Stage two of the Maryborough Railway Station Activation project will commence in January.
To make way for the project to begin, the Central Goldfields Visitor Information Centre will be relocated to a new temporary home.
The Centre will close its doors at its current home at the Station from 5pm on Sunday 8 January 2023.
From 9am, Saturday 14 January 2023, you will find our Visitor Information Centre team located just down the road at 53 Burns Street, Maryborough.
The Centre will be at this temporary location until mid-year as the works on the Station continue.
Central Goldfields Shire Mayor Cr Grace La Vella said the Visitor Information Centre will have the same opening hours and same friendly staff – just in a different location.
"The new, temporary location of the Centre is just a hop, skip and a jump from its current location.
"This means visitors who go to the Station looking for the Visitor Information Centre will easily be able to find our friendly team.
"It's great that this exciting redevelopment is about to get underway."
Barpa Pty Ltd, an Australian indigenous construction company – were awarded the contract for the works in October last year following a public tender process.
Building on initial improvement works to the Station completed as part of Stage One of the project in March 2021, Stage Two will transform the Maryborough Railway Station into a visitor and activity hub that will accommodate a mix of tourism, commercial transport and community uses
Stage Two of the project includes:
■ Refurbishment of the Visitor Information Centre interior – along with new entrance doors from the platform
■ Installation of digital infrastructure and interpretive experiences
■ Upgrades to the co-working spaces
■ Provision of an arts hub for artists and community
■ Improvements to accessibility and landscaping
■ A sculpture courtyard
■ Other refurbishment and upgrade works
Stage Two is jointly funded with $1.8 million from the Victorian Government's Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund (Regional Infrastructure Fund) and $200,000 from Council.
The Maryborough Railway Station Activation Project is one of Council's Priority Projects and was also identified as a key project in the Economic Development and Tourism and Events Strategies.
The construction phase of the project is expected to generate an estimated 20 jobs. Once complete, the project is expected to generate five on-going local jobs as a result of extra economic activity and lead to around $9 million additional visitor expenditure in the shire over a 10-year period.
