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The Advertiser
4 days ago
- General
- The Advertiser
What becomes of the cemetery? Community on edge with proposed church sale
A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained."
The Advertiser
4 days ago
- General
- The Advertiser
What becomes of the cemetery? Community on edge with proposed sale of church
A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained." A message hanging on the door of a 156-year-old church indicating a parish's intent to sell the beloved, historic building has surprised residents. The Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka in the NSW Bega Valley was one of the first churches built on the South Coast after British colonisation in Australia. But it's future had recently become uncertain. It was designed by architect Edmund Blackett, and built in 1869 by Charles Galli of Wolumla and volunteer labour. The church was built during the time of estate owner Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, who donated the land of the church and the cemetery to the Anglican Church. Ken Traise, chairman of the Sapphire Coast Anglican Parish, told Bega District News it was regrettable to sell churches. But unless there was a large source of funding, he said they fall into rack and ruin. "You really need people in residence or on site, or they're just going to be deteriorating," Mr Traise said. "The reason it's being proposed for sale is it's been virtually inactive for many, many years. 'There's no congregation out there, we don't have volunteers out there, and it becomes a maintenance issue. "It's similar to a lot of other churches and rural building around the place. "They just become isolated because, over time, our population movements have been from rural areas to the coast. "We had three significant old masonry churches. The biggest is St. Peter's in Candelo, St. John's in Tantawangalo, about 10 minutes to the west, and Kameruka, five minutes in the east. "We just can't keep the maintenance up on those churches, so the decision as a parish was to use the funding from selling to focus on the mission at St. Peters." Mr Traise said the parish council made the decision to consolidate those three churches into a single building. "When we did the sale at Tantawangalo, we did have three to four public consultations. It was at those consultations that we explained we would sell the two isolated churches," he said. "The decision to sell Kameruka is not set in concrete at this stage. "It's a recommendation from our parish, and we made that recommendation to the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn." Mr Traise understood the frustrations people were having, worried to lose history or what would come of the cemetery, where descendants still living in the Valley had ancestors. But he stressed there would be limits placed on what would happen to the building if it was heritage-listed. "With regard to the cemetery, there are rules and regulations in respect to the maintenance of the cemetery, and they've got to be followed," Mr Traise said. "There certainly would be no issues with the on-going access, and I can understand people are having concerns about that. "Those cemetery regulations have only recently been amended and upgraded, and require access to private cemeteries and cemeteries on public land to be maintained."
