16 & 17 November 2016 – Parks Victoria led walks around Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
Posted on 3 November, 2016 by Connecting Country
Join in the conversation about how best to manage heritage values in the diggings park.
Parks Victoria are currently reviewing the Heritage Action Plan for the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. As a part of this review, they are inviting the community to take part in three half-day walks at specific locations within the park. The aim of the “walkovers” is to share concerns and values of these areas to help inform their future management. See the itinerary below for an outline of each of the half day walks.
They might touch upon indigenous, natural, social or community values, as well as the significant gold-mining heritage, which together will help Parks Victoria present a holistic approach to the management and presentation of the Park’s landscape.
The walks will be led by Chris Johnston and John Dyke of Context Pty Ltd., who are helping Parks Victoria review and update the Heritage Action Plan.
The Garfield-wheel in Chewton
Itinerary
Walkover 1: Garfield
Date: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Time: 10am to 1pm
Meet at: Garfield Wheel car park at 9.30am
Sites on walkover 1 include:
- Welsh Village
- Scotchman’s Gully
- Quartz Hill
- Garfield Wheel and environs
NB: this is a one-way walk with the idea of sharing a number of vehicles to drive to the start of the walk near Welsh village.
Walkover 2: Spring Gully
Date: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Time: 2.30pm to 5.30pm
Meet at: Spring Gully car park at 2pm
Sites on walkover 2 include:
- Eureka/Poverty Gully
- The Monk
- Old Coach Road/Goldfields Track
- Spring Gully No. 1 mine and battery site
NB: this is a one-way walk with the idea of sharing a number of vehicles to drive to the start of the walk at the Eureka Reef site.
Walkover 3: Vaughan Springs
Date: Thursday 17th November 2016
Time: 10am to 1pm
Meet at: Vaughan Springs car park at 9.30am
Sites on walkover 3 include:
- Vaughan Springs
- River Loddon
- Tubal Cain Mine
- Helge/Italian Hill Track
- Chinese cemetery
- Irishtown (optional)
The walks will take approximately 3 hours with regular stops to enable Parks Victoria to record conversations and there will be an opportunity to fill in a record/comments sheet as we go or at the end of the walk. Strong footwear is advised and bring water and refreshments as appropriate, and are water-proof just in case!
If you are interested in attending or need any further information about this invitation, please contact Jade Harris on any of the contacts found below.
Email: jade.harris@parks.vic.gov.au
Please make sure that you RSVP by no later than the Wednesday 9th November to allow for appropriate planning of the walk overs.
We have registered for the walkover on Thursday 17 November at Vaughan Springs. Do other members of Connecting Country plan to attend? What issues, concerns, comments would you like us to raise?