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Warrnambool City Council keen to receive your feedback on a preferred redevelopment option for Flagstaff Hill
Maritime Village (FHMV).
Last year the council sought an operational and strategic review of
FHMV. As a result of the review, which included extensive community
consultation, work began on the creation of a master plan for FHMV.
As part of this process a number of possible future options for Flagstaff
Hill are being considered.
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village remains a key element in the tourism
strategy for Warrnambool and is noted as the key attraction for
Warrnambool in both Federal and State government tourism
development plans.
Funding for the project has not been sought at this stage. However if
the project were to proceed it would require Federal, State and Council
funding.
Before completing the survey, please look over the site maps to see how
and where proposed redevelopment could occur. The estimated costs
if the full redevelopment was to proceed would be $13 million to $15
million.
Features of a possible redevelopment include: becoming Victoria’s
maritime heritage centre, free access to the village area, paid admission
to an expanded main building that would include the museum, an
expanded restaurant and visitor information centre, more on-site
accommodation, improved access and links to the site from the
Warrnambool CBD and foreshore.
When you have completed the survey please drop it in to Flagstaff Hill
Visitor Information Centre or the Civic Centre in Liebig Street.
It is important to note that the Council has not committed to a
redevelopment of Flagstaff Hill. It is, however, committed to finding out
how the community feels about Flagstaff Hill.
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Below is a list of proposed changes for the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village.
Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the proposals. OPTIONAL
PROPOSALS
STRONGLY AGREE
AGREE
Provide free entry to the village with links
to external cycling and pedestrian paths.
Expand building spaces to include
larger display areas for permanent and
temporary exhibitions.
Reshape the village green to better
accommodate markets and events.
Relocate the restaurant west along the
Flagstaff Hill ridge to provide diners with
views to the lighthouses and bay.
Relocate Victoria’s maritime history
collection, currently held by Heritage
Victoria, from Melbourne to Flagstaff Hill.
Expand storage and work space for
Warrnambool Historical Society and
family history groups.
Restrict paid entry areas to a museum/
interpretative centre, the garrison area
and Lady Bay Lighthouse.
Refine the Shipwrecked Sound and
Laser Show.
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NEUTRAL
DISAGREE
STRONGLY DISAGREE
PROPOSALS
STRONGLY AGREE
AGREE
Link Flagstaff Hill and Cannon Hill with
a new cycle/pedestrian path over the
cutting on Lake Pertobe Road, add links
to pathways over the railway tunnel to the
Surfside Holiday Park.
Improve accessibility with ramps and lifts
between three levels: main buildings, the
village and the harbour.
The existing workyard will house a group
accommodation facility.
Relocate the workyard to the southern
boundary of the site to create a large
storage and workshop. This facility could
possibly be used by community groups.
More accommodation is to be provided
on the south-east end of the site below
sight lines of the garrison area.
Renovate the slipway so it can operate as
a boat building business. Provide a boat
ramp for boats to be brought in for repairs
and renovations.
Add a boardwalk around the existing
harbour to improve access and provide a
platform for more activities.
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NEUTRAL
DISAGREE
STRONGLY DISAGREE
Should Warrnambool City Council contribute
financially to the operating costs of the Flagstaff Hill
Maritime Village? Please let us know your response
and reasons.
Are you familiar with these Flagstaff Hill
programs?
Programs
Flagstaff Hill Day Museum and
Village Exploring
Flagstaff Hill Tearooms
Flagstaff Hill Education Programs
Flagstaff Hill Holiday Programs
New Year’s Eve on the Hill
When was the last time you visited Flagstaff Hill?
Australian Whaleboat Racing
Championships
Within the past three months
Flagstaff Hill weddings or
conferences
Between three months and a year ago
Flagstaff Hill International
marketing of Warrnambool
Between a year and five years ago
Longer than five years
Flagstaff Hill Museum and
collection management
programs
Easter Day on the Hill
Flagstaff Hill Group Tours
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Have not
heard of it
Know
about it
Have
participated
in it
Have you taken visiting friends or family to Flagstaff
Hill? Let us know with a simple yes or no, and if
yes why.
Do you believe the proposed redevelopment adds
to the tourism appeal of Warrnambool?
Stongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The proposed redevelopment would require
Federal and State government funding, should the
Council contribute to the redevelopment?
Stongly agree
Would you like to join the free Flagstaff Hill
Ambassador Program that allows WCC ratepayers
free entry when bringing a paying friend or family
guest?
Yes please.
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
No thank you.
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Flagstaff Hill is the custodian of Victoria’s largest
public maritime heritage collection. Do you think
this collection still has relevance to Warrnambool?
Stongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Q. Why is the council considering a redevelopment of
Flagstaff Hill?
While local support for Flagstaff Hill remains high, visitor numbers have
fallen in recent years while the subsidy required by council to maintain
Flagstaff Hill has increased.
Strongly disagree
Should the Council contribute financially to
maintaining the maritime heritage collection?
Stongly agree
Agree
Q. Why have you settled on this preferred model?
The model was arrived at by the Flagstaff Hill working group following
extensive community consultation in 2012 along with research which
looked at trends in visitor expectations and experiences.
Q. How much will it cost?
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Final costings are yet to be determined but it is anticipated that if the
model were to proceed in its current form it would require $13 million
to $15 million. Should it proceed funding support from multiple levels of
government would be required.
Could you please tell us your post code?
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