Think back to what it must have been like to live in Stawell in 1881. By today's standards we were a town only in our infancy.
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Our ancestors lived in a time when there was limited access to services we now readily take for granted.
The internet and modern telecommunications of today would have been beyond the realms of possibility and even the best of their imaginations.
Ahead of its time was the Stawell Water Supply Scheme, a significant engineering achievement that continues to provide Stawell with a reliable water supply today.
Designed by Stawell Borough Engineer, John D'Alton in 1873 and completed eight years later, it was an engineering feat, still considered the most elaborate country water works in Victoria at that time.
This weekend is one of those rare occasions where we have the chance to celebrate and recognise an achievement of the past, one that has stood the test of time and sustained us for generations.
The 133 year old system, crucial to supplying clean water to our town, is to be awarded an Engineers Australia Engineering Heritage Marker at two ceremonies this Sunday.
If you are interested in attending either of the significant ceremonies, the first will be held from 10.30am to 11.05am at the Picnic Ground, Borough Huts, Grampians National Park.
The Borough Huts picnic and Parks Victoria camping site is located on Grampians Road about five kilometres south of the Bellfield dam, Halls Gap.
The second ceremony will be held from 12.00pm to 12.30pm at Big Hill, adjacent the number one reservoir in Stawell.
- Ben Kimber