All Aboard! Engaging Youth to build a Miniature Railway Station

A great project and will be good for local tourism....

Love this project. What a wonderful experience for these young students and hopeful for more to c okme through as well

Fantastic project - not only engages youth reminds us oldies of the fun we had as kids

Captures the imagination from babes to older australians. Worthwhile and adventurous project. Well done all

Castlemaine Secondary College is supportive of its students in joining this very practical project with a lasting outcome. Miniature Railways are always a hit!

A wonderful project and initiative bringing our community together, promoting skills development and attracting more to this beautiful and vibrant part of Victoria!

The Harcourt "Victorian Miniature Railway" VMR is a developing group that is becoming a well known miniature railway both in the local region and via its affiliate model engineering clubs, across Australia. As has been noted above the this is an excellent educational opportunity that will last long after this current projects original establishment and goals are completed.
With current and future members of diverse skills backgrounds and ages, the passing of skills and knowledge via model engineering and the facilities development from one to another will be a common thread and goal.
VMR has attracted a lot of interest both within the local region and also further afield.

This is such a unique project. School kids, community groups and local business will all benefit and to boot Harcourt will have a fantastic new icon that will be around for decades to come.

This project offers lots of benefits to the community in both the short and long term.

Great project with real involvement from local Castlemaine Secondary College students!

Great project for Harcourt and the Castlemaine Secondary College.

This is an exciting educational opportunity to engage local youth in a worthwhile long term learning experience. It will enable a local public school to link up and motivate students in different setting with trade experience and committed volunteers as real life mentors.

I really like the linkages of this project.
New tourism venture
New activity for locals
Involvement with youth
New use for vacant land in a small community
Putting a small community name on the map
An additional activity and destination in a small community

This is a very engaging project that needs to be funded. Great for Harcourt and the local economy but most importantly, a vehicle for developing the skills, hope and confidence in the students. Let's jump onboard!

Great project for students, community and tourism.

Such a great project. Fabulous vehicle for engaging students and benefiting the community at the same time.

Wonderful to see you 3 great CSC students out there and making a positive difference to the Harcourt community. Cheers.

It is a great experience for the students and may help in their decision making for their future. The help of the students makes the task lighter for the VMR members who give there free time to complete the project. Harcourt community to recover after the Calder Freeway has lost customers and income.

Sound skill development for young people and great community engagement.

Great opportunity for the whole community and school to get involved in. This is a wonderful place to build one as well

Great opportunity for local kids of Castlemaine to gain experience and skills. Great work GVG

What a great project and a beautiful opportunity for the students to learn a variety of skills. In time, it will also help to put Harcourt on the "map".

Amazing kids doing amazing things

One of the benefits of this project will be in 30 years time, when students will look back and say to their kids, 'Gee, I helped build that!"

Awesome project need to be finshed.