Heritage Recommendation for Pier a welcome start
On 16 March 2022, the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria recommended that Flinders Pier and the Flinders Telegraph Complex be included in the Victorian Heritage Register. The Heritage Victoria recommendation can be read here.
This is still only a recommendation, and a final decision will be made by the Heritage Council of Victoria in June.
Heritage Victoria has based its recommendation on an extensive study which has evaluated the Flinders Pier against 8 criteria, of which three criteria are likely to be satisfied at the State Level. The results are summarised as follows:
Importance To Victoria”s Cultural History – YES
Contains attributes that are uncommon, rare or endangered – NO
Potential to yield more information about Victoria’s past – YES
Demonstrates characteristics of an historically important event or way of life. NO
Exhibits aesthetic characteristics. NO
Reveals a high degree of creative or technical achievement. NO
Evidence of a strong association to broader community or cultural groups. YES
Associated with the life or work of important Victorian(s). NO
It is possible that additional information from the consultation process could reverse one or more of the above results. In other words, members of the public now have the opportunity to identify anything else that is unique about the Flinders Pier; or prove an association with famous Victorians from our past.
Comments from the broader community will then inform the Heritage Council’s final decision on whether or not to officially include Flinders Pier on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Please have your say by completing the online submission form before the closing date of 17 May 2022. The form will take about 5 minutes to complete.
