Victorian Goldfields Railway
1997
1997
May - August
1997
1997
New business plan developed, workshops conducted during period May - August.
Meetings and negotiations with Dept. Premier & Cabinet, Dept. Tourism, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Council Engineer, Council Heritage Advisors.
Meetings and negotiations with Dept. Premier & Cabinet, Dept. Tourism, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Council Engineer, Council Heritage Advisors.
July
1997
1997
CMRPS 1997 Annual General Meeting held at Northern Hotel, Castlemaine
August
1997
1997
Rotary Club of Castlemaine approves donation of $11,600 for completion of restoration of Castlemaine Turntable. Work on turntable held-over pending out come of Community Support Fund application for Castlemaine-Muckleford Restoration Project as this amount is incorporated in community input value.
October
1997
1997
Mount Alexander Shire Council pledges $210,000 support for Muckleford - Castlemaine restoration over three financial years as its part of community input value for C.S.Fund application.
1997
Castlemaine - CMRPS leases station building on island platform.
October
1997
1997
Application for $2m funding for Muckleford to Castlemaine Restoration Project submitted to Victorian Community Support Fund.
1997
Trading name - VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS RAILWAY - registered and adopted for use in marketing of the Castlemaine & Maldon Railway.
1997
Castlemaine - Centre span of Steel bridge over Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine removed and transported to Muckleford Station by VicRoads - pending (i) roadworks to lower carriageway under bridge and (ii) repairs to span.