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ICOMOS – Landscape Conservation Management Plan - Dame Eadith Walker -‘Yaralla’ and The Thomas Walker Convalescent Center
(Project work conducted at New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service – Sydney Australia)
‘Yaralla’ and The Thomas Walker Convalescent Center are
two mid 1800’s estates located on the Parramatta River
in Sydney Australia. This project was conducted with the
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, which
is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation
- the main government conservation agency in New South
Wales, Australia. The project was conducted by the landscape
architect while involved in a postgraduate internship
for the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
The project consisted of producing a Landscape Conservation
Management Plan for these two estates. These management
plans were done in order to provide a guideline for preservation
and management. In addition, at the time of this project
Sydney was preparing for the Olympic Games. The trail
system designed at the edge of these estates was part
of the “Greening of the Parramatta River” initiative in
preparation for the Olympics. The project included conducting
historical overviews of the site. Cultural landscape condition
assessments were developed. These were based on a combination
of the United States Cultural Landscape Inventory process
as well as the Conservation Heritage and Conservation
Management Planning process used in Australia. From the
historical overview and the current landscape assessment,
a Statement of Significance was formulated for each site.
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service website
ICOMOS website
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