Local Government
Victoria Park
Region
Metropolitan
Cnr Hillview Tce & Berwick St East Victoria Park
Victoria Park
Metropolitan
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 10 Oct 2003 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 15 Jun 2021 | Management Category 1 | |
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 31 Oct 1995 | ||
The Hillview Terrace Bushland has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • The place has social value as it is highly valued by the local people in the area as it is the last area of remnant bushland in a residential area which is steadily becoming denser owing to subdivision of larger blocks. The area is used for a range of recreational activities walking, picnicking on the edges, photography and bird watching; and • The place has scientific value as two biological studies have been undertaken in the area, one to assess the fauna, the other a plant inventory. A variety of flora grows in the area, which is overseen by a community group, 'Friends of Hillview'. Care is taken to facilitate bush regeneration and weeding is undertaken in the area.
The Hillview Terrace Bushland is a natural bush area bounded by Hillview Terrace to the east, Berwick Street to the south, single and two storey face brick buildings to the west and a bitumen driveway to the north. There are single storey residences further north of the driveway. The block is a remnant Banksia woodland with many varieties of native plants including kangaroo paws, banksias, and eucalypts in Bassendean Sand soil. Eighty three (83) plant species were identified on the site during an inspection in the early 2000s. Plants like Nuytsia floribunda and Banksia ilicifolia which are facing local extinction are present on the block. There are two easements: 1. Access driveway, and 2. Land for SECWA/Western Power pylons running along Hillview Terrace. Hillview Bushland is the site of a series of Aboriginal totem poles made from pine logs and painted. They are arranged in a geometric design set back from the road.
The Hillview Terrace Bushblock not only has biological and recreational significance, it is also the site of a sculpture paying tribute to a figure in Aboriginal Dreamtime. An Aboriginal man, Jerry Morrison, in 1995 erected a series of painted poles representing the ancestral being of Nyarrin (echidna) who according to Aboriginal Dreamtime legend laid the foundation of WA's Bushland. Mr Morrison, a Nyoongah Aborigine, was approached by a local conservation group to create the sculpture. He believes "the bushland is the link of In 1995, Jerry Morrison, a Noongar man, erected a series of painted poles on the site to represent the ancestral being of Nyarrin (echidna). According to Aboriginal Dreamtime legend, the Nyarrin laid the foundation of Western Australia's Bushland. Mr Morrison was approached by a local conservation group to create the sculpture.
INTEGRITY: High AUTHENTICITY: High
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Trust of Australia. c1990s. | Assessment Documentation | 1990 | |
| Deague, P. DU. | Oral Information | ||
| AU. 1995. Southern Gazette Newspaper | Newspaper Article | 1995 |
Landscape
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | OTHER | Other |
| Present Use | OTHER | Other |
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