I have just been to Glen Innes for the 25th annual Australian Celtic Festival.
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It was a well-organised activity which was thoroughly enjoyable. A great achievement for a community of just over 5,000 residents.
I also had the opportunity of visiting their local museum, located in the old hospital. Its numerous rooms and verandas provide for a wide range of displays reflecting Glen Innes’s history and heritage.
These included a furnished slab hut from the district, various displays of old tools and commercial equipment, war history, old living home styles, local sports people (including an Olympian), photographs and many other things in 38 display areas.
They have an extensive research department and library, including two fire-proof rooms, with local researchers working five days a week.
The museum is also staffed by volunteers.
The old nurses home provides facilities for dining, catering for 40 people, as well as extra storage space.
The council seems to have chosen them to be a repository for archival records rather than sending them to the local rubbish dump.
As previously stated, it’s a remarkable achievement for a community of just over 5,000 residents.
It’s a pity our council did not have similar foresight instead of providing us with the stylised, non-functional centre like the Orange Regional Museum at a cost of over $4 million dollars.
Perhaps this was a result of lack of community consultation?
There are many old buildings which could have provided better for less.
Yours sincerely,