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Confab, your comments on the Centre. The
above image is of the 'proposal', nothing is set in concrete yet.
THE
GLENROWAN NED KELLY INTERPRETATION CENTRE. What
is it. Firstly,
I should point out that the image you see pictured above has been designed by The
following information is from Bill Denheld’s website : The
Concept: 1.
Siting of the building over the rail tracks. “…..no-one can deny that the A twenty six meter* high lookout tower with stair and lift
access ( lift also services the My original offer to the Glenrowan community to build a
landscape model to The lookout tower has lift
access from the carpark below to the top viewing platform to take in the local
tourist destinations and all Kelly related places. The viewing window looks out
over the siege site as does the balcony. The four pavilions can be seen as one
for each member of the gang, Ned, Steve, Joe and Dan. It is envisaged the tower
be no less than 26 metres, one metre for each of Ned's short life. The lift in
one leg and stairs in each column.
The funding being offered by the government is for the identification,
management and promotion The total funding available for the program is $55 million. According to a report titled ‘Glenrowan Heritage Precinct: Feasibility
Study”**, the following would The Foyer.
The Foyer. A Theatrette showing what? Old Kelly films? A Permanent Exhibition, from where would they obtain exhibits? Would the State Library loan their suit of armour? How would it compete with a possible commercially run ‘Ned Exhibition’ planned for Beechworth? The Touring Exhibition Hall? A Research Facility is something I may be interested in, but I wonder if there would be enough like me to make it viable. (would you drive the very long drive to do research?) There is also to be a café, retail shop, offices, meeting rooms and toilets. I guess my question is, do we need it and can it be sustained financially? The report states that it is important that the centre does not dominate the site nor the landscape, for my money the centre does dominate a bit too much. My main concerns are the size and appearance of the building, how it intrudes and destroys the peacefulness of the site, I am not against the idea of a centre as such. (I just do not like this one) There is a major stumbling block in this whole idea, people actually live close by. Unlike places such as Sovereign Hill at Ballarat or Flagstaff Hill in Warrnambool this area has private dwellings within the precinct area. You could not run night shows or the usual tourist activities with people living within the site precinct. This is I guess the problem of having a real historical site as opposed to a re-created site as the other two examples are. Perhaps if the centre had to go ahead, maybe its location could be reassessed. This may be difficult or impossible due to the fact that the plan for this facility requires the window to be overlooking the siege site. Could the centre however be located elsewhere within walking distance? A smaller single story facility could be. I guess you need to ask if this is a facility to educate the basic story and can be operated with minimal or no staff, or if it is so big that it requires lots of dollars to operate. I do not have the answer, maybe you do. ** One final thought, today we visit the siege site for free. Would this remain
so under the proposal? If so, why would you go inside the centre? If not would
you visit at all? Currently we can stand across the road at the Glenrowan Hotel
and look at the siege site. Will we still be able to do that? Or will there be
something in the way perhaps? Please read what I have presented here and make up your own mind. ***It would appear that due to a change in
Federal Governments that this proposal has been shelved. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The
Wangaratta Chronicle, Friday, June 19, 2009 The Wangaratta
Chronicle State delivers $1.8m promise >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Chronicle
Friday
A CONCEPT model and
design plans have been created to get Glenrowan residents thinking and
talking about what to see in the proposed Ned Kelly Interpretive Centre. As a result,
Glenrowan residents can examine a 3D model of the town, one in 775 scale
and contoured in two metre levels, which includes a representation of where and
in what form the centre could be built. "The building
has very little concrete and is mostly glass, steel and redgum or other
timbers" Mr Dean said. " It has
different positioning to that mentioned in the feasibility study." Mr Dean
said. " Its only about 100 metres and is located close to the siege site. It
addresses the problem of having to acquire further property - you don't
have to." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unknown Source. A new Kelly Gang, complete with a Ned-style suit of armour, plans to raid Parliament House in Canberra, looking for money. It's a delegation from "Kelly country" of north-eastern Victoria seeking support for a proposed $NZ17,000,000 Ned Kelly Interpretive Centre at Glenrowan - where the gunman-bushranger was captured in 1880. About 100 politicians including Tourism Minister Joe Hockey, ministerial advisers and media are being invited to see a formal video presentation of the plans, supported by seven municipalities in the area. A suit of armour worn by Kelly gang member Joe Byrne who was killed in the 1880 Glenrowan siege, is being loaned to the group by its private owner in Canberra. The party will include two Kelly gang descendants, Anthony Griffith and Ned Lloyd. A spokesman says the concept of the new centre is a broad interpretation of Kelly's life - descendents in the area of his family and of the policemen he killed remain sharply divided to this day on his character. A spokesman says the concept of the new centre is a broad interpretation of Kelly's life - descendents in the area of his family and of the policemen he killed remain sharply divided to this day on his character. The interpretation would include the Glenrowan Heritage Tourism Precinct, enabling visitors to view key sites including where the siege and Ned's capture occurred and where the gang planned to derail a police train. In the centre would be an auditorium where the visitors could look through a window - in reality a wall screen - and view the siege site as it looked in 1880. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> March 20 2002 Benalla
Ensign The following article has been
submitted by Glenrowan Improvers: Glenrowan Improvers wholeheartedly
support the draft masterplan as recommended by Chris Dance Land Design. The plan provides a strong and clear
vision for the future of Glenrowan. We believe the consultants have
consulted widely and considered all views when making recommendations, have
explored all issues and opportunities for development within the constraints of
their brief, and have developed a realistic strategy for the future development
of Glenrowan. We accept that tourists to Glenrowan
will increase significantly over coming years and it is essential to adopt the
recommendations of the draft Masterplan to ensure planned development for the
next 10 years. Without such planning the quality of
life in Glenrowan is at risk. We value the opportunity to take some
control over development in our town that the Masterplanning process has
afforded us. We support recommendations to
revitalise the streetscape, through shade planting, furniture, lighting,
defining pedestrian priority zones, defining vehicle circulation zones and
vehicle parking zones in the commercial precinct and the narrowing of the main
street. These proposals are long overdue and will significantly increase the
beauty, amenity and safety of the town's commercial precinct. We support the recommendations to
improve the town entry zones. Glenrowan will become a tourist
destination of national and international standing if the draft Masterplan is
adopted. The entries to our town need to
reflect this standing. We support the recommendations for
infrastructure development, including the relocation of the ugly and potentially
dangerous overpass - it detracts from the site and limits any opportunities to
improve this site. We understand that the overpass will
only be relocated after close community consultation and the meeting of safety
and practicality standards.Our support for this recommendation is on the basis
of this understanding. We support the recommendation to
upgrade sewerage and water supply infrastructures. Undergrounding the powerlines at key
sites identified in the draft Masterplan is essential to develop a tourism
feature of high standing. We support the aims developed, and
conclusions reached, in relation to Glenrowan's heritage. Glenrowan's heritage needs to be
sensitively and authentically presented, so there must be a protected Siege
precinct and a re-established Siege Site as recommended. We are satisfied with the way the
Siege Site is integrated with the rest of the town in the draft Masterplan and
are pleased there are recommendations for planned and co-ordinated development
to a high standard. We support the recommendations for
the development of "a quality visitor experience" through
establishing: a Tourism Centre and interpretative
facilities a commercial precinct providing high
visitor amenity an authentic Siege Site, which
includes closing a section of Siege Street a touring trail, which includes a
trail to the peak of Mt Glenrowan quality information and
interpretation. We agree with the proposed use of the
old police house, and support the re-establishment of the Siege Site to respond
to its original topography and landscape. The landscape of the North East has
special character and this is reflected in the hills and valleys around
Glenrowan. We therefore strongly welcome the recommendation to preserve and
enhance "Glenrowan's significant environment." We agree that what is good for
Glenrowan is also good for the rest of the region and vice versa and therefore
support the recommendations in the Masterplan as a way to increase economic
activity for our region. An introduction of a branch train
line will help in bringing more visitors to our town and region and increase the
amenity for locals, so we support this recommendation. We are keen to continue working in
close co-operation with Wangaratta Unlimited, Tourism Victoria, the Rural City
of Wangaratta and other bodies to develop Glenrowan as set out in the draft
plan. We support all applications for funding as outlined in the draft
Masterplan. We welcome any development that meets the requirements of the draft
Masterplan, whether from the private or public sectors or through a partnership
of both sectors. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EXAMPLES
OF OTHER INTERPRETIVE CENTRES.
http://www.tourismvictoria.com.au/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=372&op=page&op=page Please
give your opinion on the proposed Ned Kelly Interpretive Centre for a new **The
report ‘Glenrowan Heritage Precinct: Feasibility was by Sinclair Knight Merz.
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