Collie Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

Location
Davis Park is located on the western boundary of Moorookyle, a new residential estate in the Wyndham Municipality on the western edge of the Melbourne urban region [Melway Reference 234 H3].

Scope
To protect and integrate recognized structural remains that resonate past uses of the site into the contemporary design for Davis Park.

Collie Role
Collie was appointed by Devine Limited to collaborate with Heritage Victoria and the descendants of the early settlers of the site to provide a visual and narrative link between the site users of today with those of the past.

Key Challenges
Protection of crumbling remains (ruins) within a parkland setting.

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Davis Park Brochure (PDF)

Davis Park Heritage Area

The Davis family arrived in Melbourne from England in 1853 and moved to Wyndham in 1854. The family bluestone homestead was completed in 1858. Archeologists have discovered that the ruins, now a centerpiece in the new Davis Park, include bluestone walls, bluestone and brick wells, parts of a chimney and hearth, a brick tank stand and brick and bluestone paving. The ruins reflect the European settlement and early agricultural use of the land. Collie coordinated the assessment of each heritage element within the Park and proposed work to be completed to excavate, stabilize, reconstruct and rebuild each heritage element. Collie worked closely with Diadem to create the heritage signage for the heritage area.