A historic horse stable is the most recent building to be restored by the Moulamein Heritage Village.
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The historic drop log Werai horse stables go back to the mid 19th century and housed the carriages and horses on the farm.
“It’s a historic building and one that we wanted to restore for the village to hopefully interest more visitors,” committee member Graeme Nalder said.
“It was going to fall down if we didn’t restore it, so we relocated it and have attempted to bring it back to how it was, back in the 19th century.
“It’s preserving history.”
The restoration of the stables is part of stage two of the Moulamein Heritage Village restoration project, with the reconstruction of blacksmith workshop also a part of stage two.
The old Werai Horse Stables are getting a much needed restoration.
Work on the Werai stables was interrupted due to COVID and inclement weather, but Moulamein Community Development Incorporated secretary/treasurer Deidre Hindmarsh said work should be finished within the next two months.
“We plan to finish our restoration of the Werai stables by mid-August, with a goal to commence and finish the reconstruction of the blacksmith workshop by January,” she said.
Funding for the projects has come through the Federal Government’s Drought Effected Communities Program, as well as other grants and donations.
“We received nearly $800,000 through the program. which helped complete stage one for the Moulamein Village’s restoration project,” Ms Hindmarsh said.
“Smaller grants and donations have also greatly helped us, as well as the support from the Murray River Council and a philanthropic group which donated us almost $150,000.”
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