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YARRA BRAE

Location 7-9 Yarra Brae Close WONGA PARK, Manningham City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] 22790 Yarra Brae - 7-9 Yarra [2/2] 22790 Yarra Brae - 7-9 Yarra

Statement of Significance

Yarra Brae, which retains a complex of main house and garden, and farm buildings, has regional significance as one of the district's large riverfront grazing estates with a history that goes back to the pastoral era. It has historical significance for its associations with Lord Clifford, owner of the property from c.1941. Clifford was a successful businessman and patron of the scouting movement. In the late 1940s and 1950s Clifford provided part of his property (now known as Clifford Park) for scouting activities. In 1983, the Victorian Government purchased part of Yarra Brae, which is now included in the Warrandyte State Park. (Criterion A4, D2, H1)