 1 and 2, Council has undertaken targeted engagement with property owners and historical societies.

In mid-2026 Council will be seeking feedback from the community and other key stakeholders, including property owners, custodians, and historical societies, on the draft recommendations.

Council will consider submissions before preparing a final report which is expected to be considered by Council in September 2026.

Next Steps

If adopted by Council and authorised by the Minister for Planning, Council will commence a planning scheme amendment to implement the findings of the Heritage Citations Review into the Wyndham Planning Scheme.

HO7 Hegarty’s House - 24 Ballan Road Werribee

HO11 Evans House - 725 Boundary Road, Truganina

HO14 House - 780 Bulban Road Werribee

HO17 Corpus Christi gates - Chirnside Ave (cnr Russell Street), Werribee

HO20 Werribee Guides Hall - Soldiers Reserve, College Road, Werribee

HO23 Cottrell Street Sports and Physio Centre - 90 Cottrell Street Werribee

HO24 Racecourse Hotel - 78-80 Cottrell Street Werribee

HO28 Robertson Farm - CA G Sec 22 Psh Tarneit, Derrimut Road, Tarneit

HO30 Wine Cellars - Derrimut Road, Tarneit

HO31 Werribee Primary School - 2 Deutgam Street Werribee

HO32 Villa Franca - 35-39 Deutgam Street Werribee

HO39 Truganina Cemetery 1 and HO39 Truganina Cemetery 2 - Woods Road, Truganina

HO44 Kurrajong trees - Road reserve - Duncans Road, Werribee

HO57 Powell Shops and Service Station - 5 & 7 Glen Street Werribee

HO58 Houses - 63-65 Greaves Street Werribee

HO62 Hogan House - Lot 3 Hogans Road, Tarneit

HO77 Werribee Cemetery - Railway Avenue Werribee

HO79 House former police paddocks - 1-3 Rainsford Street Werribee

HO89 Roland Carter House - 51-59 Russell Street Werribee

HO94 Former Picture Palais - 15-19 Station Place, Werribee

HO97 Muswell - 9-11 Synnot Street, Werribee

HO98 St Thomas Church of England - 119-121 Synnot Street Werribee

HO99 Police House former - 129 Synnot Street Werribee

HO101 Sumiya - 6 Wattamolla Avenue Werribee

HO103 Little House - 56-58 Wattle Avenue, Reserve on Bowery Court and 77, 85 & 87 Wattle Avenue Werribee

HO105 Troup Park and Weighbridge - Watton Street, Werribee

HO106 War memorial - Cnr Watton Street and Station Place

HO107 Deney’s Clock - Cnr Watton Street and Station Place, Werribee

HO110 Former Shire Hall - 49 Watton Street, Werribee

HO111 Milk Bar and Bolero Cards and Gifts - 63-65 Watton Street Werribee

HO112 Commercial Hotel - 101-111 Watton Street Werribee

HO113 Bridge Hotel - 197-199 Watton Street Werribee

HO114 Silver Birches - 211 Watton Street Werribee

HO115 Masonic Centre - 223 Watton Street, Werribee

HO116 House - 23-25 Wedge Street South Werribee

HO117 House - 36 Wedge Street Werribee

HO118 Rockleigh - 111 Werribee Street, Werribee

HO119 Skeleton Creek Water Reserve and Water Holes - Pt CA 3 Sec 15 Psh Truganina, Woods Road Truganina

HO125 Truganina ARP Hall - Woods Road, Truganina

HO131 Wesleyan Chapel site - 911 Boundary Road, Truganina

H01 Ford - Werribee River

HO3 Werribee Diversion Weir - Heaths Road, Werribee

HO5 House - 949 Aviation Road, Werribee South

HO6 Carramar House and Farm - Lot 1 LP205808, 1055 Aviation Road Werribee South

HO8 Campbells House and Store - 85 Edgars Road, Little River

HO9 The Peppercorns (1) HO9 The Peppercorns (2) HO9 The Peppercorns (3) - 1625 Boundary Road, Mt Cottrell

HO10 Volant House (1) HO10 Volant House (2) HO10 Volant House (3) - 1645 Boundary Road, Mt Cottrell

HO12 Werribee Racecourse - Bulban Road, Werribee

HO13 Devine House - Lot CA 34 Psh Bulban, Bulban Road Mambourin

HO15 Werribee Park PS - 10 Cayleys Road, Werribee South

HO18 Cobbledicks Ford and Reserve (1) HO18 Cobbledicks Ford and Reserve (2) - Cobbledicks Ford Road, Mt Cottrell

HO21 Carter Housing Estate (Precinct) - Bounded by College Road and Anderson Street and comprises properties in Mary Avenue and Carter Crescent, Werribee

HO26 Cunningham House - 51 Cunninghams Road, Werribee South

HO33 Diggers Road Soldiers Memorial Hall - 450 Diggers Road, Werribee South

HO34 Portelli House and Shop - 650 Diggers Road, Werribee South

HO35 Dam - CA B Sec 18 Psh Tarneit, Dohertys Road, Mt Cottrell

HO41 Bambra Park - 2 Dukelows Road, Mt Cottrell

HO42 Cobbledicks House Ruin - 2 Dukelows Road, Mt Cottrell

HO43 Dukelow House - 215 Dukelows Rd Tarneit

HO45 Braemor - 630 Duncans Road, Werribee South

HO46 Building and Water Tower - 818 Duncans Road, Werribee South

HO47 Deveney House - 835 Duncans Road, Werribee South

HO48 Former Werribee Estate School and School Teachers House - 849 Duncans Road, Werribee South

HO49 Fowlers House and Silo - 885 Duncans Road Werribee South

HO50 Grahams Dairy - 1107 Duncans Road, Werribee South

HO52 Little River Uniting Church - NE Corner Edgards Road and Boadles Lane, Little River

HO53 Mouyong (1) HO53 Mouyong (2) - Lots 1 & 2 PS609745 Edgards Road, Little River

HO54 Shaw House - 115 Edgars Road, Little River

HO55 Richmond and McNaughton properties - 230 Edgars Road, Little River

HO56 Old Little River Hotel - 16 Flinders Street, Little River

HO60 Anderson Homestead Site - Lot B PS708632, South of Lollypop Creek, Greens Road, Wyndham Vale.

HO61 Chaffey Irrigation Scheme - Riverbend Historical Park, Heaths Road, Werribee

HO66 House 22-26 - Little River Road, Little River

HO69 Jack Carters Poultry Farm - 60-68 Lock Avenue, Werribee

HO70 Adapted Railway Carriage - 500 O’Connors Road, Werribee

HO71 Tardrew House - 510 (518) - O’Connors Road, Werribee South

HO73 Tarcombe - 2-54 Old Melbourne Road, Little River

HO80 Bull House - 35 River Street, Little River

HO82 Bulban Reserve - Rothwell Road, Little River

HO83 Little River Mechanics Institute - 8 Rothwell Road, Little River

HO84 Christ Church - 48-50 Rothwell Road, Little River

HO86 Barrie House - 1-3 Rothwell Street, Little River

HO87 Former Grooms House - 8 Rothwell Street, Little River

HO88 Bates House - 13 Rothwell Street, Little River

HO100 Water Tower and Office - 1 Tower Road, Werribee

HO104 Chirnside Park - Watton Street, Werribee

HO121 McNaughton Reserve - 95-109 You Yangs Road, Little River

HO122 Grants Bridge - You Yangs Road, Little River

HO123 St Michaels Catholic Church - 1-13 You Yangs Road, Little River

HO124 Little River Recreation Reserve (1) HO124 Little River Recreation Reserve (2) - 15-31 You Yangs Road, Little River

HO129 Carroll House (Toowoomba) - 32 River Street, Little River[KV1]

Council is consulting with the area’s Registered Aboriginal Parties, the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, to seek input into the project. Council also invites other Traditional Owners and First Peoples in Wyndham to provide feedback on the Heritage Citations Review through the Loop.

Council has engaged qualified heritage consultancy Extent Heritage to review the planning documentation and mapping for approximately 92 heritage places in the Heritage Overlay.

The need to undertake this project was identified in the Wyndham Heritage Review (Gap Study) Stage 1, adopted by Council in June 2021.

The places included in the Heritage Citations Review have been selected based on the recommendations of the Wyndham Heritage Review (Gap Study) Stage 1, which was adopted in Council in June 2021.

Many of the citations being reviewed were prepared in 1997 for the Heritage of the City of Wyndham report.

The first stage of the Heritage Citations Review will reviewed 40 existing places in the Heritage Overlay, primarily located in Werribee, Truganina and Tarneit.

The second stage of the Heritage Citations Review will review 51 existing places in the Heritage Overlay, including complex places and sites in the remainder of the municipality.

A heritage citation is a short report by a qualified heritage expert on a significant place that is used to guide planning decisions.

It includes a description of the heritage place and its setting, historical information, assessment against heritage criteria, comparative analysis with other similar places, and a statement of significance outlining its heritage values.

Heritage citations are prepared in line with guidelines provided by the State government.

Council is reviewing heritage citations for existing places in the Heritage Overlay to fulfill its requirements under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to conserve and enhance places of heritage significance. Many of the citations for heritage places in Wyndham were prepared in 1997 and need to be reviewed and updated in line with current state government requirements.

This project will update planning documentation and mapping for places in the Heritage Overlay and provide greater certainty to landowners and the community regarding the protection of Wyndham’s significant heritage places.

Council will be notifying all affected landowners of the project. Our consultants will be visiting each property to verify its heritage features and condition and determine whether there have been any changes or alterations.

Council may request access to the property so the consultant can survey the building(s), and any gardens, landscaping and trees listed in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay. If permission for access is not provided by the landowner, an inspection will be undertaken from the street or public realm, if possible.

The consultant will then undertake an assessment and prepare updated documentation for public consultation. Landowners and the broader community will have an opportunity to review draft documentation and provide feedback. Feedback will be reviewed by the consultants and incorporated where relevant.

The draft documentation will then be provided to Council for adoption and approval will be sought for the commencement of a Planning Scheme Amendment to include the updated documentation in the planning scheme.

The Heritage Overlay is a planning control found at Clause 43.01 of all planning schemes in Victoria. A Heritage Overlay can be applied to precincts, individual buildings, land, gardens, trees or other items of heritage significance.

The schedule to the Heritage Overlay contains a list of places in Wyndham covered by a Heritage Overlay.

The purpose of the Overlay is to encourage the conservation and enhancement heritage places and trigger a requirement for a planning permit so the impact of proposed development on the heritage values of the place can be properly considered. A planning permit may be required for demolition, subdivision and works that change the appearance of the heritage place.

The Heritage Overlay is a tool to manage change rather than to stop development or the ongoing use of heritage places.

What the Heritage Overlay protects will depend on which features of your property are considered significant. The Statement of Significance and Schedule to the Heritage Overlay lists which elements are significant.

A Heritage Overlay also covers the setting, being the immediate and extended environment of a place that is part of or contributes to its cultural significance and distinctive character.

A planning permit isn’t required for general maintenance and repairs to a heritage place, provision of services such as water tanks, air conditioning units or other dwelling services which are not visible from the street, repainting or repairing a building in the same materials and colours, or internal alterations of buildings (unless stated in the schedule to the Heritage Overlay).

The places being reviewed are currently protected by their inclusion in the Heritage Overlay https://planning-schemes.app.planning.vic.gov.au/Wyndham/ordinance

Places won’t be removed from the Heritage Overlay without a heritage-based justification or proper process. A Planning Scheme Amendment, generally subject to public exhibition and the approval of Council and the Minister for Planning, is required to change or remove the Heritage Overlay.

Council will consider the consultant’s recommendations on updating the Heritage Overlay, and may seek to amend the Wyndham Planning Scheme to make changes to the Heritage Overlay where places no longer meet the threshold for protection, or where the extent of the Heritage Overlay needs to be updated.

A Planning Scheme Amendment will also be required to include statements of significance for each place in the planning scheme, in line with State government requirements.

Affected landowners will be notified of any proposed changes to the Heritage Overlay, and opportunities to provide feedback will be provided.

Stage 2 of the Heritage Citations Review includes the Carter Estate Precinct. A heritage precinct is an area which has been identified as having heritage value. Places which are in Heritage Overlay precincts can be graded either Significant, Contributory or Non-Contributory.

Significant heritage places are individually important places of heritage significance.

Contributory buildings contribute to the significance of the heritage precinct that they are located in. They are not individually significant places, however, when combined with other significant and/or contributory heritage places, they are important in showing the heritage significance of a precinct.

Non-Contributory places in a heritage precinct that don’t have heritage significance. They are included in the Heritage Overlay because any development of that place might impact on the heritage significance of the precinct or neighbouring Significant or Contributory heritage places. Landowners may be able to remove, alter or develop non-contributory elements or places. However, a permit is still required under the Heritage Overlay to allow Council to consider impacts on the heritage values of the precinct.

Council is currently seeking early input on the Heritage Citations Review from affected landowners and key knowledge-holders including the Werribee District Historical Society and Little River Historical Society.

Council will seek broad community feedback on the findings of the Heritage Citations Review, including draft citations, via the Loop in early-2026. All affected landowners will be notified.

Once the documentation has been finalised following community consultation, it will be provided to Council for adoption.

There will be another opportunity for the community to have a say if Council requests a planning scheme amendment to include the documentation in the planning scheme, and this is authorised for exhibition by the Minister for Planning.