Historical information
This document discusses the many options available to Melbourne Legacy in matters such as:-
A) Disposal of Legacy House (293 Swanston St, Melbourne), redeveloping the existing site, selling the building and remain as a tenant or moving to another location. Many variations of these options are discussed.
B) Whether Legacy luncheons would or should continue, would any of the above options reduce widow visits to Legacy House.
C) Matters that would influence the sale price and/or costs of alterations.
D) Reasons for/against various options
E) Recommendations. There are 5 recommendations in total.
The above items are followed up by some observations during the discussions but not central to the brief.
A precis of items from submissions relating directly or indirectly upon the disposal of Legacy House
A report regarding salary and staffing levels levels, the number of committtees, staff organization and Legatees interactions with staff employed by Legacy. This is followed up by several recommendations.
At the time entering the above information 14/9/2018 Legacy House has not been sold but some of the floor space has been rented out.
Significance
Much of what is discussed in this report (August 1984) is about making the Legacy dollar go further and any positive/adverse effects on the primary purpose of taking care of the widows and the efficient running of Melbourne Legacy.
Physical description
White quarto paper with black type, 14 pages about an administrative working party taskforce.
Inscriptions & markings
Various notations/marks in pencil, ink, highlighter throughout.