Feedback sought on Jamberoo Heritage Review

Kiama Council is holding a drop-in session for property owners and interested residents to find out more about the 15 properties it is proposing to be included in the NSW Heritage Register.

If approved at a Council Meeting, they will be added to the 42 items already protected in the Jamberoo region, including ones as varied as the churches, archaeology sites, the old Council Chambers (now the butchers), Jamberoo Hotel, Jamberoo Public School and Kevin Walsh Oval. The last Heritage Review was done 22 years ago.

The original report put to Council by the consultants in November has been revised, and is now available on Council’s website.

Of the fifteen recommended for listing, only one (the RSL Hall) is considered only contributory to the proposed Allowrie St Precinct Heritage Conservation Area and two need further research (27 Allowrie St and 38 Beattie St).

The others are recommended to be included within the Kiama LEP, Schedule 5, the highest local protection available.

Two Heritage Conservation Areas have been proposed

– the Allowrie Street Town Centre and the Churchill Street Ecclesiastical Precinct.

The properties recommended for listing are:

• 1 Allowrie Street –Jamberoo RSL Hall and sandstone wall (above)

• 27 Allowrie St – small cottage

• 38 Beattie St – cottage This potential item may be of heritage significance but requires further research to assess significance. Recommended for more research prior to listing

• 48 Churchill Street –timber house

• 50 Churchill Street –cottage

• 65 Churchill Street –timber cottage (doctors surgery)

• 69 Churchill Street –timber cottage

• 71 Churchill Street –timber cottage

• 197 Clover Hill Road –Glen Murcutt designed house

• 6 Drualla Road – cottage

• 16 Factory Lane – small dairy cottage

• 26 Factory Lane – timber cottage

• 10 Golden Valley Road –house (right)

• 218 Jamberoo Mountain Road – Walsh Farm

• 6 Macquarie Street –house (below). In addition, the sandstone kerbing and culverts under Young and Allowrie Streets are recommended as contributing to the Heritage Protection Area.

Council’s Strategic Plan- ning team will be at the session to answer questions or concerns regarding the review, the assessment of particular properties, or what being heritage listing or within a heritage conservation area means.

Formal public exhibition is expected to begin in late March, for 28 days, after a meeting of Council authorises it.

Council’s website says, “During the exhibition period you will be able to provide your submissions either supporting or opposing the suggestions in the report, whether you would like con- sideration in future Council budget to further investigate the proposed heritage conservation areas, and any suggestions/amendments that you have. Following exhibition a report will be prepared for Council.” This is the same process used for the listing of new heritage properties and Heritage Conservation Areas in central Kiama.

16 February, Jamberoo School of Arts, 4pm to 6.30pm Register at www.kiama.nsw. gov.au or drop-in