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May 2011 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 26
News from the Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association
Join the ‘Friends of Hampden Bridge’.
If you live in Kangaroo Valley, you must use the bridge
daily, but how often do you really look at this structure and
appreciate it for the amazing engineering work that has
made it stand for over 100 years with little upkeep, and
given our village such a magnificent status symbol
Hampden Bridge is an icon. Not just for our valley, but for
all of Australia.
We have a beautiful 100 year old bridge, which, with the
new restoration work due to commence in May 2011, will
be placed on the State Heritage register, once work is
completed, by the RTA , and that next to the Sydney
Harbour Bridge is perhaps the most important bridge in this
country.
Museum Park, to go with a display of artefacts from the
restoration, for future prosperity.
If you are interested, and want to help, become a member
of Friends of Hampden Bridge for $50. ALL PROCEEDS
will go towards the set up and maintenance of this website.
www.hampdenbridgeheritage.com.au Any monies over
will go towards a proposed street party to celebrate the
opening of the restored bridge later in the year.
We need you to refer everyone you meet, greet and know
to this web site. It gives clear and accurate information on
when the bridge is open, information and updates from the
RTA and others involved in this restoration, and the latest
news and features ‘live’ as it happens.
We are all aware of the bridge works planned, and how this
will affect most of the Valley residents whilst it is being
restored. The RTA has been empathetic to residents needs
and has tried to minimise the effect on Valley residents as
much as possible, and has enabled tourism to continue at
weekends for retailers and accommodation providers.
We, as a village, need to show our potential visitors during
the months from May to September, that the bridge
restoration is something to come and see, take photos of
and to be a part of this historic event. A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE.
To make this event a positive experience for everyone who
comes to the Valley, some local businesses and local
groups have created ‘Friends of Hampden Bridge’ which
has created a group of people that care about the bridge by
giving their endorsements to this worthy project.
The RTA has agreed to chip in with a generous budget to
assist this group. This has enabled ‘Friends of Hampden
Bridge’ to launch an informative display on site by the
bridge, a web site www.hampdenbridgeheritage.com.au
and later on, a TV documentary on this heritage bridge
whilst the bridge renovations are going on.
Negotiations are in progress with WIN TV to include
sections of this documentary live. The final version will be
put up on the website, and also donated to the Pioneer
You can join ‘Friends of Hampden Bridge’ as an
individual, a family or a business. If you are a business,
your logo can be added to the website to show you support
this historic event.
So please, refer to this website.
www.hampdenbridgeheritage.com.au
Tell your friends and family to use it.
Have them link it to their Facebook page.
Link it to your own websites for friends and guests to
use.
We need your support.
Those already pledged are:
Pest Problems, The Valley Voice, Priors Buses, Kennedys
Coaches, Shoalhaven Tourism Board, KV Woodcrafts,
Pioneer Museum Park, RAG and the KV Tourist
Association, RTA .
To join and support the ‘ Friends of Hampden Bridge ‘
please send a $50 cheque made payable to the
Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association, P.O.Box 6812 and
e mail your business logo to lynobern@bigpond.com
for inclusion to the web site.
Thank you.
Chris Warren
President KVTA