Bank Street opening | June 28, 2024 | Central Western Daily - video Dailymotion

The official Molong Town Centre Activation Opening to mark completion of upgrades on June 28, 2024.

Transcript

00:00Three, two, one.

00:03LAUGHTER

00:10...government resources for regions program

00:13and the federal government's Building Better Regions Fund,

00:16ensuring that every dollar of the $2.18 million received

00:20was dedicated to realising the vision of Marlong.

00:24Marlong is becoming a popular hub for tourism

00:27and delivering activation projects such as this one

00:30can help create important wayfinding points

00:33to encourage visitors to stop in, look around,

00:36and support our local businesses.

00:38...for Marlong, and this has been a very challenging issue,

00:42as no doubt many of you are aware.

00:45But I think the overall goal and the vision for the local community

00:49was what was front and centre, and I know with any project

00:52you're always going to get people who are trying to,

00:55I suppose, detract from it, who don't want to see change.

00:59But change is important, change is what evolves us

01:02and makes this community more vibrant.

01:04You don't need to see this beautiful building here

01:06with the community centre here and the library

01:08and what's occurred here,

01:10and obviously down with the streetscape,

01:12down the centre of the main street here.

01:14But this is something that was part of the, I suppose,

01:17after the drought, which seems so long ago now,

01:21but was only a few years ago.

01:23We've had so much happen in that time,

01:25since the drought of 18 or 19 or 20,

01:28obviously there was COVID, then there was a devastating flood.

01:31So you've had a lot of challenges to deal with,

01:33and as the Mayor said also, some construction issues as well,

01:38which made the project even more challenging.

01:41So it's a full credit to everyone involved

01:44that this project's been delivered on budget and ahead of schedule.

01:47So well done, congratulations.

01:49I know, looking forward, the vision,

01:51this is an investment in Malong

01:53and into the future of Malong,

01:55and that's the way I see it.

01:57And I'm sure in years to come,

02:00people will certainly appreciate the work that you've all done.