Open Community Arts & Reflection Space

What a great project to clean up a eye sore that has been derelict for to long.

Great idea for a derelict site. Looking forward to a newly developed area, that will accomodate community based projects, while enhancing the already natural beauty of our picturesque town.

The idea that Dimboola could have a gathering space for social connection both for the local community and tourists excites me. Being a local, I know how important this project would be to our community. I would love to also see it as a regular local market place, to showcase our superb produce, art and crafts. Let’s get this done!!

It goes without saying that this space needs to be utilized with a view to beautifying the town, involving the locals and encouraging visitors to Dimboola. I like the idea of a regular market area, plus a park where people can relax. What about a community garden?

A place where locals and visitors alike can gather , maybe hold market days for local produce , hold community meetings , community events , what the heck we waiting for ???

Part of my heart is ripped out every time I drive past this once iconic representation of Dimboola, now just an empty space. . This project will not only reclaim and beautify a significant area in the town, it will also uplift the spirit within the community. Great suggestion Stoph.

Great community enterprise to change an unusable area into a space for everyone to use.

A wonderful way for community to gather, engage and relax enjoying the ambiance of this small rural town.

This would be a perfect solution to what has been an eyesore in the middle of town for years.

Being an avid traveller as well as a Dimboola resident I am saddened by the old hotel site from an aesthetic and community wellbeing view. I implore all to get behind the small group of passionate locals in an effort to bring life back to the precinct.

This would be such a worthwhile project for the town of Dimboola ... a very proud community.

This project is so worthwhile. I worked at the Dimboola Hotel 30 years ago and it was such a sad day when it burnt down - even more devastating when the site has been left as rubble for all these years since it burnt down. What an amazing way to bring life back into the community and make this space a place that the community can be proud of and attract tourism into the beautiful little town that is by passed by the highway. A project so worthwhile for the whole community.

Our great little town Dimboola has a horrible scar left in it's main street, a great tragedy of the iconic Dimboola Hotel that once stood in the prime location of the main street which was the face of the town, It was destroyed by fire and left a gapping unsightly and sorry looking hole in the main street, this project would heal this wound bring a positive vibe and create a place of peace and connection for all the community, tourist and visitors to enjoy. 15 years time to heal, great project.

What a great project to fill the blank space that of our town that is an eyesore! This project will bring our main st back to life, assist with the sustainability of the town and a space to allow the community to connect and flourish ❤️

We as a community need to support and engage with this project. Its it vital for the town to turn the negatives into positives and make this a sustainable and viable asset for our town. We have the passion and the heart we just need everyone to take ownership and drive this project to reality!

The emptiness of this space is a sad reminder of a terrible fire. This then has created a feeling of ‘no one cares’ about us! But a grant could encourage people to see someone is looking out for us. Good things do happen if we can be given a hand.

At the moment the bare area in the centre of town is so depressing ,it needs major works to be done to bring our town ‘s Main Street back to life .A area for people to come gather to enjoy the environment of this great little town .The area needs to provide sitting , sheltered areas from both the sun ,wind and rain ,.

would be great if coffee was available

I hope this get up. We need something to make our street more appealing and attractive.

Sounds like a great plan! Cant wait to utilize this space! At the moment it is very underwhelming and definatley needs help so the community can enjoy using it and the many tourists that come into dimboola

Dimboola needs to have this space filled with something practical and useful for the locals and the many visitors to the town, A great gathering place to help the community stay together and remain strong.

To have this space filled would be a perfect Hub for local talent to share Art, Cultural projects, workshops to bring the community together in a relaxing environment in a central place.

Great idea!

The site of the old pub that burnt down years ago holds a landmark position in the centre of town and has depressingly laid derelict and now bare for far too long. It would be fitting to give the people of Dimboola and those who visit, a place to congregate and one of which they can be proud. The redevelopment of this site, in this proud community, would play an important role in supporting the already tremendous efforts they are making to turn the town’s fortunes around and to attract visitors throughout the year. Other examples of the community’s efforts are; the annual fishing comp and rowing regatta, the Dimboola food and wine festival held a could of years ago, Mason Clark Coffee Roastery & Preserving Kitchen, and the re-booted Victoria Hotel. This is a small farming community battling the population and economic decline experienced by so many small regional communities. This project would give the community a place to meet, to welcome visitors and something of which to be proud. The people of Dimboola are a community who help themselves and are not afraid to innovate. This project receiving funding would represent a huge morale and civic boost to the efforts they are making to put Dimboola back on the map. Thumbs up from me!

It would be good with some seating, playground, coffee shop with finger type food.