General News
25 August, 2024
Popular lake ride back for Christmas
THE historic merry-go-round at Boort’s Nolens Park could be back in action by Christmas. The town’s tourism development Committee is overseeing repairing and upgrading of the merry-go-round in Nolens Park that has not operated since January. The...
THE historic merry-go-round at Boort’s Nolens Park could be back in action by Christmas.
The town’s tourism development Committee is overseeing repairing and upgrading of the merry-go-round in Nolens Park that has not operated since January.
The 1940s merry-go-round on the Little Lake Boort foreshore was brought to Boort from Geelong in 1959 and is a popular attraction in holiday periods.
A report on progress was given at the committee’s annual meeting this month where Sophia Herrington re-elected president.
Wendy James retired as secretary and has been succeeded by Alister Knight. Barry Kennedy continues as treasurer.
Sophia spoke about the many achievements during the year, the main one being concreting the floor and upgrading of the community storage shed with the help of a Loddon Shire Community Grant.
Orrin Hogan, Manager of Community Partnerships from the Loddon Shire attended the meeting to give a presentation on The Little Lake Boort Precinct Plan.
The plan will be available for the public for feedback.
Members were told proposals for a skate park are still a concept and are not costed.
The tennis club will hand over two courts next to Nolens Park for the project $750,000 has been allocated to the project from the Loddon Shire community fund for new tennis court fencing and lighting,
The project is expected to be completed within two years.
John Nelson reported that Goulburn Murray Water had costed replacement of the irrigation channel next to the caravan park with a pipe.
Committee members had earlier expressed concern for the children, saying the channel safety fence is already eroding into the channel.
They hope this project is able to be completed soon.
Members have also handed a petition to Loddon Shire requesting work in Godfrey Street where bitumen build-up has created a surface dome.
Paul Haw and Barry Kennedy were among residents to start the petition, concerned the dome prevented the opening of car passenger doors. Boort Tourism Development Committee hopes works will become a priority.