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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Coolart Road Coolart Road, BITTERN VIC 3918 - Property No L10044	Low value as landscape. Its value lies in the fact that the vegetation is a remnant of a messmate open forest association which has been almost completely cleared from the Mornington Peninsula.	L10044	File only
Coolart Sandy Point Road,, SOMERS VIC 3927 - Property No B4683	Coolart, or Colourt (meaning sandy area in local aboriginal dialect) was first taken up in 1840 by Alfred and Henry Meyrick after whom the nearby creek and township of Merricks are named. After changing hands several times the property was bought by Mr F S Grimwade in 1895 and the two-storey residence was designed by Reed, Smart & Tappin and built in 1897. The numerous brick outhouses include the original homestead probably built in the 1860s, the dairy and butchers shop, a ... more	B4683	State
Coolart Lagoon and Wetlands SOMERS VIC 3927 - Property No L10043	The significance of Coolart Lagoon and Wetlands is as follows: (1) Aesthetic Value The key aesthetic features of Coolart include the Homestead, the earlier "Barracks" building, their outbuildings, the gardens, the Lagoon, the Wetlands, the woodlands bordering Merricks Creek and the remnant of the original Coolart farm. The old tree lined drive (Luxton Drive, the former entrance) is adjacent to the Coolart property and is included in the ... more	L10043	Regional

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Coolart Road

Coolart Road, BITTERN VIC 3918 - Property No L10044

Low value as landscape. Its value lies in the fact that the vegetation is a remnant of a messmate open forest association which has been almost completely cleared from the Mornington Peninsula.

L10044

File only

Coolart

Sandy Point Road,, SOMERS VIC 3927 - Property No B4683

Coolart, or Colourt (meaning sandy area in local aboriginal dialect) was first taken up in 1840 by Alfred and Henry Meyrick after whom the nearby creek and township of Merricks are named. After changing hands several times the property was bought by Mr F S Grimwade in 1895 and the two-storey residence was designed by Reed, Smart & Tappin and built in 1897. The numerous brick outhouses include the original homestead probably built in the 1860s, the dairy and butchers shop, a ... more

B4683

State

Coolart Lagoon and Wetlands

SOMERS VIC 3927 - Property No L10043

The significance of Coolart Lagoon and Wetlands is as follows: (1) Aesthetic Value The key aesthetic features of Coolart include the Homestead, the earlier "Barracks" building, their outbuildings, the gardens, the Lagoon, the Wetlands, the woodlands bordering Merricks Creek and the remnant of the original Coolart farm. The old tree lined drive (Luxton Drive, the former entrance) is adjacent to the Coolart property and is included in the ... more

L10043

Regional