Padding down events space

A STATE Government grant will lay foundations for an outdoor event space in Inglewood.

Loddon Shire Council has tenders closing tomorrow for the space beside the town hall.

Manager tourism and economic development David Stretch said council was managing two tranches of the Government’s outdoor space activation program.

Stage one had seen outdoor dining spaces developed at nine businesses across the shire.

Mr Stretch said the Inglewood outdoor space had been selected after consultation with the town hall committee, development and tourism committee and Inglewood Ward councillor Wendy Murphy.

The space will be in front of water storage tanks near the bowling club and provide a foundation for use by portable stages and other event infrastructure.

The project would be completed this financial year, Mr Stretch said.

Youngsters’ flora guide

FRIENDS of Kooyoora members will compile flora and fauna field guide books as major projects this year.

Convenor Robert Scholes said one project was production of a flora field guide designed specifically for children.

He said the group had put out the call for photographers to assist in capturing Kooyoora State Park’s flora and fauna for the project.

A briefing session will be held on Sunday in Bridgewater for interested photographers.

The group’s last major publication was a Field Guide to the Orchids of the Inglewood and Kooyoora Areas launched in 2021.

Line freight network will help operators continue to deliver safe and reliable services.”

V/Line said crews were completing a program of improvements to the rail freight network in Boort which would help trains use the sidings more efficiently to load produce and also improve safety at nearby level crossings.

“Crews have already removed two disused track sidings which has enabled the two remaining sections of track to be upgraded including improvements to the drainage system, replacement of sleep- ers and re-asphalting of the roadway. Works are now underway to install boom gates at the Godfrey Street level crossing which is currently protected by flashing lights and bells. This would make it a fully protected level crossing, which will help improve safety for road users and freight operators.”

V/Line said crews would also improve lighting, fencing and access paths for the pedestrian crossing in Godfrey Street.

New signage will be installed at the Malone Street level crossing to “help improve safety at the location”.