Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay

Streetscape Character Of HERVEY BAY

A collaborative project between Hervey Bay high schools and Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Introduction This book is a collection of artworks produced by high school art students in Hervey Bay, Queensland, the result of a collaboration between the schools and Strategic Planning (Heritage) at Fraser Coast Regional Council (FCRC).

Council invited students to examine the character of their local streetscape, built environment and housing styles, and to interpret them through contemporary art practice.

Local governments have a duty to protect places of heritage significance and local character and part of the process is to effectively engage the community to identify these places.

Currently, streetscapes and areas that exhibit ‘heritage’ and ‘character’ are mapped within the Fraser Coast Planning Scheme on an overlay called the Heritage and Neighbourhood Character Overlay.

Certain types of development on these places is required to be assessable, so that through appropriate planning responses, the character or qualities of these places is conserved for the benefit of the community and future generations. But Hervey Bay has long been overlooked in respect to recognising the character of the built environment.

The words ‘character’ and ‘heritage’ are often used interchangeably, however the meaning behind each differs.

Character is what makes a neighbourhood look and feel unique.

A combination of different things (e.g. land, people, the built environment, history, culture and tradition), makes one place feel different to another.

If you went for a drive around the streets of Hervey Bay, you would find that the character of the area differs to that of other locations around Queensland. It is an important concept as our surroundings influence our sense of place and place identity.

Heritage, relates to the significance of a place for past, present and future generations. It includes, but is not limited to, aesthetic, historic, scientific and/or social values.

Our heritage places have been shaped by Queensland’s history, environment, resources and people. The concept comprises places of cultural and natural significance that we want to keep, respect and pass on to future generations.

Does Hervey Bay have character housing in its suburbs and coastal strips? And is it something that Council should consider protecting through planning controls?

Council engaged ArcheoConverge to undertake a streetscape evaluation of Hervey Bay. The survey found that the housing styles and development patterns of the area are rich and varied.

The area has buildings varying from the late 19th century to current housing styles, including 1970s kitsch motels and all the different building types from the decades in-between.

While there are a few surviving examples of heritage housing styles (Victorian, Federation or Interwar), a great number of places in the area represent post-World War II buildings.

Generally, the materials, style and development patterns of the area reflect a low-key coastal built form that has influenced the character of the area.

Council invited art teachers and students from five Hervey Bay high schools to examine the character of Hervey Bay. The project was integrated into the student’s art curriculums and the students looked at other artists’ impressions that celebrated suburbia, post-war architecture and ‘sense of place’ for inspiration.

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The art works created by the high school students celebrate different housing styles throughout the decades, including fibro beach cottages, low maintenance brick houses and timber Queenslanders. Their impressions tell the history of how our area developed and reflects on our low-key lifestyle. While each piece of work illustrates the character of Hervey Bay, it also demonstrates the wonderful talent within our community. The vibrancy of each piece of artwork illustrates how well the students embraced the topic – our very own houses and streets where we live, work, study and play come together to form our place identity.

Fraser Coast Regional Council is proud to present this collection of artworks by students from Bayside Christian College, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Hervey Bay State High School, Urangan State High School and Xavier Catholic College. Council originally intended on displaying the students artworks via an art exhibition, however the exhibition was cancelled due to COVID-19. In its place, this book provides an everlasting record of each artist’s impressions of Hervey Bay’s character and heritage values.

We invite you to enjoy the artworks in this book and we hope that this book helps you to identify and appreciate the local character and heritage of places throughout Hervey Bay!

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Historically, Queensland domestic architecture was typically high or low-set on timber or concrete stumps, with pyramid or gabled roofs pitched to suit the tropical downpours, and made of lightweight materials such as timber and tin, and later, fibro or fibre cement. Fibro beach cottages were low-maintenance, modest little places to enjoy the holiday lifestyle – focusing more on time at the beach then staying indoors.

Artist: Simran Sandhu Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: Michelle Evans, Teacher Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Tobias Bennett Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Kaitlin Liles Urangan State High School

“This project was a cultural eye opener for the students. After learning about the history, the architecture and the local connections, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the houses around the Bay area, were formed. The students then took their observations, connections and influences from other artists and recreated their interpretation of how they now see these houses, giving them a new identity.”

Nicole Hohn Visual Arts Teacher Urangan State High School

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“During the term of teaching this unit students learnt about the historical layout of local suburbs and how, over time, they have converged into one another to form the city of Hervey Bay. “Students investigated artists, including Jenny Watson, Howard Arkley, Reg Mombassa and Jan Jorgensen who captured glimpses of older homes. Engaged pupils embedded inspiration through a variety of media within this collaborative project, passionately capturing Hervey Bays’ architectural charm.

“Prior to this Hervey Bay Character Study I had always shied away from teaching architectural drawings. I always wondered whether these drawings would fit into curriculum or if they would engage with our students’ interests. Boy, was I wrong!

“Thank you for the invitation, as all who were involved in this project thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it.”

Mrs Michelle Evans Visual Arts Teacher Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: Sophie Hughes Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Brandon Bayside Christian College

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Artist: Chloe Wood Xavier Catholic College

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In Urangan, Torquay and Scarness, there remains reasonably intact streets of typical low-key, low-maintenance beach cottages and a few remaining examples of “Queenslanders”.

Artist: Joyce Bonner Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Mia Bartlett Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: Jye Lazurus Hervey Bay State High School

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One advantage of the Queenslander design, among many, is its ease of adaptability – raising, lowering or moving on site, closing in verandahs to provide more sleeping accommodation, or adding rooms or garages under to suit modern life Artist: Arushi Naidu Xavier Catholic College

“Discovering more about their own town, especially the wealth in character to be found in our dwellings and other buildings was a surprise for my students. So often, we fail to “see” what is in front of us – the history, the stories and the experiences of those who have come before. Studying and responding to the character of Hervey Bay proved to be a very engaging exercise. Many found links to parents’ and grandparents’ former homes and experiences growing up in the Bay, and this added a sense of authenticity to their studies. It was heartening to see students show so such interest in their place, their home - Hervey Bay. Now, each has a memento of their hometown that they have created that will, I’m sure, be treasured as they grow and move on in life.

“Thank you to Fraser Coast Regional Council for inviting us to participate in this project.”

Jennifer Gilshenan Teacher Xavier Catholic College

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Artist: Pat Bonavita Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: Jenny Robertson Urangan State High School 14 Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay

Artist: Layla Hendry Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Freya Golik Xavier Catholic College

Charming Interwar Queenslanders typically display porches and multiple projecting gables in asymmetrical designs and were generally more formal prestigious dwellings.

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Artist: Brandon Bayside Christian College

Artist: Jayme Adamek Bayside Christian College

The models and artwork created at Bayside Christian College were inspired by the work of Howard Arkley and Anna Carey.

Artist: Jessica Lane Bayside Christian College

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Artist: Layla Martiensen Bayside Christian College

“Howard Arkley attempted to capture the ordinary suburban residence using his own unique style. It has been stated that he saw the extraordinary in the banal and attempted to change audience’s viewpoint of the “ordinary” suburban home to one of pattern and beauty. We looked at colour schemes from Hervey Bay that would change the home from a plain weather board home to a work of colour and pattern. We decided on alcohol markers to make the work as they would keep the bright, vibrant colours we were after.”

“Anna Carey is another Australian artist who captured fictive architectural spaces based on familiar iconic architecture.

Her work captures moments in time and suspends the model homes deterioration, keeping a historical record for future generations; a theme for this art exhibition. We examined architecture, roof shapes and styles, and colour schemes to recreate ‘fictive’ models based on Hervey Bay homes architecture and styles and attempted to capture our own historical moments.”

Kerri Frost Art Teacher Bayside Christian College

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Artist: Jennifer Gilshenan, Teacher Xavier Catholic College

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Artist: Kye Reader-Marse Bayside Christian College

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The housing types are many and varied, demonstrating the ad-hoc nature of development, and planning controls, over the decades. Older weatherboard Queenslanders, in the older suburbs close to the esplanade, sit next to slab-on-ground brick dwellings, or newer townhouse developments.

Artist: Lachlan King Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Tara Cooke Hervey Bay State High School Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay

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Artist: Tyler Mekers Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Layla Martien Bayside Christian College

Low height picket fences and decorative steel gates complete the setting and allow the house to present to the street and many times reflect the same era as the dwelling.

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Artist: Liana Stewart Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Jessica Lane Bayside Christian College

Artist: Tayla Close Bayside Christian College

Artist: Armani Von Zeppelin Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Rhiannon Pierce Fraser Coast Anglican College

“Throughout my artwork, I wanted to show a variation of watercolour skills and pop art styles through a chosen place in Hervey Bay. I had chosen the ‘Cool Rockn’ Records’ shop as it is very bright and colourful and it also shows its own side of quirkiness, which I had liked and tried to bring to my final submission.

“My use of watercolour techniques has shown throughout my artwork. You can tell this by the result that it has left and if you look closely, you can tell by the brush strokes. I added a variation of bright colours to my artwork too, to get the pop art type feel like Howard Arkley.”

— Rhiannon Pierce

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Artist: Ella Barker Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Max Presnell Urangan State High School

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Artist: Jenny Robertson Urangan State High School

Artist: Sophia De Marinis Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: April Lunn Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Emma Wylie Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Madison Peacock Xavier Catholic College

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Artist: Emily McQueen Urangan State High School

Big bold brick was the low maintenance material of choice in most developments from the 1970s onwards. Outdoor areas or verandahs are still a must.

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“It was such a wonderful opportunity to be involved with Fraser Coast Regional Council for their Character Study initiative.

“I loved the idea of getting high school students involved in creating works to explore Hervey Bay in this way. Students were asked to look at their own backyards and consider, what they possibly took for granted previously, in a whole new light.

“Does Hervey Bay have character? I must admit, I had never stopped to consider this myself. The works that students created amazed me, they considered Heritage and Character and looked into the past in preparation for their works.

“They explored Hervey Bay in depth, developing and designing their works from buildings in Hervey Bay, historical ideas and more creative concepts. Each had a different approach to what ended up being a very enjoyable unit.”

Cassie O’Brien Visual Arts Teacher Fraser Coast Anglican College

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Otherwise known as the Bunya Creek School originally.

The Nikenbah school was opened in 1913 just before the First World War and was one of the only schools in the Fraser Coast.

Artist: David Darkey Fraser Coast Anglican College

Its last class graduated in 1963.

Artist: Simeon Ward Fraser Coast Anglican College

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A window into the past.

“After looking at a some of the houses that are in Hervey Bay, I saw that they all had unique character and wanted to portray that through a regular household item.

“I chose curtains because I wanted it to be something that everybody has no matter the age or style of their house. I chose the images that I did to print on the curtains because the houses are similar in style, but are still both different.”

— Tabitha Kearnes

Artist: Tabitha Kearnes Fraser Coast Anglican College Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay

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Hervey Bay has long been a holiday destination for people from local inland regional centres, Brisbane and beyond. The esplanade features hotels, motels, caravan parks, leafy foreshore areas, and shopping and entertainment venues. The Scarborough Hotel (demolished around 1960, now the site of the Beach House Hotel) was a grand timber structure and local landmark on the esplanade at Scarness.

Artist: Jaime Lee Johnston Hervey Bay State High School

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“My intention was to show that Hervey Bay has various old houses from many years ago and these structures give character to Hervey Bay that attract tourists, as well as making it a good place to live.”

“Through my artwork I wanted to communicate a colourful, vibrant scene of Hervey Bay. The scene is somewhat fictional although it is based off an existing, old house in Hervey Bay. There is quite a lot of colour around Hervey Bay’s coast.

“My intention was to show that Hervey Bay has various old houses from many years ago and these structures give character to Hervey Bay that attract tourists, as well as making it a good place to live.

“In my painting, combining the original house picture with the David Hockney painting I used for inspiration, I was able to create a colourful, mostly fictional but partly realistic view of a house in Hervey Bay.

“My use of oil paints was experimental in a way, as it was my first time using them. It was an enjoyable experience and I would definitely use them more in the future. Using oil paints gave a rough, more characterful effect as oil paints are a certain texture that are somewhat moldable and very thick. Using these paints, I was able to create straighter, cleaner lines and shapes.

“I felt this portrayed the creative and vibrant spirit of the Fraser Coast through the use of bright contrasting and complimentary colours and different patterns, textures, shapes and lines.

“The artwork I have created is deliberately characterful and slightly expressionist, as this adds interest and fun to the less interesting picture.

“Using oil paints also abled me to created visible paint strokes, adding more texture and patterns. This makes for an appealing, interesting and characterful portrayal of the Fraser Coast environment.”

— Jo Lewis

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Artist: Jo Lewis Fraser Coast Anglican College

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Artist: Paige Kandola Fraser Coast Anglican College

“I wanted to show what Hervey Bay would look like if our town kept all the old buildings, but still evolved into a more modern town. How can I show these buildings from a modern perspective? Using photos of specific historic buildings in Hervey Bay, I chose a particular house that I felt would help me share the environment and the feel of older Hervey Bay. “In my artwork I wanted to keep the original house and the original environment but put a modern twist on it. I did this through the use of bright and fresh colours that reflect the culture of today. I used bright colours in parts of the artwork to make all the features of the house and the structure of the trees pop out. The reason for this is so the building looks fresh and exciting, even though it has been in Hervey Bay for a long time.

“My use of oil paints has allowed my artwork to be full of colour and depth. I chose this medium so I could be able to freely change the colours and consistency of element of my artwork, which allows my piece to be perceived as more natural, as nature is not full of straight and precise lines. I really focused on the trees surrounding the house so I could show how much time has passed from then to now, as they dominate the artwork.”

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Artist: Elizabeth Murphy Xavier Catholic College

Artist: Isabel McDonald Urangan State High School

Artist: Jada Price Urangan State High School Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay

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Artist: Emily McQueen Urangan State High School

Artist: Ebony Hamilton Urangan State High School

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Artist: Jazlyn Delier Bayside Christian College

Artist: Ella Williams Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Keira Robertson Hervey Bay State High School

“Hervey Bay’s historical architecture is beautiful and unique. The artwork ‘A Peek at House 169’ was recreated from a picture of an interwar bungalow in Hervey Bay. The artist Jenny Watson, who dissected her artwork into squares, and coloured square by square, inspired the art piece.

“Initially I gridded the paper, along with the replicated photographic image, then the ratio was increased. I drew the part of the picture where the square I had chosen was, then I shaded it to add more depth and emphasise textures. The work shows a peek at this house, only showing part of the exterior to show that the viewer does not know what is hidden behind those walls. I hope to give a way to admire the history, and not move on too fast from our past.”

— Keira Robertson

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Artist: Alyssa Taylor Herevy Bay State High School

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Artist: Shelly Grigo Urangan State High School

Artist: Skye Riley Urangan State High School

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Artist: Hayley Delfs Hervey Bay State High School

Artist: April Maria Couper Xavier Catholic College

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Artist: Philip Parnaby Urangan State High School

Artist: Kayla Morgan Urangan State High School

Artist: Michelle Evans, Teacher Hervey Bay State High School

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Artist: Kaitlin Liles Urangan State High School

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Artist: Kaitlin Liles Urangan State High School

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Artist: Lara Christ Fraser Coast Anglican College

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Fraser Coast Regional Council would like to thank the participating students and teachers of the following schools for collaborating with us on this project: Bayside Christian College, Fraser Coast Anglican College, Hervey Bay State High School, Urangan State High School, and Xavier Catholic College.

Fraser Coast Regional Council acknowledge The Butchulla People as the Traditional Owners of the Fraser Coast, and their connection to land and community.

We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au

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Fraser St, Romney St, Mant St, Beach Rd, Oleander Ave,

Doolong Rd, Maree St, Ocean St, Aimee Dr, Burrum St, Boat Harbour Dr, Freshwater St, Denmans Camp Rd, Faye Ave, Shelley St, Ocean St, Leslie Lane, Marineview Ave, John

St, Colyton St, Tingira Tce, Wonga St, Zephyr St, Corfield St, Helsham St, Kehlet St, Murphy St, Saunders St, Christensen St, Gatakers Lane, Totness St, Bunker Ave, Central

Ave, Main St, Coral Ave, Julie Anne St, Pelican Ave, Charlton Esplanade, Urraween Dr, Bloodwood Dr, Carlisle Crt, Durham Crt, Honeysuckle Ave, Marlin St, Snapper St, Sa-

marai Dr, Rohan Way, Willow Crt, Whiting St, Jack St, Islander Rd, Newhaven St, Nissen St, Old Maryborough Rd, Tenimby St, Torquay Road, Winchelsea St, Worthing St, Wright Way, Bounty Circuit, Endeavour Way, Fairway Drive, Ibis Boulevard, Hythe St, Martin St, Wongala Way, Carrick Way, Charlton Esplanade, Kathleen Cres, Hughes 50 Streetscape Character of Hervey Bay