Willsmere 

2 creative works found

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  Boroondara's Battle of the Bulge.. Act 1 Stage 1
  by 4Kew

  Emerald Hill under siege. September 2007 Bulldozers make a moonscape overlooking the Yarra Valley on the eastern border of Kew Cottages. / City of Boroondara / Melbourne, Australia Kew Cottages Campaign Cards All proceeds to Kew Cottages Coalition , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. / Reg # A0044698H / Web www.kew.org.au

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  Willsmere Towers and Kew Cottages from Spring Street. Picture: Tony Michael
  by 4Kew

  Is this the end of the road for Main Drive, Kew ? On the map it certainly is. Sitting right on the border of Yarra Bend National Park, the State Heritage listed former Willsmere Asylum built in 1872, and Kew Cottages which opened outside the walls of the asylum in 1887 have never been far from the Victorian Parliament in Spring Street. Following a Parliamentary Inquiry into Public Land Development in 2008, the Victorian Ombudsman is now investigating the probity of a Kew Cottages Property Development contract between the Victorian Government and NSW based Developer Walker Corporation. The Parliamentary Inquiry endorsed the Kew Cottages Coalition proposal for the establishment of a Family Support and Respite Care Centre for Intellectually Disabled Victorians. The Ombudsman is expected to report to Parliament in 2010. Kew Cottages Coalition , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. / Reg # A0044698H / Web www.kew.org.au