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Pakenham Upper Civic & Res. Prec.

Other Name Bourke Creek & Old Gembrook Roads, Pakenham Upper Location Bourke Creek and Old Gembrook Roads PAKENHAM UPPER, Cardinia Shire Level Included in Heritage Overlay

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Statement of Significance

Pakenham Upper Civic & Residential Precinct is of importance to the Cardinia Shire (and importance to the locality of Pakenham Upper) because it provides evidence of the development of service centres in shire townships or hamlets. Pakenham Upper was an early Shire farming area that, at the turn of the century, developed as an important orchard area. The intersection of Bourkes Creek and Old Gembrook Roads, where the small township settlement was established marks a special precinct and community centre. Remaining components of this place are also significant for their comparative age, and include the c1905 Non-denominational Church on the Old Gembrook Road and, on the same road, the Pakenham Upper Hall, built in 1912 by volunteer labour using local timber. The Valley View Orchards nearby on Bourkes Creek Road were second only within the Shire to the Kitchen family's extensive Toomuc Valley Orchards.

Regional Significance