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- A significant new tourist attraction for local area and Victoria. Tourism operators have been pleading for new major tourist attractions to lure visitors to Melbourne from interstate and overseas.
- Newport’s close proximity to the city makes it easy for tourists and the public to access it by train and car.
- Creating a railway precinct called Railworks at Newport would be major addition to the Western suburbs museum precinct – Scienceworks at Spotswood – Seaworks at Williamstown, and the Aviation museum at Point Cook (Flightworks?)
- It would boost economic development by creating new business and job opportunities. Railworks could incorporate appropriate commercial activities such as Cafes, Restaurants, Venues, arts and crafts, community groups, and heritage manufacturing/maintenance activities.
- There will be also accommodation, food and taxi spin off benefits in the local area.
- Significant research and educational resource
- Creates new skills and training opportunities
- Apprentice training established
- Opportunities for individuals, community groups, businesses, schools and clubs to participate
- Provide a facility for people to serve community service obligations and provide a venue for work for the dole participants.
- There will be many ways for disabled people can serve on staff or as volunteers
- It is a unique opportunity for involvement by highly trained ex-service personnel or retired people
- An opportunity to establish a new Men’s/Women’s Shed in the Newport Williamstown area that currently doesn’t have a shed.
- It could provide an appropriate place to display the huge transport mural hidden away in a shopping plaza at Southern Cross station.
- The derelict parcels dock area located at Flinders Street Station could be used to run heritage trains from the City directly into Railworks
- This is Victoria’s chance to catch up with all the other state’s railway museums and one of the most important tourist attractions in Australia…
