Maitland gets Heritage Funding

BY GARY-JON LYSAGHT

It’s one of the oldest towns in New South Wales and now the State Government have funnelled almost $45,000 into Maitland to help protect its heritage sites.

It’s part of the Heritage Grant Program, set up by the Baird Government to help protect heritage sites to towns across the State.

Scot MacDonald

A bulk of the funding will go to Maitland Council, as it works to refurbish timber windows at the Walka Water Works.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald says Maitland has a special need to protect heritage sites.

“It’s one of the fastest growing LGAs [in the State],” he said.

“That also means you’ve got to protect the heritage as well.”

A small, $5000 portion will be given to Dunmore House owner Paris Osbourne to refurbish guttering and collector boxes at the historic house.

“$5000 goes a long way to protecting those old historical houses,” MacDonald says.

“Anybody associated with them would know keeping water away from some of the old buildings is very, very important.”

Dunmore House is one of the oldest buildings in Maitland, constructed in the early 1800’s by convicts.

The site was declared heritage listed in 2012.