City of Casey Heritage Handbook

CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2

5.0 MAKING CHANGES TO

YOUR HERITAGE PROPERTY

34

How to use this handbook

2

General principles

36

What is heritage?

4

Improving the environmental sustainability of your property

What is conservation?

5

37

Significant trees

38

2.0 PLANNING WORKS

Subdividing your property 39 External alterations to heritage properties 40 Recladding a roof 41 Replacing a fence 42 Internal alterations 43 Commercial properties 43

TO HERITAGE PROPERTIES

6

Step 1: Seek advice

7

Step 2: Understand significance

7

Step 3: Understand heritage and other controls

8

Step 4: Prepare a schedule of works

9

3.0 UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE

6.0 SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

44

10

Heritage Advisory Service

45

Understanding Casey’s history

11

City of Casey Heritage Restoration Fund

45

Heritage properties in Casey

14

6.0 RESOURCES

46

4.0 MAINTAINING YOUR HERITAGE PROPERTY

18

7.0 MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST

47

Roofs and chimneys

20

Exterior walls

22

Verandahs

24

Gutters and downpipes

26

Windows and doors

27

Fences

27

Trees and gardens

28

Foundations, footings and stumping

29

Dampness in walls

30

Pests

31

Asbestos

32

Interiors

33

Statement of Acknowledgement

Diversity Statement

The City of Casey proudly acknowledges the traditional owners, Casey’s Aboriginal communities and their rich culture and pays respect to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal people as Australia’s first peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we work and live.

The City of Casey is home to a remarkable diversity of cultures, languages, faiths, identities, landscapes, and stories. From our first Australians to our most recent arrivals and every wave between, the City of Casey welcomes and represents all community members and their respective ambitions to live healthy, rewarding, and happy lives. These intersecting and overlapping community stories form Casey’s collective identity and contribute to its evolving, rich history. We recognise this diversity as our strength and we aim to share, nurture, and celebrate it.

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