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Our fixer-upper By BRIDGET COOK AS CLYDE sets to boom with urban development, members of the community are calling for an integral part of the town’s heart and history to remain intact. A group of local residents are calling on developers Villawood Properties and the City of Casey to ensure the heritage-listed Hill Farm cottage is not lost from the Clyde community. Villawood Properties’ executive director Tony Johnson said the cottage at Hill Farm Park in Pasadena would be converted into a picnic and barbecue shelter, with elements of the cottage and fencing incorporated into the park’s design. History for the cottage dates back to 1852 and has connections with a pioneering family of the Clyde district - the Gates. The most recent occupants of the cottage were Clive Pitman and his family, who lived in the house until about 1960 and are still residents in the area. Resident Cheryl Wilson, who is leading the push to save the cottage, said it was important to keep buildings Hill Farm cottage in 2010 before the roof caved in. like this that have a rich historical confence around it, which wasn’t going to where it’s beyond saving, and I feel it’s nection to the area. on its way.” Ms Wilson said with so much de- help the roof,” she said. Villawood Properties executive di“I felt back then that they had no invelopment planned for the Clyde area, rector Tony Johnson said they were tention of preserving the house. she said some of the town’s history “I am annoyed that Villawood are currently in the process of designing needed to stay intact. a new concept for the Hill Farm Park “This town has a heart, soul and using the pictures of the house very space at Pasadena, in conjunction with heavily in their advertising campaigns important history and we don’t want to to lure people to a country life, but they the City of Casey and professional see it lost,” she said. consultants. Ms Wilson said ever since Villa- plan to demolish everything in their “This design includes the cottage at path.” wood purchased the land in 2010 the Cranbourne resident and Clive Pit- Hill Farm Park being converted into a cottage’s state has gone downhill, with man’s daughter Val Duncan, who lived picnic and barbecue shelter as part of a part of the roof caving in in 2012. brand new and interactive park area,” She said that she felt Villawood in- at Hill Farm as a child, said it would be he said. tended to let the house fall into a state very sad to see it go. “This will be enjoyed by residents “It is connected to so much history of disrepair and then apply for a demoand the community for many generaof the area and is significant because of tions to come. lition order. “At this time I became concerned the way it was built,” she said. “In the design of the area, elements “It was much bigger when we lived of the cottage and fencing will be that the wasCARS falling disre- FROM OVER 200house USED TOinto CHOOSE there, with seven rooms and a veranpair,” she said. maintained wherever possible and VilMs Wilson said she contacted Vil- dah all the way around. lawood is planning to use many of the “A lot of it fell down after we left, original materials in the redesign. lawood and suggested they put a tarp but the two original rooms still exist. over did not $16,990 $6,990 the roof, $7,990 something $12,990 they $15,990 “The park will celebrate the history “It would be really nice to see it of the farm cottage and commemorate do. “The next time I called, a lady sug- stay. the heritage of the farming community gested that maybe they could put a “I hope it doesn’t get to a state that once worked that land.”
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Cheryl Wilson is leading a push to try and stop the Hill Farm cottage Picture: ROB CAREW from being demolished. 119367