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Improving livability in Rutherglen

Create a community gathering space in an under-utilized central area

Project details

Suggested by: Irena

Project partner: Destination Rutherglen

Region

Ovens Murray

Budget

$200,000.00

Votes

171 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

Historic Rutherglen has an 1880's railway station and an operational silo area in the centre of town. Although easily accessible and adjacent to the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail, this highly prominent vacant space is under-utilized and visually unattractive. My idea is to construct an attractive, landscaped outdoor meeting place for the community to gather and for recreational activities; other public open spaces are small, not multipurpose and not particularly wheelchair accessible. To beautify we will need to plant drought-tolerant unusual species, and install artistic pergolas and gabions, seating, a wood-fired oven, rocks and wheelchair-friendly brick paths.

In this gathering space all age groups can connect, enhancing well-being. It is important for our older residents to have a flat space to easily access and enjoy. A beautiful garden space will improve livability, with residents having restful areas to sit and chat, families to picnic, children to play, neighbours to use the wood fired oven and people to enjoy open air movies. This space will facilitate the expansion of our popular Farmers' markets improving the livelihood of local producers. Residents can enjoy exercise points for Tai Chi and Yoga and utilize the rail trail for cycling and walking.

Project details

Suggested by: Irena

Project partner: Destination Rutherglen

Region

Ovens Murray

Budget

$200,000.00

Votes

171 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

Comments

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29 comments

Annabelles

18 Aug 2018

The development of this area would give the residents and visitors of Rutherglen a flat meeting ground, something which is sadly lacking in our community. This area would be used by all residents, providing a much needed community area

Debstef

18 Aug 2018

This project would have a huge effect upon the impact of Rutherglen upon our many visitors as it is easily seen from the main road where people drive to enter the township. It will also act as a connector between the shopping area and the northern side of town. Currently, there is just a large bare gap where the railway area used to be - It is not utilised very much other than those people who walk/ride the rail-trail.
Building this project would impact and renew Rutherglen as the old railway development project has done in Wodonga!
A further benefit of this project will be to our community in a psychological sense - as a recreation /entertainment/activity focal point, which will beautify and enhance an area which is a bit of an eyesore currently.

PLEASE favourabley consider this application!!!

ericamiller

16 Aug 2018

Our community will benefit greatly from this space! An exciting proposition.

rrporter5@bigpond.com

15 Aug 2018

The development of this precinct will be vital to Rutherglen’s community cohesiveness given thercould soon be a major highway bipass that will partition off sections of the town. This project unites so many different sections of our community.