On Friday, June 20, the Buchan Gelantipy and District’s Renewal Association launched the Buchan Discovery Trail (BDT).
Stage one of this project has
been funded by the Gippsland Community Foundation and has the full support of Museums Victoria.
Tim Zieglar palaeontologist was one of the two guest speakers at the launch. Russell Mullet from GLaWAC also presented on recent findings in the area.
The evening was well attended with 100 people. The group thanked Cr Ian Trevaskis for joining the community on this special night. The funding for the launch was provided by East Gippsland Shire Council and Emergency Recovery Victoria.
The goal of the BDT is to leverage the current attraction of the Buchan Caves to build a viable historical, environmental, paleontological and geological experience for all visitors to the Buchan area, building the profile of Buchan as a place of global scientific and tourism significance based on Megafauna finds in the Buchan area.
The BDT will be a multifunctional trail that links the centre of town to the proposed site of the Megafauna themed Play Space which is currently being designed, to the John Flynn Memorial Reserve, across the swing bridge to the Arts and Cultural Precinct (Butter Factory and Old Uniting Church), Neighbourhood House and Recreation Reserve.
The trail will meander along the Buchan River to the Bluff Reserve. The long term goal is that a second swing bridge is installed which will cross the river into the Caves Reserve and provide a circular walking trail around Buchan.
