Block 19 Bonegilla

Management of Block 19

parklands has been appointed as Committee of Management of 'Block 19' at the former Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre.

About Block 19, Bonegilla

Bonegilla was first home for some 320,000 migrants from more then 30 countries. The Department of Defence commissioned a Conservation Master Plan in 1996 before transferring ownership to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Block 19 is recognised by entries in The Register of the National Estate and the Victorian Heritage Register.

Funding

Significantly, the Office of Major Projects with the Department of State and Regional Development (Victoria) has allocated $2,000,000 for the development of "Block 19", with $300,000 to be made available during 2001/2002.

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