Discovering Bendigo Project

Tabled: 21 NOVEMBER 2007
The Discovering Bendigo project was conceived in 2000 jointly by the City of Greater Bendigo and the Trust and proposed extending the existing heritage tramways system to include a loop track around Lake Weeroona. The Council adopted the proposal ‘in principle’ in June 2000 and, in May 2002 lodged a grant application for $3.7 million with the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). Although the grant was approved by the Minister for State and Regional Development in October 2002 and legally formalised in May 2003, the Council terminated the project in January 2005 before accessing any of the RIDF grant monies. This report examined the Council’s relationship with the Trust and the management of the project. read more...

Tabled: 21 NOVEMBER 2007

The Discovering Bendigo project was conceived in 2000 jointly by the City of Greater Bendigo and the Trust and proposed extending the existing heritage tramways system to include a loop track around Lake Weeroona. The Council adopted the proposal ‘in principle’ in June 2000 and, in May 2002 lodged a grant application for $3.7 million with the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

Although the grant was approved by the Minister for State and Regional Development in October 2002 and legally formalised in May 2003, the Council terminated the project in January 2005 before accessing any of the RIDF grant monies.

This report examined the Council’s relationship with the Trust and the management of the project.

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