The State Revenue Office (SRO) is a $5 million world-class purpose built revenue collection facility employing over 200 people. SRO relocated 40% of its operations from Melbourne to the Ballarat Technology Park, creating more than 180 employment opportunities for skilled people from the region. The Ballarat facility houses the majority of the SRO's operations capability and utilises state-of-the-art technology. The BTP was selected to host the SRO after a feasibility study revealed that Ballarat was an ideal regional centre to support this important government function. The BTP enables the SRO to be in close proximity to an existing cluster of technology based enterprises and organisations, as well as education, training and research opportunities presented to SRO staff at the nearby Federation University. Three coloured photographs of people on the site of State Revenue Office, Ballarat Technology Park. The man being interviewed is Premier John Brumby. Geoff Howard MP and University of Ballarat Vice Chancellor Kerry Cox stand to his right. Two hundred State Revenue Office (SRO) workers were shifted to Ballarat from Melbourne in 2001 in a government initiative to create regional growth and cost savings.ballarat technology centre, john brumby, kerry cox, geoff howard, university of ballarat, state revenue office

The Geelong RVIB Auxiliary was formed on February 13, 1933 by Mr Birtchnell. This collection of papers includes the minute books from 1944 until 1998. It was noted in correspondence that Geelong and surrounds had been the most outstanding financial contributor to RVIB's revenue. Collections from the Geelong community had provided high donations every year. The Geelong Auxiliary posted 301 pounds on their first return in 1934, easily topping any of the other 200 auxiliaries in the state at that time. The Annual Report from July 31, 1995 noted that with regret due to health reasons and the passing of many members The Geelong RVIB Auxiliary had no option but to go into recess. The certificate reads: Centenary Certificate of Appreciation presented to Geelong Auxiliary for outstanding service. Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind babies, children and adults. (Signed by) President (Charles Bennett) Executive Director (F.G. Turley).5 minute books -- 2 accounts books -- 1 book of newspaper clippings --various loose papers and letters -- 1 certificate of appreciation Certificate: white paper with light turquoise thick border and gold and blue thin borders. The RVIB official seal is at the base of the right hand side and a coloured image of the RVIB logo, with the words 'Centenary year 100 1866/1966' in the bottom left corner.royal victorian institute for the blind, auxiliaries

Fern gullies around Jehosaphat Gully Covered under National Estate. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p125 The magnificent Kinglake National Park, fringing Nillumbik’s north, is the largest national park close to Melbourne. Thanks to the vision and hard work of a band of local people, the park was created from what was rapidly becoming degraded land. Seeing a threat to Kinglake’s indigenous flora and fauna, several prominent local people campaigned for a national park, which was established in 1928.1 Since then, the park has grown through donations and acquisitions of land, from around 13,800 acres of land (5585ha) to 22,360 hectares. The Sugarloaf and Everard Blocks – of almost 8000 hectares – stand in Nillumbik and the park extends into Mitchell and Murrundindi Shires and the City of Whittlesea. Mt Everard commemorates William Hugh Everard, State member for Evelyn when the park was established. Before 1928, European settlers had degraded the Kinglake area, which was named after the celebrated English author and lawyer, Alexander William Kinglake. Remains of gold shafts and diggings in the park are reminders of Kinglake’s first settlers, who hoped to strike it rich at the gold diggings. But like other gold fields in this shire, they proved not very lucrative and soon timber cutting replaced mining in importance. However, before long, the accessible timber supply ran out, so in the 1920s agriculture took over – particularly potatoes and berry fruits – which involved large-scale clearing.2 The park’s instigator was retired Melbourne University Professor of Music, William Laver.3 As chair of the Kinglake Progress Association he began negotiations to have crown lands on the southern scarp of the Great Dividing Range reserved as a national park. Even before the park was proclaimed, from 1927, KPA members cut tracks to the major scenic points. Professor Laver was one of several people who gave land for the park, donating around 50 acres (20ha), including the Jehosaphat Gully.4 Laver chaired the park’s first Committee of Management, which raised money to employ a ranger and provide facilities, including tracks and roads for fire protection vehicles, toilets and shelters. The committee charged fees for firewood collection, some grazing of livestock, and visitor entrance, and obtained small State Government and Eltham Shire grants. In 1957 the State Government provided revenue for national parks. Then, in 1975, the State Government took over the management and the Committee of Management became an advisory committee, which disbanded in 1978. Originally, the park covered crown land in the Shires of Eltham and Whittlesea; then Wombelano Falls in Yea and other areas were added. In 1970 the park extended into the Shires of Eltham, Healesville, Whittlesea and Yea.5 Bush fires have been an ongoing problem. In 1939 hundreds of eucalypts and acacias had to be sown around the Jehosaphat Gully to rejuvenate the forest. To manage bushfires, the Committee of Management, then the State Government, worked closely with the Forestry Commission, shire councils and local fire brigades. Early national parks focussed on recreation. But by the 1980s, conservation, education and scientific research became more important, playing a vital role in preserving representative samples of the natural environment. Each year many thousands of people use the park’s extensive network of walking tracks amongst the protected plant and animal life as well as camping, cycling and horse riding. The park, along the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, has lookouts revealing magnificent views of the Melbourne skyline, Port Phillip Bay, the Yarra Valley and the You Yangs. Vegetation in the Masons Falls area includes messmate forest, Austral grass-trees, ferns and Hazel Pomaderris. In spring, orchids, lilies, everlasting daisies, correas, grevillea and heath appear. Around Jehosaphat Gully are wet and dry forest, fern gullies and banksia. Animal life includes wallabies, kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, possums, gliders and bandicoots. Male lyrebirds can be heard mimicking in the Jehosaphat Gully, particularly in the Everard Block in winter.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, kinglake national park, jehosaphat gully

Treasury Victoria receipt No. 37759. Licence or Lease no. 12. Revenue and pay office, Bendigo 22 June, 1923. Received from mr. Jones the sum specified below in payment of rent for the occupation of 35 acres of land in the parish of Kimbolton under section 8 of the land act 1911. The sum paid is 2 pounds, 12 shillings and 6 pence.document

9 pages document City of Bendigo historical information. After a brief description of the area, population, dwellings, city revenues, amount of gold and value of gold mined there is a timeline of the history of Bendigo starting in 1840 when the site of Bendigo was included in the Ravenswood run to 1891 when the city of Sandhurst changed to City of Bendigo. The following 8 pages dig deeper in the history starting with the find of the first gold nugget and describing the various industries that developed in the city. A description of the climate, agricultural activities, prominent people and buildings is also given.bendigo, history, city history

Envelope fronts with stamps, addressed to Baron Ferdinand von Mueller. Upper image, 1 x 1penny yellow/brown Victoria Stamp Duty, postmarked at Melbourne on April 27, 1892. 2nd image, 1 x 2 pence blue, New South Wales Postage stamp; postmark illegible. 3rd image, 2 x 2 pence red, New South Wales Postage stamp; postmark illegible. 4th image, 1 x 1 penny green Victoria, postmarked at Melbourne on December 8, 1882. 5th image, 1 x 2 pence mauve Victoria, postmarked at Melbourne on October 15, 1898. Lower image, 7 x 1d mauve Great Britain Postage and Inland Revenue stamps, 1 x ½ penny Great Britain orange Postage and Revenue stamp. Postmarked at London on December 2, 1891. Baron Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896) was born in Germany and migrated to Australia in 1847.He was the Victorian Government Botanist (from 1853) and Director of the Botanical Gardens (1857-1873). These envelopes and stamps are from correspondence addressed to him.Front of 6 envelopes with address and postage stamps, enclosed in black stamp folder.ferdinand von mueller, postage stamps

Auctioneer's Licence No. 388 in the name of Frederick Cullen Dyett from 1/1/1950 to 31/12/1950. Signed by W. P. Walsh, Receiver of Revenue on 6th December 1949. Licence cost £25. 944 written in ink to right of Government seal.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auctioneer's licence no. 388, frederick cullen dyett, f mcsweeney, j j gourley

Auctioneer's Licence No. 250 in the name of Frederick Cullen Dyett from 1/1/1949 to 31/12/1949. Signed by W. P. Walsh, Receiver of Revenue on 4th January 1949. Licence cost £25.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auctioneer's licence, frederick cullen dyett, w p walsh, h e daw

Typed Chart of Accounts dated 13/10/89. Items have the name and number. Headings are: Revenue Expenditure, Transfers to Reserves, Capital Expenditure from Revenue and Capital Expenditure from Loans.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - chart of accounts, bendigo city council

Document. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1910 - Wilson W H Re Income Tax Return. 2 - Map of Tragowel Plains Irrigation Trust, Parish of Mincha West, County of Gunbower, Portion of Allot 77. Shows channel on William Quinlan Junr block and Henry Bott on neighbouring block. 3 - 1893 - Shmick? W N? H. Notes concerning. Mentions Heffernan. 4 - Vear S. Notes concerning. 5 - Notes concerning Adair W. Mentions Goodwin, Receiver of Revenue, Inglewood. 6 - 1893 - Envelope - Returned Letters - addressed to Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop, Bendigo. 7 - 1910 - Torn letter to Green B, Solicitor, Charlton re Beckham to McGowan.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, wilson w h, tragowel plains irrigation trust, quinlan william junr, bott henry, shmick? w n?, heffernan, vear s, adair w, goodwin, green b, beckham, mcgowan

Book; accounts folio, revenue & expenditure Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co. Hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws (end papers). Central Napoleon printed 7 underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

book; accounts folio revenue & expenditure Deborah United Gold Mining Co. N.L. hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws. Deborah United printed & underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; accounts folio - revenue & expenditure South Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws. South N. Gwynne printed & uncerlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; accounts folio. Revenue & expenditure New Monument Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover - brown (end papers) Loose leaf with brass screws. New Monument printed & underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; accounts folio, revenue & expenditure Nell Gwynne Reef N.L. Hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws. Nell Gwynne Reef printed & underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; accounts folio. Revenue & expenditure Central Nell Gwynne Gold mining Co. N.L. Hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws. Central Nell Gwynne printed and underlined - top right had corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio. Revenue & expenditure South Deborah Gold Mine N.L. Hard cover - green. Loose leaf with brass screws. South Deborah printed & underlined - top right hand corner & centreof front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio. Revenue & Expenditure Deborah Extended Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover - brown. Loose leaf with brass screws. Deborah extended printed and underlined top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio revenue & expenditure, Red White & Blue Extended Gold Mining Co. N. L. Hard cover - brown, loose leaf with brass screws (end Papers). Red White & Blue Extended printed & underlined on top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio, revenue & expenditure North Hustlers Gold Mining Co. Hard cover - brown, loose leaf with brass screws (end Papers). North Hustlers printed & underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio - revenue and expenditure Golden Carshalton N.L.. Hard cover - green. Loose leaf with brass screws. Golden Carshalton printed and underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio. Revenue and expenditure North Virginia Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover - brown, loose leaf with brass screws. North Virginia printed and underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio. Revenue & expenditure Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover brown, loose leaf with brass screws. Napoleon Reef printed and underlined - top right corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts Paid. Revenue and Expenditure East Clarence Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard Cover - brown (end papers). Loose leaf with brass screws. East Clarence printed and underlined - top right hand corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Wooden box lid with metal clasp and clasp hole with brown leather 'hinge ' glued to top - / paper label glued on inside surface with shield of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom words 'Duet Et Mon Droit' (The motto refers to the divine right of the Monarch to govern) the words Gold Scales and weights of all descriptions By R. Vandome Titford & Co 117 Leadenhall Street London Scale makers to Her Majesty Hon Boards of Customs & Inland Revenue her ? Hon East India Comp & The Bank of England Etc ? Table of Troy Weights ….THE STANDARD PRICE OF GOLD IS; £3.17.101/2d P.O.weighing, weights & measures

Newspaper Clipping from "The Mail", 20 April 1993, Page18, "Set for trust"'Ringwood Council appears set to transfer a $275,000 surplus into the Ringwood Trust despite strong protests from two North Ward Councilors. Councillors Sylvia Phillips and Neil MacDonald have lobbied strongly against having the surplus from council's 1991/92 budget transferred into the trust. They claimed that by doing so, council was using general revenue to finance legal fees for the Eastland deal, which the public was told would be financed from payments from Coles Myer

At the Ballarat Technology Park (BTP) the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enables techno-driven businesses to thrive and prosper, in a dynamic and supportive environment. This fast evolving precinct encourages and supports the development of emerging and existing technology-oriented enterprises. Currently, more than 30 enterprises are located at the Park, including IBM, State Revenue Office, Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority, Primary Health Care and others. The Park's ideal location on the outskirts of Ballarat provides great lifestyle opportunities as well as having the convenience of being close to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Western Victoria. The BTP is a prestigious 29 hectare site set in a park-like environment, 7km from the thriving regional city of Ballarat. It is easily accessible from Melbourne, Geelong and Bendigo. Adjacent to Federation University's Mt Helen Campus, the BTP is ideally situated to support innovative technology-based enterprises grow and prosper. Enterprises can access skilled graduates through the University, as well as take advantage of the applied, academic and research knowledge available. BTP has been successfully supporting and fostering industry, innovation and job creation since 1995.Colour photograph of four men are seated at a low round table viewing design development drawings of the Greenhill Enterprise Centre prior to commencing documentation for tender purposes. They are Alan Webb (University of Ballarat Director, Buildings and Grounds), Professor David James (University of Ballarat Vice Chancellor), Michael Vincent (architect) and James Crisp (architect).ballarat technology park, university of ballarat., greenhill enterprise centre

Colour photographs of buildings and landscape associated with the Federation University Technology Park.ballarat technology park, federation university technology park, state revenue office, ibm, canadian wetlands, berry street, ibm-issc-southern data centre plaque, roger hallam, geoffrey blainey, david james, global innovation centre, cic, greenhill