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Milestone Grampians Olive Co. owner Greg Mathews and his team will celebrate this weekend as they mark 80 years since the historic Toscana Olive Planation was founded at Laharum, south of Horsham. The grove was planted in 1943 amid the Second World War, and during a time when olive oil was not commonly used in Australian cooking. It has since survived fire, drought and harsh pruning. Story, page 17. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
PM to visit region H
BY ABBY WALTER
orsham’s City to River redevelopments will be at the forefront of conversations with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today.
Mr Albanese is visiting Horsham to officially open the riverfront activation project and water play park at the Wimmera River. The $3.1-million riverfront activation project and $2.45-million nature and water play park were completed earlier this year under stage one of a City to River Masterplan. A Federal Coalition Government contribution of $1.65 million, a State
Labor Government grant of $500,000, and $850,000 from Horsham Rural City Council funded the riverfront activation project. A $2.1-million grant from a Victorian government Sport and Recreation Victoria Stimulus program and $350,000 from a Federal Government Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program funded the water play park. Mr Albanese said he was pleased to visit Horsham for the official opening of the park. “It will be great to see the Wimmera River and hear from the angling club about how the revitalised riverfront is going,” he said.
“This project gives the people of Horsham new and improved ways to enjoy the beautiful river, which runs through their town. “The revitalisation work along the Wimmera River will keep drawing in tourists keen to explore the Wimmera region, its many national parks, and enjoy the good company of the friendly locals.” The council’s co-ordinator of community relations and advocacy Susan Surridge said the Prime Minister would speak with mayor Robyn Gulline and chief executive Sunil Bhalla during his brief visit to Horsham. “They will highlight both projects completed through the City to River
Masterplan stage one riverfront works and future advocacy projects,” she said. “The completion of the nature and water play park and other riverfront enhancements is exciting. “Years of planning have gone into these projects, including the important work of the community reference group. “It is great to see the final product ready for community use.” The play park, near Horsham Rowing Club on Barnes Boulevard along the Wimmera River, includes all-accessible play stations for children of all ages and will open year-round. Play elements include a gently-flow-
ing watercourse, manually-operated hand pumps, systems of adjustable dams and weirs, spray heads and pop jets, small boulders for climbing, logs for balancing, stones for jumping along and sand pits. Other riverfront activation projects included timber platforms overlooking the river, pergolas, barbecue shelters, pathways and landscaping for a café site. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said it ‘felt like yesterday’ she was in Horsham in 2019, with then-deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, to announce funding for the riverfront activation project. Continued page 3
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