FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH

The Fish Creek Union Church designed and constructed by Olof Peterson and opened on 10 September 1910, at 21 Lorimer Street, Fish Creek, is significant. It is a Federation Carpenter Gothic Church of typical design with a gabled roof and a gabled porch with a side entry timber door. Contributory features include: 

This building is known for its prominent location on a hill at the entrance to the town, and for its simple fish design on its roof. 

Non-original alterations and additions to the south and the west side are not significant.

The Fish Creek Union Church is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, it is one of the oldest buildings in Fish Creek and is associated with the development of the town and district in the early twentieth century. It is significant as an example of a Union Church, which demonstrates how Protestant congregations co-operated during the formative years of settlement to establish places of worship. It illustrates the strength of inter-faith support within the community that continues today. (Criterion A) 
Aesthetically, situated on a prominent and elevated site it is an historic landmark within Fish Creek. (Criterion E) 
Socially, it is significant for its continuous use as a church for 110 years and has played an important role in the development of the Fish Creek community. (Criterion G)