Gold Camp Castlemaine Inc. - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Gold Camp Castlemaine Inc.

Phone 0400115674
Email ali**************@yahoo.com.au
Website https://goldcampcastlemaine.com.au/To%20RHSV%20From%20Alice%20Matthiesson%20Gold%20Camp%20Castlemaine%20Inc%20(Also%20Chair%20of%20The%20Alchemy%20of%20Gold%20conference%202025%20Castlemaine)%200400115674%20Re:%20PA077/2025%20Camp%20Reserve%2011%20Forest%20St%20Castlemaine%20Dear%20RHSV,%20An%20item%20of%20interest%20to%20historians%20of%20the%20goldrush.%20Goldrush%20site%20under%20threat.%20Gold%20Camp%20Castlemaine%20Inc%20(GCC)%20community%20group%20was%20formed%204%20years%20ago%20to%20advocate%20for%20the%20highly%20significant%20goldfields%20site,%20Camp%20Reserve,%20in%20Castlemaine.%20This%20crown%20land,%20of%20shared%20community%20and%20sports%20use,%20is%20central%20to%20the%20Gold%20Commissioner’s%20Camp%20historic%20precinct.%20It%20has%20its%20own%20local%20heritage%20overlay%20‘HO668%20Camp%20Reserve%20and%20Environs’%20and%20is%20listed%20on%20the%20VHR%20archaeological%20inventory.%20The%20site%20is%20at%20risk%20from%20an%20unsympathetic,%20suburbanizing%20plan%20to%20upgrade%20sports%20facilities%20to%20the%20detriment%20of%20the%20historic%20landscape,%20comprising%20topography,%20large%20old%20native%20and%20introduced%20trees,%20and%20significant%20views.%20Since%20the%20Eureka%20rebellion,%20the%20site%20has%20been%20used%20by%20all%20the%20community%20as%20a%20green%20open%20place%20for%20civic%20events,%20sports%20and%20recreation,%20markets%20and%20as%20a%20scenic%20place%20with%20handsome%20old%20trees.%20This%20plan%20skews%20the%20site%20use%20to%20limit%20user%20groups.%20Currently%20the%20Mount%20Alexander%20Shire%20is%20advertising%20a%20planning%20permit%20application.%20Gold%20Camp%20Castlemaine%20is%20holding%20a%20Public%20Meeting%20to%20inform%20the%20community%20about%20the%20loss%20to%20Castlemaine’s%20goldfields%20heritage,%20green%20space%20and%20community%20access,%20that%20is%20inherent%20in%20this%20plan%20and%20is%20encouraging%20the%20community%20to%20lodge%20objections.%20Historic%20precincts%20suffer%20as%20a%20whole,%20by%20damage%20to%20a%20part.%20To%20note,%20the%20GCC%20campaign%20supports%20a%20better%20plan%20that%20involves%20compromise.%20GCC%20has%20tirelessly%20run%20a%20public%20education%20campaign,%20publishing%20a%20book,%20a%20map,%20tours,%20and%20public%20lectures%20about%20this%20site.%20The%20Alchemy%20of%20Gold%20conference%20also%20highlighted%20the%20Gold%20Commissioner’s%20Camp%20and%20its%20pivotal%20role%20in%20administering%20Victoria’s%20goldrush,%20under%20Gold%20Commissioners%20Wright,%20then%20Bull.%20Our%20community%20intends%20to%20take%20this%20plan%20to%20VCAT%20and%20has%20been%20fund%20raising%20for%203%20years.%20Can%20you%20please%20advertise%20the%20community%20meeting%20in%20your%20What’s%20On%20Or,%20if%20that%20deadline%20is%20too%20close,%20could%20you%20run%20an%20article%20about%20this%20issue?%20I%20am%20happy%20to%20provide%20some%20copy%20and%20photographs.%20I%20attach%20famous%20artworks%20of%20the%20site,%20by%20St%20Gill,%20and%20Clarke.%20Further%20information%20can%20be%20found%20at%20this%20website;%20https://goldcampcastlemaine.com.au/%20Public%20Meeting:%20About%20Camp%20Reserve%20The%20Camp%20Reserve%20Planning%20Application%20(PA077/2025)%20is%20currently%20being%20advertised.%20Community%20members%20are%20invited%20to%20learn%20more%20about%20the%20proposal%20and%20have%20their%20questions%20answered%20at%20an%20upcoming%20meeting.%20All%20welcome.%20Event%20Details%20•%20Where:%20Old%20Castlemaine%20Gaol%20•%20When:%20Sunday,%2015%20March,%204:00%20PM%20–%206:00%20PM%20•%20Who:%20Hosted%20by%20Gold%20Camp%20Castlemaine%20Inc%20For%20additional%20details%20or%20enquiries,%20please%20contact:%20Email:%20gold.camp.castlemaine@gmail.com%20Website:%20www.goldcampcastlemaine.com.au

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  • Camp Reserve Castlemaine Public Meeting

    Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36-48 Bowden St, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

    Public Meeting about the goldfields site Camp Reserve in Castlemaine. This site was the former military parade grounds of the colonial administration of the goldrush. It sits at the centre of the Gold Commissioner's Camp historic precinct. Currently the Camp Reserve historic landscape is under threat of an unsympathetic redevelopment which turns a rural green
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