NARRANDJERI-WURUNDJERI PARK.
This is an large area of reserved land
in the Paddocks, named by the peoples of the Kurin Nation in the late 1960s.
It contains remains of significant
early archaeological cultural heritage values and artefacts, prior to western
settlement of the region.
Information signage has been erected at the corner of Frankston Drive and and Churchill Park Drive and in the
adjacent fire management track in the grassland area north of Brady Rd.
HERITAGE
COUNCIL MEETING
At a meeting of the Victorian Heritage Council on
7 April 2016 it was determined to include Nerre Nerre
Warren kn the Victorian Heritage Register.
It lies in its history as the place where the first
Native Police Corps was established in Victoria in
1837 and headquartered from 1842 to 1852. It
was also the home station
for the Westernport
District of the Port
Phillip Protectorate from 1841 to 1843.
The archaeological deposits across the site contain information relating to
these historical uses of the place.
a) All of the red area shown in the below diagram is of primary cultural
heritage significance in the context of the place. A permit is required for most
works within this area.
b) All of the blue area shown in the below diagram features are of
contributory cultural heritage significance
