Friends of Allen Park Bushland Group 'Save the Cottage' Petition

lose the heritage buildings and you lose the character of a place...character is something precious that can never be replaced or replicated

The cottage is in keeping with the other two in Allen Park and is part of the landscape and of the attraction to this heritage site.

Perth has been very good at wiping out heritage nature and architecture. If developers or blinkered councils are left to do it, they will. 'You don't know what you've got until it's gone.' - Joni Mitchell

Please retain this very special place.

It defies belief that it this cottage endangered. just repair it.

The presence of this cottage is a gift. It stands for so much. For the need of history and for its sustenance of this who have worked for this outstanding park. They have made it outstanding.

This lovely little cottage is in keeping with its surroundings, and must be saved!

This is a gem that needs to be preserved.

This is such a lovely cottage and is well used by the Friends of Allen Park group. Please save it.

Allen Park Cottage is a much loved cottage especially by the volunteers who have, over many years, contributed much time and effort in protecting and replanting the bushlands. Funds have been designated for the repair of the cottage so please retain and use these funds for the essential repairs to the cottage.

The way forward is to do as little as necessary and not to sweep this little, simple treasure away. Fix stumping, replaster ceiling corner damage. Don't shift. Keep cottage.

Please listen to your community.

6 years ago Featured

This 100 year old cottage has been extensively used by volunteers who have worked tirelessly to restore the Allen Park bushland for the past 20 years. It urgently needs to be reclad & restumped (using funds previously allocated), for use by the community for another 20 years!

6 years ago Featured

The City of Nedlands should surely lead by example and uphold section 5.8 of its own Local Planning Strategy, a stated intention of which is "To protect and promote places of heritage significance through the City".

Please save the cottage, it’s been part of Allen Park for many years.

The cottage is so vital to help the wonderful volunteers that give so much for the good of the Allen Park Bushland. Please think of our wonderful asset the volunteers/bushland before the bottom line.

We need to retain our heritage and stop knocking destroying things.

A character house definitely worth maintaining for future generations.

The heritage cottage is important to retain in keeping with the whole ethos of the heritage precinct and community expectation. Retain it at all costs.

Please don't destroy this little cottage. Not only does it look beautiful in its environment it serves as a base for local volunteers who care and restore the surrounding much loved bushland.