NEW COMMUNITY LIBRARY OPENS AT DINGEE STATION
Thursday, 9 November 2017
The
Dingee Station building is now home to the town’s new library, following works
to restore the building and open it up to the community.
Minister
for Public Transport Jacinta Allan today officially opened the Dingee Station
building at a community celebration to mark the completion of the works under
the award-winning Community
Use of Vacant Rail Buildings Program.
The
Andrews Labor Government provided $500,000 to transform the formerly vacant
building into a library, to be managed by the Goldfields Library Corporation.
The
new library will provide educational resources, spaces for reading groups and a
meeting place for local people.
The
Loddon Shire Council is sub-leasing the building to the Dingee and District
Country Women’s Association and Goldfields Library Corporation who will
together manage the library and meeting space.
Bendigo-based
builders, FNG Group, carried out the refurbishment, alongside heritage
architects Quadratum Architecture.
Works
included structural repairs to the floor and walls, restoration of heritage
features and works to make the building accessible.
The
Community Use of Vacant Rail
Buildings Program restores disused historic railway buildings and
opens them up to local people, providing regional towns with much-needed
community spaces.
Works
were completed at Avoca Station earlier this year, and are underway at Willaura
Station.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Public Transport Jacinta
Allan
“This new library will be a huge asset to the Dingee community
-- providing them with a place to meet and learn in the heart of the town.”
“Conveniently located at the station, the new library is easily
accessible to everyone and avoids the need for people to make the trip into
Bendigo to visit the library.”
“The Goldfields Library Corporation will rotate stock from other
libraries, so the people of Dingee will always have access to new books and
information – vital resources to help the regional town to continue to thrive.”
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